NOT THE SAME PARTY.
Clergyman Rcmombor , my friend ,
"whom God hnth joined together , lot
no man put nmindor. "
Seeker After Dlvoice 15r it wan n
justice of the pence.
A Cynical Synonym.
"I'oor iMyra Kclloy , " tmld a maga
zine cdllor at the AuthorH1 club in
Now York , " \\HH almost us distressed
HH Mr. Caincgk' at the spirit of graft
and fTookednuHB lampant among IIH.
"Tin- young writer , at a dinner of
mngiiT'.kiu contributor * , said that we
worshiped wealth that was our trou
ble. Then she crystallized her mean ,
ing In ; ui anecdote.
"She said that one man asked an
other :
" 'What position dor > Blank hold In
the community ? '
" 'A very honorable position , ' was
Iho reply.
" 'Is he wealthy'1
" 'Wealth and honor , " Bald the other ,
'arc synonymous terms In America to
day. ' "
At the Bovine Faucets.
"I sent my little boy on his flrnt visit
to the country last week , " said a Wash
ington Heights milk dealer. "Although
my boyhood wan pasted on the old
farm , Willie ban grown to the ago of
eight In the city. Ho had been watchIng -
Ing Uncle Hezoklah milk the cow on
his first evening , and when ho re
turned to the house his aunt asked
him :
" 'Is Uncle Ilezzlc through milking
yet , Willie ? '
' "Not yet-anaweicd Willie. 'Ho
has ( InlstU'd two faucets and has just
begun on the other two , ' "
* Casey nt the Bat.
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Such a Polite Little Boy.
"Wo keep our own cow , " explained
the hostess , proudly. "So we're sure
of our milk. "
"Well , " interrupted the small sqn
of the guest , setting down his cup ,
"somebody's stung you with a sour
cow. "
Rather Personal.
Tnllman Only a fool makes the
came sort of mistake tho'Bccond time.
Shortman Do you mean to Insinu
ate that 1 am a fool ?
Tallman Certainly not.
Shortman Well , I didn't know. I've
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The Kind You.Have Always Bought.
Still a Chance.
"Have you ever loved and lost ? "
asked the sweet young thing.
"Not yet , " replied the man who had
been divorced three times.
Dr.I'toreo'i rinnrant relicts first put up 40 renn
ixa. 'flier rrauluui nnd Invlcorutu stomach , liter
Hid bowels. Butur-co-Uixl tinur.vnulos. .
Who has a favorite sin has n hard
master. *
Lewis' Single Hinder Oc cigar oquala
in quality most lOc cigars.
Whan a man dries up like a mummy
ho usually thinks he is u saint.
MNEHART
8Y
or tuaoj-rnttuifcA
SYNOPSIS.
Mini Tnni" ) . spinster unil Ktinnllnn o
Ocrlriido anil Jlulney , rntalitlAliud mminior
) iemlimrlt'ifl | nt Htinnysldc Ainlilst mi-
ineroiiH ( lllllrulllffl tlin norvnnlB ik-sprtcd
As Miss InncM locked up for the nlKlit ,
uha wan Hlnrtled by u dark Hsuro on the
vorandii. She pmaod u loriittk * tilsjlit.
which wnn tilled with tmncomiy IOM" ! <
In ( ho nioinlnir MH.H ! JnncH found u
BtraiiBo lnU | culf button In a i'l < > tlu > H
liiuiiiicr. (5filtu < lo mid IliilMuy unit d
\vlth Juulc liulluy. The IIOUHO was nwnlt-
cnt-d by fi revolver shot A Hti.uiRi" nmn
wnfl found idiot to dentil In the hall
It proved to bo the body of Arnold Arm
strong , whiiHo banker ffithcr owned the
conntiy linuno. MIsH Innux found IIul-
Hny'H jrvolvrr on the lawn , llo mid .Turk
lliilloy had dls.ippcatcd. The link purr
button inynti'iloimly dlsapfioared De
tective Jttmleson and the coioner arrived
aortrude tevealed that fdio wna on"i'd !
to Jurk Hulloy , with whom Hlu > had
talked In the bllllatd loom a tow mo-
tnctitH befuio ( ho murder
CHAPTER V. Continued.
