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asleep. ana WITH nfs door unlocked.
Wake up Halsey." l said. shaking
him.
He stirred a little. Liddy was half
in and half out of the door, afraid as
usual to be left alone, and not quite
daring to enter. Her scruples seemed
to fade, however. all at once. She
gave q suppressed yell, bolted into the
room and stood tightly clutching the
f~oot-board Of the bed. Halsey was
gradually waking.
I've seen it." Ldddy walled. "A
woman in white down the hall!"
I paid no attention.
"Halsey," ~persevered, some n
is breaking into the house. Get up.
won't your"
TT isn't our house." he said slsepi-
ly. And then he reused to h ext
! gency of the occasion. "AIl right,
Aunt Ray" he said. still yawning. III
you'll let me get into something
1t 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
4 AOt uoE OvCi " ~ " ~ AeSN'
more dead than alive. and made her
lie down on the bed.
The tappings, which seemed to have
ceased for a 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 1.-THE n i had
found. in the tulip bed-and gave 1t tc
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 tt
Louise, will you? She may be awake
n alarmed"
So in spite of her protests. / lef
Liddy alone and went back to thu
east wing. Perhaps I went a ittl'
faster past the yawning blackness o
the circular staircase; and I coul'
hear Halsey ~creaking cautiously dow
the main staircase. The rapping. o
pounding, had ceased. and the silenc
was almost painful. And then sue
denly, from apparently under my yer,
feet, there rose a woman's scream,
cry of terror that broke OF as suddeI
v as it came. / stood frozen and still
N 7ery drop of blood In my bod
CO.. ned to leave the surface and gait
er a, 'ound my heart. In the dead s
Ienoa that followed it throbbed as If
would hurst. More dead than aliy
T stnmbI. d into Louise's bedroom. 81
was not th ere!
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6AJ-nkHRuL conHHhr

mead. Darlington? No, I donTH
member any such family. There used
to be Covingtons down the creek"
The name was Darlington" 1 said.
and the subject lapsed.
Gertrude and Halsey went for n
long walk that afternoon and Louise
slept. Time hung heavy on nv hands
n ! did as ! had fallen into a habit
OF ON iately-I sat down and
thought things over. One result of
my meditations was that I got up sud.
denly and went to the telephone. I
a taken the most intense dislike to
this DR.. Walker, whom I had never
seen, and who was being talked of in
the countryside as the fance of Louise
Armstrong.
I knew Sam Huston we'll. There
a been a time. when Sam was a
good deal younger than he is now. be-
fore he had married Anne Endicott.
when knew him even better. So now
! felt no hesitation in calling him over
the telephone. But when his office
boy had given way to his confidential
clerk. and that functionary had conde-
scended to connect his employers
desk telephone, I was somewhat at q
loss as to how to begin.
Why, how are you. Rachel?" Sam
said generously. Going to build that
house at Rock view?" 1t was a 20.
year-old joke of his.
Sometime, perhaps" I said. Gust
now l want to ask you a question
about something which is none of my
business"
Il see you haven't changed an iota
in a quarter of a century, Rachel"
This was intended to be another Jest.
ASK ahead; everything but my do
nestle affairs is at your service"
TRY to be serious I said. And
tell me this: Has your firm made any
plans for a house recently for a DR..
Walker at Casanova?"
Eyes. we have"
Where was It to be built? I have
a reason for asking"
"1t-was to be, I believe, on the Arm
strong place. Mr.. Armstrong himself
consulted me, and the inference was
in fact, / am quite certain-the
house was to be occupied by Mr.. Arm
strong's daughter, who was engaged
to marry DIR. Walker"
When the architect had inquired for
the different members OF my family,
and had finally rung off. I vas certain
of n thing. Louise Armstrong was
in love with Halsey, and the man she
was going to marry was DR.. Walker.
Moreover, this decision was not new;
marriage had been contemplated for
some time. There must certainly be
some explanation-but what was It?
That day I repeated to Louise the
telegram Mr.. Harton had opened. She
seemed to understand. but an unhap-
pier face / have never seen. She
looked like a criminal whose reprieve
is over, and the day of execution ap-
preaching.
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CHAPTER XIV.
LIddy Gives the Alarm.

The next day, Friday, Gertrude
broke the news of her stepfather's
death to Louise. She did 1t 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
how she had stood it, I think she was
almost shocked.
