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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-10-23

from 1870 to 1888 occupied with honor
the offices Of county Judge, district
Judge and superior judge of Los An
geles county, eventually resigning to
go to Mexico as chief counsel for a
well known express company. In the
sister republic he became the close
friend and confidential adviser of for
mer President Porf1rfo Diaz Her
mother was De la Guerra, one of the
famous Santa Barbara families which
stfn owns the beautiful hacienda there,
one of the show places Of the southern
coast
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-10-23

Ne1l-As people grow old, I like to
see them still keep up with the fash
ions.
BELIEVES, we never grow too old
to- acquire the latest wrinkIe.-PhiIa-
delphia Record.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-10-23

''You say her love affairs have pro-
crossed from abstract to concrete ~
Yes: she Tilted a title-guarantee
man to take on a builder. fudge
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-10-23

Boston, Oct. 23-James L. Richards
and Galen L. Stone of Boston, who
were chosen as directors of the New
York, New Haven e Hartford railroad
in place of T. N. Vail and Alexander
Cochrane, have been Identified with
financial affairs here for many years.
Mr.. Richards is president of the Con-
so1idated Gas company and a direc-
tor in several other public service cor
poratfons. Mr.. Stone, who is a men,
Der of the brokerage house of Hayden,
Stone & Co, is a director in a num-
Der of coastw1se steamship compan-s
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-10-23

The following new executive COM
mtttee was elected: William Rookie
Teller and ]. P. Morgan, New York;
Charles E. BROKER, Ansonia, Conn;
William Skinner, Holyoke, Mass; Ar
thur Il. Hadley, Howard Elliott and
James S. Hemingway, New Haven.
Conn; Robert w. Taft, Providence, r.
T.; Thomas Dewitt Cuyler, Philadel-
phta, Pa, and W. Murray Crane, Dali
ton, Mass.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-10-23

Dear Doctor:-In looking over me
paper saw where lady by the
name of Mrs. P. P. asked for a cure
for bowel complaint I had 1t for
several years and the doctors could
not check it. A tramp told me tn
get a handful of dog 1eneI and make
a tea out of it and drink one-hafE
teacupful every thirey minutes
only drank one-ha1f cupful and new
er was troubled since. gave the
tramp q. dollar and his dinner and r. 81
went on his way happy He did me
more good than all the doctors ever
did and I would arvise anyone to try
it. 1t is. aasy to get, only a weed
We can help each other If we only
will.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-10-23
Cure Yourself
Of Piles
Send for a Free Trial Package OF
Pyramid Pile Remedy and Prove
How Easy 1t Is

IF you really want relief from piles
and want that relief quick, then take
hope and just send for a free trial OF
Pyramid Pile Remedy.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-10-23

The slogan of the Home Health
Club is Pass it on" OF course we
can help each other.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-10-23
DOn'tviOIate the law

of fashion which clear
ly states that unobtru-
sive patterns in suits
are the rule this fall.
Indistinct lines, self
stripes, neutral tints.
To see just what this
means see just what we
show.
Suits from SO to $25.
Top coats of special
value SO.
OUT OF TILE BIG RENT SECTION
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-05-01

Il y0u uont.uaaIt complain et lains
in .he stomach saaF liKeF Qr yeur kd.
neya aro 8at 8l order NglF1i may
iead 3 dropsv kidney trouble diabetes
cr Brishts disease. Thousands recon-
mend Electric Blste7s as the very best
stomach ami kidney medicine made.
III. 4. Alison. Of Raleigh. y. g. Who suf
fered wih pain ln The stomach and
back, writes eMg kidneys were da
ranged and my liver did not work
right / suffered much, but Electric
Bitters was recommended and / inn
proved from the first dose. now feel
like a new man. Tt win improve you,
too. Only soc and sl.oo- Recommend.
IA BIZ Brown & Co. advd&w
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-05-01

Bird sanctuaries recently have been
established In England and in Aus
tralia. An attempt is now being made
10 protect the herons Of Egypt, from
which country the birds rapidly are
disappearing before the guns Of the
plume hunters. The bird-protective
work Is becoming worldwide in its
manifestation All countries finally
are becoming 10 realize the service
which the birds render to man
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-05-01

