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\ THC CIRCULAR 5TMRCA5C BY ov SYNOPSIS. Mlsa Inncs , spinster nnd Ruardlnn of ( Jertriulo nnd Hulsey , established summer uenUquartcra nt SunnyBldo. Amidst nu merous dllllcultles tlto servants deserted. As Mlsa Inncs locked up for the night. nlio wan startled by u diuU Iliuiro on the veranda. She passed n toniiln nisi" . which waa ( Hied with unsci-mly noises. Xn the morning Miss Inncs found n ntranire link cuff button In a , clothes hamper. Gertrude and Ilalsey arrived Vritli Jack Dalley. Tlio house wns tiNvalc- tmed by n revolver shot. A strniiso man yaa found shot to death In tlio linn. ft proved to be the body of Arnold Arm- otronR , whoso bunker father owned the country house. Miss Innea found uai- noy's revolver on the lawn. Ho nnd uncle Bailey had disappeared. CHAPTER IV. Continued. > " * * ; ' "Especially what ? " rr "Especially since Jack Bailey nnd Arnold Armstrong were notoriously bad friends. It was Bailey who got Arnold Into trouble lust spring Komcthing about tlio bank. And then , too " "Go on , " I said. "If there la any thing more , I ought to know. " " ' " ho said "There's nothing more , ovaslvely. "There's just one thing wo sway bank on. Miss Inncs. Any court In the country will acquit a man who Sills an Intruder In his house at night If Halsey " "Why ! you don't think Ilalscy did It ! " I exclaimed. There was a queer fooling of physical nausea coming iver me. "No , no , not nt all , " ho said with forced cheerfulness. "Come , Miss In- nee , you're a ghost of yourself , and T fim colnc to heln you upstairs and onll your maid. This has been too much for you. " About six o'clock Gertrude came In. She waa fully dressed , and I sat up nervously. "Poor Aunty ! " she said. "What a shocking night you have had ! " She came over and eat down on the bed , and I saw she looked very tired and worn. "Is there anything new ? " I asked "anxiously. "Nothing. The car Is gone , hut War ner" he i9 the chauffeur "Warner la at the lodge and knows nothing nbout It. " "Well , " I said , "if I ever get my hands on Halsey Innes I shall not let go until I have told him a few things. When we get this cleared up , I am going back to the city to bo quiet. One more night like the last two will end me. The peace of the country fiddlesticks ! " Whereupon I told Gertrude of the aolses the night before , and the figure on the veranda in the east wing. As an afterthought I brought out the pearl cuff-link. "I have no doubt now , " I said , "that It was Arnold Armstrong the night before last , too. He had a key , no doubt , but why he should steal into his father's house I cannot imagine. Ho could have come with my permis sion easily enough. Anyhow , whoever tt was that night left this little sou- venlr. " Gertrude took one look at the cuff link and went as white as the pearls tn It ; she clutched at the foot of the bed and stood staring. As for me , I was quite as astonished as she was. "Where did you find It ? " she naked finally , with a desperate effort at calm. And while I told her she flood looking out of the window with * look I could not fathom on her face. It was a relief when Mrs. Watson tapped at the door and brought mo Homo lea and toast. The cook was In bed , completely demoralized , she re ported , and Liddy , brave with the .day light , was looking for footprints around the house. Mrs. Watson herself was lsa wreck ; she was blue-white around the lips , and she had one hand tied up. She said she had fallen down stairs In her excitement. It was natur al , of course , that the thing would shock her , having been the Arm strongs' housekeeper for several years and knowing Mr. Arnold well. Gertrude had slipped out during my talk with Mrs. Watson , and I dressed and went downstairs. The billiard and card rooms were locked until the coroner and the detectives got there , and the men from the club had gone back for more conventional clothing. I could hear Thomas In the pantry alternately walling for Mr. Arnold , as ho called him , and ciling the tokens that had precursed the murder. The house seemed to choke me , and , slipping a shawl around me , I went out on the drive. At the corner by the east wing I met Llddy. Her skirts were draggled with dew to her knees and her hnlr was still In crimps. "Go right In and change your clothes , " I said sharply. "You're a sight , and at your age ! " She had a golf stick In her hand , nnd she said she had found It on the lawn. There was nothing unusual about It , but It occurred to mo that a golf stick with a metal end might have been the object that had scratch ed the stairs near the cardroom. I took It from her , and sent her up for dry garments. Her daylight courage and self-importance , and her shud dering delight In the mystery , Irri tated mo beyond words. After I left her I made a circuit of the building. Nothing seemed to be disturbed ; the bouse looked us calm and peaceful In the morning sun as It had the dv I had > bcon coerced Into taking It. There was nothing to ohow that Inside had been mystery and violence and sud den death. In onb of the tulip beds back of the house an early bladkblrd was pecking viciously nt something that glittered In the light. I picked my way gingerly over through the dew and stooped down ; almost hurled in the soft ground wns n revolver ! I scraped the earth off it with the tip of my shoe , and , picking It up , slipped It Into my pocket. Not until I had got Into my bedroom nnd double-locked the door did I venture to take It out nnd ex amine It. One look was all 1 needed. It wns Ilalsey's revolver. I had un packed It the day before and put It on his shaving stand , and there could be no mistake. His name was on a small silver plate on the handle. I seemed to see a network closing around my boy , Innocent as I know ho was. The revolver lam afraid of them , but anxiety gave mo courage to look through the barrel the revolver had still two bullets In it. I could only breathe a prayer of thankfulness that I had found the revolver before any sharp-eyed detective had come around. I decided to keep what clues I had. the cufMlnk , the golf stick nnd the re volver , In a secure place until 1 could see some reason for displaying them. The cuff-link had been dropped Into a little filigree box on my toilet table. I opcnc'd the box and felt around for it. The box was empty the cuff-link had disappeared ! CHAPTER V. Gertrude's Engagement. At ten o'clock the Casanova hack brought up three men. They Intro duced themselves as the coroner of the county and two detectives from his father's house two nights in suc cession , stealing in like a thief , when he needed only to ask ontmnco to bo admitted. " The coroner was n very silent man ; ho took some notes after this , but he seemed anxious to iimko the next train back to town. He set the In- attest for the following Saturday , gave Mr. Jamlcson , the younger of the two detectives , nnd the more Intelligent looking , a few Instructions * and , after gravely shaking hands with mo nnd regretting the unfortunate affair , took his departure , accompanied by the other detective. I was just beginning to breathe freely when Mr. Jamlcson , who had been standing by the window , cnmo over to me. "Tho family consists of yourself alone , Miss Innes ? " "My niece Is here , " I said. "There Is no one but yourself nnd your niece ? " "My nephew. " I had to moisten my lips. "Oh , n nephew. I should llko to ceo him , if ho Is here. " "Ho Is not hero just now , " I said ns quietly as I could. "I expect him at any time. " "Ho was hero yesterday evening , I believe ? " "No yes. " "Didn't ho have n guest with him ? Another man ? " "He brought a friend with him to stay over Sunday , a Mr. Bailey. " "Mr. John Bailey , the cashier of the Traders' bank , I believe. " And I knew that some one at the Greenwood club had told. "When did they leave ? " "Very early I don't know at just what time. " Mr. Jamleson turned suddenly and looked at me. "One Look Was All I Needed. " the city. Tlio coroner led the way nt once to the locked wing , and with the aid of ono of the detectives examined the rooms nnd the body. The other detective , nfter n short scrutiny of the dead man , busied himself with the outside of the house. It was only aft er they had got n fair Idea of things as they wore that they sent for me. I received them In the living room , and I had made up my mind exactly what to tell. I had taken the house for the summer , I said , while the Arm strongs were In California. In splto of n rumor among the servants nbout strange noises I cited Thomas noth ing had occurred the first two nights. On the third night I believed that some one had been In 'tho house ; 1 had heard n crashing sound , but be ing alone with ono maid had not in vestigated. The house had been locked In the morning nnd apparent ly undisturbed. Then , as clearly as I could , I related how , the night before , a shot had roused us ; that my niece and I had Investigated and found a body ; that 1 did not know who the murdered man was until Mr. Jarvls from the club Informed me , rind that I knew of no reason why Mr. Arnold Armstrong should steal tn'o his father's house at night. I should have been glad to al low him cntreo there at any time. "Have you reason to believe , Miss Innes , " the coroner asked , "that any member of your household , Imagining Mr. Armstrong wns a burgalr , shot him In self-defense ? " "I have no reason for thinking EO , " I said quietly. ' "Your theory Is that Mr ; Armstrong waa followed hero by some enemy and shot ns he entered the house ? " "I don't think I have a theory , " I said. "Tho thing that hns puzzled mo la why Mr. Armstrong should enter "Please try to bo moro explicit , " ho snid. "You say your nephew and Mr. Bnlley were In the house last night , and yet you and your niece , with some women servants , found the body. Where was your nephew ? " I waa entirely desperate by that time. "I do not know , " I cried , "but bo sure of this : Ilalsey knows nothing of this thing , and no amount of cir cumstantial evidence can make an In nocent man guilty. " "Sit down , " ho said , pushing for ward a chair. "There are some things I have to tell you , und , In return , plcaso tell mo all you know. Believe me , things always como out. In the first place , Mr. Armstrong was shot from above. The bullet was fired at close range , entered below the shoul der and came out , after passing through the heart , well down the back. In other words , I believe the murderer stood on the stairs nnd fired down. In the second place , I found on the edge of the billiard table n charred cigar which had burned Itself partly out , and a cigarette which had consumed Itself to the cork tip. Nelth or ono had been more than lighted then put down and forgotten. Havu you any Idea what It was that made your nephew nnd Mr. Bailey leave their cigars and their gamo. take out the automobile without calling the chauffeur , nnd all that nt let mo BOO certainly before three o'clock In the morning V" "I don't know , " I snid. "but depend on It , Mr. Jamleson , Ilakry will bo back himself to explain everything. " "I sincerely hope BO , " he said. "Miss Innes , has It occurred to you that Mr Bailey might know something o this ? " Gertrude had como downstairs ant Jiut aa ho spoke she came In. I her stop suddenly , as If Bho had been struck. "Ho does not , " she said In n tone that wns not her own. "Mr. Bailey nnd my brother know nothing of this. The murder wns committed nt throe. They left the house nt n quarter be fore three. " "How do you know that ? " Mr. Jnm- leson nskotl oddly. "Do you know nt what tlmo they loft ? " "I do , " Gertrude answered firmly. "At a quarter before three my brother nnd Mr. Bailey loft the house , by the main entrance. I was there. " "Gertrude , " I said excitedly , "you arc dreaming ! Why at a quarter to three " "Listen , " she said. "At half-past two the downstairs telephone rang. I had not gone to sleep , and I heard It. Then I heard Ilnlscy answer It , and In a few minutes ho came upstairs nnd knocked at my door. We wo talked for a minute , then I put on my dress ing gown and slippers , and went down stairs with him. Mr. Bailey was In the billiard room. Wo wo all talked ogethcr for perhaps ten minutes. Then It was decided that thnt they should both go away " "Can't you bo moro explicit ? " Mr. Jamloson asked. "Why did they go away ? " "I am only tolling you what hap pened , not why It happened , " she said evenly. "Halaey" went for the car , nnd Instead of bringing It to the house nnd rousing people , ho went by the lower rend from the stnblo. Mr. unuey was to meet nun at tlio loot or the lawn. Mr. Bailey left " "Which way ? " Mr. Jamlosou asked sharply. "By the main entrance. lie loft It was a quarter to three. I know exactly. " "Tho clock In the hall Is stopped , Miss Inncs , " said Jnmlcson. N'othlng seemed to escape him.