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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1915-09-10
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County ] News; !

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Rev. Johsnnson Of Mountain accept.
ed call to church in Iceland and will
remove to the old country.
Crystal Commercial Club is distribut.
ing 5000 10 page folders at the Min.
nesota state falr this week.
I; Some mlscreant cut the belts and bat.
tered the taps on the thresning outfit Of
Louis Morris week aao Saturday. There
is no trace Of the scoundrel.. Y!
Wesley Hart. son of of j. G. Hart Of
Hamilton, had one Of his fingers badly
injured in a corn binder. One joint is
likely to become stiff as : result.
Rev. LIS Koch Of st. Paul formerly
preacher at Cavalier was visitor there
last week. He is now doing mission
work in northwestern Minnesota.
D.. -. Warner is back to Hamilton
from an Iowa trip. returning in Nit.
,chell 40 which he purchased there.
He was two days on the road, 400 miles.
Miss Pearl Haist Of Cavalier and
Mr.. Albert Norm Of Walhalla were
married last week at Grand Forks.
They have gone on tour to Yellow.
stone Park and will live at Walhalla
whore the groom is druggist.
Fred Vosper Of Neche threshed 9,445
bushels OF wheat from 210 acres. The
yield on the G. N. demonstration plot
on Fred Kain's farmer was 50 bushels
to the acre. Up to last week about
I25.OOO bushels of wheat Aad been
marketed at Neche. - g.4... -. -.
Prof, Bolley writes to . Walhalla man
and says that if there is much ergot in
rye it is dangerous as feed and will cause
the shedding of hoofs. It there is but
small amount it will make the ANIMALS
somewhat sick. The ergot can be taken
out by the tanning mill as the grains are
larger. There is demand for ergot by
the medical houses and it is worth 25cts
pound. Seed should be cleaned and
not sown on same ground twice.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1915-09-10
Official Directory

s0s 0s1 1S&SVuys t3s
y Senator'S q 8 S S1enns
y i nEspresen- i + Hsissson
!, Governor L b Hanna
Lieutenant Governor-J II Frame +
stss5s!fry ststs TlsaeTsJoSn q stsen Hal
Attorney Genersls ] Iinde
S %issioneGs y y Il H asan sta9sman
supt of Pub Inst-E Taylor !.
Com Ayr 4 Labor--R Z Flint. +
judge. j supreme 4 4 4 4 eEsfs es,ist,an /
II. !. E IS 5 soss eesse
: Judge 7th Jud. Dist-W Kneeshaw .
STATE SENATOR
"A J McFadden, Neche.
REPRESENTATIVES
WN Husband Hensel /
'st District y y MesiiiaD. Masafi D.fYt1n Ha%,l
.o,,,;.,,, o..,or.7. ton ! !
States Attorney-Wm McMurchie =
Clerk Of Court-J d Winlaw =
Sheriff-Chas Atkinson /
Auditorium. W. FelsOn I
Treasurer-HuRh Gibson I
I Register of Deeds-Geo Roadhouse +
County Judge-H G Wick /
: SurveyOr-HermanC Campbell i
Supt of Schools-CharlOtte Jones I
CorOner-Frank w. DeasOn i
Public Admin Ellis Thorwaldson i
(1st-A B Purdy, Toilette
co,,,t, 2nd-y X Olafson. Gardar I
E,,ty{ ESoun,1y Srd-Adam Norton, Caval'r /
/. Soh rs 4th-W Watts Eeroy 4
l5th-Jos Morrison Drayton 4
CUSTOMS OFFICIALS I
hudson LaMoure Jr Collector =
Robert Morrison Special Deputy i
4 Hcconnseh,e & ecauysy Deputies !
p J Thue Immigration Inspector 4
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Thos. JennIson 4 Son.
Plssterers and
Brlcklayers.
Neche, N. D..

narrowing wnlte road. to where II
curved away in silver line far It
the bottom ofssa htll. Hills and yal.
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49,, Q everybody the roI
MsI .av.ssc. ssne y onylns Win

the rope In his palms. He squared .his
big shoulders. and brsathed deeniY. a
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equipped for any emergency which
may arise. A verse day for thres
months would accomplish the task i.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-12-01
A Place for Him.

