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The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1910-02-02
SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDING CHI
OF AT THE CALL OF HONOR

that he cannot love her. She detects his
love for Miss g., Bishop. her JEALOUSY is
marry her or lose his fortune. Ralph again
makes ma an effort to find Rita and learns of
phen Ross He calls to find that Ross
purposely withheld message for him to
come that he sought to poison her mind
to Helen. and also proposed marriage to
her. \ bitter interview with Ross follows
and then the discovery of Ralphs letter
from his father. Before he opens it, Ralph
discovers that it has been tempered with.
He reads 1t and learns that Rita is the
that his supposed cousin. Ross is the only
male heir of the princes title and domain.
Because of a bitter feud in the PRINCIPAL
ity, Ross was sent to -Anstable's father
when mere child. and brought up in ig-
norance of his lineage. Now. however, the
prince. failing of any other heir, is deter
mined to bring Ross back and marry him
to Rita his grandchild. and for that pur-
pose his emissaries We're sent to England.
But the princes enemies also sent kdnap
ers to steal Rita and prevent the consum-
nation of the Princes plans. Ralph calls
upon Colonel Bishop and gets
from him complete verificaton of the
letters story, and then he hastens to Rita,
to whom he gives the letter. revealing her
real identity and the plan to bring about
her marriage with Ross She renounces
the latter plan and appeals to Ralph to
help her free herself from the complica-
tions that beset her, declaring that she
cares nothing for the title the Prince would
force upon her.
Ralph, by his emotions. returns
to his rooms to find Helen there. An angry
scene follows, in which she threatens him
unless he drops Rita. He also finds let
ter alleged to be from the Princes envoy,
asking him to meet the latter at a given
address After call from Ross, to whom
Ralph makes known his real identity,
Ralph hastens to meet the envoy and finds
himself facing strange man, whose APP
pearance and surroundings make him I'M
easy and prompt him to fly.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1910-02-02

BY the death of a rich uncle. Ralph An
stable a struggling young author, finds him
self heir to a rich estate, but only condi-
ton that he marry strange young woman
a former governess who had caught the
uncle's fancy. The marriage contract is
signed to save Anstables father from beg
gary and possible disgrace. and events move
quite smoothly for some months when An
stable gets a mysterious summons to the
home of unknown man named Bishop.
AS he reaches the house in the evening, he
through window two men attempting
to kidnap young woman He rushes in
and struggle follows in which his life is
saved by the intervention of the young w"-
man. Rita Bishop Later they discover the
girls uncle lying almost dead in a corner
of the room. The house is aroused. but no
one offers an explanation of the mystery
Furthermore. Nine. Cleriot, companion of
Rita. refuses allow Ralph to notify the
police because of some mysterious reason
which is made even more mysterious by
letter left by Bishop, indicating that he eX-
pected this attack on his life and demanding
absolute silence
The next day Ralph returned to the Bish-
had disappeared and left no trace behind
them He hastens to the home of the doc
tor who cared for the wounded man, but
he knew only where his patient was. and
he was in precarious a condition that
he could not be interviewed. Anstable
wires to his father for an explanation of
it ALL He is mystifed to get an answer
that his father does not know of any Mad
anne Cleriot. In the midst of all these
looking strangers, foreigners who try to
get from him information about the miss
ing women. and Rita, especially. One of
them declares that they are commissioned
by the prince" to find Miss Bishop with
out fail. Ralph shadows these men and
learns that they are unquestionably those
later they attempt to steal Bishop from the
hospital and also to break into Ralph's
Helen. his fance. and tries to break his
engagement with her, frankly telling her
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and together they moved the bedstead,
having first locked the door and taken
out the key.
V/HILE they were doing this Ralph made
w a third discovery, very suggestive and
very sinister. Each of the men had a re-
volver slipped into band on the hip ne
flashed into his mind when they were both
in the room, to take the risk of strug-
gle there and then. He got up from his
to warm his hands, but really to get pos
session of the poker as weapon. The
moment he rose, however. both men
paused, looked at him. and one of
tol.
Instead of making his attempt. there
fore. Ralph unaced his boots and slipped
his feet into the slippers, and threw off
sat down again. Obviously nothing could
be done that night. lie not so mad
as to attempt without a weapon, to
fight couple of men armed with revolv-
When they had left the room he sat
considering very closely all the details of
his plan and when to carry 1t out. lie
decided to wait until the following after
noon or evening.
The main outline of the scheme was
simple enough. When Marco brought in
his dinner. he would wait until the door
was bolted, then knock him on the
head, strip off the livery and dress him
self in it, and then call in Giacomo and
deal with him. After that he would have
to trust to his own wits and his luck TO
get out of the house.
But success or failure would depend
upon the details. If the slightest hitch
occurred. it would be fatal and there was
one point in particular which gave him
long and anxious thought. He had to
contrive to disable Marco without ronsins
the faintest suspicion in his companions
mind
1t must be done silently as well as
swiftly. and how to do it baffled him for
the time He settled every other point
and completed all his preparations. and
went to bed and to sleep with the puzzle
still nnsoved But when he woke in the
morning, the solution occurred to him at
once.
When servant, not Marco, brought him
his breakfast, he asked for a couple of
raw eggs, and these he broke into his
tumbler and concealed. together with a
hunk of stale bread During the day he
rubbed the crumb of the bread until it was
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CONTINUED Next Week.
Copyright 1909 by Cassell g Co.
The Master of Revels
Continued from paSe
Continued from page ~

