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How They Solved the Mysteiy

By CLARISSA MACKE I

Mnrjren. f«c«J Mdi oCtar to

atluc nober •< n't ur “Jn»t twcaaar no on*

f to -Uctit *o tor. " CrtoarO Ko^n. Hen »r wool t« tbto «nt» *«t by. Good thins It*, t tendon Utao Now nil me wbat Dr. Htobtrt hnd to

-1 foond him wKleins to tbe toBce when I nni red thU mom In*. Bo aaid that be bnd a cartoua ntory to tMl i

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patient. Emory Annetroos. who Urto dilapidated boom on tbe Freeman rood. ArmatrouK was a middle need man of eccentric bablta and lived alone with a hired man, a Swede of tbe name

of LtodquUt-

'Armstrong had money or wai . led to be a mlaer. but bin t»u« . pen red poverty stricken. He always paid the doctor with srambUn* reloc-

»x-uitf. had arrived. Dr. HUv U.rt iraa uith ttom. T*.c two youns men went downstair* and found them crowded around Uad-

qtdtt'a body.

-Welir asked lllbhen eagerly. Bu-rerx aliook his bead. ” We've only Just lump.- te eip'.alucd. “Its a clear uum. " said tbe coronei. -Xtb. man killed bU employer and hat eomtnltted aulclde," -Shot himself to the back?" naked llogrrs. “We found oo weapon either." Unriey and Uosera mot a battery of UUplees.lIlt glHlK-ea. Dr. nthlH-rl hastened to explain tbetr [ceseore «.;i the scene, but the youns inteatlgatora were given to understand that their presence was both untimely and guile mioflirlal. The coroner and his aaaortatea were pacer to have the Investigation to tbemselvea mi l felt Jealous of the tolerfcnww of (l«e two youns lawyers. Tbej -corned the theory of a third |wrs.»i being Involved, though Rogers told tln-m about the uncanny laugh alil'-ti had followed their first knock upon tbe door , "You find tbe laugh, young fellow, grinned the police detective, -and 111 get the chief to appoint you detective bureau." “Done!" exclaimed liogen confidently. and be wltudrew with bU partner, while tbe others went on upstairs. “lio=’ about tbe laugh?" queried Harley as they stood to tbe kitchen. "Wc most find the women." sal

Xyman Warner and family, of Mill-

rifle. hav

u.ouy

vcefitiny suppliet, cash

its, etc., including ftli lanus,

way, etc., which party of

liTJt nan now has or can control Wildwood Land Co. to John W. ■ U, Phlla., Lot JO, Bl. 72, $330

i right <

itt et ux., onc-han lot* 16, 18, Second A vc.. BL 280. Angie sea, 12150 Paul T. Bennett et ux. to Wildwood ’ Water Work* Co, 3 acres, 2 rods.

have moved into Mr. Lingweil-

er’a house for tbe winter.

Mrs. Mowbray and Mim Cppennan attended tbe funeral of Mrs. Wymoutb to* PbiJadelphia, Thoradsy. Leslie and Helen Howe;i, Elsie Ott, Lucy Cole and Arthur Sutton attrnd-

play at Tuckaboe Saturday

Mr. and Mrs. William Cnrew their twin* chrUtened at tbe Catho-

lic Church Sunday. Ro**Mr*. Btobbins and little son were ! Cape May City. Ocean City risitora Thursday. Harry S. Dougtos*. Auditor, to Mor-

to. Crt. c--. --a b,br. ^

Palermo, spent Sunday with her par- Jt . fr ,. r , on rttw . u extending thence parent*. Eugene Townaend and wife. a !i P i W1 t)i Jefferson street, lying beMr*. Daniel Delkn-ey and son tween land- of Kearney, Miller and BcJ~du.TUllwr.UU-. I. Mill. ^ „ AoiU « „ V|U *- Gannett. lx»t 12 and oart of lot 11. BL The seats were installed in the new n |. llin c r St,K-kton land Co.

school house last week.