While at lunch with William Alb
bingdon and William Collier, the &C.
tors. a young Englishman, also an
actor, INDUCED in numerous critf
cisms of America and American in
situations. 1t became very distaste
full to Abingdon, who is a British
subject and was not permitted to join
the army, even though he applied.
IF you don't like America and hel
people," suggested Abingdon to his
younger fellow-countryman, why
don't you go over to England and help
fight for your own country? Yor
could get in the army"
mo, l couldn't" the younger Eng
lishman fastened to explain. Il tried
but they wouldn't let me in because
they said. had a floating kidney"
Well" suddenly interjected Collier
with bit of sarcasm, that wouldn't
keep you from joining the navy, would
it ?"-Saturday Evening Post
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-12-01
prua Alone stops Lauahter.

Betsy Green, a stout" woman.
stood beside a big fat man at River
view station here. when down the
street fitted a puff of wind and neatly
removed the fat mans hat and sent
it sailing up Central avenue.
Everyone smiled as the fat man
gave chase as best his avoirdupois
would permit. Betsy laughed.
When Betsy had laughed for one
hour and 45 minutes without being
able to stop an ambulance surgeon
stopped it with dose of morphine
Kansas City Post.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-12-01

DR.. David Starr Jordan, president Of
Leland Stanford, Jr., university. called
at the White House as representa-
tive of the American Peace society to
suggest to President Wilson that a
conference of neutral nations be
called to act as voluntary court of
arbitration to receive and consider any
plans that may be advanced looking
toward peace in Europe. This is a
part of the program agreed on at the
international convention of the society
held in San Francisco.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-12-01
Important Medical Discovery.

DR.. Richard Bull, a director of the
meteorological laboratory of the Uni
versity of Melbourne, Australia. re-
Gently announced the discovery that
eucalyptus is a valuable agent for de-
stroying the germs of cerebrospinal
meningitis, sometimes called spotted
fever" or black DEATH which has
long baffied medical science
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-12-01

This is a French official cinemato
graph operator at work in the first
line trenches. In making moving pic
lures of the fighting the operator has
to take as many chances as the sol
der.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-05-02

THE LOCH RAVEN. - 3RD ST. NT.-LARGE,
and small rooms. private bath if desired electric
light, bell service. continuous hat-water; near
CAPITOL all public buildings: frst-class table board
transents accommodated.
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go NV, LARGE ROOM FOR =: BATH:
Convenient; excellent table. Phone NJ 5SsS; rca-
sonabls.
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ROOMS AND BOARD.
EVERETT HOTEL 49, ,,S st. DIV nv;

in' conn. AVE. Nw.-Best fur. rooms and
board Ph " 3ij
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LII. lST ST. NV LARGE COMMUNICATING
rooms: l. H. (; Il floor: bath $3.50.
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Villa Builds Wireless Station.

By order Of Gen. Francisco Villa. mill
tarv head of the convention government
in Mexico. a wireless station Is being
in Durango. state or ''u-
range The station is being built with
, Wow to wireless communication with
stations in TorreOn. COahuila. hazaIIan'
Sinaloa. Juarez. and other points IN ter
rirorv controlled by the NiilistaS.
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Fourth 81. Aurora III.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. FASCINATING MIL
lions Of dollars mad anuually: 500 weekly at
tome drrnE leisure moments. absolutely no can
wasting: eat criencr unnecessary will start you in
this extraordinary business and furnish everything
don't wOrrv about 'aTitsl Address BOYD H.
ER0WN Dept. Is Omaha NebI.
WIDEAWAKE AGENTS ARE COMING MON
ey with caSIly demonstrated specisltIes
Write today Tor particulars and new ca,alog THE
PARK SALES CO 4sa Hazel ave Philadelphia
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I2th st. and MARYLAND ave. NV: ) MONS
and hath; Sc SIS. SIS
Gjls. $50 ETH ST. NV 10 rooms and bath SIS.
III q ST. NE. rooms and bath, SIS 50
Open for InsreCtIon at any time.
SEND FOR OUR PRINTED RENT LIST
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FOR SALE-SUBUCBAN.