how it did not seem the wrong man for
Miss Betty.
I'm sorry" he explained l.,t to Mrs. Gro;
gam who drew near, in evident ire. Il
did my best but have only just recov-
cred from mumps.
I'm not at all satisfied with BI.entley's,
gan with suppressed anger.
Madam. ! apologize" he pleaded. Pray
let me make amends in another way. l
propose we play honeypots It's a Won
n HE children were entering from their
supper. and Mrs Grogan hesitated.
After all he might be useful in that way,
if he a blunderer and fraud at
crystal gazing.
How do YOU play honeypots:' she
Eagerly and volnbly he explained, pour
ing forth the details in stream, before
which the dragon quailed.
If you think they would enjoy it She
began, and appealed to the dark young
man who lounged up.
MIR. Cremer, do you think they'd like
honeypots:'
What are honeypots?' inquired the dark
young man loftliy.
I'm glad didn't give him Betty" re-
tlected Boscawen.
Miss Adamson, do you think the chill
Mrs Grogan he!plessly.
II should think they ought to be con
" raao with nh Mna. heyye had cake ak and
ster lady whom Boscawen had insnltc d.
"Oh. it's a game" explained Mrs Gro
gan. Miss Atkinson contemplated the of
fender and pursed her thin lips. If the
game had been suggested by him she was
in opposition
How is it payed:' she inquired.
''oh. you go round and ask the children
If they taste sweet explained Mrs. Gro
gan vaguely.
Taste what swcet:" asked Miss Adam
son.
.'oh, it's too long to explain Mr. Elliot.
will you kindly otliciate as shopkeeper?
am the buyer. 1T is naught. it is naught,'
saith the buyer. Now, have you got any
nice honeypots for sale?"
Plenty said Mr.. Elliot promptly.
The buyer looked doubtful. "Humph!'
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almost as fine as flour, and then mixed it
with the white of the eggs. thus making
sticky. stodgy paste, thick enough to
prevent man uttering sound if it were
clapped suddenly on his face and crammed
into his mouth.
When the afternoon came he prepared
a weapon which would strike a deadly
blow. and vet make no sound For this
he tore long strip off one of the blank
cts and bound it round and round the
end of the poker. Then. many times. he
act it, and arranged all the properties
ready for instant use in the moment of
crisis.
Marco brought tea in the afternoon. and
found Ralph in the dressing gown, read
ing and smoking.
What time will you dine sir:' asked
the man.
p. ,,Eh: ,r, Oh don't care" answered
ner served in the house,
AT half past seven.
That will do very we'll. Bring it
My orders are to bring you anything
you desire "
Il don't care what it is was the in
differently spoken reply. by the way,
has anyone called to ask for me. Marco:''
II believe some one called this morning,
but do not know what answer was re-
turned
Well. suppose it doesn't much mat
ter said Ralph with much the same in
difference.
Marco found Ralph in the same indo-
lent attitude when he came later with the
he took his imprisonment so easily. He
himself. would have been stolming and
tuning: but there. these English, were an
incomprehensible people
AN right" answered Ralph carelessly,
as he got up. oh by the way. Marco.
forgot to tell you that the pillows Of
this bed are as hard as bricks-all Jumps
cot IpSt al II
and he sauntered over to the bed and held
one of them toward him.
1T seems all right, sir, said Marco,
feeling it.
Yes, all right for your hand, but put
your cheek against 1T" and Ralph put
1t to his own. made a wry face, and held
1t up to Marco. laughing.
The latter smiled and as if to humor
the Englishman, did as asked
n HE next moment he was asprawl IN
the bed. half snfocated with the sticky
mess which Ralph pressed over his mouth
