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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1910-08-20
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SYNOPSIS.

Miss Innes, spinster and guardian OF
Gertrude and Halsey, established summer
headquarters at Sunnyside- Amidst nu-
AS Miss lines locked up for the night
she was startled by dark ngure on the
veranda- Unseemly noises disturbed her
during the night. In the morning MISS
Innes found a strange link cuff-button in
q hamper. Gertrude and Halsey arrived
with Jack Bailey. The house was awak-
ened by a revolver shot and Arnold Arm
hall. Miss Innes found Halsey's revolver
on the lawn. He and Jack Bailey had dis
appeared The link cuff-button mySter1-
ously disappeared Detective Jameson
gagged to Jack Bailey, with whom she
talked in the billiard room a few mo-
ments before the murder Jameson ac-
cused Miss Innes of holding back evil
dence. He imprisoned an intruder in an
empty room. The prisoner escaped down
a laundry chute. Gertrude was suspected
proved to be Jack Bailey's cuff button.
Halsey reappears and says he and Bailey
left in response to q telegram Gertrude
said she had given Bailey an unloaded
weapon Cashier Bailey of Paul Arm
strong's bank, defunct, was arrested for
embezzlement Halsey said Armstrong
wrecked his own bank and could clear
nounced. Halsey's fiancee, Louise Arm
strong. was found at the lodge. The
Iodgekeeper said Louise and Arnold had
a 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
1t developed that DR.. Walker and Louise
were to be married. A prowler was heard
In the house Louise was found at the
bottom of the circular staircase Louise
and answered it Something brushed past
her the stairway and she tainted.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1910-08-20

Liddy heaved q sigh
Girl and woman" she said, I've
been with you rs years, Miss Rachel,
through good temper and bad" the
idea. and what / have taken from
her in the way of sulks!-"but I guess
I can't stand it any longer. Ny trunks
packed"
Who packed it?" I asked, expecting
from her tone to be told she had
wakened to find it done by some
ghostly hand.
81 did; Miss Rachel, you won't be-
lieye me when / tell you this house
is haunted. Who was it fell down the
clothes chute? Who was it scared
Miss Louise almost into her grave"
I'm doing my best to find out" /
said. What in the world are you
driving at?" She drew a 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
plaster's all over the place"
'1Nonsensei" 1 said. "Plister ts al
ways falling"
But Liddy clenched that
"Just ask Alex" she said. when
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1910-08-20

People can live in a temperature
which feels from ten to twenty degrees
cooler than their neighbors enjoy, by
regulating the diet
The plan is to avoid meat entirely for
breakfast; use goodly allowance of
fruit, either fresh or cooked. Then fol-
low with a saucer containing about four
heaping teaspoonfuls of Grape-Nuts,
treated with a little rich cream Add to
this about two slices of crisp toast with
meager amount of butter, and one
cup of wellmade Postum.
By this selection of food the bodily
energy is preserved, while the hot, car
bonaceous foods have been left out.
The result is avery marked difference
In the temperature of the body, and
to this comfortable condition is added
the certainty of ease and perfect diges-
ton. for the food being partially pre-
digested is quickly assimilated by the
digestive machinery.
Experience and experiment in food,
and its application to the human body
has brought out these facts. They
can be made use of and add materially
to the comfort of the user.
Read the little book, 1.-THE Road to
Weliville," In pkgs. There's Reason
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1910-08-20
It Was the Other Way.

Mr.. JONES'" said the senior partner
in the wholesale dry goods house to
the drummer who stood before him in
the private Office, you have been
with US for the past ten years."
Eyes, SIR
And you ought to know the rules
of the house. One of them is that no
man of ours shall take a side line"
But have none, SIR
But you have lately got married"
Yes; but can you call that side
line, Mr.. Jones ?"
Technically, it may not be-
you needn't fear that having a
wife is going to bring me in off a trip
any sooner"
"Oh, 1 don't. 1t is the fear that
having wife at heme you'll want to
stay out on the road altogether"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1910-08-20
Tho Wrong Sort.

