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The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1913-05-09
SYNOPSIS.

Harding HOt calls on Louise Parrish to
propose marriage and nnds the house in
L!reat excitement over the attempted sui
Noe OF her sister katharine Kent starts
IN investigation and finds that Hugh
~rrandall. sutton for Katherine. who had
seen forbidden the house by General Far
ASH. had talked with Katharine over the
Just before she shot herself.
4 torn piece OF yellow paper Is found.
It sight of which General Parrish is
nitr1cken with paralysis. Kent discovers
mat Crandall has left town hurrt~dly.
Andrew Elser. an aged banker. m1ts
suicide about the same time as Katharine
her life. A yellow envelope Is
found In Elser's room. Post Office In
spector Davis. kent's friend, takes up
the case. Kent Is convinced tina. Gran
jail Is at the bottom Of the mystery.
katharfne's strange cutlery puzzles the
detectives. Kent and Davis seatch Gran
aalrs room and find an addsess. Lock
Box Il. Ardway. N. J. Kent foes to Ard
way to investigate and becomes suspi-
cious OF a Henry CocK.' A woman
yellow letter also fig,:res in this case.
Kent calls Louise IN the long distance
telephone and finds hat she had just been
sailed by Crandfil from the same booth.
Cook" DISAPPEARS. The Ardway post
master Is missing. Inspector Davis ar
ives at Anyway and takes up the lnves,
tigation. .1e discovers that the dead
woman ~ Sarah Sackst of Bridgeport.
Louise telephones Kent imploring him to
drop tie Investigation. Kent returns TO
New York to get an explanation from
He finds the body Of a woman IN
CsnAAf Park and more yellow letters.
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There with the Nerve"

The conversation led to the beauty
of having abundant nerve the other
evening. when Senator Clapp of Min.
mesota told of a man who went int
= fashionable restaurant, accompanied
~ . couple of children. and after
ordering a lemon soda, asked the
waiter to bring him three plates.
This. according to Senator Clapp, the
waiter did. but when he saw the man
take some sandwiches from his
pocket. put them on the plates, and
tDass them around to the kids, he re
ported the matter to the boss. What
Are you doing?" Indignantly cried the
manager, rushing over to the sand
rwtch party. Don't you know that
khis isn't . free picnic ground. where
Uou bring your own food?" "Is that
so?" was the calm rejoinder Of the
man, passing along another sandwich
Who are you?" II am the manager"
clustered the boss, with rising heat
Il" Just the very person that
7 have been looking for" interjected
the imperturbed party. why isnt
Tie orchestra playing?"
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1913-05-09
WEED HARMFUL TO WOMEN
That Tobacco Should Not Be Used
by the Fair Sex.

1t seems hat at last a purely physio
logical reason has been found why
women should not smoke, apart from
the very general prejudice which ex-
lists in this country.
Smoking" says DR.. H~argrave, q
London physician, does not have the
same effect OF women that it does
on men. An imperious necessity felt
by most smokers to satisfy their pas
sion after eating is physiologically ex-
planned by the e%xcitation of the salt
vary glands whose %secretions, SO use
full in digestion, the smoke augments.
Moreover, 1t has been shown that II
sterilizes the saliva and that this Is
really beneficial from the viewpoint
OF the possible infection from the
foods themselves.
But with women it is a serious con-
clusion reached from many expert
nents that few of them need tobacco.
While the proportion of men whose
salivary secretions were stimulated
and sterilized by smoking was very
large, the proportion of women, on the
other hand. was very small. Even
in women who have been habituaI
smokers for years the action of this
weed was found to be less marked, in
fact. almost negligible"
So apparently DR., H~argraves Is OF
the opinion that women should not
smoke. because they do not need 1t.
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p X.
Who Was tho Thief?

An unbidden and unwelcome guest.
jealousy came and sat by the altar Of
my heart, stirring the fires OF my love
tor Louise into furious darts OF flame
that scared my soul. That Crandall
for l was positive now that the Wis
ttOr who had entered the Parrish home
had been he-should have been admit
ted to the house with SO many things
oointed to his guilt, while /, an &C.
eepted lover, and certainly Louise's
faithful servitor. had been barred with
such scant courtesy. filed me with
dumb. u~nreasoning rage. / felt that
all claims Of friendship and Of service,
sven disregarding the still stronger
claims Of honest love. entitled me to
ear different treatment.
Yet even In the burst of anger that
overwhelmed me there was not a
single thought Of harshness toward
Louise. felt that II l could but see
Mr. she would explain everything sat
hfactorily. It was toward Crandall
that N my wrath was directed. Feel
- ] ~. sass that he was reaDon-
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Aslpins che liet,e Fellow.

