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you account for the fact that he went.
evidently of his own will?"
Precisely as you must account for
it If you have studied the situation
here as l have" responded Mr. Grimm
For instance. sitting at his desk
there"-and he turned to indicate it
"he could readily see out the windows
overlooking the street. There is only
a narrow strip of lawn between the
house and the sidewalk. Now, if some
one on the sidewalk. or-or-"
In a carriage?" promptly suggested
Miss Thorne.
plemented, had attracted his atten-
tion-some one he knew-it is not at
all unlikely that he rose, for no ap-
parent reason. as he did do. passed
along the hall
And through the French window,
across the lawn to the carriage, and
not a person In the house would have
seen him go out? Precisely! There
seems no doubt that was the way"
she unused. And, of course, he must
have entered the carriage of his own
free will?"
In other words. on some pretext or
other. he was lured in. then made
prisoner. and"
He paused suddenly and his hand
met Miss Thorne's warningly. The
silence of the night was broken by the
violent clatter of footsteps, apparently
approaching the embassy. The noise
was unmistakable-some one was run
ming.
The window" Miss Thorne whis-
pered.
She rose quickly and started to
cross the room to look out; Mr.. Grimm
sat motionless. listening An instant
later and there came a tremendous
crash of glass-the French window in
the hallway by the sound-then rapid
footsteps. still running along the hall.
Mr. Grimm moved toward the door
unruffed. perfectly self-possessed:
there was only a narrowing Of his
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1he Blue Rose.

nurseryman at Painesville. Ohio.
has developed a blue rose. This has
been a quest OF foriculturists. so the
new rambler is triumph OF science.
The green rose and the black rose
are interesting freaks. but they are
not beautiful. The blue rose. how
ever. should be lustrous. II should
have about 1t that velvet glow which
makes the spell of roses In the
minds of poets and mystics the blue
rose has long shed n fragrance over
the garden of dreams. 1t was said
that whoever had been aroused by the
wild sweetness of the perfume OF the
blue rose would never rest again until
he had found the far clear heights
on which this rose is blown. 1t was
said that the blue rose cast spell
over all who touched II. and that
life was never again the same. Well.
the blue rose will at last be common
among men. but the dreamer will still
lift his face to the stars.-Los Angeles
fines.
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PIMPLEs COVERED HIS BACK

MY troubles began along in the
summer in the hottest weather and
took the form of small eruptions and
itching and a kind of smarting pain
1t took me mostly all over my back
and kept getting worse until finally
my back was covered with a mass Of
pimples which would burn and Itch at
night SO that l could hardly stand It
This condition kept getting worse and
worse until my back was solid mass
of big sores which would break open
and run. My underclothing would be
a clot of blood.
Il tried various remedies and salves
for nearly three years and l was not
getting any benefit II seemed / was
IN eternal misery and could not sleep
on my back or lean on a chair. / was
finally given a set OF the Cuticura
Remedies and inside OF two weeks !
could see and feel a great relief.
kept on using Cuticura Soap. Ointment
and also the Resolvent. and in about
three or four months time my back
was nearly cured and felt like a new
being. Now / am in good health and
no sign OF any skin diseases and
an fully satisfied that Cuticura Rene
dies are the best ever made for skin
diseases. would not be without
them" (Signed) W. A Armstrong.
Corbin. Kan, May 26. 1911. Although
Cuticura Soap and Ointment are sold
by druggists and dealers everywhere.
a sample OF each. with 32-page book.
will be mailed free on application to
"Cuticura," Dept 27 X. Boston
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CHAPTER XIV.
A Rescue and an Escape.

Miss Thorne's voice startled Mr..
Grimm a little. but he had no doubts.
1t was Monsieur Boissegur. Mr.. Grimm
was going toward the Unframed figure
when. without any apparent reason.
the ambassador turned and ran along
the hall: and at that instant the lights
went out again. For one moment
Grimm stood still. dazed and blinded
by the sudden blackness. and again he
started toward the door. Miss Thorne
was beside him.
"The lights" he whispered tensely.
Find the switch"
He heard the rustic of her skirts
as she moved away. and stepped out
into the hall. feeling with both his
hands along the wall. A few feet
away, in the direction the ambassador
had gone there seemed to be a violent
struggle in progress-there was the
scuffiing Of feet, and Quick-drawp
breaths ns muscle strained against
muscle The lights! II he could only
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BRAN BATH is SOOTHING
High Strung Nervous Woman VIII
Find Them Beneficial as
Well as Cheap.