- "IIo looked nt his wntch , " she re plied , nnd I could see Mr. Jamleson's eyes snap , as If ho had made n dls- covcryk A's for myself , during the whole recital I had been plunged into the deepest amnzcment. "Will you pardon mo for a personal question ? " The detective was n youngish man , und 1 thought ho was somewhnt embarrassed. "What nro your your relations with Mr. Bailey ? " Gertrude hesitated. Then she came over and put her hand lovingly In mine. "I am engaged to marry him , " she snid simply. I had grown so accustomed to sur prises that I could only gasp again , and as for Gertrude , the hand that lay in mine was burning with fever. "And after that , " Mr. Jamleson went on , "you went directly to bed ? " Gertrude hesitated. "No. " she said finally. "I I am not , nervous , and after I had extinguished the light , I remembered something I had left in the billiard room , and I felt my way back there through the darkness. " "Will you tell mo what It was you had forgotten ? " "I cannot tell you , " she said slowly. "I I did not leave the billiard room at once " "Why ? " The detective's tone was i Imperative. "This la very important , Miss Innes. " "I wns crying , " Gertrude said In a low tone. "When the French clock In the drawing rodm struck three I getup up and then I heard n step on the east porch , just outside the cardroom. Seine one with a key was working with the latch , and I thought , of course , of Halsey. When wo took the house ho called that his entrance , nnd he had carried a key for It ever since. The door opened and I was about to ask what ho had forgotten , when there was a flash and a report. Some heavy body dropped , and , half crazed with terror and shock , I ran through the drawing room and got upstairs I Bcarcely remember how. " She dropped into a chair , and I thought Mr. Jamlcson must have fin ished. But ho was not through. "You certainly clear your brother and Mr. Bailey admirably , " he said. "Tho testimony Is Invaluable , especial ly In view of the fact that your broth er nnd Mr. Armstrong had , I belevo | , quarreled rather seriously some Itmo ago. " "Nonsense , " I broke in. "Things nro bad enough , Mr. Jamleson , without In venting bad feeling where It doesn't exist. Gertrude , I don't think Ilalsey knew the the murdered man , did he ? " But Mr. Jnmleson was sure of hla ground. ( TO BE COXTINURD. ) A New Sun-Defying Cloth. A new cloth Is being made In Cal cutta , India , which is manufactured on scientific principles to conform to nature's plan of warding off the sun'a rays , as exemplified In the color of the skin and the pigments under the skin. It Is the belief of physicians that ono of the chief reasons for the many deaths recorded In hot weather Is thnt of Improper clothing. The de signers of what we must wear to be of the elect may ordain a color or tex ture thoroughly unsulted to the pre vailing cllmntlo conditions , and safety and comfort are often jeopardized lit conseouonco. Van Nordcu Magailuo. NEWS NOTES OF INTEREST FROM VARIOUS SECTIONS. ALL SUBJECTS TOUCHED UPON Religious , Soclnl , Agricultural , Polit ical and Other Matters Given Due Consideration , Carpenter of Franklin county celebrated his ninety-second birthday anniversary at his homo In Franklin. Bancroft will celebrate the Fourth of July this year. It hag become the custom of the neighboring towns to alternate on this ocasslon. This year It Is up tn Bancroft. F. J. Hlnzlc , representing the G. V. Brccht Butcher Supply company of St. Louis , committed suicide In htB room at the Meridian hotel In Columbus by cutting his throat with a knife. Will White , aged about 20 years , son of James U. White , a prominent farmer residing near Sumlerluml , committed sulc'do by taking cauolia acid. The body was found In the haymow. No cause given. William L. Gcddes Camp No. 5 , United Spanish War Veterans , was organized nnd mustered at Alliance by Department Commander E. II. Phelps of Lincoln , wno vlultcd there. Albert Craig of O'Dell , Gage coun'y , who was arrested at