/. The United shos Machinery Com
oany II the only real obstacle to the
formation Of Z shoe trust. We help
H. small manufacturer to start in
sssiness and keep going. He could
nots afford to buy and care for his ma.
chimes, but he can afford to lease them
a the terms We gtye him based on
a. number Of shoes he makes-an
avoEage Of less than 2 2-3 cents q pair
-ond let 10 keep them up to date.
41Aat II Z fair arrangement. Some Of
~ big fellows don't like our system.
0oeause they think we ought to give
eAom special rates. But the little Eel.
osWS stand with US because they know
~ treat all manufacturers alike no
natter how many machines they use.
Il Il were not for our methods OF doing
BUSINESS there would be no small fac
aorfes anywhere and no prosperous
Victories in small towns.
The United Shoe Machinery Co,
Boston. Mass.-Adv.
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CHAPTER Ix-fcontinued).

was puzzled beyond expression.
Whv should Louise refuse to see me
I WIS conscious of having done moth
Ing 10 offend her. If only l could see
her FOR just a minute to find out what
was the matter! / felt that must
reas.A her. For an instant / was
ten pied to brush past the maid and
force my way in. Surely Louise OF
her own accord would not treat me
thus. She must be beside herself with
grief. Perhaps she was under the
sane malign influence that so dis
tressed her sister. Yet even in the
depths of despair We observe the con-
ventfonalities.
viii you ask Miss Louise when
she can see me? !" l found myself say
Ing In calm tones to the maid.
Again she closed the door in my
face. Again waited.
Miss Louise say that she will see
you II you will return In On hour"
was the message that was brought me.
left the Parrish door and stumbled
blindly Ut the street. The plight in
which l found myself seemed inexpli-
cable, maddening. l was sure Louise
loved me. Had she no turned to me
In the first hour Of her distress? Had
she not telephoned me when her sis
ter shot herself? Had she not permit
ted me to take her In my arms? Had
che not commissioned me to solve the
mystery Of the yellow letter? Yet
Why had she babe me discontinue my
search? Why had she shut her door
to me? What could be her motive?
What could have Influenced her
Mainst me?
Torn by a hundred conflicting emo
tons, / traversed street after street,
not knowing or caring whittier my
feet were taking me. l must have re-
traced my steps. for l found myself
In the block where the Farrishs lived.
l looked at my watch and saw 1t was
still half an hour before the time l
had been told to return. l turned
away from the house and wandered
simlessly on. There was some mys-
terry in Louise's conduct l could not
fathom. She refused to see me, yet
Just ahead of me some n else had
been admitted to the house. A wave
Of jealousy swept over me Who was
this other man? racked my brain,
striving to recall his appearance, try
ting to remember what there was that
was familiar about him.
All at once It came to me. A wild
rage filed me. l knew now who he
was. A picture Of the Office in that
little hotel in New Jersey came to
my mind, as 1t looked when I stood
by the stove drying my clothes. A
mar had come to the desk and got
his key and had walked past me as
he went to his room. ! knew now
where ! had seen that man who was
admitted to the Parrish home. 1t was
the man called Cook.
1t was Hugh Crandall.
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the House.

know they are in working order or l
would have heard about it."
There IL or there must have BEEN"
I said slowly. some traitor in the
house. some thief. some one who had
an object In getting hold Of that pa
per-"
There has been no n here" said
Louise with . painful effort. mo one
answering that description"
How did you come to look for the
paper IN your desk!"
II wanted" she stopped short.
Mr.. Kent" she said. her entire
manner toward me stnfening ~ she
withdrew her hands from mine, II
asked you last night II you would nj
oeaso your Inquiries q coca..
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MORE THAN EVER
Increased Capacity for Mental Labor
Since Leaving Of Coffee.