OWNER LEAVING CITY WILL SACRIFICE
suhurian home lot iicrIOO with 7-room and bath
frame and yrihlc-daSh house and garage clsTtrlc
lights and furnace heat; block from new Mas
ave. car lin: will sill for 500 net ~rt 500.
hddrr~s 1913 iHth II. phone Cleveland 49,
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FOTND-AN INDORSED CHECK FOR
SS1.H on Pennsylvania ave. Owner can
have same upon proper identification.
+. e. FRANKLIN. 90 i. st. NV.
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BUSINESS PROPERTY FOR SALE

FOR RENT OR OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
wagon. paint shop: old stand: good
business. Apply J. l.. BURSEY. Hyatts-
willie. Md.
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MANIFESTATIONS,

DRESSMAKER THOROUGHLY COM
petent have few vacancies after Nav S.
Phone n. 4e39 J.
IA" GRADUATE. WITH RAILROAD
agent, hotel. ADVERTISING and seven
years banking experience. desires a
clerical position: will accept SIS a week
to start: references Al EXCHANGED con-
ndentially. Address EON 6, Herald.
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N'kNTN MAKE 81" DAILY. i NEW HOUSE
he III ar'1' L.. IT" urrA sellers EApcTIcrcc no,
"''dcu ~ami les tu0li~.cr active w0rAer- Get
hu~'- WIT" nlWI~ SALES co. e, Hamilton
ave. Paterson. y
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FOR SALE-FARMS.
FLORIDA LANDS.

FREE-.D FARMS WILL BE GIVEN AWAY IN
Putnam Comfy. Fla. 4 postal TO-DAY NAV
brighten yoIr future. Write 10 SPIkER. care
Chamb.r ri Commerce Palatka Fla
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MONEY TO LOAN on approved city raj
estate at lowest current rates: spe,'tal
privileges with respeee to prior paymantA
Tyler Z RuthsrfoI6 lnes n ttk e
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SO PER 40 UPWARD PAIp TAKING SIGNS.
distributing bo. kIcrs samples. Send G.
staml> for rricr lit raid; s"cr1r, TERRITORY. SHEP
ARDS AGENCY Lebanon. y. II.
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N'NEETI~: a WORLDS N m NuNTHLIFS
81 SAM iC ma=alinS free. corr A,LNCY st
lsur-
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| THE fORTNER, 18TH & YOU-sm apt. =: ID a.
fur. Unfur.; will sub let until Oct / or longer
| Ph. y. 1871. Apt. 81.
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7 PAYS TO READ AND USE HERALD CLASSIFIED /
FOR RENT-HOUSES.
UNFINISHED Houses

- nv. ljG. b.. .SO.0O.5! Gresham 6r.. b..SS.so
li,i Belmont. sr. II - 80 3lls DumblrtOn ave.
$50 siA NV. e.. h.. 80 Or b.............. ls5o
is Thomas nv. Or b. =: % 3l09 20th ne 6r.. b.. L. 30
Apartments-Heat Furnished
49, lith = ~. rUCTs and baih............S 2
TIE DanfUTd. l!3J Harvard St. } rooms. bath $50
Flats-Without Heat
o.. ' Il. nt...o......,..,- .............s 150
SO. l. = E.. rr0nls and bath Il %
l2.1i= l. II. e rooms and bath lGOo
l.1j l. 81 r. ! rooms and hath ............... go
"a Wisconsin ave third floor. ROOMS. sou
Stores.
cI7'= Iith ....................s5o $500
For Good Colored Tenants.
% Harvard 6T H.. 81 50 I" lith 6r.. b...S. 20
10 Harvard 6T b.. = 80 = Fenton ne. 4r..... 40
= Patterson ne Orb $50 ~ Elm. sr.. b..... :. 20
lJ Govt Ct, r.. $50 9i5 9Th st.. 4r...... 80
VIM. H. SAUNDERS & CO.,
southern Buildins so1 18th 1T. y. ".
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ALASKA Now OFFERS YOI' GREATEST OP-
TrTtuni'ic- an ,4rrh Questions regarding work
or hi-iuc,~ chance hcrc arrfrIIv and Faithfully
answered l., rcturu mail. Eng">c Nc. H. W
ELLIS. Seward. Alaska.
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Mt. VERNON APARTMENT 9TH AND " r.
ave.-LarSc front room adjoining bath. Apart
ment 4. so per month.
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AGENTS WANTED.

