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necessary. for she at once led the way
to what she described as the second
floor front, the room in which Elser
had killed himself only the day before.
Probably she had no intention of tell
ing US this. but garrulity overcame
her caution. She had been expatiat-
ing on the advantages of the room
Heaven knows 1t needed an eloquent
advocate!-when suddenly she low
cred her voice to = mysterious whis-
per.
"One gentleman has occupied this
room for fourteen years-ever since
I've had the house. and fine old gen
tleman he was. too. wouldn't have
the room vacant but what happened
to him yesterday" She let her voice
sink still lower "1f 1t was couple
Of ladies looking at the room. I
wouldn't be telling 1t, but I know you
gentlemen won't mind. 1t was in this
room yesterday Mr.. Elser killed him
self. not on the bed, but right here on
the floor 1t was poison he took-cya-
nide Of mercury. the doctor said"
you don't say!" exclaimed the in
spector. as II he had heard the news
for the first time. why did he do it?"
Its moro than I can say" said Mrs.
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The light that lies in a woman's
eyes may tell the truth.
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Irask. evidently we'll pleased to tall
about the tragedy. Il did everything
! could to keep him comfortable and
happy. He spent all his time hers
since he gave up his Office down.
town. He read the papers every
oorning in the parlor. Every after
noon be took walk. He was always
on time to his meals and there never
was complaint out OF him. On Sat
urdays he used to go up to Westches-
ter to see boy that he was guardian
Tor. Every Saturday night regular he
paid his board. that 10. up to last week
that's still owing"
Did he have any visitors!"
mo, don't recollect that there vas
ever any one here to see him. though
occasionally he used to bring the boy
down here to lunch ON Saturday or
Sunday. He hasn't had him here.
though, for the last three years-"
Did he receive any mail?"
Amt It queer. now. that yos
speak Of that! The first letter he had
In months came only last week. The
l HO"N. iSuAo P0it VI kho ChsSAoRO W.
the floor beside him. Them and me
both looked through all his things. but
never trace OF the letter could We
hnd. I can't for the life Of me think
what he could have done with 1t. I
know the letter must have had some
sort OF good news for him. for after
he received 1t. for several days he
was as bright and clipper ~ could be.
more like himself than he had been
for years. Then yesterday somebody
telephoned to him-I don't know who
1t was, for l was out marketing-and
he never had any phone calls before
that know Of. Right after lunch he
went out and was gone until after
three. Soon after he came in he
| killed himself in this very room"
To my mind things were beginning
to look blacker and blacker for Gran
dali The parallel between the cases
Of Katharine and Elser was entirely
too strong for 1t to have been mere
coincidence. We knew 1t was Gran
dali who had telephoned Katharine. 1t
must have been he who had called
Elser. There was much to be ex.
planned. What 1t was that had driv-
en- them both to seek death was still
Q mystery to me. My mind reverted
to my original theory that there was
a child. whose existence had been
kept from the world. that was in some
way connected with the Parrish fam
lily Old Elser was the guardian Of .
boy. Suppose this boy was the child.
1t would establish q possible connec-
ton between the two suicides. It
would explain why Katharine might
have known old Elser yet never have
mentioned the man to Louise.
took it for granted that Davis
would ask the landlady further about
] the child OF course. he would want
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gave him something for insOahniA- He
called here at the once and I wrote
him q prescription. He vas to return
In . few days for further treatment
but be did not do 20. Another timS-
The doctor hesitated.
There vas another time ] hAA u
most forgotten. . year or two heforo
that He met me in the street one
day and asked what my ofaco hours
were on Saturday. He explained that
be vas the guardian Of boy who was
In . boardins-schooL The child had
some slight throat trouble and b
wished me to make an examination.
On the following Saturday hs brought
the boy here. bright little chap about
ten"
DO you know tho boys name! What
school did he attend:" The inspector
fred this question rapidly. but it was
quickly apparent that the doctor had
nothing moro to tell. 80 We left.
What . wonderful man you ars!" !
exclaimed ~ the doctors door closed
behind u. How did you learn that
Doctor Berner had been called in aftsr
Elser killed himselff"
There il nothing wonderful about
my knowledge" answered Davis with
. laugh What is the first thing that
people do whom anything happensf
They run for the nearest doctor. Doc
tor Berner 10 the nearest doctor. Could
anything be simpler!"
The simplicity Of his logic amazed
me. It was like . conjursr's trick aft.
er It has been explained. or like one Of
those puzzle pictures with hidden
faces. You work hours trying to iind
them. and after you have found them
you wonder how you ever happened
not to zee them.
We now arrived At Mrs. Trask's
boarding.house-one Of those dingy
ex.residences that proclaimed its ret
rogression by = white slip of paper ON
tho door frame. had supposed that
here. too. my friend would introduce
himself as inspector Davis" on &C.
count Of the prestige 1t would give
him in searching the rooms. but to the
slattern maid who came to the door
wiping her hands he merely said:
Tell your mistress 4 couple Of gen
tlemen are inQuiring about room and
board"
Mrs. Trask was the old-school board
Ing g-house mistress fast disappearing
before the inroads of the family apart
ment hotel. Better days" was writ
ten all over her. though somewhat OBJ
scured by years In boarding house
grease. Ey'ng us sharply through her
spectacles. she inquired how much We
were willing to pay, meanwhile debat-
ing with herself whether 1t was neces-
sary to ask for references.
Davis not more than twelve dol.
lars a week each" apparently con-
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Calumet Ends .ead Luekr

