Garber Sentinel. (Garber, Okla.), Vol. 16, No. 39, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 1, 1915 Page: 3 of 8
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THE SENTINEL. GARBER. OKLAHOMA.
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SYNOPSIS.
A curious crowd of ntMghbors Invade
the mysterious home of Judge Ostrander,
^©unty judge and eccentric recluse, fol-
KHrlng a veiled woman who has gained
•ntrance through the gates of the high
oouble harriers surrounding the place.
The woman has disappeared but the Judge
■ found in a cataleptic state. Bela, his
servant, appears in a dying condition and
prevents entrance to a secret door. Bela
dies. The Judge awakes. Miss Weeks
explains to him what has occurred during
his seizure. He secretly discovers the
whereabouts of the veiled woman. She
proves to be the widow of a man tried
before the Judge and electrocuted for mur-
der years before. Her daughter is en-
gaged to the Judge's son, from whom he Is
estranged, but the murder Is between the
lovers. She plans to clear her husband's
memory and asks the Judge's aid.
CHAPTER V—Continued.
FOUL CRIME IN
DARK HOLLOW
ALGERNON ETHERIDGE, PROMI-
NENT CITIZEN, WAYLAID AND
MURDERED AT LONG BRIDGE.
DIRECT CLUE TO MURDERER
A
Stick With Which Crime Was Commit-
ted Easily Traced to Its Owner—
Landlord of Claymore Tavern
In the Toils—He Denies
His Guilt.
"Last evening Shelby's clean record
was blackened by outrageous crime
Some time after uigliLfall a carter
was driving home by Factory road,
when, just as he was nearing Long
bridge, be came upon the body of a
man lying without movement and
seemingly without life.
"Knowing that in all probability an
hour might elapse before assistance
could arrive in the shape of another
passer-by, he decided to carry his
story straight to Claymore tavern. It
was fortunate his horses were beaded
that way instead of the other, or he
might have missed seeing the skulk-
lne figure which slipped down into the
ravine with a short cough, hurriedly
choked back. He could not see the
face or identify the figure, but he
knew the cough. He had heard it a
hundred times; and, saying to himself,
'That'B John Scoville,' he whipped his
horse up the hill and took the road to
Claymore.
"And he was right. A dozen fel-
lows started up at his call, but Sco-
ville was not among them. He had
been out for two hours; which, the
tarter having heard, he looked down,
but said nothing except 'Come along,
boys! I'll drive you to the turn of
the bridge.'
"But just as they were starting Sco-
ville appeared. He was hatless nd
disheveled and reeled heavily with
liquor. He also tried to smile, which
made the carter lean quickly down
and with very little ceremony drag
him up into thu cart. So with Sco-
ville amongst them they rode quickly
back to the bridge, the landlord
eoughing, the men all grimly silent.
"One flash of the lantern told the
dismal tale. The man was not only
dead, but murdered. His forehead had
been battered in with a knotted stick;
all his pockets hung out empty; and
from the general disorder of his dress
It was evident that his watch had
been torn away by a ruthless hand
But the face they failed to recognize
till some people, running down from
the upper town, where the alarm had
by this time spread, sent up the shout
of 'It's Mr. Etheridge! Judge Ostran-
der's great friend. Let some one run
and notify the judge.'
"But the fact was settled long be-
fore the judge came upon the scene,
end another fact, too. In beating the
tushes they had lighted on a heavy
stick. When it was brought forward
end held under the strong light made
by a circle of lanterns a big movement
took place in the crowd. The stick
had been recognized. Indeed, it was
well known to all Claymore men. They
had seen it in Scoville's hands a
dozen times. Even he could not deny
Its ownership, explaining, 'I lost it in
theBe woods this afternoon. I hadn't
anything to do with this killing.'
"He liad not been accused; but he
found it impossible to escape after
this, and at tha instance of Coroner
Jlalnee ho was carefully looked over
and a small red ribbon found in one
of hln pockets. He was Immediately
l>ut under arrest and taken to the city
lockup."
A later paragraph:
"The detectives were busy this
morning, going over the whole ground
In the vicinity of tho bridge.
"They were rewarded by two Impor-
tant dlBCOveriOB. The ImpreBslon of a
foot in a certain soft place half-way up
the bluff; and a small heap of fresh
earth near by which, on being dug
Into, revealed the watch of the mur-
dered man. Tbe broken chain lay
with It
"Xfe* teuplat kaa btum wtiwi
It coincides exactly with the shoe
worn that night by the suepect." . . .
