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white les the lips, save for the nico-
tine stain from his perpetual cigar
all these were as we'll known in Lon.
don as In Africa, and could only be
associated with the personality Of
DR.. Leon Sterndale, the great lion
hunter and explorer.
We had heard of his presence in the
district. and had once or twice caught
sight of his tell figure upon the moor
land paths. He made no advances to
us, however, nor would we have
dreamed of doing so TO him, as 1t was
we'll known that II was his love of Sc
clusion which caused him to spend the
greater part Of the intervals between
his Journeys in a small bungalow bur.
led in the lonely wood of Beauchamp
Arriance. Here, amid his books and
his maps, he lived an absolutely lone
ly life, attending to his own simple
wants, and paying little apparent
heed to the affairs Of his neighbors.
1t was a surprise 10 me, therefore, to
hear him asking Holmes. in an eager
voice, whether he had made any ad.
vance In his reconstruction of this
mysterious episode. The county pc.
lice are utterly at fault" said he;
but perhaps your wider experience
has suggested some conceivable expla.
nation. My only claim to being taken
into your confidence is that during my
many residences here l have come to
know this family Of Tregennis very
well-indeed, upon my Cornish moth.
er's side l could call them cousins
and their strange fate has naturally
been a great snoch TO me. may tell
you the: had got as far as Plymouth
upon MY way to Africa, but the news
reached me this morning, and l came
straight back again to help in the in.
Quiry."
Holmes raised his eyebrows.
did you lose your boat through TT"
81 will take the next"
Dear me! that is friendship in.
deed"
Il tell you they were relatives"
Quite so-cousins of your mother.
Was your baggage aboard the ship?"
"Some Of it, but the main part at
the hotel"
II see. But surely this event could
not have found its way into the Plym'
outh morning papers?"
mo, sir; | had n telegram"
Might | ask from whom?"
A shadow passed over the gaunt
face of the explorer.
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y C. Baking Powder biscuits

Three cups Ronr, \ 10 Z cup short
rning;;5 hsei ~kcaSbo0ntHls 4 c Baking
/0WCt,; a60Ht / cup mix or soake,; I
teaSP0onfHL SAT-.
Sift three times, the flour, salt and
baking powder. Work into the -four the
shortening, using lard or butter for
shortening. Then mix to a very soft
dough with the milk. The softer the
biscuit enters the oven, the lighter it
m out. Never knead baking powder
biscuits; press the dough into shape and
roll lightly. Cut i'll small shapes and
bake on a sheet or very shallow pan in
a hot oven. In placing biscuits in the
pans place well apart, not allowing edges
to touch. Small biscuits are better than
large ones. Large biscuits do not have
the proper amount of time to raise and
bake.
Have you seen the new X c Cooks Book?
Brimful of appetizing recipes that simply must
he successful every time If the few simple direc-
tons are carefully followed. You would gladly
pay 50 cents for this valuable book. yet we send
n dbS0lnfetyJIr upon receipt of the colored GER
tbcate packed in every 2S-centcan of X c baking
Powder JAoUEs MFG. Co, Chicago. Small
cans do not have Cook Book certificates.
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"You are very inquisitive, Mr..
Holmes"
ut is my business"
With an effort DR.. Sterndale recov-
cred his ruffled composure.
Il have no objection to telling you,"
he said. 1T was Mr.. Roundhay, the
vicar. who sent me the telegram
which recalled me-
THANK YOU" said Holmes. 81 may
say, in answer to your original ques-
ton, that | have not cleared my mind
entirely on the subject Of this case,
but | have every hope of reaching
some conclusion. 1t would be prema-
ture to say more"
perhaps you would tell me If your
suspicious point in any particular di.
r~ection?"
mo, | can hardly answer that"
"Then | have wasted my time, and
need not prolong my visit" The IA
nous doctor strobe out Of our cottage
in considerable ill-humor, and within
five minutes Holmes had followed him.
| saw him no moro until the evening,
WTe1 ne returned WllH u SLOW step
and haggard face which assured me
that he had made nc great progress
with his investigation. He glanced at
a telegram which awaited him, and
threw it into the CRATE.
From the Plymouth hotel, Wat
son." he said. Il learned the name Of
It from the vicar and l wired to mako
certain that DR.. Leon Sterndale's ac-
count was true. 1t appears that he
did indeed spend last night there, and
that he has actually allowed some Of
his baggage to go on to Africa, while
he returned to be present at this in
vestigation. What do you make OF
that, Watson?"
"He is deeply interested"
Deeply interested-yes. There Is
a thread here which We have not yet
grasped, and which might lead vi
through the tangle. Cheer up, Wat
son, for | am very sure that our ma
terial has not yet all come to hand.
When it does. we may soon leave u
difficulties behind u.s."
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PROPRIETOR