- DAY EASILY NlpI POSITIVE NFCES-
- liz rDiit- Wrro \. {. NORRIS CO -
". IaTk a',. MuT-lrrfuun. " ",
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DANCING.

Mr.. and Mrs. ]. VIM. Harrington,
TEACHERS OF MODERN DANCES
81 Eye St NV. Phi. Line caI1
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81 ART NI\ptD

START NINh'W SHADE LAUNDRY NJ com.
n'iri"n: l-anl new cs-,: s. to 50 d,v: We show
You how. CN'"r'"Er" Uuurr--saU WINDOW SHADE
LAI NDRN 60. ncil T. g. ,,fl.voII :, p.tr,,,,
Mich
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80 IT, ..CC1 \ DAY EASILY MADE 90
'.O.iar.. arl y. ,aIIt-I "r r,rcuonce Noes
ga. Wrl,n = ,n.s. FOREST SUPPLY 60.
- Forest W.. VI n:IdtIs Tenn
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MISS MABEL FAIRFAX
JARDIN DE DANsE
PHONE n sskS Ito G STREET.
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! WANT MEN WHO ARE AMBITIOUS. WHO
de <iruus Of succeeding: opportunities orSn
evtr,whcrr Writ" To- llrrirrIlar- In ROBERT
: DAVIS suite Coz MarbridEc Bldg New York
city. y. Y.
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COOPERATE WITH MI EASY HOME RUSI-
g. 10 I'm, ,auVA--IHE. "aIiral eNTFri-
or'r n,,rs>Ar. WI tu-ui-h "vn'l thing. | have
ar"ra-"i $40 wrsN Tor tor. N lire.
" -h''N o.. N-I Par'i.tal~ fI5e. NOOR-
NIE~ H. - ''maha \rlr
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FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE,

LOOK! NEW (SHUMAN BROS.) PLANO
with lessons for Ford car and instruc-
tons. Address TEACHER, Herald once.
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MONEY WANTED AND TO LOAN,

MONEY TO LOAN ON REAL ESTATE
in small and large sums. All transac-
tons conducted with economical consid-
DERS & CO.. Southern Bldg, s07 18th q
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w \ y T l. D-OTTSIDE c l. q T II I y G
salesman. Apply 62l Pa. ave. NV.
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ltoe 18TH ST. undesirable FURNISHED
rooms. with board good home cooking; one front
and one back. Phone North 1875
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HELP WANTED-MALE.

CYLINDER AND JOB PRESS FEED
ers. HAYWORTH. 6:S q NV
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LOST AND FOUND.