Besides softening and whitening the
warm bran bath is soothing to nerves
These can be taken so easily and
ckeaply at home that the highly
strung woman should experiment with
them.
Get n peck of bran at a feed store
II is much cheaper than buying II In
prepared bags or getting bran mix
lures at a drug store.
Make a number OF cheesecloth bags
about IL inches square. Leave a
small opening at one corner to hold
a funnel neck and fill with bran until
the bag is half full
Run a tub quarter full of hot water
and put the bag in Il several minutes
before IT is to be used. After soaking
squeeze well until the water is brown
and bubbling
Do not stay too long In this bath
and rest for Is minutes afterward In
cases OF extreme nervousness the rest
is followed by a brisk rubbing with
cocoa butter.
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and left card for you. And that
is statement of fact II was not
difficult. owing to the extraordinary
circumstances. TO imagine that you
would be here tonight-just as you
are-and | came here. My purpose.
still. was TO inform you OF what
knew. and work with you. Does that
convince your"
And how did you enter the en-
bassy?" Mr.. Grimm persisted.
Not with a latch-key. as you did"
she replied. Madame Boissegur. at
my suggestion. left the French window
in the hall there unfastened. and I
came in that way-the Y, l may
add. that Monsieur rAmbassadeur
went out when he disappeared"
Very WE'LL" commented Mr.. Grimm,
and finally: Il think. perhaps. l owe
you an apology. Miss Thorne-another
one. The circumstances now. as they
were at our previous meeting. are so
unusual that's 1t necessary to go
on?" There was certain growing
Difference In his tone. Il wonder II
you account for Monsieur Boissegur's
disappearance as ! dor" he inquired.
Il dare say" and Miss Thorne
leaned toward him with sudden eager
ness in her manner and voice. Your
theory is-?" she questioned.
III we believe the servants we know
that Monsieur Boissegur did not go
out either by the front door or the
rear" Mr.. Grimm explained. THAT
being true the French window by
which you entered seems to have been
the way"
Yes. yes," Miss Thorne interpo-
lated. And the circumstances at
tending the disappearancef How do
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eyes at the abruptness and clatter OF
il all. And then the electric lights
in the hall flashed up.
Before Mr.. Grimm stood man.
framed by the doorway. staring unsee-
ingly into the darkened room. His
face was haggard and white as death:
his mouth agape as IL from exertion.
and the lips bloodless: his eyes were
widely distended as II from fright
clothing uisarranged. collar unfastened
and dangling.
The ambassador" Miss Thorne
whispered thrillingly.
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find ,he swuch, Then, L. al. lands
moved along the wall. they came in
contact with another hand-a hand
pressed firmly against the plastering.
barring his progress. A light blow in
the face caused him to step back
quickly.
The scuffling sound suddenly re-
solved itself into moving footsteps.
and the front door opened and closed
with a bang Mr.. Grimm's listless
eyes snapped, and his white teeth
came together sharply as he started
toward the front door. But fate
seemed to be against him still. He
stumbled over a chair and his own
impetus forward sent him sprawling;
his head struck the wall with a re-
sounding whack: and then, over the
house. came utter silence. From out
side he heard the clatter of cab
Finally that died away in the distance
Miss Thorne?" he inquired quietly.
I'm here" she answered in a de-
spairing voice. But l can't find the
switch"
Are you hurt?"
No"
And then she found the switch: the
lights fared up. Mr.. Grimm was sit
ting thoughtfully on the floor.
THAT simplifies the matter consid-
erably." he observed complacently. as
he rose. The men who signaled to
me when you entered the embassy will
never let that cab get out of their
sight"
Thorpa es laa ,Hper f0rv I'd
little. eagerly gazing at him with
those wonderful blue-gray eyes. and an
expression of-of-perhaps 1t was ad-
miration on her face.
Are you sure?" she demanded. at
last
Il know it." was his response.
And Just then Monsieur Rigolot. sec
retary OF the embassy. thrust an in
quisitive head timidly around the cor
ner of the stairs. The crash of glass
had aroused him.
What happened?" he asked. breath
lessly.
We don't know Just yet" replied
Mr.. Grimm. IF the noise aroused
any one else please assure them that
there's nothing the matter. And you
might INFORM Madame Bolssegur that
the ambassador will return home to-
morrow. Good night"
At his hotel. when he reached
there. Mr.. Grimm found Miss Thorne's
Garland he drew a long breath; at
his Office he found another Of her
cards. and he drew another long
breath. He did like corroborative de
tails. did Mr. Grimm. and. of course.
this! On the following day Miss
Thorne accompanied him TO Alexan-
dria. and they were driven in a closed
carriage out toward the western edge
of the city. Finally the carriage
stopped at a signal from Mr.. Grimm.
and he assisted Miss Thorne out,
after which he turned and spoke to
some one remaining inside-a man.
CTo BE CONTINUED
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SAVED
FROM AN
OPERATION
By Lydia e. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound
Peoria, Ill.-"I wish to let every OF
know what LYDIA L. Pinkham's rem

