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corridor shut me off from tie main
confused murmur of many voices and
the sound of men moving about-many
men. My first thought was of fire, but
there were no cries and there was no
smell of smoke. The memory of my
experience in the post-office required
to me. | vaguely wondered II | had
been tracked and discovered
| fastened to dress. II they suspect
ed me Of robbing the post-off1ce, the
sooner | found out the sooner | could
plan some method Of action. AS | put
on my collar ! heard footsteps in the
corridor. and, coatless as | was. | flung
open my door. A chambermaid was
passing.
What's the matter?" | asked.
Haven't you heard about it?" she
asked in wonder.
Heard about WHAT"
The suicide in the hotel-in the
room right under yours. They discov-
cred it hours ago. The coroners just
come and is getting ready to hold the
inquest"
who was he?" | asked | was
thinking 1t might he Hugh Crandall.
dead in some suicide pact with Katha-
rine. sense Of disappointment be-
gan to take hold of me. felt that If
it were Crandall my efforts to clear
the mystery would be still more flu
tile, but the woman's answer quickly
dispelled the thought
ut wasn't he. It's a woman"
She hurried on down the corridor
and | fastened to finish my dressing.
recalling as | did so Davis belief that
there would be other suicides. 1t
seemed absurd that there could be any
connection between the suicide of a
woman in a country hotel in an OBJ
scure New Jersey village and the two
suicides the day before in New York,
and yet there was at least one link
between them. 1t was Crandall who
had telephoned Katharine. Some one
had telephoned Elser, soo 1t was In
Crandall's rooms th&. we had found
the address of this place where the
third suicide in the series had taken
place.
With the triumphant feeling that my
friend the inspector finally would
have to accept my theory of CrandalPs
gpilt, hurried downstairs and forced
my way into the room where the coro-
ner had already begun his inquest.
On the bed, covered with a sheet,
except for the face, lay the lfeless
body of woman perhaps fifty, the
face still distorted from the death
agony. A bit Of rope attached to a
rod among the rafters of the room
showed that she had hung herself. The
woman's outer clothing lay neatly
piled on a chair near the bed. This
much | had time to notice before the
coroner finished selecting his jury.
Near the coroner. too, observed the
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Wireless Map.

A novelty in the way of maps has
Just been issued by the German impe-
rial post office, which has compiled a
chart showing the principal wireless
telegraph stations in the world. The
object is to advertise the facilities
now afforded in Germany for 'draht-
lose" telegraphy. German stations
are. of course, given special promi.
hence on the map. and in this connec-
ton 1t is interesting to note that the
station at Neuen is claimed to be the
most powerful in existence. its range
being 2,100 miles. This is two hun
dred miles more than that of Eiffel
tower
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she asked for room for tho nIght--t

she asked for @ room for tho n'ght--i
cheap room. She seemed so feeble
gave her this room on the groun'
floor. No. 4, and only charged her sew
entv-fiye cents for IT, though it's DOL
lar room. or a dollar and half 10
bridal couples. She paid for 1t for on
night and right after supper she Wen
into it and stayed there. Yesterda'
morning after breakfast she went on
somewhere and was gone maybe al
hour or an hour and half. l didn'
see her when she come in but
heard"
"Mahlon Williams" said the corone
severely, you ought to know enough
about the law to understand that wha
you heard amt evidence. Tell oni!
them things you know Of your Owl
knowledge"
"All know" said Williams, percep'
IDLY miffed, is that she come GU
along about three in the afternoon ant
paid another seventy-five cents, say
ing she wanted the ROOF anothe
night. That's all seen Of her
Can I ask a question:" said one o
the Jurors, all of whom were towns
men of the class usually to be fount
around the hotel bar-room.
"If it is proper question" salt
the coroner judiciously.
Where did she go when she wen
out ?"
q n
witness can answer it of his Owl
knowledge" the coroner ruled.
IF | knowed I'd told already
said the hotel keeper.
One or two of the other jurors asked
questions, prompted plainly more b!
curiosity than by intelligent effort II
ascertain the facts; but it was plaii
that Mr. Williams had revealed al
that he knew, and he was dismissed.
Doctor Allen, who had been sent fol
as soon as the suicide was discovered
gave it as his opinion that the woman
had hung herself early the evenin,
before, as nearly as he could judge
about five o'clock.
Who was 1t found the body" thu
coroner asked.
Mary Evans. the chambermaid,
the constable volunteered. Here she
is, right here"
The coroner proceeded to examine
her.
Much embarrassed by the promi
nence into which she found herself
thrust, but manifestly enjoying the IN
usual situation, the girl told how. early
in the morning, as soon as she begar
her work, she had gone TO the room.
Il didn't know there was anyone II
No. T." she explained. Il knew th1
woman had taken it for just one nigh
and I hadn't bothered making it up thu
day before None OF the other room
ers was up We: and l thought | nigh
Just as well get No off my mind.
knocked like always do and gettni
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SYNOPSIS.