Remember when you were a youngster.
what trial baking day was7 II Moth
or was lucky. everything went finely-but
II she had bad luck" her cakes and her
pies and her bread were failures. Her
success in baking seemed to depend al
most altogether on luck"
Nowadays there's no such thing a
baking luck At least. not in the kitch-
ems Of the up-to-date cooks. Simply be-
cause Calumet Baking Powder has
smashed that old time idea. 1t has made
baking sure Of success. It has made In
experienced cooks able to bake perfect
ly, and day after day 1t Is saving hun.
terials by doing away with costly failures.
Calumet Baking Powder il the purest
baking powder made-and guaranteed not
can and in the baking. Calumet has
twice been Officially Judged the best bak-
ing powder madeNreceiving the highest
sitions in Chicago CSoD and in Paris
<Dl2). Adv.
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to know the boys name and the
name Of the school where Elser
kept him, but he made no further
Inquiries. Telling the landlady he
would let her know in day OF
two about the room. he turned to me
with:
Come on, Kent, 1t is time We had
some luncheon"
I'VE must find Crandall." said a.
We left the house.
We must find who wrote the yel
low letters" Davis responded.
1T must have been Crandall." l as
serted with conviction.
1T may have been Crandall." the
Inspector replied. WAS Crandall left.
handed?"
(TO BE CONTINUED)
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rhr, 10 . Bird Of q Story.

The pigeons of the Stock Exchange
are very much disturbed these days
while workmen are removing coat
Of gloom from the famous frieze near
their residence. Much Of their time
they spend flying to the windows Of
]. P. Morgan's once across the street.
Yesterday at noon James J. Hill and
A. Barton Hepburn noticed them.
pigeons are active today" said Mr..
Hepburn.
"Pigeons!" said Hill. They're not
pigeons, they're ravens bringing Nor
gan his dinner."-New York World.
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An EXAGGERATED Comparison.

What makes you think that man
Is necessarily a great statesman"
asked Senator Sorghum.
Because he is a clever lawyer"
My dear sir, to assume that a
clever lawyer is necessarily great
statesman is the same as taking 1t for
granted that Q numisratician u .
inAncier"
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1912-12-26

A mans love used to burst into
aowers." but nowadays girl has to
wait for 1t to develop by the weari-
some process of geological formation.
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svNops,a.

Harding Kent calls on Louise Parrish to
propose marriage and hnds the house in
eide Of her sister Katharine. Kent starts
an Investigation and nnds that Hugh
Crandall. suitor for Katharine. who had
been forbidden the house by General Far
nsh. had talked with Katharine over the
telephone Just before she shot herself.
A torn pascs Of yellow paper 70 found.
At sight Of which General Parrish 10
stricken with paralysis. Kent discovers
that Crandall has left town hurriedly
Andrew Elser. an aged banker, commits
AttA0pted her life.
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There's full weight
Guaranteed in every package
LIPToN'S
TEA /
Sold In alright tins only
0000A
EA
Free View a. the I.ke.
Sold In alright tins only

Free View at the Lake.
Finest and viewfulest place. Baths
and toilets on modernist principles.
The hotel not being adapted for health
resort of ills. is only preserved for
the sojourn of passengers. tourists
and sportsmen.
"Reputed excellent cooking. NoblA
real. well-lain wines. different beers
The magnificent outlook 10 grandiouA
Daily six trains to all parts Of ths
globe. Free Wow at the lively lako.'
From . foreign hotel guide.
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All women are born FREQ and equal
but they don't look It at the bathing
beach.
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Baseball Reason.