dies have done for
me. For two years
i suffered. The doc
tors said l had tu-
mors. and the only
remedy was the sur
geon's knife. My
mother bought me
Lydia E. Pinkham's
We ge { BILE Com
pound, and today I
am a healthy wo-
man. For months
L suffered from in
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JACQUES FUTRELLE
ILLUSTRATIONS by n.G.Kx1f

that you haven't convinced me.
There's nothing inconsistent in the
fact that you are what you say you
are. and that In spite of that. you
came tonight for"
He was interrupted by a laugh. a
throaty. silvery note that he remem-
bered well. His idle hands closed
spasmodically. only to be instantly re-
laxed.
Suppose. Mr.. Grimm. should tell
you that Immediately after Madame
Boissegur placed the matter in my
hands this afternoon. ! went straight
to your Office to show this letter to
you and ask for your assistance?" she
inquired. Suppose that / left my
card for you with a clerk there on be-
ing informed that you were out-re-
member ! knew you were on the case
from Madame Boissegur-would that
indicate anything except that l want
ed to put the matter squarely before
you. and work with your"
We will suppose that much" Mr..
Grimm agreed.
That is a statement OF fact" Miss
Thorne added. My card. which you
will find at your Office. will show that.
And when left your Office ! went 10
the hotel where you live. with the
same purpose. You were not there.
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Undisputcd.
Times.

"A man who allows his wife to have
her own way" says Boston profes
sor. rs a philosopher and diplomat" "
Ergo. millions OF married men are
philosophers and diplomats
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heved me. Your Liver Pills have no
equal as a cathartic. Any one wishing
proof of what your medicines have
done for me can get it from any drug
gist or by writing to me- You can use
my testimonial in any way you wish.
and Twill be glad to answer letters"
Mrs. CHRISTINA REED. los Mound St,
Peoria I'LL,
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Wanted to Know.

Ella-She has a rosebud mouth.
Stella-Does that explain her max
ing so many flowery speeches?
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Mrs wlnsiow-s Soothing Syrup for Children
teething, soften- the gums. reduces inhzmma-
ton. aIlays pain. cures wind collie sc = bottle
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To every man is given the oppor-
tunity to do something worth while.
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rsr ALIENS FOOr-EAsE

the Antiseptic powder TO be shaken into the sboes
Tor trd aching feet II takes the sling out of corns
and bunions and makes walking = delight sold
everywhere. &c. R.r-ss stbsttt.tes. For FRED
trial package. address A : olms.et. lie Roy. MI.
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A wise man may forgive. but only q
fool will forget
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Another Operation Avoided.

New Orleans, La.-"For years suf-
fered from severe female troubles.
Finally was confined to my bed and
etable Compound a trial first, and
was saved from an operation"
LILY PEYRoUx. iii Kerierec st, New
Orleans. La.
The great volume of unsolicited tes-
timony constantly pouring In proves
conclusively that Lydia E. Pinkhams
Vegetable Compound Is a remarkable
remedy for those distressing feminine
ills from which so many women suffer.
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SYNOPSIS.

Count di Rosini. the Italian ambas-
sador. Is at dinner with diplomats when
messenger summons him to the en-
bassy. where beautiful young woman
asks for ticket to the embassy bail;
The ticket is made out in the name OF
Miss Isabel Thorne. Chief Campbell OF
the secret service. and Mr.. Grimm. MS
head detective. are warned that a plot ID
brewing in Washington. and Grimm goes
20 the state ball for Information HIS at-
tsntion Is called to Miss Isabel Thorne'
who with her companion. disappears
shot is heard and Senior Alvarez OF the
Mexican legation, is found wounded.
Grimm Is assured Miss Thorne did u; ne
visits her, demanding knowledge OF the
AFFAIR. and arrests Pietro Petrozinni; MISS
Thorne visits an old bomb maker and trey
discuss wonderful experiment fltty
thousand dollars is stolen from the office
Of Senior Rodriguez, the minister from
Venezuela. and while detectives are IN
vestigating the robbery Miss Thorne ap-
pears a guest OF the legation. Grimm
accuses her Of the theft. the money Is
restored. but new mystery occurs IN
the disappearance of Monsieur Boissegur
the French ambassador Elusive Mise
Thorne reappears.
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Sharpe-Wilson says he stayed un-
der water one day last summer for
fifteen minutes.
Wise-Why, he must be amphibi-
ous.
Sharpe-No: he's a well, I
wouldn't like to say.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1911-12-14
Dead Horses For Food.