FOTND-AT CONVENIENCE STATION.
9TH 81. and Pa. aN'.. suitcase contain
ing suit of clothes and other wearing
apparel. Apply room ia District blus.
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FnUND-ON GEORGIA ANENTE. AN AuTOM',
bile rchc. Ii loser can identify. apply at ~
Georgia ave.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-09-26
SUNDAY MAGAZINE for September 96, 1918

thanks largely to Miss Daphne Hope,
she's spending her money on the cause,
and factory inspection, and fresh-air funds
and prison reform! She won't even have
servant on the premises now who isn't
prison gate She has only two at pres
ent-the Casa Grande service takes care
of almost everything; but her twO-an
Engishman and an Italian maid, | be-
lieve-have both done time!'
"Fine! l like that
"And, by the way, you'll hare to come
in with me, if it's only to see jimmy
jimmy"
"The man. A sort of general-utility
butler, little Cockney. He's not only
understood, but he wears mustache, and
he calls me Judge your lordship"
"Ha!"
"Then, too, there's the new swimming
pool. You'll have to see that
NO. said Laneham; al won't go in
even to see the new swimming-pool My
only call is here"
They had swung across town, turned
into West Seventy-second Street, and
stopped at 800, the Doctors city house.
HE let himself out. "There's always the
= chance, he explained again, .@of some
ment from the Office. ~. ,.-
And, evidently, something had been.
The Judge could see that, even from the
car. For Miss Hunt, the doctors assist
ant, had come out and met Laneham with
her call-book. ...,
When the Doctor turned back, it was
with an expression wholly nonplussed.
well, Laney," asked Bishop, "what is
it? What is it?"
81 think could give you five million
guesses, and then be safe"
A look of curious presentiment flashed
across the Judges face.
"Laney," he cried, "you don't mean to
say that you're been called to Mrs Fishers
tool"
"You've hit it the first time, Bish."
"Lord-and it was hurry too,
wasn't it?" ,'.-
ooh, yes, it was hurry all right; but
you mustn't let that trouble you. They're
all hurries, over the phone"
The Judge was already starting the
machine. .t-
"Get in, he called. "You Just said you
wouldn't go into the Casa Grande with
me, and now you've got to go. Lord,
what do you suppose has happened?
Didn't your Office give you any particu-
lars?"
mo, but Miss Hunt didn't get the
message direct, of course. 1t was sent
from the Office downtown" ~.
He threw the clutch into high, and
the car leaped forward into. the snowy
drive. Both men sat tense and silent for
moment, each with presentiment
which he would have found it impossible
to explain. Finally the silence grew I'M
bearable. 49,. ~
whats Fisher doing now-her hus-
band?" asked the Doctor. "He~s his
patent-medicine business, didn't he21
ooh, yes; and now he busies himself
managing the estate, as he calls it. But,
with that patent-medicine face of his"
"See much of him now?" ~
"He's been down at the Office all day.
And he's taking Potter, my partner, home
with him to dinner"
In the falling dusk they pushed rapidly
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not be seriously injured even by year of
Hudson Street. Thirdly, she was, at the
present moment, very much in earnest.
1t was clear that "Owly" Vikings had
some sort of mission with Mrs. Fisher that
afternoon, and with anxiety she was Civ
ing him final counsel.
"And don't, above all things she COM
manded, don't feel that you re asking
too much"
Trust me, D. Hope. | intend to be
very firm and direct with her"
Firm and direct? What do you mean?"
"Sure; something like this" And he
began to throw it into melodrama.
Madam | hiss, we must have one
hundred thousand dollars, and at once!'
What one hundred thousand dollars?
But if can not?' Then death-th-hH
Business of choking and death rattle. And
your justly famous azW-r-re pear-r-ls!"
"Mr. Willings!" d. Hope looked at
him half like baffled big sister, half with
the expression of the woman who sees
again in man the thing that made her
like him first. But young patrolman,
almost at her elbow. had evidently over
heard. He was staring at them wonder
ingly. And, dropping her voice, she could
only say:
"ltd just serve you right if you sud-
denly got nervous aphasia, or whatever it
is, and actually found yourself saying
something like that, up there"
"Oh, I'm nervous enough now, inside"
And at that they both became serious
again.
