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TIL CIRCULAR STAIRCASE

standing at the foot of that staircase
shootin' through the door-Tll never
be the same woman again
We'll, I'm glad of that-anything
for a change" l said. And in came
Eliza, flanked by Rosie and Mary
Anne
Her story broken with sobs and cor
rections from the other two, was this:
AT two o'clock els, Rosie insisted)
she had gone upstairs to get a picture
from her room to show Mary Anne.
"a picture of lady, Mary Anne inter
posed.) She went up the servants
staircase and along the corridor to her
room, which lay between the trunk
room and the unfinished ballroom. She
heard a sound as she went down the
corridor like some one moving furni-
ture, but she was not nervous. She
thought tmight be men examining the
house after the fire the night before,
but she looked in the trunkroom and
saw nobody.
She went into her room quietly. The
noise had ceased and everything was
quiet. Then she sat down on the side
of her bed, and, feeling faint-she was
subject to spells-C"I told you that
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NO HEALTHY SKIN LEFT

My little son, boy of five, broke
out with an itching rash. Three doc
tors prescribed for him, but he kept
getting worse until we could not dress
him any more. They finally advised
me to try a certain medical college,
but It's treatment did no good At
the time | was induced to try CUT
cura he was so bad that I had to cut
his hair off and put the Cuticura Oint-
ment on him on bandages, as 1t was
impossible to touch him with the bare
hand. There was not one square inch
Of skin on his whole body that was
not affected. He was one mass of
sores The bandages used to stick to
his skin and in removing them it used
to take the skin OF with them, and
the screams from the poor child we're
heartbreakng. l began to think that
he would never get well, but after the
second application of Cuticura ONT
ment l began to see signs of improve
ment, and with the third and fourth
applications the sores commenced to
dry up. His skin peeled off twenty
times, but it finally yielded to the
treatment. Now l can say that he is
entirely cured, and a stronger and
healthier boy you never saw than he
is to-day, twelve years or more since
the cure was effected Robert Wattam,
114S Forty-eighth ST., Chicago, ILL.,,
Oct 8, 1909"
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came to come up for two girls and
their trunks 1 supposed there was
something doing, and as this here
woman had been looking for work in
the village l thought I'd bring her
along"
Already l had acquired the true
suburbanite ability to take servants
on faith; l no longer demanded writ
ten and unimpeachable references. l,
Rachel lines, have learned not to
mind if the cook sits down comfort
ably in my sitting room when she is
taking the orders for the day, and l
am grateful if the silver is not cleaned
with securing soap. And so that day
merely told Liddy to send the new ap-
plicant in. When she came, however,
l could hardly restrain a gasp of sur
prise. 1t was the woman with the
pitted face.
She stood somewhat awkwardly Just
inside the door, and she had an air of
self-cOntidence that was inspiring.
Yes, she could cook; was not a fancy
cook, but could make good soups and
desserts if there was any one to take
charge of the salads And so, in the
end, took her. As Halsey said, when
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CHAPTER XXiV-Continued.

Did they go toward the club?"
Gertrude asked suddenly, leaning for
ward
NO, miss I think they came into
the village. ! didn't get a look at
their faces, but l know every chick
and child in the place, and everybody
knows me. When they didn't shout
at me-in my uniform. you know
took it they were strangers"
So all we had for our afternoons
work was this: Some one had been
shot by the bullet that went through
the door; he had not left the village,
and he had not called in a physician
Also, Dr. Walker knew who Lucen
Wallace was. and his very denial
made me confident that, in that one
direction at least. we were on the
right track.
Gertrude" l said, q have been {
very selfish old woman. You are 60
ing to leave this miserable house to-
night Annie Morton is going to Scot
land next week, and you shall go right
with her
To my surprise. she flushed pain
fully.
Il don't want to go Aunt Ray" she
said Don't make me leave now"
You are losing your health and
your good looks I said decidedly
You should have a change"
Il shan't stir foot" She was
equally decided. Then. more lightly:
why you and Liddy need me to ar
bitr2te between you every day in the
week"
Perhaps ! was growing suspicious of
every one, but it seemed to me that
Gertrude's gayety was forced and ar
tificial. l watched her covertly during
the rest of the drive. and | did not
like the two spots Of crimson in her
pale cheeks. But | said nothing more
about sending her to Scotland; | knew
she would not go.
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CHAPTER XIV.
A Visit from Louise.

