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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-14

with capital to join me in manufacturing enterprise. now doing good business at 10o per cent profit and with the possibility of for tune in a short time with additional capital to increase volume; if you have s9OO0 to $5O00 to invest and are willing to investigate call 10 a. m. to D. m. at 1OQ Snnth 18th street.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1911-01-26
Ocalifo diva zyc1a.

,,Ani moja siostra ami ia ME
tyliby6my dis, gdyby nie ORA
Kinga New Discovery" pieze A.
D. Mcdonald Z Fayetteville, NC.
R. f. D. No. g." poniewaz oboje
mie]lsmy okropny Aaszel, ma kt6ry;
inne lekarstva ME pomaga}y.
M6wil,smy he nloja siost-a ma
9 uchoty. BY}a n ba,dzo. siaba,,
nooa sic poc,}a lecz pansxle Guido.
wne lekarstwo wylecxyh. mas
kompletnie cboje Jest na]iepsxe
jake kiedykolw,ek uiywalem llnl,
s}ysxa}em". Ma chore pluca. ka-xel,
xaziebienie. krwotok, lagryoe,
astme, dychawice, krup, kok,u.x,
- wssystkie krtsnioxe chor by
jest najlepszem.-Bntelki ma probe
darmo. SOC i 81.rn. Gwarantowane
" apiece NJ. ]. Kowalewskiego.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1911-01-26
(Ciag dalszy.)

(Ciag dalszy.)
Ma zapytanie oficera, opo'
wiadat J6zef Gale zaj6cie, lecl
ca}ej prawdy ME wyjawi}'
Ws16d bowiem opowiadania,
gdy luz chcia} oznajmlc, re
W zuawie pozna} wyrodnego
brata swego, przypomnia'a
mu sic smutna twarz nieboz'
czyka OLGA, i s}owa tesla men
tn "Odpusc naml" Zamilk'
vice, co officer i przys}uchu-
jacy sic koledzy przypisywa-
Ii slabOScl lego w skutek ra"
ny Commissioned.
49, Szanuj sic synu,
officer, a po drugi raz badz
ostroznieiszy! Dziki zuaw ME
zasluguje ma szanowanie z
naszej strony; odtylc6wka 70
piej palnac mu W }eb, anize-
Ii go zywcem u%prowadzi6 "a
naszego je6ca.
J6zef spusci} smutna twarz
ku ziemi; co spostszeglszy
officer, pociesza} go 3agodne~
mi s}owy. -- Me my6l jed
max, re zas}uzy}es ma nagane:
owszem popisa}e6 sic odwaga,
DO wieksze to bohaterstwo,
zywcem chwvcic uzbrojone.
90 wroga, jak ma kilka kro-
k6w wypali6 do niego! ME-
zapomne W raporcie poch-
walic Gle pred naczelnikiem
teraz staraj sic jedynie o to,
abys wyleczy} sig z rany, DO
takich zo}nierzy jak ty, bar
do nam potrzeba. Zosta6 2
Boyiem!
Zuawa zawarto W piwnicy,
lecz gdy p6zno W wiecz6r po-
s}ano kalafaktora z chlebem
i woda, raportowa} tenze nd
odwachu, re zuaw zostawiw-
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1911-01-26
S. p. Karola Miarke.

szy swa odziez, uciek] 2 vie.
zienia. Rozbiegli sic zo}nie.
re ma wszystkie strony, lec2
nikogo ME zfapali; W wiezie.
niu za6 znalezli ukryte wyi-
scie, prowadzace do stodo}y,
kt6rem pewnie sic zuaw wynn
knaf.
Diva tygodnie p6zniej ba-
talon naszego J6zefa biwa-
kowal W ma@ej wiosce LIE
Chen. Wysokie wzg6rza ota-
cza}y to osade, zupe}nie o.
puszczona cd mieszkahc6w,
kt6rzy byd}o, zywnosc i co
sic da}o, uprowaczili W CORY
i lasy. Wieksza Geese wnjska
biwakowa}a pod go}em ME-
benz, lecz naszego J6zefa, po-
niewaz ME byl sic jeszcze
zupelnie wyleczy}. umieszczo-
no W ma}ej izdebce wraz 2
trzema ma tebre choremi fl
zylierami. Znuzony J6zef pc.
lozywszy sic ma pr5znem }6z-
ku, og}ada} sic ciekawie pc
izbie. DIVA wielkie LOLA, try
mniejsze i kolebka, 6wiad-
czy}y o ub6ztwie zbieg}ych
mieszka6c6w; 2 rozrzuconychl.
zas sprzet6w j kilku HAWAI-
k6w odziezy pozna}, ze pre-
straszeni wlasc;ciele W mai
wiekszym pospiechu ucieka
Ii.
- Moi B6zel - pomysla}
sobie J6zef, - biedni| ludzie,
z dzie6mi tu}ac sic musza 20
lasach i nocowac pod go!em
niebem! przykro nam, lecz
jeszcze przykzej ludnosci
francuzkiejl C6z ona temu
Wilma, re jej monarcha roz-
pocz4} wojne? Oh, dopiero to-
raz poznaje, jak wielkiem
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1911-01-26