Black typewriter ribbons for Rem
ington machine at the Register ONCE.
We also have the purple ribbon for
Remington, Underwood, Oliver and
Smith Premier. If we haven't got
what you want we will order.
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dreadful company round the table.
She had, when she recovered, thrown
open the window to let the morning
air in, and had run down to the lane,
whence she sent a farm lad for the
doctor. The lady was on her bed up
stairs, If we cared to see her.
We assembled the stairs and viewed
the body. M Brenda Tregennis
had been a very beautiful girl, though
now verging upon middle age. Her
dark, clear-cut face was handsome,
" In death, but there still fingered
upon it something Of that CONFUSION
of horror which had been her last hui
Mall emotion. From her bedroom We
descended to the sitting-room where
this tragedy had actually occurred.
The charred ashes of the overnight fire
lay in the CRATE. On the table were
the four gutsred and ~burned-out can
dies, with the cards scattered over it's
surface. The chairs had been moved
back against the walls, but all else
was as it had been the night before.
Holmes paced with light, swift steps
about the room; he sat in the various
chairs, drawing them up and recon
structing their positions. He tested
how much Of the garden was visible;
he examined the floor, the ceiling, and
the fireplace; but once did | see
that sudden Frightening of his eyes
and tightening of his lips which would
have told me that he saw some CLEAN
Of light in this utter darkness.
"Why a fire." he asked. Had they
always a fire in this small room or a
spring EVENING""
Mortimer Tregennis explained that
the night was cold and damp. For
that reason, after his arrival, the fire
was lit. What are you going to do,
Mr.. Holiness" he asked.
My friend smiled and laid his hand
upon my arm. II think, Watson, that
I shall that course of tobacco
poisoning which you have so often
and so justly condemned" said he.
with your permission, gentlemen, We
will now return to u cottage, for l
am not aware hat any new factor Is
likely to come to our notice here. l
will turn the facts over in my mind,
Mr.. Tregennisr and should anything
occur to me I will certainly communi-
cate with you. In the meantime l wish
you both good morning"
It was not until long after We were
back In Poldhu cottage that Holmes
broke his complete and absorbed 81
lence. He sat coiled in his armchair.
his haggard and ascetic face hardly
visible amid the blue swirl Of his to-
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bacco smoke, his black brows drawn
down, his forehead contracted, his
eyes vacant and far away. Finally,
he sprang to his feet.
1T won't do, Watson!" said he,
with a laugh. Let us walk along the
cliffs together and search for flint ar.
rows. We are more likely to find
them than clues to this problem. To
let the brain work without sufficient
material is like racing an engine 1t
racks itself to pieces. The sea air,
sunshine. and patience, Watson-all
else will come.
Now. let us calmly define our po-
%sition, Watson" he continued, as we
skirted the cliffs together. Let US
get a firm grip Of the very little which
we do know, so that when fresh facts
arise We may be ready to fit them into
their places. l take 1t, in the first
place. that neither Of us Is prepared
TO admit diabolical i~ntrusions into
the affairs Of men. Let us begin by
ruling that entirely out Of our minds.
Very good. There remain three per-
sons who have been ~grievously strick-
en- by some conscious or unconscious
human agency. That is firm ground.
Now, when did this occur? Evidently,
assuming his narrative to be true, 1t
was Immediately after Mr.. Mortimer
~Tregennis had left the room. That
is a very important point. The pre-
sumption Is that it was within a few
minutes afterwards. The cards still
lay upon the table. 1t was already
past their usual hour for bed. Yet
they had not changed their position.
/ repeat, then, that the occurrence
was Immediately after his departure,
and not later than eleven o'clock last
night.
Our next obvious step Is to check.
SO far as we can, the movements OF
Mortimer Tregennis after he left the
room. In this there is no difficulty,
and they seem to be above suspicion.
Knowing my methods as you do, you
were, of course. conscious OF the some
