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writing Is also fair counterfeit. Any
way, 1t is good enough to fool almost
any one, and do not blame you in
the least for having been deceived.
Don't feel worried about II, for It is
not your fault at ALL Nevertheless.
there is something wrong about 1t and
! don't understand It," thrust the
card into my pocket and returned to
my rooms a great deal more perplexed
than ! had been when / left them.
Hastily I attempted to run over in
my mind the people who could by any
possibility have had access to my
private stationery, but was obliged
to dismiss that thought when real
lied that my cards we're scattered
throughout the entire list of my ac-
quaintancss and that my card case
containing a number of them was still
missing. The field Of possibilities in
this direction was too large for me
to form even q remote conjecture, and
I was drawn to the conclusion that 1t
In all probability was the work Of
some clever sneak thief who had
found my card case and then written
the note upon It. But even that was
an explanation which explained
nothing. Granting that petty rascal
had picked up the cards containing
my name and address, how was be
etle to so closely counterfeit my
handwriting; and more mysterious
than all else. how did he know that /
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SYNOPSIS.

Abner Halliday. a misery millionaire.
1 found gagged, bound and insensible In
n room, his safe rified and $40 900 miss
kr The thread Of the story Is taken up
b he nephew Tom. Living in the same
luu1s are other relatives: reckless Bruce
halliday and pretty Clare Winton. Bruce.
sho d q bond broker. has been trying TO
ulss 10000 to put through a deal and
ave himself from financial ruin. He has
fpplisd to his miserly uncle and to others
~ the loan but has been refused. Tom
ients for william LeDuc. an old-time
fdtnd connected with a detective agency.
d relating the story Tom reverts to his
acquaintance with Mrs. Dace, q wealthy
r1oN, whose business agent IL Richard
EAcksy. q boodler and political boss.
Ton q jealous Of Mackay and Is deeply
b love with Mrs. Dace. Bruce Halliday
vans him 10 shun her as an adventures.
Ton sees Mrs. Dace and Mackay togeth-
q. He afterwards meets the woman at
horse race. and. happening to mention
ttt Bruce had q tip on the winner. she
fyes him 800 10 place on the race. The
y res wrong and she loses her money.
Later Tom invests In stocks. He makes
Nme money, and returns the lost $500 TO
M Dace. II ts at this Juncture that the
1et II the $4,000 from old Abner HALL
~ occurs. lie Due meets Glare and
bluce. He learns that the key which
c1rt had to the house Is missing. Mac
ny's dealings with Mrs. Dace make Tom
no kidv. v7ovdw,. o. u ID cmfw MN
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say the thief had q key to the front
door. How do you account for an
outsider possessing that!
wondered II she bad forgotten
the incident of my keys having been
for some days in the possession OF
the maid and the possibility Of du-
plicates easily made from the original.
/ hesitated for a moment as | idly
turned the pages OF a book that she
might have time to recall this circum-
stance. but she merely sat placidly
surveying me and I thought 1t would
be better taste not to mention it. Her
confidence in Janet seemed to be
complete, and of course In matters OF
this kind If the maid was guilty her
mistress would be the last one In
whom she would confde. ! therefore
decided to abandon the subject for
the time.
81 do not attempt to account for It, y
| returned slowly But as must be
apparent to you. my cousin Bruce is
under suspicion in some quarters, and
believing from the bottom Of my heart
that he is innocent, | am trying 70
evolve a theory which will let him
out despite his own obstinacy and
seeming determination to keep him
self in. l was merely trying to dis
cover all possible leaks through which
the information might have escaped
| have told Mr.. LeDuc everything and
you need not be surprised If he calls
upon you But he is a gentleman and
you need have no hesitancy about
talking to him freely"
She appeared a trifie annoyed al
this prospect. but after a moments
reflection, wherein her brow wa:
clouded, she drew a long breath
Poor Bruce" she said sympathetical
ly. 1T would be a shame II he should
somehow get dragged into this. II
the few times met him1 learned to ad
mire him very much. 1t is impossible
that he is guilty. simply know he II
not. sincerely hope that he ma,
clear himself without publicity"
Amen" / responded heartily.
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find 1t. Growing more and more i'm
patient as searched among my
things / at last removed all that the
closet contained, article by article,
and laid them on the bed. The suit
that l was looking for was certainly
missing.
sat down and thought / remem-
bered distinctly the last time ! had
worn it, and had an equally clear
recollection of replacing It in its ac'
customed place at the end Of the day.
was positive that l had not touched
It since that time and its absence now,
as far as / was able to reason, could
only be explained on the theory OF
theft. I want downstairs to Mrs. Teb-
bets to question her about it, and
happening 70 recall that she had ex-
pressed her admiration Of It upon
seeing it upon me for the first time.
/ now described It to her as the suit
which | had worn on Derby day. She
answered me very promptly:
why, yes. That is the one you
sent me word about yesterday. ! let
the man have it as you told me to in
the note"
I looked at her In mystincation,
knowing that I had sent her no note
and being at a loss to grasp her
meaning. What nclr-That MANI"
demanded. She stood raObing her
damp hands with q towel and seem
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CHAPTER XII.