"Tho quarrel , I believe , " ho per-
stated , "was about Mr. Armstrong's
conduct to you , Miss Gertrude. lie
Imd been paying you unwelcome at
tentions. "
And I had never seen the man !
When she nodded a. "yes" I saw the
tremendous possibilities involved. If
this detective could proro that Ger
trude feared and disliked the mur
dered man , and that Mr. Armstrong
had been annoying and possibly pur
suing her with hateful attentions , all
that , added to Gertrude's confession
of her presence In the billiard room
at the time of the crime , looked
strange , to say the least. The promi
nence of the family assured a strenu
ous effort to find the murderer , and If
wo had nothing worse to look forward
to , wo were sure of a distasteful pub
licity.
Mr. Jnmlcson shut Ills note-book
with a nnnp and thanked us.
"I have an Idea , " ho said , apropos
of nothing at all , "that at any rate the
ghost Is laid hero. Whatever the rap-
pings have been and the colored man
says they began when the family went
west three months ago they are like
ly to stop now. "
Which shows how much ho knew
about It The ghost was not laid ;
with the murder of Arnold Armstrong
ho , or it , only seemed to take on fresh
vigor.
Mr. Jnmlcson loft then , and when
Gertrude had gone upstairs , as she did
nt once , I sat and thought over what
I had just heard. Her engagement ,
once so engrossing a matter , paled
now beside the significance of. her
story. If Ilalsey and Jack Bailey hat
loft before the crime , how came Hal
oey's revolver in the tulip bed ? What
was the mysterious cauoo of their sudden
don flight ? What had Gertrude loft
in the billiard room ? What was the
significance of the cuff-Jink and where
was it ?
CHAPTER VI.
In the East Corridor.
When \ho detective loft ho enjoined
absolute secrecy on everybody in the
household. The Greenwood club
promised the same thing , and as thcro
tire no Sunday afternoon papers , the
murder was not publicly known until
Monday. The coroner himself notified
the Armstrong family lawyer , and
early in the afternoon ho came out.
I had not seen Mr. Jamlcsou since
morning , but I know ho had been in
terrogating the servants. Gertrude
was locked in her room with a head
ache , and I had luncheon alone ,
Mr. Ilarton , the lawyer , was a little
thin man , and ho looked as if ho did
not relish his business that day.
, "This is very unfortunate , Miss In
nes , " ho said , after wo had shaken
hands. "Most unfortunate and mys
( terlous. With the father and mother
| ln the west , I find everything devolves
on mo ; and , as you can understand
it is an unpleasant duty. "
"No doubt , " I said absently. "Mr
Ilarton , I am going to ask you some
questions , and I hope you will answer
them. I feel that I am entitled to
some knowledge , because I and my
family are just now in a most amblgu
ous position. "
I don't know whether ho under
stood mo or not ; ho took off his
glasses and wiped them.
"I shall ho very happy , " ho said
with old-fashioned courtesy.
"Thank you. Mr Ilarton , did Mr
Arnold Armstrong know that Sunny
side had been rented ? "
"I think yes , ho did. In fact , I my
eolf told him about it. "
"And ho knew who the tenants
were ? "
"Yes. "
"Ho had not been living with the
family for some years , I bellevo ? "
"No. Unfortunately , there had boon
trouble between Arnold and his fa
ther. For two years ho had lived In
town. "
"Then it would bo unlikely that ho
came hero last night to got possession
of anything belonging to him ? "
"I should think it hardly possible , '
ho admitted. "To bo perfectly frank
Miss Inncs , I can not think of any
reason whatever for hla coming her
as ho did. Ho had been staying a
the club house across the volley fo
the last week , Jarvls tolls mo , bu
that only explains how ho came here
not why. It la u most imfortunat
family. "
Llo shook his head despondently
"The Quarrel , I Believe. "
xnd [ felt that this tlried-up llttlo man
vas the repository of much that he
lad not told me. I gave up trying to
elicit any information from him , and
vo went together to view the body
) oforo It waa taken to the city. It
mil been lifted on to the bllllard-ta-
> lo and a sheet thrown over it ; oth
erwise nothing had been touched. A
soft hat lay bealdo It , and the collar
of the dlunor-coat was still turned up.
