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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-01-03
A Partisan Detective
Copyright 1909 BY q. appleton s.

come to him without warning, like a
lightning stroke.
Doctor asked the commissary.
glancing at the open window, liz thAs
man shot himself, could he. In your
opinion, with his last strength have
thrown the pistol out there?"
"Certaily not answered Joubert. IA
man who received a wound like this
would be dead before he could lift q
hand, before he could wink
"Ahi"
BESIDES, a search has been made un-
derneath that window and no pistol
has been found"
at must be murder" muttered Pou-
geot. was there any quarreling with
the woman?"
Joseph says not. On the contrary,
they seemed on the friendliest terms
"Hahl See what he has on his per-
son. Note everything down. We must
find out who this poor fellow was"
These instructions were carefully car
ried out. and it straightway became
clear that robbery, at n rate, had
no part in the crime. In the dead
mans pockets vas found a con-
siderable sum of money, a bundle OF
%ive-pound notes OF the bank OF
England, besides a handful of French
gold. On his fingers were several yalu-
able rings, in his scarf was a large
ruby set with diamonds, and attached
to his waistcoat was q massive gold
medal that at once established his
identity. He was Enrico Martinez, q
Spaniard widely known as a profess
sional billiard player, and also the hero
of the terribly Charity Bazaar fire,
where, at the risk of his life, he had
saved several women from the flames.
For this bravery the city of Paris had
awarded him a gold medal and people
had praised him until his head was
half turned.
So familiar a figure was Martinez
that there was no difficulty in finding
witnesses in the restaurant able to-
identify him positively as the dead
man. Several had seen him within u
few days at the Olympia billiard acad-
envy. where he had been practising for
a much-advertised match with an
American rival. All agreed that Mar
tinez was quite the last mar in Paris
to take his own life. for the simple rea-
son that he enjoyed it altogether too
much. He was scarcely thirty and in
excellent health, he made plenty OF
money, he was fond Of pleasure, and
particularly fond of the ladies' and had
no reason 10 complain Of bad treat
ment at their hands; in fact, II the
truth must be told, he was ridiculously
vain OF his conquests among the fair
sex, and was always saying to who
ever would listen; "Ah, mon cher, I
have met a womanl But such a
woman!' Then his dark eyes would
glow and he would map his thumb nail
under an upper tooth. with an express
sion of ravishing joy that only q Castil-
ian billiard player could assume, And
OF course. it vas always a different
woman!
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unconscionably long time when you
ave a delicious sole a la Regence get
ting cold on your hands. Joseph
knocked discreetly, then again after a
decent pause. and finally, weary of
waiting, he opened the door with an
official cough of warning and stepped
started back, his eyes fixed with hor-
ror.
Grand Dieu!" he cried.
"You saw the body, the mans body?'
questioned the commissary.
Eyes, SIR answered the waiter, his
face still pale at the memory.
And the woman? Where was the
woman"
"Ah, ] forgot stammered Joseph.
"She had come out of the room before
this, while ! was waiting. She asked
where the telephone was, and I told
her it was on the floor below. Then
she went d-ownstairs-at least / sup
pose she did, for she never came back"
Did anyone see her leave the no.
tel?' demanded Pougeot sharply, look
ing at the others.
TITS extraordinary answered the
doctor, ''but no one seems to have seen
this woman go out. NJ. Gibelin made
inquiries. but he could learn nothing
except tina she really went to the tele-
phone booth. The girl there remem-
bers her"
Again Pougeot turned to the waiter.
What sort of a woman was she? A
lady or-or not?"
Joseph clucked his tongue admiring-
H. scst. 1al. Ill .;oJ@ Ax1
a sumner! Eyes and--shoulders and
|-um-m!, He described imaginary
feminine curves with the JUNCTION of a
male dressmakef. "Oh, there's one
thing more."
"You can tell me later. Now. doc
tor, we'll look at the room. I'll need
you, Leroy, and you and you" He mo-
toned to his secretary and to two of
his men.
DIR. Joubert, bowling gravely. opened
the door of Number Six, and the com
missary entered. followed by his scribe,
q very bald and pale young man. and
by the two policemen. Last came the
doctor, closing the door carefully be-
hind him.
1t was the commissary's custom OF
| arriving at the scene of a crime to re-
cord his first impressions Immediately.
taking careful note of every fact and
detail in the picture that seemed to
have the slightest bearing on the case.
These he would dictate rapidly to his
secretary, walking back and forth,
searching everywhere with keen eyes
and trained intelligence. especially for
signs of violence, q broken window, an
! overturned table. a weapon and no.
ting all suspicious stains-mud stains,
blood stains, the print OF a foot, the
sinear Of "a hand and. of course, de-
scribing carefully the appearance OF a
victims body, the wounds. the posi-
ton, the expression of fhe face. any
tearing or disorder OF the garments.
Many times these quick, ~haphazard jor-
tings, made in the precious moments
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-01-03

