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| ceal our real reason for being here.
On the voyage, my eyes grew worse.
| cried SO much / was very iii With
| them when / landed ttr ! }+~~.f'
Juan and J. took rooms, apart. We
had learned enough about Captain
Hanska to know where we might look
| for him. Juan traced him to Mrs.
MoOre's boarding house. 1t seemed
| certain that Captain HanEEa had not
| sold the jewels yet, else he would not
| be living SO cheaply. The first thing
was to find where they were. Finally
Juan and formed q plan and acted
upon it.
Juan had discovered that the back
room on the top floor of Mrs. Moores
boarding house was vacant. Captain
Hanska lived below; there was no
good reason for him ever to come up
on that floor. ! took the vacant room,
| calling myself Miss Estrilla, as you
know. Juan had been watching Cap
tain Hanska like a. detective. He
moved me in one day when the cap
tain had gone to Staten island. My
presence in the house was safer, than
1t may seem to you. / did not leave
my room even for meals, since my
eyes were reallyin very bad condition
Then, l wore dark glasses, an eye
shade and heavy scarf about my
head do not believe my own mother
would have known me. Captain Han
ska had never seen Juan or his picture
it just happened that there were no
photographs of him in our house at
Port of Spain. .~.-...
Juan lived in an. apartment hotel.
We were in communication all the
time by telephone. He was careful to
avoid the captain when he visited me.
1t was all dangerous, for at any time
we might be discovered But we had
our plan-I was to enter. Captain Han
ska's room with a pass-key and search
for the jewels or the bill Of sale.
Whenever / made this search, Juan
was to be following Captain Hanska.
II the captain showed signs of re-
turning, Juan was to call me up ON tho
telephoneZthe ringing of the bell in
my room, which informed me, from
downstairs that was wanted on the
extension telephone by my door, was
to be my warning signal. / could hear
that bell from. Captain 4Hanska's room.
There. could be no mistake, because
Juan was the only person in New York
who would be telephoning to me.
But whenI tried Captain Hanska's
door with my pass-key, found that he
had instaTled'a new patent sbring lock.
The next time Juan called, ne looked
over. the. house. He found that you
could enter Captain Hanska's room
from the fire escape-and that you
could GET ON to the fire escape from
the window of the lumber room across
the Iral1 from mine. That room was
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oh, why not before this happened to
| Juan"
"Was it Juan? l have told you that
| could not see clearly at that time-it
is all confused"
Eyes, dearest. You could not under.
stand because of the Clothes-but
| dearest, it was Juan who held the
knife which went into your body. On,
forgive him more than me. He is my
brOther-he did it for me--John,
| can't forget his remorse when he came
to me-were you watching? Did you
seer"
Mo- was not awake in spirit yet
quick voice was growing weak.
HE himself did not understand,
then, how you died He thought the
knife killed you He worked it all out
afterWard-when / told him about your
| condition. But then, he said to me:
My God, | have run knife into Cap
| tain Hanska!' What is it-what is it"
For ROsalie had leaped from her
| chair, run up the window shade at the
foot of the bed, thrown the sash wide
open. Into the room leaped two men.
They ranged themselves beside the
couch.
What is IT," screamed Miss Estrll-
la again.
These are police detectives" said
Rosalie in her natural voice. "They
have been listening behind that win
dow. They've come to find what you
know about the death of Captain John
II. Hanska."
Miss Estrilla gave a little scream
which died in a rattle of her throat.
Her eyes caught at Resale. "Traitor!'
she managed to gasp before she gave
another scream-and tainted, as Rosa
lie lie Grange expected that she would.
Rosalie rushed for water and re-
storatives.
Get right at her as she comes out, !"
she whispered to Inspector MCGEE in
passing. That's the time"
Amt you going to stay" inquired
MCGEE.
mo. She'll be too busy hatin' me
ever TO talk. An there's two things
never want to watch. Ones q hang
in, an the others the third degree"
And by the time that Miss Estrilla
was conscious again of the sights and
sounds Of this, her terrible world, Ros-
allie was gone from the room, and De-
tective Kennedy, police stenographer,
who had been listening at the open
telltale register of the room below,
was with the group of inqui3itOrs
about her bed.
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CHAPTER XVII.
The Third Degree.