That day was destined to be an
eventful one, for when l entered the
house and found Eliza ensconsed in
the upper hall on a chair. with Mary
Anne doing her best to stifle her with
household ammonia, and Liddy rub
bling her wrists-whatever good that
is supposed to do knew that the
ghost had been walking again, and
this time in daylight.
Eliza was in a frenzy of fear She
clutched at my sleeve when I went
close to her. and refused to let go
until she had told her story. Coming
just after the fire, the household was
demoralized, and it was no surprise
to me to find Alex and the under
gardener struggling downstairs with
heavy trunk between them.
Il didn't want to do it, Miss lines. -
Alex said. But she was so excited J
was afraid she would do as she said
drag it down herself, and scratch
the staircase"
| was trying to get my bonnet Oft
and to keep the maids quiet at the
same time. Nov, Eliza, when you
have washed your face and stopped
bawling," l said, come into my sitting
room and tell me what has happened d"
Liddy put away my things without
speaking. The very set of her Shout
ders expressed disapproval.
"Weli,'T said, when the silence be-
came uncomfortable, things seem to
be warming up"
Silence from Liddy and a long sigh
IF Eliza goes, | don't know where
20 look for another cook" More 81
lence
Rosie is probably a good cook"
Sniff
'Liddy," I said at last, don't dare
to deny that you are having the time
of your life. You positively gloat in
this excitement You never looked
better. It's my opinion all this running
around, and getting jolted out of a
rut, has stirred up that torpid liver of
yours"
It's not myself I'm thinking about, "
she said goaded into speech. May
be my liver was torpid, and maybe it
wasn't; but l know this: I've got
some feelings left, and to see you
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SYNOPSIS
SYNOPSIS.

Miss lines, spinster and guardian Of
Gertrude and Ialsey, established summer
headquarters at SunnySide. The servants
desert. Gertrude and Halsey arrive with
Jack Bailey. The house was awakened by
a revolver shot and Arnold Armstrong
was found shot to death in the hall. Miss
lines found HalSey's revolver on the
lawn. He and Jack Bailey had disap-
peared. Gertrude revealed that she was
engaged to Jack Bailey, with whom she
talked in the billiard room shortly before
The murder. Detective Jameson accused
Miss lines of holding back evidence. He
imprisoned an intruder in an empty room
The prisoner escaped. Gertrude was sus
pected because of an injured foot. Hal
sey reappears and says he and Bailey
were called away by a telegram. Cashier
funct, was arrested for embeZz'ement.
Paul Armstrong; death was announced.
Halsey's fiancee, Louise Armstrong. told
Halsey that while she still loved him, Sine
was to marry another. 1t developed that
DR.. Walker was the man. Louise was
found at the bottom Of the circular stair
Ease. Recovering consciousness, she said
something had brushed by her on the
stairway ana she tainted. Bailey is sus-
seeing a ghost" Thomas the lodCekcep-
n. was found da'd with slip in his
pocket bearing tine Eamc of "LUCien Wal
lace DR.. Walker asked Miss Iunes to
vIcatC in favor of Mrs. Armstrong. She
refused. 4 note from Bailey to Gertrude
arranging a meeting at night was found.
y ladder out of plaC, ..,p"ns the myS-
terry. Ih" stables Wer" hurned. During
the excitement man S50l" into the house.
A search failed to reveal him Miss lines
shot an intruder. i man limp.ug was
seen on the road.
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We told him, it didn't matter much
about the cooks face if it was clean
l have spoken of Halseys restless
ness. On that day it seemed to be
more than ever resistless impulse
that kept him out until after luncheon
| think he hoped constantly that he
might meet Louise driving over the
hills in her runabout; possibly he did
meet her occasionally, but from his
continued gloom | felt sure the situa-
ton between them was unchanged
Part of the afternoon | believe he
read-Gertrude and | were out, as !
have said, and at dinner we both no
ticed that something had occurred to
distract him. He was disagreeable,
which is unlike him, nervous. looking
at his watch every few minutes. and
he ate almost nothing. He asked twice
during the meal on what train Mr..
Jameson and the other detective were
| coming, and had long periods of alb
straction during which he dug his
fork into my damask cloth and did
not hear when he was spoken to. He
refused dessert, and left the table
early, eXcusng himself on the ground
that he wanted to see Alex
Alex, however, was not to be found
1t was after eight when Halsey or
dered the car and started down the
| hill at pace that, even for him. was
unusually reckless. Shortly after
Alex reported that he was ready to 90
over the house preparatory to closing
it for the night. Sam BOhannon came
at quarter before nine and began his
| patrol of the grounds, and with the
arrival of the two detectives to look
| forward to l was not especially appre-
| hensive
At half-past nine I heard the sound
| Of horse driven furiously I'D the
| drive. 1t came to stop in front of
! the house and Immediately after there
were hurried steps on the veranda.
: Our nerves were not what they should
! have been, and Gertrude. always ap-
prehensive lately, was at the door al
most instantly. A moment later Louise
had burst into the room and stood
| there bareheaded and breathing hard.
where is Halsey?" she demanded.
Above her plain black gown her eyes
looked big and somber, and the rapid
drive had brought no color to her face.
got up and drew forward a chair.
He has not come back" l said
quietly. sit down, child; you are
not strong enough for this kind of
thing"
l don't think she even heard me.
He has not come back?" she
asked, looking from me to Gertrude.
DO you know where he went? Where
can l find him?"
For heavens sake, Louise" Ger
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Struggling Downstairs with Heavy Trunk

