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CHAPTER XIX.
BY Wireless.

They paused in the office. the three
OF them. and while Miss Thorne was
giving some instructions as to her
baggage the prince went over to the
telegraph booth and began to write
message on blank. Mr.. Grimm ap-
peared at his elbow.
NO." he said. '''''
Cant send telegram II I like?
demanded the prince sharply.
mo. nor a note, nor a letter. nor
may you speak to any one." Mr..
Grimm informed him quietly.
"Why. it's an outrage!" famed the
prince.
1T depends altogether on the view
point. your Highness." said Mr..
Grimm courteously. "If you will par
don me I might suggest that It is
needless to attract attention by your
present attitude. You may-I say you
may-compel me to humiliate you"
The prince glared at him angrily. II
mean handcuff you" Mr.. Grimm added
gratuitously.
"Handcuff me?"
81 shouldn't hesitate. your Highness.
II 1t was necessary"
After a moment Miss Thorne signs-
fed her readiness. and they started
out At the door Mr.. Grimm stopped
and turned back to the desk. as IL
struck by some sudden thought. leav-
ing them together.
"Oh, Miss Thorne left a message for
some one" Mr.. Grimm was saying to
the clerk. She's decided 1t is un-
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JACQUES FUTRELLE


necessary" He turned and glanced
toward her. and the clerks eyes fol-
lowed his. please give II to me-"
1t was passed over without com
ment 1t was a sealed envelope ad-
dressed TO Mr.. Charles Winthrop Ran
kin. Mr.. Grimm glanced at the su-
prescription, tore the envelope into
bits and dropped It into a basket A
minute later he was assisting Miss
Thorne and the prince into an auto
mobile that was waiting in front As
the car moved away two other auto
mobiles appeared from corners near
by and trailed along behind to the
station. There a private compart-
ment-car was in readiness for them.
1t was a long. dreary ride-a ride
of utter silence save for the roar and
clatter OF the moving train. Mr..
Grimm, vigilant, implacable. sat at
ease: Miss Thorne. resigned to the
inevitable. whatever 1t might be.
studied the calm. quiet face from be-
meath dropping lids: and the prince.
sullen. scowling. nervously wriggled In
his seat Philadelphia was passed.
and Trenton. and then the dawn be-
gan to break through the night. 1t
was quite light when they rolled into
Jersey City.
I'm sorry for all the Inconvenience
/ have caused" Mr.. Grimm apologized
to Miss Thorne as he assisted her to
alight. You must be exhausted"
If 1t were only that" she replied.
with a slight smile. And is 1t too
early to ask where we are going?"
F The prince turned quickly at the
question.
I'VE take the Lusitania for Liver
poor ut ten o'clock" said Mr.. Grimm
obligingly. Meanwhile let's get some
coffee and a bite to eat"
Are you going to make the trip
with us?" asked the prince.
Mr.. Grimm shrugged his shoulders
Weary and spiritless they went
aboard the boat. and a little while
later they steamed out into the stream
and threaded their way down the bay.
Miss Thorne stood at the rail gazing
back upon the city they were leaving.
Mr.. Grimm stood beside her; the
prince. still sullen. still scowling, sat
a dozen feet away.
This is a wonderful thing you have
done. Mr.. Grimm" said Miss Thorne
at last.
Thank you." he said simply. 1T
was destructive thing that you in
tended to do. Did you ever see a
more marvellous thing than that?" and
he indicated the skyline Of New York.
IT'S the piost marvellous bit of mech
anism in the world; the dynamo of
the western hemisphere. You would
have destroyed 1t. because In the
world-war that would have been the
first point of attack"
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Of explanation and instruction to Do
Foe in New York. and this is the re-
suit. He signed Mr. Campbell's name.
l suppose. to give weight to the mes
sage"
An hour later tug-boat came along.
side. and they went aboard.
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Wises and Otherwise.

AFTER l am gone" he complained.
people will begin to notice what l
have DONE" WELL" his wife sadly re-
piled, "if they do 1t won't take them
long"
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And There are others.

