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■ I sriWM i onaiHr Miii *" • : * 41 (dfetKii Ml4 ■i MmhV Ai iHSMk at« flk4<Mi'9 fei Ml ft cmM !*• Alift. aM ftftft »v- h ftftft ««rv ftft* ftlfwAA %• !!♦% fefr« ftlftAf !• ft ftftAAlAft AUMAft. ftAft ffttl* c*nl. J«<1, th« butWr. acU Uba ft yriviiajad mambftr mi Um fftmil) Tha family has coma from Monta* vldao. South Amarlcft. Hartley house Is a fine old Isolated country place, with a ‘murder atory, a "haunted pool," and many watch dogs, and an atmosphere of mys tery. The "haunted pool” Is where Richard Dobson, son of a former owner of Hartley house, had killed his brother, Arthur Dobson. Jed begins operations by locking the doctor in his room ,the very first night Doctor John fixes his door so he can't be locked In. He meets Isobel, daughter of the house, and falls in love at first sight In the night he finds the butler drunk and holding Mrs. Sidney by the wrist. He Interferes. Mra Sidney makes light of It. John buys a revolver. John overhears Jed telling Mra Kidney win have his way. la reply she aaya she will aot Seel late to hill him Mra Sidney ease Jftfts • at "You bars had ftotur sort of dealing with him. lift hft» been hunting for you. He his found you. 1 think we are going to find you more Interesting. Jed. The man will remain n the neighborhood; I think you are going to have some unpleasant hours. The thought does not make me unhappy." "I wish I could find a friend in this house,” said Jed. “I wish you could deserve one,” I said. . . • e ' e e e a e e My description of Hartley house has been so sketchy and indifferent that It may not have Included mention of the formal gardens which took In the river aide of the place. They were charming at all tlroea but particularly ao at sunset, when the radiance w«a twbiiftl the western bills two mlleft oerwas the water ao4 was refectrri la the nsfepps gP sfe fe* empnpfeat and | w NHswet ■ f Se «pgPB *Pk ofedfer* Ink 1 afep sd t ap Ik p kad feepfeed Pemfe ka# I led aa kad lrw« iqpfe. T "Tan k*** f the* amp" 1 said, "had flea s* wanted ta kttt hinaP tt la "1 never ae w kirn before.*’ he eald. T « •» i i *f my w k off aw sms east* fence at thte petal the river wee made Mm i ass teafei fnrensM **1 didn't want to aajr anything shout It. because I didn't want to Interfere with your evening, hut since you men tion It, I’ll ndnilt It.” "Go on along then, Jed.” said Mr. Sidney. “Go and have the doctor look you over.” 'Tfh not sick,” said Jed almoin an grily. ‘‘but I know Fm bad company. I’ll go to bed.’\f "There’s something wrong with the man.” I said as Jed left, “but It IsVt physical.” “So I imagined,” said Mr. Sidney, "lie's as strong as an ox. He’s got the constitution of an onion. How ever. he's not himself tonight, and that’s all there Is to that. Will you read to me T* It was eleven o'clock when 1 went ta my room. 1 was glad af my lease, sttlmagh It had been a pleasant annul pp^mMumuMPit MB ft^wna M BwdL Mu0hnQ man •mssdnsdwnd MNfe ( aammme ttneo Msno nr S — sd M 'V 4 J*tke enaea. pfwvsd fedkadwnV naa sa aptmnrnity mmtrita and lanm <nnt that It woaM have beep aa Injun tire to iMtaleh or dlsrharft him. Ha had gone to the village la the sarly afternoon on an assigned mission for jfie house. He had used the oppor tunity to drink a few glasses of boer, for which proceeding no one would blame- him In Hartley house. It seems that he drank two or three glasses more than he Intended to and, evoo beer being in a fashion Intoxicating, got Into a condition which made him amiable to the approach of a stranger who succeeded In Interesting him in the Immediate prospects^of life, which then to him were chiefly alcoholic. He and the stranger had mneh talk and many drink*. The stableman lost all sense of responsibility, which was not strange, and proceeded from beer to strong liquor, forgetting all his duties to the