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that door rapidly without making a sound.
He was entirely at loss. He could not even
invent a theory to account for the amazing
experience He went to the electric switch
and turned it; but the illumination did not
follow. The current was no longer active.
When he regained the house he discovered
that it was dirnly lighted by few sparse
candles, hurriedly collected by the servants
The electric current had failed in the house
manager of the electric light plant, the expert
who had been engaged to succeed the van
ished German, and this arrived a few
moments after Emile. He was full of
cuses; but was obliged to admit that his
reserve of current had inexplicably run out
He asserted that that evening at eight o'clock
the dials of his engine room showed reserve
which would have kept the house going for
three days at least. He was convinced that
if every light in the house and grounds and
stables and lodges and statue had been kept
burning all day, and all the elevators had been
necessarily moving, his available reserve could
not possibly have been exhausted. He said
simply that there must be a leak He said that
once or twice before he had suspected leak.
But he got his engines to work speedily, and
and the candles dispensed with.
This singular accident monopolzed the atten-
ton of the Hundreds for a long time The
world at large, however, had other and even
more impressive matters upon which to re-
fleet. For soon afterward England was startled
by the news that the Sultan of Morocco had
accepted loan through the Intermediary of
France, the German loan having failed. The
war cloud evaporated, and the Domestic Gov
eminent fell with loud crash.
To be continued next Sunday
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humble before her: he stammered: he
apologized he did everything but kneel.
But the happy mischief was irrevocably
accomplished.
AS they walked past the lake, hand in hand,
Millicent said, do not let us tell mother to-
night"
"Nor Norah."
Z" | am your slave" he said
But Millcent suspected that, though one of
them was indeed the slave of the other, it was
not he. And she was glad. She was glad that
she had surrendered, like slave, to the fierce
and masterful cruelty of his arms.
Emile spent the greater part of the next day
within the statue, studying it, and in particular
accustoming himself to the noiseless use of the
elevator in the dark. And at night, with
revolver in his pocket, he went forth after
dinner and ensconced himself under the table
in the great chamber. He had entered without
a sound. He waited, never moving. He waited
for several hours, and his senses, though ex
cited to the uttermost delicacy of perception.
were cognizant of no phenomenon of any kind.
And then, just after the stable clock had
doomed eleven. he became aware that some
living thing was in the chamber that he was
crept. And he braced himself And then sud-
denly there was a bright light; the chamber
had been lit up. He saw the legs of man
from his ambush under the table. He sprang
forth. At the same instant the light was
extinguished and there was not only complete
darkness but complete silence. Boldly he
struck match and peered about. The room
was absolutely empty Moreover, the door,
the sole means of egress. which he had pur-
posely closed, was still closed and he was
sure that nobody could have opened and shut
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1t starts with cipher, goes into an intricate
astronomical calculation. and from that into
simple geometry. The difficulty with the de-
tectives is not that they could not work out
each of these as it was presented perhaps with
the aid of some outsider but that they would
not recognize the existence of the three phases
of the problem in the first place.
you have heard me say frequently, Mr..
Hatch, that logic is inevitable-as inevitable
as that two and two make four not sometimes
but all the time. That is true; but it must
have an indisputable starting point,-the one
unit which is unassailable. In this case unit
produces unit in order, and the proper array
of these units gives coherent answer. Let
me demonstrate briefly just what l mean.
" masked woman. employing the method
at least of thief. demands certain bracelet
of this Miss-Miss Harding. Us that her nancy
She doesn't want jewels; she wants that
bracelet. Whatever other conjecture may be
advanced, the one dominant fact is that that
bracelet. itself of little comparative value is
worth more than all the rest to her,-the masked
woman, l mean,-and she has endangered
liberty and perhaps life to get it. Why? The
history of the bracelet she herself stated it
to Miss Harding 81 yes the answer A man ia
prison, under sentence of death, had that
bracelet at one time. We can conjecture i'm
mediatey, therefore. that the masked woman
knew that the fact of its having been in this
mans possession gave him opportunity at
least of SO marking the bracelet.-or of con-
hdlng IN 1t, l may say, valuable secret.
Cne nrSt thought therefore, IS OF treasure
hidden treasure. We shall go further and say
treasure hidden by Continental officer to
prevent its falling into other hands as loot.
This officer under sentence of death, and there
fore cut off from all communication with the
outside. took a desperate means of communal
eating the location of the treasure to his heirs.
That is clear, isn't it?
The reporter nodded.
Il described the bracelet,-you heard me-
and yet had never seen it, nor had l a descrip-
ton of it. That description was merely a
forward step, a preliminary test of the truth
bracelet must be of a type which could be en-
poyed to carry message safely past pryng
eyes: and there is really only one sort which
is feasible, and that is the one | described.
These bracelets always hollow the invisible
hinges hold them together on one side, and
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Problem of the Broken Bracelet
Continued from page 10