few days later there happened a
little incident so inexplicable and irri-
tating In its character that 1t caused
me considerable annoyance and
thought. It was one of those peculiar
occurrences that one does not care
anything about in itself, yet which
exasperates him because Of his in
ability to explain it. II so happened
that desired to wear a certain suit
of clothes which had purchased q
short while before, and with that pur-
pose before me went into the closet
where 1 kept my spare apparel hang
ing in order to get it out. l could not
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ingIy a little impatient at my stupiai-

ingiy q little impatient at my stupidi-
ity.
The note on your card which you
sent me only yesterday saying that
] was to give II to the tailor" she re-
torted. could only repeat somewhat
more emphatically that l had done no
such thing.
She threw down her towel with a
sniff and began rumaging about
among the odds and ends of a shelf.
Presently she picked up a small piece
Of cardboard, which she handed me
with an expression of triumph. Very
well. Just read It for yourself then.
II that is not your card and writing
l cannot trust my eyes, and II / can
not trust my eyes the Lord knows
what can trust. And that is all |
have got to say about that" I seized
the piece of paper and glanced at It.
1t was certainly either one Of my
cards or a perfect imitation, and hav,
ing satisfied myself on that point
turned 1t over and saw written on the
back a few lines, which while certain
ly bearing a strong resemblance to
! my chirography when I scribble in a
hurry, were as certainly not mine.
They read: Mrs. Tebbets: Please to
deliver to the bearer. who is in the
employ Of my tailor, the suit Of
clothes / wore on Derby day that he
may press the same Thomas HALL
day"
For a moment was too surprised
I to do more than turn it over in mute
Incredibly. Then l turned upon her
sharply.
f, What kind of q rocking man
brought this?"
HE was short and fat. I guess
he was about as old as you are.
thought at the time that he looked
funny in the eyes, but did not LET
him In the house and did not pay
much attention to him. am always
! careful about admitting strangers. you
know. It is all right, isn't it?"
mo, there isn't anything right about
1t. 1t is a plain, unmitigated, unadul
terated forgery. Did he say anything
more to your" Her chin dropped.
We'll, of all things! To think Of
the impudence of people nowadays
No, sir, he said scarcely a word and
never did like the looks Of him. He
Just took the clothes and went away
as fast as he could, and ! never
thought of 1t again. But that is Ger
tainly your card, isn't II, Mr.. Tom
It looks just like those l used to SCI
ON your dresser" 1t was plain tina
she was beginning to be distressed
and FASTENED to reassure her.
"The card is either mine or a yer!
clever imitation. am not quite Ger
tain of which as yet. But in al
probability is 1t one of mine. Tit
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CHAPTER XII.

