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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-03-26
THREE MEN FINED ON
CHARGE OF GAMING

In justice McClintock's court FRIDAY
afternoon c. n. Kibby. c. l. Brown and
J, Bankhead were fined SO each when
they entered pleas Of guilty to the charge
Of gaming
Ihese men were arrested. together
Win three others, early Sunday morn
ing In the alley TO the rear Of the poles
station and a little over a block south
therefrom- Deputy constables Hincklev
and Brown had discovered the men and
called policeman Parker to assist in
making the arrest
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-03-26

" UNCLE WAITS
~ Denofured Poem

dtookh through
he
- he he
wild and he n
to andnea Par
iees;y meeting
That felaw o ms
Who used to to
Kind;
rom mind MAIDEN they'd hike
nobler While he appealed to heart and
splitting wood and doing work that
beuify this life; he ought
themo is
Copyright 1910 by George Matthews Ao.m. (NasxTla~s.~
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-03-26
POLICE JUDGE ASSESSES
HEAVY FINES ON vEc.pors

An elderly negro, who has bean en-
ployed as a cook at various section
camps in the vicinity OF FL Paso. apnear-
ed in police court Friday evening as
complainant against four other negroes
whom he accused or having robbed him
of $50. Judge Lea fined all the prison
ers heavily. Jim Johnson was fined
800, while W W. Hardin, Helen Smith
and Maggie Banks were each assessed
SIS.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-03-26
CHARGED WITH VIOLATING
THE MILK ORDINANCES.

j. Goodman was arrested this morning.
by the police. and later released. upon
furnishing bond, in the sum of 800. to
guarantee his appearance in court this
evening to answer the charge of violat--
ing the milk ordinance.
Goodman had in his possession three
bottles belong to the FL Paso. Wright
and Ormond diaries. the police saw In
which it is alleged he put milk for
sale
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-03-26
Control Of the School Board


questionable integrity. gen
school
citizen FL Paso
positions
of school patrons
be
No
housfy 1 s Ia
flies the Of the This
multiply all
flies greatly
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-03-26
SCHOOLS, HEART OF CITY.

FROM Santa Fe On. NJ New Mexican.
must not be forgotten that Santa
re must look to the kind of men II
elects to the city board of education
II might be Well to question candi-
oates whether they favor school gar
oens' manual training and believe in
giving the children of each ward a
niooern school house. The schools are
the heart Of the city; they have been
past " 'He
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-03-26
CHARLES CLARK ASKS To
HAVE HEARING POSTPONED

Upon the request Of Charles Clark his
preliminary hearing, which was to have
been held in justice McClintock's court.
was postponed on account of the absence
or his attorney. who is out of town.
Probably the trial will be held Mon
day
Clark is charged with forging the
name of j. b. Larrazola TO an order for
jury scrip and was arrested last Satur-
day, upon complaint filed by district
clerk Ike Alderete
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-03-26
WORKS WE'LL HERE.

From Tucson (Ariz.) Star.
The city council is moving for a gov
eminent by commission. In numerous
cities this class of government has
been found to work advantageously.
Just what it will 90 in Tucson has yet
to be determined, but out of this spirit
of municipal unrest must come pro-
gress.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-03-26
: :. ..***:*"******
CONFIRMATION SONG
FOR EASTERTIME.


Softly. softly as we listen,
Falls the sound of little feet,
And the very air seems hushed.
AS the angel faces sweet.
In their snowy garments yelled.
Pass so softly down the street.
Fitting scene for Easter grazing,
Precious emblem, sweet and slow,
Little children, white robed children.
Softly to the Shepherd go;
Heaven bless them, Heaven bless them
Say it gently. sweet and lowi
*. A. D.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-03-26
HERALD FEATURES,

From Dalhart (Tex) News.
One of the pleasing features of the
FL Paso Herald is the feature stories
written by T. G. Turner These clever
articles will no doubt assist Miss Chill
dress in getting many subscribers in
the popularity contest.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-03-26
WIN The Exchanges

piete count of every man, woman and
chllo In the city, should be duly i'm
pressed not alone upon the officials
~ho VIII take the roll. but also upon
the people as well. Every added name
gives the city additional prestige.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-03-26
ENFORCE THE LAWS.

From Yoakum (Tex.) Herald.
Texas has a lot of good wholesome
laws possibly enough to do along near
ly all lines. What is needed is cam
paign for the enforcement Of what she
has
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-03-26
A JOY RIDE.