An old Irish peasant was one Sun
day sitting in front of his cottage
putting away furiously at his pipe.
Match after match he lighted, pull
ing hard at the pipe the while. until
at last the ground all round his feet
was strewed with struck matches
Come in to your dinner, Patsy" at
length called GU. his wife.
Faith, and Oh will in a minute, Bid
dy," said he. "Moike Mulrooney has
been a-telling me that if OF shmoked
a bit av ghlass OF cud see the shpots
on the sun. Oh don't know whether
Moike's been a-fooling me or whether
Olive got hold av the wrong kind of
ghlass.'-Scraps.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1910-08-20
Casey 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 beck 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 L.
SO pure, wholesome and refreshing.
Are you ever hot-tired-thirsty
Drink Coca-Cola-it is cooling. re-
Heves fatigue and quenches the
thirst. At soda fountains and car
donated in bcttles-5c everywhere.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1910-08-20

with me, although I think her affec-
ton never wavered. At the time / laid
the change to the fact that 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 / were much to-
gether. He played a fair. game of crib
bage, but he cheated at solitaire.
The night the detective arrived,
Saturday, I had a talk with him. i
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. I saw that he thought
the information was important, and to
my suggestion that we put an addi-
tional lock on the east wing door he
opposed a strong negative.
II 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 I can watch for at
least a part of each night and prob
ably Mr.. Innes will help us out.
| would say as little to Thomas as pos
| sible. The old man knows more than
| he is willing to admit"
1 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,
/ doing, he said afterwards, now and
then. Nothing could pass him in
| either direction, and the door in the
ened as it 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 a face as long as the
moral law. She laid out my things as
| usual, but / missed her customary
1 garrulousress- / was not RECALLED with
the new cooks extravaganza as TIC
1 eggs, ana So even forbore to mention
that Jameson on who1e arrival she
had looked with silent disfavor.
| Whats the matter, Liddy?'' asked
at last Didn't you sleep last night %
4 No, ma'am,' she said stifiy.
| Did you have two cups of coffee
| at your dinner?'' inquired
/ mo, man," Indignantly.
4 / sat up and almost upset my hot
water-I always take cup of hot wa
/ ter with a pinch Of salt, before i get
/ up. It tones the stomach
'Liddy Allen" I said, stop combing
that switch and tell nee what is wrong
4 with you"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1910-08-20
CHAPTER XIX.
Concerning Thomas.

Concerning Thomas.
'Mr. Jameson" I said, when we
found ourselves alone after dinner
that night, 1.-The inquest yesterday
seemed to me the merest recapitula-
ton of things that were already
known. It developed nothing new be-
yond that story of DIR. Stewards, and
that was volunteered"
IAN inquest is only a necessary for.
mality, Miss Innes," he replied. "Un-
less 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 1 both
know how many important things
never transpired. For instance: The
dead man had no key, and yet Miss
Gertrude testified to a fumbling at
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 a 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 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"
cTO BE CONTINUED.)
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1910-08-20

The poor should be remembered this
hot weather, for their sufferings are
considerable. Ice often means health
to the sick and pure milk life for ba-
bies, but these are luxuries for which
the prisoners of poverty must look to
their more fortunate brethren to sup
ply them. There should also be gen.
erous public support of the various
fresh-air enterprises which do so
much toward ameliorating the condi-
ton of the poor in large city during
the heated term.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1910-08-20

The predicament of two men with
their wives who were held into the
night off Chicags by tie failure of the
engine of their gasoline launch, and
who were rescued only after the wom-
en- had sacrificed their skirts as
torches, should recommend the lash
ing of sweeps on the decks of such
craft, so that men can help themselves
in emergencies A pair of muscular
arms applied to 8 sweep would soon
re-establish confidence after accident
by giving the disabled craft motion
enough to creep toward shore
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1910-08-20

The dean of Norwich Indignantly
denies that King George ever had a
morganatic wife and adds: King
George Is a man who, with a wife of
like disposition to himself. has been
wont during his leisure to sit in his
garden with his young children round
him. Just the same as any of us might
do in our own patch of garden" Also
the dean might have told US how
the kings tomatoes are coming on.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1910-08-20

The discovery of defective armor
plate on the battleships Utah and
North Dakota after the ships had been
commissioned has caused agitation in
the navy department favorable to a
plan for the inspection of the plating
of every battleship in service. 1t is
fair to assume that If two battleships
could be provided with faulty plates
without discovery until the ships were
in active service there may be other
ships with poor plates that may have
escaped detection.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1910-08-20
CHAPTER xVII.-continued.