Summcrflcld , Kans. , recently on the charge of boot legging , pleaded guilty In the district court and was sentenced to sixty days In the county Jail. . Petitions In the line of municipal reform are being circulated In West Point and are meeting with strong support. It Is propsed to regulate the hours of closlnir of the noel rooms of the town and also to prohibit the j moving picture theaters from giving their performances on Sundays. The Valentino Junior State Normal will open In Valentino Juno C. The faculty for this year 1ms bean selected from among the strongest educators of the state and provision has been made for special Instruction In all Important lines df teachers work. The big steel bridge that the North- wostcrri has been building across the Nlobrara river at Valentino Is 7iow completed and all trains have boon running over It. The bridge has been over a year In being built and Is 1IOO ! feet long and 1-11 foot high. Eb. Johns who was convicted In the district court , on the charge of burg larizing the slaughter house of Wal ter Mitchell at Qormautown and stealing fifteen hides therefrom , was I sentenced by Judge Corcoran to a term of two and a hall' years In the ( penitentiary. with twenty-five charter members. The soldiers of the Spanish war , In conjunction with the Grand Army of the Republic , held memorial services Fire destroyed the Cox Lumber company yard , the Godboy residence , the Elmer Hathaway olllco building , the Murphy and Moline real estate olllcers and William Smith's restau rant at Morrlll. The total loss was 50,000 with Insurance of $30,000. The crop conditions over this sec tion of the state , says a Cambridge dispatch , arc excellent. More than one Inch of rain fell hero during last week. The farmers have about com pleted corn planting. The census department Is still gath ering up and collating the scattered returns for the Omaha census dis trict , and the final report may not bo sent In until after the middle of June. A reception attended by practically all of the people of Madison and vi cinity , was held at the new Union Pa- clilc station from 7:30 : to 8:30 : p. m. , } when the depot was formally opened | and dedicated. . . .ajor W. L. Dowllng welcomed the officials on the jart : of , the Commercial club and the citizens J of Madison , to whom Nelson II. I Loomls , general solicitor , made re- ' spouse. Miss Sarah E. Peck of College View , who three times refused to tell the census enumerator how old she was , and to give him other Information ho desired , pleaded guilty In federal court to the charge 01 refusing the In formation and was fined $10. The Jury In the case of W. D. Tully against the Grand Island Telephone company , the Grand Island Electric company nnd the Fairmont Creamery company for damages In the Horn of $13,700 for the death of Stewart Tully , sono of the plaintiff , has re turned a verdict of $2,000 against the defendants In common. Goldlo Morton , a country girl at tending the Lyons High school , was successful In carrying off the $100 prize scholarship , which Is offered by the Associated Colleges of the state. She was the valedictorian and was considered the best among cloven or the 1910 class. This will enable her to attend her choice of several col leges In the state. Valentine has decided to celebrate the Fourth of July this year in a good old rousing celebration. Bretena Field has brought suit In the district court of Boone county against August Lachnit and August Peterson , saloon keepers at Hum phrey , Nob. , and John Kasparek , a saloon keeper at Albion , and the Lyon Bonding and Surety company of Om aha , asking for $10,000 damages , the petition alleging that by reason of sales of liquor to her husband , Mar tin S. Field , ho has failed to support her und she has been damaged in eaJd amount GOOD AND WARM. First Ofllco Boy I hoar your bosn tnndo It hot for you yesterday. Second Ofllco Boy Yea ; ho flrcd ice. Not His Fault. "I refuse to accept these photo graphs , " said an irate woman to a photographer ; "my husband looks Ilka n baboon ! " "I can't help it , madam , " replied the photographer ; "you choco him , f didn't. " CUT THIQ OUT And mnil to the A. II. 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