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| N .s IN the age-old theory tha ta mu :. attended in force the ceremo liarly atrocious murder.
 Sounds foolish," said.
 Mot so bad" replied the detecti,
 Years ago Spanish Louis was kille Downing, who was then reporter cover the interment. Downing wroi tight to the formula, incorporated tl
 And the last to look upon the pale face of Spanish Louis were the men who had killed him."
 Then Downing went to the funeral. He almost fainted when he saw that the only men present were himself and the three men who,. as every one knew, shot Spanish Louis.
 Which recalls a story told of Leo Bedding, now. a town developer here. or something, of the sort, and then a reporter on the old Herald, One night he was eating lunch when Bridgie Webster had been shot by rivals gun-men. Redding began to kid him.
 1I'll get lem yet" said Weber.
 Let me know when you do," said Bedding, laughing hoarsely.
 Sure will," said Bridgie Weber.
 A few days later an unknown man el- bowed Bedding in the crowd on Broad way.
 "weber, told me to tell you" he whis- pered, confidentially, "that tonight's the night"
 E It was.
 One mans plan for an easy life has been frustrated. For years he ran downtown drug store, with an overload of. toys, jewelry ,4-nQvels gand odds and ends. He tired of hard work. .e.. .'I'll open a drug store uptown for doctors only" he announced.t "No retail trade whatever"
 He thought he could make enough money to live on and enjoy life be- tween times. Instead of which he be- gins work at 6 o'clock in the morning and sometimes works half the night. He has second story store, which can hardly be found without expert guid- ance, but his drugs are pure and his prescriptions are really componded with SeAA 5s4
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Entire Stock of Mems Summer Suits Are Cut to the Quick for Complete Disposal. In Our Good Store for Boys Real Bargains Crowd One Another to Get Your Attention. Shirts, Pajamas, Bathing Suits, Underwear and Hosiery, Are Only a Few of the Items We Are Featuring At Price, to Make Things Lively in the Furnishing Goods Department Mems Straw Hats, from Knox and Other Fine Makers Are All Marked At Exactly
 Half Price
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Special summer rates, 5000 per day and up, Grove Park Inn, Asheville, N. 0. finest hotel resort in the worlds-Adv.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-01
Manhattdn Days And Nights
By HERBERT COREY

TEW YORK; July 31Not long ago police acting the ageod theory tha
 attended force the held the victim peu- attraction unurdare
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d by the men of rival gang. Carl on the old Globe, was assigned to e his story in advance and, sticking
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Here and there the outline Of an
old high-back chair stood out of a
corner. or the ghost-shape Of a fold
ed card-table. with quantity dubbed
feet and slender legs.
IF this were my house." said Mary
suddenly. ~ should live in this part
of tits much more beautiful than
the other wing. 1t only wants the
windows open, nj big fires, and"
She broke off, conscious of his eyes
bent upon her. L ought not to have
said that she added, in confusion,
You do live her, don't your" said
David. smiling.
A low archway led to a smaller, mar
rover room.
I'VE ought to have a light TO see
the carving here properly" he added
in a mere matter-of-fact voice. VIII
you watt a moment while 1 find one?
There used to be candles kept in the
organ-loft."
He walked away without waiting
for her to speak.
Mary stood there in the darkness,
listening to the sound Of his foot
steps. She was conscious Of sort
Of timidity all at once now she knew
herself to be alone. She wished he
had not left hers she felt almost in
cIined to call out to him, but bit her
lip to check the desire.
His steps had quite died away now,
and there was a momentary silence,
followed by the hollow banging Of a
distant door.
Mary started violently; she took
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WORKMEN UNEARTH
THREE SKELETONS
Bodies Found Near Site of
Notorious Resort.

