re
a ...................... ..........
"-U.I ovenuucu io .ppesram es, but i
.
S a le m
be could not help adm itting that there i / V i U d l l j
tee.
was somethin-* so remlnis- wa" something about thia man’« at-
A n Independent Newspaper
•ent o f the grhnol tereher reprlmand- pect which brought Mrs. P icke tt’s
ree*- ' Itra n t nrel in the M r Sny- charge* out o f the realm o f the fa n ­
PUBLISHED EY'P.Y THURSDAY i " a a iien
of hum or iam e to h i* rea- tastic Into that o f the possible.
Here, to a student of men lik e Mr.
tua.
CIIAS. BALLARD, E ditor.
"W ell, we do our best. Mrs. Piek- Snyder, was obviously a man w ith
t t . We are only human. And, remern- something on hla mind. That that
Our Sermnnette
ier. we guarantee nothing. The public something need n o t7 necessarily be
murder, or any crime whatsoever, the '
The church of the livinu God, •ninlovs us at its own risk.”
„*,w . I,
.'IU1H.LU.
the pillar and ground of tht Jeet. She waited g rim ly t ill he nail
Hut under the circumstance* the
truth. 1 1 ¡m3:15.
finished speaking, and then proceeded fact that Captain M uller was In a
I he Lord's church, the only to astonish Mr. Snyder s till fu rth e r highly nervous condition wss worthy 59c Instant Postum
42c 1 Hard« heat Flour
$ 3 .2 5
a king him to swear out a w a rrant of notice i f nothing more.
one to which the name ecclesia, by
3.00
fo r arrest on a charge o f murder.
25c Valley Flour
There was something odd—an un­ 30c Instant Postum
body or church, i property ap­
M r. Snyder's breath was not often natural gloom— about the man. He
Fisher’s
Blend
Flour
3.80
22c
plicable, is so insignificant, . o tiik-ii away' In hl« own office; as a bore blm self like one carrying a heavy 25c Plain Postum
2 Cream of Wheat
55c
rnle lie received his clients’ commu­ burden. H is eyes were dull, his face 1 lb Folger’s Tea
45c
unostentatious, and comparative­ ne lions, strange us they often were, haggard.
2
Kellogg’s
25c
,
, _
24c 2 Post Toasties
The next moment the detective was
I t,b 't-i S I »‘a
ly so poor in the world s riches. calm lv.
25c
B ut at her words he gasped. The reproaching him self w ith allow ing his ] pound Bulk Tea
that it is not recognized nor rt-
45c 3 Noodles
25c
reco g n izab le from th e worldly ’ll" ILhf cri'sed his mind that Mrs. im agination to ruu away w ith his
4 i • » > m
42c It) bars White Wonder
I ii kett was not quite sane.
calm er judgment. I t m ortified him to 1-2 pound Llpton 8 le a
s ta n d p o in t. I t is n e ith e r m a n ­
l i e d etails of the case were fresh th in k that he was pe rm itting him self i j pound Liptoti’s Tea
Soap
80c
65c
made n >r man ru n -ii; nor are it
In !
memory, and he d is tin c tly rerol- t„ ^e carried away by a tra in o f | pGl|, J C ocoa
45c 10 Bleaching Soap
65c
m em bers enrolled on e arth, out ledc,| that thp person she mentioned thought precisely as Oakes would
„
25c i 10 Royal White Soap
65c
in heaven. <H eb 12: 23. i i
hail been away from the boardlng- have been.
11 2 pound Cocoa
head a id bisnop is the L o r ;, its luu -c on the night of Captain Gun­
40c
Hill’s Red Can Coffee
57c
Nevertheless, whether It was a real 1 pound Chocolate
law is m e w ord: l l nas o ut one ner death, and, he Imagined, eould. oddness or whether Mrs. P ickett's g Liberty Jello
25c M J B Coffee
55c
If
n
e
t'
.11,
bring
witnesses
to
prove
words had overstim ulated his fancy, _
... .
,,
,
L o rd , one fa ith , one b a p tism ;
D
W
Coffee
25c
50c
there certainly did seem something 2 D \V Jelly Pow I t
and l. is b u ilt upon the t s tiiiio n - as much.
Mrs. Pi k i l l was regarding him odd about the German.
3
pounds
D
W
Coffee
10c
1.45
|
Lipton’s
Jelly
Powder
les o f
the holy apostles and
w ith an u n fa lte rin g stare. To a ll out­
Mr. Snyder disposed himself to 2 packages Instant Tapioca 35c 3 pounds M J B Coffee
1.60
prophets Jesns C h ris t
him . e ll ward appearances she was sane.
watch eveuta.
being its d u e l co m e isio n e .
