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Lioht for EnuIish Police.

The ''bulrs-eye" lantern OF the pa
trolling policeman may shortly pass
Into the museums. Electric torches
are far handler than the old-fashion-
ed oil-fed "bull'seye." The police
man has the torch attached to his
belt. and the pressing of button
sends searchlight on the track OF
a criminal. There are no risks Of
burnt fingers and damaged tunics. Ex-
periments are being made with the
electric torches in the outlying SUBJ
urbs, and later every metropolitan and
city policeman may be provided with
one. Burglars have long known their
value, and will not welcome this imi-
tation however sincere hte flattery.-
London Mail
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CHAPTER XVII.
The Woman In the Corridor.

Tho Woman In the Corridor.
The insistent rattle of gravel on the
screen woke me. arose. put on the
white flannel, tied the ribbon around
my head with fingers that were far
from steady, and picked up my racket.
The tennis was going to be farce.
Ny wrists were limp. my shoulders
like lead, my head chaos. Out Of the
chaos persisted one thought But l
tried not to ponder too much on that
adventure Of the night before until
Hap had had a chance to explain.
He was tapping the balls into the
air as came across the strip Of lawn.
He met me half way.
1--WE an explanation to make before
We begin," he said.
know I went red. but he was not
looking at me. He led the way to q
rustic bench that ran the length OF
the court, and waited for me to SIT
down.
II want to tell you why I happened
20 be in your room this morning., he
aaid quite frankly. The tone robbed
his words Of an embarrassment.
could even let my face relax. Per
haps first you'd like to know that We
got Winthrop out on ball." he went
On. although It took the combined
efforts of Hazard money and Crownin-
shield influence to do 1t. We had to
drag q fudge away from . poker game
and my mother to Jail at midnight to
% bail"
But Mr.. Abbott's outs He's at
Ae0er Qla0e1onsd
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CHAPTER XVIII.
The Bracelet 10 Identified.

The horror of Winthrop's arrest had
not magnified over night. The news
papers came out with blare of head
lines: Noted Author Arrested, Ac-
cused OF Vast Jewel Thefts. General
Schuyler Shot!" Mrs Hazard had
gone on Winthrop's bail. and they
made lot Of that. hi1ted at an en-
gagement between the accused and
Laura endeavored to make John Crown
tnshield as counsel. significant. tried
to invent a mystery out of a balky
carbureter-and they are!-admitted
that a mud-headed detective might
have made a mistake. and flzzled out
toward the end like a wet nrecracker
The story hadn't a leg to stand on.
II was received in Just that spirit at
Lone Oak. There was some embar-
rassment at first. but Winthrop sus-
pected Of being thiel was 20 ridlcu-
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rhe Lights Flashed. The Person Who
Stood There Was Hap.

lost track there Of everything except
that some one was trying to escape
me. My mother was snoring softly as
we whizzed through-whoever 1t was
ahead Of me and myself-then-well
the next thing after more door-open-
ing and closing. my going into chair
once and knocking the peeling on my
shins, was your screaming" He
paused and stared at me. "Loulie, do
you remember any one coming In be-
fore you screamedf"
NO." replied. II really don't re-
member screaming. knew something
was wrong. that I was sitting up in
bed, that I had snapped on the lights.
and that-that you were there"
81 was 20 astonished when you
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X.L.BAPNES