"The prisoner continues to deny his
guilt. The story he gives out is to
the effect that he left the tavern some
few minutes before seven o'clock, to
look for his child, who had wandered
into the ravine. He had his stick
with him, for he never went out with-
out it, but, finding it In his way, he
leaned it against a tree.
"He crossed the bridge and took
the path running along the edge of
the ravine. In doing this he came
upon the body of a man in the black
recesses of the hollow, a man so evi-
dently beyond all help that he would
have hurried by without a second
look If it had not been for the watch
he saw lying on the ground close
to the dead man's side.
"It was a very fine watch; it seemed
better for him to take It Into his own
charge till he found some responsible
person willing to carry it to police
headquarters.
"He dashed into the woods, and.
tearing up the ground with his hands,
burled his booty In the loose soil, and
made for home. Even then he had
no intention of appropriating the
watch, only of safeguarding himself,
nor did he have any hand at all In
the murder of Mr. Etheridge. This
he would swear to; also, to the leav-
ing of the stick where he said." . . .
"Today John Scoville was taken to
the tree where he insists he left his
stick. The prisoner showed a sud-
den interest in the weapon and begged
to see it closer. He pointed out where
a splinter or two had be<m freshly
whittled from the handle, and declared
that no knife had touched it while It
remained in his hands. But, as he
j had no evidence to support this state-
j ment, the impression made by this
declaration is not likely to go far
He Was Hatless and Disheveled.
toward Influencing public opinion in
his favor." . . .
I Deborah sighed as she laid this
clipping aside and took up another
headed by a picture of her husband
It was not an unhandsome face. In-
deed, it was his good looks which had
prevailed over her judgment in the
ea ly days of their courtship. Reu-
ther had Inherited her harmony of
feature from him—the chiseled nose,
the well-modeled chin and all the other
physical graces which had made him
a flue figure behind his bar. He had
had no business worries; yet his tein
per was always uncertain. She had
not often suffered from It herself, for
her ascendancy over men extended
even to him., But Reutlier had shrunk
before It more than once.
Was pot the man who could brlri;
his liund dowu upon so frail nnd e
quislte a creature as Reutlier was-
those days capable of any act of vio-
| lence? Yes; but in this case he had
been guiltless. She could not but con-
cede this eve n while yielding to ex-
treme revulsion as Bhe laid his pic-
ture aside.
The next slip nhe took up contained
a eulogy of the victim.
"The sudden death of Algernon Eth
erldge has been In more than one
sense a great shock to the community.
Though a man of passive, rather than
active qualities, his scholarly figure,
long, lean and bowed, has been «een
too often in our streets not to be
missed, when thuB suddenly with-
drawn.
"Why he should have become the
target of Fate is one of the myBterles
of life. HIf watch, which, aside from
his books, was his most valuable pos-
session, was the gift of Judge Ostran-
der. That it should be associated In
any way with the tragic clrcuniBtancas
of hlB death la a source of the deepeat
regret to the unhappy donor."
Thli eicerpt she bardly looked at;
but th* following she studied cart-
fuNn
"Judge Ostrander has from the first
expressed a strong desire that some
associate judge should be colled upon
to preside over the trial of John Sco-
ville for the murder of Algernon Etb
eridge. But Judge Saunders' sudden
Illness and Judge Dole's departure for
Europe have put an end to these
hopes. Judge Ostrander will take bis
seat on the bench as usual next Mon-
day. Fortunately for the accused, his
well-known judicial mind will prevent
any unfair treatment of the defense."
"The prosecution, in the able hands
of District Attorney Foss, made all its
points this morning. Unless the de-
fense has some very strong plea in the
background the verdict seems fore-
doomed. A dogged look has replaced
the callous and indifferent sneer on
the prisoner's face, and sympathy, if
sympathy there is, is centered entire-
ly upon the wife, the able, agreeable
and bitterly humiliated landlady of
Claymore tavern. She it is who has
attracted the most attention during
this trial, little as she seem3 to court
It."
We omit further particulars which
followed to save repetition; but they
were carefully conned by Deborah
Scoville. Also the following:
"The defense is in line with the
statement already given out. The
prisoner acknowledges taking the
watch, but from motives quite opposed
to those of thievery. Unfortunately
he can produce no witnesses to sub-
stantiate his declaration that he had
heard voices in the direction of the
bridge while he was wandering the
woods in search of his lost child. No
evidence of any other presence there
is promised or likely to be produced
It was thought that when his wife was
called to the stand she might have
something to say helpful to his case.
Sho had been the one to ultimately
find and lead home the child, and,
silent as she had been up to this time,
it has been thought possible that she
might swear to having heard these
voices also.
