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` -V Corner Sophie ahd Mary S :eetHs:_'v" Manufacturers of Sash, _ Doors, Frames. Flooring Ceiling, Moulding, Water Troughs, Tanks, etc. ' . We carry in stock a large assort.ment'of Rough and Dressed Lumber. B. C. Shingles and Prepared Roofing. Wood Turning and Kiln Drying a Specialty. Dressing done promptly. Cbnsult us with your building `rum. '9! S . 3ST` \I`Iu I Many women will prot by the follow-I mg statement of one of their sex: I was afraid to eat on account of stomach trouble. Even rice did not agree. After" taking Adler-i-ka I can eat anything. Adler-i-ka acts on BOTH .upper and lower bowel, removing foul matter which poison- ed stomach. EXCELLENT for gas on the stomach or sour stomach. Guards against appendicitis. It brings out poisonous mat- ter you never thought was in your system. Wm. Crossland. druggist. uupuzuu xuuruuul. wag ueau. . He has killed himself! That shzirp at- tack of fever must have weakened his de- 7 fences, sapped hishlast remaining ounce of strength -with whic to ght the -acute mel- ancholia. that threatened ever since his sight was destroyed and which -the man Terhune s unfounded suspicions -have brought to a cri?i,. But come! You shall see for your-I se . INT. 1.. -,kI'~ "\ TM_l cmus STATEMENT BARBIE! n1m--here's Mr. Norwood, now. McCarty, my dear fellow! The elderly little man s voice shook and the hand he ext-ended quivered also, `as if with a.palsy. _You have heard`? I tried to get you twice on the wire,. but no one answered. Poor Victor! Poor persecuted, overwrought lad l lvlmt han-npnarl9 T luau.-A man 41-...` vwvux: rum` peraecuteu, overwrought lal'1!_" What happened? I heard only that Captain Marchal wag dead." . himself! That sham at- apuba upuu ms VCSI. ' What s that? B1;/od? -asked McCarty sharply. Billings shuddered. ~- r Yes, sir. I helped lift him and I ve had no time to change. _ Was it murder?" `v, .'Don't ask me,` sir! The pistol was by him--here s Mr. Norwood, V . M;-{`.m-4 v\\Ir Am... :..n,....IH um, _I.I.,L, xouna: '1'ne` drawmg-room, please, sir. f The butler s usually ruddy face was a pasty grey and there were dark, sinister spots upon his vest. McCarty sh amlv . LVUIVVUUUQ ' `Dead! McCarty checked the flow of wild- ly_ futile suppositions which thronged his brain and summarily bundled the messen- ger out into the storm once more. The street was almo;~:t- deserted, but nding the taxi in which he had come fortuitously halted near the corner saloon, McCarty baled forth its chauffeur and shaplelessly bribed the latter to break all speed records to. the Norwood house. - A L.......Ll2..... ..._.l ________ ,, I -11- nu- I uiilw Phone::-- 552. I63, Residence 353 vu. unc xvut wuuu LIUUDC. I .A trembling and awestruck Billings ad-I mitted him, who when `he turned toward the library where he had heretofore been received, waved him back. . ' Mn; 0.... ......l mL_.9_ ML, , I LUUUl\Cu, wan-cu uun DECK. ' Not there. sir! That s where he was found! The` drawing-room, please, sir. The hnf.Im".q nunnllu rm-Mu 6...... .......' .. stout heart missed a beat. A Dear Mr. McCarty," he rgad again, scarcely crediting the evidence of his vis- ion, Captain Mz`hal is dead. Please come at once as soon as you receive bhis. Joan Norwood. ' `r\-...n `._n_,_L__ ,1 u ... ,. . . The supemcri-ption was a mere hasty scrawl in an unknown but obviously fem- inine hand, and -he broke the seal. Then, for a long minute {he stood staring, while th words danced before his eyes and his stout heart missed beat. ``-n...... `M - u..ri'.._.