against him A mud-headed detective
pounced upon the flrst person he saw.
which happened to be Winthrop. shot
him in the arm. and found some fam
lily jewels In his safe"
"Jewels!" exclaimed.
Il might as well tell you-you'n see
1t in the newspapers. They mean
nothing. except the lively imagina-
tions of the police connect them with
the Jewel robberies we've been read
ing about"
How abusrd! But. Of course. Mr..
Abbott can prove he didn't steal them!
The people who have been robbed will
have to Identify their property. and
there you are! II they are Mr.. Ao-
bott's family Jewels. they are not any
one else's. It's ridiculously simple,
| isn't It,"
ut is" he agreed. He narrowed his
eyes and stared into space for while.
then rose and began pacing in front
of me. What he was trying to figure
in. or out, was that emerald bracelet
! which l didn't know about, and OK
| which he had not the slightest inten-
tion Of telling me. It was incriminat-
ing evidence against Winthrop.
What does Mr.. Crowninshield
think?" I asked.
"Oh, you know how he is-a regular
clam. Thinks a good deal and says
| nothing. He's inclined to treat the
whole thing as a Joke, except"
Except what?"
He sat. down suddenly.
I'm forgetting to tell you my ex-
citing little story" he said. and the
question passed unanswered. I'VE got
home about two. all dead tired. took
Winthrop home and wanted to stay
with him, but he wouldn't have It,
1t didn't take me long to go to sleep.
Well. something woke me-what. l
don't know-but it was odd. for
never wake up suddenly. I sat up In
bed and listened. At first could only
hear the surf, and then l caught an
other sound. an annoying little rasp
couldn't explain to myself. I thought
a lot OF stuff about rats and such junk.
but got up and went into Johns bed
room I listened again; the sound
was closer. didn't want to wake
John, for knewsAe would be amused
but with all these robberies. decided
I'd find out what 1t was.
Finally located the sound in the
hall. l sneaked to the door and lis
tened. Ten seconds Of listening con-
vinced me that some one was at Ma
tales door and the sound was that
of an instrument against the lock.
"Now. what intended to do was to
jerk open Johns door suddenly and
see who 1t was and why he was there.
But the blamed door stuck as jerkeA.
and when did get 1t open woman
Ia woman. you understand!-was
scooting down the hallway, not up to-
ward the steps. but down toward
Laura's room, or mine. 1t was pretty
dark, but there was enough light for
me to see that 1t wasn't Laura. Laura
Is skinny; this woman was plump.
Il can't tell you why I followed ex-
cept the thing was queer. The lady
reached the end Of the hall. opened
Lauras door and disappeared. fol-
lowed. I was Just in time to see the
door into Laura's bedroom close. Now.
l was sure 1t wasn't Laura, SO l fol-
lowed again. Laura was asleep. and
there was a swish Of skirts through
the door into my mothers bedroom. /
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Mules ADVANCING in Price.

Mules are going up in price. The
isthmian canal commission has Just
made its first large Importation OF
mules since 1903 The lowest bid on
the latest supply was S2l1 each, de
livered at the dock at New Orleans
Other purchases in the past have
been as follows: January. 1909. 20
mules at s157.5O: February, 1909. so
mules at 1859 80; September. 1909. so
mules at S19S.50
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Mems Defects Sized Up.

The ten chief defects Of men. as de-
cided by the votes of the women read
ers of Femina. one of the most popu-
lar women's weeklies in France, are
egotism, easily first with 1887 votes:
then come jealousy. 1865; infdelity.
1888; intemperance. 1.417; cowardice
Tor rather base mean-spiritedness).
1850; immortality. 1910: despotism.
1.057: anger, 1.o51; eoncsit. 1000. ~
id Nness. e36.
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Our Ewes Tint the World.

We view the world with our owr
eyes. each of US; and we make from
within us the world we see. A weary
heart gets no gladness out of sun
shine: selfish man is skeptical about
friendship, as man with no ear
doesn't care for music.-William
Makepeace Thackeray.
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CHAPTER xvi.-contlnued.

Yes, l believe you." l replied. You
are very kind to come and tell me
So"
Let US be friends, Miss Goldman
she drawled Her cool hand touched
mine I think you dislike me. but
we'll change that II you will. We
missed you tonight. There wasn't
Just the usual cheerful order OF
things. Everybody was ill-assorted,
aggressive and argumentative. l hope
you will not be Ill again. We can't
spare you. Well. goodnight" She
melted to the door. II lost my head
this afternoon, or I should never have
said what did. Do you sincerely for
give mel?
Yes" replied. Goodnight"
She regarded me for q moment.
through half-closed lids. as II had
agreed too readily. then her lips part
ed in q smile.
Goodnight" she repeated cheer
fully.
crept into bed wondering. bewil-
dered, and lay there for long time
staring wild-eyed, questioningly into
the darkness. Why this apology?
What had caused Natalie to change
her mind?"
Just how long had been asleep l
don't know, but suddenly found my
self sitting up in bed. conscious that
door had opened and closed. conscious.
too, that some one was In the room.
MY hand Jew to the button beside my
bed; l had to know the extent Of my
danger!
The lights flashed. Tho person who
stood there was Hap. blinking in the
sudden glare of the light. looking
comically surprised and rather dishev-
eled in q most becoming yellow dress
ing gown. The situation would have
been embarrassing II had not been
90 scared.
"I beg your pardon" he managed to
say. Il really beg your pardon"
He turned. 1erked at the door. and
was gone. I Jumped out Of bed.
turned the key in every lock. and sank
In a heap to the floor. The day had
been too much for me.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1913-07-26