In general plan the Ansonia was in
the form of a large e, the main part
of the second floor, where the tragedy
took place, being occupied by public
dining rooms, but the two wings, in
accordance with Partisan custom, on
tanning a number of private rooms
where delicious meals might be had
with discreet attendance by those who
wished to dine alone. In each of the
wings were seven of these. private
rooms, all opening IN a dark-red pas
sageway lighted by soft electric lamps.
1t was in one of the west wing pri-
-vate rooms that the crime had been
committed, and as the commissary
reached the wing the walters awe
struck looks showed him plainly enough
which was the room-there, on the
right, the second from the end. where
the patient policeman was standing
guard.
M. Pougeot paused at the turn Of the
corridor to ask some question, but he
was interrupted by a burst of singing
on the left, a roaring chorus of hi
larity.
TITS a banquet party" explained the
doctor, "a lot of Americans. They
don't know what has happened"
"Hah!'' reflected the other. Just
across the corridor. tool"
Then, briefly, the commissary heard
what the witnesses had to tell him
about the crime. 1t had been dis
covered half an hour before. more pre-
cisely at ten minutes to nine, by a
waiter, Joseph, who was serving a
couple In Number Six, a dark-complex-
Toned nan and a strikingly handsome
woman. They had arrived at a quarter
before eight and the meal had begun
at once. Oddly enough, after the soup,
the gentleman told the waiter not to
bring the next course until he rang,
at the same time slipping into his
hand a ten-franc piece. Whereupon
Joseph had nodded his understanding
he had seen impatient lovers before,
although they usually restrained their
ardor until after the fish; still. ma fol.
this was a oma to make q nan lose
his head, and the night was to be a
jolly one--now those young American
devils were singing. so vivc
ramour and vive la ~jeunesset With
which simple philosophy and q twinkle
Of satisfaction. Joseph had tucked
away his gold piece-and waited.
Ten minutes. Fifteen minutes! An
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Policy to Auoid Close Friendships
Among All Your Office Associates

chat with them, and now n then /
go for a walk or to lunch with one of
the girls. But I rarely invite any of
them to my home, and l keep my own
counsel. It's better in man ways.
There are so many things that break
up friendships, and IL one has been very
intimate and GOODNESS has followed 1T
is not easy to sit side by side, day after
day, with a barrier erected.
with men, she went on, this is
especially the case. Men are so ready
to admire and to do things for the new
girl who comes into the office. Then,
after q little while, their interest wanes.
and IL the girl has given too much of
herself she is hurt and f~orlorn, while
had she preserved her impersonal atti-
tude there would have gradually
to make you happy. Find rather the
ripened between her and the ran about
her a good fellowship that would have
made none of the demands of intimacy,
and would yet have withstood all of the
storms of time"
1t sounds rather cold-blooded, doesn't
it. to talk of keeping the people with
whom n is closely associated at arms
length, but there are hard things In all
relationships. OF life. There is the senti-
mental and the sensible course. Your
office life must run along peaceful
grooves IL it is to be successful. III
YOU find a real friend ''grapple her to
your soul with hooks of steel" But
until you are very sure. havesa smile
for all, but give our heart to none,
and you will value the real friend more
when you do find her, because you nave
not divided your affection among so
many. !.
The real friend! How we love herr
How she fits into our lives. She may
be only a quiet ous of a thing IN
whom nobody else quite sees what our
discernment has discovered. Or she
may be. a radiant beauty. choosing US
from among many others, n we hug
the thought of our possession to our
heart. knowing hat the days Will DC
brighter and the years better.
The test of real friendship is trust.
do you desire that / be less your
friend that you may know it?" says
Thoreau. and again. WHO are the
~estrangcd? Two friends explaining
Try to believe that you friend loves
you. ever though she does not allow
you to monopolize every minute of her
spare time.
I think the truest friendship Otter
makes the fewest demands. My most
beloved woman friend need not write
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Immediately following a crime. had
proved of incalculable value in the sub
sequent investigation.
In the present case, however, M. Pou-
geot was fairly taken aback by the
lack of significant material. Every
thing in the room was as it should be,
table spread with snowy linen, two
places set faultlessly among flowers
and flashing glasses, chairs in their
places, pictures smiling down from the
white-and-gold walls, shaded electric
lights diffusing a pleasant CLOWN
short, no disorder, no sign OF struggle,
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Intimacy of Working Com-
panions Often Leads to
Disastrous Results.
BY TEMPLE BAILEY.
ssKTY FRIEND is one with whom I