90c 3 pounds Royal Club Coffee 1.45
'6
cans
Clams
"H ut you can’t swear out w arrants
A t this moment Oakes gave evb ,
90c 3 pounds Powers Pure Cof-
M r and M rs Joe H anley fro m w ithout evidence."
denee that he, too, had been struck by 6 cans Corn
I have evidence."
P o rtla n d visited o ver Sunday
the expression o f the other s face.
(J cans Peas
90c
fee
1.25
"W ha t Is It? "
with Mrs Hanley’s m other a irs
capt*ln’” 16 cans Tomatoes
85c 3 pounds bulk Coffee
95c
“ i f I told you now, you would th in k he"inidre "°‘ '°,,king
H ouston.
that I was out o f my m ind.”
90c 1 pound Wadco Coffee
48c
The German raised hi« heavy eyes. 6 Cans String Beans
The Harmonica Mystery.
'Tint, my dear madam,
do you
" I do not sleep goot."
t
yon
are
ask
log
me
to do?
She te ll in to none of the grotipa Into
I i- nnot make this agency, responsible
which ho divided hla fellow men and
Women. There tins somelhlne nhnwt fo r the casual arrest of people in tills
le r which mill seemed to iiitii un ipie. wav. It m ight ru in me. A t the least m arkable potuta about the meal, which
He welcomed his second chance o f It w- ulil make me a laughing-stock.” fo r the rest o f his life had a place of
.'li Snyder, listen to me. You shall ¡tg own jn ^ls memory, was the pe- something o f her fo rm e r grim man- lyes o f a fanatic. They held him .
itud yln g her nt close range. She
“ M r. Snyder, as a detective, you
" r " v 11 Judgment whether o r cuna r metamorphosis o f Mrs. P ickett ner, and conversation a t table had
puzzled M r. Snyder, and when any one 11 ''
or anything puzzled him. he liked to ' not to make the arrest on that w ar­ from the brooding, silent woman he p ra ctically developed Into u mono­ w ill he Interested in a curious a ffa ir
keep him , her, o r it under ohservutiun. rant. You slm ll hear what I have to had known to the polished hostess,
logue on the part o f the unconscious which happened in this house :i few
(lays ago. One o f my hoarders. Cap­
She came In and sat down s illily , say, anil you shall see fo r yourself
Oakes, who had dealt w ith her In Onkes.
•nluuclng herself on the extreme edge how it is taken. I f a fte r that you her official capacity o f owner nnd man­
As fo r M r. Snyder him self, he fe lt tain Gunner, was found dead in Ills
if the chair In which a short w h ile | fed lic it you cannot make the nrrest ager o f the boarding
deprived o f his usual room— the room which he shared w ith
house, was m ysteriously
' you need do nothing."
tefore young Mr. (lakes had lounged
patently struck by the chunge. Mr, healthy appetite and sim ultaneously Captain M uller.
H er voice rose. F o r the firs t tim e
“ 1 am very proud o f the reputation
lo luxuriously.
Snyder found him self speculating as of the easy ge niality which distin-
i f my house, M r. Snyder, and i t was
H er hands were folded on her lap. ; since they met she began to throw to the early history o f this curious old guished him. He, sat and crumbled
? -iim y calm which served to
i blow to me th a t th is should have
•m l her eyes had the penetrating stare off
woman who was so very much at ease bread, nervously w atchful.
which In the curly periods o f jh e in ­ n isk a ll her thoughts and emotions. a t the head o f her own table.
Oakes picked up his souvenir again. 1 happened.
"J know who killed Captain Gun«
" I applied to an agency fo r a de-
vestigation had dlta oncerted E llio tt
Oakes, that buoyant soul, was un- He had been fidd lin g w ith it at in te r i
eetlve, anil they sent me a stupid hoy,
Oakes. She gave M r. Snyder, an ex­ ner I can prove It. I knew It from nble to keep his surprise to him self. vals fo r the past q u arter o f an hour.
tho beginning. It was like a vision.
li l h nothing to recommend him ex-
pert ill the d lffle if, a rt o f weighing
"S urely now, m a’am?” he said plain-
I He had come prepared to steel his
Sos : alug m id me. Hut I had no proof,
l ‘pt his be lie f In him self. He said
people up, a- e .Iru .ird ln a ry linpre -
stomach against home-made wine, ab­ tlvi ly.
j Now. thing have come to light, and
Lal Captain Gunner had died by ac-
•ion o f reser» ed foice.
“ I did not w ant them opened t ill
sorbed In grim silence, and he found
j everything is clear."
lident, kille d by a snake which had
"S it down, Mrs. P ickett,” snld Mr.
him self opposite a bottle o f cham­ a fte r dinner," said Mrs. I ’ icke tt. “ B ut
/ i.ii t his judgment Mr. Snyder
Snyder genially. “ Very glad you looked
t tome out o f a crate o f bananas. I
pagne o f a brand and year which com­ Just as you please."
n. V e il, so i t wasn't murder, a lte r wa; iiapre ed. T his woman had tha manded his utmost respect, and a
Oakes tore the w rapper eagerly. H e i [new better.
tn c i'ii I ism which makes fo r persua- pleasant old lady whose only aim produced a little silve r m atchbox.
U..”
“ I knew th a t Captain G unner had
. sivi ■ s. He wavered.
“Sir?"
"T ha nk you kin dly, ma’am,”
he ' ipen murdered.
seemed to be to make him feel at
“ l l It sounds Incredible."
“ A re you listening, Captain M uller?
“ I ’ve Just been seeing M r. Oakes,"
home.
i said. “ Just w hat I have nlways
Even as he spoke lie remembered
T his w ill interest you, as you were
I plained the detective “ He has told
Beside each o f the guests’ plates wanted.”
th ill It had long been a professional was a neat paper parcel. He picked
le a ll about It."
M r. Snyder’s parcel revealed a such u frie n d o f his."
i el lie that nothing was Incred­ his up.
The Gerjnnn did not answer. He
“ I l " >1 .ue n il about it,” said Mrs. u
watch-charm fashioned in the shape
ible
it lie weakened s t ill furthe r.
I’iik e t . dr,, ly.
was starin g stra ig h t before him , as i f
“ Why, ma'am, th is is p rin ce ly! o f a dark lantern.
I S .m h i I ask you to swear out Souvenirs! I call thia very hanctenme
A.r. Snyder looked nt hpr Inqulrlng-
"T h a t." s iilil Mrs. P ickett, “ Is a com­ he saw something in visib le to oth er
h', . le r m anner seemed more sug
of you. Mm. PlclR'tt!**
plim ent to your profession." She eyes.
Th. detective gave In.
festive than her word .
“ Yesterday we found the body o f
“ Yes, th a t la a souvenir. Mr. B ur­ leaned tow ard the German. "M r Sny­
“ Very w e ll."
"A
conceited, headstrong young
a dog. I t had been killed , as Captain
der is a detective. Captain M uller.”
ton. 1 am glad you are pleased."
Mi
Pickett rose,
fo o l.' m id Mrs i 1 tt.
Gunner had been, by the poison o f a
The German looked up.
“ Pleased!
I am overwhelmed,
”li you will eoine nnd dine nt my ma'am
I t was no new picture o f his ns-¡st­
I t seemed to M r. Snyder tha t a look snake.
!"
tonight, I think i can prove to
ent tha t she had drawn. Mr. Bnyder bon
“ The boy from the detective agency
“ You must not th in k o f me sim ply o f fear l i t up his heavy eyes fo r an
hml often drawn It himself, hut at you i hat it w ill bo needed. W ill you as the k<*eper of a boardinghouse, Mr instant. I t came and went, if indeed said that th is was conclusive— tha t
the present ju n ctu re It surprised him. come,' '
Burton I am un am bitious hostess. It came at all. so s w iftly th a t he could the snake had escaped from the room
" I 'll come,” said M r. Snyder.
Onkes, In his hour o f trium ph, surely
not be certain.
a fte r k illin g Captain G unner and k lll-
1 do not often give these little par­
did not deserve this sweeping Con­
"So?" said Captain M uller.
eil the dog. I knew th a t was impossible,
ties, hut when 1 do I lik e to do my best
CH APTER V II.
di intuition.
He spoke quite evenly, w ith Just the for, I f there had been a snake in th a t
to make them a aueeess. 1 want each
"D id not Mr. Oakes’ solution o f the
amount o f interest which such nn an­ room tt eould not have got out.
o
f
you
to
remember
th
is
dinn
er
of
The Solution.
m ystery satisfy you, Mrs. P ickett?"
nouncement would n a tu ra lly produce;
" I t was not a snake that k ille d Cap­
m ine."
W'Len M i. Snyder arrived at the
"N o."
but M r. Snyder was conscious o f n ta in G unner; It was a eat.
"
I
’m
sure
1
shall."
"It struck me as logical am i ’ con­ E tc lor. and was shown Into I he
return o f his old feeling of d istru st
"C aptain Gunner hud a frie n d . Thia
Mrs. P icke tt smiled.
llttb private sitting-room where the
vincing.”
fo r the man.
man hated him. One day. In opening
‘1
thin
k
you
a
ll
w
ill.