This skirt is really one of the newest
styles. showing the late idea Of lit
tie fullness at the waist-line, and this
may be gathered or tucked, The small
panel at the foot gives the slash and
may be of contrasting material, Tailor
mixtures. silk. satin. linen. ratine and
the like are appropriate for this style
skirt.
The skirt pattern t6249) is cut in
sizes % to 30 inches waist measure.
Medium size requires 3A yards Of ~
inch material.
To procure this pattern send 10 cents
to Pattern Department" of this paper.
Write name and address plainly, and bs
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A dressy effect is here obtained BY
simple means. The blouse has vest
and an ornamental collar. The sleeve
Is plain and either long or short.
coat effect is obtained by means OF
yoke on the skirt, which is cut with
two cores. This style Is good for
linen, poplin, faille, ratine. and other
substantial materials.
The dress pattern (6266) is cut in
sizes "a to AZ inches bust measure.
Medium size requires ~ yards OF 36
inch material
To procure this pattern send 10 cents
to Pattern Department" of this paper.
Write name and address plainly, and be
sure to give size and number OF pattern.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1913-07-26
A Canoe Club.

What's doing in Plunkville?"
THE girls are talking OF forming q
canoe club to play auction bridge
twice a week"
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SYNOPSIS.
C0YR1oen Dn
bORntGPRu cQRAM

10 Goldman and her sister Louiis sfO
left orphans. Their property has been
and hey oy sy. to o. c.ss about
for some means to earn living. Lou
le answers an advertisement OF an inva-
the position. koulie advertises for 20.
sition as companion, and Mrs. Hazard
E.plis: She of.er: on. Lopli. Ds. position u., q.
chief work il to steer Mrs. Hazards son
and daughter In the right matrimonial
ard and also gains the conndence Of Lau-
"a Hazard: The Due de Trouville IL be-
lieved to be interested in Laura. Mrs.
world Natalie Aeazzis. to whom Hap
ss ssa esypaE tho
the world. It develops that Natalie has
liar liar eircumstances % % Hap takes Loulie to
moi engaged 10 Natalie ~, and rha ha. been been
changes to the Hazard country place:
where many notables have been invited
for ,hesumWer Louie snd Laura snthor y,s,t
in whom Laura takes considerable inter
est. Due de Trouville arrives At the Haz-
tor boat out late at night Next morning
the papers announce the robbery OF sew
eral nearby homes. Natalie accuses Lou
Hazard assures Loulie Of her confidence In
her Hap declares his love for Louie.
She reciprocates. but will not admit 1t as
she fears what Mrs. Hazard will say
Loulie is excused from dinner on account
Of a headache. She is bombarded with
notes from Hap imploring her to see him:
Winthrop Is arrested In the presence OF
General Schuyier's home and shooting the
general. A box of Jewels is found In VIII; IN;
bracelet exactly like the one lost by Ma
talie Natalie apologies to Loulie for ac.
cusing her Of theft. Loulie Is awakened
At midnight and finds Hap in her room.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1913-08-30
Ace in Dauohters.

Mr. jenkins was talking with a
young man who he hoped might be-
come his son-in-law. Wishing to en-
courage the young man, who had lit
tie of this worlds goods, the old gen.
tleman said:
L am proud of my girls, and there
is nothing better than to see them
married to bright, smart young men.
have made considerable money, and
the girls won't go to their husbands
penniless, by any means, Now, there's
Belle, twenty-five years old, one of the
best girls in the world. Then next
comes Carolina, who won't see thirty
five again, and shall give her $780,
OOO. And the man who marries Della.
who is forty, will have $4,000"
The young man reflected for a mo-
ment or two, and then inquired:
You haven't got a daughter about
fifty, have you?"-Harper's Bazaar.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1913-08-30
Preserve" Seats in Lifeboats.

During an inquiry into the loss of
the Titanic, the suggestion was
thrown out that seats in the lifeboats
should be numbered in accordance
with the passengers ticket. That pro-
posal has found favor with one of the
japanese steamship companies, cou-
pom being attached to the regular tick.
ct "reserving a seat in a certain life
boat for the holder, who is requested
Immediately upon going aboard to be-
come familiar with the location of his
boat and the place that has been allot.
ted to him. If this rule is observed,
confusion in time Of crisis should be
reduced to a minimum, alwaya grant
ing, of course, that the "a ..cacers &c
not become panic STRICKEN
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1913-08-30
UruuuaY and Hens.