There is no use OF our beating
around the bush" We might as well
out with it first as last. We want you
to try Chamberlains Cough Remedy
the next time you have a cough or
cold. There is no reason so far as
we can see why you should not do
so. This preparation by its reputa-
ton, and people everywhere speak
il 1t in the highest terms Of praise
| II is for sale by all dealers. adv d&r
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-05-01

II man ls an invalid, and wishes
to i've. give him an engrossing task
to perform This IS the lesson Of the
last months Of General Grants life,
according to Mark Twain, as quoted
in Harper's Magazine After the gem
eral finished his memoirs Mark Twain
writes, the lack Of any strong inter
est 10 employ his mind enabled the
tedious weariness to kin him. ] think
his book kept him alive several
months"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-05-01

Fenelon had repeatedly boned
Richelleu for subscriptions TO various
charitable schemes and the cardinal
always refused to loosen up. One day
Fenelon was telling him that ne mad
been looking at his (Richelieus) new
picture. Did you ask 1t for a sub
scriptlon?" inquired the cardinal
No. I saw there was no chance re
piled Fenelon; 1T looked so much
Ike you"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-05-01
Drive Sick Headaches Away.

Sick headaches, sour gassy stomach,
Indigestion, biliousness disappear
quickly after you take DR.. Kings New
Life pills. They purify the blood and
put new life and yigor in the system.
Try them and you will be well salts
fled. Every pill helps; every box guar
anteed. Price 25c. Recommended by
Brown & Co advd&w
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-05-01
chIId,s Narrow Escape.

A little four-yearold San Bernardino
tcall girl, Harriet strang, recently
had a remarkable escape from death.
She picked up a rattlesnake and car
ried it some distance TO the porch OF
her home. where she let the reptile
bitoe the house dog The dog died in
agony two hours later The dogs
cries attracted notice and the parents
despatched the deadly reptile before
1t could DO further injury.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-05-01

Fire Chief Kenlon was talking about
New Yorks ineendiaTy fires which
number one in four throughout the
year perhaps he said "if i were
against the law to insure a property
a penny above its value, then our IN
cendiary fires would cease. AS things
are now every alarm makes me Think
OF Hulbertson. Poor old HulbertsonF
said Jackson; so you had another tre
last Wednesday night. Ell? No, said
Hulbertson. absently; next sunday
night.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-05-01
RanIshnient Mott.

A tested treatment that has been
found excellent for ridding a house
Of beetles and oockroaches is made as
follows. Procure half pound Of
Indian meal and half a pound OF borax
aud pound them well together until
they arc well mixed Place handful
On paper III convenient places where
the beetles win soon find IT,
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-05-01
COUGH FOR CHILDREN.

Too much care cannot be used IN
selecting a conght medicine for child.
rem It should be pleasant to take,
contain no harmful substance and be
most effectuaI. chamberlain's Cough
Remedy meets these requirements and
Is a favorite with the mothers Of
young children everywhere. For sale
by all dealers. adv d&w
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-05-01

Every time we do a thing careless
u. failing TO put our highest thought
and our greatest skill into 1t, we are
lessening our ability 10 do good work.
This Is the penalty that unfaithfulness
to duty carries with IL But when
ever we put our best into our work,
exercising care in the slightest detail.
we are adding 70 our powers. This Is
the reward Of fidelity to each opportu-
nity.-Blanche Coonley blessing.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-05-01

Oscar Hammerstein was talking
theatrical gossip at an actresses tea
N New York. Mt Hammerstein
smiled. 1sadora Duncan, the lovely
barefoot dancer, has bought cha
teau Id France said a pretty SOU
brette. There. ladies'. he said "See
what can be done BY saving ones
money instead of squandering it all
on silk stockings"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-05-01

An articulated. snake-jointed street
car has been invented in Boston,
adapted to use IN the crooked streets
Of that fine old town. With the new
invention a speed Of several blocks
per hour is easily attained, the car
clinging to the track around the most
tcrtuous curves.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-05-01
ceriaIn old sohool eooka.

Tho state board urges that ali cid
school books be sterlized and tells
how 1t can be done to the damage OF
The bacteria, but not to the books We
suppose it is right It is better that
children live healthfully than that SO
time honored an institution as the
combination school book and towel sur
vsye. Toledo Blade.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-05-01
Limit Of ouaekery.

