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Copyright 1909. by the Bobbs Merrill Co.
SYNOPSIS

James Wilson or Jimmy as he is called
Ply his friends, was rotund and look
ID shorter than he really was. His
ambition In life was to be taken seriously,
put people steadily refused 10 do so, his
Prt liz considered a huge joke, except to
btmself. II he asked people to dinner ev-
eryone expected a frolic. Jimmy marries
Bella Knowles; they live together a year
md are divorced. Jimmy's friends ar
Sfange 20 celebrate the first anniversary
pr his divorce. The party Is in full swing
punt Selma. who will arrive In four hours
20 visit him and his wife. He n~eglects to
feil her OF his divorce. Jimmy takes Kit
into his confidence. He that Kit
play the hostess for one night. be Mrs.
Wilson pro tenn. Aunt Selma arrives and
the deception works out as planned.
Jimmy's divorced wife, enters the house
and asks Kit who is being taKen away in
the ambulance? Belle insists 1t is Jim.
Kit tells her Jim is well and is In the
house. Harrison steps out on the porch
end discovers a man lacking q card on
the door. He demand ar explanation.
Enc man points to the placard and Har,
pm II. He tells him the guests cannot
leave the house until the quarantine is
pfted. After the lifting OF the quarantine
E~ndelivered. one In addressed TO Henry
tAeweIyn. Iquiaue, Chile. which was
Erftten by, HARRISON. He describes mi
hutely OF their Incarceration. also OF his
(nfatuation for Mrs. Wilson. Aunt Selma
u taken Ill with In grippe. Betty acts as
Nurse. HARRISON finds Kit sulking on the
loof. She tells him that Jim has been
NeaunR her outrageously. Kit starts
DOWNSTAIRS. when suddenly she IS grasped
IN the arms OF a man who kisses her sew
eral tines. She believes that HARRISON
nid IL and is Inundated. Aunt Selma tells
Jimmy that her cameo breaatpin and
Rther articles of jewelry nave been stolen.
Phe accuses Betty of the THEFT. Jimmy
tells Aunt Selma all about the strange
happenings. but she persists In suspecting
Betty OF the theft of her valuables.
kiarbison demands an explanation from
Kit as to her conduct towards him, she
kells him of the incident on the roof, he
foes not deny nor confirm her accusation.
AUNT Selma Is awakened during the
blight. she finds Jim making love to
Bella; she demand an explanation
From Jim. Bella reveals the whole
plot to Aunt Selma. She forgives both
pr them. but calls Kit a Jezebel. She
tells jim to reveal the true situation to
HARRISON. Jimmy is taken Ill. They are
convinced that Jim has the dreaded dis
ease. Kit discovers Anne's pearl neck
lace In the laundry inbedded in a mass
pf soap. Kit finds HARRISON lying on
The roof unconscious with his face
covered with blood. The doctor is sum-
knoned and pronounced HARRISON injuries
plight. While Kit Is waiting on HARRISON
they are startled by a pandemonium OF
noises.
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FRENCH KNOTS COME BACK
Are Quite Taking Place Of Fashion.
able Beading--How TO Make
Then.