From Lakewood IN. NJ Progress.
Standing on the street last Saturday
we were startled by sudden snort and
a flash, and looking around we caught
a glimpse Of an auto going through like
q bat out of the lower regions.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-03-26
WANTS CoRRECT CENSUS

From Bisbee '(Ariz.) Miner.
Bisbee may be done grave injustice
through faulty census taking. The ne
cessity OF taking an accurate and com
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-03-26
TEXAS PEACHES.

From Houston Chronicle:
The Texas peach, fruit and female,
will continue to be the best of its kind.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-03-26
GUARANTEED

CIRCULATION
ThoHe-ald bases
al advertising
contracts OF a
guarantee OF more
then twice the
circulation OF any
other FL Paso.
A 2 ] z o n a, New
Mexico or west
4 Z as pap er.
Daily average TO-
eco copies.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-03-26

be shot. Look at the foam coming out
of his mouth"
Foam" she said contemptuously,
that's a cream puff he's eating"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-03-26

HEPALD TRAf.
ELING AGENTS.
! Persons solicited
TO subscribe fc-
The Herald should
be ware OF impos-
tiers and should
not pay money TO
anyone unless hs
can show that he
Is legally author
ized 10 receive It
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-03-26

Hungarian lawmakers lot of insurgents among
YER They certainly nsugent
The Glenwood post., 1910-05-28
CHAPTER V.-continued.

"The quarrel. 1 believe" he per-
sisted, was about Mr. Armstrong;
conduct to you, Miss Gertrude He
had been paying you unwelcome at
tentions."
And had never seen the man!
When she nodded yes" saw the
tremendous possibilities involved. If
this detective could prove that Ger
trude feared and disliked the muir
dered man, and that Mr.. Armstrong
had been annoying and possibly pur-
suing her with hateful attentions, all
that, added to Gertrude's confession
of her presence in the billiard room
at the time of the crime, looked
strange, to say the least. The promi-
nence of the family assured strenu-
Gus effort to find the murderer, and If
we had nothing worse to look forward
to, we were sure of distasteful pub
licity
Mr.. Jameson shut his notebook
with snap and thanked us.
Il have an idea" he said, apropos
of nothing at all, that at any rate the
ghost is laid here. Whatever the rap
pings have been-and the colored man
says they began when the family went
west three months ago-they are like
ly to stop now"
Which shows how much he knew
about it. The ghost was not laid;
with the murder of Arnold Armstrong
he, or it. only seemed to take on fresh
vigor
Mr.. Jameson left then, and when
Gertrude had gone upstairs. as she did
at once, 1 sat and thought over what
/ had just heard. Her engagement,
once SO engrossing matter, paled
now beside the significance of her
story. If Halsey and Jack Bailey had
left before the crime, how came Hal
seys revolver in the tulip bed? What
was the mysterious cause of their sud
den flight? What had Gertrude left
in the billiard room? What was the
significance of the cuff-link and where
was it?
The Glenwood post., 1910-05-28
CHAPTER VII.
A Sprained Ankle.


was panic-stricken. AS l ran along
the corridor l was confident that the
mysterious intruder and probable mur-
derer had been found, and that he
lay dead or dying at the foot of the
chute. / got down the staircase some
how, and through the kitchen to the
basement stairs. Mr.. Jameson had
been before me, and the door stood
open. Liddy was standing in the mid
die of the kitchen holding a frying
pan by the handle as a weapon.
Don't go down there" she yelled.
when she saw me moving toward the
basement sairs. Don't you do it, Miss
Rachel. That Jamieson's down there
now. There's only trouble comes of
hunting ghosts; they lead you into
bottomless pits and things like that.
Oh. Miss Rachel, don't" as l tried
to get past her.
She was interrupted by Mr.. jamie
sons temperance. He ran up the
stairs two at time, and his face was
flushed and furious.
THE whole place is locked" he said
angrily, where's the laundry key
kept?"
Its kept in the door," Liddy
snapped. That whole end Of the Gel
lar is kept locked, so nobody can get
at the clothes. and then the keys left
in the door. SO that unless a thief
The Glenwood post., 1910-05-28

soldiers" she began. you must try to
go to the exercises up in the cemetery
on Memorial day. They say they're to
be exceptionally fine this year. Gen.
Thomas Wyatt is going to deliver the
grafton, and"
Old Jerry almost bounded to his
feet In his excitement.
Il want to know!" he cried: "I want
to know! Why. my land O. liberty.
Silas an me At under him in the war!
Old Tom Wyatt! An here's S.las an
me old an crippled. an can't go to see
him and hear him!"
Katherine. her young face aglow
with sudden resolve. rose impusively.
Well" she said. you shall go. some
way. I'll see that there's some way
provided SO you can both ride up to
the cemetery and see and hear your
old general"
AS she hurried on to school she
thought: isn't that Just like me?
All impulse and not a bit Of reason.
Just because those two poor old men
touched my sympathies. Now. how
The Glenwood post., 1910-05-28