The handsome , dissipated face of Ar-
lold Armstrong , purged of its ngly
Inos , was now only pathetic. As we
went In Mrs. Watson appeared at the
card-room door.
"Couio in , Mrs. Watson , " the lawyer
said. Out she shook her head and
withdrew ; she was the only one in
the house who seemed to regret the
dead man , and even she seemed rath
er shocked than sorry.
Before Mr. Ilarton left , ho told mo
something of the Armstrong family.
Paul Armstrong , the father , had been
married twice. Arnold was a son by
the first marriage. The second Mrs.
Armstrong had been a widow , with
a child , a little girl. This child , now
perhaps 20 , was Louise Armstrong ,
tiavlng taken her stepfather's name ,
nnd was at present in California with
the family.
"They will probably return nt once , "
lie concluded , "and part of my errand
here today is to see if you will relin
quish your lease hero in their favor. "
"Wo would bettor wait and see if
they wish to come , " I said. "It seems
unlikely , and my town house is being
remodeled. " At that ho let the mat
ter drop , but it came up unpleasantly
enough , later.
At six o'clpck the body was taken
away , and at seven-thirty , after an
early dinner , Mr. Ilarton went. Gertrude -
trudo had not como down , and there
was no news of Halsoy. Mr. Jamie-
son had taken a lodging in the vil
lage , and I had not seen him since
mid-afternoon. It was about nine
o'clock , I think , when the bell rang
and he was ushered into the living
room.
"Sit down , " I said grimly. "Have
you found a clew that will incriminate
mo , Mr. Jamloson ? "
Ho had the grace to look uncomfort
able. "No , " ho said. "If you had
killed Mr. Armstrong , you would have
left no clews. You would have had
too much intelligence. "
After that wo got along hotter. He
was fishing In his pocket , and after
n mlnuto ho brought out two scraps
ot paper. "I have been to the club
house , " ho said , "and among Mr. Arm
strong's effects , I found these. Ono Is
curious ; the other is puzzling. "
The first was a sheet of club notepaper -
paper on which was written , over and
over , the name "Halsoy B , Inncs. " It
was Ilalsey's flowing signature to a
dot , but it lacked Ilalsoy's case. The
ones toward the bottom .of the sheet
were much bettor than the top ones.
Mr. Jamlcson smiled at my face.
"His old tricks , " ho said. "That
one is merely curious ; this one , as I
said before , is puzzling. "
The second scrap , folded and re
folded into a compass so tiny that the
writing had been partly obliterated ,
was part ot a letter the lower half of
a sheet , not typed , but written in a
cramped hand.
by altering the plans for
rooms , may bo possible. Tlio best way ,
lit my ojMuloa would bo to the plan
for lu ono ot tlii > rooms chim
ney.
ney.That was all.
"Well ? " I said , looking up. "Thoro
is nothing In that , is there ? A man
ought to be able to change the plan
of his house without becoming an ob-
icct ot suspicion. "
micro is little in the paper Itself , "
ic admitted ; "but why should Arnold
Vrmstrong carry that around , unless
t meant something ? He never built
a house , you may be sure of that. If
t is this house , it may mean anything
'roui ' a secret room "
"To an extra bathroom , " I said
scornfully. "Haven't you a thumbprint -
print , too ? "
"I have , " ho said with a smile , "and
the print of a foot in a tulip bed , and
a number of other things. The odd
est part Is , Miss Inncs , that the
thumb-mark is probably yours and the
footprint certainly. "
His audacity was the only thing
that saved me ; his amused smile put
me on my mettle , and I ripped out a
*
perfectly good scallop before I an
swered.