] vent back to the house. Glare
fat left my uncle's room and I heard
iH voice mingled with Bruce's on
ne lawn below. Uncle Abner had
risen and was carefully examining
n papers as he rearranged them in
uelr customary order. He had been
irri but little. and now that his blood
ss circulating freely again and the
Efness was disappearing from his
anhs be was not suffering bodily to
mount to anything. But his humor
us oeastly. The look with which he
peefed me as ! entered was almost
arnlsorous.
This Is what comes of housing fly
Hnlghts who spend their money stay
ns N hotels when they should be at
nns IN the beds which they have al
a,ay paid for" he snarled. eff you
nd been here It would not have hap
kned ! don't believe there was more
en one thief, and he could not have
ela you II you had any fight in you"
ne probably would not have tried
Al any rate, had / resisted
s'lio nave stood an excellent chance
oelng killed. Men who enter the
s'eses OF others to commit a crime at
ssa1 Know that they hold their own
yves N the hollow of their hands and
- prepared to meet resistance with
odsned," returned somewhat icily.
=, tne coolness Of my tones only
.es MS wrath fame the hotter.
oont make any difference. n
~ your business to be here when
Z. NEW there was so much money
We house instead Of running away
IL : coward and leaving me to pro
~ = al alone. And I suppose you
sc. you win inherit some of II
~ am gone, but I'll show you"
iened. The direct intimatiun that
would ignore me upon his death
ana that he considered my life OF
n eoaseQuence than a fraction OF
y word.
vent to my own room. where !
A. y the window looking upon
.ounos below. Bruce and Clare
-. .andering aimlessly about, and
y That distance / could see the
~ mat lay upon her face. As for
ne seemed to have recovered
- zeal OF his old-time assurance
sseatiy he turned away with 9
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room in the house. The poorest wait
er was assigned to my table. The
clerks looked down on me. and the
proprietor didn't care copper wheth-
or / stayed or went.
81 felt hurt, and was wondering
why was such small potatoes around
there, when / looked over the regis
ter and found that of the 80 other
Americans in the house every one had
registered as Senator Judge or Gen
eral' There was the cause as plain
as the nose on my face. l was the
only one without title. / went UP
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burglar threw the binding light in
my face. In his hand was revolver.
IF you scream. lady, I'll have to
kill YOU he said. wanted to scream.
But I didn't. After a while ! said:
My husband and children are asleep
in the next room. Please don't wake
them. I'll do anything you say
He pulled out the dresser drawers,
found few trinkets. put them in his
pocket, and then started for the door
Of my husbands room.
Where are you goingr asked
him. think he said: Through the
house
"'You promise me you'll sit right
here and I'll get you everything Of
value we have replied I know
where everything is and don't want
anybody to get hurt
HE thought awhile and then prom
Used. He sat down in chair with his
revolver on the door as I softly
opened IT, I went to a chair beside
my husbands bed. He moved in his
sleep and held out hand I stroked
IT quietly while I reached with the
other hand for HIS trousers. Then /
slipped back to my own room.
I'VE went through the pockets-the
burglar and together. We found
purse and ten dollars. gave Il to the
burglar. Then went back TO the chill
dren's room. took their two little
banks and gave them to the man.
He wanted to go out a window Of
the diningroom. as he had come. but
I induced him to hptoe down the
stairs and opened the front door.
Thanks. lady. he said.
Good night l replied and shut
the door.
Then I went and awakened my
husband. I waited until the burglar
could get safely away 50 there was
nothing for Mr.. Kuhns to do but tele-
phone the police"
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curt nod while she stood for a mo-
ment watching him with a pathetic
little clasping of her hands; then
turned and came hurriedly into the