French knots are quite taking the
place of the fashionable beading. The
latest thing is to buy a wolfe or mar.
quisette blouse pattern marked for
beading, and to make a French knot
instead at each place for a bead. The
effect Is soft and extremely pleasing
Most of us know how to make
French knots. but instructions to the
others may not come amiss. Briefly,
they are as follows:
To make a French knot, draw the
needle through the upper side of the
fabric. Hold II in the right hand and
with the left hand take hold Of the silk
at a point ear the fabric and twist
1t two or three times around the nee
die. Then put the point of the needle
through the fabric again, very close
to the point at which you brought IL
up; draw the twisted silk closely
around it and push the needle through.
Hold the twist tight against the goods
with your left hand while you draw
the length OF silk through, so as to
keep 1t from uncoiling. When the silk
has been drawn quite through. It holds
the knot.
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ner. The noises commenced about
eleven o'clock, while Mr.. Brown was
on guard. There were scraping sounds
first. and later the sound of a falling
body. He reused Mr.. Reed and my.
self, but when We examined the shaft
everything vas quiet. and dark. We
tried lowering a candle on a string,
butt was extinguished from below
The reporters were busily removing
the table and chairs from the door.
IF you have n rope handy" one of
them said, IL will go down the shaft
THE cage appears to be stuck, half,
way between the f%oors,' Jim said.
They are cutting through the door in
the kitchen below"
They opened the door then and eau
tiously peered down, but there was
nothing to be seen. / touched Jim
gingerly on the arm.
rs it's It Flanagan" l asked,
shut in there?'
"No-yes-I don't know he re-
turned absently, Run along and don't
bother, Kit. He may take to shoot,
Ing any minute"
Anne and | went out then and shut
the door. and went into the dining
and sat on our feet, for OF course
the bullets might come up through the
floor.
In the midst OF the excitement Tom
appeared in a bath-robe, looking very
pale, with a bandage around his head,
and the nurse at his heels threatening
to leave and carrying a bottle of med.
icine and a spoon. He went imme-
diately to the pantry. and soon we
could hear him giving orders and the
rest hurrying around to obey them.
The hammering ceased, and the 81,
lence was ven worse. 1t was more
suggestive.
In about fifteen minutes there was
a thud, as II the cage had fallen, and
the sound of feet rushing down the
cellar stairs. Then there were groans
and loud oaths, and everybody&talking
at once, below. and the sound of q
struggle. In the dining room we all
set bent forward. with straining ears
and quickened breath. until We dis
tinctly heard some n laugh. Then
we knew that, whatever II was. 1t was
over. and nobody was killed.
The sounds came closer. we're com
ing UP the stairs and into the pantry
Then the door swung open, and Tom
and a policeman appeared in the door.
way. with the others crowding be.
hind. Between them they supported
g grimy. unshaven object. covered
with whitewash from the wall of the
shaft. an object that had It's hands
fastened together with handouts. and
that leered at US with a pair Of the
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M41 D~~
IMITATION OF THE BOLERO
Novel Idea ThSt Gives Effective
Touch to Almost Any Kind
Of Bodice.

Because the bolero is so much in
fashion among the exclusives, the bod
les are now made with a wide tuck in
them, put above the edge of the high
waist band of the skirt. This tuck
may be piped or faced with another
material If desired. The effect is
much like that Of a short bolero
jacket just reaching the top of the
princess skirt. Sometimes the tuck
is made of the material of the skirt
If the bodice is of another fabric.
Again it Is made of the same stuff
that trims the skirt.
For instance, a one-pieCe serge suit
that has folds of black silk on the
skirt has a two-inch tuck of black
silk on the bodice just above the
waist line. There is a wide sailor col
lar of Venetian lace bound with black
silk and a chemisette of white net;
it is easy to see just how this gown
gives the appearance of a short jacket
with a net bodice and a separate
skirt.
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Garry out your own murderous de.
signs" be said. And then, as she
started back With 1t, Bella, for Heav.
ems sake" he called, have you gone
stark mad? Put that kettle down.
She did 1t sulkily and Jim turned
to the policeman.
"Yes, / know IL was a false alarm
before" he explained patiently, but
this Is genuine. II is just as ] tell
you. Yes, Flanagan is in the house
somewhere, but he's hiding, | guess
We could manage the thing very well
ourselves, but we have no cartridges
for our r%evolYers." Then as the noise
from the rear r~edoubled, If you don't
come in and help, | will telephone for
the fire department." he concluded
emphatically.
| al to Aunt Selma and tried TO
straighten her head. In a moment she
opened her eyes. sat up and stared
around her. She saw the kettle at
once.
What are you doing with boiling
water on the fioor?" she said to me,
with her returning voice. Don't you
know you will spoil the fioor?" The
ruling passion was strong with Aunt
Selma, as usual.
] could not find out the trouble from
any one: people appeared and disap.
peared, carrying strange articles.
Anne with a rope, Dial with his hatch
ct, Bella and the kettle, but | could
get a coherent explanation from no
one When the guards finally decided
that Jim was in earnest, and that the
rest or US were not crawling out a
real window while he held them at
the door, they ca0e in, three of them
and two reportc and Jim led them
TO the buffers pantry.
Here we found Anne, very white
and shaky, with the pantry table and
two chairs piled against the door OF
the kitchen slide, and clutching the
chanGois-skin bag that held her jewels.
She had a bottle Of Burgundy open
beside her, and was pouring herself a
glass with shaking hands when we
appeared. She was furious at Jim.
81 very nearly tainted" she said
Historically. 81 might have been MUIR
dered, and no one would have cared.
/ wish they would stop that chopping,
I'm 80 nervous l could scream"
Jim took the Burgundy from her
with one hand and pointed the police
TO the barricaded door with the other.
That is the door to the dumb-wait-
er shaft" he said. The lower one is
fastened on the inside. in some man
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VXIOWAl8@
IN9TEDE@T@

