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BIRTHDAY EVENTS.

A new social system has been
adopted in the affairs OF the w. r. G.
that Of celebrating the birthday
sof members Of the Corps. During the
present month three birthdays oc-
cuTrred, Mrs. e. y. Saul, Mrs. Clara
Lukens, and MRS. Elmer Smith, and
lt deyolved upon them to arrange
for . musical program for the even
;.inK. at the close of the regular meet
1ng#Of the Corps in the afternoon the
members commenced to arrange the
sSupper@tables and by 6 o'clock they
we're loaded down with the good
things to eat that are always pre-
pared by the Corps ladies. The old
soldiers were invitedSto participate In
this part Ofs the AFFAIR, there were
about sixty present to partake OF
the good supper.
Armour was enjoyed socially when
the musical and literary program
was given, with Mrs. Lukens In
CHARGE. The program was exceptions
ally entertainingand8it was thorough
~ enjoyed by all present. Miss
Jeanette Palmer played q piano So
loSthat was rendered to the sattsfac-
ton the audience. Prof. 20. ID.
HARDY gave reading, and SO hearth
lYdtd the audience enjoy his work
Matthew's forcedsto respond to three
sncores. Hugh Sheeks gave 9 bass
good taste. and Miss Lowe
SrpIlayed4 piano solo, which was re-
marked upon as being exceptionally
me for the young lady. Miss Laura
Saul plea-ed the audience. immense
~ ~ = sway imswhich she sang, Mrs.
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S SssESsl.kAFl 80 Grow ana Mrs. ii. ii.
MelagkSM I ! tie bosteasss at sssries
4sstNpartSes rhich we're given during
hsSsintersheliday week. It the home
M Mrs .sCrow. eos Fifth avenue east.
aHheSHltlaes were In the nature Of i've
sesNi0ck tea and we're given Tuesday,
Friday afternoons
Observation-Disclosures to the
out o the
svarious days, and the guests e
squalls distributed through the
s1eries. wal an Undertaking OF
some magnitude to arrange for the
series of three during the week but
they were carried through with a sue
&C., that Was %iattering to the host
soeee1The menus served each day
we're dainty and much enjoyed. The
decorations consisted Of chrysanthe-
NUNS and smilax. bouquets being
placed In the center of each table.
he h0stesseS were assisted Tuesday
by Mrs.. E. n. Wagner. Mrs. C. A.
1Townsan, Mrs. w. E. Truax. Mrs. j.
II Wei Misses Edith Miller
Hattie Boice. On Wednesday by Mrs.
]. E.5SMarttn. Mrs. ]. F. Atkinson.
MISE. p. Wagner, Mrs. Craig Will
son, Mrs. Clara A. LukenB and Miss
Hattie Boice. On Friday by Mrs.
III. G.. Nichols, Mrs. G. Kleinau, Mrs.
j.. E. Wagner, Mrs. Henry Herman,
misses Clara Christensen and Hattie
sBoice. On other days the hostesses
were assisted by Mrs. r. G. Dickson,
Mrs. Geo. w. Cooley, Mrs. Lannie
Brown and Mrs. NJ. Boice. The days
were delightfully."- spent socially, and
t~heys6erved to bring together q great
;many people. The h%ostesses r to
BE Congratulated upon the success Of
The. three parties:
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ENTERTAINED FRIENDS.

r. AA0 81 RoAS VI
young lady and gentlemen friends at
her home. 400 Fourth avenue west,
about twelve being in attendance.
Tee ealy part of the evening was de-
voted to games and amusements of a
varied character. A luncheon was
served midway of the evening, the
joyed. The place card idea was uni
que. The cards at each place con-
tai-ed an appropriate verse for the
opposite person, and from the cards
opposite person. and from the cards
a ribbon extended to the center of
the table, and beneath a cover a
small basket of candy was found at
the end. The closing part of the ev-
ening was made merry in many
ways and 1t ended in one Of great
pleasure to all. Mis- Charles worth
made a delightful hostess.
! PLAYED DUPLICATE WHIST.
Tuesday the members OF the du-
plicate whist club were entertained
by Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Heimberger,
when a seven O'Clock dinner was
served, and the evening followed with
The popular way of playing whist. In
this club the scores of each member
are tabulated and at the end of the
fourth meeting prizes will be award
ed to having the highest. The
club is made up Of four couples and
their ~congeniality makes the melting
decidedly pleasant. The club will be
newt entertained by Mr.. and Mrs. u.
r. Beckwith, jr.