• Armstrong bad been sick for muc nma nothing dangerous apparently, merely a low malarial fever. He was mrti Improved that Hlbbert decided be neod not coma any more. “When Iw went to pay bl* last visit last night the man Lindquist met him at tbe dour and said that hla employer uucunscloua Tbe doctor found Armstrong bad been dead for aeveral mm. Investigation showed that the tan had been shot through tbe heart ■ b* lay to bad. Tb* abut had penetrated bedclothtng and *1L and yat there were no Jer marks from a gun pressed agatat the ted (ling. “lulndqnlst appeared atupafied when >ld that bU employer was dead. He admitted that be had been away all night and had Just returned. Hlbbert r*ipe director to u* and has now gone to notify'the r>oUce authorities." 'Where la Lindquist?" asked Batjey. “Ob. Hlbbert left the man alone there' Rather an odd thing to do un-

“Of course Hlbberfs reputation la Impeccable." remarked Harley, reaching for his hat. “Coming with mor “Yea. I'd like to bear the police to

It. My car Is below."

The young lawyers went down to the street and entered Rogers’ tow swung racing car. In fifteen minutes they were turning into the ncgiecud grvunds ■nrrooadtog tbe Armstrong house. They were quite extensive, and tne masses of «hrobbery furnished excel lent hiding placet *or any one prowl tog around l«nt on Aiacbicf. Tbe boua. itself, ottca ^yft} aolonlal

manstoa with pillared muny wings, was to

dltlun

he reeollca-tvd that the be cooceeled where he off one at a time aa t

t both

g lum»lip be conX- CM1 find none | c doubt

Tbe same thought occurred ti ley. and he waa glad they we* armed with automatic weapon*. Rogers lifted tbe ancient brass knock er and rspped g^tly. If Undqoiat waa on guard be would

The knock t through vui|>ty “Wbat was that sound?" asked Rag-

10A|

vuii want ltjml#i f»t a ill Ik Ml »rtli Hi

Harley bad heard U too. “Perhapa- the Swede baa gone tosane." he saggtwtod and turned the doorknob. The dose opened halfway and then ■topped The two ineo eutered at over the squat form uf a man huddled on the Dour In a pool of blood. “It la Lindquist—abut In the hock! mattered I losers as he go

“The woman?" “Ye*. Tlu-re's a woman eomew around the place. Why? She txcu down and made some tea. Tbe pot la sill) warm There are the dreg* to a cup. Armstrong la dead, and Lindquist probablj* did not make the tea Hen fly to strong Hqnori la time* of stress. Thl* tea was bell made when we entered the bouae-“ “Where la she?" asked Harley. ~J the doors are bolted on tbe inside, ev the door lending to the cellar." “We might try the attic. These back stalls will tuke us up there." Rogers bvl the way up a nai dusty Bight of stairs. Once be paused and Mcan-hed tbe treads with his flashlight. Plainly visible to the dust were imprints of a stroll stockinged foot. “We are oo the right track." saM Harley. Tito stain ended In a small hall on tbe second floor, and. opening another door, they discovered a dusty flight winding upward. Now they walked cautiously, guns in band, ruder tbe tow roof the divided Into'several rooms. Harley and his companions bnd not taken ten stclw before they beard more that wild laugh. Tljey peered through a half open

. . Water Work- Co., 3 acres, z roos, in r h * d : neighborhood of KBmafiM, adjoining iatbo- 'and* of William Davis and Enoch

n the sick list

Mrs. Prank Gandy is

this waek. #

Griffith Gandy and wife motored to

Atlantic City Monday.

Special Christmas music win be rendered Sunday night at ihe M. E.

Church.

Tony Can 3*o and Miss Amy Abrams were married last week. .The Cape May County Time*, wants a corroapondent in each of the following town*: Senville. South Scarille,

Dennisville, Todcaboe. I ' J,er,n "’, year. Beesley’s Point and Petersburg. Ad- f( al

QUIT CLAIM.