A story is told Of woman whose
lover had an unconquerable antipathy
to red hair, SO she applied to a 0uaek
to have the color altered. He replied
that this was his wlfes department
and that she would furnish the lady
with leaden comb and the antiEry'
thraean unguent which after two oi
three applications will make you az
fair or as dark as you please"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-05-01
Church Offices for Women.

In Finland the state commission for
4 new church law project has pro-
posed that in future some of the
church offices shall be open to Finnish
women
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-05-01
GAMES TODAY.

Chicago at Detroit.
Cleveland At ST. Louis
Washington at Boston
Philadelphia at New York
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-05-01

st Louis At Plttsburg.
Cincinnati at Chicago.
New York at Philadelphia.
Boston al Brooklyn
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-05-31
PROLOGUE

When a murder is committed
there is invariably a motive.
Sometimes it is obvious; some
times its presence is masked be-
hind a complextty of possibiIi-
ties until it is we'll nigh impos-
st6le to disentangle the slender
-skein of fact from the warp and
woof of probability. But always
the motive is there. Look for
the woman" said Pere Tabaret,
the French detective, and in her
you will find the solution of your
nlystery---1 you find her" And
in the main he was right. Yet it
is NOT always the obvious woman
nor the obvious motive that is
responsible for a crime. Some
times the underlying cause rests
on deeper reasons than are ap-
parent even to the closest OBJ
server. Then only an accident
can give clew to the real Grim
inal. And so it is with The
Argyle Case"
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-05-31
CHAPTER |.
The Murder.

III pom a day James Argyle was
about his usual haunts. Upon
w. an evening he was at his
home, seemingly hale and
happy. Upon n morning be was found
on n Persian rug by the inlaid table
of his rich library lying on his side
with one hand gripping the table COW
'er, the bosom Of his evening shirt a
deep brick red, small hole one inch
to the left of the second stud, his
glazed eyes staring at the ceiling.
A chair near by was overturned, and
some distance away lay revolver.
1t was plain murder
The crime was discovered shortly
after O'Clock IN the morning, and by
8 the evening papers were on the
street with columns Of picturesque de-
tail and theory, for james Argyle was
known from one end Of Manhattan to
the other. He was also known in San
Francisco and other places,
In the first place he was enormously
wealthy. He had built costly and
not very small place on street In
New York where the price Of a front
foot would keep an ordinary family in
comfort for a number Of years But
beyond the mere fact of bis riches
there were other reasons
He was probably sixty years old,
though he never discussed his age
with any one He belonged to few
clubs and attended only one, This was
in later years. Formerly he seemed
fond OF the society Of men, but In the
few years preceding his death he grew
eccentric. He was likely to quarrel,
and for several months before the ter
rible end be did quarrel with every
one
For years the firm Of 1olworthy &
Mead had looked after his legal needs,
but the elder Mr.. Toworthy died, and
old Mr.. Argyle severed relations with
the firm and retained an obscure at
torney named James 4. Hurley. He
quarreled with his son almost con.
stantly. so that the young man. who
had decided bent toward the artistic,
rented studio in Twenty-third street
where be lived a bachelors life. He
even began to find fault with the old
negro cook who had been IN his house.
hold for twenty years and for whose
cooking he was wont to leave the club
at meal times after pointedly insulting
the management in his criticisms OF
the club cuisine.
Much Of this the newspapers learn
ed and the rest they guessed at They
also guessed at great deal more for
the tirst day or two until real facts be-
gan to spring up that made guesswork
unnecessary.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-05-31

