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m A m mm + :a IM ;!| The Mystery of Hartley House As MP* *SNiA| Si % mm* •t cLirronD s t atmono !• • • • 0 *•* IMmS N, •felt* IWnaltim • IJ•«« T*Ot# l> If *mtm •*»«! g\tmm K»<tmt r«*«l‘ MI4 • |>runiln«nl tur^l <)Mlfgl«t Ikml ■ I^Tihi* la p^rvoatally guamh t*eO by rtrry ilriyrf1«t. A largr liultla r»»ata but a f»'» rrnta. and If It falla l« give enay relief In every cnae of liver aliifglfthneftH and conatlpntlon. you bnve only to aak for your money buck. Dodson's Liver Tone Is n plensimt- tasting, purely vegetable remedy, harmless to both children and adults. Take a sjH>onful at night and wake up feeling line; no biliousness, sick head ache,, acid stomach or constipated bowels. It doesn’t gripe or cause Incon venience all the next day like violent cnlomei. Take a dose of calomel to day and tomorrow you will feel weak, ilck and ^nauseated. Don’t lose a day’s work! Take Dodson's Liver Tone In- ■tend and feel fine, full of vigor and ambition.—Adv. An Aid to Busiocm. IU*u <*on—you tK*lleve || {*ollt*gf ra- re- r Im hii nid to boslne*** * ? Kgt^-rf ~I rertalnly do \\ h W r tli d h* ASPIRIN x \ I I J §•»••« Vi A»t IM V tk- • g*-rii«*. !»•» * •»|r l»«» imtathxi rA r*fi «hr-ti •t»a%r«l twtr# dally • *nr f.T all aliavtng bathing and »hatu|MH>ing —Adv. Bareback Gowna A lady In a decollet’e l•♦•r:lte<l llt*- boUbt-vlkl at a dinner In Wasliington. “\Yb>,” slu* erbsl, “tin* lat»-st n»*ws from Itussla is that tlo*s«* rurs are sell ing the \er> clothes ofT the women’s backs.” Senator Johnson of California loiiki*d around the table with a smile. All the ladles’ gowns were deoollette. In the back this decolletage was especially marked. “The liolsheviki," he said, “wouldn’t find much to sell at a fashionable American dinner party, would they?” Important to Mothers Examine carefully every bottle of 7A8TOHIA, that famous old remedy for Infants and children, and see that it Bears the Signature of ( In Cm for Over 30 Years Children Cry for Flrtchtr's Castons TM Lsar ef Awraf«« ’t ai CiVSTtBt i Msb a m! aa4 a •I l ha aaaioali a v4«h aM Awarivaa awaae, with a Spaaiih wif • a ad a kaaalifal daaghtart a yauag ra«»daal pkyticiaa ••cratly ia lava with tk# girl—that's material aaoagk for a firtt'daaa mystary story. But wkoa tko motkor asks bar daughter and tka doctor to bo- con* o “nominally angagad'*— to discourago tka advancas of the family butlar—why, you got a hint of tho unusual qual- itias of this story of mystory. CHAPTER 1. > Rain had been falling for five days when I first saw Hartley house. The place had *so much local distinction that a village not far from tha estate was nsmed Hartley, for It Even when drenched and dripping In a storm which had lasted for live days In late May. tk# spot waa beau tiful and charming; It bad antiquity, that rare thing In u new land Its two fheuaand arrow haadansuaty arranged far daneatlve and agricultural pur pnaee lay skaag the fiver fcaag with aa ladewted earf tsdeeeursug MUural where the river oee two mileo Whga I had ieeu aa laservm ftu M. 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II# waa anxloua to be gone. It waa growing dark. Then I begun ring ing the bell. At tHe third ringing there was a re sponse, In the form of a servant, a man, butler or doorman, past middle age. H^ was crusty. "What do you want?” he asked. ' I explained that I was Dr. Michel- son and wanted nothing that I was not wanted for. I did not like his manner and was not Inclined to ignore It or to propitiate him as ordinarily one would. He had, at first sight, an ex traordinary power of exasperation. At the time I did not understand my weakness, but afterward I did. The man was abnormal as ao Irritant Thus my appearance at Hartley houae was so unfortunate that If the servant** contumacy and my reaent- roent had had another moment, the door would have hem slammed Id my fact and I •ktmld have hem walking buck tu Hanley station At that he* au’a vlra