BIZ Times Special
MARION, Ind, May 10.-Police and
county officials today made prepare
tions to thoroughly dig up the gravel
bank half mile south of here where
workmen excavating for a gravel pit
have unearthed three skeletons.
Two additional bodies were dis
covered Friday. The first was found
Monday. They had been buried
hurriedly and condition of the bones
indicated that they had been under
ground for at least twenty years. A
deep crack in the skull of one of the
skeletons led officials to believe that
death resulted from a blow on the
head.
The bodies were found near the site
of the Dark Secret" a notorious re-
sort for criminals in past years. 1t
is believed the bodies might be those
of inmates Of the National Old Sol
diers' Home nearby. who frequently
visited the resort.
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CHAPTER XXXvII
For Happiness

Mary obeyed unquestionably; she
shut her eyes tightly and wondered
what she ought to wish.
For love? But that had already
passed her by! For riches? 1t was
so unlikely that she would ever have
them, For what, then, could she
wish? Happiness? 1t almost seemed
as if someone put the thought into
her head as she stood there by David
Bretherton's side, with the moonlight
barring the polished floor at their feet.
She gave a little sigh.
Il wish for happiness, teen she
said.
Rretherton laughed.
'sYou ought not to have told me;
YOU must never speak your wish 10
ANYBODY" He pushed open the door,
and then entered.
There was a faint, dusty smell OF
disused rooms a sort Of chilly damp
ness made Mary SILVER as she fol
lowed David into the darkness.
They had entered a sort OF VIDE
corridor, at one end of which the
tall, painted pipes Of an organ rose
to the very ceiling.
This used to be the old music
gallery" Bretherton said; land 1t is
chiefly here, too, that the ghost lady
| is supposed to walk.
"Oh!' said Mary softly. She looked
round her with wide eyes.
There WIS something depressing
to her in the darkness and silence;
she began to think Of the men and
women-dead long since-who had
walked the oaken floors and made
the old place echo with the sound OF
their voices.
1t seemed strange that none OF them
would ever come there again; strang,
too. to think that some day she and
David would be dead, even as they,
and others would be taking their place
in the world, and perhaps standing
where they stood now.
She fancied that she could even see
phantom figure In the organ seat;
hear the soft pure strains OF music
issuing from those painted pipes.
"Doesn't-doesn't any one ever use
it now?" she asked.
Unconsciously she spoke in wh1s-
per; David shook his head.
1T hasn't been touched for years.
There are other rooms farther orr
Shall we go?"
His steps echoed hollowly as he
led the way; there was so little furni-
ture and no curtains at all at the
high windows.
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AUTO LICENSE IN
INDIANA IS LOW
Fee Cheaper in Arizona and
South Dakota.

Earl Crawford, member of the State
highway commission, today declared
Indiana's auto license fee was, with
the exception of Arizona and South
Dakota, the lowest in the United
States.
LAS for these two States" Craw-
ford said, they have no roads and
what few persons own autos pay more
Tor repair on the machines than an
Indiana car owner ever pays for road
improvements. Also. the pleasure and
comfort Of riding on good roads is
lost.
THE Indiana plan of financing is
sound, for no bonded Indebtedness is
possible. Illinois floated a $50. 900 900
bond issue last year to build roads
and votes on a 500, 1000, 900 bond issue
the coming November.
THAT State seeks a minimum of
1000, 900 a year for maintenance
alone, whereas Indiana spent only a
little over $4,000. 900 last year for con-
struction, maintenance. bridges, etc"
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half OF 1t is always shut up, and the
authorities have been asking Tor ad-
ditional convalescent homes and hos
pitfalls; these rooms would do splen-
didly for wards"
yes"
Mary's voice sounded wistful; her
thoughts had flown to Nigel, the son
Of this great house, who had given
his life for England.
He would never come here any
more; the beautiful rooms would
never again echo to the sound of his
CHEEKY laugh or voice.
She stified a sigh. David looked
down at her quickly.
What are you thinking"
She answered him quite simply:
Il was thinking Of Nigel"
He was silent for a moment.
You are always thinking of him. d"
he said.
mo. not always"
They had reached the wide landing
now. and David turned to the right
and pushed open a heavy, nailstudded
door
This is the passage to the old
part of the house." he said. He held
it back for her to pass; she noticed
that it fell again into its place with
hardly a sound.
A long, unlit passage lay ahead Of
them; it was dark, save for the moon
light streaming through the high null
Toned windows.
There was something eerie in it's
great beauty; Gnstinctively she drew
nearer to David.
II was right about the moonlight,
you see," he said.
They stood for a moment, looking
out at the garden; it looked almost
| like fairyland, Mary thought, and it
| filled her with a sense Of awe, al
most Of fear. She would have liked to
put her hand into David's, very much
as a child in the dark gropes' for its
| mothers hand.
"And is this where the grost
walks?" she asked presently.
He shook his head.
"No-much further along" He
looked down at her. Are you afraid?"
he asked.
"Of course notw There was indig-
nation in her voice.
They went on to the end of the
passage; there was another door there,
much wider than the first.
HAS Miss Fisher ever been here?"
asked Mary suddenly.
A quick frown crossed Davids face
"I really do not know. Why do you
ask?"
II was thinking how all this lovely
oak and paneling and polished floors
WOULD suit her. She is so beautiful
like some princess in a fairy story"
You are very kind" His voice was
rather dry. II thought women never
admired one another
THAT is only mans idea," she
told him with dignity.
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NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY

"1 HE gong doomed through the
house.
- David rushed off to ''tidy."
as he laughingly said. He had given
up dressing for dinner since Mary
came, for Miss Varney had been quite
right when she said she was sure
the girl had not an evening frock,
and something in Marys manner,
some little reserve and pride, had kept
her as yet from Offering any such
presents.
There is plenty of time" she told
David gently, when he urged her to
see that Mary got all she wanted.
1--WE don't want to brighten her,
David, and I think she would resent
any such overtures just at present. "
But, to David's masculine ienor-
ance, no woman had ever lookct. half
so charming as Mary when he
watched her across the dinner table.
The old room. with it's oak-paneled
walls and hanging armour, made a
perfect background for her slight
figure and dainty head; the light of
the red shaded lamps lent the touch
"a SCAOA ~ ASA pe1iC SAACOho IA1e1l hlebuS
her almost beautiful. He did not
realize how often his eyes turned to
her.
When Mary and Miss Varney rose
from the table, he Joined them i'm
mediately.
I'm not going to sit and smoke in
state tonight" he said, hal. shame
facedly, meeting his aunt's SURPRISED
gaze. want to take Mar over
the house before the moonlight has
gone. Will you come, too, Aunt
Florence?"
MY dear boyl In all those draughty
corridors? You know I should be
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TOdayS Best
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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-05-10
BlSOP ENDORSES MOVE
Rt. Rev. Chartrand Approves of Holy
Name Convention.

The Rt. Rev. Joseph Chartrand, D.
D. Bishop Of Indianapolis, in a letter
to the -~' Rev. NJ chaeI J. Ripple,
o. P. P. q. National director of the
Holy Name Society. indorses the con-
vention of that organization to be held
in Washington Sept. 1921, next.
A feature of the convention will be
the rally Sunday. Sept. 81, in com
memoration of the 650th anniversary
Of the founding of the society by
Pope Gregory X. It is expected that
: zoo, 900 Of the 100000 members of
the society in this country viii take
part in this event.
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Convention Endorsed

Bishop Joseph Chartrand of Indi-
annapolis. has indorsed the convention
of the Holy Name Society, a Catho-
lie organization, to be held in Wash
ington Sept. Is to 81, according to
announcement here. A rally in COM
memoration Of the 65Oth anniversary
of the founding of the society by
Pope Gregory I will feature the con-
vention.
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Boy Beaten, May Die

BIZ United Press
MICHIGAN CITY, Ind, May To-
Police today searched for negro who
attacked Emil Wilke, s. injuring him
so severely that slight hope is held
out for his recovery. The boy was
kicked and beaten while on his way
to school
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ten forward. then stopped.

step forward, then stopped.
How absurd to be nervous! He
would be back in a moment! or
course, he had not left her for more
than a moment. But she counted
each second by her racing heart
beats,
The patch of moonlight coming
through the archway leading to the
long music room seemed to fill the
whole place with shadows. She re-
membered that David had said it was
here that the ghost lady walked. Her
tongue felt dry in her mouth.
Continued in Our Next IsSue)
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ting better all the time, and now foEI
four years don't have any pains,
I do praise this medicine. It La Q.
Godsend to women who suffer with
female troubles and especially for,
pains. surely was very bad onoa.l
and know that Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound saved me from
an operation. Mrs. Josie NJ. Shaw.
Route No. 1, Cambridge, Maine.
A countrywide canvass of purchas.
ers OF Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound reports SO out OF every loo;
were benefited by Acknowledgement
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positively i'll tomorrow. No. you can
do the honors yourself; you're more
closely related to the family glost than
am"
She dismissed them laughingly.
Mary followed David upstairs. She
did not know If she We're glad or
sorry that Miss Varney had refused
to accompany them; she looked at
David, walking little in front of her,
and then back down the long stairs
hehind them
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BEGIN HERE TODAY

Bretherton proves unhappy When
war is declared. Nigel is fAel to en-
list. He laeves Dolly in tlN care of
Dolly marries an old sweetheart Robert
Durham.
Dolly and Robert sail for America
and word comes of the sinking of their
ship. When Nigel's brother David
calls to see Nigel's widow. Mary is
ashamed to tell him of Dolly's marriage
David mistakes Mary for his brothers
vile and asks her to come to live at
Red Grange with him and his aunt.
Mary is very happy in her new home.
David asks Mary if she believes in
ghosts. He tells her Red Grange is
haunted.
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I had to so TO bed
I saw your adver-l
tisement In tho
paper, and 7 told
my husband on@t
day to get me 81
bottle OF Lydia &.
Pinkhan1's Vege-j
table Compound
Before I took the
third dose 7 felt
better. I took til
four times a day
for two years, get
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behind them.

Should she go on? She wondered
what it was that made her hesitate,
what it was that momentarily stayed
her steps.
Don't you want to come with me?
I believe you are afraid"
He spoke jokingly, but there was a
curious note in his voice.
Mary laughed.
"Of course 1 am not afraid" She
ran up the few stairs dividing them,
and joined him.
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David Laughed.

He pushed open the second door, but
barred her way with his arm. when
she would have passed him.
You have to wish when your feet
touch new ground" he said. shut
your eyes, wish for the thing you
want most il all the world"
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ROTARY TO HEAR ELLIOTT
City Engineers Topic Is to Be "Why
Indianapolis.

John L. Elliott. city civil engineer,
will discuss why Indianapolis" at
the Rotary Club luncheon at the Clay
pool Tuesday. Clarence L. Kirk,
Herbert P. Sheets and Raymond P.
Van Camp, new members, will be in
troduced.
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Votes Cost 50 Cents

BIZ Times Special
WABASH, Ind, May 1O.-Votes in
the Wabash County primary cost the
county 50 cents apiece. There were
6,515 votes cast and the total cost
was sass.
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WORK STARTS ON
STATE HIGHWAYS;
DETOURS MARKED
Pavement Is Well in Advance
of Former Seasons,
Williams Says,

Construction has started on second
airy types at numerous places on State
roads necessitating detours which will
be in force for several weeks, John
D. Williams, director, announced in
the State highway commissions traffic
bulletin today. He said pavement lay
ing on most of the 1924 projects is
well in advance of former seasons.
New detours established for the
week of May 11-17 are as follows:
No. 6 closed between Greenviue and
Floyd Knobs d;etour marked.
No. Is closed for first three miles
south of Knox for surface construc-
ton. .Detour marked.
No. 25 closed between N1iddlebury
and Lagrange. with good detour
marked.
No. 81 closed for one mile north
of city limits of Marion: follow marked
detour.
a The commission expects to lift the
detour around bridge construction on
No. 10 at six miles north of Attlca
about May II and anticipates that con
struction on No. d at a point five
miles north of Portland to the south
end of pavement south of Bryant VIII
be completed and road opened by
Sunday, May II.
i n
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HOOsie7- Briefs