lice Know Argyle Murderer" Son
Quarreled With Argyle Before Shoot
ing"
Artists are not usually considered
men Of action, and that is possibly the
reason that Bruce Argyle was expert
encing much difficulty in gaining rec
ognition as an artist. He was decid
edly man Of action-lean, wiry, dark
eyed and ascetic. His appearance. save
for the carelessness Of his attire was
more that Of confidential secretary to
an empire builder than a dabbler in
paints and canvases.
He acted with great swlftness, as he
felt there was great need. Not that he
was alarmed-he felt that he was in
no danger Of being convicted Of the
murder, but he was anxious to keep
his name out Of unpleasant assocIa-
tlon with the crime for q number OF
perfectly manifest reasons and one
that was not manifest-he was en-.
gagged to a very charming young wo-
man, Miss Nancy Thompson. The en-.
gagement was a secret. but he was
afraid that 1t would leak out and Miss
ThOmpson's name and picture would
be staring at the young, girl from the
front pages Of the newspapers.
within a few hours after the news
papers had taken this tack he was in
consultation with Mr. Hurley Mr.
Hurley was a smoothly polished pro.
fessionnl man Of about forty, who
maintained handsome Office, but
practiced little In the courts apparently.
Young Argyle was not satisfied with
the counsel Of his fathers lawyer, The
latter advised Ignoring the publicity
that must inevitably attend the mur.
der doing all that lay within their
power to aid the police and walt for
results
81 can't walt for resultsr' declared
Bruce. This thing Is getting on my
nerves and on Mary's and Nancy's.
For the snke OF nll Of rs II has to be
cleared up right away"
well. do not see that we can
hurry matters any" said Mr.. Hurleyin
his most soothing professional mnnner
NO. ! guess you don't" returned
Bruce, a little bitterly. 81 don't either
Bnt something has to be done"
WALT, young man. wait" Mr. Hur.
ley advised him. "rbe police viii sure.
ly get on the right track within anoth.
er day or two"
THE police snorted Argyle. "They
have been getting on the right trnck
for nearly a week. and MI they have
done so far Is make newspaper stories
that nse as ridiculous as they are OF.
fenslye."
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-05-31

There was one person intimately con-
nected with Mr.. Argyle, whom he
treated with unfailing love and re-
spect. She was his adopted daughter,
Miss Mary Mazuret, About her the
newspaper reporters could learn little,
excepting that she took the place of
natural daughter in the old mans
life What her real parenmge was re.
mained mystery. She and Bruce Ar
gyle, the son, and the other members
Of the household refused absolutely to
see reporters, so the reporters wrote
things that they didn't see and held up
the police for everything that the po.
lice had learned.
This was not much. The murder was
nearly a week old, and the mystery
seemed as far from solution as ever.
But there was no lack of material for
lively speculation.
Old Mr.. Argyle had been known to
quarrel with his son frequently the
past few months, and this fact was
given due Importance. He had been
out for motor ride through the park
that afternoon with Miss Mazuret and
seemed unusually happy aud pleased
when he returned. He had telephoned
to his son and invited him to the house
for dinner that night.
After dinner the father and son had
a long talk in the library, Miss Mazu-
ret dined with them and said that 1t
was very happy party-that Mr.. Ar.
gyle and his son were on an unusually
friendly footing, and that the past diff
ferences seemed to have been forgot
ten, She denied that she knew what
these differences might have been.
She left MIR. Argyle and Bruce talk
Ing in the library and went up to her
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-05-31

IreparaDle. Miss Mazuret would bear
him out in this.
What is your financial position?"
the inspector asked.
The young man smiled at the ques-
ton. Il am an artist" he replied, "and
so far unknown and unpaid. But my
father, while he was determined to i'm
pose his will on every one about him,
was not mean or vindictive. When
decided to leave the house he in
creased my allowance instead OF cut
ting me off. He believed he could
bring me around to his way of think
ing by argument. He never tried
force"
Fifteen minutes later the reporters
had most of the details Of this exam
ination. and the newspapers began to
print long and circumstantial stories,
which pointed in but one direction
that Bruce Argyle must have had a
hand in the murder of his father. 1t
was pointed out that there was no
positive proof that he had left the
house at the hour he named and moth
ing to show that he had gone to his
studio. Also, there was nothing to
show that If he had left the house he
had not returned at a later hour.
All Of the servants had been exam
ined, and, while they were greatly ex-
cited and distressed, they apparently
knew nothing. The police had hopes
that further and closer inquiries would
reveal suspicious facts on which to
base an arrest" Inspector Duffy,
while he would not go into details, in
timated that there would be "sensa-
tional developments within a few
hours"
And so 1t went. These stories we're
printed under headlines such as "Po.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-05-31

room. Later she was certain she heard
Bruce leave the house and after that
she had neither seen nor heard a sus-
picious sound until the alarm rang
through the house the next morning
Inspector Duny. In view Of these
facts. subjected Mr. Bruce Argyle to
searching examination The young
man frankly admitted that the differ.
ences Of opinion between himself and
his father had grown so acute that he
felt II would be better for all concern.
ed II he found quarters elsewhere. He
did not harbor any III feeling against
his father on tins account, he said.
His father was growing old. was &C.
centric and extremely stubborn and
set in his ways. II was simply a con.
dict Of wills, and be had left to avoid
serious break that might have been
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-05-31
AScHE KAYToN.