fist. "As say, don't know when l shall be
able to speak definitely"
The girl paused for a moment and tapped
the blunt end of the pencil against her white
teeth thoughtfully with her left hand. 'As
matter of fact" she said at last, :" | not
returning home now. The events of last night
have shaken me considerably. and l am now
on my way to Blank Rock. a little sea shore
town where | shall remain for few days.
My address there will be the High Tower"
Write it down, pleased" directed The
Thinking Machine tersely. The girl stared at
him strangely, with a challenge in her eyes,
then leaned over the table to write. Before
the pencil had touched the card. however she
changed her mind and handed both to Hatch,
with smile.
please write it for me" she requested. 81
write wretched hand anyway. and besides
have on my gloves" She turned again to the
little scientist, who stood squirting over her
head. Thank you SO much for your trouble,
she said in conclusion. you can reach me
at this address either by wire or letter for the
next fortnight"
awhile The Thinking Machine was silent as he
again studied the faint writing on the strip
of paper
" is no cipher at all; it's simple. But there
are some other things | shall have to find out
morrow to see me-.
Half an hour later The Thinking Machine
went to the telephone. and after running
through the book called a number.
:" Is Miss Harding home YETI" he demanded,
when an answer came
No, Sir. was the reply. in woman's voice.
Would you mind telling me, please, if she
is left handed?"
Why, no. sir. She's right handed. Who
is this?"
Il knew it. Of course. Good by
The Thinking Machine was squirting into
the inquiring eyes of Hutchinson Hatch
The reason why the police fire.
quently unsuccessful in explaining the mys-
teries of crime" he remarked. is not through
lack of natural intelligence, through lack
of birthgiven aptitude for the work. but
through lack of an absolutely accurate
knowledge which is wide enough to enable
them to proceed. Now here is a case in point
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war. Carl remarked that the war could not be
stopped unless he himself should die within the
next day or two.
Early the next morning Emile discovered the
He had been stabbed. The dead man was Cour.
lander. The detectives asked Maurice about his
conversation with bis father the night before.
which had been overheard.
Maurice dismissed Slade Beakbane, who had
been his fathers confidential man, and ordered the
Courlander business to be wound up, and the
Morocco loan stopped
Norah and Maurice were married secretly; but
when Norah confessed that she knew her father
had murdered Courlander, and begged Maurice to
cease the campaign of mplacable revenge he had
entered upon. the latter spurned her and declared
he would see Crampiron hanged.
Beakbane knew. of the murder, and was en-
ployed by Crampiron. He had been betraying
COMMANDERS secrets for sometime. Crampron
was arrested for the murder. Maurice and Emile
discovered Beakbane paying secret visits to the
statue.
Crampiron, when trial. received false report
of his daughters death. and. believing it true,
overcome that he confessed his guilt. He was
sentenced to die.
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Synopsis of Preceding Chapters

CARL COURLANDER. an English fnancier of
mysterious influence in government and inter
national affairs. invited q select few to house
party at Tudor Hundreds, his estate at Dunstsble.
lister Of England, who was enamoured of Millicent.
Carls daughter; Abraham Crampron, Courlanders
daughter, fancee of Maurice Courlander. Carls
SON. and Emile Berger, French architect, the
Tudor Hundreds. who also in love with Mill
cent.
The statue was unveiled with appropriate eclat,
and dinner was served in one of its chambers.
At the conclusion of the repast Carl announced
that he had just successfully concluded financing
German loan to the Sultan of Morocco, which
would result in war between England, France,
and Germany. This announcement evoked con-
sternation, both because it meant the failure of
Crampiron. who stood for France, and because it
was another evidence of Courlander's mystery
that he could know that the deal was concluded
the moment it happened. even though it was in
Berlin over six hundred miles away.
Maurice, who was an idealist. heatedly took his
father to task for being responsible for terrible
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-01-02
Representative Hog Sales.
Below are given d few of the repre-.
The Output Of Feeders.

