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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-01-09
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
randall. sutton for katherine, who had
rish had talked with Katharine over the
telephone just before she shot herself.
\ torn piece Of yellow paper is found,
NJ sight Of which General Parrish is
stricken with paralysis. Kent discovers
that CrandaIl has left town hurriediy.
Andrew Elser an aged banker, commits
suicide about the same time as Katharine
found III Users room. Post Office In
SpectOr Davis. Kent's friend, takes up
the case. Kent is convinced that Gran
dali is at the bottom Of the mystery.
katharine's strange Query NpuZZleS the
detectives Kent and Davis Search Gran
Box II, ArdWay y. J. Kent goes to Ard
way to Investigate and becomes suspi-
ciOus Of Henry Cook. A woman
commits suicide at the ArdWay Hotel. A
yellow letter also figures in this case
Kent calls Louise on the long distance
called by CTandal from the same booth
Cook" disappears. The Ardway post
master IS missing. Inspector Davis ar
Tircs at ArdWay and takes up tine inVes-
legation. He discovers that the dead
woman is Sarah Sacket of Bridgeport
drop the investigation. Kent returns to
New York to get an explanation from
Louise. lie finds the BODY Of a woman IN
Feurral PARK and more yellow letters
He sees CrandaH whom he recognizes as
Cook" enter the Parrish home Louise
cotton and refuses to give any eNpiana-
ton
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-01-09

Louise l had not realized the depth Of
he wound in my heart her conduct
toward ne had made. Even when I
saw her dash away from ne in an au-
tomobile, panied though I was that our
interview should have been cut short,
| still did not comprehend what a ter
rible blow it was that had befallen
me. 1t was the sight as I left the
ferry OF the automobile dashing by,
with Louise-the woman I loved
seated beside Hugh CrandaH, that
gave new poignancy to my pain, that
added to the fires of jealousy, that
made me understand to the full the
dire import of what had happened
Louise had lied to me.
CrandalI had beer, in the house. She
had seen him She had left me TO
join him. She had even deserted her
helpless sister and her dying father
to go with him. And all the while her
lips had protested that no one had
been in the house but the doctors and
nurses.
AS l paced the platform and paced
it back again, waiting two weary hours
for an Ardway train, as l sat for two
unending hours more in the long ride
through New Jersey, like a poisoned
knife, cutting my heart to shreds and
cutting the shreds again, the thought
kept coming back TO me over and
over: "She lied to me-
Quarter a man alive, pour molten
metal into his eyebaHs, feed him salt
fish and cut off water, bury him alive
in quicklime, devise what torture you
will and double it, the pain and agony
can not equal that which comes to a
man who, believing in and trusting
and loving woman with his whole
heart, is forced to admit to himself
that she has deceived him-that she
has lied to him. In those awful hours
I came to know the seven hells- l
went through all Of them.
Only one ray Of comfort came to
me. As had asked myself Why Gid
she He?' l found myself believing that
she had done so, not of her own free
will, but impelled by some motive so
powerful that she could not resist it.
That it was the influence of Crandall
l could no doubt. He had so preyed
on her fears for her father and sister,
perhaps on her fear for me, that he
had induced her to try to persuade me
TO give up my investigation and had
made her promise TO accompany him
on some doubtful secret mission.
1T is not my secret"
l recalled the piteous cry my en-
treaties had wrung from her lips, and
found the logical explanation Of it in
her having been terrorized by that
villain, Crandan If l dbuld have found
him at the moment | could have killed
him with my naked hands.
Yet even though l was convinced
that Louise had lied to me, began to
feel that whatever she had Done. what
ever she was now doing, was in the
belief that she was acting for the best
for her dear ones, for me.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-01-09
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her own dear voice, said to me:
Harding, I must go. Please trust
me, and please, please, do what l ask
Of you. Good-by."
She broke from my encircling hands
and ran to the front door
By the time I reached it after her
she was already in the car. | tried
to catch the direction she whispered
to the chauffeur but could not. Before
I could collect my thoughts the great
sixty horsepower machine had van
ished around the corner.
Where was she going? It seemed
to me that every hour added to the
chain of mysteries in which | had
become involved. l was convinced
that in some way Louise, too, had
been ensnared by the master Of crime
who had plotted all this evil, but how,
I could not imagine Yet more and
more, it seemed TO me, all clues point
ed to Hugh CrandaIl. What could have
been L0uise's motive in denying to
me that he had been in the house d?
: She must have known it.
l began to wish that | had taken
Davis advice and remained in Ard
way. Perhaps by this time I would
have had some definite clue. l re-
solved to 90 back there at once The
inspector seemed to think that that
was the most fruitful field for investi-
CATION, and probably he was right.
Hailing d taxi, l babe him drive me
TO the ferry, but to my great annoy
ance reached it just two minutes TOO
late to make a train. Too dispirited
| to do anything else, I entered the wait
ing ferrybOat, and, sinking into a seat
in the corner, gave myself up to bitter
reflection on my failure TO solve the
problem / had set myself. The more
] thought about it the more firmly
became convinced that it was wise to
disregard Louise's request My love
for her. my duty to her, demanded
that | go on.
So absorbed was l in my reflections
that l did not notice that the boat
had reached its slip, and l was almost
the last to leave it. Just as I stepped
off the gang-plank a huge machine
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-01-09