"But her testimony was very disap-
pointing. She had seen nobody but
the child, whom she had found playing
with stones in the old ruin. Though
by a close calculation of time she
could not have been far from Dark
Hollow at the instant of the crime,
yet neither on direct or cross examina-
tion could anything more be elicited
from her than what lias been men-
tioned above. Nevertheless, we feel
obliged to state that, irreproachable
as her conduct was on the stand, the
impression she made was, on the
whole, whether intentionally or unin-
tentionally, unfavorable to her hus-
band.
"Some anxiety was felt during the
morning session that an adjournment
would have to be called, owing to
some slight signs of indisposition on
the part of the presiding judge. But
he rallied very speedily, and the pro-
ceedings continued without interrup-
tion."
"Ah!"
The exclamation escaped the lips
of Deborah Scoville as she laid this
clipping aside. "I remember his ap-
pearance well. He bad the ghost of
one of those attacks, the full force of
which I was witness to this morn-
ing. I am sure of this now, though
nobody thought of it then. I happened
to glance his way as I left the stand,
and he was certainly for one minute
without consciousness of himself or
his surroundings. But it passed so
quickly it drew little attention; not
so the attack of today. What a mis-
fortune rests upon this man. Will
they let him continue on the bench
when his full condition Is known?"
These were her thoughts, as she re-
called that day and compared it with
the present.
There were other slips, which she
read. The fate of the prisoner was
in the hands of the jury. The possi-
bility suggested by the defence made
no appeal to men who had the unfor-
tunate prisoner under their eye at
every stage of the proceedings. The
shifty eye, the hangdog look, out-
weighed the plea of hie counsel and
the call for strict impartiality from
the bench. He was adjudged guilty of
murder in the first degree. :.nd sen-
tence called for.
This was the end, an, as she read
these words the horror which over
whelmed lit r was Infinitely greater
than when she heard them uttered
in that fatal < Mirtrooui. For then she
regarded him s guilty and deserving
his fat< , and i, w she knew him to be
innocent.
Wiirn lier < ■ .ids finally obeyed the
dictates of lier will the first glimmer-
ing rays of dawn were beginning to
scatter the gloom of her darkened
chamber!
CHAPTER VI.
The Shadow.
Bela was to be buried at four. As
Judge Ostrander prepared to lock hiB
gate behind the simple cortege which
was destined to grow into a vast
crowd before it reached the cemetery,
he was stopped by the sergeant, who
whispered In his ear:
"I thought your honor might like
to know that the woman—"
"Have you found out who she Is?"
"No, sir. The man couldn't very
well ask her to lift her ■veil, and at
tho tavern they have nothing to say
about her."
"It's a small matter. 1 wil! see her
myself today and find out what she
wants of me. Meanwhile remember
that I leave this house and grounds
absolutely to your protection *or the
next three hours. I shall be known
to be absent, so that a more careful
watcb than ever'Is necessary. Not a
man, boy or child Is to climb the
fence. I may rely on youf"
"Ton may, Judge."
"Qa
will guard my own property an« to-
day. Vou understand ma, sorgeaatf"
"Perfectly, your honor."
• •
Spencer's Folly, to the Judge, ap-
proaching it from the highway, vai
as ugly a sight as the world contained
He hated its arid desolation and all
the litter of blackened bricks blocking
up the site of former feistings and
reckless merriment. Most of all, he
shrank from a eight of the one corner
still Intact where the ghosts of dead
memories lingered, making the whole
place horrible to his eye and one to
be shunned by all men. The cemetery
from which hp had come looked leBa
lonesome to his eyes and far lesa omi-
nous.
No sign remained of pillar or door-
way—only a gap. Toward this gap
he stepped, feeling a strange reluc-
tance in entering It. But he had no
choice. He knew what he should see—
GARMENTS FOR BRIDE
THEIR SELECTION A MATTER OF
IMPORTANCE.
"Have You Found Out Who She Is?"
No, he did not know what he should
see, for when he finally stepped In
It was not an open view of the hol-
low which met Ills eyes, but the purple-
clad figure of Mrs. Averill with little
lJeggy at her side, He had not ex-
pected to see the child, and. standing
as they were with their backs to him,
they presented a picture which, for
some reason to be found in the myste-
rious recesses of his disordered mind,
was exceedingly repellent to him.
The noise he made should have
caused Deborah's tall and jiraceful
figure to turn. But the Bpell of her
own thoughts was too great; and be
would have found himself compelled
to utter the first word, if the child,
who had heard him plainly enough,
had not dragged at the woman's hand
and so woke her from her dream.
(TO BE CONTINUED.)
RIDING IN
J!NRIK!SHA
Sensation Not /vltogether Pleasant,
Though Almost Every One Seeks
the Experience.