"She just lay and stared at me,
Aunt Ray" she said. do you know,
l 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 a bully as well as a ras-
cal, Gertrude l said. But I am con-
WINGED of one thing; Louise will send
for Halsey o and they will make
1t all up"
For Louise had steadily refused to
see Halsey all that day, and the boy
was frantic.
We had a quiet hour, Halsey and I.
that evening. and I 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 a big chair. with his
face In the shadow, and my heart fair-
ly ached for him. He was so big and
boylsh! When ! had finished he drew
0 long breath.
Whatever Louise does" he said
nothing will convince me. Aunt Ray
that she doesn't care for me. And up
to two months ago, when she and e
mother went west. l was the happiest
fellow on earth. Then something
made a difference; she wrote me that
her people were opposed to he mar
riage; that her feeling for me was
what 1t had always been, but that
something had happened which a
changed her ideas as to the future.
was not to write until she wrote me,
and whatever occurred, | was to think
the best ! could of her. 1t
like a puzzle. When / saw her yes
terday. 1t 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 ~mnrdarfdT
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II was stormy. rnonfss says once
or twice he almost broke into the
room. he was SO alarmed for Louise"
Another thing. Halsey." said,
have You ever heard Louise mention
a woman named Darlington. Nina Car
rington?"
Never" Re said positively.
For try al we would, our thoughts
always came back to that fatal Satur-
day night. and the murder. Every con-
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ca 'aPTER XVI.
In the E. 'rly Morning.

In th. e. 'rly Morning.
I stood looking at .he emp De.
The coverings had I cen thrown pacl
and Louise's pink SIN ! aressihgso~
was gone from the foot where J.. ma
lain. The night lamp b rnsd dimi'
revealing the emptiness OF inc plact
picked it up but my hand SHOOK :
that | put 1t down again, ma &c
somehow to the door.
There were voices in the bah ant
Gertrude came running toward me.
What is it," she cried. What wa
that sound? Where is Louise?"
she is not in her ROOM" l said
stupidity. 81 think-it was she-who
screamed"
Liddy had Joined us now, carrying a
light. We stood huddled together at
the head Of the circular staircase,
looking down into its shadows. There
was nothing to be seen, and 1t was
absolutely quiet down there. Then
we heard Halsey running up the main
staircase. He came quickly down the
hall to where we were standing.
There's no one trying to get in. I
thought ! heard some one shrek.
Who was tit"
Our stricken faces told him the
truth.
Some one screamed down there"
l said. "And-and Louise is not In
her room"
With a jerk Halsey took the light
from Liddy and ran down the circular
staircase. l followed Lin, more slow
ly. My nerves seemed to be in a state
of paralysis; l could scarcely step. At
the foot of the stairs Halsey gave an
exclamation and put down the light.
Aunt Ray" he called sharply.
At the foot of the staircase, hud-
died in a heap. her head on the lower
stair. was Louise Armstrong. She lay
limp and white. her dressing-gown
dragging loose from one sleeve of her
night-dress, and the heavy braid Of
her dark hair stretching it's length a
couple of steps, above her head, an II
she had slipped down.
She was not dead; Halsey put her
down on the floor and began to rub
her cold hands. while Gertrude and
Liddy ran for stimulants. As for me.
l sat there at the foot of that ghostly
staircase-sat, because my knees
wouldn't hold - wondered
where 1t would all end. Louise was
still unconscious, but she was breath.
ing better. and I suggested that we
get her back to bed before she came
to. There was something grisly and
horrible to me seeinp her tho-a -
almost the same attitude and in the
same place where we had found her
brothers. body. And to add to the
similarity, Just hen the hall clock.
far of, struck family three o'clock.
1t was four before Louise was able
to talk, and the first rays Of dawn
were coming through her windows.
which faced the east. before she could
tell us coherently what had occurred,
! give 1t al she told 1t, She lay
propped in bed. and Halsey sat beside
her, unrebuffed, and held her hand
while she talked,
u was N sleeping WELL" she be-
gan. partly, | think. because l had
slept during the afternoon. Liddy
brought me some hot milk at ten
o'clock and | slept until l2. Then l
wakened and-I got to thinking about
things. and worrying. SO l could not
20 to sleep.
Il was wondering why / had not
heard from Arnold since the-Rincs I
CONTINUED on Page A.