Danderine-Do you like Raymond?
Elcaya-Well the more I think OF
him the less think of him.
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The Finest Kind,

"Is his fiancee girl OF fine fgure?"
Yes, believe about forty or fifty
thousand dollars"
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SYNOPSIS.

A foolish young tenderfoot becomes
fascinated with the bold. artful wife OF
drunken prospector in a western mining
town. They prepare to elope In bhn no
maudlin husband. He is shot by the
wife, but the chlvalrous boy, pins
mote mote To- the body taking the 70 crime the
railroad station the woman's horse
falls exhausted the youth puts her
on his own and follows hanging TO tne
stirrup strap Seeing he is an imped-
ment. the woman thrusts her escort into
a snow drift and rides on. Half-frozen
he stumbles into the railroad station Just
as the train bears the woman away.
Gormly, is a multi millionaire in New
York. He meets Eleanor Haldane,
beautiful ard wealthy settlement worker,
and co-operates with her In her WORK.
Gormly becomes owner of steamship
line and finds himself frustrated In pier
and track extension plans by granting al
dermen. backed by the Gotham Traction
company. An automobile accident brings
the Haldanes to his country home. CORN
~ announces that he Will be mayor or
New York and redeem the city from cor
ruption. The political declaration OF the
merchant prince produced tremendous
sensation The whole machinery OF the
city's detective force Is to be used to dig
up something damaging to Gormly The
press heretofore unanimously favorable
TO the merchant candidate. under pres
sure, divides and the campaign wakes
warm. resolution is introduced grant
ing a gratuitous renewal OF the traction
franchise. Gormly offers ten million dol
lars for the franchise. Miss Haldane con-
graduates Gormly on what she terms a
new Declaration Of Independence and he
makes an unexpected declaration of love.
He is shocked by the confirmation Of his
suspicious that her father is the head
and backbone OF the notorious traction
company which he Is attempting to over
throw. Young Haldane discovers his
fathers connection with the Gotham
Traction company, and is incensed In
an interview between Gormly and Hal
dane the latter practically offers his
daughters hand as bride for Gormly to
withdraw Gormly refuses In an inter
view with Gormly Miss Haldane learns
of her fathers baseness though Gormly
Vainly tries to hide It.
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real estate which is so far away that
The owner cannot see for himself
whether repairs asked for by the ten
ant are really needed or not, but must
be compelled to depend upon the word
of the real estate agent, whose inter-
ests seem often to be rather with the
tenant than with the landlord At
such a time, the owner realizes that
anything which by catching the eye
and the fancy Of the prospective pur-
chaser makes house sell more readi-
ly is something decidedly to his adj
vantage.
The man who is compelled to bor-
row money in order to build his house
usually endeavors to keep the sum
that he borrows down to the lowest
possible notch, and will cut down
wherever he can in order to accom-
plish this object. But it Is possible to
carry this pruning too far. To the
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been later, 1t wouldn't have made
much difference; but now Is he
going to publish it,"
He is," answered Haldane.
"When?" demanded Van Slyke.
Tomorrow. 1t will be in every pa
per in the city except our own"
Great God" exclaimed Cornell. "If
we could only stave it off for just
three more days. Gimme three days,
and"
did you bid for himr questioned
the chief of police.
Haldane nodded.
did you go high enough? asked
Benson.
Il went 80 high" said the man,
that his refusal covered me with
worse shame than the publication will
do"
And it wasn't enough?" queried
Rutherford, who had a clearer compre-
hension Of what the offer might have
been than the others.
mo"
$50 it's coming out tomorrow, is
it?"
yes"
We'll, don't know what we can
do" said Liffey, but grin and take
It,"
Gents, hear mel" burst out Cornell.
II can't throw no light on this situa-
ton; don't see no way of keeping
this rot out of the papers unless we
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1911-09-28
CHAPTER XIV.
The Last Council Of War.