when l came, didn't l. Rosie?' 'Yes'm,
indeed she didH)-she put her head
down on her pillow and
Took a nap. All right" ! said. Go
on"
when l came to, Miss lines, sure
as I'm sittin' here, l thought Id die.
SOmethin' hit me in the face, and l
set up, sudden. And then | seen the
plaster drop, droppin' from a little
hole in the wall And the first thing
| knew, an iron bar that long fully
two yards by her measured shot
through that hole and tumbled on the
bed. If Id been still sleeping"
CFainting,' corrected Rosie) I'D a
been hit on the head and killed."
Il wisht you'd heard her scream"
put in Mary Anne. And her face as
white as FELLOWSHIP when she tum-
bled down the stairs"
no doubt there is some natural ex-
PLANTATION for it, Eliza l said. You
may have dreamed it, in your faint
ing attack. But if it is true the metal
rod and the hole in the wall will show
it."
Eliza looked little bit sheepish.
The holes there all right, Miss In
mes" she said. But the bar was gone
when Mary Anne and Rosie went up
to pack my trunk"
THAT wasn't ALL" Liddy's voice
came funereally from a corner Eliza
said that from the hole in the wall
burning eye looked down at her."
The wall must be at least six
inches thick" I said with asperity.
unless the person who drilled the
hole carried his eyes on the ends of a
stick, Eliza couldn't possibly have
seen them"
But the fact remained, and visit
to Elizas room proved it, | might
ieer all | wished some one had
drilled a hole in the unfinished wall
of the ballroom, passing between the
bricks of the partition, and shooting
through the unresisting plaster of
ELIAS room with such force as to
send the rod flying on to her bed
had gone upstairs alone, and l confess
the thing puzzled me; in two or three
places in the wall small apertures had
been made, none of them of any depth
Not the least mysterious thing was
the disappearance of the iron imple-
ment that had been used.
Mary Anne and Eliza left that after
noon, but Rosie decided to stay 1t
was about five o'clock when the hack
came from the station to get them,
and, to my amazement, it had an oc-
cupant. Matthew Geist, the driver,
asked for me, and explained his err
rand with pride.
I've brought you a cook, Miss In
ness" he said. When the message
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1910-10-13
The Silver Question,

