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CHAPTER XI.
My Befuddlament Increase.
OTJ must understand,
Mr.
Vf
ft - M JI..Ml.ftA.iM
jjL both of them, nre very dear
to me," said Bassford Hollis
ter. "It is the great grief of my life
that, owing to matters beyond my con
trol, I have been unable to care for
them as I should like to do. This be
ing the case, I have been obliged to al
low them to accept many favors from
my only sister Octavia. This, in ordi
nary circumstances, would not be re
pugnant to my pride, but my sister is
u very unusual person. She must do
for my children in her own way, and
while I was prepared, in agreeing that
they should accept her bounty, for
some whimsical manifestation of her
eccentric character, I did not imagine
that she would go so far as to shut me
out from all knowledge of her plans
for them. That, Mr. Ames, is what
has happened."
His voice rose and fell mournfully.
He puffed his pipe for a moment and
continued:
"There is now something forward
here which I do not understand. I
have an idea that Octavia has contrlv
ed some preposterous scheme for
choosing a husband for Cecilia that ia
In keeping with her odd fashion of
transacting all her business. I do not
know its nature, and by the terms of
her agreement Cecilia is not to dis
close the method to be employed to
mo not even to me, her own father.
. Tot) must agree, Ames, that that is
rather rubbing It In."
"But you don't assume that your
daughter Is not to be a free agent In
the matter? You don't believe that
?I!?J?.P P
"That, sir, la exactly what I fear."
"You will pardon me, but I cannot .
for a moment believe that Miss Uol-
liste.r would risk her uiece's happiness
evea to satisfy her owu peculiar hu
Your sinter is a shrewd woman, !
mor.
and her heart, 1 am convinced, is the
kindest. Among the suitors now
camped at the I'rescott Arms there
must be some one whom your daugh
ter approves, and 1 see no reason why
be should uot Ultimately be her choice.
Now that rou have broached the mut
ter, I make free to say that one of , misccnt or ins sisters ways, ana ins
these suitors'is an old friend of mine, , further explanation proved him even
Hartley Wiggins by name, and that j niore worthily the brother of his sis
he Is a man of the highest character . er-
and a gentleman In the strictest sense." I "As 1 wa obliged," he began, "ow
He had been listening to me wlth ,lnS to an unfortunate physical hand!
the greatest composure, but at tho cnP- abandon my art, that of a raa
mentlon of Wiggins' name he started rine painter. I have given my atlen-
and nervously clutched my arm.
"That man may bo all that you say,"
lie cried chokingly, "but ho has acted
Infamously toward both my daugh
ters. He Is a rogue and a most despic
able fellow. lie has flirted outrage
ously with Hezekiuh while at the same
time pretending to be deeply Inter
ested in Cecilia."
"But, my dear sir, is it not possible
that you do him a great wrong? May
It not be the other way round that
Hezekiah Is trilling with Wiggins' af-
fectlons? He's a splendid fellow, Hart- j
ley Wiggins, but lie's a little slow I
that's all. And between two superl: ,
young women I life your daughters a ,
man may be pardoned for doubts and j
hesitation. The thing Is bound to
straighten itself out." I
He tossed bis head Impatiently.
"Has it occurred to you that Oc-;
tavla's interest In this Ilnrtley Wiggins (
may be due to a inning ami immate
rial fact?"
"Nothing beyond his indubitable
eligibility."
' 'Then let me tell you what 1 sus
pect. Both his names contain seven
letters. My sister is slightly cracked
as to the number seven. I swear to
you my belief that the fact that his I
names contain seven letters each is at j
1 1 . . . . . 4 1 1 4l.!n T tl fl "Afl ! 1 1 1 tilt. I
lilt UOUUUJ Ul Ull Ull". luiicumrc, t"j
.dear sir, but wlyjjly possible!"
"Then, such being the case, why
doesn't she show ber hand openly? j
You send conjecture far when ouce
you entertain so absurd an Idea." j
"You think my assumption uullke
Jyl" he asked eagerly.
"I ccrtalnlv do, Mr. Hollister. ion
may as wen assume u,.u, us
js specially lavoreu o u.o uumuc. ...
letters In his slngulorly prosaic and un-
romantic name, It is Miss Holllstcr's
plan to keep him dallying seven years.
ne seized me by the arm and forced
me back against the battlementH, then
The Siege .
of the
Seven Suitors
By
MEREDITH NICHOLSON
Copyrl(bl. 1910, by Meredith Nlcboltoi
sloocl off and eyed me fiercely.