"Why did I step into the tulip bed ? "
I asked with interest.
"You picked up something , " he said
jood-humoredly , "which you are go
ing to tell me about later. "
"Am I , indeed ? " I was politely cu
rious. "With this remarkable Insight
of yours , I wish you would toll mo
where I shall find my four-thousand-
dollar motorcar. "
"I was just coming to that , " ho
said. "You will find it about 30 miles
away , at Andrews Station , in a black
smith shop , where it Is being re
paired.
I laid down my knitting then and
looked at him.
"And Ilalsey ? " I managed to say.
"Wo are going to exchange information
mation , " ho said. "I am going to tell
you that , when you tell mo what you
picked up in the tulip bed. "
Wo looked steadily at each other ; it
was not an unfriendly stare ; wo were
only measuring weapons. Then ho
smiled a little and got up.
"With your permission , " ho said , "I
am going to examine the card room
and the staircase again. You might
think over my offer in the meantime. "
Ho went on through the drawing
room , and I listened to his footsteps
growing gradually fainter. I dropped
my pretence at knitting nnd , leaning
back , I thought over the last -18 hours.
Hero was I , Rachel Inncs , spinster , a
granddaughter of old John Innes of
revolutionary days , a D. A. R. , a Co
lonial Dame , mixed up with a vulgar
and revolting crime , and oven at
tempting to hoodwink the law ! Cer
tainly I had left the straight and nar
row way.
I was roused by hearing Mr. Jamie-
son coming rapidly back through the
drawing room. He stopped at the
door.
"Miss Innes , " ho said quickly , "will
you como with mo and light the cast
corridor ? I have fastened somebody
in the small room nt the head of the
card room stairs. "
I Jumped up at once.
"You mean--tho murderer ? " I
gasped.
"Possibly , " ho said quietly , as wo
hurried together up the stairs. "Some
ono was lurking on the staircase
when I went back. I spoke ; instead
of an answer , whoever it was turned
and ran up. I followed It was dark
but as I turned the corner at the
top a figure darted through this door
and closed it. The bolt was on my
side , and I pushed it forward. It Is a
closet , I think. " Wo were in the upper
hall now. "If you will show mo the
electric switch , Miss Innes , you would
better wait in your own room. "
Trembling as I was , I was deter
mined to KOO that door opened. 1
hardly know what I feared , but BO
many terrible and inexplicable things
had happened that suspense was
worse than certainty.
"I am perfectly cool , " I said , "and I
am going to remain here. "
The lights Hashed up along that end
of the corridor , throwing the doors
Into relief. At the intersection of the
small hallway with the larger , the cir
cular staircase wound its way up , as
if it had been an afterthought of the
architect. And juwt around the cor-
iier , In the small corridor , was the
door Mr. JamloKon hud Indicated. I
was still unfamiliar with the house ,
and I did not remember the door. My
heart was thumping wildly In my ears ,
but I nodded to him to go ahead. I
was perhaps eight or ten feet away
and then ho threw the bolt back.
"Como out , " ho said quietly. There
was no response. "Come out , " he
repeated. Then 1 think ho had a re
volver , but 1 am not sure he stepped
aside and threw the door open.
From where I stood I could not see
beyond the door , but I saw Mr. Jamie-
son's face change and heard him mut
ter something , then he bolted down
the stairs , three at a time. When my
knees had stopped shaking , I moved
forwaid , slowly , nervously , until I had
a partial view of what was beyond the
door. It seemed at first to be a clos
et , empty. Then I went close nnd ex
amined It , to stop with a shudder
Where the floor should have been was
black void and darkness , from which
came the indescribable damp smell
of the cellars.
Mr. Jnmioson had locked somebody
in the clothes chute. As I leaned over
I fancied I heard a groan or waa it
the wind ?
CHAPTER VII.
A Sprained Ankle.