and nose He wrthed and struggled in
frantic effort to call out, until silent,
deadly blow came down on his head. Then
he lay as senselesS as n log. Half Il min
ute Sutiiced to gag him securely.
Two or three more saw his clothes strip
ped from him, and his arms and legs fas-
ened with the cords already looped in
on him. Ralph propped him up in the
lounge chair by the fire, that Gia-
como should mistake him for the prisoner.
Then Ralph dressed himself in the liv-
cry as carefully as time would allow. cut
off his moustache. and darkened his face
with mixture he had prepared. A glance
in the mirror made him well satisfied
with the result.
All the time he had been CARRYING on
an imaginary conversation with Marco fol
the benefit of Giacomo outside, and he
said in louder tone, well, let Gia
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Then he crossed to the door, tapped
three times as he had seen Marco knock,
and called Ciacomo in good an imi-
'ation of Marcos voice as he could make.
As the bolts were withdrawn he turned
as if speaking to himself in the chair
by the fire, so that Giacomo should not
the latter was in the room and had turned
to lock the door, Ralph raised his weap-
ON and struck him down. Everything
having been prepared beforehand two or
three minutes sutficed to bind and gag
him.
All had gone so far without hitch and
exactly as Ralph had planned it, bur the
rest was not likely to go so smoothly. He
was intensely wrought up. but as calm
outwardly, as if nothing unusual had &C.
cured.
sure that they were only stunned and not
killed. Then he drank a wineglaSsful of
neat spirit. picked up the tray which Mar
co had carried, and put one or two things
on 1t. let himself out of the room care
fully bolted the door behind him, and
ran down the stairs.
His intention was to get out of the
house from the first floor. He remem-
he knew that one of the windows of the
front drawing room would open on to
this. 1t was quite dusk: and although
he might be seen by some one outside as
he made his escape. that risk was much
less than if he attempted to leave by
any other Way.
10 Set out Dy tue IfOnl door was I'M
possible, as the men in the hall would
stop him: and to go down into the SER
wants quarters below was equally danger
Gus.
He reached the landing of the second
floor without meeting anyone but as
he started down the next flight he heard
a couple of men coming up. On the half
landing below an electric lamp was light
ed. and. hurrying down, he brushed
against it and switched it off, venting an
oath in Italian in the guutteral tones of
Marco.
Pretending to tumble for the switch, he
waited until the two men reached the
landing, and then butted into them with
his tray: let one of the plates fall, swore
at the couple for getting in his way, and,
before they finished their retorts in kind,
he slipped past them and ran on down
to the drawing room floor.
Here he had a similar accident with the
light: and. seeing him lurch against it,
the men above laughed and swore at him,
declaring he was drunk.
way of escape was now open, and he
could afford to be Indifferent to a gibe
or two He knew that everyone would
be at dinner, so he paused until the two
men had gone upstairs. Then he set
the tray the ground and opened the
drawing room door.
But to his CONSERVATION the room was
flooded with light, and Baron Drasii and
Two companions were seated there en-
gagged in earnest conversation
For an instant Ralph hesitated. holding
the handle of the door, while the three
men turned and stared at him in ques-
tioning aStonishment.
Continued Next Week.
IT, n
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1910-04-07
Women as Inventors.

