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This t»eok is an import :;ut week in i: e life of the nation's mothers and
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have during these samr r ■ ths \ mere glance at the figures and the
mo>t superf . i^l tboug'.t on the pnMu svhool system of our nation forces
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*>I t in girls Hawaii. 1'orto Rica
•it i* practicable, to attend school
>1 in Skagway, and the splen
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'• a ! ■ ;al holiday, known as Labor Day.
»•■>>»• r'-• ■! a> i • i". ier parade by Labor Unions
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. o rr> i tv'ptt mber to May 1st. but this
* ««>'•> ! ■' ;:so a:t occasion for picnics and a
ttt'.i. « 'h here and there an occasional par
- on which it was first inane
; i:1 ••<!- i«f labor. But when it becomes
rs will see a distinct revival of
the I!--.- of I..: t. c o .'t for which it was first inaugurated
n.UUO TK1 I I HI INK WI! L
OMrs 1. S.'m. 1 -Hir.i:a P. Max
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MAltSHAl VT SKATTI.K
Seattle. A :ic. C1.—Major Beau
mont. the tic w
tsion. reached S :•!•*. en ^ to
day afternoon.
mi:s. joiiv ri:ov
TO KKI'KKSi AT AI.ASKA
Seal!If. Ane. 31.— Mrs. .John W. j
way south. V r Troy will repre
sent Alaska at the Mexican Ten-;
tennial Anniversary to lw held ai
Mexico City September IS.
The primary report of the pro
vincial minister of m ne:- --hows that
more than tbirty-fiw> million dol
lars" worth of minen ls were pro
duced in British Columbia during
the year 1920.
I'ISI V.\TK OK (illV'T CAPITA I.
TO OI'KN ALASKA
y of the Interior Fall again
vi- >ed Seattle on his way south, he
s: :ed that one of two things must
he done in Alaska. Kither private
capital must be offered induce
: f-nts which will pet it into the ter
ritory or the government must per
directlv the functions which
v capital performs.
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DKI'IARK MARTIAL LAW
Wash.: etna. Aug. 31.—President
lamarion issued to the armed min
ers of West Virginia is not complied
with liy September 1 martial law
will be declared in the coal fields of
that state, including Boone and Lo
gan counties.
Tt> IW fSTK.ATK THE
Kl.l KI.I X KLAN
Chicago. Aug. 31.—The investi
•: of the Klu Klux Klan has
bf 'i started in the city of Chicago.
John V. Clinnin. the assistant Vni
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The*Mystery of
Hartley House
By
"" CLIFFORD S. RAYMOND
Illustrated by IRWIN MYKRo
Copyright by George H. Doran Co.
October went ano tne nrown tnontn
of November took oven the white-oak
leaves, and the woods stood In mono
chrome. Isohel and 1 rode every
momlnp. and Just before the early sun
down we usually took a shon walk,
to rustle the brown leaves underfoot
and enjoy the sweetness of crisp air
filled with the odors of a seemly de-*
cay underfoot. Soon after snnset we
were In Mr. Sidney's room. He preat
ly en.loyed to have the family about
him, not enpaped In entertalnlnc him
or waltlnp on him. bnt occupied In
any amusement or work that could be
undertaken by his Are.
Jed had a cot moved In and spent
the nlcht with him. He did not wnni
the nurses to have this office, and n«
he was perfectly competent. I con
cented.
It was an Intensely hnppv and In
tensely nnhnppy experience f.-r me
Mr. Sidney, 1 was convinced, would
not live to the hepatica season. No
bel bad permitted him to follow the
chanpinc seasons from sprinp to win
ter by hrlnplnp him flowers, and hN
dellcht at seelne the first hepatica
had been as prent as hers In hrlnplrc
It to h!m.
Tsobel wild not retire that her fa
ther wa« dying. No one would hn\.
t>een so hnnal as to tell lier—or wouli'
It have been brutal? Rut Mrs. S'd
ney knew. 1 knew. Jed knew and Mr
Sidney knew—and wa- happy.
The day before Christmas came w Uh
a drlvlnc snow uhlch set in with an
east wind early In the moraine. It
was a real Christmas snowstorm,
heavy, persi-tent and irivlcp. hut not
unkindly.
In the afternoon Morpan of the
Metropolitan apency ,vame dr:\int
with difficulty throuph the drifter
banks of snow In the roads, to se«
me «pa!n. 1 was full of apprehension
as I told Jed to show him In. His
mood was different from what It had
been before, when he almost raped out
of the house. It seemed to me every
body's mood was chnnplnp.
>. evert neie«s « - IHn
into mv mind. Outside «> the s' ■ ■ •
through which traveled fierce a.. •
of northern forest, and here out o
the storm, came the werewolf.