Harding Kent calls on Louise Parrish to
propose marriage and finds the house In
great excitement over the attempted sui
eide of her sister Katharine. Kent starts
an Investigation and finds that Hugh
lCrandall. suitor for Katharine. VINO had
been forbidden the house by General Far
IRISH had talked with Katharine over the
Telephone just before she shot herself
IA torn piece of yellow paper Is found,
at sight of which General Parrish is
stricken with paralysis. Kent discovers
that Crandall has left town hurriediy.
Apdrew Elser. an aged banker. commits
suicide about the same time as Katharine
ATTEMPTED her life A yellow envelope Is
found In Elser's room. Post office In
Ispector Davis, Kent's friend, takes up
the case. Kent is convinced that ran
dali Is at the bottom Of the mystery.
Katharine,s strange outcry puzzles the
detectives Kent and Davis search Gran
dsIrs room and find an address. LOCK
Box II Ardway N. j.
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Peter Doubts Recipe for Success.

when | am asked" the Mime
apolis Messenger quotes Peter Doubt
as saying, the secret OF success. r"
Surely nobody ever came to you for
that" interrupted his wife. with just
a touch OF sarcasm. Not up to so
far" admitted Mr.. Doubt, calmly.
But some day some one will. Bound
to. Everybody over fifty years OF age
is asked, sooner or later, to say what
he thinks is the secret of success.
And so when they ask me | shall say,
Simply this; If you feel that you
must be born, try to be born lucky"
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A DOCTORS SLEEP
Found He Had to Leave OF Coffee.

Many persons do not realize that .
bad stomach will cause insomnia.
Coffee and tea drinking being such
an ancient and respectable form of
habit, few realize that the drug-caf-
feine-contained in coffee and tea, IL
one Of the principal causes of dys-
pepsia and nervous troubles.
Without their usual portion of COT
fec or tea, the caffeine topers are
nervous, irritable and fretful. That's
the way with whisky drinker. He
has got to have his dram Ito settle his
ves"-habit
TO leave off coffee or tea Is an easy
matter IL you want to try it. because
Postum gives gentle but natural
support to the nerves and does not
contain any drug-nothing but food.
Physicians know this to be true. as
one from Ga. writes:
i have cured myself of long
standing case OF Nervous Dyspepsia
by leaving off coffee and using Post
UNI" says the doctor.
Il also enjoy refreshing sleep. to
which I've been an utter stranger for
20 years
In treating dyspepsia in its various
types, find little trouble when | can
induce patients to quit coffee and
adopt Postum"
The DIR. is right and there's a
reason" Read the little book. The
Road to MELVILLE" in pkgs
Postum now comes in concentrated
powder form called Instant Postum.
1t is prepared by stirring level tea.
spoonful in cup Of hot water, adding
sugar to taste, and enough cream 10
bring the color to golden brown.
Instant Postum is convenient
there's no waste; and the favour -
always uniform. Sold by grocers-oV
cup TIN so cts, 100-cup tin so cts
A Soup trial tin mailed for grocers
name and 2-cent stamp for postage
Postum Cereal Co.. Ltd, Battle CreeA'
lich.-Ad
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no answer l opened the door righ
wide all of a sudden. Such a SHOCK
as II gave me never expect to have
again 10 my dying day. There was
The poor creature a-hanging there.
let yell out of me that must have
walked the dead, and then l ran and
called MI Williams"
Had you seen the deceased on the
day previous"
Yes. but she wasn't deceased wheL
| saw her"
Did YOU have any conversation
with herr"
No more than TO pass the time OF
day with Der you might say"
CTo BE CONTINUEpj
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CHAPTER Vi.
The Third Suicide.
Something had happened.

