10 'f :; t f V ■ = ' HOUSEHOLD TALKS Henrietta D. Grauel Requested Helps The silver denning method asked for some nooks ago has just boon sont in. I am glad not only to publish it, but to recommend it. for it does away with hard rubbing ami prolongs the life and use of your silverware. • leaning silver: This method re moves tarnish and decolorations by immersion- Have an aluminum pan containing boiling water and add to it a generous bit of washing soda. About a tablespoontul to a quart of water. Pip the silver 111 this oxydixing bath. But better than this is to use a deep granite pan. Put the boiling water and the soda this and then lay in a sheet of aluminum. The water in the pan must cover the silver completely and you watch you will see the tarnished riares brighten until the whole piece is a clear white This method is satisfactory on alt silver that is not worn through to the plated ware, but it must not be used on silver that is oxvdized, for it will ro move this as well ,as spots. To make colored kalsomine or tinted whitewash, with a glos< that can )*> applied over papered walls: Prepare the whitewash as usual and then heat it until it is just boiling. Add, while it i? hot, one tablespoon of powdered alum, one i r,p of cooked flour paste and half a pound of glue chips. Stir until t'ie is dissolved, then mix indigo, or ochre, lamp black or red dry paint powder with water and add to the |g £g; I WHAT ARE YOU ! 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Two of them were' elected to unexpired term*, and the hat lot did not specify what length of term i any of them were elected for. The, tpun-ilmen triev drawing straws to deter mine which should fill the long-term orti. es. but Court decided this was ille gal. The case was brought by former Councilman Frank Betz, and has thho«rl ner train by seven sturdv trunk handlers. The young woman, a blonde of 19. i was traveling from Wrlliamsport to Al toona. -%e uses a wioiker wheel chair. muWh too wide to he taken in «he regu lar 'ua,'-. and must ride in the 'baggage car. When loaded OB the truck, it creaked, groaned, then cradced. The heavy armed men then seize.! her .''hair, and amid her wa-nings to be careful] she was safely lifted into her car. ' More than 500 persons, who had word of her coming, were at the station. HARRISBITRG STAR-INDEPENDENT, WEDNESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 21. 1914. THE AFTER HOUSE A Story of love. Mystery and a Private Vacht By MARY ROBERTS RINEHART 1913, by tkt McCiurt Puhlier.titns , AM. C*pyr%gkt, 1914, h Mary Hjktru Rjt—kmrt. Continued « "The murderer is still on the ship. '' I protested. "And just now tbe dei k is—hardly a place for women. Wall j 1 until this afternoon. Miss Lee. B.\ ' ; that time 1 shall have arranged for a i guard for you. Although God knows.' with every man under suspicion, where I we will find any to trust." "You will arrange a guard!" "The men have asked uie to take charge." "But—l don't utiderstaud. The first mate"— "is a prisoner of the crew.'' "Will you allow me to Jeave this! room for tlve minutes'/" "If 1 may go with you. and if yon will come back without protest." "You are arbitrary!" she said resent fully. "1 only wish to speak to Mr. Turner." "Then—lf I may wait at the door." "I shall not go under those condi tions." "Miss Lee." t said desperately.' "surely you must realize the state of affairs. We must trust no one- no ene Ererv shadowy corner, even closed door, may hold death In its most J terrible form." "You are right, of course. Will you wait outside"! 1 can dress aud l>e ready in tive minutes.*' 1 went into the main cabin, now bright with tbe morning suu. which streamed down the forward coiupau ionway. The door to Vail's rooiu across ! was open, and Williams, working in nervous haste, was putting it in order. Walking up and down, his shrewd eyes keenly alert. Charlie Jones was on guard, revolver iu hand. He came over I to me at once. "Turner is moving in there." he said, jerking his thumb toward the forward cabin. "What tire you going to do let a drunken sot like that give us or ders and bang us with a belaying pin! when we doti/t please him V" "lie is the owner. But one tiling we j can do. .lone-. We can keep him from more liquor. Williams!" He came out more dead than alive. j "Williams." I said sternly. "I give, you au hour to get rid of every ounce' of liquor on the Ella, lieinemlvr. not! a bottle is to be saved." "But Misinh Turner"— "I'll answer to Mr. Turner. Get it overboard before he gets around." CHAPTER VI. Pruonen. _____ MY first thought had been for the women, and. unluckily, to save them a shock I had all evi w—_J deuces of the crime cleared away as quickly as possible. Staius 1 that might hare been of invaltiaule service in determining the murderer were washed away almost before they were dry. I realised this now. too late. But the ax remained, and I felt that . its handle probably contained a record j for more skillful eyes than rhine to read, prints that under the microscope would reveal the murderer's identity as clearly as a photograph. I sent for Bums, who reported that he had locked the ax in the captain's cabin. He gave me the key. which I fastened to a string and hung around my neck under my shirt. He also re ported that, as I had suggested, the crew had gone, two at a time, into the forecastle and had brought up what they needed to stay on deck. The fore castle had been closed and locked in the presence of the crew and the key given to Bums, who fastened it to his watch chaiu. The two hatchways lead ing to the hold had been fastened down also, and Oleson. who was ship's carpenter, had nailed them fast. 'i be bodies—aii ready, Leslie." Burns said, his face working. "What are we ' going to do with them?" "We'll have to take them back." j "But we can't do that. It's a two weeks' matter, and in this weather"— ' "We will take them back, Burns." I said shortly, and he assented mechan ically: "Aye. aye. sir." Just how it was to be done was a difficult thing to decide. Miss Lee had not appeared yet. and the three of us, Jones, Burns Hnd I. talked it over. Jones suggested that we put them in one of the lifeboats aud nail over it a ■ canvas and tarpaulin cover. 1 shuddered, but the Idea was a good one. and I asked Burns to go up and get the boat ready. "We must let the women op this aft ernoon," I said, "aud. if it is possible, i try to keep theui from learning where the bodies are. We cau rope off a part I of the deck for them and ask them not to leave it." Miss Lee came out then and Burns j weut on deck. "You must not keep us prisoners any longer. Leslie," she said. "Put a guard ' over us if you must, but let us up in the atr." "This afternoon. Miss Lee," 1 said. "This morning you are better below." She understood me, but she had no conception of the brutality of the' crime even then. "I am not a child. 1 wish to see them. I shall have to testify"— "Vou will not see them. Miss Lee." j "Will you take me to Karen's room?" I could see no reason for objecting; ; but so thorough was the panic that, bad infected ua all that 1 would uot' allow her iu until I had preceded her. ' and had searched in the clothes closet I aud uuder the two bunks. Williams I had not reached this rooin yet. aud there was a pool of blood on the floor. She had a great deal of courage. She glanced at the stain, and looked away agaiu quickly. "I—think I shall not come in. Will you look ai the bell register for me? What bell is registered?" "Three." "Then it was not my sister's bell that rang. It was Mr. Vail's!" "It must tie a mistake. Perhaps the wires"— "Mrs. Turner's room is utimher one. Please go back and ask her to ring her bell, while 1 see bow it registers." But I would not leave her there alone. I went with her to her sister's door, aud together we returned to the maids' cabin. Mrs. Turner had rung as we requested, and her bfll had registered "one." "He rang for help!" she cried, and broke down utterly. She dropped Into a chair in the chart room and cried soft ly. helplessly, while 1 stood by. unable to think of anything to do or say. I think now that it was the best thing she could have done, though at the time 1 was alarmed. I ventured, finally, to put my baud on her shoulder. "Please!" 1 said. She stop|ied crying after a time, and I knew the exact instant when she realized niv touch. 1 felt her stiffen: without looking up. she drew away from my hand; and I stepped back, hurt and nngry-the hurt for her, tbe linger that I could not remember that I was her hired servant. "Mr. Turner is awake, 1 believe," I »aid stiffly. "Very well." She turned back into tbe main cabin; but she paused at the storeroom door. "It is curious that you heard noth ing." she said slowly. "You slept with this door open, didn't you?" "I was locked iu." She stooped quickly aud looked at tile lock. "You broke it open?" "Yes." "You are sure it was locked?" "The bolt is still shot." 1 showed her. "Then-where is the key?" "Tlie key!" "Certainly. Find the key and you will find the man who locked you in." "I'nless." 1 reminded her. "it flew out when I broke the lock." "In that case it will be on the floor." But an exhaustive search of the cabin floor discovered no key. Jones, seeing us searching, helped, his revol ver iu one hand and a lighted match in the other, handling both with an aban- "Thi»—thi» is horrible, Leslie," he said dou of ease that threatened us alter nately with fire and a bullet. But there was no kev. "It stands to reason, miss." he said, when we hnd given up. "that since the key isn't here, it isn't on the ship. That there key is a sort of red hot give away. No one is going to carry a thing like that around. Either it's here in this cabin—which it Isn't—or It's over board." "Very likely. Jones. But 1 shall ask Mr. Turner to search tbe inen." She went toward Turner's door, and Jones leaned over me, putting a hand on iny arm. "She's right, boy." he said quickly. "Don't let 'em know what you're after, but go through their pockets. Aud their shoes!" be called after me. "A key Blips into a shoe mighty easy." But, after all, It was not necessary. Tbe key wus to be found, and very soou. Exactly what occurred during Elsa Lee's v|»lt to hor brother-in-law's cabin I have never learned. He was sober. 1 kuow, and somewhat dazed, with no recollection whatever of the previous night except a ha»y idea that he had quarreled with Richardson. The voices from Turner's cabin came steadily, Miss Lee's low tones. Tur ner's heavy bass only now and then. Once I heard her give a startled ex clamation, and both Jones and I leaped to the door, But the next moment she waß talking again quietly, Ten minutes—fifteen-passed. I grew restless and took to wandering about the cabin. Mrs. Johns came to the door opposite and asked to have tea sent down to the stewardess. I called the request up the companiouway, un willing to leave the cabin for a mo ment. When I came back Jones was standing at the door of Vail's cabin, looking in. His face was pale. "Look here!" he said hoarsely. "Ix>ok at the bell. He must have tried to push the button!" 1 stared In. Williams bad put tbe cabin to rights as nearly as he could. The soaked mattress was gone, and a clean lineu sheet was spread over the bunk. Toor Vall'a clothing, as he had taken It off tbe night before, hung «n n mahogany stand beside the bed. and above, almost concealed by his coat, was the bell. Jones' eyes were fixed on the darkish smear, over and around the bell, on tbe white paint. I measured height of the bell i from the bed. It was well above and to one side—a stnear rather than a print, too indeterminate to be of any value, sinister, cruel. "He didn't do that. Charlie," 1 said. "He couldn't have got up to it after"— That Is the murderer's mark. He leaned there, one hand against the wall, to look down at his work. And. without knowing it. he pressed the button that roused the two women." He had not heard the story of Hen rietta Sloane. and as we waited t told him. Some of the tension was relnx inc. He tried. »n his argumentative Herman way, to drag me into a dis cussion as to the foreordination of a death that resulted from an accidental ringing of a bell. But my ears were alert for the voices near by. and soon Miss T,ee opened the door. Turner was sitting on his bunk. He had made an attempt to shave and had I cut his chin severely. He was in a dressing gown and was holding a handkerchief to his face. He peered at me over it with red rimiued eyes. "This—tills is horrible, Leslie," he Mid. "1 can hardly believe it." "It is true, Mr. Turner." "Wh-why was 1 not-called at once?' 1 he demanded. "I notified you. You were—you must have gone to sleep again." "Where's Williams?". He turned to me. "I can get him for you." "Tell him to bring me a highball. My mouth's sticky." He ran his tongue over his dry lips. "And—take a message from tne to Richardson." He stopped, startled. Indeed, Miss Lee ami I bad both started. "To— who's running the boat, anyhow—Sin gleton ?" "Mr. Singleton is a prisoner in the forward house," I said gravely. The effect of this was astonishing. He stared at us both, and, finding cor roboration in Miss Lee's face, his own took on an instant expression of relief. He dropped to the side of tbe bed. and his color came slowly back. He even smiled—a crafty grin that was inex pressibly horrible. "Singleton!" he said. "Why do they —how do they know it was he?" "He had quarreled with the captain last night, and he was on duty at the time of the—when the thing happeued. The man at the -wheel claims to have seen him in the chart room just before, and there was other evidence. I believe. The lookout saw him forward, with something, possibly the ax—not deci sive. of course, but enough to justify putting him in irons. Somebody did it, and the murderer is on board. Mr. Tur ner." His grin had faded, but the crafty look in his pnle blue eyes remained. "Where are—they?" he asked in a different tone. "On deck." "We can't keep them In this weather.'' "We must," I said. "We will have to get to the nearest port as quickly as we can. and surrender ourselves and the bodies. This thiug will have to be sifted to the bottom. Mr. Turner." He fell into a passion at that, in sisting that the bodies be buried at once, asserting his ownership of the vessel as his authority, demanding to know what I, a forecastle hand, bad to say about it. He ended by demand ing Williams. I opened the door and called to Charlie .lones to send the butler, and stood by. waiting for the fresh ex plosion that was coming. Williams shakily confessed that there was no whisky on board. "Where is it?" Turner thundered. "1 ordered it overboard." 1 said. To Be Continued. Carvers' Tonic Tablets For nerves, weakness and nervous prostration, 50 cents at druggists. Adv. Catholic Women's Age Limits St. l-iouis, CXSt. 21.—The age limit for women members of tthe Western Catholic I'nion yesterday was lowered to 16 years and raised to 50. The former limits for women were IS and 45. The purpose of fche change was to increase ihe membership. The Supreme Council at' the union was instructed by Hie animal convention yesterday to take steps for the institution of indus trial insurance. Ex-Convicts Steal Heifer Lancaster, Pa., Oct. 21.—Abram and Albert Boots, each with a record of six terms served in the county prison and one in the State penitentiary, are again in jail. They were arrested for steal ing a heifer from a Held, and were iden tified as the men who sold it to a farmer. Blow Fatal After Four Years Towanda, Pa., Oct. 21.—Hernariting Dhat, a ilodge hammer .blow in the Stom a »h four years ngo would yat cause his death, Jamoa Heath is dead, near here, just SB he predicted. He (complained of a burning sensation from tfbe pit of his stomacvh to the til) of fais tongue and fell dead. STEAMSHIPS, BERMUDA CfcumlM Island* AM Xwrw mt Their Beit S. J. "BERMUDIAN" holds the record—4ft boura—la the newest and only twin-screw steam- I ship sailing to Bermuda, and th* only one landing passenger* at th* dock at Hauiilten without tranaler by tender, Round Trip with meals OKand and stateroom berth up For full particulars apply to A. K. OIiTERBHIDGE A CO., A|eati Ilia, bee 9. 9. Cm., LtC, M Broadnsy, New VHki P. LOBSE HWIIMBI., 1M Mar ket St., UarrUbura. Pa., «r ssr Tick et Aceat. Why don't you smoke 10c cigars? Can't afford 'em? How many times have you thrown your money away on cigars that didn't give satisfaction? MO J A 10c CIGARS give you an all-Havana quality smoke that makes you forget the price. You can't afford not to smoke 'em. Made by John C. Herman & Co. THE NICKNAMES OF STATES Three Commonwealths Have Only Orlg j inal Names and Twenty-two Have Indian Names Do you know where you live! That's right. Well, do you know where your friends live? That's all right, too. 'but it is a safe bet that you can't answer "yes" to both those questions if someone Should i start, to dropping the names in t'he (geography, and ''switch in" a few nicknames of States. For instance would you own uip to being a resident of "The Gopher State!"' Not unless you knew wfoere it was—certainly not. Three States, however, have been neglected by the nicknanners and no humorous appellation has been added to Washington, Wyoming ami Arizona. These Commonwealths with their newly-acquired honors of statehood stand out distinctly from t'heiir sister States in not having been nicknamed by the ribald jester, so as to come into national prominence. Hero are a few of the names borne by other States in order that you may see if you can designate them: "The Kldorado of the North;'' ' 'The IRear S'tate;'' "The Blue Hen State;" "The Gem of the Mountains; " "The Red Mild State." Better get the New Modern English Illustrated Dictionary and read the rest of the list whklh Dr. 'Harry Thurston Peck has prepared. One coupon and a small expense bonus gets it from the Star I ndependent. This Dictionary is 'brought up to the present date in accordance with t'he best authorities from the greatest uni versities. BAPTISTS MAKE PLEDGES ! Will Raise $t,(HK> for Mount Pleasant Institute's Debt Scranton. Pa.. Oct. 21.