••Doctor/* said Morgan.
done * great deal of work "J"01'
saw you. 1 told yon we would
cause the case Interested me
have traced Mr. Sidney •hr^C ••*< ^
known o]>eration and i '
we can find hltn as Mr. v nt
act Is honorable: many
acts of astonishing charity <m- -■•
ne«. That !s so far ns Mr. - <ln .
lie paused and looked at me a*
to se« whether he was wachine arv
hidden spring which It tou.h'j- • •
I sprang would opon tho 1
did not helleve I was truthful.
•Mr. Sidney's life Is oper.. honors*'
' Mid full of nothing bur p**'. f,ir '
I rears hack." M«r*an <vmtnn-..
But fifty y^ar* back. M • •"'•
appears, evaporates. There Is' J
a vounc (MB of twenty, and n< thine
! hack of him. There we stop. Iit I
, Mind alley. Vou come to not nc
j hut a wall. That stopped Inves.iga
••Now. I co a pood deal by hunches—
tt is not pood detective method. I
don't claim It's Rood detective wort
T never work on a hnn *h and nee ect
a rational method, hut
when I do work on a hit of gue». -
we get results.
1 "I've heen working, around here^on
a guess that was so wild when It rst
started that It seemed too rrepos-cr
ous even forme. HI tell J« «
are not Investigating Mr. >idney .
more. We are looking for 8™*h'
person, and T helleve we are Poinplo
finrt him. Then we are golnc to fin^
some one else. Doctor. 1 .
vou don't know It. as you say It 1
the stranp^t case I ev. r have kn
It is one of hate. Mind. I m only
Ttiat touch was so Impress
J betrayed an emotion. He «»w It
"l had vou there," he said.
-Mr Morgan." 1 said, "you will not
believe me. and for thtt reason it l<
useless for me to say and keep on say
ing that I know of nothing here J
could help you on. Yo. *****
somethinc to me Just no« and you
saw that you had done so. RutthM
was because of a coincidence Imma
terial to what you call a case
"Verv welt.- said Mot-pan. 1 did
not espect to pet ahead by cominc
here hut i want to he fair and reason
.hie' Yon do not know anything hu
I „m not allowed^ to talk to any one
who mlpht knorv."
••You have talked to Jed. 1 sai<L
"Ton cann« reasonaWy ex^vt o he
allowed to annoy the lad.es of the
house or to flutter the servants. Mr.
<51dnev is very 111 and very •
Kven vou would refrain from lntrodnc
in, vour case to him if you saw h>m.
If we seem to avoid your Inquiries.
It Is unfortunate. We bav« nothing
to avoid."
••I follow my hunch." said Morcsn.
e.«tlng to his feet. "If 1 am rtcht.
something will he revealed that even
1 >tiuld not compromise. 1 am afraid
you must prepare younrif for some
PU-l" have told you before -that you
must select voor f" conr<* 1 r»
piled. nna Morpsn rooK m« leave, anv
Inp away ihtvuph the snow.
We had our Christmas eve In Mr.
Sidney's room. Hp was very feeble
physic® 11 y iinil eotiW! rilpfd on pil
lows In bed but nothinc more. Hut
ho wa< the spirit of Joviality. Ho
had Jed sit in a f^oat armchair by his
bed. and early In the evoninp be had
a bottle of claret opened for hlra.
Nothing wnnld do hit Mrs. Sidney and
Jsohel should have a honle of Madeira,
and I had a whisky todily. A crer!
ptinch-howl was hroucht in and
' mixed trail on s of liquor and many
j spices in It.
Four of the men servants came In
with a prrat loc for the fire, and had
largo cups of punch before they went
Mr. & ar.ey Encert * Was Drtermlnee
to Corrupt ti'C Whole Household.
out. Mr x ta»" *■ 1 < n: ly n js deter
te " ho'e hoo«cln4d
M
-eoaip months To ...~ke a U-*U va*
s c<>l<
; note !:• ! irv • < .••» «-hM «•*<
given her t> • ;h cprenior >
main «hi v <x>i o-.' >he ari<se ani
went to her husband. tsklnc one oi
h!< hands and ; mine nr. arm about
his shoulders. Then she kissed hlir
and stood a moment before the fir*
before she tni*ied herself to come
When t! dinner was ri^ne and the
eo\pr* •%,-t> irowpii. nore wine wa«
bronpht in. A large Christmas tree
w« r.rid n!l the servants *««
■ Culled. r. ii fontj ' a valuable present
' aii i each. cotnins to shak*
Mr. S< < s hand, was plven by Jed
1 h. 1 Ipnrned after^
I ward. ,<<i a hundred-dollar hill.
There was no constrain* and po
I. ■■* snrh as mJcht mark
1 i*-: the people of thp
house know Mr S:drtey too well. One
of the maids ki««e! him, and then r*
that the excitement
hut hf was placiH
smilfnp find happ When we were
alone, we sat an hour by the Pre. and
then I dlumi*- ed every one pereraptor
.led. who had »>een about his dutle*.
returned. The fire was tended. An
other hortle of wine was ordered 1
had my last look at Mr. Sidney alive
a« I stood by the door clvinc Jed
his final ln«rme' ns for the nirht.