house. Lb consequence he did hot get home that alght. and the dog* were aat loose Xatwralty ear drew a direct Mae fram ihm peefocmaaea to fee appooc- aare af Che Ppaatard at my wtadam^ Mr eahiagfea — tmpactaat coma of }4I nereaattl d wttt ha tha a eat If added ta tha Mat on which pctcai east taoew ww aarueal wamflae aa whal itad or maafsfemasp the spa a ta bm TV ■odd haao as efesnual fee aap toe sabbl •maooeed had wadhfeaaaa oftw ooo ssmmtaua aad soesmeaadhs. ^pg* aaa aouawa do had asafes hsdMosaoa eoac m ^pa mo aimi •oa af tha wap aoe aqfea ah* sadup m*aa due asaaaa* a* *s* ssae hoc* «mw» ■ dMd* ftfeoe UM* cT fei ioaadddh t aa have bees cut. Director General Geo. H. Cushing of tha Amartcan Whole sala Coal Daalsrs* Association, pta- ilcted. Coal prices experienced a slump of more than |2 a ton in eastern states a month ago. Another slump is dut. soon throughout the country, accord ing to Cushing. — Cheaper coal means lower costs in manufacturing electric light and pow er to run street car lines and facto ries It may have the effect of pre venting further increased rates to street car companies in many cities. "Coal, at least the bituminous va riety. now is getting Into tha class of commodities in which surplas stock* are piling up.** said Cushing. Tha biggest slump la months Is ba ins fait la prices of vegetables, ac cording to the aaaoaacamaat by *ba sgrV ettnral department Tha depart meat showed that many farmers are haieg feared Id sail predare el tsea than tha eaafl ef pmdaaftftam That tg das se rnonvd esawa Tha padata «wsp was ft per ega* mapav thaa *a arfeaam whdks mamas# ta#w* fesaupaag smaa eaoma m tan emnas dad •eahgtfi ioepa aawmmamgaafe Ml arnmam «d feadl < eamhaM dMd fesmgifegamad sagauaafe Base tmaa dnssa eefeggad mMkmr sa sa Mgd sa amfemMa ggma snad dMhM ss MAffSl BEST AGE AMtoMiU mM* CM b» m »%oro— tad :o M X )S if b* »ui» hi COLDMEDAL Tha world’s standard remady fa liver, bladder and uric add sines 1096; corrects disorders; Mimulataa vital organa. AH druggists, three sfaad. INVENTIVE GENIUS JOBS CALOIIEL OF NAUSEA AND DANGER Mrw Whal Is a •# •aft #om fe»d» M MM # MMHWu ■ w ^ ► •w a dM • o v. mm m •- e—o a dkg mmam h t»r lh«* Hgj eSMemsem •# dang aa gsma eeaeMd hs dam sNStb dM nsn add tme a dhe kamd ed fea fem aaa Sosam* fea anane dafeasa he* • > he mse ftesaaean Hm e «<sed ha* • am efeumd fea maa as fee man fe he had feed aaa aeaeag dd dedsgi aa We eae a» fan saw ttsgl he dki aa* rare baa he epeealed hansseif la am The OMsa ea the law a aSead laarhtag fee a aeMBead and then walked sdeerty epae aawaefe ta ha gd w> Wka ampefespa gMaapaad Whs psae oas saeadP asnt tkafe asmdarsad add vae peeedql WaeM m magmrv ■ seemed eM»mg*wa* etsh few enadwe aftarh I fed! a fevddedfe aapfennsaf afes#% with the rveegM wtarh cease fVefe a gwed ghaai e*«ry. If he had appeared saddi-aly af felt leagth anatewlirfa la the ferdra. walking ahnat. II weald have Itren different. Hut Just his he?mI apt>eer1nc above the wall, and he perfectly unexpected, unexplained, motionless and Inquiring 1 —It jrsve you the shivers of it child frightened at night In the nursery. ‘‘You’re poor company.” said Jed. "hut I am. too, and I have to go to Mr. Sidney” i I seemed not to hear him. It was not ln|pnded to rebuff him; I was held by the Spaniard’s eye«». Jed went in to a huff and aaid: "Oh. go to the dqvll.” Then he also turned and saw the head above the wall. He arose and stood looking at the Spaniard as Intently as the ttpnnlan! was looking at him This situation lastrd a full mlaute. without a mavw fegat e# seed ftwm was af aa TWa the Ppmamef s fere g#u**fe la Mpee e# mpfeawfeu* fmfemsp seffeaefe maa a smfh* gfefafe dfe MfeHtwa east sesMhmfe 6 > • smm -* • lease asses «nm* gam ssma hi* dMw fefeaw ftm# eWHasMrfemgra ■9 masafe as dfe Se ftm I I > 66 mamasfe fli ha feums '■-ariMMh t aaupaes as fern anfeeui gw Aflke* I fe*6 perns