You.
M
r
Sny­
"Y ou may call It all the fancy propt 'tress held her court on the
H e had been lig h tin g against this a crate o f bannnas, the frie n d found
der." She paused. “ And you, Captain
names you please, Mr. Snyder; hut II rare occasion* When she entertained, M u lle r."
a ll the evening, fo r he had a profes- a snake and kille d It. He took out the
he f md Dukes already there. Oakes
was not the rig ht on e "
I’o Mr. Snyder there was so much
"«bv case poison.
“ Hava you an allern utlve to o i­ was urprisetl.
"H e knew Captain G unner’s h a b its ;
in a biased fram e o f mind. He was
meaning
In
her
voice
as
she
said
this
“
V
,
ler ? ’
ait are you Invited, too? Say I
try in g his hardest not to prejudge this he knew that he played a harm onica.
th
a
t
he
was
amased
th
a
t
It
conveyed
'
goes
"Y es."
th s is tier Idea o f w inding up
suspect, hut he found him self waver­
"T h is man had a eat. He knew th a t
I the i
fo rm a lly A sort of obl-hinne- no w arning to the German.
? should lik e to hear It."
ing.
cats hated the souud o f the har­
Captain M uller, however, was a l­
week eelelirnt
" A t the proper tim e you shall."
e i • ci .eerned. ’
“ Now fo r yours, captain," sail) monica. He had often seen th is p a r­
ready d rin kin g heavily.
He looked
(1 kes laugh
"W h a t makes you so eet In that
Onkes. " I guess it's something special. tic u la r eat fly at Captain Gunner and
up
when
addressed
and
uttered
a
Mr. Oakes is wrong?"
"W e ll, alt I
r | f ,t ? hop »
It's tw ice the size o f mine, anvwav." •cratch biin when he played.
won’t be another ease o f pol­ sound which m ight have been taken
“ He takes fo r granted what Isn’t thei
"H e took the eat and covered It*
It may have hern something In the
lo
r
nn
expression
o
f
(uillte
seqnles-
possible, und makes his whole ease
ar at the Excelsior In the papers
flaw s w ilh the iiolson. And then lie
old
woman's
expression
as
she
watched
I, ami on It. There couldn't have been ten. ,.wv. A woman lik e our hostess eence. Then he filled his glass again. the German slow ly tenriug the paper le ft It in thp room w ith Captain Gun­
Mr. Snyder, eyeing his hostess w ith
• snake In Ihut room, because It Is i • ain to provide some special
that sent a t h r ill o f excitem ent through ner. He knew what would happen.”
couldn't have got out. The window II >l:
• le wine for nn occasion. We a tense watchfulness which told him M r Snvder
Onkes anil M r. Snyder were on th e ir
that
Ills
nervag
were
strung
to
th
e
ir
!
Was too high.”
" 11 ' io i.ave had the doctor w a it out­
utm ost fancied th a t
. . . . .1
J
Something seemed to warn him of feet. The German hHil not moved. H *
"H u t surely the evidence o f the dead side w ith antidotes."
his fingers gripp ing the
fo r a n 'in s ta n t w ith s .n l.ie r . L m
',|,pHr .... ' hl I-.vchnlogieal mo-
fo r an Instant w ith sin ister Tight.
dog?"
M
Snyder did not reply.
ment. He bent fu r ward eagerly. Un-
It faded next moment, as she turned
Mrs. P ickett looked nt him as I f he
D
1 ' k Oakes that his employer
Mrs, P icke tt rose and w ent to a
der the table his bands were clutching
had disappointed her.
was preoccupied and nervous, lie to speak to Oakes, who was s till fin­ bis knees in a braising grip.
closet. She unlocked the door.
" I had always heat
you spoken won
have Inquired in to th is unusual gering hla parcel w ith the restless cu­
“ K it t y ! ” she called. " K it t y ! K it t y I”
There was a atrangled gasp, a f la t ­
• f ns a man w ith eon mon sense, Mr. ft '
o f mind, hut at tha t moment riosity o f a boy.
A black cat ran s w iftly out Into tha
ter,
nnd
onto
the
table
from
the
Ger­
“ Do wé open these, ma'am?"
Snyder."
I be
rd guest o f the evening entereil.
oom.
man's hands there fe ll a litt le bor-
"N o t yet, Mr. B urto n."
"I have always trlei to use com-
W ith n fla tte r o f crockery and a
............»••• 1 loosen curm usiy at tne
monlea.
Dion sense.”