-. V` L- ,1 I wuuv 1 act: is were an answer wanted." The boy stumbled after him up the stairs and McCarty built up a roaring re in the grate before he took from the nmbed n- gets the envelope which they held out to him. FIN`, , Uh ' mgnthnd Warning. Have Claa. Healthy - Eyes. If they Tire, Itch. Smart or Burn. Beeton-FalI wheat 95c-$1.05, cats 45- 50c, peas $1.50-1.65,` barley 45-60c, rye 75c, buckwheat 60c, butter 306, eggs 50c, potatoes 31.00 `bag. - . . Come upstairs, lad, and warm yourself while I see is there an answer want'ed." Tho lunar china!-duo! "CL..- L3... ..._ LL- -A-5-- UUQDUI: U'0UUt ' AIIiston---Fall wheat 95, spring wheat 85c, oats 37c, barley 45-55c. peas $1.50- l.60, potatoes $1.00, eggs 47c, butter 30- 32c. D..-L-_ `WWII , I . A. an A. . .- c5sS\`h<:l:>`x;1.rne--F all wheat 80-85c, spring wheat 80-85c, barley 30-45c, peas $1.25- I.50, oafs 27-35c, rye 70c, -buckwheat 45- 55c, eggs 44-45, potatoes $1.00-1.10 bag. butter 25-30c. A;aOnn I.`..ll --aL....L nz- _.._-,,, I With an Annual Dividend Policy in the Peppers . . . . . . . .. Sweet peppers . .. Watermelons . . . . Marrowfat beans Pumpkins . . . . . . Flowers . . . . . . . . NEAR-BY MARKETS OriIlia--Potatoes $1.25 bag. wheat (old) $1.25. wheat (new) $1.10, -barley 50c, oats l42c, rye $l.50,- buckwheat 90c, butter 37c, [eggs 47c. ' Qknl.k.......\ !:`..n _._'L...; on or, a. IEPEICU uumeruuns` Citrons . . . . . . . . . . Vegetable marrow * Large onions . . . . . Small onions . . l. . Cauliower . . . . . . . Turnips . . . . . . . . . . Beets . . . . . . . . . . .. Squash . . . . . . . . . . Celery . . . . . . . . . . . Savory . . . . . . . . J. goon 1-455 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ooc dozen Chicken . . . . . . . . . . 26c to 28c to 30 lb. Ducks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 25c to 35c lb. Potatoes . . . . . . .. 0c peck, $1.25-1.50 bag Apples . . . . 30c bas 'et, $3.50 to $5.00 bbl. Pears . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1.00 large basket Plum tomatoes . . .2 . . . . . . . . . . . 10c quart Green tomatoes . . . .' . . . . . . . . . . 25c basket Ripe tomatoes . . . . . . . . $1.00,large `basket Cabbage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5c to 20c each Carrots . . . . . . . . . .` . . . . L . . . . . . 5c bunch, Prepared horseradish .. 20c and 25 bottle rnfrnnu H- L. on. __..A. THE MARKETS Lavvl. un uuymg Lu quannvy IDES. The prices were as follows :- Butter 420 !.`|....._ - , I EEIEEIEEIEEIEE I !l!I!I!I! SATU R DAY MAR KET The weatherman still favors market day and last Saturday there was another good market- All kinds of fowl we're very plent- iful and nearly every person came out of the building with a chicken. Vn0nfu`I'\lna cu... .'........ .J....a.:t..l ....A 1.-.: uccuo, cI.u., were Dougnt reaauy. Butter and` eggs remained unchanged in price and the peopleiwho had to buy were truly thankful that they were. Purchasers like to sing the song, I love the cows and chickens," providing the former refrain from jumping over the moon as in "Mother Goose stories, and. that the l'atter_ follohv the same example. nntai.-I. H-an u]'\II;ltl:rn:- ..-L..L...... ......l .......l..