aa ggp rmma I •a M ferae d Ip fef ffeemia Um meat fee sm Asrsfeksi aa smmi as t was ewt aftpp. Mm ao* a dag appeared TVs •as eamagh to he aatfcred. kwe aat eaewgh. at the rime, ta he given aig n Mice are. I walked about for a while and re-entered the hour* with quieter nerves. . I f ound that I wa* tired. Ordi narily I liked at leflst an hour's read ing just before bed, but this night I wanted uleep. I was grateful for the mood and the opportunity, and I yawned once or twice ns I got into my pnjnmns. I do not know when I went to sleep or how soon thereafter I awakened. It was possibly only two hours later. I did not look at my watch, for the Mery good reason that other things at the time were more Important. A bright moonlight was shining, and ahalever had awakened me fhe moon* light show ed me good reuse to be awake la a wiadww which the anxm- light tiariwd with fftlt lileai*ae<lag fetva waa a fees renspaMahle as that vUPMfe kM »*w IIIIWW M*W P fea ewe me 6 tme fee afe ■ • a •• • «* ••««# e* ** M* amasw aa ^am earns |g PPmsmu 6ke egspa dfemfep m has sampmv am pqgsh t ahafeked afes —fes ssasa aa M kafe gasfei a kaasd p#m snaapey musMssmpaowBs af mapsmae mm amt pasaafep *y Smse aeftvd fa# pam devvee. fea eggsaa I taw* af am am* cfea heeg who win sews | Pa peg pish la appeaarh Mr Pldpey dteectly aad eaamat true* the fad mum you kaow aa Jed I woald not Impime u|Min Mra. Pldnei or her daughter except la extremity You are here, a rational human being and Interested, I am Informed. In tl* fortunes of thl* family. Therefore 1 have come to you.” . “For what purpose?” I asked. He smiled ns If to apologize foi having any puroose, and pulled at the cuffs of his coat. “Fli he frank,” he said. *T Jmnfiy know the purpose clearly myself. My client Is a sailor. My practice lies considerably along the water frot.t In the rity. It has not made me rlc*r. I have lost a good deal of egotism and have become pragmatic. I hav./ to get along and to deal with facta There are people dependent apo® *»* and I have not been much ta depend Ifefe* * "The mm ditto* ef yew# flaaaraa af * PHHfeiP faaMkwl Pe ef iedee#g| ka • | spat Ttftkf ha«a yma tip* p P eadMsgaps tNwMSae ggeessaasp sa • * * • sge i>* «4 *-» »« •• • ismm* smmfetasaapa The sasespgps gsd •kafe egpav la elapa aafe smsMeepp# 1 eaftaa pupa a %esai asaeupae af pi pe# ! *#wd ppbMpP tpa eapemfb epgMaPfePI Mfe wsemssme ppiip Ik* k*gs flap pmedke Y¥a ap 1 ppSiViaPeJHNU P#pi* eempapf fefe aepap funk*# kP fePtfeMMMfePM mtmmmm aveeagtap 16 per rapt P*#msa^fel . \v HOPS VlalsSs Naeteal-ty. He* York—Tha kaftahevtk prepara i tloes for an attark hpon Polaaf are being made behind the LlthuanJan | frontier, under cover of aJlaged Uth- j uanian neutrality, creating a situa tion too serious for Poland to tolerate, ** declarr.-d in.»a message sent re cently by Poland w) the league of na tions regarding the Polish-I^thuanian difference. CORNS" No Woman Jurors. Columbia. S. C.—No petit Jury duty for women, registered or hot regis tered, is the gist of an opinion render ed by S. M. Wolfe, attorney general of South iCarolina. With the utterance of this opinion, the attorney general lays a ghost that has frequently been requisitioned to doq the footsteps of women who were registered Lift Right Off Without Pain DoeanT knit p bit I Drop a lift la Treetope" a* aa aching com. inatnptlf tfest com areas MprCMfe. then ftp* Tap C**t Papa#. — Pwppwaad Ya --TW iTng Ok* , lt n * v ' ^ withi ki % —* * Sa IWa i SUPf PfPgfefe Settg ft PH TPfep | w* pp «#*<m* s dae>a sfetvmasmf ki ike ke pappfekpf k» ewPpPPf Pke Pkp PfepPMf fe«9 Me #Pa fePPa k»*f> kupp fefe mmrn fe em as * aMfe MPIfek fepNi de phnsspup «e eemaNNsas PP psupe*« fePfefe*- fe pNfedp flHMMP PI ' WSvfeNSSdP fere . are-* ere- pfepp fe fekpd' dfe ' • Tk MM» d* re feMmpfefeMM* dfefefe feb - * * ifefeu Vt **'*• fe PM a* ««ug» feMfeMp ««*e M B PPM #