ENTERTAINED AT ARMOUR.
A party Of young lady and gem
tlemen of TINS city are being enter
tanned at Armour this week by Miss
Gladys Floete, and her brother, the
young people going down Thursday
morning for q week end stay. The
party was comprised of Misses Rachel
Doyle. Bess McHenry, Jeanette
smith and Lois Anderson, Messrs.
Walter Adams, Ralph Miller, Arthur
Smith. Myron and Glenn Rowley.
That same evening Miss Floete en-
tertained the Mitchell people at din
ner and this was followed by dane
ing party. in which latter event the
young society people Of Armour an
ticipated. The young people returned
home Friday evening and was &C.
.companied home by Miss Floete,
whose stay was brief. returning home
this morning.
SECOND ANNIVERSARY,
Two years ago Tuesday Mr.. and
Mrs. w. S .McGrath were united in
marriage and a go dly number of
their friends called at their resi-
dence. 800 Seventh Avenue east, on
that day and surprised the young
couple, and decided to celebrate the
occasion for them. The second ami
versary Of a wedding is a paper af-
fair, and 1t afforded the guests an OPP
to present the worthy
young couple with a number of good
books. which car always be pre-
as reminders of the enjoyable
occasion. Light refreshmen were
during the afternoon, and
and when the guests departed the
best of expressions were left with the
young couple for an extended trip
along the matrimonial sea-.
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anderson spoke with much feeling In
thanking his friends for this evidence
sf their kindly feeling, and he hoped
that he would always remain in The
same attitude toward them and they
toward him. The evening was spent
in social conversation and light re-
were served.
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The detective replied. 1T may Il
been only a few months. and the die
mond. 1t Is possible, may have beci
copied any time within the past yeel
That big office building has been less
than a year Vi construction, and It's
well within the bounds of fact that
the curio dealer received the commits
sion for the work twelve months ago
NJ possibly more"
Oh" said the physician, there Ia
one flaw In your theory. He was not
a fakir. All the information I cleaned
about him convinced me he was not
engaged In the manufacture of bogus
Jewels. His grand purpose in life was
to make real diamonds"
Precisely" said Britt. at is that
TACT, much more than anything else,
That leads me to think he may be in
the employ Of the persons we are
trailing. Doesn't It occur to you that
the false Maharanee, in order to de-
Ceive Mrs. Missioner and all her
friends for so long n time, must have
been such a beautiful piece Of work
''|s ~ u liz hdNc bCtD
as an imitation? In other words.
didn't the man who made the imita-
ton Maharanee believe he was manu-
featuring a genuine diamond"
The little boat grated Its nose
Hg''nst the Island pier, and the two
Investigators sprang ashore. As soon
as they entered the asylum grounds,
fhnfr paeitiAru rt.1ra yo,-nrrod Jtfnh
became the mentor, Britt the willing
pupil, for in that abode of darkened
reason were medical men whose hour
~ association with that phase of ex-
istence made them welcome gladly
visitors from the outer world-espe-
cially members of their own profess
sion. Fitch. an he ran up the steps Of
the visitors entrance, was received
royalty in the ofic e by three or four
physicians and surgeons who had
known him IN his Bellevue days. There
was no jealousy of his success among
them. He had shot ahead Of several
OF them. and it was pretty well I'M
derstood among the Island doctors
that Lawrence Fitch was rapidly forg-
Ing to the fore as a fashionable
physician. What was more important
In their eyes was the fact that he had
gained real distinction in his profes-
sion. Several minor but helpful dis.
coveries of his had been recorded
gratifyingly in the Lancet" and more
than once his name had been mention
ed with fattering recognition at meet
t--. - ~
Fitch was now in his element. He
grasped warmly the hands held out
TO him, clapped two or three of his
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saving a human sou IN distress, the
consciousness of exercising his talents
in behalf OF Il woman who had touched
his utmost pity, the knowledge that
he alone stooG. between her end the
living death that awaited her IN state
prison, Increased the pulsation Of his
heart, thrilled him with a sense of
noble purpose that was a new and
agreeable e~xcitatjont When he re-
gained his customary p~onehalsnce he
fixed his gaze on the chief and, In a
one Of cold Indifference, said:
The thipnest Of wells is drawn be-
tween the THIEF and his complete ex-
posure. ! am not prepared to draw
the veil aside yet. Eut &c viii be torn
away shortly-vcry shortly. And then
he'll stand revealed before the world"
AS mysterious as over" tho chief
commented with a show Of impatience.
Go ahead in your own way"
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His PLANT Hands Had Been Plunged
Many Times Into a Doueh-LIke Lump.
closer cronies on the back, and pre-
scented Britt to the little group with
a few words of Introduction that won
respect for the mar from Mulberry
Street.
Got a patient here, Larry" they
asked him iokingly.
mo-" said Fitch. mot exactly a pa
tient, but It's possible you have a
case here I'm a little bit interested
m He recited the history Of the
curio dealer, with an urgent request
that everything in connection with the
old man be revealed to him. Britt, &C
customed as he was to CLEAN his facts
toilsomely, was Enthusiastically sur
prised by the readiness with which
each of Fttch's friends promised aid.
and hastened to put their promise into
execution.
one or the younger doctors showed
himself familiar with the old dia.
mond makers case, and seemed thor
oughly to understand his delusion.
He is now in my ward" he said.
He has been there six months; rath-
er unusual case; harmless but hope
less. Can't rid himself of the idea
that diamonds are banked up all
around him, and that all he has to do
Is to make one with his own hands to
possess the whole Of that wealth In
Jewels. He does his best to make It.
100. Unfortunately the ingredients he
demands include several dangerous
chemicals. and Of course he cannot be
trusted to go pounding away with a
2estle and mortar when his brain Ia
20 far gone that he Is likely to for
yet the c~omrirotion"
The other medical men looked In
terested.
What do you do with him, doctor?'
asked Fitch.
oh, | substitute harmless things
a little bismuth and sodium phosphate,
and a dash of French chalk, and he
thinks he has everything he needs
All the stun he wants that Is not dan
gerous | let him have, He is happy
enough mixing and MASKING the paste
and hammering away all day long. He
rolls the mass into dirty little gray
balls, and thinks they are diamonds
"het us have a look at him." said
Fitch.
Sure thing! You don't mind II
don't go with you? have an ampu
tation on In about ten minutes, and as
there Is a green nurse helping me,
don't want to take any chances In let
ting her monkey with the ether cone
SO you won't mind. will you, if | ssl
you to run right along by yourself
Stay as long as you like"
Britt and Fitch wer glad enough O
an opportunity to question the OLE
man without an auditor, and with
brief, 80 long" to his colleagues
the doctor piloted the detectiv,
through dreary stretches in that hom'
OF hopelessness to the ward where tn
curio dealer was found.
In a sunny corner of the long, bleal
room, the barrenness of which was re
lieved slightly by a few boxes ant
pots of geraniums and fuchsias on tn
window sill. seated at a bench cover
ed with odd-looking leather, was tn
little old man the physician and tn
Headquarters sleuth SOUGHT
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tured." Mott was talking half to him
self, but his words kindled a pleasant
light in the detectives eyes. Sands
has a motive for the crime, and he has
the opportunity to commit IT, The
prosecutors hand closed about Britt
palm. Il congratulate you" he fin
ished.
Prom the pocket of his coat Brftz
drew a newspa - and pointed TO the
big headlines OF the first column.
MORE THAN TWO MILLIONS
FOR TUBERCULOSIS CURE"
What has that TO do with the diar
mond robbery" Mott inquired.
The committee for the Proven
ton and Cure OF tuberculosis the
detective read, acknowledges re-
eeipt Of the following amounts from
the following donors" He pointed
halfway down the Column, and II
phasiztng each syllable. he said:
"'Bruyton ~Sands-Ss99, 900"
It was the second largest Individual
donation and Mott Srsspeh it's sisniii-
cance instantly.
~He eexsainly DIDN'T steal tho neck.
lace TO raise money for the cure OF
tuberculosis" he commented. And
he certainly couldn't have afforded
that big check if he needed money for
stock spec&ffation." lie turned sharp
" to Brttz. What do you make out
OF IT." no snapped,
at Is one Of the ~suideposts to the
diamond thef%." Brstz pronounced.