Baseball Reason.
why was Napoleon 30 successfulr
He managed from the field." ven
tured a voice from the rear Of the
class. Tho kings he went against
managed their campaigns from the
bench"
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-05-10
10 ATTEND S, S. CONVENTION

Chanute Sunday schools will have
several representatives at the state
convention which convened at
Hutchinson Tuesday afternoon for
three days session and will seek to
reinforce the invitation which will be
presented to the state association by
J. NJ. Cavauess asking that the 1913
convention be held In Chdnute. Mr..
Cavaness is specially delegate from
the county association.
Others who are planning definitely
to attend, are Miss Elizabeth Klein,
Mrs. J. W. Finley, Mrs. L. L. MARCEL
Miss Mollie Carter and G. g. Martin.
The latter and Mrs. Martin visited
with relatives in Emporia Sunday
and Mr.. Martin will 60 on from there
though Mrs, Martin will remain in
Emporia for the time,
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-05-10
Prairie Queen

Hugh Tasley is visiting with his
parents c F Tasley and family
Lee Crater and family OF Union
spent Sunday with W ID Brown ana
family
Hoyt Lefever and wife and daughter
Leroy spent Sunday with the latters
parents G F Tasley and family
Seymor and Aaron Dean spent
Friday night with Bill Hardendorf
Ruth and Letha Mcdonald spent
Sunday with Emma and Abble
Hardendorf
Mrs Brown spent Tuesday evening
with Mrs Hardendorf
Grandpa Cassingham is WISHING
With his son r A Cassingham
Pearl Follin is visiting with friends
in Chanute
Elmer Brown and family spent Sun
dav with r A Casingham and famll.
Hugh aud Lee Tasley spent Satur
dav evening with John Brown
The farmers are all beginning T.
smile because they have seen tne SUI
once more
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-05-10
HAND BURNED FROM GASOLINE BLAZE

81. L. Harrington who is employed
atlthe west cement plant is carrying
his left hand In bandages as the re-
suit Of burns received when at his
work Thursday morning. The.
trouble came from, the gasoline with
which he was washing his hands.
He had thrown ting waste which he;
used into the stove In which unknowui
to him O small am0unt Of gas was
burning. The waste blazed ~, 80
that the flames ignited tb>. ooso,,no
10 Mr.. Harriugtou's land and main.
full burn resulted.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-05-10
URBANA.

Fine weather the past week iof
farming
Miss Louisa Coder went TO Chanute
Monday
Dr Ties visited friends in Parsons
Sunday returning home Monday
Mr. Wolf was here the most OF last
week doing repair work on his store
house
Horton Jones is painting ana
papering the Wolf store house getClhg
ready for occupation by new store
in the near future Some Chanute
parties are going to put IN new
stock Of goods
Mr. Fisher is planting corn this
week
Much Of the corn planted before
the big rains will probably have &c
be planted over
Miss May Hill came from Chanutt
Tuesday and went to the sheep ranci
with her uncle elev miles SCUM o.
Urbana
The illness OF Mrs Charles Bale!
proved to be serious affair ana sh'
was taken to Chanute for surgica
operation
Mrs Joel Jones is on the sick list
Web worms are doing great damag
to the apple orchards in this part
the country Farmers are nghtlh
them with bitter success
Noah Clemens visited relatives her
Sunday
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-05-10
HIST! THE WEB WORMS ARE HERE

II you have not already looked up
your tree spraying outfit you had
better do so at once as the invasion
Of web worms which are chewing up
the foliage in southern Kansas has
reached Chanute. The worms are
not respecters Of trees and have
canned In the oak and other shade
trees even as they are making havoc
among the fruit trees in the south
part of the city. Though easily dis
lodged by shaking the limbs on
which they cling the worms are per-
sistent and climbing the tree trunks
thew return to their devastating work
Various spray solutions are being
used to drive away the worms anc
other citizens employ the time
honored burning kerosene rag on th'
end of a fishing pole. To proven
the pests from reaching the leave
the tying around the tree trunk
with a cloth saturated with tar
recommended. The similar. use
sticky fly paper is advocated thong
the sheets will need to be renewe
frequently.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-05-10
Publication Notice