Something had happened.
awoke the next morning with a
start and sat up in bed listening to
the strange confusion in the hotel. In
stinctively recognized that the sensa-
ton Of the unusual that so affected me
was something more than the feeling
every one experiences on suddenly
awaking for the first time IN strange
place.
sprang from tho bed and. opening
my door, looked out into the hall. |
& hld see aathing. for turn Of the
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1912-12-06

Opera In the Boxes.

What was the story Of the opera7"
what | heard ran about like this:
In the first act l learned that Mrs
Wallaby, the society leader, is about
TO sue her husband for divorce. In
the second act | learned that Miss
Lolita Plunks struggled in that IA
nous pearl necklace, and in the third
/ heard that Mr.. Gerald Piffle is rap
idly drinking himself to DEATH
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Contrary Justice.

There IS one condition of retribx
ton which goes by contraries."
What is that?
The on" Ii which crooked men tine
themselves H. Strengthened oircurs
ttanees"
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1912-12-06

As summer tonic there is no medic;,.
that quite compares with OXIDINE. It not
only builds up the system, but taken res.
ularly, prevents Malaria. Regular or Taste.
less formula at Druggists. Adv.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1912-12-06
Reason.

PA. why do they call 1t the rhinoo.
eros?"
Because he mas such thick rind.
son"
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1912-12-06
Some people fail to win because otA
ers do not lose.

Red Cross Ball Blue gives double va,,.
for your money, goes twice as far as any
other. Ask your grocer. Adv. Nv
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1912-12-06

Selecting Recruits.
That's my idea OF pleasant 1oh.
whats that?"
Scouting for comic opera com
pany."
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INTERNATIONAL
SUNI(ESQb)OL
LESSON
EssoN FOR DECEMBER {
THE CHILD IN THE MIDST.

By E. o. SELLERS, Director o. OF E We
ming Department The Moody hioi0 ~
stitute of Chicago)

LESSON TEXT-Matthew Bl-F,
COZ DFN TEXT-"In heaven their an
vaIs do always behold the face OF my
Father which Is in heaven '-Mat'he"
1910 r. V.
Like two mighty mountain PEAKS
there stand before US in this lesson
two tremendously vital lessons. he
first and the foremost is that OF ais
cipleship as suggested by the ques-
ton in verse one. Who Is the great
est in the kingdom" And the second
lesson is that of Christ's attitude To-
wards children Jesus again reVeais
himself as the worlds greatest teach'
err. He teaches by example-settihs
q child before them, and by exherta,
ton. Except We become as chlidreh'
by contrast, etc.
The very form Of the disciples
question revealed their coarse ampl'
ton for power and clearly Indicated
that they were as yet far from com
pretending the principles OF MS
kingdom. One OF the most 1nsldlous
TEN ptations that comes to the 1hrls
tian worker is the ambitious desire
for place and power. 1t is hard te
reconcile church politics with the
principles of the kingdom of God.
Jesus answers their question by
the use of objective teaching ina
always has such an advantage oFei
the purely metaphysical method of an
swering such a question. Placing
child in their midst he answered II
the words found in verse two of th'
lesson
The Washington herald., 1912-04-16
STEAMER OFFICIAL
FEARS HEAVY LOSS
President Franklin Says Ship Car
ried Enough Life Boats to
Save Every Passenger.