what clumsy waterproof ~eXpedient by
which | obtained a clearer impress Of
his foot than might otherwise have
been possible. The wet, sandy path
took 1t admirably. Last night was
also wet. you will remember, and 1t
was not misunderstanding obtained a
sample print-to pick out his track
among others and to follow his move
ments. He appears to have walked
swiftly in the direction Of the vicar
age.
IF, then, Mortimer T%regennis disap-
outside person affected the card play
ers, how can we reconstruct that per-
son, and how was such IN impression
OF horror conveyed? Mrs. Porter
may be eliminated. She is evidently
harmless. Is there any evidence that
some one crept up to the garden win
dow and in some name produced so
terrific an effect that he drove those
who saw it out of their senses? The
only suggestion in this direction
comes from Mortimer Tregennis him
self, who says that his brother spoke
about some movement in the garden.
That is certainly remarkable, as tho
night was rainy, cloudy and dark.
Anyone who had the design to alarm
these people would be compelled TO
place his very face against the glass
before he could be seen. There is a
three-foot flower border outside this
window, but no indication Of a foot
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mark. It is difficult to imagine, then,
how an outsider could have made SO
terrible an impression upon the COM
pany, nor have we found any motive
for SO strange and elaborate an at
tempt. You perceive our difficulties,
Watson?"
"They are only too clear" I an
swered, with conviction.
And yet, with q little more mate
rial, we may prove that they are not
insurmountable," said Holmes. Il
fancy that among your extensive ar
chives, Watson, you may find some
which We're nearly as obscure. Mean
while. we shall put the case aside I'M
til more accurate data are available,
and devote the morning to the pursuit
Of neolithic man."
/ may have commented upon my
friends power of mental detachment,
but never have / wondered at 1t more
than upon that spring morning in
Cornwall when for two hours he dis
coursed upon celts, arrowheads and
shards as lightly as If no sinister mys-
terry was waiting for his solution. 1t
was not until We had returned In the
afternoon to our cottage that we found
a visitor awaiting us, who soon
brought our minds back to the matter
In hand. Neither of us needed to be
told who that visitor was. The huge
body, the craggy and deeply scanned
face with the fierce eyes and hawk
like nose. the grizzled hair which
nearly brushed our cottage ceiling.
the beard-golden at the fringes and
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the rattle OF a carriage coming to-
wards us, and stood aside to let 1t
pass. AS it drove by us l caught a
glimpse through the closed window Of
a horribly-contorted, grinning face
glaring out at us. Those staring eyes
and crashing teeth flashed past US
like a dreadful vision.
my brothers!" cried Mortimer
Tregennis, white to his lips. They
are taking them to H%elston."
We looked with horror after the
black carriage, numbering it's way.
Then We turned our steps towards
this ill-omened house in which they
had met their strange fate.
1t was a large and bright dwelling,
rather a villa than a cottage, with a
considerable garden which was al
ready, in that Cornish air, we'll filled
with spring flowers. Towards this
garden the window of the sitting-room
fronted, and from 1t, according to
Mortimer Tregennis, must have come
that thing of evil which had by sheer
horror in a single instant blasted
their minds. Holmes walked slowly
and thoughtfully among the flower
pots and along the path before we en-
tered the porch. So absorbed was he
in his thoughts, l remember, that he
stumbled over the watering-pot, upset
its contents, and deluged both Dull
feet and the garden path. Inside the
house We We're met by the elderly
Cornish housekeeper, Mrs. Porter,
who, with the aid of a young girl,
looked after the wants Of the family.
She readily answered all Holmes
questions. She had heard nothing in
the night. Her employers had all
been in excellent spirits lately, and
she had never known them more
cheerful and prosperous. She had
tainted with horror upon entering the
room in the morning and seeing that
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(Continued)
HELPS A JUDGE IN A BAD FIX