When the European or American
tourist first lands in Japan he at once
demands a jlnrikisha. Having read of
it and heard so much of it he wants
an immediate experience of it as soon
as he finds himself in the land of its
birth. Almost any day one may see a
procession of men and women, ashore
for a day or two from a steamer in
port, making their way up the crowded
thoroughfares of Tokyo, sitting rather
awkwardly in their jinrlkishas, trem-
bling unbalanced over the axle, not
knowing whether the thing is going to
tip backward or fall forward, so loose-
ly does the puller seem to hold the
shafts. The first time one gets Into a
jinrikisha he always feels like a baby
and this gawkish sepsatlou coupled
with that of the uncertainty of one's
position in balancing It, renders ttoe
experience not quite so pleasant as
anticipated. But the only way for
comfort is to sit back at one's ease
and leave the responsibility to the man
who pulls it.—Japan Magazine.
Malta's "Hood of Shame."
A peculiar headdress is worn by the
women folk of Malta and is known as
the "faldetta." It is said to have origi-
nated under the following curious con-
ditions, says the Wide World: Dur-
ing the French occupation of Malta,
over a century ago, the natives were
subjected to much persecution. Their
religion was attacked, churches were
rifled and the women and children mo
lested. This state of affairs so
grieved those deeply religious people
that they made a solemn vow to wear
a "hood of shame" for a hundred
years. This period has now elapsed,
which perhaps accounts for the ttrrtd-
ual disappearance of the "faldetta"
and the increasing numbers of women
who wear the "latest from Paris." and
generally follow European fashions.
Cuba's Wonderful Caves.
The wonderful caves of Iiallamar,
Cuba, to the east of Havana, attract at-
tention of the ambitious tourist. They
are located on a plateau as level as a
table top which presents no signs of
thi existence of such caves. After de-
scending into the earth, however, a
picture unfolds Itself. Then come
many passages and at last the great
"Gothic tempi*." 250 feet long and K0
feet wide, where the crystal formation*
produce a b..lHunt picture l'.b tha
electric light bringing Mt a mi^Urm
nturn you x*n all jm. U cukv aokeoua
Going-Away Suit May Be Made to Do
Duty on Many Occasions—Always
Well to Include One Cos-
tume of Serge,
For her silk going-away suit, the
bride may chooBe shantung and pou
get', anil assure herself thereby of a
most satisfactory garment. A simple
bluuse will make this suit exactly
what bIih wants for a shopping expe-
dition, and a smart frilly one will make
it appropriate for a luncheon on a
matinee, If the "silent colors" are
not becoming to her. ahe may consult
the sample books of faille and otto-
man; and if she wants the newest
thing of all, sho will take grenadine or
voile. A white net blouse, quite plain
but for a frock of tiny plaited frills at
neck and wrist, is an attractive nov-
elty. There is great piquancy of effect
in Its black stock-ribbon bound around
the neck between the feathery ruffles.
It is well to include a serge suit in
one's outfit for the really chilly weath-
er that sometimes happens in the best
regulated summers, but it need not
necessarily be a brand new one, unless
Evening Frock of Yellow Taffeta With
Sash of Gold-Beaded Net—The Bod-
ice and Underskirt Are of Chiffon
Finished With Bands of Black Vel-
vet.
one likes. A one-piece dress, dark and
serviceable, for a (lay's traveling or
shopping will be found useful; and the
new redlngotes of silk', which com-
pletely cover a gown, are the latest
thing in daytime wraps. In the eve-
ning, the bride of 1915 will want to
envelop herself In a cloud of pale
colored tulle, with a pointed taffeta
bodice, or turn herself into a sort of
walking morning glory flower by her
flaring skirt of taffeta or gros da Ion-
dres. A pair of gold slippers to wear
with her short-Bktrted dancing dress
will be found a sensible Investment.
They are expensive, It is true, but they
DAINTY LITTLE PEN WIPER
Can Be Made From Old Dress Pattern
or Almost Any Kind of Dis-
carded Remnant.
New ideas for dainty little pen wip-
ers are always welcome, as they are
articles that can be made from old
dress patterns or almost any kind of
Bmall remnants of material and they
always find a ready sale at a bazaar.
We give a sketch of a pretty little
hanging pen wiper that can be quick-
ly made. It measures two IncheB In
width at the top and three inches in
width at the bottom, and It Is throe
Inches in I ngUi.
Our sketch clearly shows uie shape
In which it should be cut oat. and for
the intei or any kind of Btnali pieces
of material cmi be utilized.