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Services in Richmond Churches Sunday

First Church of Christ Scientist
Masonic temple. Sunday services at
10:45 a. m. Subject: Christ Jesus"
Wednesday evening experience meet
ing 7:45. Public invited. Reading
room No. 10 North Tenth street. Open
to the public daily except Sunday 9
a. m. to IL noon, 1870 p. m. to p. m.
First M. E.-Corner Main and Four
teenth streets. r. J. Wade pastor.
Sunday school at 9:15 a. M; morning
worship at 1890; sermon by the pas
tor on Thanksgiving for the Marvel
GUS Power of the Gospel" w. F. M. S.
thank offering service. Glass meeting
at 11:45; Junior league at 2; Epworth
league at $50; evening service at
1880, sacred concert by choir, see pro-
gra melsewhere. Address by pastor
on Recognition of Friends on Earth
A cordial welcome to all.
Salvation Army-Rhoda temple SIS
North A street. Capt. and Mrs. Deut-
er officers in charge of local corps
Services Tuesday, Thursday and Sat
urday at p. m. No service Sunday
Special meeting Saturday evening,
February Is led by Col. Scott of De.
troit, assisted by Major and Mrs. Es-
colt and Ensign Munselle Of Indiana
polls. Officers residence 119 South
Second street.
First 6aptist-H Robert Smith, pas
tor. Preaching by the pastor at 10: 40
a. m. Subject, 1.-The Lords Prayer
and at 1880 p. M. subject bringing
Men to Christ" At the evening ser.
vice reports from the Indiana Baptist
Brotherhood meeting will be given
Sunday school at 9:15 a. M; B. Y. P.
U. at $50 p. m. Special meetings
begin on Tuesday, March 1.
Third M. E.-Fairview. A. H. Kenna
pastor. Sunday school 9:15, J. Fred
Schlagle superintendent; morning
worship 1880. The pastor will speak
upon Fitting Ones Life for the King.
DOM" Glass meeting HAS; Junior
league 2:30. A special program is
arranged. Epworth league $50: ev.
ening worship 1880. The public is
cordially invited
First Presbyterian-Rev. Thomas J.
Graham. pastor. Bible school and
classes 9:15 a. M, Mr.. R. B. Nichol
son superintendent. Divine worship
1890 a. m. Major and Mrs. Escott
of Indianapolis Salvation Army will
be the guests and participate in the
services. 1880 p. m. preaching by the
pastor on "Practicing the Preaching
of the Sermon on the Mount" The
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at 9 a. m, Prof f. p. Trueblood, SUI
perintendent; meeting for worship at
1880, sermon by Prof. Russell; mid
week meeting Wednesday 1880 p. m.
All interested are cordially invited to
every service.
UnversaIists.-In Masonic building.
Rev. Martha Jones will preach at $50
,eryone welcome.
First Christian.-Corner Tenth and
South streets. Samuel w. Traum,
pastor. Bible school 9:O5 a. M. Prof.
Judge Boggs. superintendent; Junior
Endeavor p. M, Martha Mcclellan,
superintendent; intermediate Endeav-
or $50 p. NJ. Mabel Thomas. super
intendent: Senior Endeavor $50 p. m.
Harry Sloan. president. Preaching by
pastor 1890 a. m. and 1880 p. M.
Morning subject: THE Program of
Jesus Evening subject: What Does
it Mean to be Saved?" On next Fri
day morning. afternoon and evening,
the Rev. Archibald Mclean, president
of the Foreign Missionary society will
day in a national convention could he
more profitable than this. The even
ing service will be an illustrated lee
ture of the foreign work. A novel
feature will be moving picture films
lof the people in action. Other
churches of the city are invited. No
offering will he taken.
lIo;<el n;h1o eDho@l
$50 a. m. The pastor will preach at
1890 a. M: c. f. meets at $50 D. m.
Major and Mrs. Escott of the Salvation
army will speak at 7:3O .. m. All are
cordially invited.
Whitewater Friends.-Aaron Napier
pastor. Sunday School 9 a. m, Lee
Ellis. superintendent: meeting for
| worship 1890 a. m. and 1880 p. M: c.
E. $50 p. M; prayer meeting Thurs
day 7:30 p. M; choir rehearsal Fri
day 100 D. m.
South Eighth Street Friends.-L. T.