- um mum: czuuuple. Outside the building, potatoes and apples were being sold by the bag. There were plenty of them, both in variety and quan- tity. Judging by the way they were dis- posed of, the purchasers evidently `are in favor of buying in quantity lots. The nrimasx worn. on fnl.lnma- uuc uuuuzug wuu a CDIOKOD. Vegetables, too, were plentiful and had ngt materially changed in prices since the previous market. Cabbage, cauliower. beets, etc., were bought readily. Bllttl` and 9095: rnrnninnr` Iunnhnrinn ;n Sun f Life of Canada (To be continued) - o u . o - ..I.IU|fUI\l\3Ci1\J . . . . . . 8a to 10c~ each . . . . . . . 50c small basket; 15c qt. 50c small basket . . . . . . . .. 5c to 30c each 2 for5c and 5c each ._., . . . . . . . .. 5c bunch 25c to 35c each . . . . . . 5c to 10c head I. . . . . . . . . . . .. 5c bunch . . . . . . . . . . . .. 5c bunch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5c bunch . . . . . . . 10c to 25c dozen ` . . . . 80c for 6-qt. basket . . . . . . .. 5c to 15c each 1n- IL . U13 DU IUD CHOU ....... .. 100 lb 5c to 20 (incl; .l0c and 15c bunch I auu GUI) '|IUI/IIII7 5c to 20 each .0- L. in. -..._L VB ."' to 45c lb. RE. .I._... 2 IA) `SUV CU. 65c dozen . 5.. on- IL . --9,- MISS NETTIE COLPITTS (holding diploma) For further information apply to 100 Peel St. ` Phone 88. :-: __...-..- ..--nun, IIIIIOI Iilln l'ol-Valli 1 Teacher of Piano, Organ, \"ocal, and Musical Theory. Organist and Choitrmaster of St. Andrew s Presbyterian Church. Gold nf "`t\v-An-l>a\ f`nnan.......L.._.- -1 `ll---3- on no. nuun.-.w 5 rresoywnan uuurcn. U010 medalist of Tdronto Conservatory of Music _ and of the Univernitv 90 II.-n.m.I.a Q0 PROTECT Izuuunuav U1 LUIUIIDD wuservawry OI MUSIC [and of the University. 29 McDonald St. ,, `EDMUND HARDY, Mus. Bac., I-'.T.C.M. 'l'......L_._ r_ Ix-_,,, A ins. w. 3. ooouea TEACHER OF PIANO Pupils prepared for examinations 74 Sanford St. Phone 735J. 23- I MAUD E. CLAXTON, L.T.C.M. I Teacher of Piano and Vocal Pupils prepared for Toronto Conservatory |of Music examinations leading up to and including the A.T.C.M. degree. Studio:'King Block. Phone 424. I _ I MUSIC LESSONS-h P_lAN_0 AND VOICI --- V-- I C. W. Plaxton , ALEXANDER COWAN Barrister, Solicitor for obtaining probate 0! Wills, guardianship and administration, General Solicitor, Notary, Conveyancer, etc Oices: Hinds Block, No. 8 Dunlop street. Money to loan . 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(35501: Inn-a 10,`) .....l Fin _ ... BOYS & MU RCH ISON tom Q.-.l:..:4...... u..____ u nuca lu IXUSS DIOCK, .51 W. A. J. Bell. K.C. A. T; LITTBE, ,M.Q. an.-I .-.....-1....-- A-7 ll u lUl`O ACRE 15 Toronto, Ont. (1 IV- .7, nu. 6.- Toronto Phone. North 3320. ---_-___-__:_-_--.___._j The Double Tnjack Rout MEDICAL ; 0116115611 wr mrougn 000301`. John H. Wilson, Sec.-Trent _xLus1c T-_ ENTAL VIII! G. Gordon Plum ., unun: P.0. Box 1078 uuuxa V II :1. Phone l0I "33-4u IVC 31'cio A number of valuable (armi and _Town Properties for Sale on the most reasonable terms. Masonic Temple Buildinq- Barrio. For 1 peror 1 failed i throne. and a 1 Ralph Connor s_Grc4J _'I`h11rsdn_v, Nri SIR Ci: At all PLUG 71 ? s 905624 B11 * the secom Karl of in his atta 3.. With 1`: rs. Vv lull 1. number 01 Are Well Supplied at--` The]]B%if??.'iii!!Mii|J The! 1991 9.0- 3mi1&90- wwviuvv w---- ---_v. mu: AND LIFE INSURANCE AGENT Puonfc. BROWN Page Ten Bakery and 8sleshop:' 