Chicago, Jan 2.-The number of
stockers and feeders bought and ship
ped out from this market this year is
conservatively estimated at $4,000,
against 100000 last year. The business
done by most of the local spectators
this year shows a shrinkage of close
to 25 per cant, compared with last year.
The reason for this is not far to seek.
Results of cattle feeding during the
previous year were not calculated to
inspire confidence in the prospective
feeder this year and consequently a
feeling of conservatism permeated the
whole country Corn was held at a
high figure and hay this year was re-
markably scarce. These factors were
quite sufficient to sidetrack many of
the regular cattle operators who fig
ured that under the circumstances
there would be but little chance of
squeezing out profit. In many local
tiles a shortage of hogs was responsible
for a determination to limit cattle feed
ing operations, and there is no doubt
but what this had much to do with
the general shrinkage. The tendency
turnout the year was to show strong
preference for the well-bred and
strong weight feeders, for farmers were
strongly impressed with the fact that
there was more chance for satisfactory
results if they started right. Chicago
was not the only point that showed
a big decrease in the feeder output.
All the Western markets put out a
smaller number than last year, and in
the aggregate the deficiency amounts
to 100000 head
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-01-02
II Didn't Work.

"The late Sam Small had his faults"
said an Albanian, but he did not dodge
the penalty of them. When he went
wrong he owned up like a man, and If
punishment was due, he took it.
"That was the doctrine Sam Small
preached He hated dodgers. He used
to laugh bitterly at the plea of hyp-
motto influence that used to be put up
by nearly every murderer
81 once heard him rdiculing hypno-
tism. He said that he bought pretty
heavily one year for Christmas, and
when the bill came in for turkey and
mince meat, candy, ducks, chickens,
plum pudding. fruit cake, and so on,
he thought to himself that here was a
case for hypnotism to be tried
HE went first to hypnotic the gro
Ger. Approaching the man, he looked
him squarely in the eye, at the same
time repeating slowly and impressive
ly:
MY bill is paid
"a change came over the grocer's
face His color faded. his eyes grew
dull, his expression blank. An. in a
strange, mechanical voice he muttered:
"'You're liar"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-01-02
The Sheep FEEDING Prospect.

Seasonable speculation agitates mar
ket circles as to the probable outcome
of the winter feeding season. That
feeders, with high priced stock on their
hands and both hay and grain expen-
ses are pre-iisposed to cash in with
out putting ON the necessary finish to
insure maximum results is evident
from the manner in which the Chicago
market has been glutted with habitat
and merely warmed up stuff. Much of
this could be put in the pink of condi
ton by another thirty-day feed, but as
it showed small margin Of profit cars
have been ordered and consignment
after consignment added to an al
ready excessive supply. This was the
demoralizing factor of last winter and
to repeat the mistake would be a col
ossal blunder. There would not be a
pound of mutton too much for the VIM
ter market if everything is fed out or,
in other words, finished. The spread
between quality and mediocrity is wide
and means prod1t or a losa
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-01-02
The New Year Market Prospect.
TChicago Live Stock Worldl

Scanning the market horizon at the
inception of the year 1907, there is
every reason for reinsurance and con-
fidence on the part of the producer.
The era of excessive production of
food products has passed into history.
With it has gone the period of low
prices. Consumption has caught up,
so to speak. and from now on the
grower will hold the whip. The whole
story is told by light stocks and urgent
demand from all quarters. All that is
needed is wider foreign outlet; In
other words, reopening of the markets
of Continental Europe.
Prices begun the year 1907 on much
higher level than twelve months ago.
Hogs and sheep are on a lofty pedestal.
and it is but logical to expect further
Improvement in cattle values.
With feeders disposed to take short
profits prolonged periods of gluts in
market circles are improbable, and
when, year hence, trade is reviewed,
it is likely that a better record will be
paraded than is possible with the exit
of 1906
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-01-02
A Spoiled Nature.
Luther Burbank Showed last