Many former coffee drinkers who
have mental work to perform, day aft
er day, have found a better capacity
and greater endurance by using Post
UNI instead of coffee. An Ills. Woman
writes:
II had drank coffee for about twenty
years, and finally had what the doctor
called coffee heart l was nervous
and extremely Respondent; had little
mental or physical strength left. had
kidney trouble and constipation.
The first noticeable benefit derived
from the change from coffee to Postum
was tho natural action Of the kidneys
and bowels. In two weeks my heart
action was greatly improved and my
nerves steady.
Then I became less respondent, and
the desire to be active again showed
proof of renewed physical and mental
strength.
Il am steadily gaining in physical
strength and brain power. l formerly
did mental work and had to give it W
on account of coffee, but since usins
Postum l am doing hard mental labor
with less fatigue than ever BEFORE"
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Greek, Mich.
Postum now comes In new concen
trated form called Instant Postum. II
IL regular Postum, 30 ~processed at the
factory that only the soluble portions
are retained.
A spoonful OF Instant Postum with
hot water, and sugar and . %
taste. produce instantly Z delicious
beverage.
Write for thu little book. THE Roal
70 MELVILLE"
THERE'S Z 1aaooa" tor Pooenm
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Kidney Pills the swelling disappear.
- and he felt himself again. He says
he has been benefited and blessed by
ehe . Of Dodds Kidney Pills. Sew.
ofal months later he wrote: I have
not changed my faith In your remedy
sdnce the above statement was author.
lsed- Correspond with Rev. d. He's.
Hop about this wonderful remedy.
oodds Kidney Pills, soc. per kox at
POUR dealer or Dodds Medicine Co.,
Bu6alo. N. 7. Write for Household
Hints. also music of National Anthem
<Englfsh and German words) and re-
o1pee for dainty dishes. All 3 sent tree
Adv.
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Q and Mr.. Davis were here the Other
day o gave it back to me. l tool
It upstairs and put 1t in = drawer
IN q little desk In my room. l locked
me desk and hid the key In a vase
on the mantel. I went to the desh
Just now to get 1t and 1t was gone"
Was the desk locked?"
She nodded.
Who could have taken it," I asked
even as framed the question there
came to me the thought OF Crandall's
visit. He had been in the hotel In
Aroway where the woman committed
suicide after reading a yellow letter
and tearing 1t up. The scraps OF that
letter had disappeared. More likely
ne had come here just to get that
scrap OF yellow paper lest it's evidence
might bring home his crimes.
Who has been in the house?"
NO one but the doctors and nurses
and the servants" said Louise, flush
ing uneasily as she spoke.
waited, expecting her to mention
CrandalIs visit, but though she hest
lated for q second she said nothing
Of it
Il wonder who could have taken it?''
q said after an awkward pause.
What motive could any one have?''
| asked, determined to direct her
thoughts to Crandall. The only per
son who would have a reason for max
Ing away with 1t would be some one
who feared that 1t might be used
against him"
there was a silence while we both
pondered the situation.
You remember" said Louise sud
denly, the agitation my father showed
at sight of that paper. If he were not
iylng paralyzed upstairs / think he
YOU have tried to gain possession
of it."
How is your father. and your sis
teri asked, suddenly recalling that
l had asked after neither Of them.
Katharine is mach better said Lou
ise. She is entirely conscious, though
very weak, but the doctor says that
she will in all probability recover
quickly. My fathers condition remains
the same, though he seems to have
regained the use Of his right hand.
He wrote some brief directions to-day
about his business"
Are you sure Of all the servants? ?"
l asked.
"All Of them have been with us for
years; all but one, ever since before
mothers death. l would not think
of ~distrusting any of them
Are o certain the house has not
been entered in the night?"
was asking these questions with a
view Of convincing her that 1t was
impossible for any one but Crandall
to have taken the yellow scrap-for
any one else to have even a motive
for taking 1t.
That would be impossible" she
said. IAN the doors and windows are
protected by burglar alarms and l
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/ "But--but--" I protestingfy began
Il asked you to do what ! requested
without any questions. You have told
me that you loved me. II that IL thu
case ] know you will 40 what ! ask
without trying to force my confidence
Isn't 1t enough for you to know that
! wish you to do it?"
Louise, dear" l said firmly, "a mya
FERROUS trail OF hidden evil in some
way has crossed your home. It has
stricken your sister and your father,
You yourself asked me to try to find
The secret and | vowed that | would
| don't know what your motive is in
making this strange request, but
can't believe you are doing it of your
W volition. l am certain that you
IRE influenced by fear-fear lest some
greater evil will befall, If my efforts
TO unmask the criminal are success.
full. Is 1t not so?"
Don't ask me, Harding" she begged
piteously. Il can't tell you. 1t 1s not
my secret. l can tell you nothing.
Please don't ask me-"
More than ever now l was convinced
that fear OF Crandall dominated her.
Quickly following on his telephone
message he had come to the house
and had cast ove her the same mys-
FERROUS spell as had fallen on her sis
ter. More than ever was l determined
to follow the trail Of mystery to it's
end, no matter where it lay or what it
cost. What was life to me II the wom-
an / loved was to be for ever under
a shadow, in the power of some hid
den criminal who might prey on her
of her family? l felt 1t my duty toward
her to go on and, II | could, compel
her to divulge something of what she
was holding back from me.
Why did you want that bit Of the
yellow letter.? What were you going
to do with it?"
Il can't tell you. Please don't ask
me-"
why do you want me to stop my in.
quiries"
81 can't tell you. Please don't ask"
What was Hugh Crandall doing
here this morning."
The question, direct and blunt as ]
put 1t. had almost the same effect az
If l had fired a bullet at her. She
caught her breath quickly and heI
face turned pale. I thought that she
was going to faint. With a great ef.
fort she recovered, and looking me
straight in the eye she answered soft.
ly: MIR. Crandall was not here this
morning. What made you think he
was?"
did o try to conceal the open.
eyed amazement with which | stared
at her as she gave me this unequivo-
cal reply. What could it mean?
could not, would not believe that this
high principled, honorable girl would
wilfully deceive me, yet l was as sure
as that | was standing there thai
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1913-05-09