.Ted sat In the armchair. All the
llplits except one by Jed's chair had
been ex'nenished. The Persian cat
was stri • by Mr. Sidney 's side.
The canaries were asleep perched on
the head of h:s bed. The fire was
plowing.
-
"Goo' nlcht. Jed. A pleasant eve
nliif."
ney. "Jus; a minute, boy. Tome here."
lie reached out his hand.
CHAPTER XV.
Mr. Sldr-ey died between rt-.ree and
four o'clock Christmas morning. H»
passed so easily that Jed, sleeping
In the lounge-chair beside him, did
not know that death had pone throtsch
the chamber until an hour after the
event, .led awakened me. In the ease
of such an expected happening a? thl*.
the percep'fons start slowly. The
fact tl • :he benignity which so Im
perceptibly had dominated the honw
had ceased to exist took hours to as
sert Itself.
Jed was composed whets he aroused
me. Later, when the sun came up to
make radiant all the white witchery
the s'nrm left, his sense of loss began
to rssen itself, and acute as was the
grief in the house, none was deeper
seated or more profound than that of
the rascally old sen-ant.
Mr* Sidney accepted the event with
a serenity which 1 discovered aft«r
[ ward was boo> of a lona-fira) result}
ffon. Pot tout-* Ikt life hurt Iwi r
ifc-Mi 1 of Iwr moral ln*tlnct«—happy,
111 spite of that. hecana* of her fTeat
devotion to the wonderful man she
loved. T^ie chapters which tip rtomt
; nated In her hoot were ended. With
Mnilmni she laid them a«Me
did not permit herself In
dulgence In any ww»kn«-*s. yvh«t had
happeni*d was written In the contrarl
of llfe.« In later fnll knowledge of
Isol-el. ? never "eased to admire th«
wonderful accept Inry with which shf
met her trtaK Vothlnc catie to hei
«ith catastrophic shock. She ha<1
■ nealliy within bet Tisfon, »nd she i*r
i ceived.
For mroclf T saw the end of a modf
' of life which, even when nnhappy
, had I-eon ecstatically so. My rwisoi
| for being In Hartley hoitse lav dca<
j In bed.
time*, as a stniccllnc p~ Mtlnjier
; possibly In poorer disTriifs of the city
possibly In a sma!' town, to th<
' atmnee hut beautiful time when I wa'
Iat Hartley. This cxper <*nrr would ' *
only an episode. remalninc as th«
{ memory of a time when tny life h«!-r
for a worderfttl momei:. sat!<-fjinj
rich and Joyful, and—In < - h-d t>i<
moment—went on in the
letter from Mr*. SWr
from Isobel.
from their lives n< It never mi'.1 fmil
mine. 1 should he pa<~>r • z a pd'
case on late and unpr>'
It* ceaseless Invasion "f the It ■ Inf
personal econotnJcs o
people abnormally <*01 ■
, of a sins1 l or larv <
I! checr'css life of a small ■
servlnc his nset'nl pnrpov,. i i.nve n
donht. hr.t hi>« litt'v ne his owr
which relieved \o te?:* -in. « '
They <vrirr:' trod a <1nl!e<1 term- -n th
detail? v. :th nhirh wmip m>o 'n *h
Mortuary *• n-- '***
stmist. 1 know no more own:* Srrcr
than nn imriprtMV:"r. no wr cUmi -i
shaft of human effotl*?:; t!irr a torn!
Intone.
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hm exi>!lpll <?!reeiion« for hi* hurls
so well ponre're
hi# wishes, fcs v •• fonn>t the- \. «rer
simple awl starr-h; T?o nas rn h
hurled by The river.
| «RS TO (* till
j tiow Stofl' 11 •
: enrlo«nre to
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■ eroctod Murine her Hff. It^r •
trpr*» ;t\ hp *f»4. \VJtff : •• cmv
wa« marfcod. if it <"♦»*
J «t»TlpTion truf to h<»
. term* of •* «
dat*. *j»M '
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reporting Fe« ni '
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OMUrs 41 Ttt<TVH~TT<' v
Berlin. Aug. S! —FVid Marshal
of the second German arm> dnrinp
the world war. died here loday V.in
Buelow did not fipure so promin
ently in the war as Hind«nh*re.
Maekensen or Lndendorf It ««!
his father who plnved a prominem
role in the Franeo-rrusssan war of
1S71.
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H. F. BKKMAS, Vra%*.
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Oiiilf nhipiiifni* of | hit
milk and rronm to *11
point* on While P*«* A
Yukon Rovtf.
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tnent Nc« my fact dear «n«1
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