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Kitchen Philosophy.

from Browning's Magazine.
Mr. Bradshaw was in a great hurr,
and breakfast was late
II wish you'd find out what this
trouble ts,'' he said to his wife.
Mrs Bradshaw returned from the
kitchen wearing a melancholy expires.
sion.
We'll, WELL" demanded the husband
what did she say%'
she said" responded the wife, "tha,
we all have our disappointments'
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of Capt E. w
ent of the Naval :
night and ass st5d
afternoon ~ect pt:o
tendent's qua ters this
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Spanish-FrencI1-Gesn1an

Picture Method. Quick Results
IL Lessons $500 MRS WATSON.
The California Apt l. ITT; California ST.
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Reverting to prices-well, they run
from $3.50 to S35-and l would call at
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ter: He apoiogiZed again and left tn
house At his apartments a telegram
awaited him The specter had return
I'd, and the farmers were patroIling the
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county with Shotguns 4 carrier pr.
geon acquainted Zudora with the fact
The next morning the Two left for the
south Zudora nor John referred TO.
the row with HaSSam Ali
Let me WORK alone The sight OF
you may scare away this boy. che
said
".All right" lie agreed. unt With the
mental reservation thai tx wOnid fol
tow her and remain within call
Znd0ra found jimmy Bolton ana lin
MT Bolton found ner. murb TO ner DTS
comfort and alarm She nad gone tar
opposite To where the >pprtpr nand
'.Sualiy appeared, and she discovered
n window OF shack on the o.
.'uSitc bin the CycIOlpan eye she mad
hitherto hunted for in vain WithCuf
the slightest hpSitaLCy she sought the
shack, knOrged intrppidly and was sud
denly dragged IN AMI securely bound
In the dim light she could see that Boil
ton was not untouched with insanity.
Storm had PROMISED not TO follow,
JUt she never went out at ni@ht with
out his being somewhere near He too
had seen the flashing eye 4 brief
tablcau Of ZUGnra struggling in the
doorway WIS enough He WAS nearly
as mad as poor Jimmy Bolton. He
used the fellow roughly and left him
exhausted aud Thoroughly wed In a
corner and then liberated ZndOra.
In the attic OF the shack WIS a giant
StereOpticon. capable Of throwing 4
concentrated ray q thousand Yards or
more. The plate projected WAS really
IN y ray exposure of Bottoms hand
John threatened and cajoled and even
offered money 10 Bolton if be would
confess who had set him up to this
trick But Jimmy refused to divulge
his secret He feared the threats of
HasSam Ali far more than the threats
Of his victim.
A week later the crops were being
harvested. and ZUdora and John re-
turned to the city. each secretly won
dering what the next ordeal would hold
for them.
ITO BE Continued
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thing waxed and waned, sonnet ~:
after the manner of the coal q %
mans pipe.
OF course it was plain trlchery t..
one could not impress the exc to
negro mind with this fact, and. .'are
than this, there were many whit. .."-
pie who were quite assured thu -ai@
skeleton hand preSaged the c0miHG ..
the end of the world.
Something must be done az c.r7
Would her dear son come immt r'y..
and see if he could put this I3v.rsgg
where it belonged? He wire. 'I.a
that he would.
OF course there was no CgG.- .G
his mind that some one was ar.g-
practical joke of a grewSome ~n-t- ut
he also realized that it might 5.gu into
a serious affair if it was PERI tt1l 80
continue.
lie laughed at one mOIaaut AM
swOre at the next. Why the pergei.a-
tors of the joke had select,4 the hill
back of the Storm place set .p think
ing deeply.
He decided to go home -, i~E ru9
ghost, as the saying goes. iia packed
up, sent a letter to Zudt sad s4sr
town.
When Zudora received ,.t.gt 81,
was greatly perturbed. 1t seemed to
her that what appeared as g bit of
coarse fOOlery might have as its base
something serious regarding the well
fare of her love and his people Rather
difiidently she sought Hassam Ais ad.
vice.
Her uncle shrugged. "Some country
pumpkin is playing q joke OH the more
simple minded. Go and solve it If you
wish, onT you'll have your trouble for
your palms."
But how do you account for the
hand?"
"Trickery, pure and simple; phos-
phOrescence mayhap. The negro mind
at least the southern negro-is full Of
KINKS. like his hair He win take il
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TOT GOES CALLING
FRIGHTENS GRANDMA
Little Emma Berry Was in "Yel-
low House" While Neighbors
Searched.