New York. April 15.-vice President p.
A. S. Franklin. of the White Star Line,
said tonight:
We have heard the rumor from Hall
fax that three steamers, the Virginian,
Partisan, and Carpathia, stood by the
Titanic. We have received wireless
from Capt Haddock. OF the Olympic.
that the Titanic went down at 40 g. m.
We have also heard Indirectly that the
Carpathia has SO survivors aboard The
total passengers and crew on the Titanic
numbered 1000. II is very didhcult TO say
whether the virEinian and the Partisan
have any survivors aboard until We get
a direct reply. We have asked for that
request from our Halifax agent and from
others.
I'VE have received absolutely no def
mite news within the last two hours The
Yirginian and the Partisan were not due
alongside the Titanic until 10 a. m. There
Is no rule of the sea, but IL Is customary
in cases "a this kind for the women TO
be saved first. even the women in the
steerage would be taken OF before the
men passengers of the first and second
cabins This, however, does not apply to
the women employees OF the boat.
We are hopeful OF hearing from the
Virginian and. Partisan shortly. They
both have low-powered wireless appa-
ratus, which carries only 800 miles. II
IS certain that the Titanic went down
before the arrival OF the Carpathia- The
survivors aboard the Carpathia were
picked up from Hfeboats. hardly think
that any OF the lifeboats would have
been lost through the suction when the
ship went down. 1 am certain that II
any one went down with the ship, Capt.
Smith was the man.
We have no definite news Of any
single survivor.
We have Marconied to every possible
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direction in an effort to obtain a list
OF the survivors The Carpathia will
arrive at this port late Thursday night
or early Friday morning"
Young Astor weeps.
Offices were besieged by a throng Of per-
sons who demanded some word from
their loved ones aboard the Inflated
ship. The officials. however. were I'M
able to give any assuring messages.
About 1880 o'clock Vincent Astor, son
Of Col. John Jacob Astor. accompanied
by Mr.. Dobbin. Col. Astor's secretary,
and Nicholas Biddle Young, Astor's
cousin. sped to the White Star ofnces
In touring car.
Mr.. Franklin denied that he Informed
the young man Of the probable death Of
his parent He did tell him, however,
that all the women were taken OF the
sinking ship first. Another caller at the
ONCE was the secretary Of Isidor straus.
He learned nothing. The secretary said
that Jesse Straus. a son, was on the
Amerika coming from Europe.
Mrs W. Addison 'wheeIock, Of 80
Riverside Drive, begged for some infor-
nation concerning her sister. Mrs. B. w.
Marvin, who was a passenger Mrs
Wheelock said that her sister and hus-
band had only recently been married and
were returning 70 this country from a
honeymoon trip.
The Carpathia is proceeding direct to
New York We very much fear there
has been serious loss Of life But Il
Is impossible at this time to assure our
selves that the other steamers have or
have not survivors aboard
The Titanic carried q sufficient num-
Der Of lifeboats to get all her passengers
on within four hours, and we are very
hopeful that both the virginian ana the
kParisian have passengers on board
The situation. however, Is very seri-
Gus. II looks like horrible loss Of life.
The Titanic was supposed by experts
to be unsuitable. She was insured. but
not fully. Her value was between $500
900 and 100000"
Mr.. Franklin said that Capt. Haddock,
OF the Olympic. in his wireless dispatch.
had not made a report concerning the
loss Of life on board the Titanic.
Vice President Franklin refused to gfvs
out the full text Of the message which
he received from Capt. Haddock, of the
Olympic, reporting the sinking Of the
Titanic. This attitude led to the belief
that the message intimated a loss of
life which the company desired 10 con-
firm before spreading alarm.
Mr.. Franklin said that Capt. Haddock's
message was very brief, and neglected.
TO say that all the crew had been saved.
1t said that the Carpathia had so or
100 Of the Titanies passengers aboard,
including all the first cabin. and that
the vessel should reach New York Fri
day morning
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able an unsheathed steamer to take her
place. Because OF the prevalence OF Ice
this winter, the operations OF the Ameri-
can, Canadian. and Newfoundland fish,
ing vessels on the Grand Banks have
been greatly hampered. while the French
steam trawlers have found IL virtually
impossible to operate at all The i'm
mense foes are dispersed over the whole
ocean where these fishing smacks cruise.
and form the greatest menace to their
success. The changing winds often bring
immense Ice fields crashing together,
jeopardizing fishing boats in their vicin-
ity. and when ice prevails on the Grand
Banks. as this winter, fishing vessels
are obliged to give the area a wide berth
The Washington herald., 1912-04-16
The THAMES Fatal Voyage.

