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New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1911-10-11

leave Us with an easy mind. All that I
dread 10 that Miss Huckins win worry
about me IL her consciousness should
return during the night"
1T will not return 50 soon. Next
week we may look for It. Then you
can be by to reassure her If she asks
for you.'
The doctor, lifting his hat took his
departure. The interview might have
lasted Ave minutes. She felt az though
It had lasted an hour.
She followed the doctors advice and
left half the money she had in charge
Of the clerk. Then she went upstairs.
She was not seen to come down again,
but when the S:45 train started out Of
the station that night It had for pas
senger young, heavily yelled girl, who
went straight to her section. A bal
cony running by her window had IA.
vored her escape.
-1I -f
kx0 N coI1IUU0.l
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1911-10-11

which he, as well as I, had done and
left undone, suffered and suppressed
had been in vain.
Mr.. Moftat, with no eye for him or
for me, conducted his witness to a
chair. Then as she loosened her veil
and let it drop in her lap he cried in
tones which rang from end to end Of
the courtroom. II summon Carmel
Cumberland to the stand to witness
in her brothers defense"
The surprise was complete. 1t was
great moment for Mr.. Mo6at, but
for me oil was confusion, dread, veil
Of misty darkness through which
shone her face, marred by its ine6ace-
able scar. but calm as had never ex-
pected to see 1t again In this life and
beautiful with smile under which
her deeply shaken and hardly con-
scious brother sank slowly back into
his seat amid silence as profound as
the hold she had Immediately taken
upon all hearts.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1911-10-11

AOO" USyOAu AoU
brought its pos
SCISSOR W ithi n
sight and l per-
.ceived the tall,
bla ok 70 be d.
heavily ellie d
W o m a n W b o
reached for Mr..
Mofat's sustain
ing arm I did
not need the
SCdTIl1uS pICIuTe
Of the prisoner,
standing upright
with outheld and
repellant hands.
to realize that
t b e impossible
b a d happened
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1911-10-11

Many things 20 to prove that 1t is.
The way thousands are trying to help
others is proof. Among them is Mrs.
w. W. Gould, of Pittsfeld, N. 81.
Finding good health by taking Elec-
trio Bitters, she now advises other
sufferers, everywhere, to take them.
"For years ! suffered with stomach
and kidney trouble" she writes.
Every medicine used failed till I
took Electric Bitters. But this great
remedy helped me wonderfully.
They'll help any woman. They re
the best tonic and finest liver and
kidney remedy that's made. Try
them. You'll see. SOC at o. NJ. Olsen
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1911-10-11

CARMEL, LIFTING Up THE LID, LOOKED IN.
remain unknown to her until circum-
stances forced it on her knowledge or
she had got sufficient strength to bear
It.
Carmel received the account well.
When she had it fully in mind she
looked up into the nurses face again
and repeated, quite calmly. but with
immovable decision, the order of an
hour before:
1--WE must return at once. You will
pack up Immediately"
Miss Unwin nodded and began to
open the trunks.
This, however, was a ruse. She did
not intend to take her patient back
that night. She was afraid to risk it
The next day would be soon enough.
But she would calm her by making
ready and when the proper moment
came would find some complication of
trains which would interfere with their
Immediate departure.
Meanwhile she would communicate
at the earliest moment with Mr.. Fox.
She had been In the habit Of sending
him frequent kilograms as to her pa
tents condition. They had been inva-
riable so far-"No difference. mind
still blank" or some code word sig
nifcant Of the same. But new word
was necessary now. She must look 1t
up and formulate her telegram before
she did anything else.
The code book was In her top tray.
She hunted and hunted for it without
being able to lay her hands on It. She
grew very nervous. She was only hu.
man; she was in very trying posi-
lion, and she realized 1t. Where could
that book be? Suddenly she espied 1t
and, falling on her knees before the
trunk, with her back still to Carmel,
studied out the words she wanted.
She was leaning over the tray to write
these words in her notebook when-no
one ever knew how it happened-the
lid Of the heavy trunk fell forward and
its iron edge struck her on the nape Of
the neck with keen blow which laid
her senseless. When Carmel reached
her side she found herself the strong
one and her stalwart nurse the patient.
When help had been summoned, the
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1911-10-11