I've answered that question to-day.
Seems like the whole town was in
here wanting to know
Has the post-office inspector been
here?''
He was in here this morning and
made just the routine examination. He
didn't ask no questions, though | I'M
derstand he has been sleuthing
around up to Widow Smiths, where
Charlie Rouser boards. If he's looking
for anything wrong with Charles ac-
counts it's my private opinion that he
amt going to find it. I've been all
over the books twice today and there
amt anything out of the way
Have you any idea where all that
money came from that we found be-
hind the cash-drawer?'
NO, and l don't see that it's any Of
my affair. His books is right, and his
stamps and his stamped envelopes is
in Wall street, or maybe somebody
left it there with him for safe-keep-
ing"
As [ recalled Davis parting instruc-
tons to me when [ had first come
out to Ardway, was more and more
surprised that he had not investigat
ed further at the post-off1ce. He had
seemed to think that the clue to the
whole mystery would be found there
and he had particularly charged me
to find out to whom Lock Box No. II
had kbeen rented. | decided to ask
Miss Cox if she knew anything aboIt it.
Seventeen has never been rented
as long as l have had anything to do
with the office. 1t is away off there
in the corner where it is hard to see
into. There's always been more
boxes than there was any call for. Not
one of them in the lower row ever has
been rented, even in summer, when
there's lot of city folks out here
do you ever remember Of seeing
any mail addressed to that box?'
She worked industriously at her
crocheting for a minute or two before
replying and then, putting it aside, said
thoughtfully:
tits funny that you should havf
asked me that
"Why?"
q don't know that I've any bust
ness telling you," said Miss Cox, as
she debated with herself whether or
not she was talking too much, but 1
am as anxious. as anybody to find out
what's become of Charlie Rouser, aEd
from what I've seen of you I guess
you're sight more likely to find him
than Jim Dobbs, the constable If l
wasn't sure in my own mind that Char
lie hadn't done nothing out Of the way,
| don't know as I'd even be telling
you about it. But since you've asked
me, l guess | will
She hesitated, studying my face as
If trying to read there whether or not
l meant harm to the missing post
master. l tried not to exhibit undue
interest, though inwardly | felt quite
iubilant l was certain that l was on
the track of important revelations.
CTO BE CONTINUED
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-01-09

Dusty Rhodes-Say, when | came to
your yard your dorg bit me-
Mrs. Rurale-Really! Well, l sup
pose l shall have to have his mouth
cauterized.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-01-09
Good Idea to let LESS Criticism and
More Comradcship" Be Your
Guiding Motto.

