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plopSityt . -
The alley you see belongs to our neigh
bors. No one passes through there but
myself and
He caught himself In time with a
sullen grunt which may have been the
result of fatigue or of that latent in
stinct of loyalty which is often the
most difficult obstacle a detective has
to encounter.
"And Mr.. Ranelagh, suppose you
would say" was Sweetwater's easy
finish.
No answer. The coachman simply
locked the door and put the key in his
pocket
Sweetwater made no effort to deter
him. More than that, he desisted from
further questions. though he was dying
to ask where this key was kept at
night and whether 1t had been in its
usual place on the evening Of the MUIR
der He had gone far enough. he
thought Another step and be might
arouse this mans suspicion. If not his
enmity. But he did not leave the shad-
ows into which he again receded until
he had satisfied himself that the key
went into the stable with the coach
man, where it probably remained for
this night at least.
1t was after 10 when Sweetwater
re-entered the house to say good night
to Hexford. He found him on watch
in the upper hall, and the man, Clarke,
below. He had a word with the for.
mer:
what is the purpose Of the little
door in the wall back of the stableT'
ut connects these grounds with
those of the Fultons. The Fultons live
on Huested street"
Are the two families intimate?'
every Mr. Cumberland is sweet on
the young lady there"
HE uses that door, then" Sweet
water pursued.
"Probably."
Did he use it that night"
HE didn't visit her"
"Where did he go!'
I'VE can't find out. He was first
seen on Garden street, coming home
after a night of debauch. He had
drunk hard. Asked where he got the
liquor. he maundered out something
about saloon, but none of the places
which he usually frequents had seen
him that night. | have tried them all
and some that weren't In his books.
1t was no good"
THAT door is supposed to be locked
at night Zadok says that's his duty.
Was it locked that night?"
Cant say. Perhaps the coroner can.
You see. the inquiry ran in such a diff.
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II CALL THIS HARD" HE BURST FORTH

II CALL THIS HARD" HE BURST FORTH.
ed to be in the possession of no testi-
mony which would materially help us.
But matters have changed since you
held conversation with Dr. Perry on
the day following your sisters decease.
You have laid that sister away. the
will which makes you an independent
man for life has been read in your
hearing, you are in as much ease of
mind as you can be while your re-
naming sisters life hangs trembling
In the balance. and. more important
still. discoveries not made before the
funeral have been made since, render
ing 1t very desirable for you to enter
into particulars at this present mo-
ment which were not thought neces-
sary then"
particulars? What particulars?
Don't you know enough as it is to
hang the fellow? Wasn't be seen with
his fingers on Adelaides throat? What
can | tell you that is any more dam
aging than that? Particularsw The
word seemed to irritate him beyond
endurance.
I'VE can understand" said the cor
Oner, "why you should feel SO strong
ly against one who has divided the
hearts of your sisters and played with
one If not with both. But there are
missing links still to be supplied. and
this is why we have summoned you
here and ask you to be patient and
give the district attorney a little clear
er account of what went on in your
own house before you broke up that
evening and you went to your de-
bauch and your sister Adelaide to her
death at the Whispering Pines"
fro BE CONTINUED
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"Cuthbert roadI That's where the
markets are. They're closed at this
time of night" was the somewhat sus-
piciOus reply.
Evidently the location was not a
savory one
''ls there nothing but markets there?''
inquired Sweetwater quite innocent.
ly. 1t was his present desire not
10 be recognized as a detective even
by the men on beat. I'm looking up
a friend. He keeps a grocery or some
kind of small hotel ! have his num-
Der. but don't know how to get to
Cuthbert road"
Then turn straight about and go
down the first street. and you'll reach
1t before the trolley car you see up
there can strike this corner. But
first sew up your pockets. There's a
bad block between you and the mar
kets"
sweetwater slapped his trousers and
laughed.
II wasn't born yesterday" be cried
and. following the officers directions.
made straight for the road. Sixty-two
was not far off.
He hesitated when he reached it.
Some houses invite and some repel.
This house repelled. Yet there was
nothing shabby or mysterious about
It. There was the decent entrance,
lighted, but not too brilliantly; row
Of dark windows over It. and above 1t
all a sloping roof in which another
sparkle Of light drew his attention to
an upper row of windows. this time
Of the old dormer shape. An alley ran
down one side of the house to the
stables. now locked. but later to be
thrown open for the use Of the farm
ers who begin to gather here as ear
ly as o'clock. Nothing wrong in
its appearance, everything shipshape
and yet 81 shall find some strange
characters here" was the Sweetwater
comment with which our detective
opened the door and walked into the
house.
1t was an unusual hour for guests.
and the woman whom he saw bending
over a sort Of desk in one corner Of
the room he strode into looked up
hastily. almost suspiciously.
"Well. and what is your businessT'
she asked
II want ROOM" be tipsily confded
to her. "in which ! can drink and
drink till cannot see-whisky, just
whisky. Give me a room. III be
quiet"
"Ill give you nothing" She was
hot and angry and full of distrust.
''This house is not for such as you.
It's farmers lodging-honest men.
who'd stare and go mad to see a fel-
ler like you about. Go along. I tell
you, or I'll call Jim. He'll know what
to do with you"
Then he'll know more'n I do my
self" mumbled the detective. with a
crushed and discouraged air. Money
and not place to spend it in. Why
can't | go in there" be peevishly in
quired with a tremulous gesture to-
ward half open door through which
glimpse could be got of a neat little
snuggery. "Nobody'll see me- Give
me glass and leave me till rap for
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-12-01
Ends Winters Troubles