A writer in Casters Magazine cele.
brates the inventive skill of women.
He notes in the long list of me-
chanical devices "springing from the
fertile brain of American womanhood"
a machine for driving barrel hoops. a
steam generator. a baling press, a
steam and fume box. an automatic
floor for elevator shafts. a rail for
street railways. an electric apparatus,
packing for piston rods. locomotive
wheels. railway tie. a stock car, a
boring machine for drilling gun
stocks, etc. That is all very well, but
no woman has ever invented a ma
chine that will button her up the
back. She has to marry a man to get
that done with neatness and dispatch
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1910-04-07
British Old.Aqe Pensions.

In the United Kingdom the whole
expense of the old-ase pensions is
borne by the state, neither employers
nor employees contributing as is re-
Quired in other countries. When the
British bill vas passed it was esti
mated that there were in ireland 49,.
600 persons 20 years old or over It
was expected that a fair proportion of
this estimate would be. ineligible to
the pension, but the number entitled
to the relief was, found to be 1900
in excess of the, estimated total OF
persons 70 years old Paupers, as well
as those having incomes above a
designated minimum are ineligible to
the old-age pensions Ut
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1910-04-07
New Uses Of Cement.

!, European engineers are said to be
very appreciative of the value of ce.
ment grouting for repairing defective
masonry, lining wells and for making
tunnel roofs water tight. In Germany
a we'll polluted by infiltrations was
put into satisfactory condition by
lowering into it a sheetiron drum.
filling the space between the drum
and the walls of the well with Port.
land cement aud withdrawing the
drum after the cement had set The
damaged masonry of tunnel was re-
paired by injecting liquid cement un.
der pressure. Air at pressure Of
seventy-eight pounds per square inch
sufficed to force the cement into place
Youths Companion.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1910-04-07
Future livina Conditions.

M Jules Bo,s. the distinguished
French writer. Nhu has discovered
much concerning ancient civilization,
predicts that in a hundred years time
the great cities OF Europe will be
practically unlnhaDted except for
business purposes during the daytime
All classes will live in ;he country
or in garden cities. 20 which access
will be cheap and extremely rapid,
owing TO the development OF pneu-
matte railways or flying cars. The
motor car will have gone completely
out of fashion. but the bicycle will
come again in favor. Tor sort of fly
ing bicycle will be invented, which
will enable the rider to soar in mid
air.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1910-04-07
An Early Matinee.

A theatrical performance beginning
in the small hours of the morning is
suffi ciently novel TO be worth record.
ing. A French theatrical company
which had been touring in South
America, telegraphed from Rio that
they would give performance at
Dakar, on the west coast of Africa,
when the steamer arrived there. At
eight o'clock the theater was full, but
the company was missing. After wait
ing for considerable time, the au.
dience were sent away disappointed,
but at 1880 the steamer arrived, tom.
TONG were beaten in the streets, and
the people flocked to the theater. The
performance began at 1880 a. m. and
finished at s!
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1910-04-07

There is more Catarrh in this section
of the country than all other diseases
put together, and until the last few
years was supposedtob be incurable. For
a great many yearsdoctors pronounced
it a local disease and prescribed local
treatment, pronounced it incurable
Science has proved catarrh to be a
constitutional treatment. Halls
Catarrh Cure, manufactured by F. S.
Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio, is the
only constitutional cure on the market
1t is taken internally in doses from 10
drops to teaspoonful. 1t acts
directly on the blood and mucous sur
faces of the system. They offer one
hundred dollars for any case it fails
to cure Send for circulars and testi-
monialS.
Address: F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo
Ohio. Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for consti-
patton. 40 tt
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1910-04-07

Don't think that piles can't be cur
/, ed. Thousands of obstinate cases
have beeu curep by Doan's Ointment.
| so cents at any druf store.
The public schools reopened Mon
day morning with good attendance
after weeks vacation. The Senior
class is beginning to get ready for
commence ment.
We are prepared to move your piano
and household goods; to haul your
rubbish and plough your garden; or
do anything in the dray line. Per-
kinson s. Vogel. Phone 4.
j. w. Ward has received shipment
of Chinese pheasants from the Glen
wood preserve. He will place them
in the woods at Ward Springs. The
The birds are fine ones and attracted
considerable attention on their arrival
here.
The latter part of last week the
Northern Pacific company removed
its snow fences from the city park.
Recent rains have frightened the
grass in the park and it is rapidly
taking on its customary attractive
appearance.
Fl. c. Michalcheck has fixed things
up in fine shape in the Ried building
on Main street for a pool and billiard
hall and restaurant. Mr.. Michalcheck
came here from Morris where he
conducted similar enterprise along
successful lines. Mr.. Michaleheck
says he proposes to run a first class
place to which no posi- BILE objection
can be offered. His restaurant feature
will, he says, be popular one. He
will be prepared to serve short order
lunches of all kinds in a satisfactory
manner and at reasonable rates.
The place is now open for BUSINESS
and the future looks bright to the
gentlemanly proprietor.
We are glad to say we've found a
line of hosiery that is not "rotted" by
dyeing process. Armor Plate Hosiery
is dyed by process that does not
weaken the yarn. You had better in
vestigate. Golden Rule Store.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1910-04-07
In "Hand Composition" DAYS.