And now we will take your state
ment," said Martin MCGEE.
The first brutal processes of the
third degree were finished--the third
degree, that modern system of torture
more terrible .han the medieval by
just so much as the mind is more
sensitive than the body. We do well
as Resale LIE Grange has said. not tc
witness it. Miss EstriFla lies back on
the couch, bruised and broken soul
ready nov to tell all the truth be-
cause there is in her no more strength
to lie. The door has half-opened in
the midst of the preliminary proceed
ings. and into the shadow outside
creeps Resale lie Grange, to listen
with all her ears. The victim on the
couch is no msre pale and drawn than
Rosalie as she stands there, one hand
on the Intel.
your name and all about yourself
first says Inspector MCGEE, urging
gently now.
Let me omit. as the expert police
stenographer did, certain explosives
repetitions. divagations, which always
mar testimony Let me just give the
document, as it was filed away in the
archives OF the New York police de
partment.
My name is Margarita Perez. | am
thirty-five years old, and unmarried.
was born in the Island Of Trinidad
where / lived all my life. Juan Perez
is my half-brother, ten years younger
than 7. Our father was the same, but
my mother was an Englishwoman, my
brothers mother was Spanish. My ia,
Their was a cacao grower. He was very
rich once. but he lost much of his
money. When he died, four years ago
he left my brother the plantations, and
me very small income and the family
jewels--they were worth twenty thou
sand dollars Of your money. MY
brother came into his property when
he was twenty-One. He managed poor.
ly; and then he had bad luck. BY last
summer, he was so near failure that
there seemed to be only one way out
for me to sell my jewels and give him
the money. | wanted to do that, but
he wouldn't let me make the sacrifice
He saw one more chance to save US
We had ricn relatives in Caracas, on
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Fee Was Lost.

The age and dullness of the miscel-
laneous reading-matter with which
physicians stock the tables of their
waiting-rooms have long been O sub
shows that it might be to the doctors
own interest to supply more enter
tanning reading.
Speaking at the annual diner Of the
Royal Society of Medicine ON one &C.
casion, Mr.. Birrell declared that only
once had he been in search of a ply
stefan.
Il determined" he said, ION that
single occasion at least, to die sec
undum aytem. started off TO consult
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FAULT FINDING WAS HIS JOY
Momus, God of Mockery, Was Ban
ished From Heaven for Critics
lna Work of the Immorta's.

Have you ever heard grumbler
called a Momus?
Mopns, in Greek legend, was the
god of mockery, whose chief joy in
existence was to find fault with NOR
tails and irnmortals as well when the
occasion offered.
Upon one occasion Neptune, Min
erva and Vulcan contested the point
as to which was the best artist, and
Momus was appointed to sit in Judg-
ment upon their respective merits.
Neptune made a bull in his best
style Minerva fashioned house. Vul-
can made a man.
Momus decided that Vuican's man
gas not perfect because he had neg
ected to put a window in his chest
that his creatures thoughts could
,e read by all who wished to know
t what he was thinking. Minerals
ouse did not suit him because it was
ors tried to peer in. Nptune's bull,
e shifted out of the way when trou-
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-02-12
dad Another Guess.

4 certain Texas high school, recent
Is purchased an assortment OF statu-
airy. When the art specimens ar
rived the colored janitor was set to
opening the cases in which they were
shipped First he encountered re-
plea Of the Famous Victory, which he
carefully stood upright, and then
looked carefully in the packing excel
eior for the missing parts. Next he
found q bust Of Shakespeare, which
he took out and held .musingly. Just
then the principal came up.
"'Fessor." said the puzzled darby,
as he pointed toward the nluti!ated
statue, els dis hyuh de haid whut goes
wtd dat eawpse o. Pulitzer's Maya
zine.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-02-12
SYNOPSIS.