Shelby County G. A. r. veterans
will march together for the last time
in the Memorial Day parade this year.
They have decided that after this
year they will ride because of the ad-
vanced age of members Of the post.
The Adams County Memorial Hos
pital since it's opening nine months
ago has treated 400 patients with an
operating deficit of only $6,210.
Farm desertion for residence in
towns and cities is declared to be the
cause of decrease since 1922 Of 294
in the number of children of school
age in Boone County, outside Lebanon.
by Superintendent John S. Hussey.
While tearing down an old house
near Columbus "Tobe" Thornton Of
near Ogilville killed fifteen snakes.
One was seven feet long.
Logansport police found a liquor
belt" in d closet in a deserted house.
The belt was of copper, two inches
thick, rounded to fit around the
waist and had a gallon capacity.
Constable Charles Annis of Green's
burg is official guardian Of one mule.
A replevin suit for possession of the
animal was filed and Squire Holmes
entrusted the mule to Annis until its
ownership is decided.
With death of Thomas Marcum,
there are only three Civil War vet
Grams left in Crown Point. Each Of
the trio is over 80 years old.
Residents of Forest Township, Gin
ton County, voted against further
gravel road construction in the county
in a special election in connection
with the primary.
The best way of making White
River white" was discussed by COM
mittees representing Muncie civic or
CARNATIONS and the Muncie chapter
Of the Izaak Walton League.
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The Adams County Memorial Hos
pital since it's opening nine months
ago has treated 400 patients with an
operating deficit of only S6,210.
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CHAPTER XXXVI
The Ghost

Il am thinking of giving up part
of the house to wounded soldiers"
David said presently. More than
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SAVED FROM
AN OPERATION
Mrs. Shaw Calls Lydia E. Pink.
hams Vegetable Compound q
God-Send to Sick Women

" suffered terribly with pains ana
soreness in my sides. Each MONTH
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Detour on No 1
Condition of roads:

No / New Albany. Indianapolis. South
Bend Michigan el-Closed at one my nllie
south of Westfield There follow marked
detour to east and north to intersection OF
Sheridan-N Oblesville road thence PACK 70
No 1 DetOur is fair. North ana norbh-
west traffic from Indianapolis leave No.
a mile south of Westfeld. detOur to west
and take No. 80 west to No 10. thence
on Is to % and east to No / 10 aFolo
construction at the Upton Hamilton Coun-
" line. North bound traffic from Indlan-
apolis take AIlsOnytlle road 10 NOo45s-
VILE thence on county road 70 1lptOH. AZ
Upton take No. 10 back to No; l. No:
is closed between KOkOmO and Peru Tor
construction. Traffic north from hokomo
take county road Just east OF Bunker Hill
South of Indianapolis traf1ic detour Via
DudleytOwn between Seymour and Croth-
ersville account of bridge construction az
upper Muscatatu River. Detour marked
around construction south OF Scottsburg-
No. g CTerre Haute. Indianapolis Rich
mond) -Putnamyul bridge only VIDE
enough for one-way traffic Narrow grade
at Glenn, three miles east OF 1erre haute-
Work On No. s
No 6 Madison. Greensburg. Indian
apoIis. Oxford Closed for construction
from south edge of Lebanon to Traders
Point near Indianapolis. Traffic southeast
from Lebanon take WhitestOwn Road. re-
turning to State road near Traders Point
Advisable for acknowledgements traffic
to use 33aand l. Closed for construction
from New Bethel TO SheIbyville; detour to
Acton. Detour at St. Omer around bridge
repair.
No. 10 (vincennes. Spencer. Martins
Vile Indianapolis Narrow I'LL south OF
Spencer is hazardous.
No. Is Indianapolis, Logansport. Michi-
gan line)-Leave Indianapolis on No.
to near Westfield, thence over detoUr to
SO and west to junction of Is. Closed at
north edge of Laporte for construction.
Good detour First three miles south of
Knox closed for construction Detour
marked.
No % English, Paoli. Mitchell. Bed
ford MartinsviIle. Indianapolis Use No.
IL between Indianapolis and Martinsville
because No. 90 is closed for construction.
Heavy grading north of Bloomington. De
tour through Mitchell account of paving
I'll at B. & o. overhead crossing. Heavy
grading south of PaOh.
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While tearing down an old house
near Columbus "Tobe" Thornton Of
near Ogilville killed fifteen snakes
One was seven feet long.