Hugh Crandall had been In the house
that morning. Could it have been that
he had entered: without her knowl
edge? Was it possible that one Of the
maids In the Parrish home was ir
his pay and had permitted him to en-
ter without Louise's knowledge? Tha,
might explain the riiing Of the locked
desk. The maid might know OF Lou
ise's habit of hiding the key In . vase
1t began to look as II / had a solution
Of this new mystery. Yet 1t coult
hardly be possible for Crandall t.
have been In the house for fully hal
an hour without Louise knowing Il
Furthermore. why had admitta1o
ben denied nj whsn I frst calIolf
GO m ooD1TzNU0nl
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1913-05-09
True Democrat.

William Dean Howells. beins
praised on the superb democracy OF
his recent novel, New Leaf Mills, said
with a smile:
MY doctrine of equality will never
suit h snobs. To shine, you know,
one must be surrounded by darkness.
Or, to put it in another way, the
cream of society is never to be found
standing upon the milk of human
kindness"
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Change OF Life that
/ could hardly live
My husband had to
nail rubber on all tbs
gates for l could not
stand it to have .
gate slam.
II also had back
ache and q fullness
in my stomach. I
noticed that Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vege-
table COMPOUND was
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1913-05-09

Mamma, why did you tell Mrs. La
mode that / was only eighteen when l
nm really twenty-four?"
Widow-Because eighteen Is six
gears under twenty-four, my dear.
Daughter-Yes, / know: but surely
I don't need the benefit of those six
years at my age. do /?
Widow-Not at all. my child: but !
ao.-LOndon Tit-Bits.
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Ing. was dizzy
and exhausted At
the least exer-
tion. Hands and
feet e cold
and he had such
. dragging sensa.
iOn across the
loins that Il was
dimcult to move.
After using s
hN~AA N-AA-
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1913-05-09
A cLERcYMAN's TESTIMONY.

h Rev. Edmund Heslop of Wiz
BON. Pa. suffered from Dropsy for .
psar. His limbs and feet were swol.
IN and pulled. He had heart dutter
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1913-05-09

satisfactory husband Is capable Of
ADpgeciating her or has nj enough
- ~ shout II.
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E~xeention

don't want anybody to mince
0atters about this house."
~But, dear. how about the pies?"
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1913-05-09
r.ADrEs CAN WEAR SHOES

ooo sire smaller after using Aliens Foot.
80. the Antioeptic powder to be Shak ken In.
~ The shoes II makes tight or new shoes
60 oasy. Gives rest and comfort. Refuse
&NU&itutea For FREE trial packa &c. ad-
nfeM Alien 6. Clmsed. lie Roy. n. 7. Adv
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1913-05-09
Not Natural.