Intervened. •Jed." M anldL "nka** ther»r’ The —cvnnt fened tke dear wider. *1 nm f* *Yeu #MdM. •mm vunueutkg the und left me surlily Aa he lane t thought I heard an- other sound than that of the ctlrfchig of the latch. I had. It was the throw ing of a bolt on the outside: Jed had locked me In. I made sure of thla by trying the door. It could not be opened. Here was an astonishing sit uation for a first night In a place. My impulse was to make a noise and ask for an explanation, hut on second thought I did not. My room was on the second floor, and I saw, looking out of the window, that It would not be Impossible to make a descent on the outside In an emergency. I de cided not to begin my stay with a pro test against any habits of the house or occurrences In It, In the night I was awakened out of a sound sleep with go Idea that I had been disturbed by noises, but nothing I could hear sustained It, and I went to sleep again. I waa up early, dressed snd found that my door had been unbolted. I examined the outside of It for a bolt and had difficulty In finding ooe. so Ingeniously had It bem cuarealed. The knob seemed a part of the decor*flow of tho panel, and tke belt waa of tkln •teel I found II only by finding the anrbet Into which ll mold be Art. The rain bnd atmomt nnd although Of Uks M • by sharp spikea It W bull! beyond (be river*a edge, oad was con tinued out Into the water to a heavily buttressed fashlno. Only a good swim mer could have rounded It and come into the place. It looked like a care fully but strangely designed protection. In the dog kennels were mastiffs nnd a number of Airedales. I said to Jed that It seemed as If precautions had been taken against a perceived danger. He had been affable during the day, but his face clouded instantly. “The wall was here when Mr. Sid ney bought the place, but we are In a way Isolated,” he said shortly. “It is reasonable to take precautions. It will be a precaution for you not to go roam ing the grounds at night. The dogs are not friendly then.” His surliness was easily passed over. I was good humored and wished to prove It « "I have heard of the haunted bay* I aald. "What la Ita atoryT** "Every fool la and about tbe place talk* of that." he auld. "Ton'll get too murk of tbe alory erty too mum. But fbol laut why we bova tbe dug* Wo draT tube my atart la cherts la thftt r fet«•4 rtf TU wmSMtS ^ w entirely rt4 me of tbe trouble.” Get Deea’vet Any Store,< DOAN’S VJftV FOSTEJUMILBURN OCX. BUFFALO. N. Y. Hardly Complimentary. A clerk In the employ of a Chicago business man, while a fair worker, Is yet an individual of pronounced eccen tricity. One day a wire basket fell off the top of the clerk’s desk and scratched his ch£ek. Not having any courtplaster at hand, he slapped on three two-cent postage stamps nnd con tinued his work. A few minutes later he had occasion to take * pa per to his employer’s prlvatb office. When he entered, the "idd m*n.” ob serving the portage sfsrapn on tha Herka cheek, fixed lUm wlfk an a»- toalahed rtare. ”|jrt*k here. 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I asked. . ‘Tm not a coward," said the driver, M —at least, no-more than usual, but I don’t like to be In here alone, and I’ve got to go home alone.” In a fashion he expressed what might have been my mood If I had known more of the place. I could sympathize with him. The rain had done this for me. "What have you to be afraid of?" I asked. "Is something haunted around here?” It seemed as If so beautiful a spot ought to have this In terest. He stopped hla horse. “I ra going bprk out of here like a ■cared plf.~ he aald. "—that la. If tbe old korae ran rtaad It Rat you'ru gu lag la yv# bora frt a wbftla. ead 1*11 ■lap a miaa’c tw aAww ywa a bare I key 9 « Mv 1 Art mm « vrtrAtwv afi TVv * irdr^Z/pfi-lj KING PIN ■ CHEWING I ThctMStkKt tobacxxyyou ma R aw* must a* tni srtm utuu ■ etvr tasted rt My Mewi kc may kave to ttvu Aagvvrtw frt I (dfered kiai a dollar aa a peace offering. "Are you going to stay here?