'Werda?"
Pc wiecze1zy i modlitwie
wieczornej, kt6ra wsp6lnje
g}osno odmawiali, J6zef i je-
go koledzy poszli ma spoczy-
mex, a "a kilka minut mocno
zasneli. Jeszcze raz wsune}a
sic W okno twarz zuawa, do
kt6reso co chwile zbliza}y sic
ponure postaci, az sic pod
6ciana 8 uzbrojohych zgro.
madzilo; wszyscy lax pierw,
sly sic ma brzuchach przy-
czo}gali do ma}ego domku. 2
= Skoro?- zapyta1 sic os.
tatni przybysz. -
= Jeszcze chwilke, az moe
niej zasna! odpowia tai
pierwszy zuaw, kt6ry byf
oraz dow!6dzca.
- Ilez ich W .domu? - py-
tai sic drugi.
- Czterech, a miedzy nj
mi ten, kt6ry mnie zabra'
iako je6ca do obozu niemiec-
kiego!
- Zabie wszystklch?
= Tylko jednego 5ywcem
uprowadzimy!
- Kt6rego?
= lego co zasnat ma 16zku!
jake go ~uprowadzimy,
warta ras spostrzeze?
- Jeden z was zaczolga sic
do zo1nierzas ma warcie sto-
iacego i ugodzi go pc nasze-
mu miedsy trzecie i czwarte
zebro, lecz tax zrecznie, ze
AMI ME pisnie. Harun; tvs
mistrzem W tel sztuce!
= Skoroz poczniem y?
Gag daisy nastapi.
-. a.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1911-01-26

1ZlQy OuSOWo Sa, COQZ1eQn10 OQ 1U-0-oJ p
maxi, nieco ziemniak6w, ka-
wal sloniny, kawy, cukru j
znowu zabezpieczy}. krvj6w-
ka tax, 10 koledzy jego, obu-
dziwszy sic, mic a mic ME
spostrzegi, i uwierzyli, re
Stacho6 znalaz} zywno6c pod
strychem. Me d}ugo trwa}o,
byla ma stole skromna VIE
czerza, kt6ra 2 wielkiem ape.
tytem zajadali zglodniali zol.
nierze, przyczem tax glcsno
%rozmawiali, ze wcale ME spo.
strzegli, podczasr wieczerzy
skurczona| osoba "a
krad1a sic pod okno, i chwil-
Ike sic przypatrzywszy, mix
Ia W ciemnej nocy jak upi6r.
Pc goracym dniu nastapi-
la Emma noc, a .p6}nocnY
wietrzyk bardzo dokucza}
~rozstawionym pikietom, i Cd
~poczywajacym na go1ei ziemi
wojakom. Kazdy zawija} sic
W plaszcz i koldre, zaslania-
JAG sic pred wiatrem, tylko
zofnierze ma stray otwarts
czolo stawiali wiatrowi, i ma
wet uszy ME zakrywali ko}-
nierzem plaszcza, ably uwazac
ma kazdy szmer i szelest W
|okolicy. Pilnowali jak mogli
warty, a jednak ME spostrze-
gil, re jak waz pc ziemi, do
domu ostatniego i nieco ma
uboczu lezacego, czolga} sic
zdradliwy zuaw, kt6ry przez
okno wejrzswszy do izby, W
.kt6rej J6zef z kolegami miesz-
kali, i skrrczywszy sic pod
6ciana, zaczal miauczec jak
kot. Miauczenie ustysza1 zof-
nierz ma warcie q take zo1
nierze PREY wieczerzy, lecz
kazdy myslal, ze to g}odny
kot, teskniacy "a gospodarza-
mi. Ma CLOS kota odzywa} sic
puszczyk " blizkim leslie i
znowu nastapilo grobowe
milczenie, przerywane tylko
cd czasu do czasu ciezkiem
stapaniem ma warte ciagna-
cych zolnierzy i pikiety, at.
BIO kr6tkiemi zapytaniami:
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1911-01-26