001'. Elizabeth and Small Street! vomz ~ READING mos Real Estate and Money to Loan Morgue and Chapel IN CONNECTION Your Family Your Business Your Future o open DAY AND NIGHT `Full information from any Grand Trunk Ticket Agent or C. E. Horn- ing, District Passeger Agt., Toronto. {T"9..5- B99535 FOR THE nmsr IN BAKERS BREAD HOME-MADE BREAD BROWN BREAD SANDWJOH BREAD and I full line of `PIES, CAKES AND PASTRY O between MONTREAL - TORONTO DETROIT and CHICAGO SCOTT S . BOOKSTORE V Established I869 WANTED -Phone 32 -wow vv-at-J pi` `larva nu; vnuvt It did," McCarty lied. "l`is -hinted she was. afraid of the truth coming out and her name being connected with it." '\!I EL I ` `HUI 6Ul|'I'UPl'$lUll - Let me see! McCarty rubbed his chin reectively. "Yes. Twa.s anwallet; a man ; black wallet with a couple _of`1ettes in-_ side. ll'lI.- ____..____ `.I_.__ 2.. I.-- .L___LL _-u. - m"I,'he wom-an drew in her breath with a sharp little his and there was [3 pause be- fore she laughed shakily. ` Onitn In: 11 `nnnnv than-Wu] ..is'm O. Eh? Unexclid inin Carwservice -Sleeping cars on Nlght Trains and Parlor Cars on principal Day Trains. DU IIIIUIB 5 I---I suppose so. Her voice was lower- I ed and her orid cheek had -paled as she turned and stared once more -steadily be-I folrfeher. I don't ahold)with horrors'my- se . . No more do I," McCarty conceded. ;That` is, -not as a rule, :but I've `been read- ing about this murder that took place in New York a few daysfago. You've seen the account of it, ma am.e? ' Vnu n...n.. cl... H... _........... LL-L -_--- ......-. volutv V...-u.-cu. van Lnvaavown 'f'h$} do be saying she went there for `something the old man `had bought just lately to Add to his collection," McCarty- replied innocently. Something to do with` a crime she had knowledge of long ago."l H1IT>L..LIH ML- ___-__,_- -_I,_1,.I__,I . 1L, In vanaaav DJJIU AJI\Iv 5\lI5lV'lIJI.Ia ul V? IUIIE `I500 l!?Vhat!" bTh<;1 wam~z:`E/.cl11lfehecllf at tlhe bac of the em: to at y erse as s e turned and faced him once more, . and he saw :9. dawning horror in her hard eyes. Did today's paper say that?" Mn. .12.! H |t_n-._;__ I:-J |Hn\,, 1_s,,._,u UUUIIIHUUII `III II MJIIU -her self-repression. Yn. ma `non '" N tum auu Luuguqu aumsuy. ' - Quite like a `penny dreadful, --isn't it? Lady. Genevieve stealing `the papers! I wonder what it was -all about?" `"111... .14 _..... 5-1.! LL- ..-l!-- 21. _--..... WUIIUUF VVIIIIU 10 W38 `Ell "HDUUUV ` The old man told the police, it seems, that the letters hwd to do with the murder of some foreign gentleman with an out- landish `name on `b_oard of -a yacht in the Hudson some years back. Twas' that I had in mind just now when I spoke just now of crimes at sea." - ||n:.I -1.- -..-. 4.. 4.1 -_.A-_ L___' ;_I__ '.'L .u.. ..-_-v Jvvnnla av--uvvvvu vvnvu Did, it mention _what the objec-twas that the lady was after?" Hiscompanion demanded -in a tone which trembled despite Jwnr nn".I-nnrnm-nn W515 K11180- In ,that place?" The woman shudderedl again. It was some sort of collection of, crime relics belonging to 9. rich, batty old; man, wasn t it? I got that far with it thee othercday before I chucked it. I don't mind} a bit of spicy reading now -and then, but. Lot ! that "made my esh creep, and no mistake! What would a lady like `her be doing in that chamber of horrors? HIIIL ,_, J, I - I I- Ill! . Not _yet, xna am. Would you :be