City of Cape May to Otis M. Townsend. 1-oto 45, 46, 47, 48, Plan of C. M. R. E. Co. Confirmed by Cape May

Circoit-Court.

sad that ol tin B

> Ber-

dress the editor.

Phils., 8 year*.

Ocean City premise*. $3800 Charles Mace, Wildwood, individually and as trustee under will of Elixa Mace, to Charles Aspenberg, one , Anglrsea Premises, _ $3800

irry HobdeU

! Rnoy, Lots 11. 12, BL 33, E. Sea Isle

a - : City. 3 years. $2000

Clifton Smith et ux., Royalton, Pa..

Subreribe for the Time*. $! i»er! Sn s.-njhore 15. & L. Assm, part of ■ear. lot 660, Sec. 11. Ocean City, $800

The room waa directly over strung 1 * sleeping apartment in the middle of the floor a board bad !>*en remuvnt. and beside tbe bole knelt a women. She wan a small creature. bent with jenr* aud Illness. Gray hair bung It: tangled locks about her wrinkled face, and tier large, dark eyes were wild and gHttertig as she lifted her bead a^l regarded tbe two

Then, wltnout comment up their Intrusion. she Ix-ut over tbe bole and appeared to look down. Rogers silently placed himself where be could Han over and look down also. Hr saw tbe lath and plaster of the bedroom celling and a while point of light that streamed up through a small hole. Below that hole waa tb* bed where the body of Armstrong was found with a bullet in bis heart, and the bole In the ceiling was right above hla

Weapons In hand, they searched the lower rooms, finding only dust and decay. except In the kitchen, which bore evidence of being to dally use. On the second floor only on* room was habitable. This was the ona to which the dead man lay. This waa a lofty chamber furnished to the black walnut “period" of tony years ago. There waa every evidence of comfort here, the bookcases run ulng over with volume*. The well cqul|>{>ed writing desk, writh Us scattered I«j*ts and tine reading lamp, denoted that Emery Armstrong had spent stuck uf hla time In his own sport-

Suddenly the hole to Rogers' horror, be sew that the woman bad covered It with the musxle of a revolver. With a signal to Hartry. they both leaped tor her and tore her away from

the boto

She Icught like a tigress, and again and again her wild, insane laughter

echoed through tbe bouse.

Tbe men below came tearing upstairs and secured tbe raving woman. It was

I>r. Hlbbert who Identified her.

“It Is Armstrong's maniac wife." said

tb* pbysMan. “For years she t coorlMvl in tbe Leets asylum,

not kuuu- abc had escajavl. aud 1 did not connect her with tbe crime. i “It U plain to tie seen now bow she accouipushed her deed. She concealed herself here and made a small hole to the •■elllng clu-c to the hook In the ilddle of t be plaster ceulcnrtec*. From;

da hook tbe lamp was sustM-uded.

“.Vs for Lindquist, she proliaMy stir prised him and klllnl lilm a* he triel W rerapv. If our friends, llarley and i @ Rogers, bad not traced tbe laugh It la jgk —— likely that *lie would luive got S

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Join the 1916

Christmas Club

In Class 2. pay 2c lb- 1st week. «c the second week, 6c the third week, and so on for 50 wicks snd wc will mail you a chirk two weeks btforc ChriMira* for $25.50. ih- in Clan* 5. P-J 5- the first week, 10c the second week. 15c the third > «»’-. and sa on end wc will mail you a check l»c wreka before OiriHstaa for $63.75. YOU MAY BKVEKSK THE OIMH'.K OF PAYMENTS IF YOU WISH TO DO SO. In Claa* 2 A, you may siart with *1-00 Ihe first week and pay 2 cent* le» e»ery w.ek until ihe last payment will be 2 crnls. In fl**# 5 A. you may atari with $2-50 the first week and pay 5 crnls bwa every Week unlil Ihr Iasi payment is SHOULD YOU PREFER TO PAY AN EQUAL AMOUNT EACH WEEK YOU CAN DO HO. Class 50 the payments are 50c each week for 50 week* and two week* before Christmas you will receive a check for $23.00. Class 100. the payments are *1.60 each week for 50 weeks snd two week* before Christmas you will receive a check for $50.00. Payments must be nitfc every week or may be made in advance for any number of weeks. Can you think of an easier way to provide money for Christmas presents, taxes, cosl. etc. Join yourself—pet every one in the family to join. Show this to vour friends snd get them to join. Everybody U welcome to join. The Christmas Cluh open* Monday. December 20th, and yon ran join anvtimr from December 26. 1915, to February 1. 1916. Call and 1*1 u« tell you all about It.