To many, winter is season of
trouble. The frost-bitten toes and
fingers, chapped hands and lips, chill
blains, cold-sores, red and rough skins,
prove this But such troubles fly
before Bucklen's Arnica Salve. A trial
convinces. Greatest healer of Burns,
Boils, Piles, Cuts, Sores, Bruises,
Eczema and Sprains. Only 25c at j.
w. Thurston's.
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to lock that door.
It's my last duty
before going to
bed"
Sweetwater as.
sumed the limo.
cent.
And I was
Just going this
way. 1t looks
like a short road
into town. 1t is,
isn't it?'
N o! Yes!"
grOwled the 9th.
er. whichever
1t Is. it isn't your
GA d tonight,
That's private
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-12-01
=r,bate Court Sessions.

.r-. .- 1F inE PROBATE COURT FOR
...lcT OF ESSEN will he held as
D.. the year 1871:
.Hg- ia the forenoon OF the first
-.. .. .. fyaIIary, June, September and
ta the afternoon of each Of the
r Hrst Mondays Of MAY, August
, .l March, IN the afternoon
.. .saa.i on the hrst Saturday of each
..' -.--iuns will be held at any place in
.-...--.|.. Hy agreement.
t....-- eHuuuuiCal-us to Guildhall Office.
t. g.. E..p.u, Register; to Canaan to ED
w.EH CARLL~ JUDGE
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torney Gravely. with a gesture of dis
land. we have spared you up to this
time for two very good reasons. You
were in great trouble. and you appear.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-07-28

reveal her identity as the heroine of
the episode but she decided she could
get more fun in another way. She
made careful inquiry Of her hostess as
to the gentleman's full name and ad-
dress, and next morning called him
up When he answered, she said:
Il just wanted you to know that I
took your advice. gargled my throat
with cooking soda, and was able to
60 to the dinner"
"Who-who is this speaking?" came
al astonished voice from the other
end Of the wire. e
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to overhear the gentleman opposite
say to his neighbor:
Il had an amusing experience the
other morning. l was telephoning
and the wires became crossed / sud-
denly heard s. lady's voice say: I have
such a bad throat l shan't be able to
go to that dinner party Just for fun,
broke in and said: 'Gargle your
throat with cooking soda, and you'll
be all right The lady's voice in re-
ply sounded rather surprised. l Won
der If she took my advice"
Mrs. Brown was greatly tempted to
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-07-28
Worrying Happiness.

worrying rJaPPtneSS'
The Bishop Of Manchester, speaking
at meeting at Church House, West
minister, said the secret of happiness
was to have a sufficient multitude Of
worries.
The man who had only one worry,
blind that would not be pulled up
straight by the servant, or a coal
scuttle the bottom of which was al
ways coming out, found his way to
the lunatic asylum. But the man who
had no time to dwell upon his worries
because he had to 60 from one to an.
other, and back again and round and
round like a squirrel in a cage, could
be a perfectly happy man.
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Why He Quit.