The look OF inquiry which the pros
ecutor bestowed Oh the detective Ne
manned unanswered. AZ If fearful OF
having committed some tMdiscretton
IN giving ever thts meaSer hin OF his
t~hostshts. Britt rose hastily and with
. parting hint as h the colnpleNtty OF
the eass. swung through the door and
FASTENED ant OF the building I'm
consciously. his footsteps took him to
headquarters. and into MsnHfnsNs
presence,
Girls weld was down here to see
me about the case" the chief informed
him. HE tells me you induced Mot
u postpone 1t for . month";
"l.m reaching cat for the real thief"
hritz returned. 1--WE got him, Alan
ming, He can't get away
Well. who's the thief?" the chief
inquired tersely,
Brita averted his face to conceal
the unwonted agitation that had sud
denly spyung up wi.hiA him. A new
light cleaned in his eyes-a light not
called UP by the excitement OF the
chase, The mere tracking of Grim
mails was part OF the routine OF his
life; he followed tho course Of his
trails Internationally, like g we!hoiied
machine, But the contamination OF
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"His fortune would be materially
sioner."
And you believe the theft Of her
Jewels would help his suit" the pros
eeutor asked sarcastically.
The detective v~ouchsafed no reply.
With characteristic abruptness, he
switched 10 Sands.
az Sands has lost heavily IN Wall
street we ought to look into It. lie
had equal opportunity with Griswold
TO steal the ~oollarette." he said.
ri have no objection" Mott smiled.
"By tho way" he suddenly asked,
"have you obtained any trace OF the
truth rs to who manufactured the
Maharaneo?"
T have found the manufacturer"
Britz replied calmly.
WHAT" The prosecutor bounded
out OF hts chair as If released by a
spring. And you've withheld the IN
formation from meT"
The manufacturer of the stone Is
useless as a witness. Hes hopeless1y
insane"
HAS he thrown no light on the
case at al1T"
Yes. sorne hght," Britt admitted
reluctantly, He was not prepared to
disclose his hand yet. IN fact, he re-
af!zed an abundance OF work stfn was
necessary before the result Of the in
servtew IN the frsane asylum coam bc
shaped into tangible evidence against
tho man who had ordered the dupli-
cate dtanopd-
"Doesnt he recall who ordered tho
dupsicgtcY" the prosecutor asked,
NO" the detective replied. Flo Is
In h last stage Of d~en1entta- But
We searched his effects and found A
sketch OF the Maharanee drawn on tho
hack ot a visiting card"
Triumphant beams shot from Motifs
eyeN. he faced the adjective, n
hard eItess'ed In colsgrat1slatton,
Y ssxe buck everything ] sadd abost
your having bytehed the case" he Of
seveA spo3pgetFcalFy. "yWhasever Tire
outcon1e, you certasnly We cJose
TO the heart Of tho mystery. Brft1,
was It a n1an or 8 who ordered
the stone.c"
The dstecttve's hand slipped into
the inner pocket OF bis o It. pro
duced a long envelope from wtfch he
took tine card, passing it vel to the
prosecutor. Mott looked at the name
engraved on the pasteboard with
widening eyes. His lips extended un-
II the mosth seemed a thin shapeiess
slit Suddenly his jaw opened snd
snapped, as if he had Dme TO a quick
determination
Sands" he exclaimed SO he or
dered the fake Maharanee! BY George
| now see the Importance OF Girls
wold's information with regard to his
financial affairs. Sands IS hit hare II
the market ne continued, slowly as
if viewing the case from a new anglia
He's hard up. Needs cash to cover
his margins, Has a duplicate neck
lace made, OF course. if he had th'
Maharanee couEterfefted, he also haC
the rest of the paste gems msnufac
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body. After q few more lourishes,
Martin laid In Britz' hand n mans Wis
iting card. face down.
Studiously avoiding any appearance
OF haste. Britt turned 1t up and read
the single line engraved upon It.
Without the tremor of a muscle. and
With only ono swift significant look,
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he passed The card to Fitch.
The doctor, a little less self-re-
strained than the detective, looked
steadily at a drawing on the back.
gszed earnestly at the inscription on
the face, then wonderingly. before the
card auttered from his fingers, he
read the line aleud.