They HobbIed Into the Little Shop.
mebby we can ketch a glimpse of the
flags a-wavin'. An we can put out
our own nag same's ever. II Johnnie,
next door. will nail 1t up on the porch
My rheumatic. an your wooden leg
bein' away gettin' fixed, leaves US sor-
ter helpless, don't tt?"
Just here Katherine remembered
herself and coughed loudly. The two
old men set down their heavy teacups
in haste. Silas caught up his crutch
and Jerry his cane, and they hobbled
into the little shop.
Katherine opened the bundle. Here
are my brothers Shoes" she said;
they need half-soling and straighten-
ing at the heels, and tiny patch right
here. And can you fix them today
please?"
The two old brothers smiled at her.
why yes, well fix 'em today" said
Si.as. Jerry can take one an me the
other. an the boy can come an get
'em this noon"
Katherine could not quite tear her
self away from the genial old men Who
apparently put up 30 brave and cheer
full q struggle against adversity. Ia d
my father says you are both cid
The Glenwood post., 1910-05-28
THT CIRCULAR STAIRCASE
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Trembling as L was, l was deter
mined to see that door opened.
hardly knew what l feared, but so
many terrible and inexplicable things
had happened that suspense was
worse than certainty.
II am perfectly COOL" 1 said, "and l
am going to remain here"
The lights flashed up along that end
Of the corridor, throwing the doors
into relief. At the intersection of the
small hallway with the larger, the cir
cular staircase wound its way up, as
II 1t had been an afterthought of the
architect. And just around the cor
ner, in the small corridor, was the
door Mr.. Jameson had indicated.
was still unfamiliar with the house,
and did not remember the door My
heart was humping wildly in my ears,
but l nodded to him to go ahead. l
was perhaps eight or ten feet away
and then he threw the bolt back.
Come out" he said quietly. There
was no response. "Come-out,' he
repeated. Then-I think he had re-
volver, but l am not sure-he stepped
aside and threw the door open.
From where l stood l could not see
beyond the door. but saw Mr.. jamie
sons face change and heard him NUT
ter something, then he bolted down
the stairs, three at time. When my
knees had stopped shaking. l moved
forward, slowly, nervously, until 1 had
partial view of what was beyond the
door. 1t seemed at first to be clos
ct, empty. Then went close and ex-
amined it, to stop with a shudder.
Where the floor should have been was
black void and darkness. from which
came the indescribable damp smell
of the cellars.
Mr.. Jameson had locked somebody
in the clothes chute. AS ! leaned over
fancied l heard a groan-or was 1t
the wind?
The Glenwood post., 1910-05-28

able Judge Adams-laid down his
morning paper and looked at Jack
over his glasses.
"See here. young man, go ahead and
get your patent feathers If you need
them, but get the ones you have on
hxed up. I know where there's lit
tie cobbling shop down on Spencer
street-it's kept by two brothers-old
soldiers both OF 'em, crippled by the
war, and they're trying to make an
honest living. Tell the old fellows to
put on some good strong bali roles
and straikht..1 up the heeis il they
deed Strengthening"
Katherine passed her father the
toast. Daddy" she said. coaxingly,
may take the new auto on Memorial
dayf You know you and mamma are
talking Of going to Uncle Roberts to
spend the day. and II you'd only let me
take 1t I'd be SO careful"
He folded his newspaper, consulted
bis watch anxiously. and rose.
Well" he said. I've got to be going
or I'll miss that car. Yes, Katherine,
I guess you may take the auto, If you
think you can be careful Broken
bones are expensive as we'll As mighty
painful. And you. Jack, remember
what told you about those shoes"
Jack cornered Katherine as she was
going upstairs to dress for school.
Say. SIS" he said. digging his fists
into his pockets, would you mind Ia
king my shoes down to those old duff
fara %o
orally go that way to call for Phyllis.
don't your"
Katherine took the bundle under her
arm along with her hish-school books
and went down Spencer street.
She went into the little shop and
sat down to wait. She had knocked
loudly. but no one had responded. and
she had made bold to enter
As she sat there waiting, voices
from the little kitchen beyond reached
her. Evidently the two old men were
having late breakfast. and evidently
also they were somewhat hard of
hearing. for they kept on talking.
Katherine did not really mean to
listen. but sentence caught and held
her attention.
Il don't care so much for myself.
jerry" an old voice was saying. but
laws! you hain't ever missed goin' to
Decoration day. And hate to have
you miss this one-yes, sir. do. Jerry.
II work wasn't so slack now mebby
we could afford to hire old man Daw-
sons horse an buggy to go with, but
there's the grocery bill yet to pay,
an the medicine for your rheumatic,
an the repairs on my wooden leg, and
our pensions not due yet for quite a
spell. and"
Here Jerry broke in. Now you
hain't no call to worry none about me,
Silas." he said. mot a mite. guess
know how willin' you be to go with
out things SO as to give me leetle
pleasure-you always was that way
an l appreciate 1t. But don't you go
to worryin l guess mebby we can
hear the band play clear here. an
The Glenwood post., 1910-05-28