"I'm w onderlnr w hat mine la."
new mer The big Genuan had a
Tnglng o f glass the bible heiiveil,
In the silence which followed a ll
"
I
iio
|
m
»
it
will
not
be
a
disappoint-
“ Then why r< yon tryin g ro w to III
•oekeil. and overturned ns the German
I Interest for Idin. Many years l»»cnf to jrnn."
the suspicion which M r. Snyder had
»lake yourself believe that sone-thing ' a I
'taggered to his feet He threw up bin
exer» 1st» ,,f a profession which
been so sedulously keeping In check
A
sense
o
f
the
strangeness
o
f
the
happened which could not p slldy
lands a- If to ward something off, A
' !1|i Io i ti its votaries o f sentiment
hurst
its
bounds.
ha e happened Just because It tits in bad uiithei I Mr. Snyder, but there situation came over M r Snyder w ith
There was no m istaking the look oo choking cry came from his lips.
renewed force as the meal progressed.
a I'h something which Isn’t easy to
"G fit I G o tt!"
n n a il ub Ult the
He looked round the table and won­ the German's face now. H is cheeks
vrplnln?"
pre
t < ireumstaneea which struck
Mi
I 'ii kett s voice rang through the
were
like
wax,
and
Ills
eyes,
so
du
ll
dered
I
f
an
odder
quartet
bad
ever
' You mean th a t then» Is another bom to his im agination.
room, ro ld and lilt in g :
t
ill
then,
blazed
w
ith
a
panic
and
hor­
been
assembled.
rxplanatinn o f the dead dog?”
"Captain .Muller, you murdered Cap­
H w i not used to th is fu rtiv e
Oakes, his fears that the dullness o f ro r which he could not repress. The ta in G un ner!"
Not unothci VI»' (lakes is not an wor
T ill now he bsd met his man
explanation Hut there is an explana- In II open ns an enemy, nnd It stru<k th is dinner-party would e llip se the glasses on the table rocked as he
The German shuddered. Then me­
at thp <•>'»««).
tl, n. and if In- ' '
a
.., head- him is an unpleasantly gruesome dullness o f a ll other din n e rp a rtie s In
chanically he rep lie d:
hla
experience,
nilra,
ulonsly
relieved,
;
M
r'‘
P
i',*“
'u
gI
"
k“
strong und conceited he m ight have l< < that he must presently alt at
"G o tt! Yes. I kille d him."
was at peace w ith all men. He wss
' " !iy ' C:lP,a,n M uller, has It np-
found It."
no at w ith one whom It m ight be h i* 1n high sp irits and waxed garrulous 8*‘t y,>u^ *
“ You heard Mr. Snyder,” said Mr».
’
l“
»t.
ns
his
best
"You s p a k as I f you had found tasi
over his W i n e
garrulous rleIh|
lua|l
,)r , h))j f
P ickett.
"H e has confessed before
end to the electric chair.
over
his
wine.
I f
lie wHhvil Mr<
'OU would value a niemenlo ot Cap- witnesses. Take him aw ay."
" I have."
Mr.
Snyder
could
read
his
m
ind
eas­
; a rm ’ »il th fn irt ** 1
The German allowed him self to be
otherw ise; hut *he
aln Gunner. How fond you must have
M r Snyder stared.
ily enough It was when he attempted
1 wag 1« einphiver.
noved tow ard the door H is arm in
icen o f hlln f o r the sight o f his
•You have I"
to guesa at the thoughts o f his hostess
in t 1 • aervtee oi an employer M r
Ur. Snyders grip fe lt lim p and life ­
karnionlca to be such a shock.”
“ Yes."
and the German that he was baffled.
Sm ‘ r w m wont
less.
The German did not speak. He was
"W h a t 11 lt> '
W
hat
was
that
heavy
man
w
ith
the
feeh
Mrs. P ickett stooped and took some-
(taring fascinated at thp th in g on the
“ You shall hear when I am ready
d
u
ll
eyes
th
in
kin
g
o
f
as
he
drained
and
C h ■alti M uller.
able.
liin g from the debris on the floor. She
. was an
to te ll you In the meantime try and Inter ' t l i u study
refilled his glass? And the old woman?
to one in (he de-
®se. holding the harmonica.
M n . P ickett turned to M r. Snyde.-.
th in k It out fo r yourself. A great teeth s pei u lla r
She had slipped hack, once the party
"You are fo rg e ttin g you r souvenir,
*Ier
eyes,
as
they
met
hla,
were
Ue
d cte ulve agency like jo u rs, Mr. bay-
had begwo to nrorre.u anamthlv Into
It waa not Mr.
laptaln M u lle r," she said.
(T H E END .)
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