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Did you sit up for her? Did she
knock? Tell the truth, now"
But Emma was a straightforward
person. and she said. simply, "Why,
Katie threw a pebble up at my bed.
room window, and 1 came down and
unbolted the kitchen door for her. I
often do that"
"Oh, you do And you bolted it
again. after her?"
Yes sir
And what time Of night was
this?"
Emma gave a scared glance at
Katie, but she had supreme
respect for the majesty of the law.
and she replied:
We'll, it was just half past one.
sir. / saw the clock in the pantry as
I went through"
Ito Be Continued
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CHAPTER XI

Ihat afternoon at 2 o'clock the
lounge at the Heath home looked a
more fitting place for a social recep.
ton than for a coroner's inquest.
The big room, with it's windows
open front and back, showed window
boxes Of bright colored flowers. over
which the thin sash curtains swaved
In the breeze, and the sunlight
played through their fluttering folds.
On the tables were vases and bas.
kets Of flowers arranged with the
care and taste that was the resulting
routine of Myra's Instructions
The easy chairs and davenports
showed their summer garb Of flow.
cred English chintz. and small light
chairs had been brought from the
caterers for the audience that was
expected.
Many people came. both from the
park and from the gardens, for the
Heaths had numerous friends. and
there was the usual quota of curl.
| osity seekers.
Coroner Osborn sat"at table. his
canny, dark eyes darting about the
hoom, and his small features twisted
Into a thoughtful frown, as he real.
lied the magnitude of the task be.
fore him
But he was a man of efficient hab.
its, and on the stroke of two he
called his first witness.
This was Katie, the parlor maid.
who had first discovered Myra g
body.
She took the chair indicated. and
faced the coroner with composure.
But Osborn had no suspicion that
the girl was in any way implicated
in the crime, and he merely asked a
few definite and direct questions as
to her movements that morning and
her actions on making the discovery
of the tragedy in the studio.
He had heard her story before,
but had 1t repeated for the benefit Of
the men who were serving as ju.
rors.
Again Katie hesitated when asked
at what time she had returned to
the house the night before.
| CCAoiiVA OSDOAn pItSStu the point.
AT what hour are you supposed
to come home. when you have your
evening out?" he asked her.
"At II O'clock" she replied. with
apparent reluctance.
That seems to be a bit late. but
no matter. What time was it when
you really returned?"
IT don't know, sir"
WHO let you in2 I don't suppose
you carry atchkey."
mo, sir. II just got in-my-
self.
The coroner turned to Herrick.
AT what time did you lock up the
house?" he asked.
AT something after 1880" The
man spoke sulkily. for he could see
that this must impair Katie's story.
and the servants were, for the most
part, loyal to one another.
You locked the back doors-the
kitchen entrance as we'll as the front
door and windows?"
Yes. sir" Herrick could see, no
way to evade the truth.
Then, how did Katie get in?" the
memorable voice continued.
There was a moments silence. and
then Emma, the waitress. spoke up
and said: II let her in"
"Ah, now we are getting facts
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BEGIN HERE TO-DAY


In HaTb9r Gard9ns LoHg TslaTda u
HEATH and his wife. MYRA. They
were entertaining as house guests
LAWRENCE 1NMAN. a distant rela-
tive of Myras and aside from Perry,
, R6GY'SY y, MORE; yog5ns. t.,.gg golden N
Myra Heath was beautiful but cold.
She never used rouge, never wore col
ors; She collected rare bits, of glass,
which aroused her artist husband $
Provoked at growing intims GI,r be be:
man, cutting ner husband off. That
night she quarrels with Perry and al
ludes mysteriously TO his secret r,
late. that night. Perry orders lnman out
Of the house by morning, but the, next
day finds Perry Heath gone and his
wifes body stretched on the studio, floor
with candles burning at her head and
feet She is made up with rouge; she
f Gsstb marked The Work OF Perry
She has been, killed by, a blow with
coroner comes Innian and, Bunny are
strangely nervous when made 10 answer
questions Meanwhile, at the Country
Club the murder H Is the %sN t9gRHSs q e2 al
CUNNINGHAM and others. MRS PREM,
TISs towing her nephew, .T0DHUNTER
BUCK goes over to the Heaths and m
vites Bunny to stay at her house next
door. Bunny breaks out crying. ana
Buck at sight of her beauty, Is hcF
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making several hundred dollars
profit. had quite a bit OF
architectural knowledge by that
time, and also, 1 had the knowledge
that / believe only a woman can
have, the knowledge OF what other
women want in a home"
No Two Alike
E Mrs. Warman draws her own
plans and no two of her houses are
built alike. Each has its own par
ticular and exclusive features. She
mas just finished building a group
Of houses on plat OF ground at
Julian and Bolton AYES, the plat
being equivalent to a whole city
square. In other parts of the cast
side, she has eight houses under
construction. Last winter she went
to California and still had time to
build and sell five houses.
NNN' Uoi get up On the rOOf or
climb the scaffolding," she smiled
I don't have to lose my femininity
in this contracting business. Often
though. take actual part in the
decorating, both exterior and in
terror
With all this, Mrs. warnan is a
most devoted and interested mother
to her small son Paul. age 7. I
always have time for him." she
said. She also has two married
daughters md a three year old
granddaughter. mo indeed that
doesn't make me feel old" she de-
clared. Watch me when I go hik.
ing or swimming with the young
folks and you'd not think SOL
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0NE-EYED MAN KILLED
Struck by Auto-Thought to Have
Walked Into Path.

BIZ Unit n Press
ANDERSON, Ind. Aug. 23.-An
investigation was being made today
into the death of Albert Brown, 65,
who received fatal injuries when
struck by car driven by Earl Ba-
ker. Known to have only one eye,
Brown is thought to have become
confused by the lights of the car and
walked directly into it's path.
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Now GO on WITH THE STORY
CHAPTER X

Teddy felt decidedly out of 1t. The
girl had not looked at him after the
aunts presentation of him, and he
resented it. To be sure she was
nearly frantic with fear and anxiety
but she might at least recognize his
existence.
Nor was Bunny totally oblivious
of this eager and would-be helpful
knight.
But she was so distracted with
her woe. She was still suffering
from the grief and shock Of the
whole affair, and she was distraught
at the continued absence Of Perry
Heath.
Mrs. Prentiss was determined to
see NIyra's body, and having said q
temporary good.by TO Bunny, she
approached the guardian OF the
studio door Just as Wallace Forbes
on the same errand bent, aGrived
there.
His cajolery and her claim as a
sort Of guardian OF Miss Moore, won
them an entrance, and the pair
closed the door behinG them and
stood almost transfixed at the scene
before them.
The blinds were drawn and the
lights shaded. but Myra's face shone
forth in a startling unearthly beauty.
She looked so alive; her careless,
relaxed position, seemingly that OF
vonr,anf's aha rdOn ~ raEt
"You knew her?" Forbes asked Of
Mrs. Prentiss, who was also gazing,
as If spellbound, at the strange,
beautiful countenance.
Yes, but l never saw her look
like this! She never used cosmetics
and she never wore gay colors."
mo, that's the inexplicable thing.
Who fixed her up like that, and
why7 Was it done before she was
killer-or after?"
"Oh, horrors. Mr.. Forbes, before,
Of course! Nobody, even u ghoul,
could paint the face of d woman he
had murdered"
1T would seem so. But why
would Mrs Heath paint UP like that,
or allow any one else to do it?'
"Oh, that isn't unanswerable. She
might have consented to try it for
once-on a dare, maybe"
Eyes, that's true. But then, grant
ing she did so, and that she donned
the scarf and the beads in the same
spirit of experiment, who came in
and killed her?'
you don't think the card means
that it was her husbands deed,
them"
Mrs, Prentiss was always straight
forward of speech, and she asked the
question bluntly.
But Forbes only replied by saying,
do you?"\
Il don't know. know Perry
Heath, and he always seemed to me
a good natured. easy going man. but
you can't tell what those quiet chaps
will do on a sudden wild impulse.
You a detective?'
mo, not a real one, but I'm inter
ested in the subject, and especially
SO in this case, because of its own
strange and bizarre effect and. too,
because I know the people impli-
Gated"
well, then I'll tell you some
thing, and you can advise me wheth-
err to tell it to the police or not"
"Of what nature is your secret?
Perhaps you'd better take it direct
to the authorities"
mo, you listen Last night.
couldn't sleep and pretty much all
night l was up and around my
room, and I looked over here a lot.
And, I saw strange goings and COM
ings in this part Of the Heath
house."
What sort of goings and COM
ings?"
mot exactly the people, but the
lights. they kept swapping on and
off First, there were full lights
here. Then. about half.past eleven
they all went out-the lights, I,
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PAGE BOY

The page boy silhouette" is
achieved in many of the most strik-
ing fall dressesi by short tunic
okr the hips. Slightly circular on
IT. sides.
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kept working with the house. 1t
grew prettier and more convenient.
sold it within a few months.
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CAL MAN STRUCK
Injured While Changing Tire On
Road Near MartinsvilIe.

BIZ United Press
MARTINSVILLE, Ind. Aug. a.
Chester Allen, %, indianapolis, is in
a hospital here today recovering
from injuries received when a car
driven by Arthur Sacks, Knights
town, struck him as he was chang
ing a tire on State Rd. %, near here.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-22
meal charges of Negligence and hom-

nical charges of negligence and hon.
icide.
The other survivors were at var
ious New York hospitals. All were
suffering from exposure but their re-
covery was expected.
The ship was owned by Spencer
Kellogg & Sons, linseed oil manu-
facturers and more than 100 men,
most of them answering an adver-
tisement gathered at dawn at the
company'S pier for the trip to the
plant across the river Captain Roh-
weider says only go men, less than
the boats estimated capacity, crowd
ed aboard for the first trip, but some
of the survivors place the figure close
to 100.
Midway across the boot capsized
but just what caused the accident
had not been determined earl ytoday
Captain Rohweider says tho '~-nch
struck a huge ice cake that drove a
hole through it's bow, but police We're
unable to find hole in the boat.
Others said the boat was showed on
it's side by an ice foe and the men
rushing to the other side to right her
caused her to capsize.
More than Is men were trapped in
the small cabin of the boat. Those
on deck leaped overheard and chung
to the ice foes and to the ships side,
although many, their fingers numbed
by the cold, lost their grips and
slipped beneath the water.
Thirty bodies had been recovered
early today but relatives of at least
10 others, who visited the morgue,
failed to find the bodies they sought.
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C0ny Students Are
Making Fine Records
At,State University

Principal Perkins Of Cony High
school in this city has received the
reports of the different students at
tending the University of Maine from
Cony this fall and is very much
pleased with the showing they have
made thus far at the university. Re-
ports from John Gilmore, Lauren
Bagley, William and Horton Flynt,
Norwood Mansur and Phillip Church
Ill show that these boys have all
passed in every subject. There have
been no failures in any courses and
no conditions.
One third of their ranks were in
the honor grade. A personal note
written by the registrar on the report
said that he was very much satisfied
with the progress made by the boys
representing Cony High school at
Maine this year.
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Searching for Bodies
Of Three Drowned
AS Launch Founders

New York. Dec. 21--tP-Police and
firemen today continued graphing
among the ice foes of the Hudson
river for the, bodies of ten men still
believed missing from among more
than two score workmen in search
Of Jobs. who were drowned yester-
day when the launch Linseed King
capsized.
Twenty-seven others of more than
60 men who crowded the az foot
craft in Its perilous trip across the
river from 95th' street, New York, to
Edgewater, N. j.. were rescued af-
ter clinging to ice cakes and the
sides of the ship for almost an hour.
Captain John Rohweider, the 90
year old skipper of the craft, who
swan more than a mile towards the
Jersey shore before he was picked up
was under police guard at the Knic-
kerbocker Hospital today suffering
from shock and exposure and threat
ened with pneumonia. He faces tech
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NOVEL PROGRAM AT ANNUAL CHRISTMAS
MEETING OF The AUGUSTA COLLEGE CHR ;I'iIS

"A very clever and interesting an.
.ertainment was presented hefora
the members Of the Augusta CoIisae
club and their college girl guests an
tuesday evening at the Auvusta
Girls Community Club on tho &c.,
sion OF their annual Christmas Oh
servance. This took the form If .
series OF Pictures" all having to do
with Christmas and the Christn,s 9
spirit and 1t was very cleverlv con-
ceived and executed.
ihese pictures were staged inside
giant frame by several members in
costume and they were accomnania1i
by an interpretative readir-. nv Mrs
Lewis johnson, interspersed with an.
propriate Christmas songs and mn.
SIC. The entire room was decora ted
70 represent an Enchanted Wood of
Fairyland," and the time of the ac-
ton was laid at midnight.
Vision No. was "The Child" with
Mass Rebecca Partridge appearing
aNne. Vision No. 2 was Sal.ta Claus
Toy Shop - tn Santa Clausn renre.
scented by Mary Burleigh, "Beniamin
Bookfellow" by Bernice Cooper and
the SWorkmen' by Marjorie Sullivan
and Mary Colburn.
vision No. was that of the shep-
herds with Maud Barker. Doris PER-
kins and Katherine Holway. Vision
NO. was that of the Minstrels re-
presenting Mildred Campbell. Mary
Davies and Evelyn Merrill. Vision
No. was from Dickens, with Mr.
Pickwick taken by Eleanor Nelson,
and Janet Chase. Frances Pishon and
Marguerite Chase as the ladies.
vision No. was another from Die
kens with Mildred Dixon as TINY
Tim, Dorothy Giddings as Bob Graf
chit, Mrs. A. F. McWh~~+ar as Mrs
Cratchit and Mary Colburn and
FRANCES Pishon as the Little Graf
chits.
The musical numbers consisted OF
solo by Mrs. Mary Smith Ingraham
several selections by an orchestra
consisting of Mrs. E. c. Goodwin
piano; Miss Irene Tetreault, violin
Miss Mary Davies, flute, and Rich.
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Slight Damage When
Flames Eat Thr0ugfF
Roof Local House

A fire which originated around the
chimney of the house at 6 Lambard
court occupied by w. C. Smith, burned
a hole through the roof of the house
and caused slight damage before it
was extinguished by the use of the
large chemical tank and one small
chemical from the fire truck which
was summoned by telephone. The call
was received at the Hartford fire sta
ton at $50 Tuesday evening.
The firemen were also called to the
Royal Park dump at $50 o'clock Tues
day afternoon, where they used sew
eral small chemicals in extinguishing
a minor dump fire.
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Two Tech Students
Found Guilty Riot
In Fight of Nov. Z

Boston, Dec. 21-(P)-Two stu
dents of Massachusetts, Institute of
Technology today were convicted of
riot and disturbing a public assem-
bly, in connection with college de-
monstration on Nov. and two others
were found not guilty. All we're ac-
quilted Of wanton destruction and
assault and battery. Those convicted
were Arnold A. Smith of Nagog, Que,
and Charles E. Lyons of Somerville,
Mass.
Judge Joseph N. Palmer rendered
his decision this morning in the Rox-
bury district court after a three day
trial. He fined Smith $25 on each of
two counts. and Lyons $50 each on
the same charges.
In pronourlcing sentence, Judge
Palmer said that he had taken into
consideration that Smith was only
Is years old, freshman at the in
stitution, and that he came from a
distant and small communitr- Lyons,
he found, was different type who
was 81. a Junior and who had lived
in Boston or its suburbs most of his
life. Lyons, he said, was undoubted-
ly in the forefront of the student
demonstration which, after a battle
pelNeeu CldSSeS, WUunU us way
through Cambridge, besieged a NOV
ing picture house, rushed the gate
Of the subway and rode to Boston,
snake danced its way up Huntington
avenue and entered the Tent, Back
b" dance hall.
Morey Pearl, proprietor of the
Tent. charged that the students did
s3,307 damage to the furnishings. The
four defendants, who beside Smith
and Lyons, were Prescott D. Crout,
of Milwaukee, Wis, and Sydney c.
Hardwick Of Cohasset. Mass, were
charged with wanton damage to the
automobile Of James E. Nixon, a
Negro.
Lyons was found not guilty of as
sault on Nixon and Crout Of assault
and battery on Nixon's companion,
Miss May Dotson.
The institute authorities already
have punished several students who
they held to be ringleaders, by sus-
pensionsss probation and letters of
censure which were sent their par
ents.
Both Smith and Lyons appealed.
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Record Number of
Deer Killed in Mass.
During Open Season

Boston, Dec. 21-(P}-The largest
number of deer shot in Massachu-
sets in any year since the law limit
ed the slaughter to one week, was
reported by hunters for the week be-
ginning Dec. 2, William c. Adams,
director of the fish and game divi-
sion said today. The number was
2252, as compared with the previous
high of 1920 in 1924. The average,
over a ten year period was 1900.
The number killed by counties fol-
lows: Franklin 421 Berkshire 366:
Worcester 331: Barnstable 304;
Hampden 244; Plymouth 214; Hamp-
shire 1893: Bristol 95; Middlesex So;
and Norfolk n.
The division reported $15,702.77
paid to farmers this year for damage
caused by deer, as compared with
$5997 last year. The division, how
ever, found this increase due rather
"to the increased watchfulness of
farmers than to any increase In
damage done by deer"
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Question Suicide
Theory in Death
Wife of IngersOIl