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Ii Wauiln'I igy u merchant to adVer-
tts0 goods un!oas It would Pay the adj
reader 10 ANY them.
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\ NEGI.21"THD ST RJrNT.

ITO BE CONTi&t:ED)
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plainly placed upon the scene just
enacted. Not 80 the girl at my side.
Her cheeks flushed with Indignation,
and her audacity gave her speech
which made matters even worse than
before.
you are exceedingly free with your
criticisms. Edith" she exclaimed
sharply, as the latter turned her back
upon us. Perhaps It would be as we'll
Tor you first to ascertain the truth"
you wholly mistake" was the calm
reply. II have not presumed to criti-
else. Why should I? 1t is not a mat
ter which interests me in the least.
{ presume you have no further OBJ
lection to my returning to the house?"
She did not so much as deign to
look again at either Of us. but as she
moved slowly out Of sight Miss Minor
turned and looked into my face with
questioning eyes. What she may
have read there I know not, but she
sank back upon bench and burst
Into a merry peal Of laughter.
isn't 1t perfectly ridiculous!" she
cried, as soon as she was able to
speak. "Only do hope she won't tell
Arthur"
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CHAPTER xXvtk
An Embarrassing situation,

An Embarrassing Situation.
It was we'll into the third day when
we came down into the fertile valley
Of tho Cowskin. It had proven an I'M.
eventful ride thus far, for we had mot
with no adventures and had observed
little worthy Af consideration from a
military standpoint.
While constantly observant Of those
points regarding which had been dis.
patched, my one overwhelming
thought during all those hours was the
possibility Of again meeting with Edith
Brennan and proving Of some assist
hnoe to her. Her greeting Of me in
the Federal hospital had been 10
eweetly gracious, 30 marked with ten
der sympathy, white the memory of
her words, and even moro Of the look
which accompanied them, had 10 re-
manned with mo In encouragement
that longed to encounter her again.
God knows what hoped for, for l
knew we'll 1t must all inevitably end
In despair, yet Ike the moth must
continue to SINCE my wings until tho
flame devoured mo. Now, however, as
we actually drew near to where sup
posed she might DO, felt my earlier
courage fast desertins me. Nor was
! furnished with even the slightest
excuse for pressing on; my orders did
not positively compel me to proceed,
and nothing appeared along the way
20 issd mo TO suppose that harm q
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CHAPTER xxx.
A MIssIon for eeelzebub.

A MIsoIon for Beelzebub.
AS we picked our way slowly for.
ward through the gloom l cleaned
from Cation all he knew regarding the;
situation before US. My own knowl-
edge OF the environments Of the Minor
house helped me greatly to appreciate
the difficulties to be surmounted. He
had succeeded In his escape by dodg.
Ing among the negro cabins where the
attacking line appeared weakest, but
expressed the conviction that even
this slight gap would be securely
closed long before we reached there.
Have they sufficient men, then, to
cover thoroughly all four sides?"
asked.
ITO the best of my Judgment, there
must be fully two hundred and fifty in
the gang, and apparently they operate
under strict military discipline. 1t 10
a revelation to me. Wayne, Of the
growing power Of these desperate fel.
lows. l knew they were becoming
numerous and bold, but this surpasses
anything could imagine. More, they
are being constantly recruited by new
arrivals. A party Of at least dozen
came in while was hiding behind the
stables. heard them asking for the
leader"
What did they call him?"
Lory, or Laurie, or something like
that. They claimed to bo deserters
from Lees army. but two or three Of
them wore our uniforms"
TITS Red Lowrie." said gravely,
more impressed than ever with the
seriousness OF tho situation y heard
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pipe. and held my watch to the glow
In its bowl in order to see the time.
1t was nearly midnight.
Those fellows ought to be at It
before this" said to him, III they
intend to accomplish anything to-
night"
y dink 30 too" he answered slowly.
II Will 500 dot der guard is all right,
an don will get some sleep, for I am
pretty mooh done op already"
He arose ponderously to his feet,
and stretched out his short arms in a
prodigious ynwn. As he stood there.
bis pudsy figure outlined against the
sky, there was borne to our ear the
sound of furious struggle on hilltop
to the south-a shout, blows. a volley
pf oursinx. then silence. An instant