Tommy North, returning to his room in
Mrs. Moore's boarding house at 2:30 a. M,
discovers the body Of Capt. John H2nska,
another roOmer, with 8 knife wound on
MS breast. Suspicion rests upon a man
living the name of Lawrence Wade, VINO
7ad been heard quarreling with Hanska.
During the excitement q strange woman
Who gives her name as Rosalie L.eGrange,
tppears and takes into her own home
tcrOss the street all of Mrs. Moore
,oarders. including Miss Estrilla, an In
Talid, whose brother was u favorite
tmong the other boarders. Wade is ar
~csted. Mrs. LeErangc, who. while plying
her trade as 81 trance medium had aided
Police Inspector Martin MCGec several
lines, calls at his office to tell what she
Knows Of the crime. While she is there,
I'd man, whose existence had been I'M
rnOwn, appears Mrs Hanska, says she
rad left her husband and discloses the
act that Wade represented her and Wis
n On effort to settle their affairs. She
admits Wade was in love with her. Wade
Is held by the coroner's jury for the death
II IIanslla. Tommy North, who had been
held by the police. is released and re-
turns to Mrs LeGrange's house. He be-
'oTnes infatuated at once with Betsy Bar
bara, and at her urging prepares to es-
rablish the Thomas w. North Advertising
Agency Mrs. LeGrange, with Inspector
MCGEE, examines the house whore Han
ska was killed and finds on the fire e5-
"ape outside Hauska's window a red shoe
button. which she ccnccals. Mrs. Le-
Grange secretly examines the shoes Of her
b0arders in search of one the red button
Will fit. She pretends to go into trance
In Miss Estrilla's room and communes
Eith spirits. Rosalic secures from In
Spector MCGEE tie services Of an Italian
detective. to work under her direction
Rosalie finds evidence to show that Els
trilla's real name is Perez and that they
formerly lived in Port of Spain. Resale
goes into another trance In Miss Estrilla's
room and gains the young woman's con-
hdence. In succeeding seances Rosale
leads Miss Estrilla to believe she is talk
ing with the spirit OF John Hansl1a. and
gets information that leads her TO pre-
pare for q supreme test.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-02-12
THE hight SOAP FOR RA3Y'S
SKIN

IN the care Of baby's skin and hair,
EUticura Soap is the mothers ia
Torite Net only is it unrivaled IN
purity end refreshing fragrance, but
Its gentle emollient properties are
usually sufficient to allay minor irri.
fations, remove redness, roughness
and chaing, soothe sensitive condi
tons and promote skin and hair
health generally. Assisted by CUT
cura Ointment, it is most valuable in
the treatment Of eczemas. rashes and
itching, burning infantile eruptions
Cuticura Soap wears to a wafer often
outlasting several cakes of ordinary
soap and making its use most eco
nolnicai.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the, world. Sample Of each
tree. with 92-p. Skin Book. Address post.
card "Cuticura. Dept. L, Boston. ADV.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-02-12
FRIENDLY TIP
Restored Hope and Confidence.

After several years OF indigestion
and its attendant evil influence on the
mind, 1t is not very surprising that
one finally loses faith in things gen.
orally.
AN. Y. woman writes on interesting
letter. SIZE says:
Three years ago suffered from an
attack Of peritonitis which left me in
G most miserable condition. For over
two years I suffered from nervousness,
weak heart, shortness Of breath, could
not sleep, etc.
MY appetite was ravenous but l
felt starved all the time. l had plenty
or food but it did not nourish me be.
cause OF intestinal indigestion. Medi-
cal treatment did not seem to help. ]
got discouraged, stopped medicine and
did not care much whether l lived or
died.
One day friend asked me why
didn't try Grape-Nuts food, stop drink
ipg coffee and use Postum. / had lost
faith in everything, but to please my
friend I began to use both and soon
became very fond Of them.
s'It wasn't long before / got some
strength, felt decided change in my
system, hope sprang up in my heart
and slowly but surely l got better. ]
could sleep very well, the constant
craving for food ceased and ] have
better health now than before the at
.acl, OK peritonitis
MY husband and l are still using
Grape-Nuts and Postum"
Name given by Postum Co, Battle
Greek, Mich. Read "The Road to Well
ville," in pkgs.. There's Reason.
Frer read the above IetterS new
one appears from time to time. They
are genuine, true, HRd full Of human
fntereSt.
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WortI1ysPrecedent.,

: DR.. Henry Van Dyke. some years
ago. appeared before one Of. the copy.
right hearings being conducted by the
congressional committee on: patents in
Washington. The ii list Of speakers was
along one, apds.in an effort 10 cohciuds
theysession at a reasonable early hour
! thalehairman was allottiny stakii;sll spar.
sInglS Thomas Nelson Pale, who had
baeA granted ten minutes. tssaed So
katsrtainingly that half an hour
siaRsed before his hearers took note
of,the flight.of tif6e. 1t was then DOC.
toriNan Dykes turn. ~.
elbow much time "do'youi need, doc
tor?'''. INQUIRED :the chairman, consult
ing his timepiece a tIife anxiously. -
Ten minutes-bY MIR. Pages
watch" replied Doctor Van. Dyke. and
amid the merriment which followed he
was invited to talk at as great "A
length as he desired.--Lippincott's
Magazine.
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Deaths Sudden Visitation,