Little Emma Berry, 4 5-year-oId
child who lives with her grandparents,
Mr. and Mrs. James Berry, at the
corner Of William and Pacific streets,
disappeared from her home at about
? o'clock yesterday afternoon, and for
more than four hours her grand
mother was kept in = state of nerve
tension and worry on account of The
disappearance.
1Ir. Berry, who is timber inspect
or in the employ Of the Leming Lunl-
Der Co., was not at home when the lit
tie girl strayed away, and when Mrs.
Berry noted her absence she became
almost wild with grief and excitement.
The whole neiehborhocd was aroused,
and a careful and systematic search
was carried on through several blocks
surrounding the Berry home. The po-
lice station was called up and advised
Of the lost baby. and every conceiv-
able thing was done to restore the
missing child to its anxious grand
mother.
As the time dragged on and 10
news CO IN. the suspense became al
most unb-arable and it required the
combined efforts of the kind-hearted
neighbours to console and keep quiet
tho gr;ef-frenzied grandparent. One
cftcr another of the self-appointed
scarchers came in to report failure,
coping that perhaps someone else. ."
h D@~tv lad located the youncster
md returned Hitn her. \ number of
policemen took up the search, uut
-a;'.;r- -.-'c--.--a as accomplished by
7,..,.-..-, - h.. a. the child h;I
recn rcPoftod lost, and after all plans
or finding her had been exhausted,
he little one suddenly appeared unat-
onded from somewhere, but could
rive no information as to where she
had been except to say that she was
- 4 yellow house
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CHAPTER w.
The Secret of the Haunted Hills.

The Secret of the Haunted Hills.
DERHAPS month elapsed with
- out any puzZling case coming
under HaSsam Ais notice. IN
dora and Storm had their meet
ings, always previously arranged by
the carrier pigeons, about which Has
sam Ali pretended to know nothing.
Besides, he was busy with numerous
clients who wanted to know about
their business investments, their own
futures and somebody clse's past.
And he continued to build his pyra.
midS of phantom gold.
The one mistake he had made was 10
acquaint Zudora with the knowledge
of her immense fortune.
The trustees had always addressed
their letters to him, and it would have
been an easy matter to have kept her
III ignorance. But, evil as he was
himself. he had a profound respect for
Zudora's word. She had given it, and
there was three years grace.
If in that period of time he could
HUI ElO HlluSeil VI llGl LuSuulluS tiL
tOrney he would tear down the black
velvet curtains with his own hands
and make a bonfire of them.
Storm had urged ZudOra dozen
times 70 marry him secretly. but she
steadfastly refused to accede to bis
wishes.
OF what use to marry if they could
not have a home Of their own?
OF what use to burden themselves
with a secret which would interfere
with their pursuits and hang threaten
ingly over their heads?
More than that, she reasoned, her
friends would always look askance at
her If, after some months. it beCame
known that she was married and was
not living openly with her husband.
No; she had given her word, and she
would not break it. So John surreI.
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SUPREME COURT WILL
PASS ON APPOINTMENTS
:t-cnynvs Contest is Being Waged
0Yc- Jobs ii Poplar Buff.

Poplar Bluff, Jan. 26-Thc big suit
diving tie authority Of the Govern
Of Missouri and the county court
making appointments in Butler
aunty viii cone up in the Supreme
'.1"t N banc CT Wednesday.
This is the famous ease that has
,v-Io0ed into thrce-cornercd fight,
Ing in question certain appoint
-nts q G5"eraor Major and Judges
'r-caa and Calvin, the Republican
aiority Of the local county court.
Upon township organization being
ted out Of the county, Governor
Iaior proceeded 10 appoint the coun-
y officials necessary in returning to
the county plan, naming Carl c. Abb
iZgton for collector and Robert Davis,
assessor.
The county court st the same time
contended the right to appoint and
Harry !. Duncan was named collector
and Frank Shade, assessor.
About the time this suit reached
the point Of a contest, the foes of
county organization and the officials
holding Office under township organi-
cation, offered the contention that
township organization had never been
voted out.
The appointees of the Governor
and Of the court were deprived of the
books, the township officials never de-
livering them to the county court and
the collection Of the county taxes now
is by these defacto officials.
Nessrs. Z. L. Abingdon and Sam N.
Phillips are in jefferson City to con-
fer with Attorney General Barker and
other Department of Justice officials,
with whom they are associated in rep
resenting the interests of Governor
Major and his appointees.
Messrs. David w. Hill, J. c. Shep-
pard a y. N. Henson are associated
in handing the opposition.
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HORSE BACKS BUGGY
INTO 4 STREET CAR
HOcller and Laii Catch Horse and
Sceyent it from Running Away.
lTo BE Continued