nieszcze6ciem jest wojna!
Pc kr6tkim odpoczynku,
dial mu sic uczuc wielki g16d,
gdyz opr6cz kawalka chleba
Ii pol butelki wilma ma sniada-
nie, zadnego. pokarmu ME
|dosta1 podczas ca}odziennego
marszu. Pc cichutku, ably
|6piacych koleg6w ME obu.
ldzi6, podni6s1 sic J6zef i W
piecu, W szafach i W komo-
re odbywa} 6cis}a rewizva,
|aby jakiebadz znale6c poly.
wienie. Nareszcie zajrza} pod
|l6zko; .macaiac rekami,. zda-s
walo mu sic, re pod pod1o-
ga pusto; maca dale, az pal
cami znalaz1 szczeline, i po
lekkiem n%atezemiu poruszy}
deske.. !.
Odsunawszy }6zko i des.
ke znalaz} ladna kryj6wke,
a " niej zapasy maxi, ziem-
niak6w, wilma, kawy, cukru j
wedliny, a pod ziemniakami
male pude}ko 2 rieniedzmi.
JUL chciat wydat radosny
wykrzyk, ably obudzic kole-
gov j rodzielic sic z mimi
hojna z1obycza, gdy mu ma
mysl przYszlo re pieniedzmi
moze zap}acic W domu swoje
d}ugi.
- Oh, co "a radosc spra-
vie kochanej zonie! - mo,
viii sam do siebie, = lecz
czyz ona przyielaby kradzio-
ne pieniadze? i czyz m6gl-
bym sic spodziewac dalszej
opieki Boga wszystkowidza
cego? Niechce sic bogacic
obcym majatkiem, kt6ry mo,
ze ciezko zapracowa1a pocz-
ciwa rodzina, a powr6ciwszy
wolalaby DO nieba ma mnie
10 pomstel zywnoaci jednak
wezme, lie mnie i moim ko-
legom potrzeba, DO mi to poz.
wala prawo wojenne j Pan
bog przebaczy, kt6ry widzi,
ze nawet "a pieniadze ME
'dostalbym " tel wiosce AMI
kawalka chlebal
! = temi- slowy ubral troche
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1911-01-19
STILL HE MISSED SOMETHING
Suburban Amateur Gardener Who Had
Improved Small Estate Is Given
Severe Jolt.

He was a suburban amateur garden
er, whose mission in life was to bore
all his friends by asking them down for
week7ends, and showing them round
his three-feet-by-two estate. Just now
he was boring Jackson, from the office.
He showed him his four rose trees; he
showed him his pocket shrubbery; he
showed him his half-inch fountain Jet.
with its little basin and pair of gold
fish; he showed him his summer house,
which would almost admit two persons
at one and the same time.
Never know what you can do with
a bit Of ground till you try!" cackled
the host, rubbing his hands gleefully.
Quite so-quite sol" returned Jack
son, absently. But l think you might
improve it."
"How?" questioned the owner, be-
twene qualification and wounded pride.
Well" replied Jackson, why don't
you take strip off the flower bed
say, four inches wide-turf 1t over, and
convert 1t into golf links?"
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1911-01-19
Greetings for the New Year.

Child Of eternity, child of the silence,
Fair New Year,
Wise with the wisdom sages have left
thee,
Bend thine ear;
Lift up the veil that covers thy features,
Strange New Year,
Rainbow promise over the darkness,
Lest we fear,
Bury our yesterdays foolish and empty,
Fathoms deep;
Leaving the mound unmarked, INTENDED,
Where they sleep.
Then shall the morrows find us valiant,
Scorning fear
Meeting thy glance with glance un-
daunted
Glad New Yeari
This charming welcome to the New
Year was written some time ago by
Ellen Burns Sherman. May we all
meet this first day of 1911 with cour-
age and confidence, forgetting all the
sadness and sorrow, remembering only
the joy and gladness in the days that
are past.
We all need to forget, 1t is an art
much in need of cultivation, especially
III our social life. To be a gracious
hostess, to keep our entertainment
simple, to extend true hospitality is
an end and aim worthy of all. Madame
Merri's great wish is to come closer to
every reader Of the department. to be
a real friend and real helper in
every problem that comes to puzzle
either old or young rich or poor. If
cases need immediate attention, please
send a self-addressed stamped envel-
ope, otherwise questions and answers
will appear in the department as soon
as possible after being received; space
being limited, It is often several weeks
before they appear May this New
Year bring health, happiness, Joy and
peace to all God bless us, every
me-"
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1911-01-19