The Last Council Of War.
Summoned by Liffey at Haldane's
urgent request, the governing mem.
bers of the ring met that night at their
secret rendezvous There were pres.
ent besides the two mentioned, Van
Slyke and Mcdonald, Rutherford. Con
nell, Habberley, Benson representing
the allies, and the mayor. When Hal.
dane arrived, he found the others al.
ready assembled
"Well?" asked Liffey as soon as the
other entered the room.
He's found it out and he's going to
do It,"
Found out what and going to do
what?' asked Rutherford
"Gormly has got onto us. Mr.. Ru.
'herford," was Liffey's reply. The boss
realized instantly that Haldane had
lalled to postpone the disclosure.
He's found out the secret history of
the Gotham Freight Traction com
pany. He's found out the whole bloom.
IN history; where we git our money.
how we spend it,"
And who was the traitor that be.
trayed your" asked Benson fiercely
I'D like to know that same" an.
swered Liffey, his fat jaws clamping
together, his "pompadour" crest bris.
Ting.
Il don't imagine anybody betrayed
u.s." said Rutherford. We've known
all along that the thing was bound
to get out sooner or later. If it had
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1911-09-28

part Of the spring and fall house
cleaning.
Gas or electric features are another
item that can, if necessary, be post.
poned till some time in the future,
provided the house is piped or wired
for them. because there is no need for
expensive or disturbing mechanical
work in placing them in position; but
1t is the poorest kind of economy to
omit the necessary piping or wiring
according to the custom in the locality
or both In those towns where both
gas and electricity are installed.
But those features which are built
into the house and which form an es.
sential part Of the construction or the
finish should never be put off until a
more convenient season, because the
mechanical difficulty and the expense
of adding them later will prevent
them from ever being put in. The seat
at the bottom of the stairs and which
forms a part Of the paneling should
be built at the same time the stairs
are, and made an essential feature OF
the design; and the same thing Is true
of the built-in china closet in the din.
ing room.
The design illustrated here, is an
excellent example of the small house
equipped with all the attractive little
features that are so much appreciated
by the housewife and in such demand
by those who are looking to purchase
a home, yet, at the same time, do not
cost very much when provided for in
the original plan and put in at the
same time the rest of the work is
done.
A desirable feature of this design
is the arrangement of the stair hall
separated from the rooms of the first
floor. This is the way 1t should be, in
case it is ever desired to rent a room,
since the rooms on the second floor
are directly accessible from the front
entrance without disturbing anyone
on the first floor
The economy Of this design may bu
seen from the fact that the house has
been built as illustrated, using all
frst-class materials, for $780, The
width Of the house is 20 feet, the
length rs feet inches. There are
three rooms on the first floor and two
rooms on the second floor, besides
bathroom, large clothes closets, etc
The exterior appearance Of this housA
Is attractive and up-to-date.
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in store at five dollars a week. A
woman like that'd be pretty sure to
turn up on the town somewhere soon
er or later We've got detailed his
tory Of everyone of 'em here and else
where. If she went down to the gut
ter, she'd be dead. If she went up
to the parlor, she'd be alive still. 1t
was only necessary to look among
those that are runnin' the thing. We
found one, who'd come from Wyo.
ming. | went to see her myself, and
I've got her confession here" He
hauled a paper out of his pocket. "She
didn't want to tell nothing about it.
She don't come out of it especially
creditable; but we had means to make
her All we got to git now is the
stuff from Wyoming, a witness or two
to identify Gormly with Fordyce, and
that's the end of him."
Connell snapped his finger in de.
rision.
HAS the woman seen the man o.
asked Benson as soon as he could get
his breath.
"Often."
Does he still"
Lord. he don't know she's on the
earth"
"Is she sure he is the MANI"
"She says So"
Has she never tried to blackmall
him?"
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til another time are very apt to be
left undone
1t would be far wiser to cut down
in some Of the hidden features that
he may regard as essential, rather
than to omit those which show upon
the surface and which make the differ
ence between a box-like barracks and
a home. When you stop to figure the
matter out, the two or three hundred
dollars additional which a man will
have to borrow in order to include
those items which will make his home
attractive will at most add eighteen
to twenty dollars year to the inter-
est charges which he will have to
pay, while they will add fully thou
sand dollars to the price he can real
ize for the house, or five dollars
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month--perhaps more-to the amount
of rent he could get for it.
Attractive wall papers, while adding
much to the selling value of the house.
that is erected as real estate .specu-
lation, especially when chosen with a
good taste and artistic feeling that is
now possible to command-even with
the low-cost papers-can be better left
which the home builder needs to con
slider. Wall paper must be renewed
every few years at best, and the paper
hangers are no more Objectionable to
have about the house than the scrub
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man unfamiliar with the cost of build
Ing, the things which appear to be
most expensive are those items of in
terror finish and decoration which add
the touch of elegance and refinement
to the house For the sake of saving
from one to five hundred dollars-and
often nearer the former figure than
the latter-he will omit such items as
freplaces, mantels, built-in china
closets, or attractive stair finish.
He thinks, perhaps, that after the
mortgage has been paid off he will
add these features that he has omit
ted; but he forgets that it will cost
very much more to add them later
than to put them In at the time of
building; to say nothing of the fact
that those things which we put of un-
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1911-09-28

could burn up the plants or close 'em
down some way, which I'd like to
have the job of dom. But we amt
beat yet.
This man that's posin' as an angel
of virtue before the people of New
York and talkin' reform and so on IS
an adulterer, a thief, and a self-con-
fessed murderer"
What" roared the men present
You're dreaming! You're mad!"
81 am, am /? Well, you just wait"
returned the chief, land you'll find I'm
the sanest man in the whole bunch.
You know the other night when you
was jammin' through the franchise at
the city hall and Gormly made his
great play?'
YES"
We'll, one Of my men-I had
bunch of plain clothes men scattered
through the crowd-with his eyes and
ears open heard a man say, lookin at
Gormly standin' up on that automobile
and givin' the crowd his Internal rot,
Well, If that amt a dead ringer for
boy named George Fordyce that
used to know back in Kill Devil Camp
in Wyoming twenty-five years ago, I'll
eat my hiatt My man sized up the
speaker at once. He was big west
ern man free of speech as he was
with his money. His names Bill Ham
ilton. and he's a big Montana mine
owner. They call him colonel out
there They struck up a friendship
right away, had few drinks together,
and my man got enough out OF him to
get on the trail of the story we been
lookin' for without Hamilton in the
least suspectin' what he was after.
senl a dozen of the smartest men on
the force out to Wyoming to rustic up
old inhabitants of Kill Devil Camp,
which has long since been blotted off
the map. 1t seems that this Gormly,
or Fordyce, or whatever his name is,
once run away with a miners wife,
first Robin him of his pile and shoot
in the miner"
The little group of men listened to
the chiefs startling story in fever
of excitement and surprise, which Con-
nell greatly enjoyed.
Now, we knew that he never came
to New York with no woman" he ran
on. We've got his whole history from
the day he landed here, every minute
of it. We reasoned that the woman
must have deserted him, or he her.
Naturally she'd make for one of the
big cities, especially if she had the
money We believed that she had it;
for he had practically none when he
landed He went to work as a clerk
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CHAPTER xIV.-continued.