A two-thirds compositor is one who
has served two-thirds of the time con-
sidered necessary to make a full
fiedged compositor. The, basis of
measurement is an EN-. the square of
the body of a type and the portion of
line formerly occupied by the letter
NJ, then square type. One thousand
ems an hour on book work or 1900 on
newspaper work would be considered
faster than the average, but George
Arensberg and Joe Mccain, two old
time "swifts," each set more than
1000 ems an hour in a typesetting
contest in the early eighties-New
York Herald.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1910-04-07
A Star That Winks.

There is IN the constellation Pc.
gasus a little variable star that may
reasonably be said to wink Two OF
three times in the course of single
night this curious star can be seen to
fade and then to brighten like a sig.
nal light. For about 2A hours it be
comes fainter and fainter; then comes
a change, and at the end of Us hours
more it is as bright as at the begin.
ming Unfortunately. it can be seen
only with a telescope. Yet it ranks as
a sun.-Harper's Weekly.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1910-04-07
waistcoats TOR Docs.

Fancy cold weather waistcoats for
pet dogs. made by experienced tail
ors. is the announcement that meets
the eye in London west-end shop
These waistcoats are made in all the
latest coiors and of the finest mate.
rails. They are braided and beauti.
fully finished. and must take hours to
manufacture. Charms in the shape of
mirrors, tiny brushes with the dog
monogram on the back, and silver
beads are other novelties advertised
for dog wear
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1910-04-07
Lead Pencil! imprint Finds Fortune.

Lead Penci imprint Finds Fortune
Upon the death of Capt. Samuel
Thompson. which occurred recently in
Burlington, N j. and who left an es-
tate valued at $4,000. no trace could
be found of the bonds and stocks in
which his money was known to be in
vested. After long investigation a
/ piece of lead pencil belonging to Capt.
Thompson was found in the room he
had occupied. and on it was the i'm
print of the Nassau Trust Company.
Nassau and Beekman streets, New
York city. Upon inquiry there it was
found that deposit box in the bank
belonged to Capt. Thompson-Bal
more News.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1910-04-07
Americas Large Cities.

In this country there 1853 cities with
populations exceeding 10000 OF these
Is have over 100000 inhabitants. u
have between 100000 and 100000. 4S
have between $4,000 and 100000. and
6S have less than $4,000.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1910-04-07
Would Do His Part.

Caller-"Sir, | am collecting for the
Poets hospital. Will you contribute
anything?" Editor-"With pleasure!
Call tonight with the ambulance and
I will have some poets ready!"-Stray
Stories.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1910-04-07
Reverence.

The human mind is not capable OF
more than certain amount of ad.
miration or reverence, and that which
was given to Horace was withdrawn
from David.-Ruskin.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1910-04-07
Earliest Known Timepiece.

The earliest known timepiece 70.
sembling modern clock in that It
was driven by weights attached to
wheels was sent to King Pepin Of
France by Pope Paul in 760.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1910-04-07
Extreme Conservatives.

EXtreme conservatives.
1t is the habit of some people to
condemn everything they are mentally
incapable Of understanding, and then
insist upon calling it conservatism"
instead of ignorance.
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HANSON &
EMERSON
The Corner Drug Store
Had Aoed on the Wa,

Had Aged on the Way.
Mrs. Boardman-"I ordered lamb
and you sent me mutton" The
Butcher-"It was lamb when it left
here, mum."-Judge.