was as blind as-as some detectives,
he could walk right in
"Liddy."i said sharply, come down
with US and turn on all the lights"
She offered her resignation, as u.s.
ual. on the spot, but l took her by the
arm. and she came along finally She
switched on all the lights and pointed
TO door just ahead.
That's the door," she said sulkily.
The keys in it."
But the. key was not in it.. Mr..
Jameson shook it. but it was a heavy
door. well locked. And then he stopped
and began punching around the key
hole with the end of a lead pencil
When he stood up his face was exul-
tant.
ITS locked on the inside" he said
In q low tone. There is somebody in
there"
Lord have mercy" gasped Liddy,
and turned to run.
(To BE CONTINUED)
The Glenwood post., 1910-05-28
CHAPTER vi.
In the East Corridor.


When the detective left he enjoined
absolute secrecy on everybody in the
household. The Greenwood club
promised the same thing, and as there
are no Sunday afternoon papers, the
murder was not publicly known until
Monday. The coroner himself notified
the Armstrong family lawyer, and
early in the afternoon he came out
i had not seen Mr.. Jameson since
morning, but knew he had been in.
terrogating the servants. Gertrude
was locked in her room with head
ache, and I had luncheon alone.
Mr.. Harton, the lawyer, was little,
thin man, and he looked as if he did
not relish his business that day.
This is very unfortunate. Miss In
nes." he said, after we had shaken
hands. Most unfortunate-and mys-
terious. With the father and mother
in the west, find everything devolves
on me; and, as you can understand,
1t is an unpleasant duty"
mo doubt" said absently. "Mr
Harton, am going to ask you some
questions. and hope you will answer
them. 1 feel that am entitled to
some knowledge, because l and my
family are Just now in most ambigu-
GUS position"
1 don't know whether he under
stood me or not; he took off his
glasses and wiped them.
Il shall be very happy" he said
with old-fashioned courtesy.
Thank you. Mr. Harton, did Mr..
Arnold Armstrong know that Sunny
side had been rented?"
Il think-yes. he did. In fact, I my
self told him about it,
And he knew who the tenants
were?"
Yes"
He had not been living with the
family for some years, I believer"
mo. Unfortunately, there had been
trouble between Arnold and his IA
ther. For two years he had lived in
town"
Then it would be unlikely that he
came here last night to get possession
of anything belonging to him?"
Il should think 1t hardly possible"
he admitted. ITO be perfectly frank.
Miss Innes, l can not think Of any
reason whatever for his coming here
as he did. He had been staying at
the club house across the valley for
the last week, Jarvis tells me. but
that only explains how he came here.
not why. 1t IL most unfortunate
family"
He shook his head despondently.
The Glenwood post., 1910-05-28