When you see silverware scratched
and furnished with black stains and
streaks in the interstices of the orna-
mental patterns, that is dirt, left there
by common. cheap rosin soaps. 1t is
better to use a soap that is antiseptic
as we'll as a perfect cleansing agent.
Easy Task Soap" the hard, white
laundry soap, will clean your silver
ware surely and quickly. 1t will get
out the dirt the other soaps have left.
Your grocer will sell you two cakes for
ten cents, and if it doesn't satisfy you
the makers will give back your dime.
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IL 81 e. -
trude burst out, tell us what is wrong.
Halsey is not here. He has gone to
the station for Mr.. Jameson. What
has happened?"
ITO the station, Gertrude? You are
sure?"
YES" I said. Listen. There is
the whistle Of the train now"
She relaxed a little at our matter
of-fact tone, and allowed herself to
sink into chair.
perhaps l was wrong" she said
heavily. "He-will be here in a few
moments if-everything is right"
We sat there, the three of us, with
out attempt at conversation. Both Ger
trude and 1 recognized the futility of
asking Louise any questions; her
reticence was part of role she had
assumed. Our ears were strained for
the first thrOb of the motor as it
turned into the drive and commenced
the climb to the house. Ten minutes
passed, Is, 20. l saw Louise's hands
- Wv STU 60 NAAtJ blutClItu lIt al
Of her chair. l watched Gertrudes
bright color slowly ebbing away, and
around my own heart I seemed to feel
the grasp of a giant hand
twenty-five minutes. and then a
sound. But it was not the chug of the
motor; it was the unmistakable rum
BILE of the Casanova hack Gertrude
drew aside the curtain and peered
into the darkness.
It's the hack, am sure" she said,
evidently relieved. Something has
gone wrong with the car and no Won
der-the way Halsey went down the
hill"
1t seemed a long time before the
creaking vehicle came to a stop at the
door. Louise rose and stood watching,
her hand to her throat. And then
Gertrude opened the door, admitting
Mr. Jameson and a stocky, middle
aged man. Halsey was not with them.
When the door had closed and Louise
realized that Halsey had not come,
her expression changed From tense
watchfulness to relief, and now again
to absolute despair, her face was an
open page.
'Halsey?" I asked unceremoniously,
ignoring the stranger. Did he-not
meet you?"
No" Mr.. Jameson looked slightly
surprised Il rather expected the
car, but we got up all right"
You didn't see him at all?" Louise
demanded breathlessly.
Mr.. Jameson knew her at once, al
though he had not seen her before.
She had kept to her rooms until the
morning she left
NO, Miss Armstrong" he said. Il
saw nothing of him. What is wrong?'
Then we shall have to find him"
she asserted. Every instant is pre-
cious. Mr.. Jameson, I have reason
for believing that he is in danger, but
don't know what it is. Only-he
must be found"
The stocky man had said nothing
Now, however, he went quickly to
ward the door
I'll catch the hack down the road
ana nOld II, ne Salu. is the gentle
man down in the town."
Mr. JAMESON Louise said impul
sively, Il can use the hack. Take my
horse and trap outside and drive like
mad. Try to find the Dragon Fly-it
ought to be easy to trace. I can
think of no other way Only. don't
lose a moment"
The new detective had gone, and
a moment later Jameson went rapidly
down the drive, the cob's feet striking
fire at every step. Louise stood look
ing after them. When she turned
around she faced Gertrude, who stood
indignant, almost tragic, in the hall
You know what threatens Halsey
Louise" she said accusingly Il be
/ lieve you know this whole horrible
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OBSTINATE SPREAD
ING ECZEMA QUICK
LY CURED

Mrs. VIM. c. Wood, Newark. N. J..
writes:
"Resinol Ointment cured an obsti-
nate case Of spreading Eczema on
my little ten year old boys leg, after
various other salves had signally
failed. The trouble had existed for
six months, and nothing seemed to
do any good until we procured a jar
of Resinol, which quickly cured him.
It has now become a household rene
dy with US. We also have Resinol
Soap in daily use by the children, and
their skin, health and complexion are
perfect"
Resinol Ointment can be positively
Relied on to give instant relief and
quickly cure the torturing skin dis
eases of infancy and childhood. For
eczema, nettle rash, chatting, disfig-
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all kinds, it is prompt and sure
remedy.
Every family should be safe-guarded
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that now and then occur; Resinol
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Resinol Medicated Shaving Stick is
also the best and safest to use, be-
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These preparations are sold at all
drug stores.
We send free on application a valu-
able little booklet on Care of the Skin
and Complexion. Send for it. Resinol
Chemical Co., Baltimore, Md.
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Prompted BY Instinct.