"Mayme IL a duck OF a girl"
Then It's odd she isn't In the
swim"
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HUSBAND NAILED
RUBBER ON GATES
Wife % Weak and Nervous
Could Not Stand Least
Noise How Cured.

Munford, Ala. -"I was 80 weak and
nervous while passing through the
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Anyway. Ezra, you don't require cap
- start : rumor.
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ar,nor,.n+ - sao%n>,e

Important 20 Mothees
CAGTORIA, q safe and sure remedy for
Gnfants and children. and see that It
signature q lLM
q Use For Over 50 Years.
Children Cry for Fletcher's Castoria
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-12-22
BY LADY COOK.
(Written for the united Presl


New York, Dec. 22.-Parents may be
assured that the welfare of their chill
dren and the future Of the race lie to a
large extent in their hands. Their ac-
tions and habits and beliefs will gov
ern those to come. If they fail, so will
the others. If they do their duty wise
ly, the children will follow their exam
pie. Parents not only mould their own
children, but their children s children
to many generations. 1t, therefore, is
the first duty of parents to strive dill
gently, earnestly and heartfully to de-
wise the best methods of instructing
their children in the care of their bod
les and the proper and God-given uses
of its functions. Naturally, one sys-
tenn of instruction would not do for all
children, for some children mature more
quickly than others. The teacher of
spelling or algebra has to grade the
children so that the children more ad-
vanced, or quicker to grasp, will not be
retarded by those who are slower to
learn. So should the teacher of eugen-
les exercise discretion in instructing the
child. After the age of 10 or 10 the
full detail of the wonders of our con
ception and growth should be taught.
If all parents followed this method
it would do more to stamp out evils
among children of tender years, and the
opportunity for older children taking
advantage of younger ones than any
other one thing. Let child be mysti-
fled and it will be curious. Adopt an
attitude of mystery and refusal to ex-
plain, and the child will gain from 9th
er children as ignorant Of the truth as
itself, the knowledge which the parent
wrongly withholds. Ignorance Of eu-
genie truths, am happy to say, does
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-12-22
LADY COOK SAYS CHILDREN SHOULD NOT BE
TOLD FALSEHOODS BY MISGUIDED PARENTS

not always result in loss of virtue. In
fact, it is an astounding fact that there
is as much virtue in the world as there
is, considering the eugenic Ignorance
of the majority of the children and
youths. But bringing child up to ma
turity without loss of virtue is not all
of parents duty. The parent is far
from blameless if the son or daughter,
after marriage, makes the mistake so
frequent in the life of the young mar
ried couple mistakes that are rue solely
to ignorance of the most important mat
ters, and mistakes which some times
results in so much misery and so many
broken marriage ties.
Human passions have been found to
be terrible forces, like steam or fire,
and instead of studying them in order
to regulate them in accordance with
their own true laws and their adapta-
tion to the worlds well-being, they
have been feared merely, fought down,
and suppressed. There can be no argu-
ment sensibly made against full and
complete instructions for young people
about to be married. When one enters
into business as an employe or part
ner, he first makes study of that
business. And yet how few are the
young couples who are going into life
partnership in the business Of life and
souls, who know the details Of the
"business. " 1t is either parents do
not realize what this ignorance may
cost, or that the parents are too prud-
ish-too replete with that false, mock
modesty, which is nothing short of
criminal. By all means, the couple
should be taught the use and regulation
of the functions of the body, and the
instruction should be as complete and
full as the instruction accorded the stu
dent who is to become a nurse or a doc
tor or a clerk.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-12-22

when young Driscoll caught him at work
in his aunt's home here.
Perpetrators to the thefts of a guam
tity of revolvers and ammunition from
Spiro Harness company and of the
typewriters from the press room near
the mayors office in the city hall were
also unaccounted for. Long lists of
burglaries and holdups were reported,
both Saturday and Sunday nights. The
outlaws activities on both nights were
early in the evening. In many cases
they operated on well-lighted streets
and in the much.frequented parts Of
town.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-12-22

The meeting places, of course, are