house. l intercepted her at the head
Of the stairs and signalled for her to
come into my apartments. She did
so. seating herself In a chair that /
drew for her. WELL" I said inquir-
ingly. She shook her head.
alphabetically ! continued: 1T
is really too bad and I don't under
stand 1t either. Nobody in the world
has more confidence in Bruce's hon.
esty than I have, and II he would only
speak l would believe him against a
host OF circumstances. But there are
certain things which he as a man
should come forward and explain. He
did not produce the key and denied
ever having had 1t. while I know It
was in his possession yesterday. The
only thing we could get out of him
was his permission for US to 60 to an
uncomfortable place. Have you any
idea of how he became possessed Of
the key to the house which saw him
have yesterday"
II have not-assuming that you are
right. We have been talking that same
matter over and he says he had no
key in his side coat pocket and never
carries one there. know that I never
gave him mine, and its disappearance
at this time can be nothing more than
strange coincidence. He also denies
that he ever at any time had posses
sion of my key, and am satisfied that
he did not for the reason that II he
had should have missed It. don't
care a snap what anybody thinks or
says; / know Bruce is as puzzled over
your charge that he had it as you
seem to be over his denial" Her
mouth set defiantly and knew she
would defend him to the last ditch
should I attack him, which, of course.
/ had not the remotest idea of doing.
Instead, became even more mollify.
ing, hoping toNreason him out of his
stubbornness through argument ad.
vanced to her.
Il know that his denial proves
nothing any more than does the fact
of his going broke on change. or his
making that silly remark that he was
going to get $4,000 some way Meth.
er would his refusal to tell US where
he spent the night prejudice me, al.
though II might seem somewhat sin.
gular, and under the circumstances
be sufficient to arouse suspicion in
those who do not know him. But the
combination of all these things places
him in a position before LeDuc which
I regret to see him occupy. You and
have often discussed his outspoken-
ness. and you have said that he did
not know that there was a back door
! to anything. 1t is his present com.
/ plete reversal Of form and hisAevident
desire TO cover up something that
ought to be revealed that puzzles me
Why don't he come out as he has al
ways done before and tell US where
he was at the time this happened? II
for any reason he does not care to
tell you, he at least might confide in
me. knowing as he does that any
secret would be safe in my keeping
Then could investigate his state
ment merely as a matter of form, and
having found 1t true l could satisfy
LeDuc or anybody else without going
into particulars. II on the other
hand there is any reason why he CON,
care to take you or me into his CON
fideuee, he could at least talk to LIE
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to my room and rang for a porter to
come and shift my trunk two feet.
He was long in coming, and when he
arrived he was surly and impudent.
"'You scoundrel!' roared at him
as took him by the collar and shook
him. how dare you use impudence to
me-to mel
but why not to your he asked.
because l am who am. Because
am the man who is building the
ocean subway between New York and
Havre at an expense Of three billion
dollars! Now. then-now, then!'
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There was an instantaneous
change in the fellow, and It spread
all over the hotel in half an hour. /
was asked by mine host to do him the
favor to change into princely suite.
the head waiter took care of me in
the dining room. and the other Amer
leans had to stand back and see me
served first in everything. am going
abroad again next summer. but have
learned the ropes. and the minute /
land on the other siue am the man
VINO loaned the government the money
to build the Panama Canal and stand
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Posturaduass Course.