went across the hall, and after knock
ing at a certain door, unceremoniously
entered without being bidden A young
fellow of about his own age was oc-
cupied precisely as Stennis had been
a quarter Of an hour before-their
ideas of comfort on a wet Sunday evil
IDENTIFY coinciding to a hair.
Here, Matt, old man, read this, and
tell us what you think of it," said
Wifi.
The "old man." who happened to be
Stennis junior by three or four years,
took the paper handed to him and
read the momentous advertisement
through twice. Then, handing back
the sheet:
We'll, what about t?" he said.
"The name-my mother, you know!"
exclaimed Stennis; "her name was
Meleen before she was married. She
was from Cardiff, too, now come to
think of it,"
THE devil you say!" calculated
Stanley Matthews, dropping a pair of
pajama-clad extremities over the edge
of the bed. Read it out loud, will
you?"
Wilfrid complied.
Seems as if you were the descend
ants right enough; guess you're the
fellow they're after, VIII. When are
you going to surrender yourself?"
"Nonsense!' exclaimed Stennis
testify. What does it mean, any
how?"
Doesn't say anything about return
and all will be forgiven does it?" in
quired the incorrigible Matthews.
you go to the devili" said the
badgered Wilfrid as he flung out Of
the room. banging the door.
'I'll take it around and show it to
Eunice." he said to himself; its just
about time to catch her coming home
from church; she'll be able to guess
what Il means" Which was a very
sanguine estimate Of the girls powers
at .divining the hidden significance in
a purposely blind advertisement such
as that which Messrs. Carboy, Passa-
want & Cozine had cautiously inserted.
Naturally. Eunice was no wiser
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1911-01-19

For dancing frocks for young girls
the bordered chiffons or plain or flow
cred nets made over china silk offer
splendid possibilities at a low cost.
With street suits there are invaria-
bly, carried muffs. These can be Of
fur of combinations Of cloth and fur,
entirely Of cloth or velvet and of satin
and lace.
Among the newest hatpfns are
those mounted with birds heads,
small tufts of fancy feathers, a pair
of tiny outspread wings and a hun
dred and one other varieties.
Black velvet holds first place; then
comes myrtle green patton" named
from the grayish tan of the dog in
"Chantecler," and a soft golden
brown are the favorite colors
Frocks of velvet have been SO much
worn that little costumes of tweed,
serge or other woolens are trife
more novel. The divided skirt worn
IN Paris is certainly practical and
might well be adopted for hard wear.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1911-01-19
small articles. like ring, heart, wish
hones thimble, button, coin, etc., are
concealed,
Twelfth Night Party.

The 9Th Of January is Twelfth
Night" or "old Christmas" and offers
opportunities for a party out Of the
usual order. In England and many
places on the continent Twelfth Night
was the time to hold the most elabor-
ate masque balls.
An immense cake was always served
containing a ring, and the king" or
queen" for the evening was the guest
fortunate enough to obtain 1t. In his
tory we read how Mary, Queen Of
Scots, honored her maid, Mary Seaton,
by robing her in her own royal ap-
parel to be the Queen of Twelfth
Night"
Tradition says that on this night
every vestige of Christmas green must
be taken down and burned This
peace offering to witches and evil spir-
It's assures good luck" to the house
hold throughout the year.
Invitations for Sixth of January
party afford chance for the pen and
ink artist to show her skill; witches.
bonflres with holly wreaths and Christ
mas trees for fuel are appropriate sub
jects for the cards. If there is no open
fireplace for the burning of the greens,
there may be back yard even to the
city apartment. where they may be
burned with due ceremony.
A chaflng dish supper or oyster
roast, with coffee and cider, not for
getting the cake are most suitable for
Twelfth Night parties. Half the fun
is to permit the guests to take down
the greens from pictures and windows,
even to stripping the Christmas tree OF
its branches. The cracking fire caused
by the pine tree boughs gives fine
blaze for roasting marshmallows. Re
quest each guest to tell story or give
a toast while his or her special armful
is burning.
MADAME MERRI
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1911-01-19
What Is Education2