"You heard no other sound?" the
coroner asked. There was no one
with Mr.. Armstrong when he en-
tered2"
"It was perfectly dark There were
no voices and 1 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
it was, could have escaped by tfe east
door?''
Yes
Thank you That will do
1 fiatter myself that the coroner got
little enough out of me- 1 saw Mr.
Jameson smiling to himself, and the
coroner gave me up, after time.
admitted I had found the body, said i
had not known who it was until Mr..
Jarvis told me. and ended by looking
up at Barbara Fitzhugh and saying
that in renting the house I 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 Fitz-
hugh f1ounced 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, 1 hope, Miss Innes." he said.
Mrs Armstrong has wired me
again.
'I am not going to give 1t up" /
maintained, until 1 understand some
lax
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 1
was about to leave the coroner's Of
nee.
How is your patient?" he asked
with his odd little smile.
'1 have no patient" I replied.
startled.
81 will put it in a different way,
then. How is Miss Armstrong;"
"She-she is doing very WE'LL" i
stammered.
Good" cheerfully "And our ghost?
ID 1t laid? ?"
Mr.. Jameson, L said suddenly, Il
wish you would come to Sunnyside
and spend a few days there. The
ghost is not laid want You to spend
one night at least watching the cir
cular staircase. The murder of Arnold
Armstrong was a beginning, not an
end"
He looked serious.
Perhaps 1 can do it," he said. 81
! have been doing something else, but
well, l 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 in
her story, and it seemed to stand out
| for every one to see. Arnold Arm
strong had had no key, and yet she
said she had locked the east door He
must have been admitted from within
| the house; over and over 1 repeated il
to myself.
That night, as gently as I could.
/ told Louise the story of her step
| brothers death. She sat in her big
| pillow-flled chair, and heard me
through without interruption 1t was
| clear that she was shocked beyond
words; If 1 had hoped to learn any
/ thing from her expression. 1 had
| failed She was as much in the darE
as we were.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1910-08-20
Not So Bad.

Nervous Lady-Don't your expert
ments frighten you terribly, profes
sor? / 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 How
Professor-It wasn't much more
than $500 feet that he fou-Puck.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1910-08-20
Sameness.

There is certain sameness abous
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 -rczes-"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1910-08-20

That bitter taste in the mouth expo
rienced on first arising in the morn
ing. says an authority. may be re
moved by taking a little nux vomica
mixed with water Should the expert
1nenter. however. desire to remove ali
taste nom his mouth permanently
this can be accomplished by adding
more nux vomica-
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1910-08-20

An expert at the National Educa-
tional association convention in Bos-
ton says that children are naughty
when they are i'll. Will the old say
ing have to be revised to read Spare
the castor oil and spoil the child?"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1910-08-20

1t is estimated that over 100000
words were spoken during the recent
session of congress. All honor should
be shown the stenographers who
stayed at their posts and listened to
every one of them.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1910-08-20

I, And now they say that either a pho
Hograph or a pretty singing milkmaid
furnishing music in the stall makes
a COW give more milk. The cows
artistic discernment is apparently not
highly developed.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1910-08-20

Music an aid to dairy manage
ment!" That's an old story. Was there
ever a comic opera without varia-
ton of the merry, merry milkmaid
chorus?
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1910-08-20

The northern Michigan dairyman
who claims to have discovered that
music sweet and low from a phono-
graph wooes milk from his COWS,
might try for ice cream by giving his
devoted animals the cold shoulder"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1910-08-20

5. An airship passenger service be-
tween London and Paris is being
talked Of People who expect to take
that route should go to the trouble of
first learning to swim
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1910-08-20

Since the comet has departed peo-
pie have to charge up to sun spots
whatever they cannot understand
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1910-08-20
His Soft Answer.

And this is the sort of excuse you
put up for coming home two hours
late for dinner and in such condi-
tion-that you and that disreputable
Augustus Jones were out hunting
mushrooms, you wretch? And where,
pray, are the mushrooms"
"Eere gay are, m dear, in m yes
pocket; and vile gay ain so many Of
'em, M dear, we had lots of fun
Gus an I-huntin' EN-
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1910-08-20

Regarded merely as a peril, 1t is
much easier TO dodge a coming aero
plane than it is. to dodge a motor
cycle.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1910-08-20

There are few Joy-riders back of the
lawn mower or moving machine this
year.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1910-08-20

Bowling has been introduced int
England. 1t will now become popu
lar at Newport
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1910-08-20

1t is said that a substitute for ra-
dunn has been found. Some druggists
to the contrary, a substitute is not al
ways something Just as good
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1910-08-20

Keep cool and be cool The mental
attitude has much to do with physi-
cal condition.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1910-08-20

And now a Torrington, Conn. man
is planning to walk to California
Isn't it about time for some ambitious
California citizen to set out to walk
east to New England?
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1910-08-20

Evidently the law of gravitation has
not been repealed
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1910-08-20

Last year Great Britain cut its
liquor bill s54 900. yet nobody died
of thirst.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1910-08-20
PIaxinn the Market

Playing the Market.
"Curbroke never pays for his meat
until a month afterward.'
$50 hear. Prices in the meantime
go up, and he feels as though he'd
made something.'-Puck.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1910-08-20
CHAPTER XVIII.
A Hole in the Wall.