hav-i ing a look at this?" Hevoered his news-! paper, but just as _she reached for it his; ngers relaxed `ever 'so slightly, and the: wind tore it from his loosened grasp and bore it over the rail. Too bad! "We'll i` get another, though, on the boardwalk.j There s rare news today; they've found out! that the poor lady was not murdered in her i own home and the body carried aeross yards and put in the museum, Iaewas said all along. She went there herself, unbe- knorwnst to anyone,_ and `twee there she was killed." H1 - a.L..a. ..I..-_oH mL_ _..-_-__ -L.._I.I-_-.1 IWUUULUHI U! `H , Ill)! 2111!! You mean the---the woman that was found strangled to death in some sort of museum?" she asked. I haven t looked at today's `paper. Did they find out who did it?" Hx1_; _,_L , 9 Iii II J. E. BILLINGSLEY, Depot Agent Phone 6!) Barrie wulav nu-.o r-vvu-v; uuu \llUu\-IIILL unpycuxugp T-here a bound to be 3both the good and the bad`croppi ng' out`whdre`a'1ot of people` are crowded together," McCarty observed sententiously. But if there's a criminal instinct in anybody it's -as liable to make him act on sea as on land. You've heard, no doubt, ma uam, of dreadful happenings. on board all kinds of ships, from yachts to liners?" ' H7 1 ____ _._-_, __ H 11 , 31'1": I hate cities!" The woman shuddered and her eyes fell upon the newspaper which McCarty had vpurposely `held so that the aring head-lines might come within her range -of vision. You -may be more lonely in them than at sea, and they re ned with dirt and poverty and dreadful` happenings." `"l`k......`.. I........: .. L- `.1_-u_ LL- ___.u -_,, (Contiried from last week) .You're fond of the sea. ma am. I'm `city bred myself -and sociable, like. '1`here"s a sort of lonesomenem about all this water to me." McCarty waved a comprehensive arm. ` H1` L-.- -:4.:_~|H nu- ,,,,-,,, , I In 2 g&$$&$*$&w$*&*$*&&$&*w&&%g : 'By.lsabel Ostrand-er % g :1; What Savings Mean to Farmers The Twenty-Six Clues The Bankof%Nova Scotia ESTABLISHED I832 Paid-up cum: 3 0.700.000 Reserve - - 10,000,000 The Bank of -Nova. Scotia_ is `not only'a good bank in which to deposit your savings but you will . find it ready and willing V to co- operate iwith you in any banking business you" may have in A hand. .4 /z LAWSON, WELGH &. CAMPBELL chartered Accountants . Phone Main 5874. 59- Yonge St., Toronk in I Kllnlnlu C`. A C`. TI f`.ovnn`\n" A 1 ._ The Word "saying" has `to-day" _a_ deepgr meaning for the farmer foi"ma__ny years past. 4 The importange of saving a_md keeping money available for emer- gencies is now realized by every shrewd farmer. }JGPU [HI _ ' A small. -giping voice sounded close be- _'side1 them and with a muttered impreeation `McCarty turned, A diminutive newsboy, lshivering and clutching his few remaining um IULLUISI uley -Dom meo. mat mgnt--" Papers? New York, Philadelphia, Balti-I more, vWashington and Pittsburg morning` `pape-rs I" ` A L'n1nl' :r\:r\:v\:- uni..- ...`....,I..J ..l....- L- uwuun._y mun u. long sno But remember the letters _.themseIves, he said slyly. Though they re gone. their They ! contents is known. ]story, and show the lady i the ease--'--" 5`I'_I..--_ -_._-_I_I `I. _-.n9Y .I 13. d tell the whole! 's connection with I ` 2 we cup`:--- How would they? the woman shrilled. 