An English minister named Butler
is said to have witnessed the follow
ing: an the town of Everdon ten
harvesters had sought refuge under a
hedge during a storm. Lightning
struck and killed four, who were left
as petrified, One was found holding
in. his finger the snuff which he was
about to take. Another had little
dead dog on his knees and had one
hand on the animals head, while hold.
ing in the other hand some bread with
which he had been feeding it. A third
was sitting with his eyes open and
his head turned toward the storm"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-02-12
The TWO City Detectives and One Po-
lice Matron Were Waiting Silently
in RosaIie lie Oranges Room.

Leary. This here lady is running this
thing, until I tell you different Got
your notes and pencils, Kennedy? All
tight. Mrs. lie Grange, you cen EN-
.ust what you want
When Rosalie had rehearsed her
drama, with careful provision COR I'M
foreseen emergencies, when her forces
haG scattered-Hunter to the base
ment, Kennedy to Miss Harding's
room. Mrs. Leary. impersonating the
maid. TO the front door--Rosalie stood
alonC with Inspector MCGEE.
Well, everything's ready" said the
inspector. and times precious"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-02-12
Sample of Animal Instinct

When | was a barefoot lad" said
Mr.. Dustin Stax, Il had to spend a
good deal of time minding the stock
on fathers farm. I'll never forget the
day when father told me to take a
rope and hold couple of bull calves"
What did they do?"
They scorched my hands with the
rope and turned around and stepped
on me-
"Unruly dispositions?
No. Wonderful instinct. They rec
ognized me at a Glance as a small
stakeholder, and they knew what is
generally done to small stockholders"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-02-12

a doctor in Harley street, who had
written q book on the disease from
which | believed | suffered. 1t was
hot day in July and I had to walk
from near Addison road to Harley
street. | was in a profuse perspira-
ton when + arrived. l had to wait.
and on the doctors table found the
book written by him on my disease.
| opened it at random and read: The
patient who is suffering from this dis
ease never perspires.' at once
walked out."-London Telegraph
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-02-12
Girls SWIMMING Feat.

Miss Nora Cochrane, an East Cowes
young lady. eighteen years of age
has. succeeded in swimming across
the Sofent from Lepe;; on. the Hamp.
shire coast, to Egypt Point, at Cowes
which is just4under, four miles. in one
hour twenty-eig11t minutes. - ~ q
She had NO refreshmeAt on sthe
way, Iand was not exhausted: by her
effort. The young lady lady; who .ais CA
the liteaching staff OF the Council
schools at East Cowes, hplds the Ger
tificate of the Royal Life-Saving so:
.eiety.-London Mail. !. a@@..>,.. -. o: =;
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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-02-12

| BILE threatened or meddIesome neigh
bors tried to peer in. Neptune's bull
said Menus, was very imperfect be-
cause it's horns were too near the front
of it's head.
SO furious we're the gods at his
decisions upon their best work that
they banished him from heaven. Short
ly afterward, it is said, Momus died
find no flaw in the peerless beauty Of
Venus
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-02-12
WOMAN IN
BAD CONDITION
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Noble YOUNG Man,

i trust. sir, that you have not been
lndiscreet enough TO speak to my
daughter about marriage?" said tht
stern parent to the youth who hao
Just asked for his daughters hand.
Il have not, sir" replied the youth;
hut Twas strongly tempted to do St
last evening when she kissed me goo
night on the steps
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-02-12

never locked. 1t was only a question
Of Iprying open the catch on Captain
fIanska's window. One night about a
week before Captain Hanska died,
began the search. / went down the
IRE escape, carrying a pocket electric
torch which Juan had bought for me.
! / CTO BE CONTTNuED(
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-02-12
Important 20 Mothers
Her NAV

Joe--What is tho easiest way to
drive a nail without smashing my
fingers2
Josephine--Hold tho hammer In
both hands.---OhiO Sun Dial.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-02-12

Constipation causes and 'aggravstes many
serious diseases. It is thoroughly cured by
DR.. Pierce's. Pleasant Pellets. The favorite
family laxative. Adv.
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| ter ,armadillos are worse than the
guinea pigs made famous in Ellis Park.
er Buffers story, pigs Is Pigs."-Jef]
,ferson City Dispatch to st. Louis Re.
/ public i - -, -, 5.sf>, >
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-02-12

The political candidate who "also
ran" believes the country Is short OF
asylums for hopeless idiots.
Putnam patriot., 1914-01-02
Literary Notes.