"You speak of serving and of service!
V11I you tell me Just why you are here
and what brings you Into this affair?
What are you doing in my sister's
house, where I have to come like a
thief in the night to see one of my
own children?"
I hastened to declare my profession
and that I had been summoned by Miss
Hollister to examine her chimneys. I
could not, however, tell him that until
my arrival the chimneys had behaved
themselves admirably.
'You've admitted your friendship for
this Wiggins person-that's enough."
he said when I bad concluded. "I ad
vise you to leave the house at once. 1
tell you he's got to be eliminated from I
th situation. Understand that 1 uo
not threaten you with vloleuce, but I
will not promise to abstain from visit
ing heavy punishment upon that fel
low. And you? A chimney doctor? I
am a man of considerable knowledge
of the world, and I say to you very
candidly that I don't believe there is
any such profession."
"Then let me toll you," I replied, not
without heat, "that I am a graduate In
architecture. I am your sister's guest,
and as she Is perfectly competent to
manage her own affairs I shall stay
here as long as it pleases her to ask
me to remain. And now, one other
matter. How did you gain this roof
toulght, when by your own admission
you are uot on such terms with your
sister as would justify you In entering
it openly?"
The moonlight did not fail to convey
the contempt in bis face, but I thought
he grinned as he answered quietly:
"You don't seem to understand,
young man, that you are entitled to no
explanations from me. You strike mo
as a singularly fresh young person. It
would be a positive grief to me to feel
that mr conduct had dlsDleascd you
And now, as tho night grows chill, 1 kum mat me ueparuire or me serv
shall beg you to precede me Into the , ants cu3ws me not tho slightest an
house by the way you came." noyance. Cecilia is an excellent cook.
"But first," I persisted, "let me ask a an(1 1 mr 8lll" " '" so long
question.- It is possible that you yont-. !l 1 !.,flv strength to crac k an egg or
self have some nrefereuee omonir vo'ir Ui't a stove lid And besides, I still re-
iter. Would you object to telling me
',,k:h "I"5 V011 wo,,ld l'h,w r,,r MU
Cet'llin?
"Jou& question the man for (
c,,i"' lf 1 hnve ,vok'e ,n th? n,,,t,er-
ts Lord Arrow oocl.'
"Arrowooii:" I exclaimed. "You sur
prise mo greatly. I saw him at the
inn, and he seemed to me the most in
significant and uninteresting one of i ie
lot."
"That proves you a person of poor
gifts of discernment, Mr. Ames." And
his toue aud manner were quite rem-
tion for a number of years to the
study of the Irish situation. I met
Arrowood by chance in the highway
yesterday, and I found that he holds
exactly my Mens, which favor Irish
independence." This certainly had the
true Hollister touch.
"And so," Hassford Hollister con
J eluded, "I natural!;- Incline toward
: Arrowood, though he Is so poor that
I he was obliged to come over in the
steerage to continue his wooing of my
i daughter."
lie let himself dowu into the dark
trunk room, waited fur me courteously
and walked by my wide to the stair
way, lxth of us mnlntaiiilng silence.
I was deeply curious to know how he
had entered and whether he expected
to go down the front way aud out the
main door. We kept together to the
third floor hall. I could have sworn
to that. Then suddenly, Just ns we
reached the stairway, out went the
lights, and we were iu utter darkness.
I smothered un exclamation, clutched
my matches and struck a light, and
as the stick flamed slowly I looked
about for Bassford Hollister. But he
had vanished as suddenly and com
pletely as though a trap had yawned
beneath us and swallowed him. I
found the third floor switch, and It
responded inline llately, flooding the
stair well to the lower hall, but I nei
ther saw nor heard anything more of
Hollister.
Astounded by this performance, I con
tinued on to tho lower floor to have a
look around, and there, calmly reading
by the library table, sat Miss Octavia!
"Late hours, Mr. Ames!" she cried.
1 "I supposed you had retired long ago."
i "Pardon my troubling you, but may
j , rei M,HH IIoIllstor now ,
, bnvo )0pu bK(1uj? here?
I The c)ock 0Q the stn)r , tQ gtrlkc
,o nni Bhw mmifi coni)oso,i,y t0
few of ie d (oneJ Btrokps
-
replying.
".lust half jiu hour. I thought some
one knM'ked at my door about an hour
agn. The lislil.-j were en and I came
down, saw ii imtgHziue th.it litid es
caped my eye before mid hero you find
nie."
"Some one knocked :it your door?"
"I thought o. You know, (lie serv
ants iinvp mi idea tlmt t lie place 1
haunted, and I thought that if I sat
here the ghost might take It upon him
self to walk. I confess to a slight dis
appointment that It is only you who
have appeared. I kuhwp it wasn't
you who knocked at my door?"
"No," I replied, laughing a little at
her manner, "not unless it wns you
who switched off the lights as I wns
coining down from the fourth floor. I
have been studying this chimney from
the roof. I know something of the
ways of electric switches, and they
don't usually move of their own ac
cord."
"Your coming to this house has been
j the greatest joy to me, Mr. Ames. I
j should uot have imagined in n chance
I look at you that you were psychical,
j and yet such Is clearly the fact. I as
sure you that I have not touched any
8 witch since I left my room. It was
unnecessary, as I found the lights on.
And I acquit you of rapping, rapping
at my chamber door. It gives me the
greatest satisfaction to assume that
the house Is haunted, and at any time
you find the ghost I beg that you will
lose no time In presenting me."
She wore a remarkable lavender
dressing gown mcl a nightcap such ns
I had never seta outside a museum.
As she concluded her speech, spoken
In that curious lilting tone which from
the beginning had left me In doubt as
to the seriousness of all her statements,
she rose and, still clasping her muga-
zlne, made me a courtesy nud was soon
mounting the stair.
I heard her door close a minute later,
and then, feeling tlint I had earned
the right to repose, I went to my room
and to bed.
I slept late and on gcing down found
the table set In the breakfast room.
Miss Octavia entered briskly, her slight
figure concealed by a prodigious ging
ham apron.
"(Joed morrow, merry gentleman,"
she began blithely. "The most delight
ful thing has happened. Without the
slightest warning, without the faintest
intimation of their dissatisfaction, the
house serviuits have departed, with the
single exception of my personal maid,
who, being a Swede and therefore singu
larly devoid of emotion, was unshaken
by Ihe ghost rumors that have sent the
rest of my staff scampering over the
hills."
She lighted the coffee machine lamp
in her most tranquil fashion and beg
ged me to be seated.
"I have already breakfasted," she
continued, "and Cecilia is even now
preparing yon mi omelet with her own
haud. I beg to reassure you as my
1 tain mv enrlv trust in I'rov-iileiu-x 1
not d.ubt that before nightfall a
corps of fKi-ciieiil servant will again
( be on duty hcie. Very likely I hey nre
' even uow bound for this place, coming
from the wet eon sis of Ireland, from
.Liverpool and from lonely Hinges in
Scandinavia. I hope you will testify
I to the fact that I faced this clay in the
cheeriest and most hopeful spirit."
I "Not only shall I do so. Miss Ilollis-
ter," I replied, trying to cad-h her own
note, "but It will throughout my -life
give me the greatest satisfaction to set
your cause aright. To that extent let
me be Horatio to your Hamlet."
"Thank you, milord," she returned,
with the utmost gravity. "And may I
say further that the Incident gives tlia
stamp of authenticity to my ghost? 1
was obliged to pay those people dou
ble wages to lure them from the felici
ties of the city, and they must have
been a good deal alarmed to have left
so precipitately. You must excuse me
now. as it is necessary for me to do the
pantry cook's work this morning, that
Individual having (led with the rest,
I nd it being incumbent on mo to main-
whether-1 can't express the dislike I
feel in doing this but can you tell me
whether you have seen in the hands
of my niece Cecilia a small, a very
small, silver backed notebook."
"Yes: I have," I answered, greatly
surprised.
"And may I ask whether and again
I must plead deep concern as an ex
cuse for making such an inquiry
whether yon hy any chance saw her
making any notation In that book?"
tain my fee slmplo in this property,
to make a dozen pies before high noon.
But first I must visit tbe stables,
where I believe the coachman still
lingers, having been prevented from
Joining the etampedo of the house serv
ants by tbe painful twinges of gout."
With this she left me, and I began
pecking at a grapefruit. It had been
In my mind as I dressed that morn
ing to play truant and visit tbe city.
It was almost imperative that I take
look at my office, and 1 bad resolved
upon a plan which would, 1 believed,
give me the key to the ghost mystery.
If Peppcrton had built that house he
must know whether he had contrived
any secret passages that would afford
exists and entrances not apparent to
tho eye. It would bo an easy matter
to run Into the city, explain myself to
my assistant and get hold of Pepper
ton. My mind was made up, and I hnd
even consulted n time table and chosen
one of the express trains.
i J'o Me Continued.)
If you have a house for rent try
a Journal Want Ad.
INTERESTING CASE IN
THE COUNTY COURT
t'rum Wtdnesdiiv' Daily.
The attention of the county
court was taken up this morning
over I he foulest of the estate of
David Christian Kunz, deceased,
of F.lmwood. The contestant is
John William Kunz of llerlin, a
sun of the deceased by his fust
marriage, who left home when
tpiite nuug ami has not received
his share of Ihe estate sulVicient
to satisfy him. The heirs, Henry
I.. Kunz, Rose Helen I'auska,
Maltha Rumeliu. Mary Louisa
Kunz, l'.iiinui F.luabelh Kunz ami
A. I. Hast, were1 ail here today to
attend the hearing of the case.
The-eslate is quite large, its Mr.
Kunz was one of the wealthiest
men in the western part of the
county and owned considerable
farm land, as well as much per
sonal property.
SUIT FOR POSSESSION
OF HOUSE OCCUPIED
BY JOHN A. L
In the court of Justice M. Arch
er yesterday afternoon the case
of C. A. Peterson vs. John A. Long,
a suit for forcible detainer, was
given i hearing before a jury
composed of J. II. Thrasher, John
Halt, W illiam Weber and William
Hasslvr. The suit is for posses
sion of a house belonging I
Peterson, which is occupied by
Long, who claiios his lease ha
no expired on I he place. Owing
lo the absence of several essential
witnesses Hie case was continue!
until Thursday iimniing. The
plaint iff was represented by W. A
Robertson, while Charles Marl in
appeared for the defendant. The
case allracled ipiile a large erowi
of spectators from the locality
where the parties reside, in the
south part of the city.
CHASE THE TYPHOID FLY
BY CLEANING UP AT ONCE
"Everybody clean up, don't . let
Ihe rubbish lie.
F.v.M'ybody clean up, and case the
typhoid fly.
CNwi your yard with all your
miubl.
Ker,body clean up. and chase the
right .
Maim! Slam! Ming!
"If vii want ti clean up, leave no
rubbish there;
Iorbod fines it, and every one
should care.
Kerboilv 4ir alnul and clean up,
iinylmw.
Kvervbndv cl
an up now
IHE JOURNAL'S PUBLISHED
LIFE OF GENERAL LEWIS CASS
After publication in the Jour
nal of Ihe life sketch of (leneral
Lewis ('ass. Judge II. S. Ramsey
sent a ropy of the Journal con
taining same to lion Clarence S.
Paine, secretary of the Nebraska
Stale Historical society, and to
day received tbe following from
Mr. Paine:
"I 'ear Mr. Ramsey:
"Many thanks for your thoimht
fulness in sendigg us copy of the
Plallsmouth Journal of March 0.
This will be filed in our library for
permanent reference. Very cor
d ia ly yours. 0. S. Paine."
Dance Is Postponed.
The dance which was to have
been given by the St. Agnes
Sodality at the K. S. hall on Sat
urday evening, May 3, has been
postponed until Saturday evening,
May 10. The best of music will
be on hand and a general good
time is in store for all who attend.
Remember the date Saturday,
May 10.
New Agricultuarl Exhibit.
The Turlington has established
on the first floo.1 of its new gen
eral office building at Chicago, a
permanent agricultural exhibit,
consisting chiefly of samples of
products of Nebraska, Colorado,
Wyoming and Montana. Lectures
on farming in these four states
will lie given from time to time
by prominent agricultural ex
perls. James J. Hill attended the
opening of the exhibit on April 10.
FOR F.ST ROSF The best Hour
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Kill Hog Worms
and Have Fat Hogs.
it A . Don't
"Al fsasy matter to prevent them. This posKlvefoct Is
.ityr jNjr vouched for by thousands of Farmers and Hog Raiser
--- -' m nearly
Vi.,- J th dolly hog ration a small quantity of
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It renders hojs Immune to Choleras tones them upi
Keeps them on their feets maKes them fat and sIceK;
destroy Wormsi Increases your ports profits.
MERRY WAR POWDERED LYB has proved Itself to
be the surest preventive of Hog Cholera, exterminator
of Worm and the best hog conditioner and fottener
In the world. Here Is evidence that will convince
you. Mr H. H. Unterklrcher of Wever. Iowa, writes:
"I am recommending MERRY WAR POWDERED
LYE to everyone I see, as It Is a great hog condi
tioner and worm destroyer."