'There s no one alive cares tuppence for the letters! They -both died that night--" palners? New York. Philarlnlnhin Rani- 1u1 n wupuguuo: ' b I Her voice had grown raucous and there was an ugly, sullen light in her eyes which; hardened her expression immeasurably. McCarty took a long shot. I "Rnf rnnxnnakmn lnn. I'..H..-.. aL........'..}.... 97 . lUl'C uuwz ` . ' They've not been found. In fact, they- } ve only just been missed. "I`wa.s known; they were safe in the museum an hour be-i fore -the murder and no one :-; been in since -that would have touched them, so it's easy. to dope out that` whoever broke in and! killed her did it to get possession-of thei wallet and took it law-ay~wit`h him." The woman laughed scorufully. ! It s easy to dope out anything if you; `have enough imagination -and nerve!" she %-remarked. If that is all they have to go ; upon, they ve a bloody lot of cheek, I say, ,. to go smirchiug -a lady's name by trying. {to connedtit with a broken scandal just {because the old duffer can t nd his prec- :ious relic! They. must be hard `put to it 3 for a scapegoat! A 1-1 or unlnn `mm-I nnnn. ............ .. .......l LL--- u.-4 wvndvn Jvuluu an an uvvwulyl. nu uulzllliqt "I ve had to do with the law in.my time," responded McCarty. Lt stands to! .reason the woman must know something} about this last crime,` anyway, when an- ; other one was murdered for the letters she d ; garried so long." ' I nnv Hnuy An Hun I-uxkkim. l._,.... 4.L..4. gurnuu so long. V ` | I say, how do the hobbies know that, the lady went there for the letters? Were? they found on the -body}? Why hasn't there? beenia word in the papers about them be? [fore now?" Ur]\|____1___ __; L..__ t___., ,I 1 n . .1 . TUUIIU lcll 005'! 03- IUI-I56 Din, LUKUIIUI E. J. Welch, CA. G. D. Campbell, C.A T. E. Leuess, C.A. ' `W. 8. Kulbig, Production Engineer. - Manager `Cost and Eiciency Department uu say. u were was one`; I Not quite. She didn t say anything; Aabout the letters, and that s suppression ofi `else besides. evidence; a serious matter in. a. case like that." McCarty watched the woman nar- rowly. Then, too, she sold the letters,` which lays her open to a charge of conver; sion of property and I don t knowtwhatf NV`-.. L..II- I:I-_ _ u___,:_., ,,u- -. .7.` lLll:Ul' HUI` llUWo But why?" cried his companion. They t don't accuse her of the murder, do they 2, If gfhe was working on the: yacht the time the other -affair happened she must -have, `told all she knew at the inquest--I mean` to say. if there was one." l mnf t1II:"n QR.` J:J~.7l- _ n - - - --I-1-5-- yacht. I suppose the police: will be hotioot after her now." nus ...L..`)` ` .._:..I L2- -_..... ., -7 HM- 'cuw`uwuues. ` " - You talk like .;..t1oming.`onciwr:" ! the other jeered in an attempt at lightness." "T7..- L....l L- .I_ --.:;L ;l__ I Too Tird for P117711! 1-,` . HE best rexhedy fdr exhaus- _',ti_on7and lassitude is - 111.5`; Dean remeuy I01 exnaus- .tion and is Wines:-nis. A Ihort course otwineumin creates. new enci17--new life--nqw vigor Iris 3 tonic. nentorativp. blood- lnkcr and nerve food. A; G. MacLELl..AN. Manager. BARBIE. A! II To 0:. now. $1.50 nvvuo , `PELHAM uuassnv `cb., 'ronor'rro. ' coo ACRES OF NURSERY 41.43;; ESTABLISHED 4o muzs THE BARRIE EXAMINER BUG ILHU W He had already satised himself. upon one point. Whatever the letters contained urhich she had guarded for so long and parted with only through dire necessity, she had had no share in the blackmailing scheme. Her -astonishment