In The District Court of Neosho County
Kansas,
C, L, Byers. Plaintiff.
VS..
William A, Parr, C. A. Cave. T. D, Lewis, II
living. or If dead the unknown heirs execu'
tors, administrators, trustees. devisees and
assigns, If any. of said parties. and the un'
known heirs. executors. devisees trustees
and assigns. or any of them. Of James A.
Baxter. ]. w. Cave. Frances Cave, and P. G.
Updke, Defendants.
William A. Parr. G. A. Cave T. D. Lewis, II
living. or II dead the unknown heirs. executors,
administrators trustees. devisees and assigns
if any. of said parties, and the unknown heirs,
executors administrators, devisees trustees
and assigns or any Of them. Of James A. Bax'
ter. ], W. Cave. Frances Cave and T. Y.
Updike. the above named defendants, Will
take notice and are hereby notified that they
have been sued by o. L, Byers, the above
named plaintiff. in the District Court OF Neo'
sho County, Kansas; that the petition OF the
plaintiff is on file In the office of the Clerk OF
said Court that by said suit the plaintin seeks
to quiet and cancel any and all right, title or
interest said defendants, and each OF them
may have or claim in and to the following de-
scribed lands located in the County OF Neo-
sho and State OF Kansas, to-wit;
THE North half of the Northeast Quar-
ter (Nh NEh.) and the Northeast Quarter
Of the Northwest Quarter (NEA NWA)
and the Southeast Quarter Of the North
west Quarter fsEA NWN all in Section.
Seventeen on Township Twenty-eight
(2s,) Range Nineteen Q90"
that said defendants each Of them must an
swer said petition on or before the 21st day OF
May, 1912 or the allegations therein contained
will be taken as true and judgment rendered
quietinE title to said described lands in plain
tiff, and granting such other relief as to the
Court seems just and equitable, and for costs
of suit. Smith & Brobst,
Attorneys for the Plaintiff
Attest: G. w. Brickler
Clerk of the Court.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-05-10
DEATH OF CHASE BABY

Bessie Chase, the little daughter
of Mrs. Myrtle Chase who was two
years old January "a, died at 7
O'Clock Tuesday at the home of
her grandparents Mr.. and Mrs. c
N. lanes, 2I6 N. Central. The
funeral services were conducted
at the house at 10 a. m. Tuesday by
Rev. w. H. Fluke and the little one
laid away beside the body of her
mother who died December a6, 1917
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-05-10
Locals Each Secured q Hit
in Game With Allen
County Players.

The Chanute high school boys
have been practicing particularly
at batting since their defeat by
Humboldt and the baseball game
at lola Friday afternoon resulting
in II to a score in favor of Cha
mute indicates the good effects OF
their work. To be sure the lola
lads stated that their team was
weakened by some of its members
being at the high school track meet
at Lawrence but as their substitute
catcher by no means lost them the
game it seems that Chanute was
fully entitled to win.
All of the Chanute players were
distinctly ia the game and every
boy got one or more hits, Walter
Clark lining out home run. All
but Sprague and Somers scored ana
they did their full share in securing
runs for their mates. The first lola
pitcher was knocked out but the
second man could not stop the
fusillade from the Chanute boys.
Only Prof. A. J. Bassett and
Hubert eests accompanied the
team 80 the trip; The line Of the
eoys Was ssfellowsl Gallagher, e.,
somers, p, Hemphlll, B., W9f f.
son, b.. Harness S. s., CLARK, Z b.
:; sn,.ou4. !, f., Justice c. t.
Dubois, c. 8.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-05-10
FELL FROM sGAfFolDlNe

Geo. Copley ana Geo. Mclean were
painfully but not seriously Injured
from tails received just after
they Vert I'd work Tues. morning tn
the bungalow which they are build
ing for Harry Williams on South
Central. The scaffolding slipped from
beneath them and let them fall seven
feet to the ground. Mr.. McLean's
back was hurt and Mr.. Copley sus-
tanned a broken forearm, the bone
being broken at the wrist.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-05-10
Union Valley

Jim Ames and family spent Sunday
with J. e Taylor and family
W 8 Biggs and family spent Sun
day with e B Hodgden aud family
Ethel Winters spent "Wednesday
night with Nellie Smith
Yves Bowers and wife OF Ohannte,
Mrs Jake Erenson and children OF
Petrolia, Grandma Bowers and
Grandma Biggs spent Sunday with
Fred Bowers and family
Mrs Chas Smith and children
George and Oren spent Sunday with
J N Winters and family
n Trapp and family, Clara Johnson
and Ersel Smith visited Sunday at
p + TspRlsss
Nola and Blanche Morshead spent
Saturday afternoon with Ethei
Gamble Gamble
Mss Jesse Gilmore and daughter
Lucille Of Buffalo Kansas Is VS. w u
from Monday until wednesday, "
Chas Smith and family
1.v rnpher and Miss Blaneh va ad
1,So,aayy listed Monday night anu d
tuesday with Frank bowers ~
wife
! Mrs ! O Self and children spen
Saturday night and sunday with v
r Edwards and family OF Chahute
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-05-10
Market Report.