door which was locked that night.
You needed the key to that door more
than the one to the stable. Why didn't
you take it?''
ell took it when took the other"
":Are you sure?"
eyes; they both hung on one nail
I grabbed them both at the same
time"
(Which of the two hung foremost2"
II didn't notice"
sYou took bothY'
Eyes, l took BOTH"
sAnd went straight out with them?"
Eyes, to the stable"
"And then where?"
Through the adjoining grounds
downtown"
'sYou are sure you went through Mr..
Fulton's grounds at this early hour In
the EVENING""
II am positive"
WAS 1t not at later hour, much
Later. a little before II instead of
little before 81"
mo, sir. was on the golf links
then"
But some one drove into the stable"
$50 you say"
Embarrassed the horse, drew up the
cutter. locked the stable door and, en-
tering the house. hung up the key
where it belonged"
Nh answer this time.
'.Mr. Cumberland, you admitted in
your direct examination that you took
With you out Of the clubhouse only
one bottle of the especial brand you
favored, although you carried up two
into the kitchen?"
mo; said that only had one when
I got to Cuthbert road. I don't remem-
her anything about the other"
'sBut you know where the other-or,
rather, remnants Of the other-was
1oundY
'.In my own stable, taken there by
nv man Zadok Brown, who says he
picked it out of one Of our waste bar
rels."
..rhis is the part Of bottle referred
20. Do you recognize the label still ad-
herring to it as similar to the one to be
found on the bottle you emptied in
Cuthbert roadT'
1T IL like that one"
ssHad you carried that other bottle
o6. and had 1t been broken 40 this has
been broken. would It not have pre-
sented an exactly similar appearance
- this?"
= Possibly"
''Only possiblyT
ut would have looked the same;
cannot deny 1t. What's the use fool
1ng7"
"Mr. Cumberland, the only two bot
ties known to contain this especial
brand of wine were In the clubhouse
ut 10 o'clock that night How came
one of them to get into the barrel out
side your stable before your return the
next day."
II cannot say"
.This barrel stood whereT'
''In the passage behind the stable"
'The passage you pass through on
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1911-10-11
The House
Of the
Whispering
Pines
= ANA KATHARINE GREEN
oo,y.isAt ma by Anna Katharine
1ohlfD
kO0NT1NU1D.J

-Mnen you went into tho k1rcnen.
Mr.. Cumberland, to get the stable
door key. was the gas lit, or did you
have to light it?'
''It-it was lit, think"
Don't you known
ut was lit. but turned low. I could
go well enough"
why. then, didn't you take both
keyDT
Both keys?"
you have said you went down town
~ tho short cut through your neigh
bor's yard. That cut Is guarded by q
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1911-10-11

be toldf Couldn't You make me know
what was happenipg-you or the doc.
tors or or anybody"
You were much too ill.," protested
the nurse. leading her toward the ele.
vator and SO by degrees to her room.
"And Arthur-poor Arthur, has been
the sufferer! Tell me the whole story.
can bear it." she pleaded. II can
bear anything but not knowing. why
should he have fallen under suspicion:
He was not even there. must 60 to
him. Pack up our clothing. Miss Huck-
FMS. must go to him at once"
With the sudden rending Of the
clouds which had obscured her intel
lect strange powers had awakened In
this young girl.
"You shall CO." began the nurse. and
stopped.
Carmel was not listening. Another
change Of thought had come. "How
can IT. fell In unconscious betrayal
from her lips. How can IT, Then
she stood silent, CHASTITY with lack of
color one minute and rosy red with
its excess the next, until it was hard
to tell In which extreme her feeling
spoke most truly.
What was the feeling? Nurse Unwin
felt It imperative to know. She ap.
preached Carmel with renewed offers
Of help and such expressions of sym
pathy as she thought might lure her
into open speech.
But discretion had come with fear,
and Carmel, while not disdaining the
others Kindness, instantly made it ap-
parent that, whatever her burden and
however unsuited it was to her present
weak condition, it was not one she felt
willing to share.
II must think" she murmured as
she finally followed the nurses lead
and seated herself on lounge. Gar
thur on trial for his life! Arthur on
trial for his life! And Adelaide was
not even murderedw
"No?" gasped the nurse, intent on
every word this long silenced witness
let fall.
"Had he no friend? Was there not
some one to understand? Adelaide
here her head fell till her face was lost
to -"had-a-lover''-
Eyes. Mr.. Elwood Ranelagh. He was
the first to be arrested for the crime"
The soul in Carmel seemed to vanish
at this word. The eyes, which had
been so farseeing the moment before,
grew blank and the 1.-THE young body
stiff with that death in life which is
almost worse to look upon than death
itself. Then the stony eyes softened
and fell, the rigidity of her frame re-
Taxed, and Carmel sank back again on
the sofa and tried to read the head
lines on the open sheet before her.
But her eyes were unequal to the task.
With sob she dropped the paper and
entreated the nurse to relate to her
from her own knowledge all that had
passed.
Miss Irwin complied, but with res
ervations. She said nothing about the
marks on Adelaide's throat or Of the
special reason which the police had for
arresting Mr.. Ranelagh. She did not
dare. Strangulation was horrible
death to contemplate, and If this fac
tor in the crime-she was not deceived
by Carmeps exclamation that there
had been no murder-was unknown as
yet to her patient, as it must be from
what she had said, and the absolute
impossibility, as she thought, of her
Whispering Pines, then it had better
T -
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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1911-12-18