There is a certain type of femininity
which instinctively understands the
prophecies Of a buggy ride. Helen,
aged three, cuddled up close to her ia,
Their, this being her first ride with him
unattended. AS father tucked the
robe about the dainty miss and
chirped to his horse he asked: What
shall we talk about, dearie?" Well
father" as she laid her little hand on
his arm. lets talk about loving each
other"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1910-10-13

While the airship is still in its ex-
detrimental stage and ambitious aero
nauts are meeting with accidents re-
peatedly, it is still evident that aerial
navigation has become a permanent
feature of travel. In Europe prepare
lions continue to be made for regular
travelling schedules in airships, not
withstanding the disasters that have
happened to some of these craft.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1910-10-13

A New Jersey man has discovered
that mosquitoes eat plants. This is
an important natural discovery. It
has hitherto been supposed and with
n good deal of circumstantial evidence
to support the supposition, that the
mosquito was strictly carniv0rous in
its diet and exclusively nocturnal in
its meal hours. Any hope to the con
trary will be thankfully received by
a bitten, angry and sleepy world of
humans.
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Different Sort of Hair.

"Deceiver!" she Kissed. Il hate
you"
Hate me-" he gasped. why, it
was only yesterday you said you loved
every hair on my head"
Yes, but not every hair on your
shoulder" she retorted, as she
held up a bit of golden evidence
Stray Stories.
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That new gun will be but an addi-
tional argument for the agitators for
a universal peace, also a weapon in
the hands of some poor nation that
does not believe in that order Of
things.
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According to a learned professor,
the typewriter is the poetry Of motion.
Presumably he intended to add that
the motion must be supplied by the
right young woman operator,
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Push-cart peddlers have formed a
national organization. Perhaps they
have discovered that the banana is
one of the necessities of life and are
going to do the regulation thing to
celebrate the discovery.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1910-10-13

A man found senGeless on the
street with his pockets turned inside
out was locked up by the Philadelphia
police as a witness. 1t is difficult to
imagine the injury to the infexible
purse of justice if this person should
escape from the duty of testifying
that be did not know what hit him.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1910-10-13

An English woman is preparing to
fly across the English channel and
back. Her manager should see to it
that on the French side she does not
go as far as the shops in Paris.
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SPOHN,S nISrEMpER CL-RE

SPOHN'S DISTEMPER CURE will
cure any possible case of DISTEMPER.
PINK EYE, and the like among horses
of all ages, and prevents all others in the
same stable from having the disease. Also
cures chicken cholera, and dog distemper
Any good druggist can supply you, or send
to mfrs so cents and Sl.00 bottle. Agents
wanted. Free book. Spohn Medical Co.,
Spec. Contagious Diseases, Goshen, Ind
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A Maine man tells a story Of a
frightened deer jumping into his lap
while he was out driving in n buggy.
Is the gentleman sure that his spell,
ing is correct?
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The university professor who thinks
mathematics and poetry are alike has
probably never tried mathematics on
a romantic girl in the moonlight
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Princess Mary Of England has
learned how to run a typewriter Now
II some of the dukes and lords would
only take up honest toll!
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And now the peace advocates will
find that the new gun which shoots
10000 times a minute is the thing that
is really going to stop warfare.
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Boston boasts that 1t has the old
est shop girl in the world. She should
be ready presently for musical comedy
chorus work.
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Boston now attains notice as port
of entry for smuggled Cinnamon. You
simply cannot keep a good town down.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1910-10-13

Another sleepwalker has walked out
of third-story window. Slumber Pc
destrians should sleep in the base
ment
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1910-10-13

Powder and cream are a necessity
= protection for girls who fear sun
Z burn" says a headline. We suggest
/ living in the cellar
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1t is easier to muzzle the CANNES
than it is to keep firearms out Of the
hands of possible assassins
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A seismograph is a very useful in
Quakes at least 1000 miles away.
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These New Workers who spend
$4,000 a year on dress must be big
r1en in order to find room to hang all
the garments.
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Don't think it's by accident that
woman hits the object directly behind
her. She merely illnesses her aim.