New York, Dec. 21-(P)--The sui
eide theory attached to the death of
Mrs. Robert II. Ingersoll, who is al
legged to have severely wounded
Wallace M. Probasco in her fashion
able Park Avenue apartment on Sun
day and then turned tile pistol on
herself, today was under tie fire of
her attorney, Frederick c. Leubus-
cher.
In a statement issued after Prob
asco had been released from the
prison ward at Bellevue Hospital, on
bail, on a technical charge of lomi-
eide, and removed to a private sani-
tarium, Leubuscher denied that Mrs.
Ingersoll owed Probasco money, said
Probasco was the pursuer of the dead
woman, and demanded police investi-
cation of the case.
News articles so far advanced. all
of which emanate from the Probasco
side. seem to indicate that Mrs. In
gersou was the pursuer and Mr..
Probasco was the pursued" he said
Il have letters to show that it was
the other way around; that he was
infatuated with her. Mrs. IngersoIl
had forbidden him to enter the
house."
He said that only few days be-
fore the shooting Mrs. Ingersol. had
authorized him to start three suits
against Probasco, one for the recov-
cry of jewelry and the others for the
recovery of moneys.
Mrs. Ingersoll was the wife Of the
dollar watch manufacturer and
Probasco is the SON in-law of the
late Robert G. Ingersoll, famous ag-
nostic. The two families are not re-
lated, however.
Probasco was released on bail by
a special homicide court session in
the prison ward at the Bellevue, af-
ter the verdict Of DR.. Charles Norris,
medical examiner, that Mrs. Inger-
soil died from self-inf1icted wound.
Probasco is still considered to be
dangerously wounded.
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ard Higgins, cello, and Christmas
carols by a. group of carrolers con-
sisting of Mrs. Dwight Higgins, Mrs.
frank Southland, Mrs. Robert part
rage, Mrs. Edwin C. Burleigh. Mrs.
Lhomas S. Smith. and Mrs. Horace
Ingraham.
This feature of the program was
conceived and made an actuality by
Mrs. Willard Ellis and 1t proved most
pleasing. ''
a Christmas tree was then held
with Mrs. E. c. Goodwin, appropri-
ately costumed, acting in the role of
santa Claus. Each of the ladies pres
ent had been assigned a name from
some work of fiction and as their
name was called by Santa they
We're presented with some Christmas
GIT. Refreshments and a social hour
followed.
The committee In charge of this
delightful Christmas party consisted
OF Mrs. Willard Ellis, Mrs. Fuller In
graham. Mrs. Horace Ingraham. Miss
Iaargaret Nelson, Miss Naomi Maher.
Or. Doris Perkins, Mrs. Smith Cooper
ana MRS. E. G. Goodwin.
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forced to spend Christmas Day In
hospital. Most of the veterans I've
in Massachusetts,, but few are go
ing outside the state. Christmas
cards and kilograms are being sent
to all Massachusetts men In veter-
ans hospitals outside this state
Concord. N. H., Dec. 2is>-tA9-- Cier.
gymen ranking high In the Episcopal
church Of New Hampshire and Mass
aohusetts today officiated at the funer-
al services for the Rev. Brian G, Rob
erts, rector emeritus OF Holy Trinity
church in Marlboro. Mass. MI. Rob
efts died in Swansea, Mass on Fri
day. Among those present were Rev.
Samuel G. Babcock, suffragan bishop
Of Massachusetts; Bishop John T. Dali
las of the New Hampshire Episcopal
diocese, and Rev. FIR. William II. Van
Allen Of the Church of the Advent In
BOSTON
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CHELSEA

WEST-Mrs. Mabel Swift was
taken suddenly Ill Monday and is still
in bed but somewhat improved at
this writing.
William MARKHAM is very i'll at his
home in this town.
Frank Cheney presented Mr.. and
Mrs. MARKHAM with purse of $50 in
money given by neighbors and
friends. They were much surprised
and expressed their thanks and ap-
probation very sincerely.
Miss Edna Hayes is expected home
for the holidays.
S, Miss Ruth Fowler was the week
end guest of Mrs. Bernice Patterson.
The School League of No. school
have purchased a photograph and
are going to have an entertainment
Friday afternoon.