her niece. but the girl busied with
her bright silks did not lift her eyes;
q faint color glowed in her checks
There isn't another chicken about
the place." said Miss Anne bluntly. Il
may as well say. sir. that 1t was the
last of my flock; that's why It is a dis
appointment to me.
LOring arose from his chair and
reached for his OvercOat. Then It's
my place to scour the countryside
for one to take its place" he said
firmly. please don't tell me not to
it's Christmas eve, you know. and
there isn't soul that expects me to
do anything and I'D like to feel was
OF some use at such time. | won't
return without bird Of some sort II
I have to rob roost myself"
without waiting to hear their pro-
tests, Loring let himself out into the
star-lit night and plunged into the
crisp snow
Two hours afterward when he re-
turned heavily laden. the windows Of
the farmhouse glowed pleasantly and
seemed to offer a welcome. As he
stamped the snow from his feet at the
side door he heard Miss Anne's voice
raised in warm approval.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1911-12-18

circle and there was low rocking
chair and beside It huge work basket
overlooking with bright bits OF SILK.
Anne pushed big rocking chair
close to the stove and motioned l.Or-
ing into it. sit close to the fire and
get thawed out. Grace will fetch you
a glass Of currant wine-or maybe
you'd rather have cup Of coffee!"
She beamed Hospitality at him over
steel-bowed spectacles that were the
color Of her silvery hair.
Il would say coffee II II were not
40 much trouble" hesitated Loring.
1T does seem an imposition for me
to drop in on you in this manner, but
as was explaining"
ut will be no trouble at all. Grace
will be glad to make you cup of cof-
fee"
The fair.haired girl fastened to a
tiny cupboard and brought out small
canister and coffee pot Miss Anne.
excusing herself for moment. rose
and left the room. I.oring watching
the young girls graceful movements
was suddenly impressed by a painful
fact. His hostesses were unmistak-
ably poor. Tie girl had shaken the
last grains Of coffee into the pot and
filling 1t with cold water placed 1t on
the top Of the cylinder stove. Then
she stepped to and fro from cupboard
to table. laying a meal on a snowy
cloth. There were fresh bread and
butter. baked apples and some slices
of cold ham.
When she had invited him to sit
down. I.oring arose with many apollo
gics upon his lips. Just then the door
opened TO admit Miss Anne muttied in
shawl and hood and trembling with
agitation. She seemed to forget l.or'
ing's presence and her words were ad
dressed to her niece.
"Grace-what do YOU think has hap
pencdo That -that-he's gone. Hel
thin hands flew to her face and the
tears trickled between her fingers
"Oh. Aunt Anne" The girl threw
her arm around the older woman:
shoulder. Are you sure? Why he
was there not a half hour ago because
looked at him. How do you suppose
he got away"
Il guess somebody has taken him
he was so fat. too. Grace" Miss Annie
sank down in chair and slowly re
moved her wraps. "Oh. dear. In
afraid your coffee will get cold. 81
down and eat your supper. sir.
Thank you" said Loring. as h
obeycd Il hope. you are not il
trouble Miss AIMEE Is there anything
that can do TO make things right?
Miss Anne surveyed him with az
proving ewes. All al once her eye
wrinkled pleasantly and she began t
laugh. DO You think YOU can dis
cover VINO stole the white rooster W
were going TO have for our Christina
dinner? had him penned up safel
and just went out now to have loo
at him and he ia gone-the hen hous
is empty"
That Is too bad Can't catch q
other one for you or Was the whit
rooster especially fattened for the o
: casion!" asked Loring.
) Miss Anne hesitated and looked
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1911-12-18
4 Lakeland Furniture 6 Hardware CT