** he asked. "I are supposed to," I said "A dollar won't make you welcome," he said, and left me looking at tha coin In my hand. I was called to dinner and had It alone In a large dining room. When I had finished a maid told me that Mr. Sidney would be glad to see me if It were convenient for me—that he did not need me professionally, but that socially he would be delighted if I could come to him. He was sitting tn a large arm chair In a great room with a great fire place. Later I perceived the fascinat ing details of the room, but Just then Mr. Sidney had all my attention. Dr. Brownell had told me of the re markable will to live which I should find. It was Instantly apparent. The old man wax wonderfully alive. Ha waa abrupt but smilingly and charm ingly courteous. We talked for a quar ter of aa hour, casually. Tbefi be ■aid: 1 know you are tired, doctor -Mat at fiM." I If I m to ufiwwe fAw fAMV bfii *fifid mm iufi^fiMH A* mm umm to wwfip bad rawirttortod in Ha i growth. Tbo wuike | far k •fly kwrfia m rosea or Ivy. It bad yrtwty «fi maa light bat 4—rt a bite oak woods carte Hose ap I held myself la rradli»e«a to attend my pod cot at hla convenience, bat It waa ten o’clock before I waa sum moned. Mr. Sidney was pleasant and animated. "We must arrive at a schedule," I suggested. "This Is a little too late In the day to satisfy Dr. Brownell’s Ideas of what my duties are.” “But, my dear doctor,” he said, “I do not wake until nine. I need my sleep.. I do not go to sleep until one.” "I should advise earfy hours,” I said. “Of course you would, but you must remember that you are dealing with a man, at the end of his life, trying to make the most of It. I like to remain awake late.” “Then you must,” I said. “I shall consider it settled to see you at ten." “And, I hope, sometimes to sit up with me until one. Do you like chess?” —navrr played.” * : "Luckily, Jed doea. Just well enough to Interest me and have me heat hire. Do you tike wtavT* "A young doctor doea not drink." "Luckily, Jed doaa It la • great A grapbir nrraakl af tkw hwafrtg I aad hiiuag afi a apirai a kale la rtrt by owe aka look part ta H. Hi art tag from tbe aeot court of firrtlawd the abater mad* for Itorkall. a Wmely granite pinnacle that Jala out ofi tbe Atlantic at»out two hundred mllea west of the Outer Hebrides. Why the whales go there la a royatery, but In early summer schools of them may be found In the neighborhood. The look out soon spies a “blow,” that la the fountain ejecied by the whale aa It comes to the surface to breathe. Away goes the whaler In pursuit After some tense maneuvering the whaler gets Into suitable position, the skipper takes aim, fires his harpoon gun and a harpoon Is embedded in the mon ster's body. The whale disappears taking yards of hemp line ’vlth him. Presently he rises to blow again, and Immediately a second harpoon Is fired at him and he goes down with yards of rabla rattling overboard. About fifty minutes later ha floats on the surface of the water, quite dead. Immediate!? the sailors fall upon him. Air la pumped into the carcass te make It buoyant, hla flukes are trimmed ofiT. w that be will flout ta rtUfi Again vriiA § buM afi msHE mu art I CA Mkirt rm • t • i a m* SELDOIN SEE a big knet like thia, but your boras may hart a bunch or bnnM on his ankle, hock, •tills, knee or throot. INE ABSORB o m T PACf U Afi* &*r. II TfiACt MARK fi'G.U S PAT. will dean it off without laying up the horse. No blister, no bair gone. Concentrated—-only a few drop# required at an application. $2.50 per mi to dtllftrrt. Quirt jrwr cm* for medal laaractfoaa Book t Rfree. ABSORBING JR., to art mptto liniment for mankind, reduce* Pninful Swell]nc*. BaJarrrt Glaada. Wean Bratoee. Varicoee Vetaei altofa Pita nnd InSammadna. Price S1.2) a kettle at dragglm W deUeercd. Liberal trial bottle soetpeU for 10c. W. F. YOU WO, lac., >11 Teosto tt, IprtneteM. 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