Less criticism and more comrade-
ship" would be helpful maxim for
all homes.
It is easy enough to be pleasant 10
the casual acquaintance. but the great
difficulty lies in being decent 10 thoss
who are devoted to us-to those who
are ever willing to forgive our short
comings. There is no duty above treat
ing your friends courteously and try
ing to illuminate the general monot-
ony of the lives Of those you love.
In home life tact will succeed often
where command viii fail. Sugges
tions Will go farther than argument.
Direction is so much bctter than die
tation. Criticism OF loved ones is a
vice that takes possession of enc like
stimxlant, or drug, once it is en-
couraged 1t may begin in our So
called high moral standard and hatred
"a sin. But once it becomes habit,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-01-09

My duty to her, my duty to myself,
l reasoned, demanded that | do my
utmost to solve the hideous mystery
and free her from the fear that l was
sure was responsible for her strange
actions. l swung off the train at Ard
way and fastened TO the hotel, eager
to tell Davis what I had learned about
the movements of Hugh Crandall, but
Davis was not there. All that I could
learn was that he had hired a horse
and buggy early in the morning and
had driven off in the direction taken
by Crandau the day before.
If he is following Crandalls trail, -
said l to myself. he is just day too
late
So long as Davis was not about l
decided I might as well see if the miss
ing postmaster had been found. AS l
walked up the street l could not help
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-01-09
"a Pio in a Poke"

A pig poker is a dealer in pigs
not the large and portly fellow whom
you meet now and again at the coun-
try market with a cargo Of a hundred
or more pigs of all ages, shapes and
sizes for sale, but a little man, who for
the most part carries his wares upon
his back, or occasionally perhaps in
a wheelbarrow. A poke" of course
is a pocket or sack. and "a pig poker
therefore is one who deals in pigs car
ried round from place to place in a
poke. The old proverb anent the
foolishness of buying a pig in a poke"
has its origin of course in this time.
honored method Of pig purveying.-
London Globe.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-01-09
Antiquity of Man,

The age of man on the earth is, and
probably always will be, undetermin-
able. There are all sorts of guesses,
but none of them are to be taken as
absolutely authoritative All that we
know is that the human species has
been on earth for a very long period
of time, probably for hundreds of thou
sands of years, possibly millions OF
years. The prehistoric finds" the
evidence from geology, show beyond
question that the date for the human
beginning on the planet must be
placed far, far back in the dim and
distant past. But when it comes to
the attempt at being precise every.
thing fails US. John Fiske says the
human advent cannot be put at less
than 10000 years ago. Others claim
a greater antiquity
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-01-09
NATURHLIZiNG HIM.

This man doesn't seem to know
about the constitution
But he didn't miss ball game
last season, judge.
Then guess he's assimilated.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-01-09

Visitor-That new acrobat is very
tight on his feet
Vaudeville ager-Reckon he is.
He's jumped three contracts so far
this season
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-01-09
COULD READ FACES.

Yes, sir" went on Professor X
to a gentleman to whom he had re-
Gently been introduced. L have given
some attention to the study of human
nature, and / rarely fail to read a
face correctly. Now, there is a
lady. he continued, pointing across
the room, the lines of wEose coun-
tenance are as clear to me as type.
The chin shows frmness of DISPOSE
ton amounting to obstinacy; the
sharp-pointed nose, a vicious tempera-
ment; the large mouth, yolubility;
the eyes, dryness of soul; the
Wonderful, professor
You know something of the lady,
them" said the professor, compla.
Gently.
Yes, a little. She's my wife,
Tit-Bits.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-01-09
TIRED BLOOD
AFFECTS THE AGED

Copyright 1913 by the Tonit.ves Coz
Aged persons are susceptible to
Paralysis, Apoplexy, Poor Circulation,
etc, as result of Tired Blood Condi-
tons, which tend to harden the
arteries. Now what Is the best safe
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-01-09
Insect Pests

One-fourth Of all cultivated crops
are destroyed by insects. This means
that we pay % per cent more for
them than we would but for their
depredations. This condition increases
in direct proportion to the decrease
in the bird population which we are
slaughtering for food, for millinery or
for fun. The great bird army was
one of this nations greatest resources,
but, like our forests and our fauna, 1t
has been wasted for fun" and We
pay the fiddler" by giving up, each
year, one-fourth of the greatest farm
crop produced by any nation. Such
fun comes high.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-01-09
GET THIS FOR COLDS
Prescription for Positive Results
Don't Experiment.