Justice Eli Cherry, of ellis Mills,
Tenn, was plainly worried. A bad
sore on his leg had baffled several
doctirs and long resisted all remedies.
Il thought it was a cancer" he wrote.
"At last l used Bucklen's Arnica Salve
and was completely cured" Cures
burns. boils, ulcers, cuts, bruises and
piles. rs cents at all druggists.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1912-06-20

Miss Mabel Lundgren visited with
friends in Kennedy for few days.
The Manskor will meet for special
rehearsal Friday evening.
c. H. Sandberg, the genial knight of
the grip, spent Sunday last at his
home in this city.
G. D. Anderson of Vega. returned
home Tuesday from visit with rela-
tives and friends in Cokato.
J. w. Peltzer, who was formerly
employed at the Register office, was a
visitor in the city Saturday.
Russell Wilson, who attended the
Epworth League convention at Wade
ma returned Wednesday morning.
Warren High School Alumni meet
at the High School building, June %,
1912, 1880 p, m. - E. ]. Bren, Secy.
Misses Lucy and Florence Kezar re.
turned this morning from a week
visit with friends and relatives at Be.
midi.
Gust Ekblad and crew of men left
Monday for Fordville, N. D., where
they are putting in cement walks this
week.
Miss Martha Mortenson left on Fri
day evening of last week for Plenty
wood, Mont, where she will spend the
summer.
Miss Mary Thomas returned We'd
nesday morning from Wadena where
she attended the Epworth League
convention.
See Athaliah, Queen of Judea, the
great Bible Story in hand-colored film
at the Electric Theatre, Thursday ant
: Friday nights.
Mrs. G.. E. Sjostrand and children
returned Monday morning after hav
ing spent few weeks with relatives
in southern Minnesota
Revs. G.. Wahlund and F. N. Ander
son attended the mission meeting il
Red River and Hallock congregation
on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Mrs. G. E. Sjostrand and children
returned home Monday from their Wis
it at Lake City, Mimi, and the profes
sor feels like himself once more.
L. M. Johnson, of the Warren mill
made business trip to Lancaster
Bronson and other towns on the So
and st. Vincent lines on Monday.
l John and Louis Norquist, OF Roose
velt Mimi, were here Tuesday as in
terested parties in law suit tried be
: fore Judge Grindeland at chambers.
! G. A. Tullar intends to leave tomol
row for Baltimore, Md, to attend tn
democratic national convention as a.
: alternate delegate at large from thi
state.
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+ - -
IS Miss Flora Patten left Saturday on
q visit to Pepin, Wis.
Mabel Lundgren went to kennedy
Saturday to visit friends.
Mrs. .. Lamberson is enjoying an
outing at Pelican Rapids, MINI.
Miss Ella Lundgren returned home
Tuesday from a visit in Alexandria.
Miss Lois Goldsmith, the milliner.
has returned to her home at River
Falls, Wis.
Dr.. Melby and family and Geo. G.
Johnson and family autoed over Sat
urday to hear the st. Olaf Choir con-
cert given here,
Dr.. r. G. Bake returned home on
Tuesday from st. Paul, where he had
attended meeting of the State Den
tai Association.
oscar Wahlund left Tuesday for In
ternational Falls to attend the North.
ern Minnesota Development conven.
ton held there this week.
W. A. Knapp arrived from Illinois
miles who will look over our country
Wednesday bringing number Of ia.
with a view of locating here.
MI. and Mrs. G. G. Peterson re.
joice over the arrival of a fine son at
their home on Friday of last week.
Mother and son are doing we'll.
Mrs. G. A. Nelson, of Route 8, left
last Thursday for Chicago to visit her
sister and other relatives and friends
in that city and elsewhere III Illinois
Aug Lundgren returned home yes.
terday from attendance at the meet.
ing Of the Augustana Synod at Chica.
go, ILL.,, and reports big and inter.
esting meeting.
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SWEDISH MISSION CHURCH
4. a.. Larson. Pastor

Sunday, June %: Services in War
rem at 7:45 p. m. Rev. G. w. Olson,
Rev. B. A. Werklund and Rev. F. w.
Peterson will speak and a male quar-
tette from st. Hilaire will sing. There
will be a young peoples and Sunday
school conference in town of Vega,
June 20 and 81. At. the same time
there will be mission meeting, June
% and %. Saturday at 1880 q. m.
the Ladies' Aid society will have an
auction at 2 p. N. Sunday services
at 1920 a. m. and 2 p. m.
The Ladies Aid society Of the Swed.
ish Mission church will meet Thurs.
day, June 9th at the home Of Gust
Peterson in town Of Brislet.
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ToDAY's, MARKETS.
Local News