ought to be able to change the plan
Of his house without becoming an OBJ
pect of suspicion"
There is little in the paper ITSELF"
he admitted; but why should Arnold
Armstrong carry that around, unless
it meant something? He never built
house, you may be sure of that. If
1t is this house, 1t may mean anything
from a secret room"
ITO an extra bathroom" l said
scornfully. Haven't you a thumb
print. too?"
Il have" he said with a smile, land
the print of foot in tulip bed, and
number of other things. The odd
est part is. Miss Innes. that the
thumb-mark is probably yours and the
footprint certainly"
His audacity was the only thing
that saved me; his amused smile put
me on my mettle. and l ripped out
perfectly good scallop before | an
swered.
why did step into the tulip bed?"
asked with interest.
You picked up something" he said
good-humoredly. which you are 60
ing to tell me about later"
Am 1. indeed?" l was politely GU
rious. with this remarkable insight
of yours, l wish you would tell me
where l shall find my four-thousand.
dollar motorcar."
Il was just coming to that" he
said. You will find it about 80 miles
away. at Andrews Station, in black
smith shop, where it is being re-
paired"
laid down my knitting then and
looked at him.
And Halsey?" managed to say.
I'VE are going to exchange infor-
nation" he said. Il am going to tell
you that. when you tell me what you
picked up in the tulip bed"
We looked steadily at each other; it
was not an unfriendly stare; we were
only measuring weapons. Then he
smiled little and got up.
with your permission" he said, 81
am going to examine the card room
and the staircase again. You might
think over my offer in the meantime"
He went on through the drawing
room, and l listened to his footsteps
growing gradually fainter. dropped
my pretence at knitting and, leaning
back, thought over the last 4S hours.
Here was I, Rachel Innes, spinster,
granddaughter Of old John Innes of
revolutionary days. a D. A. R., a Co
lonial Dame, mixed up with vulgar
and revolving crime, and even at
tempting to hoodwink the law! Ger
tainly had left the straight and mar
row way.
was reused by hearing Mr.. jamie
son coming rapidly back through the
drawing room. He stopped at the
door,
Miss Innes." he said quickly, "will
you come with me and light the east
corridor? 1 have fastened somebody
in the small room at the head of the
card room stairs"
l jumped up at once.
You mean-the murderer" l |
gasped.
Possibly" he said quietly. as we
hurried together up the stairs. Some |
one was lurking on the staircase
when l went back. 1 spoke; instead |
of an answer, whoever it was turned
and ran up. 1 followed-it was dark
but as. l turned the corner at the
top figure darted through this door
and closed 1t. The bolt was on my
side. and pushed 1t forward 1t is a
closet. think" We were in the upper
ha1l now. IF you will show me the
electric switch. Miss Innes, you would
better watt IN your own room" ]
The Glenwood post., 1910-05-28

| ana | felt that this drfed-up little man
was the repository of much that he
had not told me. l gave up trying to
elicit any information from him, and
we went together to view the body
before it was taken to tho city. 1t
had been lifted on to the billiard ta-
BILE and sheet thrown over 1t; 9TH
| erwise nothing had been touched. A
soft hat lay beside 1t, and the collar
Of the dinner-coat was still turned up.
The handsome. dissipated face of Ar
| mold Armstrong, purged of its ugly
lines, was now only pathetic. AS we
went in Mrs. Watson appeared at the
| card-room door.
Come in, Mrs. Watson" the lawyer
said. But she shook her head and
withdrew; she was the only one in
the house who seemed to regret the
dead man, and even she seemed rath-
er shocked than sorry.
Before Mr.. Harton left, he told me
something of the Armstrong family.
Paul Armstrong, the father, had been
married twice. Arnold was a son by
the first marriage. The second Mrs.
Armstrong had been widow, with
child, a little girl. This child, now
perhaps 20, was Louise Armstrong,
having taken her stepfather's name,
and was at present in California with
the family.
They will probably return at once"
he concluded, land part of my errand
here today is to see If you will relin-
quish your lease here in their favor"
I'VE would better wait and see if
they wish to come" said. ut seems
unlikely, and my town house is being
remodeled." At that he let the mat
ter drop, but it came up unpleasantly
enough. later.
At six o'clock the body was taken
away. and at seven-thirty, after an
early dinner, Mr.. Harton went. Ger
trude had not come down, and there
was no news of Halsey. Mr.. jamie
son had taken lodging In the vii
lage, and l had not seen him since
mid-afternoon. 1t was about nine
o'clock, I think, when the bell rang
and he was ushered into the living
room.
oiI uOWuS bdlu 81 nave
you found clew that will incriminate
me, Mr.. JAMESON"
He had the grace to look uncomfort-
able. NO" he said "If you had
killed Mr.. Armstrong, you would have
left no clews. You would have had
too much intelligence"
After that we got along better He
was fishing in his pocket, and after
a minute he brought out two scraps
of paper. Il have been to the club
house." he said, "and among Mr. Arm
strong's effects, found these. One is
curious; the other is puzzling."
The first was a sheet of club note
paper on which was written, over and
over, the name "Halsey B. Innes." 1t
was Halsey's flowing signature to
dot, but 1t lacked Halsey's ease. The
ones toward the bottom Of the sheet
were much better than the top ones.
Mr. Jameson smiled at my face.
His old tricks" he said. That
one is merely curious; this one, as l
said before, is puzzling"
The second scrap. folded and re-
folded into compass SO tiny that the
writing had been partly obliterated,
was part of a letter-the lower half of |
a sheet. not typed, but written in a
cramped hand.
by altering the plans for
rooms. may be possible. The best way. |
in my opinion would be to-the plan |
for-in one Of he-rooms-chi |
ney. |
That' WITS all.
"Well?" said, looking up. There
d nothing In that, is there? A man I