DR.. Wiley. Nemesis of the criminals
who adulterate food. has proved
within the past few days that Presi-
dent Taft was wise in refusing to
break" him at the suggestion Of two
of the cabinet ministers. Wiley has
sent his inspectors to a certain
slaughter house in New Jersey which
is charged with violating the pure food
laws in Il most extraordinary manner.
The allegation is that this house has
been buying up the carcasses Of horses
that dropped dead and canning the
meat for sale as q human food.
"Pickled horse meat it is charged,
has been shipped to Holland in large
quantities. much of it from animals
that died of disease. If DR.. Wiley
a prove this to be a fact and stop
this Infamous business he will add
another star to his crown of glory.
During the two weeks Of extremely
hot weather in New York the past
summer about 1000 horses fell dead
in harness. 1t is believed that a con-
siderable number Of the carcasses
were picked and shipped to the Dutch.
who have a special fondness for horse
meat. In France also horse meat, is
popular. Possibly some Of it has been
sold in this country labeled as beef.
If the healthy horse is slaughtered and
the meat properly prepared it is said
to be an excellent food. But just now.
in spite Of the automobile, the Ameri-
can horse sell. at a higher figure than
ever before. In this country q horse
in good health is worth q great deal
more as a working animal than it
possibly can be worth as food. Con-
s%equently it is to be taken for granted
that any horse meat sold is from ami
mails dying a natural death. from dis
ease. heat. old age or other cause.
Any concern that prepares the car
casses of such horses for human food
is doing a disgustingly criminal bust
ness and should be prosecuted to the
limit of the law. DR.. Wiley should
be upheld by all decent citizens in his
crusade against such an infamous
tratlc.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1911-12-14
NOTICE OF MORTGAGE SALE.

Notice is hereby given that that certain M OFT
gage executed and delivered by Claude Kohl
and Mary Kohl his wife, as mortgagors to State
of Dresden, a corporation of Dresden.
North Dakota, as MORTGAGE, dated the 18th
day Of November. 1910, and filed for record in
the office of the Register of Deeds, in and for
the County of Cavalier, State of North Dakota,
on the 18th day of November. 1910, and duly re-
corded in Book IS off, ortgages Deeds opPage IL
vii! be foreclosed by a sale of the premises here
matter described, and that said sale will take
place at the front door of the Court House, in
the City Of Langdon. in the County of Cavalier,
State of North Dakota, at the hour of ten
O'Clock in the forenoon, of the 9th day of Janu-
airy, 1917. to satisfy the amount due upon such
mortgage on the day of sale, together with the
legal attorney fees allowed by law on fore.
closure, and costs of same.
The premises described in said MORTGAGE and
Which will be sold to satisfy the same are
situated il the County of Cavalier, State of
North Dakota and described as follows. to-wit:
Lot Thirteen of Block Six, of the Originai
ToWnsite Of the Village of Dresden.
There will be due On sach mortgage on the
day of sale the sum of Three Hundred Eighty
Five Dollars, together with the attorney fees
allowed by law on foreclosure and costs of same
Dated December 18th, 1911.
STATE BANK OF DRESDEN,
"a Corporation,) Mortgagee.
W. A. MCINTYRE, 21r26
Attorney for Mortgage, Langdon, N. Oak,
(tlrst Publication December 14th, 1917
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1911-12-14

No more striking illustration of the
weakness Of President Taft in the en-
tire field of presidential candidates can
be found than in the poll made by the
Farm Journal, published in Pennsyl.
yania. The Farm journal is asking it
readers to express their choice for presi-
dent. Here is the answer thus far re-
ceived: For LaFollette, 3O7; for Roose-
Welt, 246; for Wilson, 1872; for Taft; 80.
President Taft received only 80.-Devils
Lake (rep inter- Ocean.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1911-12-14
NOTICE OF CHATTEL MORTGAGE SALE