at learning of the murdered woman s effort to obtain posy ' session of the _wallet and her disbelief that it was the cause of the tragedy were too real to be feigned. Granting that premise, the letters themselves Could not have been the instrument held over Mrs. Jarvis -head, in fear of which she -had submitted to the extortionate demands made upon her. Some otherform of exposure must have threat- ened in connection with her secret; some other evidence must still exist to provide a nkbtkaitetween her and the event of ten years ore. - a `manic runnnnrl avIv::Io ...-'..I .L2.. :..........-; JUIIB UCIUIUG .' The hours p d swiftly `and his journey came to'an en` -23 he still pondered over the fresh aspect of the problem. The storm which threatened at Atlantic City had pre-` ceded rhim here, -and he emerged fromthe station in =9. blinding swirl of snow, to en- gage. a taxi. and sit with grim, resentful eyes upon its swiftly mounting meter until his own door was `reached. . 'l`L.nu\ Iuuhqll...-I .._..`l..... LL- .1._lL_._ -1 LL- LHU `lulu Hills. Albeit fruitless otherwise, his interview with the ex-stewardess on the pier had in one illuminating ash revealed to him a possible means of breaking down the bars" of her reticence. If. .at their next meeting, he were in a position to convince herof 21 certain fact. in addition to a guaranty of her personal immunity, he felt assured that-' she could be prevailed upon to tell all that she knew. ` `[1 . L...` ..I_.-.__I__ _-L!_Q_,I 1- In I |IlI7\JD|IIlvUUD IIIIBII HID Uwua The local police would take care of that c_ontingenc_v_. -however. and as McCarty settled -himself in the train a glow of satis- action pervaded him, despite his defeat of the morning. Anxnlf vII1:`nan I\"`It\InIv:sn\ :3- 3-.L....-.l..... CHAPTER XIX The Second Shot McCarty paid a call upon the chief of police. met his amazed landlady s resentful neminder that she; took no transients with !the payment of 9. -full week's board, and icaught the early afternoon tnain for New York. During his brief return to Ocean- 'side Cottage he `had caught no further glimpse of Kate Stricker, but concluded ithat she was planning -a getaway no less 1' precicpitous than his own. i Th? Innnl nnlinn ullllr` fnlrn nu!-A AC flux!- /*5 ! _You re mistaken in thinking anyone 5 sent me. I m`not connected with the force any more and if you'll tell me the truth 1 and what -was in those Iettens. I can prom- .ise you the police won't bother you about iselling them. If not, I'll'\h-ave to go to J Headquarters." . The woman smiled in triumph. . So that sAit! You don t know, oh, and ;you ve come-here on _your own to pump I me! I'm sorry. Mr. McCarty. but as I I never heard of the letters until now, I can t i tell you what's in them. Go to Headquar- ters and tell them what you please. I've I said In}; last word. mwiy: wuere am It come irom!" That.'s`my -affair! she ll-ared, then hast- ily as if realizing the weakness of deance. she added: I--I saved it." ` ' "From your salary at the orph-an asy- ` lum ?" Let them prove it wasn't-. She rose. t `.