Haven't I the privilege of making
suggestions to the man fixing the
lawn" she asked, with tears in her
voice,
why, certainly" no assured her.
We'll, just because l made sug-
gestion to him he threw all his tools
In tho wheelbarrow in an angry man
ner and went away without saying a
word"
why, what had you said to make
him act like that?'
II just asked him to plant 4 few
nice dandelions in the lawn"
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A Glad Relief.

Thank heaven, those bills are got
rid off, said Bilkins, fervently, as he
tore up bundle of statements of &C.
count dated October l.
"All paid, eh?" said Mrs. Bilkins.
"Oh, no." said Bilkins. "The dupli-
Gates dated November have come in
and don't have to keep these any
longer. -Harper's Weekly.
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Let Him Do The Guessing

"Gargle your throat with cooking
soda. and l think you will be able to
90 to your dinner"
Who is this speaking?" asked Mrs.
Brown. startled.
"Oh, that you will never know" an
swered the voice.
Mrs. Brown was greatly amused and
decided to try the remedy. Her
throat improved and she went to the
party. During dinner, she CHANGED
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-07-28
Heather Nations Invent Nothing.

Heather Nations Invent Nothing.
Bishop Thoburn, who has been 9
missionary in India for fifty years.
and knows India better than any 9th
er living American, says: III you
visit the patent Office at Washington
you will see 600 improvements on the
plow. India has hot invented one Inn
provement on the toothpick in 1900
years. The nations without God have
no inventive faculty. They are al
most universally the savage, unen
lightened nations Of the earth.''
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that he could throw one. He simply outguessed
me and caught me In the arms of Morpheus
He had wet the ball, while walking away from
the plate with MS back to me, after getting it
from Easterly, thus giving no hint that he was
going to throw splitter"
Young invented this trick and applies it &C.
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a sort of instinct which some players have and
others never attain man seems to do it by
intuition and often cannot tell just what con-
crete hypothesis leads him to reach certain
conclusion. But believe me- it is great art for
a ball player to have, a great art, and one to
be cultivated.
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hit are not likely to occur often In
4 game with Walsh pitching. He
is spit ball pitcher entirely. He
uses his splitter" and a fast ball
with no curves On this occasion,
Payne signalled for either spit
ball or fast one, l don't know
which. Walsh shook his head in
reply, and Payne gave him another
signal to which he again shook his
head.
You don't want this one?' Payne
mumbled in his mask, but loudly
enough for me to hear as he gave
another signal Walsh nodded as
sent.
Now here is what passed through
my mind, after listening to the hint
carelessly dropped by Payne. Two
were out at the time, a man was
on third base, who, II he scored,
would put us ahead, and the count
on me was two strikes and no balls.
My flash of thought must have been
instantaneous. try never to pay
any attention to the monologue of
u catchor h,,t povno 10 not,,ra liz q
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-07-28