than the single garment, which is dis
tinctly for use in my lady's chamber
and is improper elsewhere. She re-
quires a belted daintiness, something
that can be worn over a little loung-
ing corset, that can see and be seer
and that is so cool and good to look
at that 1t seems a real pleasure to
be a woman and know the summer
time.
In the illustration shown the style
of the sleeves and the smart shaping
of the peplum, as we'll as the chance
TO use a very good embroidery, offer
very dashing possibilities for a little
dinner sacque or a belted waist that
would go with a skirt in the same
material.
AS pictured, the charming coquetry
is of white dotted muslin with square
yoke, sleeve frills and peplum of en-
broidery, and a little lace beading
threaded with soft louisine ribbon.
If made in a single material from
three to four yards would be needed.
And now let me specialize a little
with Enthusiastically cheap things
that are not often used. Take a look
at the fancy curtain muslins and mad
ras cOttons for the same purpose in
the shops and see how many really
dazzling effects can be had for gowns
with these coarse but effective mate
rails. If you find some brilliant and
not too clumsy 15-Cent weave for the
LITTLE 0ptuD Won want tn no worry fptCh-
ing, look for the COarse ten-cent lace
that would so with it. Then peep at
the silkolines for 1919 cents a yard
also curtain stuf-and get some dark
color with huge pOppies or roses for
the bedroom kimOnO.
With a little wisdom, much patience
and a modicum of taste, the prettiest
house garment for summer may be
produced for a song.
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times, and said that l ought to have an
operation. l would not listen to that,
and when a friend Of my husband told
him about Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound and what it had done
for his wife, l was willing to take it.
Now / look the picture Of health and
feel like it, too. l can do my own house.
work, hoe my garden, and milk a cow.
1 can entertain company and enjoy
them. l can visit when / choose, and
walk rs far as any ordinary woman,
any day in the month. 1 wish l could
talk toevery sufferingwoman andgirl."
Mrs. DENA BETHUNE, Sikeston, Mo.
The most successful remedy in this
country for the cure Of all forms Of
female complaints is Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound.
It is more widely and successfully
used than any other remedy. 1t has
cured thousands of women who have
been troubled with displacements, in
flammation, liberation, fbroid tumors,
irregularities, periodic pains, backache,
that bearing down feeling, indigestion,
and nervous prostration, after all other
means hadfailed. Whydon't you tryit?
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CHAPTER XXI. (contlnued.)

"A rope!" he demanded, without
paying any attention to us and diving
into n OF the room. Good heav.
bns. isn't there a rope In this con.
founded house!"
He turned and rushed out, without
hny explanation, and left us staring at
The door.
Bother the rope!" | found myself
forced to look into two earnest eyes,
Kit, were you very angry when |
kissed you that night on the roof?'
Very" l maintained stoutly.
"Then prepare yourself for another
attack Of rage!" he said. And Betty
opened the door.
She had on a fetching pale blue
dressing gown. and n braid of her
yellow hair was pulled carelessly over
her shoulder. When she saw me on
my knees beside the bed (oh, yes,
forgot to say that, quite unconscious
by, ! had slid into that position) she
stopped short, Just inside the door,
and put her hand to her throat. She
blood for quite a perceptible time
booking at us, and I tried to rise. But
Tom shamelessly put his arm around
my shoulders and held me beside him.
II beg your pardon for coming
In" she said n%ervous.y. "But--they
want you downstairs. Kit. At least, l
thought you would want to 60, but
perhaps"
Inst than from tho Iower n " ~ tha
house came q p~andemonium of noises
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Burglar Befriended Him.

A burglar was arrested for robbing
a house up the state some time since,
and the next morning the victim rush
ed wildly into the magistrates office.
AS soon as he could get his breath to
working again he told the official that
he had come to see about the pris-
oner.
Glad you came down." was the af-
fable response of the magistrate, II
suppose you want to appear against
him."
Well, I guess mott" exclaimed the
victim with a glad smile. Il want to
kiss him on the brow and give him
$40. Among other things that he stole
from the house was a package of love
letters hat / wrote OF my wife before
we were married"
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MATERIALS THAT ARE USED
Combinations Are Much Seen in Co.'S
tunes Turned Out for This
Seasons Wear.

Combinations of materials are
much seen. In tailored suits, tunic
skirts show the petticoat or under.
skirt, the jacket and the tunic of one
material. The second material Is en-
ployed for the collar. cuff and revers
facing.
Deep collar and revers facings OF
black velvet are used on light tailored
suits, and two colors of one material
In contrasting tones are united in a
simple suit.
The always popular combination of
blue serge and black satin is again
used. In a blue serge suit a tunic OF
blue serge passes around the figure
and over a sash drapery Of black
satin which forms the back panel.
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WRONG SORT
Perhaps Plain Old Meat, Potatoes and
Bread May Be Against You
for a Time.