Kansas City Stock Yards. May g. 1872
The supply today is between seven
and eight Thousand head here, the
market strong and active Bulk OF
the native steers sell at 81 % to % 30,
sugar beet steers 81 rs to SO 40. hay
fed steers 81 to 81 90, South Texas
grass steers S5 to Sc, quarantine fed
steers up to So Is, top native cows
81 Is, stock steers IS to So 10, feeders
e6 25 to 81 Is
Receipts today amount to 1000 head,
one thousand more than the hrst
estimate, and 10, 600 are expected for
tomorrow Prices are steady today,
top 81 10, bulk OF sales 81 45 to VI %
The run of sheep and lambs OF
Is, 900 head is selling rs to IS cents
under last Thursday The best wooded
lambs only reached 90 so today, and
good clippers stopped at W 0Vi ia,r r
ones going at 81 so Choice Texas
wethers sold at So 10 today
A. J. RICKART,
Live Stock Correspondent.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-05-10
THE DEMONS OF THE SWAMP

Are mosquitoes. As they sting
they put deadly malaria germs in the
blood. Then follow the icy chills
and the fires of fever. The appetite
flies and the strength fails; also
malaria often paves the way for
deadly typhoid. But Eli ctric Bitters
kill and cast out the malaria germs
from the blood; give you fine ap-
petite and renew your strength
latter long suffering" wrote VIM.
Fretwell of Lucama, N. c., three
bolt es drove all the malaria from my
system, and I've had good health
ever since" Best for all stomach,
liver and kidney ills. SOC at All
Druggists.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-05-10
High School Boys
Took Track Contest
Though Athletes From the
Grades Made Them Hustle
For Each Event.

In the presence Of a thoroughly
interested and fair sized crowd the
high school representatives took
the track meet at the Katy City
Park Thursday afternoon from the
grade school athletes assisted by
Professors Cough and Dickinson
by a score of 81 to 80. Will Gray
was the heavy scorer for his team
making a total of as points. For
the losers Prof. Cough and Johnson
of the 9Th grade at Cross each
made 10 points. Johnson was In
many events and took FIVE seconds,
counting 2 points each. Cough
took two firsts, counting S points
| each. Miller and Hemphill made
IL and 7 points respectively Tor
the winning team.
In the so and 100 and aao yard
dashes Gray took first and Johnson
second. Cough won the low
hurdles with Ermey for the high
school second. In the half mile
the winning team took both places,
Miller taking FIST and Hemph'lI
second. Miller took second in the
44o with Cough taking first place
Hemphill took the mile run in
min. Al sec. and Johnson wa
second.
3 In the jumping events Gray tool
the standing broad jump at 10 IT:
3 ~ in. and Ermey took second
First place in the running broa'
g lump went to Joe Wright with IS IT
II in. and second to Harry Zoos
8 with IS #. 7 in. Miller took tn
high Jump at S it. in, johnson
placing second. Karl Jones dl'
v pretty work in the pole vault, win
ming from Prof. Dickinson at 81
: feet and continuing exhibition
vaulting to 10 feet. Gray too
@ the shot put al 81 #. 8 in, Dan
n nelly placing second. The haI
mile relay race in four laps wa
closely contested and went to tn
high school quartet. Foose secure
good lead for the high school br
d in the third lap Johnson for tn
v grades took It up, but in the la
= lap Gray won out for the high schoo
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-05-10
Er,.ndshlus Of the Right Sort.

Try to form friendships with people
OF brains and cheerful souls. You
will be tremendously benefited. Learn
10 enrich and embellish your life with
study and good deeds and you Will
be surprised at the splendid harvest
of happiness and contentmept that
will be yours. Be on the lookout for
the frank face, the honest hand, and
the clear eye of the friend who Ia
worth while.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-05-10
For M.rdInu Valuable elass.

Objects which would be disfigured
by common cement may be securely
mended with chrome cement. This Is
a mixture Of FIVE parts Of gelatfpe to
one of a solution of acid chromate OF
lime. The broken edges are covered
with this, pressed together and ex'
posed to the sunlight, the effect OF the
latter being to render the compound
insoluble, even in boiling water
McCall's Magazine.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-05-10
BACCALAV1%tA1E SPEAKER SELECTED

Rev. j. r. MeFadden has been Sc
leeted by the senior class OF the high
scho.l to preach the baccalaureate
sermon this year. 1t will be delivered
at II O'Clock Sunday morning May
10 at the Hetrck. Rev, McFadden
will also deliver the address at the
grade schools commencement ct the
Hetrick next Friday evening.