Left Southampton on wednes-
day, April 10, on her maiden trip.
Narrowly escaped collision
with liner New York before
leaving port, when smaller ves-
sci was dragged from her moor
ings by the suction OF the new
liner.
Proceeded at top speed for
New York until she struck huge
Iceberg at 1925 Sunday night,
$50 miles south OF Cape Race.
Flashed wireless IS. o. s." as
water flooded through hole in
her forward plates.
Distress signal first picked up
by the Allen Line steamer vir-
ginian, and later by the Carpa-
thia, the Baltic, and the Partisan,
and several other vessels, which
were too far away, however, to
reach the vessel in time to rem
der assistance.
At 1871 Monday morning the
Titanic's wireless station was
silenced- Messages stating that
ship was sinking and the women
were being taken on in small
boats ended abruptly. Informa-
tion given out Monday afternoon
stated all the passengers had
been taken of and the liner was
being towed to Halifax.
This information dIscredited by
a wireless message received in
New York at SOS from liner
Carpathia stating that the IT,
tanic had gone down with all on
board except $40 women and
children.
At o'clock oficials Of White
Star Line in New York gave out
message from Capt. Haddock Of
the Olympic, confirming the re-
port of the great catastrophe.
The disaster has also been con-
hrmed from several sources.
It is probably the greatest
maritime disaster Of modern
times.
The Washington herald., 1912-04-16
BLQnleS Americans
For Titanic Disaster
Harry Furniss, Famous English Cartoonist, Wis.
iting in Washington, Says Americans
Are Responsible.

THE fearful disaster which has over
taken the White Star Liner Titantic Is
the Nemesis OF the ocean greyhound
said " Harry Furniss, the famous car
toonist Of the London Punch, and prob
ably the leading man tof his profession
in the world, last night, at the Shore
ham.
The American people are to blame
for It," he continued. You Americans,
through your efforts to cut a few hours
on the Atlantic schedule, have caused
the greatest sea catastrophe OF modern
times. Speed has been demanded by the
American millionaires. who want TO re-
main at sea as short space OF time as
possible. and SO the steamship COM
panies have constructed these tremendous
leviathans like the Titanic to meet that
demand. They also demand that the
vessels be built long enough to span
the huge seas to prevent the rocking and
pitching Of the vessel.
Vessels like the Titanic are OF sgsh
tremsndous size that they are almost ue-
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%. From Paris they went to Rome,
where they were Joined by Mr.. and
Mrs. Etteore r. Bontana, and in COM
pany with them toured the Continent.
New York, April 15.-wiIliam II. Force.
the father-in-law Of Col. John Jacob
Astor, said late tonight that he had not
received any assuring messages from his
daughter, Mrs. Astor. who, with her hus-
hand, was on the Inflated vessel. It was
through a reporter that Mr.. Force first
learned Of the enormous death roll He,
like thousands Of others. had been led
to believe by the false reports circulated
by the White Star Line, that all had
been saved. When he was informed of
the true situation, he was overcome.
'oh, my God, don't tell me that. Where
do you get that report from? 1t isn't true,
It can't be true he exclaimed in a
choking voice.
Relatives Of Mr.. and Mrs Isidor
Straus, also passengers on the Titanic
waited in vain for word all day from the
couple.
Mrs. Meyer Known Here.
Despite the fact that several Of the
Passengers on the ship were able to rush
wireless messages to their relatives here.
telling OF their safety, no word has been
received from Edgar ]. Meyer. OF 15s
West Eighty-sixth Street, and his wife,
Mrs. Meyer, is the daughter OF Andrew
Saks, head of Saks & Co., who died a
week ago last Sunday. The Meyers left
this city February Is for trip through
Europe, but were suddenly called home
through the death Of Mr.. Saks.
Another family from which nothing
The Washington herald., 1912-04-16

manageable. and so when an obstruc-
ton suddenly looms up before one of
them It cannot steer out OF the way In
time to avoid a collision.
Il predict that the Titanic will be the
last ocean greyhound built for many q
year. The people Of the world will not
countenance such procedure.
When 1 came to this country, i've
weeks ago. I talked to an American mil
lionaire aboard. He told me he would
pay S.00c an hour for every hour which
could be cut on the scheduled time OF
the liner. Others said that they would
pay large sums II they could travel
aboard ship which would not rise and
fall with the swell OF the sea-
1T is to such demands as these that
the steamship companies have respond
ed and built their floating hotels, and
II is these floating hotels which are so
unwieldy on account of their size that
they are practically unmanageable."
Mr.. Furniss is here to sketch mem
bers Of Congress. He Is accompanied
by his daughter, Miss Dorothy Furniss.