A change to the right kind of food
can lift one from a sick bed. A lady
in Weldon, ILL.,, says:
Last spring l became bed-fast with
severe stomach troubles accompanied
by sick headache. l got worse and
worse until l became so low l could
scarcely retain any food at all, al
though l tried about every kind.
Il had become completely discour-
aged, and given up all hope. and
thought / was doomed to starve to
death. until one day my husband, try
ing to find something / could retain,
brought home some Grape-Nuts.
ITO my surprise the food agreed
with me, digested perfectly and with
out distress. l began to gain strength
at once. My flesh (which had been
fabby), grew firmer, m health i'm
proved in every way and every day,
and in a very few weeks / gained 20
pounds in weight.
Il liked GrapeNuts SO well that for
four months | ate no other food, and
always felt as we'll satisfied after eat.
ing as IL | had sat down to a fine BAN
quet.
Il had no return of the miserable
sick stomach nor of the headaches.
that ] used to have when / ate other
food. l am now a well woman, doing
all my W work again, and feel that
life is worth living.
"Grape-Nuts food has been a God
send to my family; it surely saved my
life; and my two little boys have
thriven on 1t wonderfully" Name
given by Postum Co., Battle Creek,
Mich. "
Read the little book, "The Road Ia
MELVILLE" In pkgs. There's a reason
Ever read the above letters A new
ono appears from time 10 time. They
are genuine, true, and full Of hu.s.
Interest.
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HOT WEATHER HINTS
a WORD ABOUT THE NEEDED
HOUSE GARMENTS.
Simple styles in Dainty Materials
That the Home Oressmaker Can
Put Together-lIIustration
Shows a Pretty Idea.

This is a tale Of the attractive and
comfortable house garments needed
for hot weather and which a woman
Of any sewing gift can run up in a few
hours. | shall tell only Of the sim
plest styles-styles which can be
bought ready made at a pinch if you
cant sew-tell only of the dainty ma
terials which can be had from 12t2
cents up to 80.
What sort Of neGligee does the av-
erage woman need-she who is nei-
Their rich nor poor. but who Is still
young. or else very young and as
coquettish and pretty in her instincts
as she should be? First Of all a com
Portable kimono for her bedroom, for
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the resting hours which are TO build
up her good looks or keep them in
good trim; next, some little gown or
other which is 80 discreet in style
that II might easily be worn for the
reception OF some accidental guest,
be he her young man, the mayor of
the town or the new minister, and
after that IN or two-the more the
merrier-dainty little sacques of the
sort that go with pettiCoats or dress
skirts as the occasion may need.
The kimono Is handy. needful, alto
gether a thing of the greatest desira-
bility, but with summer so near, when
the stern rules of dress are so much
relaxed. modish woman needs more
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Slinu Sleeves.

The popular and fashionable top
coat made of satin or crepe de chine
has the wide sling sleeve, which was
In style in medieval days. 1t is not
so large as its ancestors and 1t has a
wide cuff. which shows the color and
the reverse side OF the satin. Nearly
all these coats are made of reversible
cloth. the colors of which are In d.
rect but harmonious contrast.
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CHAPTER XIII.
Comma.

coming.
The second floor was empty. A Ia
BILE lay overturned at the top of the
etairs, and q broken flower vase was
weltering In fits own ooze. Part way
down Betty stepped on something
sharp, that proved to be the Jap.
Rnese paper knife from the den.
left her on the stairs examining her
foot, and hurried to the lower floor.
Here everything was in the utmost
confusion. Aunt Selma had tainted,
and was sitting in a hall chair with
her head rolled over sidewise and the
poker from the library fireplace
across her knees. No one was paying
any attention to her. And Jim was
holding the front door open, while
three of the guards hesitated in the
vestibule. The noises continued from
the back of the house. and as | stood
on the lowest stair Bella came out
from the dining room, with her face
streaked with SCOT. and carrying q
kettle Of hot water.
"Jim," she called wildly. while
Max and DIAL are below. you can pour
his down from the top. It's boiling
Jixa glanced back ovar his shoulder.
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Tor 1Our or nVe days
at a time every
month, and so weak
could hardly walk.
l cramped and had
backache and head
ache, and was so
nervous and weak
that l dreaded to
see anyone or have
anyone move in the
room. The doctors
gave me medicine TO
ease me at hose
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Mrs. Benham-The paper tells about
a man who stole a head of lettuce and
then went back and got another, be-
Ing arrested on the second trip.
Benham-ITl bet you can't make that
fellow believe that two heads are bet
ter than one.
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SEVEN
YEARS OF
MISERY
All Relieved by Lydia E. Pink.
hams Vegetable Compound.