Ask us about MERRY WAR POWDERED LYE.
A. W.'White,
Dry Goods & Groceries
PLATTSMOUTH. Phones : Ind. 206. Bell Tl NEBR.
Local News
from WednesJay'e Dally.
Miss lMiiina Kunz of Elimvood
is in the city making a visit with
Misses Dora and Ola KatTenWrger.
Fred llawksworth came in last
evening from Lincoln to visit rela
tives and look after matters of
business.
Attorney C. K. TclVt of Weeping
Water came in this morning to
look after business at the county
court house.
Mrs. 11. H. Andrews departed
this afternoon for Omaha, after a
short visit here with her mother,
Mrs. Sarah Kerr.
Attorney C. S. Aldrich of Elm
wood, was in the city today for a
few hours at lending to business
matters at tbe court house.
F.. A. Kirkpalrick of Nehawka
was in the city last evening for a
short time attending to some
trading with the merchants.
ft. W. Hkiles of F.Imwood pre
cinct came in this morning and
spent several hours looking after
business at the court house.
L. V. Roettger of Elimvood was
here today in attendance at the
hearing on the David Christian
Kunz estate in county court.
Henry Horn drove in this morn
ing from his farm, .southwest of
this city, and attended to some
trading with the merchants.
P. A. Hild of ML Pleasant pre
cinct came in last evening from
Omaha, where he .had been for the
day attending to business affairs.
Attorney William DelesDrrnicr
of FJ m wood was in Ihe city today,
being called here to look after
business matters in the county
court.
Mrs. Joseph J. Johnson and lil
e son arrived this morning on
No. fl from Denver, Colorado, hav
ing been called here by (lie serious
illness of Mrs. Johnson's mother,
Mrs. Henry Fikenbary.
Mrs. William Wet eiikamp and
Mrs. W. T. Richardson came up
this morning from their homes at
Mynard and were passengers on
the early lUirlingtnn train for
Omaha.
i;
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V.-':
recorded in the Percheron So
ciety of America, No, 81875. Jaloux has a splendid record, a strong
pedigree, and is an excellent foal getter.
Jaloux will make the season of 1913 as follows: Monday, Tuesday
and Wednesday of each week at tho barn of Henry Ragoos, five miles
southeast of Louisville; Thursday Friday am!Saturdoy at VVm. Wettcn
kams.ptwo miles west of Mynard.
TERMS-J15.00 to insure colt to stand and suck. Care will be taken
to prevent accidents, but will not be hold responsible should any occur.
August
let Hog Cholera and Worm scare you-lt's
every siace in me union, jusi ieta wra
Remember Ihe Regalia Habana
Cigar. Always the best. Robert
Richter, manufacturer.
Have you tried the Forest Rose
Hour? If not, why not? It is the
best Hour on the market and ia
sold by nil dealers.
V. S. Smith came up this morn
ing from his home at Murray and
was a passenger on the early Hur
lington train for Omaha, where lift
visited for several hours.
R. A. Hlair, superintendent of
construction, who lias charge of
(lie work for the government at
the rille range, was a passenger
lliis afternoon for Omaha.
P. F. RulTner and his brother-in-law1,
F. A. Kirkpalrick. of Ne
hawka, were passengers this aft
ernoon for Omaha, where they
looked after some business mat-,
tors.
The Holly orchestra will furnish
the musio next Saturday evening
for the M. W. A. dance at the new
Woodman hall, and It will be
strictly up-to-date. Admission:
Gents, 50c; ladles, free. f
Mrs. 0. II. Hennings and Miss
Mildred Hanson of Omaha were in
the city over night attending the
Woodman Circle, and while here
were guests of Mrs. M. K. Man
speaker. They returned home
this morning.
IS
Get That Name
in your mind memorize
it lay it every time you
buy whiskey and you will
always get the bett
ORDER FROM
L
ED EQENBERGER
The Celebrated Percheron
Stallion
Jaloux is a beautiful black
rcheron, wei ghing 1 9 C 0
pounds, foaled March 5, 1909
bred by M. Durand, Depart
ment of Orne, and imported
by E. J. Heisel, Fremont,
Iowa, in October, 1911, and is
Klemm
jje' i j i . - '
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on the market. Oivn it a trial.