Uni 8 lNlI1tSD 10 one With Wiiotn l
1vA can associate my choicest
thought" says Thoreau.
That's a beautiful sentiment, certain
ly, but most of US know that such a
friend is found rarely, and not often
in ones daily business experience.
The persons who sit next to you in
your office maay differ in temperament
and in training, in ideals nj in in
stincts, and there may be nothing that
makes for congeniality.
Shall you, therefore. make q friend
of that desk neighbor?
It's a puzzling question. If we were.
all of us, marvels of tact. / should adj
wise that friendship might be granted
to all your associates, but to know
when to stop in intimacy is a matter
requiring experience and discretion.
As a rule intimate friendships among
office associates are unwise, except In
those cases where the c~ongeniality has
been tested by time and opportunity.
So says the writer in the Philadelphia
Press.
1t is so easy to be fascinated by the
: brilliant, frivolous girl. who spends her
money recklessly. 1t is, so easy to con-
fide in the girl who gossips, to II on,
too late that she has told your secrets
as well as the secrets of others. X
is so easy to break ones heart over
the Indifference of the lovely womah
manager. who is too busy to bother
with the worship of a warm-hearted
! girl. 1t is so easy to give and give and
give. and not get. and to be disiliu-
stoned when one might have been saved
by d little less extravaganza in rush
ing into intimacy.
"A friendship may lake or mar a girl
to such an extent hat it is always well
to look before you leap.
Ask yourself If the girl in h Office
impresses you as having refinement,
good sense and sincerity. If not, let
her go. We all of us waste too much
time on the unworthy.
The most successful girl that | know
in her Office relationships is one who
avoided all close friendships among her
business associates.
II like them ALL" she told me. "and
try to be helpful and sympathetic and
responsive. When w have leisure ]
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ceeded to dictate what there was to
say, dwelling on two facts: that there
was no sign of a weapon in the room
and that the long double window OPEN
ing on the Rue Marbaeuf was standing
open.
'eNow, DOCTOR, he concluded, W Will
look at the body"
DIR. Joubert's examination established
at once the direct cause of death. The
man, a well-built young fellow OF per-
haps 2s, had been shot in the right
eye, a ball having penetrated the brain.
killing him instntly. The face showed
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-01-03

marks OF flame and powder. proving
that the weapon-undoubtedly a pistol
had been discharged from a very
short distance,
This certainly looked like suicide.
although tho absence Of the pistol
pointed to murder. The mans face
wal perfectly calm, with no suggestion
of fright or anger; his hands and body
lay in q natural position and his clothes
were in no way d~isordered. Either
he had met death willingly, or 1t had
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-01-03

yet, there, stretched at full length on
the floor near a pale-yellow- sofa, lay
a man in evening dress, his head rest
ing, face downward, in q little red pool.
He was evidently dead.
"Has anything been disturbed here?
Has anyone touched this body?' de-
manded Pougeot sharply.
NO. said the doctor; "Gibelin came
in with me. but neither of us touched
anything. We waited for you"
"I see. Ready, Leroy and he pro-
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-01-03
. Jealous Man.
Dear Miss Doom:

DedT MISS DOOH.
T I am a young man Fl years of age
and am keeping company with q young
woman who showers me with atten-
lions. but If any one is around she
acts distant and cold. She makes dates
with other fellows and keeps them.
If l say anything she says / am fool
ish. I love this girl very much and
don't want to give her up. I ask your
advice. G. IL. s.
If you are not engaged to the girl,
she is privileged to make engagements
with other men. The fact that she re-
serves her show of affection for the
moments when you are alone together
shows good sense on her part. Ask her
TO marry you and yau will then know
how she feels toward you
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-01-03
SYNOPSIS.

III. Paul Coquenil. a celebrated French detec-
Cathedral and is attracted to Alice. tho,candle
girl. She tells the detective of a dream she
had of a great crime to be committed that
night which involves Lloyd Kittredgc. an
American and her admirer. Coquenil departs
and Kittredge appears on the scene.
Coauenil sends a message to Lucien Pougeot.
police commlssary, his close personal friend,
that he must see him Immediately. Pougeot
visits Coquenil at his home and is Informed
that Coquenil Is not going TO Rio Janeiro
although Pougeot knows that he has been work.
ing for two years to get the offer.
While the two are discussing the offer, a tele-
phone call is received that a man has been
shot in a private dining room at the Ansonia
Hotel. Coquenil and Pougeot leave at once for
the scene.
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NEWS TOR SHOPPERS


Pretty hannels, from the daintily
Powered kimono patterns to the hand
somely embroidered petticoat style
may be viewed at l.. s. Plaut & Co.'S.
At the David Straus store may be
found shaving sets Of porcelain neatly
mounted on a nickel stand.
Hahne & Co. are showing water
proof dress trunks with leather covers
at reasonable prices.
Extra wide linen-bleached double
damask, suitable for extra size tables,
may be had at l.. Bamberger & Co.'S
Heavy gray blankets in regular size,
with borders of pink. red or blue, arc
specially priced at the Goerke Com
pany's.
Plain and dotted Tuxedo yelling in
extra width, firm of mesh. in black and
colors. will be found at Lissner's.
Marshall &. Ball are offering
women's separate skirts of cheviot or
taffeta, in plain and Killed styles, at
reduced prices.
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Have a Smile for ALI, Be Courte-
Gus and Kind, but Let Ac-
qnaintance End There.

to me for weeks, or call me up by
phone or see me, but I know her heart
is mine. 1t does not need words or
deeds.
Blind alteration is not friendship. One
must have something of equality. The
girl who is willing to take your love
without giving in return is too selfish
friend who will share you sorrow as
well as your joy, and who will be SYM
pathetic and satisfying.
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Hair.

Dear Miss Doom
Will you please tell me what / can
use to prevent growth of hair on the
upper lip? A REAPER,
Bleaching the hairs with peroxide of
hydrogen will make them inconspicu-
Gus, but the electric needle is the only
safe thing that will remove them.
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Born 1880.

Touch us gently, Time.
Let us glide adown thy stream
Gently as we sometimes glide
Through a quiet dream.
Humble voyagers are we,
Husband. wife and children three.
zone Is lost-an angel, fed
To the azure .overhead.)
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-01-03
Spots on Tan Shoes.

Dear Miss Doom:
I wore a pair of tan shoes in the
last spow storm and in places the
snow darkened the leather. Is there
anything that will take the dark spots
out? TAN.
Rub the spots with Qxalic acid, or
take them to q professional 1eaner. !
think the latter would prove more sat
isfactory.
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IN COLLISION.

Officer-Stop! I am an agent of the
Society for the Prevention Of Cruelty
to Animals, and I see you are driving
a horse which can hardly crawl.
Cabman (confidentially)-Hist! Tn
hoss is all right. It's me thet's holdin'
him in. I've got a passenger wot pays
by the hour.-Tit-Bit
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-01-03
p~osT.MORTHM WORRY.

At a suburban service recently the
preacher delivered an eloquent adj
dress on Flowers as a Cure for
Worry
s'We are told" he said. that more
die from worry than from anything else
land yet they still go on worrying!"-
Tit-Bits.
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r. Favorite Old Poems Of Famous Poets
Touch Us Gently, Time
Died 1874.
BY BRYAN WALLER PROCTOR.