Pennington, Pastor. Bible school at
o'clock, John H. Johnson, superin
tendent. Morning service at 1880
Subject of sermon, why l Am a Qua,
kerr Christian Endeavor at 6:3$
Prayer meeting Thursday evening, Mr.
Hoefer leader All are invited
st. Paurs EpiscopaI-Cor. Sth and
North A street. Rev. D. G. Huntington
rector. $50 a. m. Holy communion
9:15 a. m. Sunday school and Bible
| classes. 1920 a. m, Morning prayer
and sermon on Sin Under It's Aspect
of Rebellion Against God" 7:3O p. m
Evening prayer and sermon on For
| giveness. Public invited as usual.
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ings of each month at X. of c. hall,
500 Main street.
A. o. o. U. w.
Ancient Order of United Workmen,
Richmond Lodge No. 81, meets at I. o.
o. F. Hall fourth Friday evening of
each month
Y. A. o. o. DRUIDS.
Richmond Grove, No. 2O29 meets ev-
cry Monday evening over 42O Main
KNIGHTS AND LADIES OF HONOR.
Linden lodge, No. 1449 meets every
other Wednesday evening, corner
Ninth and Main.
MODERN WooDMEN OF AMERICA.
Richmond Camp. No. 3.s15 meets ev.
cry Monday evening in Red Mems
Wigwam.
ROYAL NEiGHeoRs OF AMERICA
Local Lodge No. 1884 Maple Leaf
Camp meets second and fourth Thurs
day evenings of each month.
PROTECTED HOME CIRCLE, NO. 35e
Meets second and fourth Wednesday
evenings at Red Mems Wigwam.
ROYAL ARcANUM.
]. n. S. council. No. $50 meets sec
ond and fourth Monday evenings OF
each month.
ANCIENT ORDER OF HIeERNIANs
Division No. l meets first wednes
day evening of each month at SOC Main
street
Division No. 1, Ladies' Auxiliary
meets at call of the president.
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A Calendar Of Lodges of This City

Triumph Lodge No. lis meets ev-
cry Friday evening.
Richmond Company, No. IA U. R.,
meets on the first Monday of each
month
Calanthe Temple No. X. of P. Sis.
tiers meets on the first Wednesday
evening of each month.
ELkS.
Benevolent and protective order OF
Elks meets every Thursday evening
OWLS.
American Order of Owls No. 81
meets every Tuesday in Lukens hall
EAGLES.
Fraternal Order of Eagles, Wayne
Aerie, No. 666, meets every Wednes
day evening at 10 Main street
G. A. r.
Sol Meredith Post No. So meets ev
cry Thursday evening at court house
Woman's Relief Corps, Sol Mere
dith Post, No. As meets every Thurs
day afternoon at the court houss.
lola Lodge, No 80, meets every
Thursday evening.
Ladies of the G. A r Garfield Cir
Gle meets every Friday at the cour,
house
SONS OF VETERANS.
Sons of Veterans meet every Mon
day evening at the court house.
RED MEN.
Osceola Tribe, No. Is, meets every
Thursday evening in Red Mems Wig
wan, northwest corner of Ninth and
Main streets.
Hokendauqua Tribe No 1876 meets
every Friday night in Red Mems Wig
wam
Hokendauqua Haymakers No. 1861
meets on the third Tuesday evening
in each month.
x. OF c.
Richmond Council, No. $50, meets
on the first and third Tuesday even
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quartet, Mesdames Kruger and Ear
hart and Messrs. Braffett and Krone
with Mrs. Miller at the organ will
render several special selections.
Second Presbyterian-Corn Nine
teenth and c streets. Preaching 10: 80
a. m. Theme, 'The Model Church -
Evening service 1880 will be in charge
Of the Salvation Army. Captain Deut-
er, presiding and Col. T.. w. Escott,
the speaker of the evening. The east
end is highly favored in having so no
table a Christian worker to address
them. A special offering will be TAX
en- for the great and worthy work of
the Army. Let all come prepared
to respond literally and cheerfully to
such a noble Christian work. Let the
East end greet Col. Scott and Captain
Deuter with a full house.
EarIham Heights-Sunday school
2:15; Gospel service 1880.