Default having been made in the conditions
of a chattel mortgage bearing date the second
DAY Of Noyember, 1910, executed and delivered
6y Michael Koehmstedt, mortgagor; to State
siaa o; OF Wales, "a corporation) mortgagee, and
cavalier county, n. D., the 4th day of Novem-
per; 1910, at IL o'clock A. NJ, as follows, to.wit:
ny failure to pay the debt thereby secured at
ITS maturity. said debt being the sum of S792.O5
Win interest at II per cent. per annum from
Nov, 2, 1910, due Nov. 1st, 1911, of which
amount the sum of 1897. 73 is now due by reason
of said default,
Notice is hereby given that by virtue of said
default and the power eff sale contained in said
mortgage. and by order of State Bank of
wales the present owner of said mortgage.
WILL sell the following chattels, described
therein, to.wit: One black horse II years old.
weight l2OO lbs, named Ben; one black horse, s
years old, weight 400 lbs, named Fred: one
6lack horse, years old, weight 400 lbs; named
SANDY; one gray mare, II years old, weight 400
IDS, named Maud one Moline wide tired
wagon, with triple box complete,
AT public auction for cash. at the front door
OF post office at Wales, at the hour of 2p.m,
on Saturday, the 18th day of December, 1911,
from the proceeds of which sale shall be paid:
First the costs and expenses of said mortgage
SAFE, and lawful attorney fee Second, the debt
al9resald, with interest thereon at date of
SAFE; Third, the balance to the owner of the
mortgaged properly.
GEORGE M. PRICE,
Attorney for mortgage.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1911-12-14

The newest turn in the wheel of des-
tiny is that which reveals Theodore
Roosevelt as the champion of the steel
trust. 1t is said he hopes to gain the
presidential nomination from both
Taft and LaFollette by posing as a
friends of the trusts. We always think
of Roosevelt in the light of the state
ment, written by Sam Clemens MARK
Twain) and opened after his death, that
Roosevelt Is a charlatan. And in that
light his theatrical poses and grand
stand pastures are perfectly understand
able. -Lidgerwood rep Broadaxe.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1911-12-14

"Wbile in St. John, North Dakota,
during a visit to that state investigating
farmers conditions" said Roderick Nc
Kienzie' secretary of the Manitoba grain
growers, IL saw farmers being paid
n%inety-two cents a bushel for barley
in a grain elevator there. A sample of
that barley brought to Brandon, Man,
and l was offered forty cents a bushel."
binders cost $3.50 in st. John and
$175 in Brandon. Eighty-one bushels
of barley buys a farmers wagon in
Dakota. 1t takes 212 bushels in Mani
toba. Eight gallons of coal oil can be
bought with a husbel of barley in Da-
kota. Manitoba farmers must be salts
fed with slightly more than one for the
same quantity. A Dakota farmer can,
with 90 bushels of barley, buys a Cana
dian gang pillow, a Manitoba farmer has
to haul ITO bushels to get the same
plow.'
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1911-12-14
The pianos for the piano contest will
be on display at Boyo's department store
this week.
Canada's Reciprocity Verdict.

The signal defeat Of the Canadian
Liberal party on the issue of trade
reciprocity with the United States
probably puts a quietus upon that
problem for many years to come. Our
Canadian cousins simply refuse to
meet us halfway on a proposition
which the American president, con-
gress and people believed would in
ure to the mutual advantage Of both
countries. The issue overturned the
Canadian administration, putting a
large Conservative majority in parlia-
ment and necessitating a new premier
and cabinet. The overwhelming de-
feat Of the policy vas unexpected. 1t
is decisive. but probably not final.
Imperialism defeated reciprocity.
The bogy Of annexation reared it's
head. by the aid Of the imperialists,
and scared the Canadian voters into
casting their ballots for retrogression
instead of progress. Canada, as the
returns show, still is loyal to the m
pire idea and opposed to republican
progress. In the United States reci-
procity was a nonpartisan issue,
passed by the Democratic house and
the Republican senate. In Canada it
resolved itself into a protest against
fancied American aggression.
The Canadians, like most Of the col
onists allied with Great Britain. are a
conservative people. They look with
distrust and d~isfavor upon political
and sociological reforms which appear
to be even family stamped with radi-
calism.
1t may be taken for granted that in
the opinion Of a majority of Americans
and Of a very considerable number Of
Canadians reciprocity was regarded
as a splendid opportunity for a closer
commercial alliance between the two
countries. But the majority vote Of
Canada has rejected the opportunity
by repudiating the proposition. The
die is cast. but there In time may be a
recast. RoBERTUS LOVE.