Education" says Prof. Huxley, "is
the instruction of the intellect in the
laws of nature, under which name /
include not merely things and their
forces. but men and their ways: and
the fashioning of the affections and
of the will into an earnest and loving
desire to move in harmony With hose
laws. For me, education means neith-
er more or less than this. Anything
which processes to call itself education
must be tried by this standard; and
if it fails to stand the test. will not
call it education, whatever may' be
the force of authority. or of numbers,
upon the other side"
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1911-01-19
CHAPTER Iv..

A rainy November day in New York
the trees of the parks and squares
shrouded in mist and dripping will
moisture, the pavements shining will
wet and the cutters running full
Altogether a thoroughly wretched
day, and a very proper morning for ly
ing late abed with ones pipe and the
Sunday paper, So thought Wilfrid
Stennis, thanking the gods for the
one blessed day in seven made for
tired men, when it was not necessary
to turn out and hurry downtown.
1t was characteristic of the desultory
and fragmentary reading habits of the
young man that he regularly consumed
-assimilated would be too strong a
word-the hybrid contents of the av-
erage Sunday sheet; News, scandals,
fashionable. and sporting intelligence,
foreign affairs, and editorials. Re-
ligiously would he wade through every
numbered section, from the "Lost-and-
Found" column to the shipping
Items"
On this particular Sunday he had
pursued the usual routine, saving the
Personals" to the last, chuckling over
their various gaudy bats for the un-
wary, and wondering if the affection
ate blonde young lady with good dis
position and a ditto figure ever sue
ceeded in meeting or catching her
elusive affinity.
He had lazily made his way about
halfway down the first column when
he came to the following;
INFORMATION WANTED. CONCERN
ing the whereabouts. if living, of
Martha Meeen. formerly of Cardiff,
Wales, who emigrated to the United
States about 1860; or, should she have
married and is now deceased, of her de-
scendants, if any A liberal reward will
be paid on application to Carboy, Passa-
want & Cozine, Temple Court, New York
city. Welsh papers please copy.
Wilfrid Stennis read it idly at first
and with unseeing mind. Then the
name Martha Meleen" caught his
.ruant attention, and with bated |
breath, pipe suspended in air. he read
The thing through again, taking in
every detail.
Martha Meleen!" he calculated half
aloud, letting the paper fall; moth
,r's maiden name by all that's holyl
wonder what's up?"
He jumped out of bed walked to
he window, and took a survey of the
lreary vista of Washington square
nd its arch. all ghostly in the fog,
n order to clear his mental vision
nd confirm the impression that he
vas really wide awake. Then he
licked up the paper and again read
he notice all through
Hanged if l knoY~what to make of
y" he exclaimed, hurrying into some
lothes.
Taking the paper, and carefully
reasing it at the proper place, he
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1911-01-19
'rrows fade gently away.
A New Years Party.

All over the world New Years day
Is a joyous season and the custom of
giving presents is a most ancient one.
In olden days the Romans carried gifts
Of dates and figs wrapped in gold leaf
to their senators with small bits OF
money. In the time of Shakespeare
there were some very odd gifts asso-
ciated with New Years day, among
them, an orange stuffed with cloves,
or gilt nutmeg. Perhaps with this in
mind clever young hostess has de-
vised this party to be given during the
week The Christmas greens will be
left up as 1t will be before the 9Th
when, according to tradition, they
must all be burned as will be seen in
the description of the Twelfth Night"
party.
In the dining room the table is to
be In yellow, with a small tree for
centerpiece trimmed with gilt tinsel
and small crepe paper oranges, each
one containing small gift; in gilded
walnut shells on the tree, there will
be wish" for each guest. In fact
the hostess calls 1t a wish tree" The
favors are to be dainty calendars,
with the ice cream Prophecy" cake
is to appear, containing number Of
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1911-01-19
Minus the Price.