SAKATOON offers you success. if you
are an intelligent, Woodworking agricul-
turist in any branch. You eould not credit
the prosperity of our farmers unless you
actually came and saw. Why not come?
If you do, you will be sorry you had not
come years ago. Perhaps you are not get
ting along very well except in the matter
Of years. Better do some. hing for your
all information write the Commissioner,
Board of Trade, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan,
Western Canada.
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Working in combination to outguess the bat
tiers, a catcher will often help pitcher out
10y talking necessarily, hoping in this way 20
distract hitters attention from his business.
Street OF the Washington club is one of the
worst takers in the business and is called in
some strata of baseball "Gabby" From the
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If you make a fool Of yourself don't
take it too much to heart. The world
is full of people who are kicking them
selves -
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ing right He has almost clairvoyant ability
to outguess a pitcher.
In some games, / have been able to guess
right almost every time that the pitcher has
thrown the ball to me and yet have not beep
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spect. and remark dropped by him will give
a batter the key to the situation which will
enable him to outguess the pitcher. thing
of this sort happened to me in Chicago one
day last season. with Walsh pitching and
Payne catching
Payne dropped remark which set my mind
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"Oh, that you will never know" an
swered Mrs. Brown, laughing, and
rang off-Lippincotts.
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Bribery.

Mrs. M.-Who did you vote for? =.
Mrs. Nj don't remember his
name. He gave me his seat in the
street car last week.
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Mrs. Brown, It Must Be Conceded
Had by Far the Better End
Of the Joke.