First English Lutheran.-Corner of
Eleventh and South A streets. E. G
Howard. pastor. Morning worship at
1880, Col. Scott of the Salvation Ar
my will speak. Vesper service at )
p. NJ, President Jensen of Brecklum
Institute, Germany will be present to
tell of the work of that important in
stitution. Sunday school at 9:15 with
classes for all, Lee B. Nusbaum super
irtendent. A cordial invitation is ex
tended to all and particularly to
strangers and those having no church
|
| St. PauPs Ev. Lutheran.-C. Huber
pastor. Sunday school at 8; German
services at. 1880. Rev. Christian
Jensen will preach at this service
Young peoples meeting at $50. Eng
! fish services at o'clock.
| st. Andrews cathoiic-Fifth and
South C streets. Mass at 1880; High
Mass at 9:45; Vespers, sermonette
and benediction at 3 o'clock. Rev
Frank A. Roell, rector: Rev. M. II
Weiland, assistant
| St. Marys CathoIic-Masses every
Sunday at 900, 500 and 900 O'Clock
a. m. and High Mass and sermons al
1890 a. m; Vespers and benedictior
every Sunday at 3 p. m. Rev. ]. F
Mattingly, rector. Rev. Jas. nj. Shea
assistant
East Main Street Friends-Trumar
c. Kenworthy, pastor. Bible school
at $40. Arthur NJ. Charles. Supt
Meeting for worship, 1890. Christian
Endeavor, $50. Gospel meeting 1880
A cordial invitation is extended to any
Of these services.
West Richmond Friends.-Services
held at Earlham college. Bible schoo
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MASONIC,

Webb Lodge, No. "a, F. and A. NJ,
stated meetings, third Wednesday of
each month.
Richmond Lodge No. 1876, F. and A.
NJ. Stated meetings first Tuesday of
each month.
King Solomon Chapter, No. 4. R. A.
NJ Stated meetings second Friday of
each month.
Wayne Council No. 10, Royal and
Select Masters. Stated meetings first
Thursday of each month.
Richmond Commandery No. s, K. OF
P. Stated meetings first Monday of
each month.
Loyal Chapter No. 40, o. F. S.
Stated meetings first and third Satur-
days of each month.
10. F.
Whitewater Lodge No. IL meets ev.
cry Friday evening.
Herman Lodge No. 1879 meets every
Thursday evening.
Woodward Lodge No. 212 meets ev.
cry wednesday evening.
Richmond Lodge No. 254 meets ev
cry Monday night.
Oriental Encampment No. IS meets
second and fourth Tuesday evenings
Of each month.
MACCA1EES.
Ladies of the Maccabees of the
world meets in the l. o. o. F. hall on
the first and third evenings of each
month and second and fourth Thurs
day afternoons.
D. OF r.
Eden Lodge No. 80, meets second
and fourth Saturday evenings of each
month.
Hermania Degree Lodge meets on
the first and third Saturday of each
month.
K. OF p.
Occur de Lion No. meets every
Tuesday evening.
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ooi In AAsAsAs;

Poi, the Hawaiian national dish. Is
made by pounding up the cooked root
Of the taro plant-ths Arum esculen-
tum OF the botanists-with water into
. thick paste. When slightly ferment-
ed it has a pleasant. fruity, acid
taste.
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Richmond Council, No. $50, NEE
on the first and third Tuesday eve
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-17

II you are man a: the head Of q
business which necessitates many as
sistants there is an opportunity for
you to be doing much govd, in a quiet
way.
Instead OF accepting the work OF
your employees as so much material to
be paid for with so much money and
taking no further notice OF your men
beyond service and pay, make 1t your
pleasure to watch for the young boys
who possess noticeable business quail
ties and to encourage them.
Such boy was observed and adj
vanced 10 a slightly better position
with small increase Of pay by an
employer who shortly afterward sold
his business to new Arm.
Four years afterward the old ems
ployer CHANGED to meet the youth, now
a young man, and found him dis
couraged by the fact that he. still
occupied the same position and re-
ceived the same remun GRAFTON OF four
years previous, desite the earnest eff
fort he had MAD to please his new
employer.
Hadn,t Given Him Thought.
The youth was contemplating a
change when the old employer again
interested himself and obtained an-
9th err advance. The new employer had
not given the boy q thought beyond
seeing that he received his salary
regularly. Yet he was a valuable man,
ana his Joss would have been hard to
replace.
Many good enlploye who would
make the best Of business men are
lost to the world. drudging away In
a 3half-hearted manner. discouraged
and Respondent, because their employ
ers have not given them the merited
lift, at the right time.
IN our striving Industrial, competl-