First National Bank Ocean City, New Jersey

Prem., $1000

W. A. Haffert et ux. to Tradesen's B. A L. Assr... Sea Isie Prem.,

$2100

Harry F. Hess et ux. to C. T. Rice, Swainton. Ocean City Prem.. $2300 Anna C. Hahn et vir. to Sea Isle B. A L. Ann., Lot 7, BL 8. S. W. Sec. See Ule .Oto-, $200

'Headley et ox. to M. Ad-

,to Ocean City B. A L.

f City prem, $3000

Thompson at vir.

The many friends of Mrs. K*pp*L wife of George F. Townsend'* Inlet, will regret to

J. Labii

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of her death at her late residency

Leonard Avenue, Camden. The Mtoi la Carer pels were residents off the Inlet * Gravel—

.... * Dae of Wi

only recently, when they more f ___ the Camden addraas. SWaij- Kart

Printing

Tlii- t.lg hnl stood almost tn tbe tec of tbe nsun. aud It bod been t with tbe pUtows at the fooC under «ug1ug lump. So he could rend to bed." expUlaed Rogerw. —There w a* a book near ! hand whan the doctor found film. -

•rouisc. !

As the toad woman was let scream-. 1 ig to the i-'trol wagon In which the oatovre toid arrived Dr. Hlbhert turned

> the detective hi «• “Itow Klwut your

he asktsl "My fricuds licci- traced the laugh “ _S Tile detective shook hsndo with It*' O ley ami Ihuvrs ^ “Tbe next rose you have, ray friewl*. .j, ke said: “will have tbe Im.-king of th» Ictectlve bur. au." ?*

grinned itogeii. -J,

We print anythioa—« biwine** card ar a book— with a quirkne-s. neatness aud quality that few coanlry offices ran equal. There i* no printing want that we cannot supply in a satisfactory manner, st a price that cannot be beaten anywhere. The TIMES plant is modern 1“ every respect. Ihe type new and of the l*tret lAtelv ead commercial fares, and the machinery just adeptrd to tLc cl—* of work most needed. We print two new spajvers. and a marariue. hewidre our regular run of woik and carry at all times a Urge stock of hond paper*. «n«rlop.w and ruled good-.

Try u« m that you will phone 2Z x wi ing problem*

> i-l> guarante

ta they k-rt I yon •me thlm

“We'll turn down the next agreed Hailey ns the ear mind li

TIMES PRINTING HOUSE

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G'-. J. x v-r v v jus „ in u,«, CONTfUCTIKG PLASTERER AND BRIG

Plain and Ornamental Plastering, Stucco-sand Fin?! Pointing and Roughcasting, Bricklaying, Ceine:,'brsi

Piers, Chimneys and Foundations laid. Jobbing tee ox inver its branches. Estimates cheerfully given. r the man Neptune Street Sea Isk aty. New ^

Bell Phone No. 61. tfbrgreunVjl

i akin t .ed bn-'.!

to the r—: ,

Camden Safe Deposit & Trust Cipp easi:^ 224-226 Federal Street, CamcW j(. J. Eatabliahcd 1873 ' ^

Deposits ------ $7, Invites your business—have tW/e motley earn interest. K checking account and rent a bo.\ your valuable papers.

Trust Funds

Send for booklets “Relating to \Y Kindred Sutqocts” and “Banking bv

ICHELLSSEI |

$9,150,1

city

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