From your druggist. get two ounces
of Glycerine and half an ounce of Globe
Pine Compound Concentrated Pine)
Take these two ingredients home and
put them into a half pint of good whis-
Key. Shake well. Take one to two tea
spoonfUls after each meal and at bed
time. Smaller doses to children ac-
cording TO age" This is said to be the
the medical profession Be sure 10 set
only the genuine Globe Pine Compound
Concentrated Pine. Each half ounce
bottle comes IN a tin screw-top sealed
case. If your druggist is out of stock
he viii quickly get it from his whole
sale house. Don't fool with uncertain
mixtures. It is risky. Local druggists
say that for the past six years this has
had a wonderful demand. Published by
the Globe Pharmaceutical laboratories of
ChicaEO
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-01-09
U J6KRs ~!
NufifuI DAUGHTER,

The daughter Of Mrs. Siddons had
always forbidden her to marry an &C
tor, and, of course, she chose
member of the old gentleman's COM
pany, whom she secretly welded.
When Roger Kemble heard of it,
he was furious. Have | not" he ex-
claimed, forbidden you TO marry a
player?"
The lady replied, with downcast
eyes, that she had not disobeyed,
What, madam. Fave you not allied
yourself to about the worst performer
in my company"
Exactly So" murmured the tim
i'd bride; nobody can call aim an
actor. Life.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-01-09
His Remedy.

The bank, in consequence of farm
er's failure, had to finance a large
farm, and last spring the man they
had put in charge of it wired to the
London manager of the bank: Lamb
ing begins next month. If drought
continues will result in total loss"
Postpone lambing till further Or
ders," wired back the resourcefUl Lon
don manager.-London Opinion.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-01-09

paper and wisps of straw, charms to
keep away evil spirits. No female is
allowed TO enter the place, ,as the pres
ence of women is supposed to be con-
duciye to the appearance of demons,
who would certainly bring disaster to
the swords mission. Prayer is Of
fered before the work begins. and
various religious rites must be per-
formed before any one of the swords
can be declared to have been we'll
and truly made
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-01-09
pufTind If Gently
"Eh-coincidences-why?"

Dye believe in condolences, mis-,
ter?"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-01-09

guard Of the
soundness of the
arteries if it is
not in the steady
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CHAPTER XII.
More Discoveries.

The worse the injury the less it
hurts at the moment. 1 once saw a
man with both legs cut off laughing
and joking with the men who pulled
him from under a car. Though he
died in ten minutes, doubt if he suf-
fered half as much as if he had
bumped his head or had run a splinter
under his thumb-naiI 1t is when you
are mortally hurt and live that the
pain becomes so terrible
In the few minutes 1 had had with
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-01-09
a EIaren2ck.

Had your diamonds stolen lately?"
inquired the cub reporter. Engaged
to any dukes 2"
Kindly omit banalities," responded
the stage favorite. Actresses don't
talk that kind of stuff nowadays. If
l am to be interviewed, l shall dis
cuss ethical questions only"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-01-09
Famous Sword Blades of q