well, then, said the girl downrightly,
H. IN 1. 1
way Mrs. Fisher spoke last week, that
she's going to do it, All she'll ask is how
much we need"
"And you're making me go alone to give
me all the glory of it,"
Which she Immediately began to deny.
But at last he said good-by and descended
those Fourteenth Street subway stairs.
For all his outward testing, the journey
on which he was launched was one that
with reason made his heart pound rapidly.
After weeks of conclave and planning, this
was the end: He, MIR. "Owly" Vikings,
was on his way formally to ask that rich
Mrs. Hansi Fisher of the Casa Grande for
the endowment-n,ore than 100000
might be needed-which would alone ena-
BILE Hudson Street Settlement, his home
90 "ol do ~ IloPo ., W ~ VII NllH ltS
work untrammeled. A hundred thousand
dollars-and he meant to get it too.
MEANWHILE DR.. Henry Laneham
- and Judge Fulton Bishop had entered
the triple traffic lines of the ripping,
gonging Avenue. And their talk, too,
was again of that same Mrs Hansi
Fisher.
"But hadn't any idea" the Judge was
saying, "that your practice ever took you
to Mrs. Fishers apartment.
dts years since I've even seen her."
replied the Doctor; "and she's changed
good deal lately, hasn't she?"
Changed! Yes; but it's merely your
woman evolution in another phase; this
time the big, wealthy, idle, childless one
who at last has found herself"
He waggled greetings at some one in
landaulet.
"A few years ago, remember, her
whole world was jewelry."
"Oh, yes; you mean when she bought
those famous azure pearls Well, she's in
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The Fishers had seventeen rooms on
the ninth floor of the Casa Grande, or.
more accurately, on the ninth and tenth;
for their apartment was duplex" Step
ping from the swiftly moving elevator, the
Doctor followed Bishop down fifty yards
of the padded French-gray corridor that
led to the right.
They stopped at the Fishers door and
rang. As they rang both could have sworn
that they heard some one passing along
the corridor behind the door, Yet minute
followed minute and the ring remained
unanswered.
1t was Laneham who pressed the button
second time.
considering that, after all, it ,pas a
hurry call" he began.
Again some one seemed to approach,
and again to turn back or go on again.
Really, this is absurd!7 said Bishop
impatiently, giving the button vigorous
push. Far back in the servants quarters
they could hear faint ring.
And, this time, the door was opened.
1t was opened by Jimmy, pale, ner-
vous-looking little Britisher And, even
in the half darkness of that inner hail.
enough. He had been changing into
his street clothes; and, at the last mo-
ment, he had apparently been trying to
choke himself into his tie-it was still
awry. He was swallowing Whitley and
spasmodically.
al beg y pardon, Judge your lord
ship" he gasped; "but | thought as the
maid It's rightly 'er afternoon on the
door"
"All right, Jimmy, all right. SO long
as we've scared you a-plenty. And how's
the good Lady,"
an see, sir. If you'll just go in, sir,
I'll see." And, taking their cards, he
started hastily toward the mezzanine-
the floor above.
al should say there's nothing very much
to be anxious over" said Laneham, and
turned to the windows.
THEY heard themselves announced.
And then Jimmy came down the stairs
again-as they thought, to switch on the
lights, for the dusk was deeper now. Out
side, another snow squat, black as a thun-
der-cloud, was blowing up. And the big,
beamed, Jacobean living-room was fast
becoming like night itself
But the man went on past their door,
and back to the service rooms beyond.
"After candles, no doubt" explained
Bishop. "Shes always had a pretty taste
in things like that"
Still they waited, while the room grew
dark.
Two, three, five minutes passed, and
no candles came Nor did any maid
come down to bring message from
Mrs. Fisher; nor was there any sign of
Jimmy.
:. In a darkness every moment growing
deeper, they still waited.
~ There was something uncanny about it
all the great silent room, the slow gath
ering darkness, the desertion of the little
ex-convict butler. They We're both men
of action: they hated suspense They
began to stride back and forth in the
room. 1t was Laneham who finally
spoke.
"Well, Jove," he said, "if this is a sam
pie of your prison-gate service"
The Judge took it bit sheepishly. a.
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