DO you think there is any chance
of my poem appearing in your maga-
zine?" asked the bard. I'm without
so much as a quarter in money"
Before you told me your financial
situation | thought there might be
some chance of your poem appearing
In our magazine" answered the hard
hearted editor, but now see no hope.
0ur advertising rates are IS an inch"
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1911-01-19
Giving Away a Trade Secret.
Il want you to notice that man over

OEVIHg AWAY ITduG oCCTGI.
Il want you to notice that man over
there"
What's peculiar about him?"
He's well off and he got his start
as a window dresser"
"A what?"
Don't you understand? He fixed
up displays in the front windows of
stores so as to attract crowd. I've
seen people almost fighting for a
chance to look at them"
That takes skill"
Skill nothing! All he did was to
put pictures of prize fighters in ring
costume here and there among the
exhibits"
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1911-01-19

SYNOPSIS.

Andy Meleen, aged and eccentric mill
honaire miner, is dying and orders his
attorney to draw up will leaving all his
property TO the son of a sister from whom
he was separated years before and of
whose name even he is ignorant Andy
tells the attorney that he Wasa married in
his youth but left his wife aftet a quar-
rel in which he struck her ffe learned
afterward that she and his daughter were
dead. The scene shifts to New York,
introducing Wilfrid Stennis. who is tell
ing his iance, Eunice Trevecca, what he
twenty or fifty millions.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1911-01-19

Prospective Customer-What fish is
that?"
Illiterate Fishmonger-That's AXE
sir.
Prospective Customer-Oh, indeed.
Toothache or headache?
Illiterate Fishmonger-Neither. sir
It's AXE all over, sir.-Tit-Bits.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1911-01-19
FancIest Ever.

New Boarder-Haven't you got any
fancy dishes here?
Rural Landlord-Sure thing! Name,
bring the gentleman that mustache
cup your grandfather used to use
puck.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1911-01-19
Lessons of ExperIence.

About all experience seems to teach
some people is the fool notion that
they can do it again without getting
hurt.-Atchison Globe.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1911-01-19
CHAPTER III.

The eXigencies of the story carry Il!
westward once more. The scene i.
the San Francisco Office of Messrs
Carboy Passayant & Cozine. The
time, six weeks subsequent to the
funeral of Andrew Meleen. There en-
ters to the private room of our old
friend, Phineas Carboy, a certain
Roger Hews, who at sundry and divers
times acted in the capacity of conf
dental agent for the firm even a lit
tie detective work came occasionally
In his line; quiet, sleek. unobtrusiye
sort of fellow outwardly, straw-colored
as to hair and closely trimmed whis-
kers, soberly dressed, aged about
thirty-fve agile as a mountain cat,
shifty as a red fox, and walking ad-
vertisement of the truth of that old
adage about still waters running
deeply.
when did you get back?" quoth
Mr.. Carboy. with a nod.
Last night, sir
How did you find those matters in
Pennsylvania?
Quite satisfactory, l should say.
Everything seems to be about as you
expected"
Concerning Mrs. Meleen, now:
Were you able to confirm her mar
-riage and subsequent decease?"
"The woman died on the 10th Of
October, 65, and was buried in Nanti-
coke township. could find no record
of her marriage to Mr.. Meleen."
These statements were perfectly true
on their face
"And the child-what of the child?"
"There was no record of either its
birth or DEATH
This was deliberate lie!
That's awkward" exclaimed Mr.
Carboy. "Meleen distinctly stated
that there was a child. How do you
account for the discrepancy"
VERY simply. If the mother died
in travail and the child with her, as
I inferred from your instructions,
there might naturally have been no
record of the infants entrance into
or departure from the world In all
likelihood the baby would not even
be named"
That's not altogether improbable"
assented the lawyer, scratching his
nose. But the point is vital one.
1t is hardly likely that Meleen could
have been mistaken in his belief, and
yet-Are you altogether sure of your
facts?"
Perfectly" was the unfinching re-
ply
Which was lie number two.
Amy collateral evidence on the mat
ter, such as neighborhood gossip or
the recollections Of the oldest inhabi-
tant?"
Nothing Of the sort that I could
discover" said the unblushing Hews.
This was lie number three!
"No one seemed to remember An
drew 3eleeu or his wife" he went
on. lying g-.bly, which is not sur
prising II. as you led me to infer, he
was then only common mineworker,
and IF. as seems to be undisputed, he
never revisited the place
@True enough" Carboy admitted. He
had perfect confidence in Roger Hews,
who on more than one occasion had
serVel tte frm faithfully.
-We. the way seems to be clear
foT ~ 70 advertise for the missing
Es- su ~ ot1er nazt Of kin. Martha
lfele 81 - human probability, has
gEsese1 ssr 5TDt1er across the Great