OF Toledo and Damascus are made in
Japan by a special series OF processes.
but feature Of the industry is the re
ligious ceremony that accompanies
the work On the walls Of the huts
in which the operations are carried on
are representations OF the god of the,
sword-makers and the chief goddess
Of the Shintos There are also bits OF
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-01-09
Tact Better Than Command

it is INDUCED in for the satisfaction it
gives
An Eden can be ruined by constant
fault-tfnding. selishness, and with
holding the words OF praise. A para
disc can be created by small kindness
es and by thinking sweet and helpful
thoughts Of those about you.
The next time you feel like CRITICS
ing a loved one, force yourself to say
something complimentary to him in
stead.
Try it and see if you won't be hap
Cieg
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-01-09

thinking how dImfounded Davis would
be when he returned from his fruit
less chase for Crandall and listened
to my tale OF Crandall's actions. While
he had advised against my return to
the city, he would have to admit that
It had not been without result
As entered the post-ofhce- I found
that Miss Cox was still in charge.
Approaching the letter window, I babe
her coed afternoon and asked if there
was any news Of the missing postmas-
ter. It was late in the afternoon and
the last mail for the day having been
distributed, she sat crocheting. She
motioned TO me to come around to
the rear door.
How about it?" I asked as l ell
tered the office. has anything been
heard of Rouser?"
She shook her head.
That's about the eighty-ninth time
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-01-09
Our Discomfort

Brand Whitlock. the mayor of To
ledo, was talking about discomfort
1t is our discomfort, our divine dis
content" he said, that will make a
great nation CT US.
L believe in discomfort. can
sympathiZe even with the discomfort
ed old farmer, who said:
'Contented? When'n I be con-
tented? Wall, I'll be contented when
l own all the land adjoinin' mine-and
not befur, be gum!'"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-01-09
SURPRISED Him.

There was a fellow who proposed to
all the girls just for fun. He had no
idea of getting himself engaged, but
he enjoyed the premilinaries. So he
was disagreeably surprised once and
served him right
Miss Evelyn he said soulfully,
do you think you could love me well
enough to be my wife,
Yes, darling" she cried.
'Well-er-now l know where to
come in case I should want to marry"
Detroit Free Press.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-01-09
Love to Splash.

Redd-I see a metal-backed ring OF
rubber, fastened out few inches from
the wheel of an automobile, is claimed
by its inventor to prevent the splash
ing of mud on pedestrians and on
other vehicles.
Greene-What in the world are they
trying to do? Take away a large
part of the enjoyment Of AUTOMOBILE
ing?
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-01-09
Neglected 2 Cuty,

"She blushed for shame"
= "Why?"
when some one questioned her the
other night she had to admit that her
children had kept her so busy she
hadn't had time to read the latest
novel"
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a Worlds Series Star.

How diQ you become an actor? l
suppose you studied Shakespeare and
other masters for many weary hours. :"
Not exactly responded the promi-
nent star ''T became an actor by
making a three-bage hit in 9 pinch"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-01-09
Heard at a Concert

She-Miss Howley rendered that
last song rather poorly. You should
hear her sing when the Cows Are in
the Corn
HeI should think it would scare
them eut, all right.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-01-09
a Marital Mistake,

"Jaggs treats his wife as he would
a beef steak"
"How? Thinks she is good enough
to eat?''
No: thinks he can make her tead,e.
By beating her"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-01-09
Unfair Rule.

Bacon-A theater manager Of Tenn
esvar, Hungary, sells his tickets ac-
cording to the stature OF the purchas
er. Thus, short and medium-sized
persons are seated in front of the tall
er members of the audience.
Egbert-This seems to be another
blow at the ba1d-headed gentlemen
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-01-09
Nobody Loves Him.

Patience-And she married that
man?
Patrice-Yes, she has
But did she love him?'
"Oh, I think not. I don't see how
anybody could love him. l guess she
married him out of sympathy He was
a baseball umpire, you know"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-01-09
Her Shin Came In

The mother, widow with six chill
dren, had more energy than money.
Little Dot asked frequently for things
which her mother could not give.
Just wait till my ship comes in,"
she would say assuringly.
One day the mother gave Dot a
nickel 1t was an unheard of hap
pening.
HAS your ship come in?" the lit
tie girl asked eagerly.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-01-09
Chance of Tune,

you go to hear that prima donna
sing every night?"
'Ess," replied the impresario. you
don't know what pleasure it is to me
to sit there and listen to her shout,
and realize that she isn't yelling for
more salary