Touch us gently, Time!
We've not proud nor soaring wings;
Our ambition. u content.
Lies inc simple things.
Humble voyagers are we
Ger Life's dim, unsounded sea,
Seeking only some calm cline.
Touch us gently. gentle Time.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-01-03
Cream of celery soup.

Cream of Celery soup.
Cover a bunch of celery with water
and let simmer for one hour. adding an
onion to the water. Drain and re-
turn to the fire with one cup milk
thickened with two tablespoonful of
four added. Boil FIVE minutes, season
we'll and serve with %croutons of toast.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-01-03

Draped sleeves are back again as the
newest sleeve touch. There are many
ways of doing them, but the accom-
panyingl sketch shows one of the most
attractive arrangements.
She who has remodeling in her mind
sees boundless possibilities for the
slightly wern waist of her silk gown
O little chiffon, net, or novelty stuff,
and there YOU are.
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<. NEWS or WOMEN FOR WOMEN AND THE HON x
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Observation-Disclosures

Observation-Disclosures.
Wheatena
Grape fruit
Scrambled eggs Dreamed potatoes
Hot rolls Coffee
LUNCHEON.
Baked salmon Potato salad
Sailed peanuts
Lemon jelly Tea
DINNER.
Cream of celery soup
Hamburg steak
Mashed potatoes String beans
Lettuce and cucumber salad
Chocolate pudding Coffee
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; IT,: 1ADWlgEzs'.' 4 70. s''.
: BY MARGERY doom

Correspondents are requested
NOT TO send stamps for personal
replies. Miss DoOn's mail fs too
heavy to permit her to write
private letters.
Letters written ON both sides
OF paper Will lot be considered.
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THE MENU RECIPES.
Baked salmon.

Bhf<cd sHfHlUh.
Mix with a can of salmon half a cup
of tomatoes and four small soda bis
cults rolled TO crumbs. Season well
with pepper and salt; bake fifteen min
utes and serve not.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-01-03

announced in the STAR on Monday
evening, January 10.
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THE pRIzE.wINNHRs

The correct answer to last Mondays
illustrated acrostic puzzle was Cleve-
land. The following children sent in
the neatest correct answers n were
awarded the prizes:
MADELINE REIsS. aged ii. "a West
street. Newark book; JAMES FAR
RELL. aged II. 40 Mt. Prospect ave.
nue., Newark Cook.
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PROBLEM OF THE FIRE-FIGHTERs.

neatest correct answers can AVE their
choice Of a box of paints, a good book.
a penknife or any one Of several very
fascinating games. II the writing Is
not legible the coupon will be rejected.
Uncle Jack will publish the picture OF
any prize-winner who cares to send
him a photograph. Ping-pong and tin
y p pictures cannot be used.
Only children under Is years of age
are eligible to compete. Be sure to
place a two-cent stamp On the en-
velope. to avoid delay at the postofice.
The names Of the rize-winners will be
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-09-01
STARVATION MAKES
Man STEAL MILK
Hard Hearts of Police Touched
by Pitiful Tale of Hotel
Clerk

Los ANGELES, Aug. 31.-Pleading
that he was on the verge of starvation,
j. B. Bleakmore, who came here re-
Gently from San Francisco, told story
of hunger and priyation that touched
the hearts of the police today. Bleak
more, who says he was formerly en-
ployed as a clerk at the Mason and the
Brule hotels in San Francisco, was ar
rested while attempting to steal quart
of milk.
Il admit | tried to steal the bottle of
milk" Bleakmore said 1T had been
more than "a hours since 1 tasted food
and l could not resist taking the milk. -
When placed in Jail a bottle of milk
was handed to him. He swallowed the
liquid in a few gulps. The jailer then
prepared meal. which Bleakmore
eagerly devoured.
Bleakmore says he arrived in Los
Angeles week ago and has been un-
able to obtain work. His funds were
exhausted, he says. and he has been
compelled TO roam the streets and do
without food.
His story will be investigated and
Bleakmore probably yill be released.