I was panic-stricken. As I ran along
the corridor I was confident that the
mysterious Intruder and probable mur
derer had been found , and that he
lay dead or dying at the foot of the
chute. 1 got down the staircase some
how , and through the kitchen to the
basement stairs. Mr. Jamlcson had
been before me , and the door stood
open. Llddy was standing in the mid
dle of the kitchen holding a frying
pan by the handle as a weapon.
"Don't go down there , " she yelled ,
when she saw me moving toward the
basement salrs. "Don't you do it , Miss
Rachel. That Jamleson's down there
now. There's only trouble comes of
hunting ghosts ; they lead you Into
bottomless pits and things like that.
Oh ; Miss Rachel , don't " as I tried
to get past her.
She was interrupted by Mr. Jamie-
son's reappearance. lie ran up the
stairs two at a time , and his face was
flushed and furious.
"The whole place is locked , " he said
angrily , "Where's the laundry key
kept ? "
"It's kept In the door , " Llddy
snapped. "That whole end of the cel
lar is kept locked , so nobody can get
at the clothes , and then the key's left
in the door , so that unless a thief
Bolted Down Stairs , Three at a Time.
was as blind as as some detectives ,
he could walk right in. "
"Liddy , " I said sharply , "como down
with us and turn on all the lights. "
She offered her resignation , as us
ual , on the spot , but I took her by the
arm , and she came along finally. She
switched on all the lights and pointed
to a door just ahead.
"That's the door , " she said sulkily.
"Tho key's in it. "
Hut the key was not In it. Mr.
Jamlcson shook it , but it was a heavy
door , well locked. And then ho stooped
and began punching around the key
hole with the end of a lead pencil.
When ho stood up his face was exul
tant.
"It's locked on the inside , " ho said
in a low tone. "Thoro is somebody in
there. "
"Lord have mercy ! " gasped Liddy ,
nnd turned to run.
( TO BE CONTINUED. )
Where It Goes.
"That man made an immense for
tune out of a simple little Invention. "
"Indeed ! What did ho invent ? " "In
vent ? Nothing , you dub ! Ho wai ths
promoter ! "
OLD LADY'S THOUGHTFUL ACT
Didn't Mean Beloved Pastor's Diges
tion Should Suffer If She Could
Help It.
One morning a popular young min
ister was presenting his views upon
nn Important subject under discussion ,
fmys the National Monthly , nnd Insist
ing that he held certain things to be
true , the commentators notwithstand
ing , lie continued , "I hold this to bo
true- , even though the commentators
disagree with me and again I say ,
oven though the commentators disa
gree with me. "
At this point an old lady was scon
to leave the church , bn his way home
fi om the service the minister was
met by this old lady , bearing n basket.
She stopped and handed It to him ,
saying : "Dear brother , 1 heerd you'
nay thft common 'tatois disagree with
you , BO I've brought you a basket
of Virginia yams. "
Up to Pa.
"i'apa , sister's a liar ! "
"Why , why ! .Jennie , you mustn't say
such things. "
"I can pitne It by your own self.
Lns't night 1 heard her say , 'Charlie ,
I'll call papa if you dare to do it
again ! ' And he did It twice more. Did
you hear her call ? "
Question of Precedent.
"What makes you doubt 'that all
men arc born equal ? "
"The absolute conlidonce of every
parent that' ' his baby Is superior to
any other In existence. "
Some choirs have the artistic tern-
poniniput so bady they will sing a
lullaby just before the sermon.
TKUKV DAVIV r.\INKIl.tKK
for nil sorts of ruts. bniKcs , Inirim and Mrnlnt.
Taken Internally It euros dl.iirh > > .L und dysentery.
AVuld Milislllull's. 2jc , 5f > cnnd KK > .
If a man would be himself he must T *
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prove faster thnn your
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nil I bo taken at u rate
beyond present concep
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rwopio in the United
1 ' ' "BtatCH alone who want
homes to tnko up thin land. " K rlj
,000 Americans
nil ] enter itiiilinnkotlielrlionicn
InVe torii Cniimlu till * joar.
1000 ] ) r < Mlurcil another Inrco
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