Entering he found himself confront
ed by an oldish boy on the opposite
side of the railing. Inside the railing
were the rugs, settles and chairs Of
comfortable anteroom. 1t might have
been the publishing office of a religious
weekly.
The boy respectfully asked his name
and whom he wished to see Argyle
handed him his card.
Mr.. Kayton." he said The boy
opened a gate in the railing and invit-
ed him to sit down. AS Argyle sank
on to chair the boy disappeared. In
less than sixty seconds one Of the many
doors opening Off the anteroom swung
back and a man entered holding the
card.
The room then looked more than ever
like the office of church newspaper
The newcomer was bareheaded, also
bald headed, and wore a dark office
coat over a black vest and trousers
His face was round, his eyes round and
pleasant, his cheeks slightly pink and
his expression one Of the utmost benev-
olence, But his mouth was thin Tipped
and opened very little when he spoke
"Mr. Argyle?" he said, with a nod
and a smile.
Yes" replied Bruce, rising, some
what nonplused by this unexpected
parsonage. AIR He paused.
81 am Mr. Leischmann, the manager
of Mr.. Kayton's New York office. Was
your business with Mr., Kayton per-
sona?" The tone was pleasantly busl-
nesslike.
81 wanted to see Mr.. Kayton at
once, If possible" said Bruce. Mr.
Leischmann nodded as II he fully un-
derstood.
about the -T
Bruce nodded. YES" he replied.
could you take the matter up with
me or---Y
81 would prefer to see Mr.. Kayton, "
insisted the young man politely Mr..
Lelschmann gazed past him and cleared
his throat.
~ think Mr.. Kayton is planning to
leave town this evening, but you
might be able to see him before he
goes" he said
Leave town! For how long?" de-
manded Bruce.
~ can't say" replied the manager.
III you will excuse me moment
will see II can get Mr., Kayton on the
phone"
The young man fidgeted In the ante
room for three or four minutes until
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-05-31

the manager returned to him, smiling
beneyolently.
"Mr Kayton does not leave for an
hour" he said. "and he will be pleased
to have you call at his hotel at once"
Bruce got the address aud hastened
out Twenty minutes later he was in
Quoted into the presence OF the detec-
tive. whose remarkable successes had
made two hemlspberes ring with his
name. He was credited with second
sight and seventh sense and all sorts
OF things. He told reporters that there
was nothing In bis cnreer but hard
work common sense aud remembering
That two and two always make four
and never four and half or three
aud three-quarters
After they had shaken hands Bruce
gnzed NJ the grent crime expert curl
.ously He saw a man Of possibly forty
years. who looked younger lie was
shaved with scrupulous care, bis hair
was brushed until each hair seemed 10
NJ into its exact spot his clothes 1tted
him perfectly and he looked ns n he
mad been groomed for hours His eyes
were either brown or bnck, but they
glowed or smoldered or sparkled no
constantly that no one could tell His
nose was well formed. but not proml.
nent, and the same was true VI the
line ~ jaw and chin The mouth was
nt oure strong and sensitive The ex.
preston was one Of placid repose. as n
IL had been cultivated TO conceal the
whlr OF the volcanic mind behind II,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-05-31
CHAPTER II,
Asehe kayton. Deteotlve.

WXYHEN Bruce Argyle had read
w. through TO the last line Of
Wv this story, no pulled out his
watch and glanced at It. 1t
was few minutes past o'clock. He
was at Twenty-third street in the sub
way. He got out, crossed the street
and boarded train down, changing to
an express at Fourteenth street. A
few minutes fater he was being shot
up to the eighteenth floor of a talr Of
fee building in the financial district.
Leaving the elevator. he followed the
runners directions and found an Of
fee door that bore the simple inscrip-
ton: