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.V VI. THE DRAWBACK. "Thoro nro very few women archi tects. " "No wonder. Women do not rollah being called 'designing creatures. ' " BOY TORTURED BY ECZEMA "When my boy was nix years old , ho Buffered terribly with eczema. Ho could neither oil still nor llo quietly In bed , for the Itching was dreadful. Ho ( would Irritnto cpots by scratching ; wlth hla nalla and that only made thorn worse. A doctor treated him jund wo tried almost everything , but , tbo eczema seemed to spread. It started in a email place on the lower 'extremities ' and spread for two years .until . It very nearly covered the hack 'part of his leg to the knco. "Finally I got Cutlcura Soap , Cutl- cura Ointment and Cutlcura Pills and gave them according to directions. I used them In the morning and that evening , before I put my boy to bed , t used them again and the Improve ment oven In these few hours was sur prising , the Inflammation ccomod to bo so much Icsa. I used two boxen of Cutlcura Ointment , the came of the Pllla and the Soap and my boy was cured. My son is now in. his sev enteenth year and ho has never had ft return of the eczema. "I took care of n friend's child that bad eczema on its face and limbs and I used the Cutlcura Soap and Ointment. They acted on the child Just as they did on my Eon and It has never re * turned. I would recommend the Cull- .cura Remedies to anyone. Mrs. A. J. Cochran , 1823 Columbia Avo. , Phlla dolphin , Pa. , Oct. 20 , 1909. " When Father Helped. The fond father held the manu- ccrlpt whllo his con practised the era- 'tlon. , "Shall wo permit the ruthless hand , of the hydra-headed tyrant , " cried the youth , "to to to well , what Is It ? " The father was wrestling with the manuscript. "Oh , yea , " ho muttered , "hero It la : 'to desslcato. ' Go on. " "It's desecrate , " cried the boy , In dignantly. " 'Shall wo permit the Ruthless hand of the hydra-headed .tyrant to desecrate the the the ' why don't you prompt mo ? " ' The father was staring hard at the [ manuscript. "Tho the poodle paddle poodle- lam of our llvor'tles , " ho stammered. I "It'a the 'palladium of OUK liber ties , ' " roared the boy. "Qlmmo that paper I'll say It moself. " And ho stalked away angrily. Try This , This Summer. The very next tlnio you'ro hot , tired or'thirsty , step up to a soda fountain And get a glass of Coca-Cola. It will cool you off , rollovo your bodily and mental fatlguo and quench your thirst delightfully. At soda fountains or carbonated In bottles Go everywhere. Delicious , refreshing and wholesome. Bond to the Coca-Cola Co. , Atlanta , , Ga. , for their free booklet "Tho Truth ' .About Coca-Cola. " Tells what Coca- ! Cola it ) and why It Is BO delicious , re freshing and thirst-quenching. And Bond 2o stamp'for the Coca-Cola Base ball Record Book for 1910 contains the famous poem "Casey At The Bat , " records , schedules for both leagues and other valuable baseball informa tion compiled by authorities. Oh , Mr. Wrightl Wilbur Wright was talking to n Dayton reporter about the Dally Mall's (50,000 aerial race from London to Manchester. "It was shocking , though , " said the reporter , "that Graham White , an An glo-Saxon flying man , let himself bo beaten by a Frenchman , " Mr. Wright smiled. "Shocking ? " ho said. "It was more than that. It was a-Paulhan. " HE KEYSTONE TO HEALTH IS HOSTETTER'S STOMACH BITTERS " A The best medicine to safe guard your health is the Bitters. Its merit has been thoroughly proven during the past 57 years. Try a bottle for Poor Ap petite , Gas on Stomach , Cramps and Diarrhoea. AirV u * 4 * MN&HART ILLUSTRATIONS BY ev eaaai-iftnuaacA SYNOPSIS. Miss Jiiiii'B , uplnntcr ami punrdlan of Oertrude mid IIulHpy , cntnbllnhcd mitnmcr liandqiinrtrrH nt SunnysldP. AnildHt mi- liUToim dllllcultli-s the SurvuntB ilcsortrd. AH Miss limes locked up for the nlRltt. Bhu wild ut art led by a ( lurk llKiiro on the vcrnndn. Blio pnnsod u terrible nlRht , which wiw lillc-il wllli unseemly tiolHCH. In DIP niornluK Mlna Innes found u HtrniiRo link cuff button In a plotlicM hamper. ( Jprlrudo nnd Ilnlsey urrwcd with .Inch lliillcy. The IIOUHO wnn awuk- ened by n revolver nhot. A Htrnnjo iiiivn wixs found Hhot to dentil , In tliu bull. Jl proved to bo the body of Arnold Arm strong , whoBP banker father owned the country IIOUHP. MIRH liinca found IIul- ncy'H revolver on the Inwn. Ho nnd .iticlc Unlloy Imil dluiippcnrcil. The link ouff button inyntcrloiiHty illwiuppureil. On- tpctlve JiunlrHon urn ! llio coroner iirrlvcd. Ocrtriulo rcvi-alcd tlmt nlm WIIH ( > ngnKuil to Jack Hnlluy , with whom Hhu bud talked In the billlurd room a few mo- nipntH before tbo murder. .Jninloson told MlHS Inni'S tlmt Him wus liltllntf ovldc-wo from him. Ho ImpHnoncd an Intruder In un empty room. Tbo mlRoner p ruped down ti luundry chute. It dovolop.-d that the Intrudpr WIIH probably n woiiuin. nor- trudo WIIH Hiispci'tod , for tbo Intruder loft ft pi lilt of u bare foot. Oortrudo re turned homo with her right uiiklii sprained. A npgro found the ntlior halt of what proved to bo Jack Uulloy'H ruff button. lliilBcy niiddonly reniipeiued. Ho nnhl lie and nallcy bad loft ImctuiHe they had received a telcKram. Gertrude Rnld that Rim hail Klven Uallpy an un loaded revolver , frarliiR to ( dvo him Hal- nny'H loaded weapon. Cashier Ualley or I'anl ArniBtroiiB'H bank , dpfunut , wan ar rested , charged with embezzlement. CHAPTER X. Continued. ' "In cash ? " "In cash. " "But the intln. who 'did It he would ho known ? " "Yes , I toll you both , as suru as 1 stand here , I bollovo that Paul Arm strong looted hlo own bunk. I believe ho has a million at least , as the re sult , and that ho will never coiuo back. I'm worse than a pauper now. I can't ask Louise to share nothing a year with mo , and when I think of this disgrace for her , I'm crazy. " The most ordinary events of life Beeincd pregnant with pos'slblltles that < ] ay , and when llalsey was called to the telephone , I ceased nil pretense at eating. When ho came back from the telephone his face showed that something had occurred. IIo waited however , until Thomas left the din ing room ; then ho told UH. "Paul Armstrong IH dead , " he an nounced gravely. "lie died this mornIng - Ing In California. Whatever he did , ho Is beyond the law now. " Gertrude turned pale. "And the only man who could have cleared Jack can never do it ! " she said despairingly. "Also , " I replied coldly , "Mr. Arm strong is for over beyond the power of defending himself. When your Jack comes to me , with some $200,000 n his hands , which Is about what fou < have lost , I shall believe him In nocent. " CHAPTER XI. Halscy Makes a Capture. It was about half-past eight when \ < To left the dining room , and Btlll en grossed with ono subject , the failure of the bank and its attendant evils , lalsoy and I wont * out into the grounds for a stroll. Gertrude fol owed us shortly. "Tho light was hlckenlng , " to appropriate Shakes- earo's description of twilight , nnd once again the tree-toads * and the crickets were making night throb ivlth their tiny llfo. It was almost op pressively lonely , In spite of its beau- y , nnd I felt a sickening pang of lomeslckness for my city at night or the clatter of horses' feet on ce mented paving , for the lights , the voices , the sound of children playing. The country after dark oppresses me. The stars , qujto eclipsed In the olty by the electric lights , hero become In sistent , nssdrtlvo. Whether I want to or not , I find myself looking for the few I know by name , and feeling rl dlculously now nnd small by contrast always an unpleasant sensation. After Gertrude joined us , we avoid ed any further mention of the murder. To Halsoy , as to mo , there was over present , I am sure , the thought of our conversation of the night before. As wo strolled back and forth along the drive , Mr. Jamlcson emerged from the shadow of the trees. "Good evening , " ho said , managing to include Gertrude in his bow , Ger trude had never been oven ordinarily courteous to him , and she nodded cold ly , llalsey , however , was moro cor dial , although wo were all constrained enough. Ho and Gertrude went on together , leaving the detcctlvo to walk with mo. As soon as they were out of earshot , ho turned to rue. "Do you know , Miss Innos , " ho said , "tho deeper I go into this thing , the moro strange It seems to me. I am very sorry for Miss Gertrude. It looks as If Dalloy , whom she has tried so hard to save , is worse than a ras cal ; and after her plucky flght for him , it seems hard. " 1 looked through the dusk to whore Gertrude's light dinner dress gleamed among the trees. She had made a plucky flght , poor child. Whatever she might have been driven to do , I could find nothing but n deep sym pathy for her. If she had only como .0 mo with the whole truth then ! "Miss luues , " Mr. Jamleaon was BayIng - Ing , "in the last throe days , have you MOD a any suspicious figures around ho grounds ? Any woman ? " "No , " I replied. "I have a fill of maids that will boar watching , ono and all. Hut there has boon no Htrango woman nuar the house or Llddy would have aoon her , you maybe bo fiuro. She has a telescopic oye. " Mr. Jamieoon looked thoughtful. "It may not amount to anything , " ho eald alowly. "It la difficult to got any perspective on things around hero , bccauBo every ono down In the village IB euro ho Haw the murderer , either before or alnco the crime. And half of them will stretch a point or two as to facts , lo bo obliging. But the man who driven the hack down there tells a Htory that may possibly provo to bo Important. " "I have heard It , I think. Was It the ono the parlor maid brought up yesterday , about a ghost wringing Its handH on thu roof ? Oh perhaps it's thu ono the milk-boy heard ; n tramp washing a dirty Bhlrt , presumably bloody , In thu creek below the bridge ? " I could HOC the glunm of Mr. Jamie- BOII'H teeth as ho mulled , "Neither , " ho said. "Hut Matthew Gelst , which in our friend'H name , claims that on Saturday night , at 9:30 : , n volled lady " "I know it would bo a veiled lady , " I broke in. "A veiled lady , " ho persisted , "who was apparently young and beautiful , engaged hln hack and asked to he driven to Sunnyaidc. Near the gate , however , she made him otop , in spite of'his remoiiHtrancoH , saying she pre ferred to walk to the house. She paid A few feet away In the hall was the spot where the body of Arnold Arm strong had been found. I wan n bit nervous , nnd I put my hand on Hal- scy'H sleeve. Suddenly , from the top of the staircase above us came the sound of a cautious footstep. At first I was not sure , but Halsey's attitude told me ho had heard and was listen ing. The step , slow , measured , In finitely cautious , was nearer now. llalsey tried to loosen my fingers , but I wan In n paralysis of fright. The swish of a body against the curving rail , na If for guidance , was plain enough , and now whoever it was had reached the foot of the staircase and had caught a glimpse of our rigid silhouettes againat the billiard room doorway. Hnlsey throw me off then nnd strode forward. "Who Is it ? " ho called imperiously , and took n half dozen rapid strides to ward the foot of the staircase. Then I heard him mutter something ; there was the crash of a falling body , the slam of the outer door , and , for an Instant , quiet. 1 screamed , I think. Then I remember turning on the lights and finding Flnlsoy , white with fury , trying to untangle himself from something warm and fleecy. IIo had cut his forehead a little on the lowest step of the stairs , and he was rather a ghastly sight. He Hung the white object at me , and , jerking open the outer door , raced Into the darkness. Gertrude had conic on hearing the noise , and now wo stood , staring at each other over of all things on The Step , Slow , Measured , Infinitely Cautious , Was Nearer Now. him , and ho loft her there. Now , Miss Innes , you had no such vlHltor , I be- llovo ? " "Nouo , " I paid decidedly. "Golst thought it might bo a maid , as you had got a Hupply that day. But ho said her getting out near the gate puzzled him. Anyhow , wo have now ono veiled lady , who , with the ghost ly intruder of Friday night , makes two assets that I hardly know what to do with. " "It Is myntlfylng , " I admitted , "al though I can think of ono possible ex planation. The path from the Green wood club to the village enters the road near the lodge gate. A woman who wished to reach the Country club , unporcolved , might choose such a method. There are plenty of wom en fhoro. " I think this gave him something to ponder , for in a short tlmo ho said good night and loft But I myself was far from satisfied. I was determined , however , on ono thing. If my suspic ions for I had suspicions were true , would make my own Investigations , and Mr. Jamloson should learn only what was good forhim , to know. Wo went back to the house , and Gertrude , who was more Hko herself since her talk with Ilalsoy , sat down at the mahogany desk In the living room to write u letter. Ilalsoy prowl ed up and down the entire cast wing , now in the cardroom , now In the bil liard room , nnd now nnd then blowIng - Ing his clouds of tobacco smoke among the pink and gold hangings of the drawing room. After a little I joined him In the billiard room , and together wo wont over the details of the discovery of the body. The cardroom was qulto dark. Where wo eat , in the billiard room , only one of the uldo brackets was lighted , and wo spoke In subdued tones , as the hour and the subject seemed to demand. When I spoke of the figure Llddy and I had sepn on the porch through the cardroom win dow Friday night , Ilalsoy sauntered into the darkened room , and together wo stood there , much as Llddy and I had done thixt other night. The wlndtw was the same grayish rcctunsla In the blackness as before. earth a whlto silk and wool blanket , exquisitely fine ! It was the most un- ghostly thing in the world , with Its lavender border and it's faint scent. Gertrude was the first to speak. "Somebody had it ? " she asked. "Yea. llalsey tried to stop whoever It was and fell. Gertrude , that blank et Is not mine. I have never seen it before. " She held it up and looked at It ; then she went to the door on to the veran da and threw it open. Perhaps 100 feet from the house were two figures , that moved slowly toward us as wo looked. When they cnuio within range of the light , I recognized Ilalsoy , and with him Mrs. Watson , the house keeper. . CHAPTER XII. One Mystery for Another. The most commonplace Incident takes on a new appearance if the at tendant circumstances are unusual. There was no reason on earth why Mrs. Watson should not have carried a blanket down the east wing stair case , if she BO desired. But to take a blanket down at 11 o'clock at night , with every precaution as to noise , nnd , when discovered , to lllng it at JIalsey and bolt Ilalsey's word , and n good one Into the grounds this made the incident moro than significant. They moved slowly across the lawn and up the steps , llalsey was talking quietly , and Mrs. Watson was looking down and listening. She waa a woman of a certain amount of. dignity , most efficient , BO far as I could see , al though Llddy would have found fault If she dared. But just now Mrs. Wat- son's face was an enigma. She was defiant , I think , under her mask of submission , and Bho still showed the effect of nervous shock. "Mrs. Watson , " I said severely , "will you be so good as to explain this rather unusual occurrence ? " "I don't think It BO unusual , Miss Innes. " Her volco was deep and very clear ; but It was somewhat tremulous. 'T was taking a blanket down to Thomas , who Is not well to-night , nnd I used this staircase , as being nearer the path to the lodge. When vented , and through an ugly Btroy Mr. Innes called nnd then mailed at mo , I 1 was alarmed , and Hung the blanket at him. " Ilalsoy was examining the cut on his forehead In a small mirror on the wall , IU was not much of an In jury , but It had bled freely , and his appearance was rather terrifying. "Thomas 111 ? " ho Bald , over his shoulder. "Why , I thought I saw Thomas out there as you made that cyclonic break out of the door and over the porch. " 1 could BOO that under pretense of examining his Injury ho was watch ing her through the mirror. " ! K this one of the