Yesterday morning at about 9
O'Clock, 4 buggy occupied by two la
dies who had driven in from Scott
County, was struck by 4 passing
street car near Good Hope and Sprigg
street, and badly wrecked.
The rear axle was twisted and bent,
and Nearly all the spokes Of one
wheel were broken from the hub.
The accident was caused by their
horse becoming frightened, and after
langing forward a short distance, be-
gan backing until the vehicle collided
with the car.
The car was in charge of Motorman
Robert Anderson, but the names of the
women could not be asceTtained.
One of them jumped out when :he
realized that the crash could not be
avoided, and rushing to the head Of
the frightened animal attempted to
quiet him. When the car came in cor
tact with the buggy, the wheel caught,
and the horse and buggy were drag
ged backward for sorle distance be-
fore the car could be brought to a
stop.
Councilman Glenn Hoeller and Thos.
Lajl hurried to the scene of the wreck
and after strenuous efforts on the part
of both of them, the horse was sub
dued and runaway avoided.
Mr.. Hoeller then braced the wheel
so that it would stand temporarily,
and the frightened women drove to .
nearby livery stable where the horse
was cared for while the buggy was be-
ing repaired.
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nothing back of these Doubts but IL

nothing back of these doubts but II
Stinct.
But there was no getting around the
tplain fact that be feared Hassam Ali
feared him for Zudora's sake.
One day Storm received letter from
( his mother. and the contents first
amused. then alarmed him. His par
ents were well to do country folk in
the south Their fcrbears had been
southerners of wealth and position up
TO wartimes.
Piece by piece the fine double inheri
lance had vanished. and at the time of
Johns birth they had sunk from az
fuence to the ordinary comforts of life.
There had been enough money TO send
the lad TO college. to fit him for his
own battle in life
He was a good son. writing home
once 4 month and making holiday Wis
its whenever there was opportunity.
Often he had sent checks haIe. but
invariably these had been returned.
They did not need the money; they had
enough for their simple wants, and
when they died all they had would be
his.
His mother had written that an
alarming mystery had confronted
them, one that promised to decimate
the negro servitors on the various
farms and estates. And just now, when
all the crops were ripe, it meant ruin
for great many whose sole income
WAS derived from their crops.
The negroes were not dying; they
We're feeing. This mystery was 10
idle fancy, no idle rumOr 1t was
living fact, visible TO the eye. She
and her husband had seen the thing
themselves. and they were normal
minded people.
Something must be done soon or
there would not be servant left in
the county.
The bill back of the Storm place
was haunted. Night after night. against
the side of the hill. there appeared the
heroic skeleton of human hand with
q black spot in the center Of the palm,
as if it haG been made by an enor-
nous bullet.
No one could get close TO it. In
vGriably it vanished at the approach
of any living being. This CHASTITY
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ME. | have forbidden You the hospital
ity of this house"
Il am well aware of that" returned
Storm. quite as cOldly as Hassam Ali
II have not come for hospitality What
| demand to know is. what the devil
do you mean by setting half witted
boy up to such a beaStly game as that
spectral hand?" Storm shook his fist
under HasSam Ais nose.
All the fury against this young man
dubbed up in Hassam Ais heart apd
ipcautiouSly was permitted to over
flow the brim. He wanted John Storm
dead. dead at his feet. He suddenly
drew back his hand, but Storm was
too quick for him. AIMED. seeing his
master in danger, seized q vase and
stole up behind Storm.
But from her bOudoir above Zudora
had heard the loud voices. She held
in her hand only a book. She flung 1t
with more accuracy than is generally
credited 10 the feminine arm. 1t hit
AIMED Squarely on the shoulder: and
the vase clattered to the floor.
John flung HaSSam All from him and
faced Zudora.
II am sorry, dear, to have a rumpus
like this. but l lost my temper"
And perhaps lost mine," said Has.
sam Ali, recognizing the need of a bit
of diplomacy. 81 had forbidden him
the house, Zudora. He pushed his
way in with threats of police"
You were wrong, John" said Zu-
dora. with no small diplomacy herself.
There is nothing to prevent my see
ing you when and where / will. butN
this is my uncle's house. He has Il per-
feet right to deny you ad41ittance if
he SO wishes"
John swallowed hard. He was not
GZrocti-% . -Nhrl-c rem svnL = C,'s-=~
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DOCTOR BEFORE KNEHANS

Dr.. Warren Smith, of Vidalia, La,
La, formerly of Sikeston, where ne
has been for many years engaged in
extensive farming, and the practice Of
medicine, appeared before Referee
knehans yesterday morning for hear
ing in his bankruptcy proceedings.
The liabilities of the bankrupt, ac-
cording to the showing made, amount
to S11,165.4O. ard the assets amount
to about $500.
DR.. Smith moved from Sikeston TO
l ouisiana several months ago, and is
now engaged in the practice of medi
cine at his new location.
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SYNOPSIS.

Zudora Ia left an orphan at an early
age. Her father is killed in gold mine.
ZudoFa and the fortune from the mine
which grows to be worth s20.0OOO00, are
left in the guardianship Of Frank Keene,
Zudora's mothers brother. Zudora, CIV
ing promise Of great beauty, reaches the
age Of eighteen. The uncle. who has set
himself up as a Hindu mystic and is
known as Hassam Ali. decides that Zu-
dora must die before she can have a
chance to come into possession of her
money, so that 1t may be left to him. the
next OF Kin Hassam Ali sees an obstacle
to his scheme in the person of John
Storm. a young lawyer, for whom ZU
dora has taken fancy. and he COM
mands the girl to put the man out of heI
mind. Zudora insists that if she cannot
marry Storm she will marry no one.
We'll, WELL" says Hassam Ali. If you
take .uch a stand I'll compromise. Solve
my next twenty cases and you can marry
him: fail in a single case and you must
renounce him.
Zudora, using the knowledge gained
from years of association with her uncle.
unravels battling mystery and wins her
first case-a case in which John Storm is
saved from being convicted of a murder
instIgated by Hassam Ali himself.
Zudcra and Hassam Ali visit Nabok
Shan's house, where sleep overcumes ev-
cry one whenever Nabok attempts TO mar
~ a princess. Storm, seeking Zudora, is
made a prisoner, Zudora f9ils Nabok
Shan. restores the princess 10 her original
lover and saves Storm from death.
maker Of diamonds tells HaSsam ALI
his secret. Storm informs Zudora that
his life is being attempted frequently,
Storm suspects Hassam Ali Storm Is
arrested for stealing the diamond makers
gems, but ZUdora discovers the real
thleveS-a pair Of mice.
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three hundred yards below the hin.
John was puzzled and irritated at the
same time. This joke was being per-
petrated by some one who had brains
Meanwhile the crops lay ungathered
and were beginning to rot in the fields.
Something must be done in hurry,
else he would be compelled to send to
the city for emigrants, who would
doubtless take to their heels after the
same manner as the negroes. So he
telegraphed for Zudora.
And Zudora came.
The Storm family had heard about
her, you may be assured. But until
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"All right. If any one can get to the
bottom of this muddle it will be your
lovely self. Good luck. sweetheart!'
Three or four days passed. ZudOra
went about her work Systematically
One day she came upon a bit of news
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c. w. Hay, rubber goods salesman
Of Akron, O., is in the city looking af
ter the needs Of his patrons.
H. P. Bradford, u register salesman
Of Memphis, is 4 business visitor in
This city.
". K. Harris, a thread salesman Of
New York, is a business visitor in this
city.
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against the side of The house. Tne re-
suit of this visitation was the final ex
oduS of the help, with the exception of
the housemaid and the boy who die
chores about tue house. The matter
had been fully explained to these two.
None the less they were badly fright
ened.
When the spectral hand appeared the
next night old man Storm seized his
shotgun and started out withsblood in
his eye. The result of his rage and ex
element was badly lacerated arm for
the hOuscmaid. The old man accused
her. but John interviewed. The poor girl
had only been curious to see how near
she could get TO the Specter She was
fortunate to have escaped with her
life
Later John began to show preoccu-
patton. and when questioned by IN
dora be admitted that there had been
an episode OF his younger days that NJ
had all but forgotten. The dark spot
in the palm of the hand had finally
brought back the scene wildly
Il used to come home during college
days to hunt little. There's quail
and partridge galore in November }
used to take young Jimmy Bolton
along to carry tie game. He was only
kid Well, to make Il long story
short. | was careless in handling thu
gun. and some of the charge went intO
Bottoms hand The best thing We can
do. then. is to locate him. He wasn't
always quite right in the upper story
But how the dickens he should come to
think up such Il hoax and spring il
after all these years gets me-"
Zud0ra said nothing. There was
nothing for her to say.
so We'll take Il look into Jimmy's ar
fairs" concluded John.
But Jimmy had not been seen by any
one for several weeks The Specter
suddenly ceased operations \ week
passed. and both Storm and ZudOra
concluded to return t town. but to
return secretly the fl ;.l:,a the hand
made its appearance ,-:.a
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Z. J. Bauer, a salesman of class pins
and iewelry novelties OF Alton. H.,
is G business visitor in this city.
august Childs of Marked Tree, Ark,
Is visiting his brothers in this city.
George D. Sloan of Doniphan, is
business visito~ ~ this city.
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dered gracefully. But he was always
feeling that mysterious cloud which
hung lowering over them both.
Many a night while alone he tried to
figure out the basic cause for HasSam
Ais attitude. Some dag, when work
eased up a bit. he determined to so
back over Hassam Ais past with all
the searching inquiry Of a first class
lawyer.
There was something more than
mere physical antagonism. He never
confessed this belief to Zudora, how
ever.
u did not lock quite fair 10 her TO
-'!t doubts INFO nsr heart when he lad
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