The little republic Of Uruguay is not
heard of very often in this part of the
world. She has succeeded in establish.
ing lack of revolutions; there is a
corresponding lack of news from her
capital. Her government has con.
tracted the habit of living up to its
obligations, and in consequence does
not have occasion to appeal to the
Monroe doctrine as a means of escap-
ing from European compulsion to pay
her debts. Not having internal dis
turbance or apprehension of trouble
abroad, the government of Uruguay is
able to give attention to the promotion
of the welfare of the people, and
among other things has become inter
ested in the subject of poultry. Pos.
sibly some one In official position at
Montevideo, or some Uruguayan con.
sui in this country, has noticed in the
census reports that the value of the
fowls raised in the United States in
1909 was more than $500 900, 900, and
that the eggs from these fowls in that
year amounted to more than a billion
and a half dozen. At any rate, the
government of Montevideo has become
convinced that the American hen, if il
will settle down and do business in
Uruguay, would be an excellent thing
for that country.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1913-08-30
Lords of Language.

1t was Wilde's proudest boast that
he was "a lord of language" and no
one can read de Profundis" without
paying homage to his verbal mastery.
Yet, as one greater than he-Walter
Pater-he wrote English as If II were
dead language. This deafness was
common characteristic of the period
One doubts If craftsmanship so re-
liberate as that of Pater and Wilde
land one must reluctantly include r.
L. s. In this category, however, far
removed from it he is otherwise) can
produce anything but dead lowell
ness
One need only to contrast the style
of Defoe, of Swift, or to come to mod
ern times, of Balzac in France and
Mark Rutherford in England, with the
style of Pater or Stevenson to realize
the truth of it Stevenson's style is
the garment Of his thought-a perfect
ly wrought garment of ceaseless fit.
but still only dead incasement; the
style of Balzac and Mark Rutherford
is the very flesh of their thought, and
it belongs to life even more than tc
INSTRUMENTATION Transcript.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1913-08-30
Valuable Timber In Alaska.

The existence of serious forest fires
in the Chugach national forest in
Alaska. reported now to be virtually
under control. is taken by the forest
service as text to answer critics
who have contended that there is no
fire risk and no timber worth protect
ing In Alaska. The service points out
that In the Chugach forest alone there
were 2S.00O000.000 feet OF lumber, and
that its destruction was prevented
only by the timely action and scien-
tifc work of the forest service ran
gers. Severe fire damage has been
sustained In the Chugach forest In
the past. the officials declared. and
added that evidences of such fires as
far back as the Russian occupancy OF
The territory are plainly 10 be seen.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1913-08-30
Coctor's Orders.

Il thought you'd gone away on a
long vacation" said a friend OF Danny
Briggs, meeting that noted young post.
impressionist hat salesman on East
Fourth street Saturday.
Il did" answered Briggs. Il was or
dered away for my health"
You got we'll quick"
Il did not. That crazy doctor OF
mine told me to get right away and
take a long rest. So | went. Well, |
was just comfortably settled and hav-
ing a good time when along comes a
wire from the doctor telling me to re-
turn at once. / hustled right home
and went to his office to see what the
trouble was.
"'Oh, nothing. he grinned. I Just
wanted to see how you were getting
along, SOS to find out whether I'd pre-
scribed the proper treatment or notl''
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1913-08-30
FOR ALL THE WORLD TO READ
Lovers RhspsodIes Breathed With
Questionable Taste, In the agony"
Columns Of Newspapers.

The agony columns In the newspa
pers reveal many a story Of blighted
and troubled love. Almost every day
some lovesick youth and maiden
make the newspaper the medium for
the outpourings of their hearts, and
their message often takes the form
Of the most extravagant rhapsodies.
why, oh, why, cannot we look into
each others eyes?" frantically i'm
plored an advertiser in one of the
London dailies recently, addressing
one Fiji" 81 suffer every moment
we are parted. Do break the silence
and let us meet. Your own Jackie"
Even this, however, was not quite
so extravagant in style as that Of a
romantic Romeo" who thus adj
dressed his divinity through the
medium of a prominent provincial
paper Last night looked at your
last letter. Thanks, thanks, my soul,
my queen, my star. | think of the
future and tremble with dread. My
heart beats in unison with yours. II
we never meet again, dear one-no,
that is uncomfortable, and | only exist
to behold again your beauteous coun-
tenance. Until then, desolation and
misery is mine.
Who was the lovelorn Frenchman
who thus addressed his London sweet
heart In a certain agony column. MY
own heart, thine Alfonso waits for
thee near the marble arch. The sun
is cold until see thee. When thou
appear. thine eyes sparkle with the
love that springs from a tender heart
Don't forget"
And it was another sentimental
Frenchman who told the world his
feelings in these words, printed in a
Paris newspaper:
Thy feet make music in the stone
clad streets; thy voice intoxicates the
gods; thy ears we're made for whis-
pering loves, thy lips for passionate
kisses. Won't you write to me?"
Let us hope she did, IL only as a
reward for such compliments.-Lon
don Tit-Bits.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1913-08-30
JOKE is IMPROVED BY AGE
New TESTS Are Strangers and Re
eelved coldIy-Ade Tells Story
Of Dying Humorlst.