Mrs. Brown. telephoning to friend
ono morning, happened to say:
X have such bad sore throat, I'm
afraid cannot go to that dinner party
tomorrow night"
Just then something went wrong
with the connection, and she heard 4
strange voice break In:
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working and which led me to forecast what
was coming. This cue and the resultant con-
clusion drew, based on the hasty hypothesis
Of Payne's remark. resulted in timely base
hit. The conditions and circumstances Of the
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There is great diff
ference in pitchers. Some
are easy to Outguess.
and others are as bad as f;u,
a jig-saw puzzle, and l
never worked out one
of those in my life.
know some men who
have mannerisms in the
box which betray defin-
itely the sort of ball to be de-
livered These little physical
eccentricities are true induces
and often cost men, who would
otherwise be successful pitch
ers, many games. 1t may be
the twist of the wrist in throw
ing a curve ball, or some motion
of the foot peculiar to spit
ter" that divulges the essential
secret. This tell-tale sign is
fatal to pitcher, when players
get on to it, and it usually does
not take his opponents long to
discover and associate it with a
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two strikes and one ball on me IN
game in Cleveland. He walked
out of the box and part way to
the catcher to receive the ball.
Easterly, catching. signed for an
offering that did not coincide
with "Cy's" idea of the exigen-
cies of the situation. The old
fellow shook his head twice,
which Immediately forced me
to conclude that it would be
neither a curve nor a fast one.
Oldring was on first base at the
time, and l guessed that ICY"
must want to waste one, think
ing he was going to try to steal.
When the ball came to me about
chin high, at once concluded
that my diagnosis was the cor
rect one. and l let 1t go. But,
when about two feet in front of
me, it broke across my letters, a
beautiful strike, and l had not
even taken my bat of my Shout
der. ICY" had dished up a spit
ter from somewhere in his as
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early innings Of the first game,
Sweeney had his hand split open
with one Of Ford's eccentric spit
tiers. The Highlander was never
the same again. He did not pitch
the wonderful ball he is capable
Of in that series. He had no con-
tidence In the numbering Mitchell
to handle his "spitters, to think
fast: in short, to 0utguess the bat
tiers.
Some catchers have a very busy
habit of talking all the time to
annoy batter in an effort to dis
tract his attention from his work.
John King, of the Chicago Cubs.
known in baseball as a bad man
with a batter, "chewed" incessant-
~ during the worlds series In
which We won the championship
from the Cubs. He seemed to
want to distract attention from
the pitcher A favorite line Of
his was:
Now. let's try him on a fast
one"
II ia sort NJ an nnwritton lou
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he repeated the old sign very de-
liberately.
What" exclaimed Ira, you're
not giving me that sign, thinking
I'm not jerry to it,"
That's right, 1ra." answered
Chase carelessly. Il had forgot
ten you knew, but It goes any
way"
This conversation was carried
on while Plank was paving
around in the box and preparing
to pitch. AS the tall southpaw
wound up, Daniel started In from
third base. Plank delivered a
perfect strike, and Chase half
hunted and hale hit the tall, which
allowed Daniels to score. Hal"
had beaten Thomas at his own
game. He had given sign that
Thomas knew, and which the lat
ter did not for a moment think
had been passed out seriously.
Therefore Ira did not signal for q
pitchout as he would have done
~ he bod 0uoaoo6 tho NAV waR
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verse English on it. It was case Of him out
guessing me. The veteran Cleveland pitcher
is as different from Walsh in his style, as white
is from black. "Cy' relies curve and
fast ball, never using splitter" Young had
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you can't get one by me-" his
manner appears to challenge. He
is simply bullying with confidence.
He Is the one hitter and the only
successful one l ever saw who appa~
rently doesn't try to guess what the
pitcher is going to throw and really
doesn't care. Pitchers have never
been able to discover any groove
that he is concealing. He simply
wades in and hits at any kind of
a ball. He Is one batter in a thou
sand
Tyrus Cobb, the Detroit star, Is
the exactly opposite type of hitter.
He is thinking all the time he is
at the bat, figuring, planning, to out
guess the pitcher and the fielders, In
baseball parlance Ito cross" his OPP
ponents, a legitimate procedure. If
he thinks that the third baseman
expects a bunt, he will hit 1t out.
He never chases a bad ball, and he
makes a pitcher work to the last
notch He worries many of the
men In the box by his restlessness,
and hecause he Is constantly RueSs-
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familiarity breeds contempt Il
one q the rules that works both ways.
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SIX nlckelS In game last sum-
mer. Thomas formerly played
on the Yankees, and, at the time,
Chase's sign for the squeeze
play was given by putting his
right hand to his nose. Ira had
seen him give this many times
when they were team mates.
But on this occasion, Chase
was playing on the New York
club, and Thomas was catching
on the Philadelphia team. 1t was
in the eighth inning with the
score tied, and a New York run
ner on third base, champing on
his spikes to get home when
Chase stepped to the bat. One
was out. Hal" went through
the usual preliminaries Of knock
ing the dirt out of his spikes, fix
ing his hat the flrmer, as II he
expected to take a long run and
didn't want to be called back to
get the cap, and splitting on his
hands. Then he put the first
digit of his right hand to the side
- ki~ r1~a4
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lntO Ill argument, anu nave
his pitcher shoot over a fast
one. He tried this on me in
the first worlds series.
so they say that you are
the best base runner In the
American league" was his
opening line. Well, you are
not up against American
league catchers now. young
fellow. Let's see you steal q
base if you get down
paid no attention to him.
although he evidently hoped
that l would turn around and
reply, so that would be
caught off my guard. And
not in conceit, but, as a his
torian, l relate the sequel. l
did get down to first base,
and by pretending l was CO.
ing to steal. made him signal
to Overall to waste two balls.
Then, when he had to put a
strike over, I went down.
Sometimes a catcher will
overDlay his part in this re-
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What are you going to do. Hal" asked Ira,
frame up something here?"
Thomas did not expect to find out anything
by the question, but wanted to drag Chase into
conversation to get his mind of his work.
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~ dyAC I1C Cdu luLCuu W "dSlS
a ball, l reasoned, because the man
Is on third, and he doesn't think
he Is going to try to steal Then
it struck me.
Can it be a curve?" |. asked my
self surprised. But he never
throws one" argued in my mind.
Then l remembered the surprise
betrayed in Payne's You don't
want this one" TIE remark, mum
bled in his mask, had supplied the
key. took a chance. 1t was a
curve, and | called the turn 1t
was the first and last one Walsh
ever threw me, and probably he
would have slipped it over, had 1t
not been for Payne's poorly sup
pressed surprise. That cost Walsh
the game. It must be remembered
by the reader that all this giving
of signals and reasoning took place
in about minutes time. A ball
player must think fast
Old ICY" Young, one Of the
Solons Of baseball, crossed me once
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casionally to great advantage, have learned
since, catching batter OF his guard. But
he depends for the most part on q curve and
a high, fast ball, relying on his wonderful con-
troll to put the ball where he wants it, That