Pretty Daughter-Now that I have
graduated, mamma. don't you think !
ought to take Q postgraduate Counsel
Practical Mother-Certainly my
dear. I have arranged q complsts
course for you In roastology. bake
ology. darnology. sswologJ. patch
ology. washology. ironology and gen
eral domesticology Run along aou
and get on your working haruess
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Adxertl,lnu summed up.

What is the object Of advertisingf
To sell goods, isn't 1t? Let US keep
one thing firmly in mind, that adver-
Using Is nothing more than salesman
ship on paper-printed persuasion
the art OF influencing public opinion
so that people viii prefer your goods
to those of your competitor.-John q.
Kennedy In Printers Ink.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-06-21
FOUND OUT VALUE OF BLUFF
aa Man Discovered Way to Sc
so'e Attention During HE
Stay In Europe.

~. e going abroad last sum-
No'- sac the Indiana man, Il
49, amounted to something, but
-. naa registered at a Paris hotel
IS. made to feel that they didn't
~. Anow where my state was sit
No. ! registered under my own
Aane. and was given the poorest
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customa cates Lifted . TrIfe.

Tourists returning to France from
abroad and proceeding to points In
The interior Of the country are In
formed in a notice published by the
FrenchA acknowledgement at Geneva
that they are allowed to take into
France duty free enough tobacco,
cigars and cigarettes to smoke on
their journey, providing they declare
them to the customs. The amount is
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-06-21

Albany, N. Y-Miss Anna Lieben-
stein was restored to life after her
heart action stopped while unders1|ps
a surgical operation, but her memory
is gone
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Have individual Mind.

Holyoke. Mass.-Doctors are sure
tbs -Siamese" twins born to Mrs. John
Griggs. joined by ligament at the
hips, have individual minds, because
one cooed and the other cried Justify.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-06-21

Carlisle, Pa.-Dickinson college stu
dents stoned the house Of the dean be-
cause they thought the annual per cap
tia tax Of s1s5 for "breakage" was too
high
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-06-21

limited to ten cigars, twenty cigar
cites and forty grams OF tobacco.-Le
Temps.
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ready to buy the old thing any day at
20 per cent above cost"
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-02-14


cent, and SPANS S per cent, the
growth of the towns OF $4,000 or
10000 and upward in all Of them
was at a far higher ratio Over 80
per cent of the inhabitants of Eng
land are in its towns Of 10000 OF
SO, 900 and upward. More than halt
of the population of the State of New
York in 1912 is conferred in its big
town at the mouth Of the Hudson
Soon we shall have another state
Illinois, in which half of its people
will be in a single city. AS we are
reminded by foreign observers that
the weak link in our policy Is thai
Of the government of our municipal
ities-a truth which we could have
guesses at without being told from
the outside-this drift of people tC
the cities sets up a big problem fol
our social philosophers and states
men to grapple with.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-02-14
NEW NON.coMS.
Members Of Company A Are eecom'
ina Still More Active.

Members Of Company A Are eeeom'
Ing Still More Active.
At the regular drill Of Company
"a, 1st Inf, N. D. N. G. held at. the
armory Tuesday evening, there were
several changes made in the person
mel Of the non-commissioned officers.
Musician Preston and Corporal Fall
coner were returned to the rank Of
privates at their own request. Pri-
vate c. G. Parsons was appointed
musician. Privates Wing Preston,
F. Smith, Clough and Albertson were
appointed as corporals. The compa-
ny is busily engaged in preparing for
the annual inspection which occurs
March IA. Two drills each week will
be in order from now on. There is
considerable speculation as to wheth-
er or not the regiment Of this state
may be sent to Mexico and many OF
the field officers seem to think that
this is more probable than is gener-
ally supposed. Captain Murphy is
preparing q directory of the mem
bers of his command, containing
their business addresses, where they
live and where they board, as we'll
as their telephone numbers, so that
in case an emergency arises he will
be able to notify all the members
within a very short space Of time Ia
assemble at the armory.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-02-14
MORE SiLOS NEEDED.

A recent letter to the editor Of
the Tribune from a prominent Penn
sylvanian was devoted largely to the
silo question and should have furn-
ished much food for thought among
the farmers and agriculturists of
this state. The Pennsylvania man
had been following the developing
idea of diversified and profitable
farming in North Dakota with a
great deal of interest. He is but one
of many thousands of fasteners who
are noting our progress. The very
fact that there are SO many people
watching the growth of the state is
evidence that North Dakotans should
put forth their best efforts toward
making their home state one OF
the best commonwealth Of the ma
ton.
The PENNSYLVANIA was considers
bly, surprised when he was made
aware, through government statts-
tics, Of the fact that only ia silos
are in use in North Dakota He
states that there are that many silos
to be found in some individual town.
ships of the keystone state, and
hopes for the time when similar
condition will prevail here.
AS the dairy industry grows with
in the borders of the state there will
be more silos erected. North Dako'
ia farmers are Of the progressive
type. They have already. built a
few silos and they are building more
now. They will erect still more IN
1.-THE years to come. At the present
time it is the man who has silo
who is the exception to a community
Welcome the time when the excep
ton will be the farmer who has not
a silo.