Luther Burbank showed last month
to the students of Stanford university
an apple that was sweet one one side
and sour on the other.
This apple shows u.s." Mr.. Burbank
said, "how different treatments will
have different effects. 1t shows how
causes the most radical
changes
He smiled.
"As in apples so in men" he said.
"There used to live in Santa Rosa a
good, kind man, but unfortunately he
shrewish wife, and the wom-
an changed his nature.
Zone morning after his wife had
called him a good for nothing loafer
and snatched his breakfast away. he
started off hungry, and sore, for work
"a sour looking woman entered the
car he was on. She got into violent
dispute with the conductor over her
change. Finally, red with rage, she
looked about her and said:
els there gentleman in this car
who will stand by and see a lady in
sulted?'
THE hungry man whose nature had
been spoiled rose eagerly.
eyes, madam he said 1 will"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-01-02
WED AFTER MANY YEARS.
Lovers in Youth Marry Others, BE
come Single, Meet and Marry.

Chicago. Jan. "A romance which
began twert five years ago came to
a climax OIL New Years eve. when G.
NJ. Petit, So years old, and Mrs. Mary
Springer. Az years old, married at 8
South Ada street.
Petit and hiss bride were sweet
hearts in Chicago in their youth, but
they becama separated and both mar
ried. The young woman was an act-
ress for several years and her first
husband was an actor. iPettit's first
wife died about ten years ago, three
weeks before the death of Mrs. SPRING
er's husband
Shortly, after the two former lovers
met accidentally and their interrupted
courtship was renewed, ending in mar
riage. Yesterday the bridal couple
spent the first day Of the new year
and of their married life with friends
and relatives. who showered them with
ordinations.
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ola School JouIrnalisr,.

Mark Twain, at a dinner In NV
York, related some "reminiscences Of
his early days of journalism In Neva-j
da City.
We paid for outside contributions
he said, .bul not always In cash. A.
a rule, our letters Of acceptance would
run like this
Dear Jones:l We send you per
bearer one pound of bacon for your
fine poem on the county fair. Please
receipt for same
Dear Col Crabbile: For your val
ued article en- The Country,s Needs
we beg to send you herewith two, gall
Ions Of corn whisky. It IS the Same
brand you have been using ever since!
the war. Kindly acknowledge ~
ceipt.'
Dear To,npkins: We enclose i
corset in payment for your fashion ar
ticle.'
"'Dear Senator: Understanding
that you are about to enter the state
campaign, we send you shotgun ana
nine rounds ,,f ammunition for your
admirable article on the political Sit
uatfOn'" rs
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-01-02
WILLIAM R. coBsE DEAD.
Former Well Known Scholar is Vic
tim of Heart Failure.


New York, Jan. 2.-William Rosser
Cobbe, for many years a we'll known
character along Park row and who was
said to have been at one time a man of
high position in educational and social
circles in the west, was found dead in
hallway just off the Bowery yester-
day. 1t is believed that he sat down
to rest when his heart gave up. He
leaves widow and daughter, who are
believed to be now in Chicago.
Cobbe often told of having been at
one time a professor in a western uni
versity, and he also claimed that he
was the author of forty books and mis-
cellaneous publications, one of which
a treatise on morphine Or Judas is
still known to the medical fraternity.
Arthur Mills, who was vice presi-
dent and general manager of the Mer-
chants Despatch and Transportation
Company, died suddenly at noon yes
terday while walking on Fifth avenue.
Mr. Mills, it is believed was on his
way to the University club, of which
he was a member. He was noticed to
put his hand on his heart and then
he fell to the sidewalk. He was uncon~
scious and the ambulance surgeon pro-
nounced him dead as soon as he look
ed at him. The cause Of death appar-
emily was angina pectoris.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-01-02

For Sale = One Of the best stock
and grain farms in Franklin county.
Iowa. great bargain for quick
buyer. VIM. Andrews Co.
For Sale - A good paying meat
market, only one other in a town Of
5000 inhabitants. Address Market,
care T.-R.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-01-02
CATTLE LEVELS LOWER
Butchers Cattle, However, Did
Not Show Much Change
In Prices
DEADLOCK IN THE HOG MARKET
Regulars Refused to Take Hold at
Prevailing Low Prices, But Sellers
Were obdurate AIso-Tame Demand
in Sheep Market Today-Few Fancy
Lambs Showed Steadiness.

Chicago, Jan. 2.-Cattle - Shippers
started this morning with the apparent
intention of buying their cattle. at a
lower level. Butchers cattle, how
ever, did not show much change in
price. In the previous session, some
late sales were made at prices 10@15
under those of Monday, and the market
opened today on the closing basis of
Tuesdays market.
Hogs.
Trade looked lower at the opening,
regulars refusing to take hold ,at prices
which prevailed the previous day, but
sellers were obdurate. They could see
no particular reason why the market
should be lower. Buyers took the posi-
ton, however, that receipts the first
three days had been large. Over 81 1000
We're marketed in those three days,
slightly more than marketed the same
period last year.
Sheep.
Demand was tame and indications
We're that the market would rule lower
before the close of the session. Re-
ceipts consisted largely of undergrade
sorts. A few fancy lambs We're steady,
but the bulk Of stuff looked 10. a Is
lower
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-01-02
AUTHOR ENTERS NAVY.
Writer of Sea Tales EnIists in Order
to Gather Material.

Writer OF Sea Tales Enlists IN Order
to Gather Material.
Boston, Jan. 2.-Jemes B. Connolly,
well-known as an author Of sea tales,
notably stories of the Gloucester fish
ermen, left for Washington yesterday
to join the United States navy as
yeoman He will enlist for two years
and will be drafted for duty as a clerk
on Wednesday on the battleship Ala
bama, which is going on a cruise of
two months.
Connolly has taken this step at the
suggestion Of President Roosevelt,
whose great desire is to have an AM
erican writer do for the United States
navy what Rudyard Kipling has done
for the navy of Great Britain.
The idea originated in August In the
course of conversation between the
president and Connolly, while tie au-
thor was a guest Of the president at
Oyster Bay.
Connolly will have special privileges
and will occupy special cabin Dur
ing his service he will go to all parts
of the world with various squadrons.
His first cruise on the Alabama will be
to Guantanamo and the Caribbean sta.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-01-02
Biggest Newspaper Magnate.

San Francisco Argonaut
Lord Northcliff, formerly Sir Alfred
Harmsworth, of England, may be en-
titled the greatest newspaper magnate
in the world He owns and actually
directs some forty prosperous dailies
and other periodicals. Lord Nprthcliff
has lately secured for his publications
the services of Porneroy Burton, one
of the efficient young editors who have
won a reputation in the United States.
Mr.. Burton is to receive in his new
position the salary of 100000 a year.
His career has been one of brilliant
successes and of repeated advance
ment From the position of boy in
small newspaper, Mr.. Burton rose
in time to be the Washington cores
pondent of the Brooklyn Eagle. After
ward he became managing editor of
the New York World and subsequently
an important member of the staff of
the Hearst papers III New York.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-01-02

SCORES JOHN D. IN CHURCH.
Orator Tells Oil Kings Fellow Parish
toner's He is Qpnressor

sSuS1 . ~ 10 SPHt SSS0is
Cleveland, O., Jan. arising in the
midst of discussion by local labor
leaders and clergymen before the 500
members of the Mems Club of the Eu-
cid Avenue Baptist church, known as
Rockefeller's church Howard Dennis,
an orator, savagely denounced John d.
Rockefeller as "the arch oppressor of
labor
Referring to the previous addresses
of the socialistic labor leaders Dennis
said: "After hearing the eloquent adj
dresses of these men on behalf of or
ganized labor it is a wonder that these
windows did not fall in and the walls
collapse. If l were a member of the
same church with John D. Rockefeller
and j. Pierpont Morgan either they
would get out next Sunday or l would"
Dennis excoriation of the chief tinan-,
cial supporter of the church was re-
ceived with laughter and no attempt
was made to stop him.