servants' blankets - ots , Mrs. Watson ? " I asked , holding up its luxurious folds to the light. "Everything else is locked away , " she replied. Which was true enough , no doubt. I had rented the house without bed furnishings. "If Thomas Is ill , " llalsey said , "some member of the family ought to go down to aee him. You needn't bother , Mrs. Watson. I will take the blanket. " She drew herself up quickly , as If In protest , but she found nothing to say. She stood smoothing the folds of her dead black dress , her face as white as chalk above It. Then she seemed to make up her mind. "Very well , Mr. Innos , " she said. "Perhaps you would better go. I have done all I could. " And then she turned and went up the circular staircase , moving slowly and with u certain dignity. Below , the three of us stared at one another across the Intervening white blanket. "Upon my word , " JIalsey broke out , "this place Is a walking nightmare. I have the feeling that wo three out siders who have paid our money for the privilege of staying in this spook- factory , are living on the very top of things. We're on the lid , so to speak. Now and then we get a sight of the things inside , but we are not a part of them. " "Do you suppose , " Gertrude asked doubtfully , "that she really meant that blanket for Thomas ? " "Thomas was standing beside that magnolia tree , " Halsey replied , "when I ran after Mrs. Watson. It's down to this , Aunt Ray. Rosle's bas ket and Mrs. Watson's blanket can only mean ono thing : There is some body hiding or being hidden in the lodge. It wouldn't surprise me if we hold the key to the whole situation now. Anyhow , I'm going to the lodge to Investigate. " Gertrude wanted to go , too , but she looked so shaken that I insisted she should not I sent for Llddy to help her to bed , and then Halsey and I started for the lodge. The grass was heavy with dew , and , man-like , Ilalsey chose the shortest way across the lawn. Half way , however , he stopped. "We'd better go by the drive , " he said. "This isn't a lawn ; it's a field. Where's the gardener these days ? " "There Isn't any , " I Bald meekly. "We have been thankful enough , so far , to have our meals prepared and served nnd the beds aired. The gard ener who belongs here Is working at the club. " "Remind me to-morrow to send out a man from town , " he said. "I know the -very fellow. " I record this scrap of conversation , just as I have tried to put down any thing and everything that had a bearing - ing > on what followed , Uecause the gardener Halsey sent the next day played an Important part in the events of the next few weeks events that culminated as you know , by stirring the country profoundly. At that time , however , I was busy trying to keep my skirts dry , and paid little or no attention to what seemed then a most trivial remark. ' At the lodge everything was quiet. There wus a light In the sitting room downstairs , and a faint gleam , as if from a shaded lamp , in ono of the up per rooms. llalsey stopped and ex amined the lodge with calculating eyes. "I don't know , Aunt Ray , " ho said dubiously ; "this Is hardly a woman's affair. If there's a scrap of any kind , you hike for the timber. " Which was Halsey's solicitous care for me , put into vernacular. "I'll stay right here , " I said , and crossing the small veranda , now shaded nnd fragrant with honey suckle , I hammered the knocker on the door. Thomas opened the door himself Thomas , fully dressed nnd in his cus tomary health. I had the blanket over my arm- " 1 brought the blanket , Thomas , " I said ; "I am sorry you are so ill. " The old man stood staring at mo nnd then at the blanket. Ills con fusion under other circumstances would have been ludicrous. "What ! Not 111 ? " Halsey said from the stop. "Thomas , I'm afraid you'vo been malingering. " Thomas scorned to have boon debat ing something with himself. Now ho stopped out on the porch and closed the door gently behind him. ( TO BH CONTINUED. ) Were Not Needed. "Scientists say that whisky is not a cure for snake bites. 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