Ny taking the detective out to Sun
nyside raised an unexpected storm OF
protest from Gertrude and Halsey. /
was not prepared for it. and I scarcely
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1910-08-20

For so cents now you can buy either
u melon or a dozen lemons.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1910-08-20

The noblest study of mankind Il
weather.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-12-01
Brown Coach Bays Stock Farm.

Providence, Nov. 29-John A. Gam
mons, Brown athlete and prominent
football coach and rooter, Saturday
bought Glenmore, the stock farm in
East Providence, formerly owned by
Dr.. James Il. Sullivan, millionaire.
Among the stock is a prize bull on
the horns of which a bay resort
balloonist landed last summer, when
his gas bag gave out.
The Brown student body is elated
over the purchase, for they believe
Gammons intends to put some of the
60 acres to use for training field
for the men who wear the BIS. and
all the other promising strong men
of the college. For same years II
has been the custom of the brown
! football and baseball teams to Visit
the Cannon farm near New Bedford
Mass. for a tuning up.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-12-01
THE PROPER FOOD FOR POULTRY

With all the diversified beliefs as
to the proper diet for fowls to induce
the greatest egg production, it is al
most universally conceded that some
meat or animal food is needed. For
this purpose the handiest and most
satisfactory article in Pages Per-
fected Jcultry Food" M. H. Runnells
of South Newbury. VT. expresses the
almost universal sentiment of all who
have carefully used this food He
says Having sold Pages Perfect
ed Poultry Food for several years
past, we unhesitatingly commend il
to all keepers of poultry as the best
food on the market for laying hens
We have already placed our order for
the coming season, and in few days
will be ready to serve our customers
again AS a food for the cold season,
we think it has no equal"
y If you want to know more about
this food and the best ways of using
it, write to C. S. Page. Hyde Park,
VT for his booklet, Profitable Poul-
try" 1t will be sent free, postpaid.
to anyone mentioning this paper.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-12-01
BASEBALL NOTES.

There will be few changes in the
playing rules this year. The minor
leagues and the baseball writer's as
ISOLATION will be represented at the
rules conference.
Frank Connaughton, who handled
the Waterbury, Conn, League, cham
pions, last year, is at his home on
Union Park street, Boston, consider
ing several offers for next season.
The national commission has declared
Connaughton a free agent, as the
Waterbury club acknowledged having
a side agreement with him.
Tip O'Neil, president of the West
ern League, is making all the ar
engagements for the trip of the Bos-
ton Red Sox to the Pacific coast this
spring. O'Neil is an old hand at the
business. Charley Dooley. now a
manager, and Tip O'Neil We're a IA
nous battery Is years ago.
Eddie Collins, the whirlwind Sec
ond baseman of the champion Ath-
letics, will not take the trip to Cuba
with the boys next month No team
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-12-01
AFTER WOLGAST.
Moran's Manager Says Terms De-
manded Are Ridiculous.

San Francisco, Nov. 29.--Owen
Moran, the British lightweight, who
knocked out Battling Nelson here Sat
urday, will leave for New York to-
night. He received several offers today
to appear on the stage and probably
will accept one.
Charley Harvey, Morans manager
said he wanted Moran to meet Ad
Wolgast and was willing to wait UNI
til the champion was ready to fight,
but he did not look with favor upon
terms that Wolgast dictated last
night-a guarantee of $12,500 and the
right to name the referee.
ct is ridiculous for Wolgast to talk
of naming the referee" said Harvey
1T would kill the fight at the start
The game is not in such shape now
that guarantees of that kind can be
given"
Nelson got hold of promoter COZ
froth yesterday and wanted to get the
next open date for fight with VOL
CAST. Nelson insists that he can beat
the champion, despite the knockout
| by Moran Saturday. 1t is under
stood. however, that the promoters
here are not considering putting Mel
son in the ring again at this time.