stop! You are on cath now, by
your honor as gentleman, by your
belief in God, by your faith in woman
kind, by your love for me! ] want the
truth Indeed, 1t is almost unneces-
sary for you to speak Your silence,
everything, confirms me in that belief
A man who would do what he has
done would not hesitate at that But
! must know, and | must have your
answer"
And ! can't tell you"
"You can"
well, ] won't then. I have told
you enough. Anything else you must
get from other people"
''And so you refused me?" said the
girl standing up Look at mel" She
stretched her hands out and stood
boldly, magnificently, defantly before
him. you refused me! Many men
have wooed me; many men have
sought me for a WIFE q did not love
you, l don't love you; but I might
have learned. You might have had
mt III bdJ an lllt uOti toL utbllt
of your heart A little silence, a pa
per torn in two, a momentary forget
fulness, and | should have been
yours" She picked the paper up from
the table as she spoke and held it be-
for her Il could tear 1t up in a mo-
ment. Think what you might have
had She stepped slowly around the
table and approached him She came
nearer to him. He stared at her fixed
ly without moving. She was by his
side now She laid her hand upon his
shoulder. Me" she said, "for this,
and You refused"
He nodded It was the hardest task
life had ever laid upon him. this dis
cussion.
What are you made off" she cried.
81 don't know" gasped the man
hoarsely. 81 was fool"
viii you take me now?" she inter
posed swiftly, land suppress this? II
say that will marry you tomorrow,
will you keep this secret forever"
Great God" whispered the man,
chow you tempt mel"
will you do 1t? Answer"
MOT" said Gormly family at last.
81 WON'T"
why not?"
For two reasons. l would not be
worth your respect for a moment If
did. could never hope for your love
in that case. And l won't have any
woman that have to buy"
And we have both tried to bride
you, my father and /, and we have
both failed"
You did not try to bride me, FL
eanor. | am sure you did not know
what you were doing"
Il did" she said. II wanted to test
you. wanted to try you. l wanted
to see e it was true. ! wanted as
surance that my father had done this
thing | wanted to measure your man.
hood by my womanhood. OH" she
said in a sudden change of mood, the
light has gone out of life for met
MY dear child" he began tenderly.
She shook her head and sat down
once more and once more buried her
face in her hands. He ventured to
come near to her. He laid his own
hand on her head and stroked It gent
ly, murmuring broken words; mean
lngless, save to her on whose ears
they fell indistinctly. At last she lifted
ier head and looked at him. She
taught his hand in both her own.
you are a great man." she said, "a
strong man, a true man, and l am
'nly poor, wretched woman. kiss
he hand that smites me-" Before he
could prevent 1t she suited the action
10 the word. Now" she said, go.
You Lave done all you can. l under
Jtand, ! believe. Sometimes think
= But won't you go now?"
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Without another word Gormly turn
ed and left her
He found Miss Stewart and young
Haldane still in the hall. They stared
at him awestruck at the tragedy in
mis- grim face.
Go to her!" he said as he passed
them. "She needs you"
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]
Real estate dealers and speculative
builders in the larger cities and sub
urban towns have long realized that
every dollar spent in making more at
tractive the interior of the houses that
they offer will come back ten-fold in
the increased selling price that can be
obtained or the larger rental that can
be asked
This is something which the home
I builder who has but a limited amount
to invest, or the builder in the smaller
towns, does not always realize In
| deed, 1t really pays better in the end
to cut down the size of the house if it
should become necessary to econo-
mtze, rather than to omit any features
which add to the selling value of the
property.
One may say that he is building
house for himself, that he has no in
tention of selling, but expects to live
in the house for the rest of his life
and can do without the frills if only
the house Is big enough to accommo-
date the actual needs. What, there
fore, is the necessity Of considering
selling or rental value?
There is an old and very true
proverb that man proposes, but God
disposes;" and though a man may be
building a home, circumstances may
In time arise that make the sale or
renting of the house imperative, and
every feature that adds to its selling
or rental value will be doubly appre-
ciated. Death may make it necessary
to sell the house in order to settle the
estate. Business reasons that cannot
be foreseen often compel a man much
against his inclinations TO move to
some distant part of the country; and
| have found out by personal expert
ence that there is nothing more I'M
satisfactory as an investment than
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1911-09-28

Mr.. William A. Radford will answer
questions and give advice FREE OF
COST on all subjects pertaining to the
subject of building, for the readers of this
paper. On account of his wide experience
as Editor, Author and Manufacturer he
Is, without doubt, the highest authority
on all these subjects. Address all inquiries
to William a. Radford, No. 17S West
Jackson boulevard, Chicago, H., and only
enclose two-cent stamp for reply.