`I m not on the stand yet, and I'll answer : no mom of your questions! When the time comes. I'll be `ready. no fear!" McCarty got slowly to his feet and re- `marked as if in afterthought: , -So you had no liking -for the man Hoy- ! as." " l I had not," `the woman responded. _He's dead, butfhe wm a -beast if ever ' there was one. He got his just deserts, I lsay, and the only pity of it was that the ` poor young thing died with him! I know `nothing about this other murder, or the ;wallet, or any letters, and if you h ve no ;warrant for me, I'll thank you to let me I usual" Wl:`:.Cz:rty sh`rugg'ed and stepped back, but as she moved he made a final effort. a H17 9 uie may -wuo was murdered there!" Slow with that!" McCarty eautioned. Remember the '-butler laid eyes on you when you went to the Norwood house to sell the letters; and he can back up Mr. I Nor-wood s testimony." . ` Pooh! .' The woman snapped her ngers. From what I read this `past week, the old governor s so wild to be of importance in the ease that he d swear to anything. and lshow mesa butler who can't be bought I over! When it comes to that. I can prove I, where I was every minute of last week -and my witnessesrare as good as `his! There was no other woman employed on `The Muette in those days but me, -and though I d smjall liking for the master-\_ I wouldnlt touch his dirty letters-! If any were palmed off on that balmy old duer it was a sell,_ and the woman claiming to be me, if there was one, was a lrloomingimpostorl I ye `read about you. too, if you're the ex- Roundsman who was there when the body was found. You can go back toithem who sent you down here. Mr. McCarty, and tell them that Kate Stricker is ready to face] them, -and any charge that suits theirfan-I nvl A raliable, energetic sales shout for Bairio add County tosell our well known\ FRUIT and ORNAMENTAL TREES, etc. GOOD pay, EXCLUSIVE territory and free equip- mnn 537! I K wV1;\IcCarty waited patiently until the ti-rude 1 had ceased and` then `he asked quietly: HOW about Hm mnnnv vnn vn nnrno in- u-uu cuu.sr:u uuu men ne asxea quietly: How about the money you ve come In- fto lately? Where did it come from?" 'mm+'g nr\1y-:1-n:s-" -1... a.......I LI.-- 1.--: nuxuw WLIBB you mca You re Kate Stricker, aren t you?" Mc- Carty demanded, with -A sudden note of sternness in his -voice. nu ...... v... tr..x- -n - - - auanuwau ru ma -V0108. ` Oh! yes. I'm Kate, all right. as you could ee by the register where I m stop- ping. I-didn t come down hereto hide!" she `declared in scam. I was stewardess on `The Muette when M-r. Hoyos--when the -accident` happened, -and I gave my testimony full and free at the inquest. If I d -been wanted, the police could -have laid a -finger on me any time in the past ten years; "I don't know ~anyth'ing about any wallet. or letters, and I never laid-eyes on y the old duer that owns the museum, or the lady -who was murdered there! Qlnm Mk 4:l..,ol "...I`.._L-- ---.L:-_-.I McCarty opened his lips to speak, but it was -too late. The boy was scuying 011' with his unexpected largese and the wo- man sat scanning her paper with an eager ness which gave place to blank astonishment merged in mounting wrath.` Mnnnrtv umitm-I in .:l......'.. ....a.:I -1.- papers -1:-ight`ly bensath one arm, stbod hope- fully regardmg them. ' ` Yes. Give me 9. mm-nina maa! kn T iuu 1'u5u1'uu_1g wem. . Give me a morning paper, boy !" the woman exclaimed. Any one will do, if. it is the last edition. Here you are, and never mind `the change!" but late. T119 nhnv urn: IIII.'I;1UIv;'I'\l! l\ ' 800 Acre` of umry Stock Our agency is valuable, for wo gfow the tram we sell, and deliverpnly high grade stock. Write now for