Y Get that sheep dip at spaulding's
elevator.
c. Knutson returned Friday morn
ing from Fargo.
Deering swinging hay stackers for
sale by w. F. Powell & Co.
A. G. Ostrom of route /, attended to
business in town Tuesday.
Ford Automobiles, the peoples car,
sold by w. F. Powell & Co.
Rev. E. ]. Goldberg, of Alvarado,
spent last evening in the city.
Buffalo Pitts Engines and Separa-
i tors sold by W. F. Powell & Co.
y Mrs. G. Wahlund and daughters
-, visited in Foldahl early this week.
J. P. Holan was in Minneapolis last
c.u Monday on business for the county.
orders. r. E. Thomas and Edwin Wahlund
spent Sunday evening in Crookston.
Residenc Mrs. L. NJ. Johnson and Miss Hattie
God visited at Alvarado on Tuesday.
Miss Edna Fljozdal, of Warroad, is
visiting at the Olaf Nygren home in
NJ Foldahl.
~ Miss Ella Lundgren has returned
from Alexandria, where she visited
friends.
Come in and see the new Avery en-.
CINE at the Warren Machine & Iron
Works Co.
Carload of Deering Mowers and
Hay Rakes just received-W. F. Pow.
q. ell & Co.
Miss Bessie Seavey, of Paynesville,
Mimi, is guest at the home of Judge
Grindeland.
John Westlin, of Ellerth P O., was
here last Friday looking after bust.
ness matters.
John Gehrke on route No. 4, left
Tuesday on visit to his old home at
Aurora, Illinois.
Gill Lamberson left Tuesday even
ing for few weeks visit at Chicago
and Joliet, Ill.
Miss Minnie E. Skoog is attending
the Teachers Summer school at the
Moorhead Normal
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METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH
A. A. Myers, Pastor

There will be services next Sunday
morning and evening when H. E.
Chase, Ps. D. of Minneapolis will
preach. The Sunday School meets
after the morning service and the Ep-
worth League before the evening SER
vice. All are welcome.
MISSION MEETINGS IN VEGA
Mission meetings will be held in
the Swedish Baptist church in Vega
commencing on Friday, June %, at
200 p. m. and continuing June 20 and
so, beginning at 10000 a. m. each day.
Rev J. W. Hjertstrom, from Cokato,
and Rev v. Hedberg, from Minneapo.
lis, and also other pastors, are expect.
ed to be preesnt. The public is cor.
daily invited and welcomed to these
meetings. Rev. G. Wahlin.
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UNITED NORW. LUTH. CHURCH
N. G. w. knudtsen, Pastor.
Services Sunday, June %: At War
rem 1890 a. m. and Alvarado 1870 p.
m. English. All welcome.
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SCANDINAVIAN M. e. CHURCH

VUStdV NVIS9daTo, PaStor
The services next Sunday will be
held as follows: Morning service at
10:3O a. m. Sunday School at p. m.
Evening service at S p. m. All are
cordially invited to attend our ser
vices.
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LUTHERAN SYNOD CHURCH
p. F, kiorlauo. Pastor

Confirmation service at McCrea on
Sunday, June. % at 1920. Eleven
young people will be confirmed. An
offering to Home Missions will he
taken. All are welcome to attend the
service
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STRIP CHURCH NOTES

STRIP CHURCH NOTES
Prof F. Risberg D. D., from Chica-
go will preach in our new church on
Sunday, June % at 1890 a. m. and
p m. All are invited.-O. A. Ander-
son.
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PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

Meetings at 1890 a. m. and D. NJ.
Morning subject, "The Wealth of
Comfort and Inspiration of the Bible .
Evening subject, Christian Possibili-
ties Sunday School after morning
services. All cordially invited.
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SWED. LUTH. CHURCH OF VEGA.
=. N. Anderson, Pastor.
Sunday School 1920 a. m. Service
IL a. m. June %, 1912.
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The Churches.

SWEDISH LUTHERAN CHURCH
T. N. Anderson, Pastor.
Sunday School 10 a. m. Service at
s p. m. June 20, 1912.
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L
Viking, during the week.
Mr.. Albert ]. Hanson and son, War.
rem, of Browns Valley, and Prof. and
Mrs. A. M. Foker and daughter Doro.
thy Of Alexandria, arrived Tuesday
morning for visit at the H. M. Swan.
son home. Miss Mile Swanson, who
has just graduated from the Normal
course in Domestic Science at the
State Agricultural College at st. An.
thony Park, and who had been visit
ing with her sister, Mrs. Hanson, at
Browns Valley, for a few days, arriy
ed at the same time, thus making
quite family reunion at the Swanson
home.
John Turnquist, of Turlock, Cali
fornia, arrived Tuesday to visit witt
friends here and at Viking for a few
weeks. He is one Of the early set
tiers of this county, having located OF
a homestead in town Of Viking, where
he lived until about ten years ago
when he sold out and moved with hi
family to California. He is farming
lin California also, but raises fruit o
various kinds instead Of grain. MI
Turnquist says he notices man.
changes and improvements in Warner
lsince he moved away.