—Opening of | the Mount Pleasant Institute not Inter j than September, 1915, and the raising I of SI,OOO in pledges to supply deficits !in t'he past year's work, were among the rranv things accomplished at y ester i day's session of the Pennsylvania ®ap j tist General convention. The delegates : also pledged themselves in the sum of SIOO to fit up a room to Orozer Sem inary, IT, land. Reports of committees and addresses occupied the greater part of the day's session, which elosed with the conven tion sermon preached by the Rev. IW. ' Hainer. of Norristown. T'he Women's Baptist Home Mission Society met in the morning anehigh University, ac cording to a statement by Dr. C. J. Hunt, of the State Health Department. The doctor also stated that no new cases had developed, but that the seem ■ ing new ones were those of boys in whom were the germs, and who until (now were up and about, fighting hard 'against the disease. | As a precaution 600 or 700 L?high students will be inoculated with typhoid serum. Unless the State authorities I deem it best, the University will not 1 be closed. | FOR STOLEN CANTALOUPE Fifteen Cents Comes to Merchant From a Convert in Ten Years Columbia. Pa., Oct. 21. —The revival i in progress in this borough resulted in restitution of the value of a cantaloupe stolen 10 years ago. B. P. Reilly, a merchant, received a letter yesterday morning, in which was 15 cents. The writer said: j "When a boy. 10 years ago, I stole a cantaloupe from in front of your store, worth 10 cents, and as I am now trying to lead a Christian life I must make restitution, and enclosed is 15 cents, the price of the cantaloupe with interest to date." The letter was unsigned. PAYS FOR STIBUING BLAST Dynamite Explodes as Youth Stirs It With a Rod York, Pa., Oct. 21.—'Wilbur Bentzel, j IS years old, while stirring in a hole j wit'h an iron rod after it had 'been pa-tly filled with dynamite was serious ly injured as an explosion took place. His riglit 'hand was partly off and his right arm broken. A nhower of broken rock struck the youth on various parts of his body, in flicting numerous icuts and bruises. It | is said he thought the fuse had burned out 'before reaching the dynamite. Watoontown Wants Bridge Sunbury, Oct. 21.—Upon petition of practically all of the residents of Wat eontown, Judge Moser, in the Northum berland county courts here, yesterday Issued a mandamus upon the County •Commissioners directing tftoui to join with the Commissioners of Union coun ty in ttie erect-ion of a 'bridge across the Susquehanna between that place and' Allenwood. The < ommissloners assert such a sirueture will cost $130,000, FRIEND'S BLOOD FUTILE Transfusion Fails to Save Life of Wounded Man Kane, Pa., Oct. 21. Blood transfu sion failed to save the life of Fred Mc- Dowell, cashier of the First National Bank at Youngsville, who .was acci I dentally shot by ,1. Frank Obert while I they were out hunting. A transfusion {operation was performed, and Henry Hokanson, n lifelong friend of McDow ! ell, donor of the blood, withstood the operation ro well that he was able to j leave the hospital four hours after the i operation. | Following the operation McDowell I showed si<>ns of improvements, quickly | regaining consciousness; but late vester !day afternoon complications developed, and his death soon followed. Obert, who did the accidentaJ shoot ing, is heartbroken, and is under the care of a physician. _.J AvH 3LII ■][ ■■ J PHILADELPHIA. 13 "AND FILBERT STREETS.! a Minutes from PENNSYLVANIA end PHILADELPHIA £ READING TERMINALS NEAR TO EVERYWHERE. 200J3eau/#ul IDut- J&oomj vJttfi I Math andefflcivtng Jce Zdafejs, tgOPaixct/zys'. I Popular Cafe, Grill and Restaurani .s --' C Walsh i gi!!i!Biiiaiii!iiiiiiniaiiiiißiiii!Bin!!iiaiHai!fiiaiiKiig l/K"VI I <■( i*4=sA —K 2 ■* f Biii I j i ■ J When In Philadelphia Stop at the B! 5 NEW HOTEL WALTON S i§g Broad and Locust Streets Jj i J Reopened after the expenditure jp g of an enormous sum In remodel- Sj S inc. redecorating and refurnishing, p 1 IK THE CENTER Of EVESHHIIC " | = Near all Stores. Theatres and S j R Points of Interest. §| ■I Every Modern Convenience || |j SOO Elrrantly Furnlihpd Roomn European Plan *"* B Rooms, without, bath ....$l5O up !§ g Booms, with bath $2 up. ■ Hot and cold running water In all rooms (j I WALTON HOTEL CO. 1 I j| Louis Lukes, President-Manager. B BDSIKESS COLLEGES. It HBG,. BUSINESS COLLEGE . I ;i'M Market Street i J Fall Term September First j DAY AND NIGHT Day and Night Sessions Positions for All Graduates Enroll Next Monday SCHOOL of COMMERCE 15 S. Market Sq., Harrisburg, Pa. Qumberland Valley Railroad In KCteet May 24. 11(14. Trains Leave ilarriaburs— for Winchester and .\lartinsbur*. 6.0J, *7.60 a. m., *3.40 p. ra. tor Hajjerstown, Chanibersburg ana intermediate stations, at *5.03, *7.so, -U.i3 a. hi.. '-.4 U. 6.32, •i.ii), 11.00 p. m. Additional trains for Carlisle Mechanlcaburg at "-4 8 a. m„ z. II. I.it o.ao, a.ao p. m. For Diltsburg at 5.03, *7.1.* and '11.1)1 a. m.. 2.18, *3.40, 6.32, 6.3 c p. m. •Daily. 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