Sikeston, Mo. For seven years /
suffered everything. | was in bed
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NOT HEROES
tosEtinusa tom rlrs. FarsI.

10000. H.N...H 'NHHH IHN
had been tui0E to dismiss tine cases
insisting chat ilc latter vas EI.Ifs
and -hou'I suffer punishment
wiling 90 Die 90 Save Brother.
To-" hr-t proposition from tuose
Interested iu fhr defense ras that
james b Mcnamara should change
h.- plea from NOT guilty FOO guilty.
on condition that Doe should not b..
sentenced to death and thar bis
brother should go tree The district
attorney would NOT aErce.
"Af'ereards cmis=aries from fl. Ia-
fr1se BROUGHT tl tho % strict aff1rr.,
'.e proposition that james % Mesa.
mara would plead guilty aud he sem.
fenced f0 death Dr. fhr court SOD or.
d'rsi provided that hi- brother should
De- saved. El' fhe district attorney
sUI Fou.d nor ACRE"
Those Interested Iu tns defense
continued fp urge h.- acceptance OF
fl" iasf proposition for Ten days OF
more. AND unu 'he hrnrrt develop.
merfs revealed fhe desperation of tH,
defense ana psraittst fhe effort fn
saw. John q Mcnamara bF sacr r..al
hIa brother Chem f t.a ffIf f.r
course of che pleas oi these mem aas
flr.locufug
WcNamaras Net Heroes
"The notion preached Ir fIa -farars
article shat fn. NONHmart- .r fHa
commission of fhs crimes as confessed
ht frem are 600 heroes .s offensive
f' common iuteUIl.lr. and r-pa. .rf
f. tlH conscience. OFF aI jus. a.r 'I
-tr rHfh.rE OFT thH thrOrreu.. Uf f"s
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Announces
For Congress

." '.r mtfins Of n0tr.nmcrfaI at.
Although not posrsasing az astsr.
tI.n acquaintance Throughout fra Dbl.
'Nli. sf o. member OF tho state .,r...
r'lr" from ONO count, during Ie
''--Ion OFT i'pi. ana af o. former ffa..
lnen' OF '1e Wheeling Board 9f Traa.
am DOT fn rrfir. stranger fa fH a
pom ~ iIe community o. Is Dob u.
'Hr'.pn. rot'ver. f1 make r. uer.gr.I
canvass NJ aI mo c0unres OFF us
F.r-' tDnarrssioraf district and a.
far FL. r0s.' Ole. como boo direct rpr.
'arf NI'l fle voters in ttre man
nfr and fo fb.r end. ms carta.rn
t.. bc sr aagrfrsItr one
fhe rrra 20 Hr faurhHn.. ,aadF
.-rr t'I le received With grrst in.
.r'.' Dr. Republican generally A.
'.' present f.mf Zion. A 20 Campbeig
o.. Ohio county. .s fhc only active can
..la'. Tor Tho nomination Tor con.
Erra .1 ftis district fhougf 81 rlu.
Dor NJ other gentlemen have ben
mentioned
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speaks Tor themselves Or b.. p.rhap.
not Too much To- say ta.' to Boil. .u.t4.
tive. energy ana executive capacity
We GA" tA~ si.-ul.d Board of Trade
AhIoh thr CTS ~ Wheeling has 10
day. and which during rae past eight
years has been constant ana ~
icctis- poa.r ior the promotion col.
the cltys best interest. Nr Laugh
nn represented Ohio Counts during
one term in the legislature. and dur
ing that br.et service won high rcp-
utatIon a- careful aud conscrwuv.
legislator
Mt Laushua j. the ppc OF man
that honors public Office Indspcnd
ent nuanc.aIb be- has made study
OF public Affairs and u.s. probably as
ecll equipped Tor representation rf
thc Interests OF rhe voters ui the First
Congressional District or any man 900
the district &c., l.auEhln vas o.
one time thc active manager %. the
Intelligence several years aeo DID.
retired voluntarily ,-om that place.
and duriug recent years Do bad
no responsibility in any way for fhc
editorial expressions OF fl.s PAPER
Nevertheless thc management of tla
Intelligence and hundreds Cd. other
boz ohio county Who appreciate SIR
LauEhins splendid qualities OF mind
and heart aro glad 'o note DTS deter.
miustlon to take more active part
IN the public Affairs OF the county and
'he state De viii d. strong can.
dida'r for nomination and r nom.
mated "ill make wortas leader OF
the Republican voters OF this district