George AIDE at a picnic at Hazelder
| Farm said:
The older a joke the better It is
A Joke we've heard is like music
we've heard-a dear friend. New
jokes are strangers and we greet
them coldly
You've heard about the wise man.
ager-Frohman or Belasco, no doubt
who said to the comedian:
Cut out those old jokes next week
the public is getting tired of them
and put in some older ones.
You've heard, too-for you couldn't
hire me to repeat a new joke-the
story about Bill Nye, or Mark Twain,
or some such popular humorist, who,
on his death bed, called his son to
him and said:
My son, | cant leave you any
money, for my money spent as fast
as it came in. l can't leave you any
fame, for fame cannot be shared. But
there's an heirloom handed down from
my great-grandfather to my father and
thence to me; and this heirloom,
properly utilized, will keep you in
affuence and honor, my son, even as
it has kept me and my forebears these
many generations.
so saying, the humorist placed In
the young mans hands a worm-eaten
and dog-eared copy of Joe Miller's
Joke Book and passed quietly away"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1913-08-30
Horse Kicks Bear.

But for the heels of Jerry, a horse
20 years old, Mrs. Georgia Perkins oil
New Marlboro, would have been killed
or injured by black bear she encoun
tered in the woods, according to a
Lenox (Mass.) dispatch to the New
York Herald.
Mrs. Perkins rode Jerry to a patch
of wild raspberries half a mile from
her home and let him Craze along the
edge of the woods while she went to
gather fruit. When she got deep into
the thicket the bear suddenly leaped
toward her. She jumped to one side
and the big beast rushed on, striking
Jerry's legs.
Startled and angered by the on
slaught, Jerry doubled up and with
one well-planted kick stunned the
bear so badly that Mrs. Perkins
mounted and rode away before it re-
covered.
Hunters from New Marlboro search
ed fer TIC bear. but could MOI
Ind it.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1913-08-30

Writer In New York Sun Tells How to
Acquire Art, But He May Be
Facetloua.

There are many ways to learn how
to swim. One way Is to be born a
tadpole. Another way is to be tossed
into the deepest part OF the old swim
ming hole by ones considerate--but
firm-companions and then told 70
come ashore by ones own ercrts. II
one thereupon comes ashore one has
learned to swim. II one does not come
ashore. then one has very probably
drowned, which is practically the
same thing as swimming, with a re-
verse english on the after effects.
The best way to learn 20 swim, how
ever, is to charter large ocean-going
steamship, provision 1t with nautical
food and some life preservers and set
out with the firm determination to
learn to swim. When you have reach
ed the approximate center Of the At
lantic ocean stop the ship and jump
overheard. Head straight for the Eng
fish channel. II gives one an object.
a purpose, without which the struggle
would not be worth while.
Now dismiss the ship, forgetting to
have II leave the life preservers. When
the said ship is hull down on the hori-
zon suddenly remind yourself that the
life preservers are on board 1t. This
will lend one an added incentive.
Strike out boldly. avoiding icebergs.
whales and other fauna of the sea that
might tend to distract ones mind
from the task in hand. Arriving in
the English channel do not stop to
Pluck sea daisies. The German war
cloud might burst and drench one to
the skin.
II is always best to dock at some
port where tourists are common. In
this way you can tell the story of your
remarkable swim without the slightest
possibility of being believed
If these methods fail, 1t might be
well to try a swimming instructor
New York Evening Sun.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1913-08-30
Peculiar Eanl,ln.

Little Bill was watching his mother
dress her hair. Being cold weather, il
snapped when she brushed it, and
Bill wanted to know why.
Because there is so much electro
city in it, answered mamma.
The boy sat in silence for some mo.
ments. then burst out with:
I'VE must be an awful funny family
mamma. Grannie has gas in her
stomach and you have electricity ir
your hair"