The ktlde stands first in circulation. a&e, Interest and asefnlness. lis moi musical newspaper but home jour. nai ot inspiration, instruction and self. aeip which will add one hundred Der eeat @ The enjoyment and profit Of ali musical work and understanding.
 II yoa want tAe oest ideas oF ths greatest musical thinkers =eua sl 5o and reeeise tae Elaae every month for oae ysaF. You cannot make q hessef musical investment, for She issnes wfll Include -9o pieces of music suited fsr ail gfades of piano players. eiolni.ts oFsanssis. Foeasssts. daeslsgs. sA5 no,a. o.e articles giving feal help 10 ali l1v. CTS of music 5aa other features inein.t. ing violin, organ. 3sice. children. s,e- paftmenis, and neRs of Inc ma.iesl world. Attractive booklet and asan, rie copy iof tNo tWo-eeHt stsmps. Tha Ei1de i7I- Chestnut street, Phiiaael. s''-ae Adv
Putnam patriot., 1914-01-02
Notes About the Town

-Aas beaaaea Heaes zpsar fae
 ehmas lays la Has5aa.
 -Pfaelpa. Aasaae aaa fsaa E
 ars spending fae ashss5s sa gsss-saa-
 areziassasea8 sg seaoass Gordon
 =sifs lz at aas aafae Ia Ea5aaara. Ps.
 -Miss fiiasys J e3szae k spending
 tfse ssa's'iaR sesssu ia Prsgidenee
 -H' aaa Mas 1. D. MeIatyrs are entertaining Aisa, Mofrts,a and AFthaF
 NeIatyre
 The French River Textile ensspa- Hy are sasHltglaz p4saz for hid. Tor the eFsc1lon of a nev dye hoase as the pant ia sgeeAaaleszIils.
 Mrs E4ixaaega sR sluraeh k at tbe bas ki1haH aespsla wlfh broken affa and badly eanfase4 body as Ehe sesass 2f fsii .lasa stsgfs as her home gn Neasias slfees
 -3efs has been 6ezaa ia siearlav Be geyesunaeats tsE at Ibe corner ef -oasa Aa.a sad Giese ssrset ta uFens. fai'aa sef she 64llalaz af iAs asw past sfAee .ostalak
 -fne members of tae bar of Nsaa. aaas esanfy presented Attorney Row afd e Bradford of Pasuam. recently aaft.e'll pare Of m9ney CD Christ ssas aay.
 -pstnam Aefie, No. ise4. FOE. siii bold ciass initiation sn F. Of \. { aall -audsy afternoon ai : Q clock The ! newiy elected officers wlig be installed ai the regular meeting. .Tharssiay even. lns, January etA
 The Mofse- Nightingale msaufae- taFins company have begun the man. afsesafs Of velvets. They haze la- stalled a new boaier 70 that Inc plant snsy he fun by steam during seasons @ hen the water k loW.
 -f miikman notified the police that as ae e as on his gay home Tharsdav aighi ne saN mogoreyele Eln the ef sasa near tAe t3tgle River bsidxe and sa~ D again Friday morning. Cap tain NafFay seas $ man 10 brine Ia sias machine hal in the meaatlnetft 1 aad disappeared
 -Att9neys Ger Nellie Fsan hats llei a neslsn u lhe saf4siaf court ihai tiae nan saii granted Inc defena sai' saa eiiyef Putnam. lu aa action ( i75 daaaases on sseoaas of tfespsss Ia 5 laying g sesef through and lhe plain l .4il claimed eo esa. he sei aside. The Aekioa eas heard last week be.ore e Judge Williams b pis city --lsesAeea nine and lea oesoek res.. 2 iay night saadals took lhe iise lncan. h itseeai lights usesi iu lighting he sab ? Say at tae railroad station and made 2 'H sisa ihem. The bulbs are Of no ? 'aiue except to ihe electric light com. E 'any snd tbe set was one of .,n.s P neanness- The approaches to the sub ' sy are sleep stone steps and the dark. ieSs made passing sognew bal danger h, Us Go pedestrians. s,