Christmas by myself in the woods"
Miss Anne's sensitive pride had
prompted her to wave aside the
preferred edibles. but as Ioring re-
placed the packages In the basket she
watched him all unconscious OF the
fact that her eyes were wistful. First
went the plump goose and following
it were iurnips and potatoes, cranber-
RIGS ana onions and celery; a bag OF
white grapes: another Of nuts and q
large and tempting box Of candy.
With his basket on his arm. Loring
turned to the door Il must thank you
for your kindness" he said gravely
"rhere Isn't Another Chicken About
the Place."
"You have taken me in and permitted
mo to rest when I was cold and tired:
and you have offered me the sweetest
hospitality. wish you and Miss
Grace the most joyful Christmas you
have ever known"
Ills hand was on the knob when
Miss Anne stopped him Il don't like
to have you go like that. sir You are
welcome to remain until you can re-
sumo your journey and to our fare
plain as il is the Leightons have al
ways prided themselves on their hos
pitality. but of late years
leighton" interrupted l.oring.
placing his basket on the floor and
opening his oyercoat. Are you Miss
Anne eighton?"
Miss Anne's round eyes opened wide.
yes why do you ask"
I.oring took letter case from an
inner pocket and searched carefully
/ in its deDths. You are cousin to
Mr.. Josiah leighton. of Bostone Yes
Very well. my search is ended then.
am MIR. Ieichtons private secretary.
Robert Loring. and he sent me 10 seek
YOU on, and present this letter. | be-
/ lieve il contains a Christmas gift as
well as an offer TO make your future
! tClllt WIFI uilH bs sONS. Uut IL thN
merest chance that led me here.
reached the station all right and hired
man to drive me to YOUR place. He
lost his way and We Travelled half
day; then he managed to upset me
into snow bank and he made off.
leaving me TO find my way back to
civilization as best | could You see
fate led me here" He was looking al
Grace's downcast face rather than al
Miss Anne's excitedly bohbing figure
Grace Leighton here We were
watching for the expressnlau. thinking
Cousin Josiah was going 10 send his
usual presents of silk waistS-and
here is his letter and a check for $50
You wished us joyful Christmas. Mr.
Loring: | guess it's going 10 be one.
Il have feeling" said Loring. de
liberately. that it is the beginning o.
many happy Christmases for me"
He was still thoughtfully regarding
the sweet profile Of the young cir
bending over her bright silks.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1911-12-18
(Copright.j

=: :; :: =: s: &: 4: !:
the crisp wind had
blown away the covering the limbs
were darkly sketched against the
bright blue sky. A thin spiral Of
smoke drifted up from the big Chin
ney and shimmered away into moth
ingness.
Loring tramped YEARLY up the path
and turned the corner by the clump
of lockwood where little side porch
jutted out to the south There was a
window here filled with red geraniums
and the brilliant color seemed to i'm
part warmth TO his benumbed body.
The steps had been swept clear Of
snow and he was careful 10 scrape his
boots before he knocked at the door.
The whirring of sewing machine
stopped suddenly and quick steps
came across Tue uOOI. hc uooi hC"
open and revealed two faces; that OF
Miss Anne. timidly expectant. and the
fair face Of the young girl. hopeful
and eager
oh" they cried in unison and their
voices betrayed bitter disappointment.
I'VE thought / might be the express
man." added Anne in explanation.
I'm sorry TO disappoint YOU" said
Loring courteously as he barred his
head. AS matter OF fact ! came to
beg d nights lodging ] have rather
a bad knee and it's gone back on me
In the midst of a long tramp. l won
der"
Come in interrupted Anne hos
pitably. Its bitter cold out to-day
and the drifts are awful. We haven't
as many fires as We used TO keep, but
you're welcome to sit and ge'
thawed out"
Robert Loring entered the low
ceiled sitting room where q small cyl
inder stove gave forth welcome hea
IN the center Of the room. The cor
ners seemed chill and dusky, but II
the circle Of warmth from the stove i
was very comfortable. A sewing ma
china va drawn within The magi'
->- .
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1911-12-18