Tb« covsr Is made of dark groeu
go well with all the pale colors that
ure fashionable for evening, and they
are a good deal more economical in
the end than slippers and stockings to
match each gown. Evening wraps are
simply ravishing—voluminous affairs
of coral, turquoise or purple silk,
lined with chiffon, edged with Geor-
gian ruches and decked with silver
embroidery, or trimmed with white
fur. A white fox neckpiece to wear
with them would make a gift for
which any bride would be pathetically
grateful.
Hats are always important, for they
can make or mar the ensemble. For
traveling, the bride should make her
head as neat and trim and as small as
possible. When she reaches her desti-1
nation she may let her headgear be as
large and frivolous as she pleases.
Wide sailor-shapes In flowery cre-
tonne and tussore colored to match
the Bilk wreath are charming with
white clothes for mornings. For aft-
ernoon, there are the transparent
fantasies in black, white or pale col-
ors. or the old-fashioned leghorn
wreathed with flowers and ribbons.
Sports hats are Been In supple hemp
or tucked and corded silk. If one is
really serious, there are practical
affairs iti panama and soft felt. White
kid hats are new, if rather heavy. The
all-white or all-black hat is always a
good choice.
(Copyright, 1915. by th* McClure Newscwi-
per Syndicate.)
SIMPLE DRESS FOR A CHILD
Pretty Design That Few Mothers
Would Have Much Difficulty in
Copying to Perfection.
In the window of a store where
children's dresses are sold is a dress
which draws remarks from every ob-
server. The dress is so effective anil
so simple that every woman standing
before the window feels sure she can
make one just like it for her daughter
and for bait the price quoted on the
tag.
And every woman filled with such
confidence has the right idea, for the
dress is made In simple juniper effect,
being of pink linen, and the underbody
or guimpe Is of white batiste. At either
side front of the dress is a daisy out-
lined with coronation braid, and from
the daisy a stem and several tiny
leaves grow for a distance of four
Inches from the top and bottom of the
flower. The coronation braid^ is white
and the leaves and stems are outlined
in white mercerized cotton. Turned
back cuffs and a lay-down collar on the
guimpe are edged with finely plaited
batiste, and both sides of the front
box plait are edged with narrower
plaiting. A wide, black velvet belt,
slipped through embroidered Blots,
adds distinction to the little frock.
Duplicate this model In all white, In
a combination of blue and white, yel-
low and white or brown and white,
and you will cause rejoicing in the
heart of the little girl who is to wear
It.—New York Press.
Dressy Neckband.
A band which fits snugly around the
neck with a small bow in front is in-
tended to be worn either with a low
collar or at the base of the hijjh stock
collar. It consists of a narrow half-
Inch velvet neckband, finished with a
small tailored bow at the front, from
which depends two strings of beans,
seven and eight Inches In length,
caught to a strip of the velvet ribbon.
These neckbands are in all colors. For
Instance, one of roBe-colored velvet
has beads of crystal and rose color.
Use Shabby Dress.
The dress that has become too
shabby or out of fashion to wear
should not take closet space. If you
have not an old trunk in the attlo
in which the dress can repose in a
made-un shape, rip It up and neatly
fold the pieces in a roll and put them
into a drawer. There will come a
time when the material will be Just
the thing you need
cloth and the design that appears upon
It and which can quite well be worked
from our Illustration Is embroidered
with silk of an old rose color.
The pieces of material are cut into
points at the base of the pen wiper,
and tliey are securely bound together
at the top with a strip of black kid
and possibly a portion of an old
glove may be used for this purpose.
For suspending the pen wiper from
a nail In the wall, or perhaps one of
the handles of the drawers in the writ-
ing table, an ordinary key ring la
sewn on In the center at the top.
Something New Is a "Middy."
A pleasing change from the old-
stlye, sailor-collared middy blouse for
tennis wear, is this smart tunic wltll
its belt passing under the front panel,
and its unusual arrangement of collar.
Skirt and tunic are of fine white cot-
ton percale, the skirt in a gore-flared
cut and the tunic having wide arm-
holes and slashes at the hip so that it
Is very roomy and comfortable for ac-
tive exercises. The trimmings are of
Dutch blue chambray. This maiden
wears a sensible tennis hat of light-
weight straw with shady brim. Her
feet are shod with teunis shoes oU
white cotton duck trimmed with taa
calf.
Colored Handkerchiefu. .
Colored handkerchiefs are perhaps
more usual nowadays than plain whits
ones—at least handkerchiefs showing
some color, even if only a little. Thers
arc pretty ones of crepe de chine in
plain light colors—yellow, piuk, violst
and blue. There are others with col-
ored borders and many with colored
•ni broidery.
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