We'll. now. Grace. believe the poor
fellow will be tickled to death TO get
that pin book: he said the didn't have
any folks-he seems honest enough"
Loring stumbled into the warm
room and let his packages down on TO
the round table He held his cold fin
gers to the heat. Il didn't find the
white rooster. but did corral the
plumpest little white goose YOU ever
saw; It's such q long time since I've
prepared for Christmas that cr,s
started couldn't stop. % l went
ON through the village and bought all
the rest Of the nxinss-I hope you
wont object-oh, well. Miss Anne-l
shall Just take my packages end have
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1911-12-18
Christmas Thanks,

Christmas Thanks.
When turkeys on the table laid,
And good things l may scan.
I'm thankful that l wasn't made
A vegetarian.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1911-12-18

Rock and be merry. nothing will
make you happier than rocking in
oar rockers. They are fine, good
and substantial: all finishes.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-03-17
FREED OF BRIBERY CHARGE
illinois Legislators Declared "Not
Guilty" of Conspiracy In Connec.
ton With Furniture Contracts.

Springfield, H., March 13.-After
three and one-half hours elaboration.
during which time about twenty-one
ballots we're taken, the jury in the
trial OF State Senator Stanton @. Penn
berton of Oakland and of former Rep
resentative Joseph s. Clark of Van
dalia, who are charged with entering
into a conspiracy to secure money cor
ruptly for their votes in awarding the
contract for the furnishing OF the sen.
ate and house chambers of the state
house, returned verdict of mot
guilty"
At the first trial. two months ago,
the Jury failed to agree.
Pemberton and Clark were mem
bers of a special committee named
by the legislature to purchase furni-
ture for the house of representatives.
1t was charged that they attempted
to secure a bribe from representatives
of furniture companies. which bid on
the contract
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-03-17
CopyrlgAt lsoa, By the BoSbs-Msrril Co.
SYNOPSIS.

James Wilson or Jimmy as he is called
by his friends. Jimmy was rotund and
looked shorter than he really was. His
but people steadily refused to do so, his
art IS considered a huge Joke, except to
himself. IL he asked people to dinner ev-
eryone expected frolic Jimmy marries
Bella Knowles: they live together year
and are divorced. Jimmy's friends ar
range to celebrate the first anniversary
when Jimmy receives q telegram from his
Aunt Selma, who will arrive in four hours
TO visit him and his wife. Jimmy gets his
funds from Aunt Selma and after he mar
ries she doubles his allowance. He neg
iects TO tell her of his divorce. Jimmy
takes Kit into his confidence. he tries to
Fevise some way so that his aunt will not
learn that he has no longer u wife He
suggests that Ki. play the hostess for one
hight, be Mrs. Wilson pro tenn. Aunt Sc
Una arrives and tina deception works out
rs planned. Jim's Jap servant is taken
I'll. Bella. Jimmy's divorced wife. enters
lhe house and asks Kit who is being la
ken away in the ambulance? Bella insists
It is Jim. Kit tells her Jim Is well and Is
In the house. Bella tells Kit 1t wasn't
Jim she wanted to see. but Takahira. the
Jap servant HARRISON steps out on the
porch and discovers a man lacking a
lard on the door. He demands an ex-
PLANTATION. The man points to the placard
and HARRISON sees the word SMALLPOX"
their predicament, the womel. shed tears
the men consider 1t good Joke. Harbi-
son pleads with Kit to tell him the real
situation Of things. She finally tells him
pf Beila's incarceration in the basement
The all important question arises as to
who is to prepare the meals and perform
the other household duties. HARRISON fin
ally solves the matter. He writes out
slips containing the various departments
Of his or her duties. Kit attempts to
make an omelet for Aunt Selma. but fails
In the attempt and is in a very nervous
state when HARRISON comes to her rescue
and tells her how to make It. After the
lifting of the quarantine several letters
are found In the mail box undelivered,
one is addressed to Henry Llewellyn,
Equique. Chile. which was written by Har-
bison. He describes infinitely of their in
generation, also of his infatuation for
Mrs Wilson. HARRISON attempts to patch
up one quarrel after another between Kit
and Jimmy. Aunt Selma is taken Ill with
la grippe. Betty acts as nurse.