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The Washington herald., 1912-07-14

~ ZANE followed his guide up two
flights of stairs--on the land
- ing Of the third she paused.
Il do not usually interfere with the
comings and goings of my dodgers" she
said. They pay for their rooms. That
is all l ask You see the door opposite
you?"
Yes" Deane answered quickly.
That room is tenanted by a young
woman who called herself Montague,
but received letters under the name of
Sincair. She had a visitor this after
noon who might be the young person
of whom you are in search. You had
better go in and see"
Deane was across the landing in a
moment. He tapped sharply upon the
door There was no answer. He tried
the handle. The door was locked!
Open the door," he cried out, SHOW
ing it vigorously.
There was no answer. To Deane the
silence was ominous. He turned to the
woman who stood silently by his side,
with fierce little exclamation. Where
is the telephone he demanded.
Inside there she answered. 1T
used TO be my sitting-room."
The door is locked' he exclaimed.
q do not understand it." she admit
ted
Have you arether key"
MOI
He flung himsef at the door. tearing
it half from its hinges. Another as
sault, and with a tearing of splinters it
fell inside. Deane stepped over it into
the room, and low cry of anger broke
from his lips. The woman at his side
fed shrieking downstairs. On the floor
lay Winifred Rowan, her limbs bound
with cords, a gag in her mouth, her
clothing all disheveled, her eyes shin
ing with an almost painful intensity
from her ashen gray face. Deane fell
on his knees by her side
'Winifred!" he exclaimed. "My
Godp
He snatched his knife from his pock-
ct, removed the gag from her mouth,
and cut all her bonds Her hands tried
nervously to rearrange her dress over
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Copyright 1911
By
LITTLE, BROWN & CO..
BOSTON. MASS.

tell my servant that you wished tc
speak to her mistress"
"You are right, madam" Deane an.
swered 81 do wish to speak to you
"And what is If that you wish? p the
lady asked
'.An act of kindness" Deane answer
ed, "for which | am willing to pay-to
pay heavily | am in search of young
lady who rang me up only an hour OF
so ago from this locality-I believe
from this house. ] am offering a re-
ward of two hundred pounds for any
one who may help me in my search"
He raised his voice. He meant the
servant, or the person who was posing
as servant, to hear him. He was un-
able to observe her closely, but he no.
ticed that she moved little nearer, and
appeared to be listening intently.
81 am afraid that you have come to
the wrong house" the lady answered
gently. This is not a very nice neigh
borhood, / know, but we are quite re-
spectacle people here, and we are not
upon the telephone at all"
Not on the telephone at allf' Deane
repeated But / have your name and
number from the telephone company
No. oIoS-Mrs. Garvicel"
Mrs. Garvice has left" the lady de-
clared II have taken the house, but
the telephone was of no use to me, so
had it taken away =
May | see the place where the in
strument was? Deane asked. Il have
a particular reason for asking"
Certainly notp the lady answered. a
little sharply. open the door, Hilda.
We have nothing else to say to you,
sir"
The maid obeyed, and Deane reluct-
antly took up his hat. He was already
upon the threshold when he suddenly
stopped. A remarkable change came
over him He stepped quickly back.
From one of the rooms upstairs came
the shrill. unmistakable summons of a
telephone bell. and mingling with it the
Ginning of a cuckoo clock.
Shut the door" Deane ordered
sternly. Madam" he said, turning to-
ward the lady of the house. 1T is still
within your power to earn that two
hundred pounds -.
The woman looked at him curiously.
Two hundred pounds" she said, is a
great deal of money. One does not
carry about sums like that"
Deane thrust his hand into his pock-
ct. and drew out a little roll of notes.
Il have twelve ten-pound notes here,
he said. and | can write a check for
the balance You know what | want.
If you turn me away, l shall be back
with search warrant i'll less than half
an hour"
She held out her hand for the notes.
Follow me- she said You under
stand that | am simply lodging-house
keeper. cannot be responsible for my
tenants or their actions"
Il understand that" Deane answered
eagerly. Quick. Lead the way up
stair"
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One Who knows Tells Of Changes
in Markets md Transportation.

From the San Francisco Argousut.
Time was when the area drawn upon by
Covent Garden was limited to a small ra-
dius. Chessea sent celery, Charlton pro-
vided peas. Mortlake supplied asparagus,
Battersea contributed cabbages, and the
Bedfordshre sands were responsible for
onions. Burke used to grow carrots al
Beaconsfeld and bemoan the low prices
he received. But even Beaconsfield was
not far ahead. Before the steel road was
laid, in short the stores of Covent Garden
were restricted to such as could reach
London by horse traction. Now. however.
the iron horse hurries in the produce OF
the entire British Isles, swift steamers
bring the harvests of the Channel Islands
and France. and ocean greyhounds bear
to this center the fruits OF the ends OF
the earth. Railway vans jostle each other
with baskets and crates packed with the
produce OF California and Australian orr
chardz. and for their companions there srs
farmers wains overfiowing with vege-
tables that have travelled fewer yards than
the fruits have miles. Little did those
long-dead vendors of 1856 dream where
unto their modest merchandise would
grow. writes our London correspondent
Gone are the stalwart Irishwomen who
used TO handle bales of cabbages or bas-
kets OF potatoes with the ease of amazons;
in their place is an army OF husky porters
whose first duty is the unloading OF rail.
way vans and farmers wains. On their
heads, hardened by usage. they carry
towering piles OF crates or boxes or bas-
kets to the stands OF the various statesmen.
and soon the business Of the day is in
full swing. First in evidence are the re-
tail dealers from the hest shops Of all
London; they can pay the highest prices
and generally get the pick OF everything.
To them succeed the smaller shopkeepers
or the most prosperous itinerant vendors,
and last in the procession of buyers come
the costermongers of mean streets. OF
the latter there are several grades rang
ing from the capitalist who owns several
barrows and a team of donkeys. to tho
hard pressed East Ender who has much
ado to scrape together the fourpence for
his barrow hire and an odd shilling or 50
to invest in stock in trade.
The costermonger doesn't always get tho
He is an astute bargainer and
the trust game to a limited
extent Rings are not unknown among
those street venders: they often pool their
funds and buy in sufficiently large guam
titles to get the better of their rivals. So
the bidders are plentiful, the auction brisk
and by the time London is beginning to
stir from its sleep its days supply of
fruits, vegetables and flowers is stream.
ing from Covent Garden to all points Of
the compass.
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M hours ago. and had taken all
AVA her luggage and paid her bill
Apparently she had no idea OF return
ing-at any rate, she had not reserved
any rooms. The hall porter of the lit
tie hotel looked at Deane with some
curiosity as he answered his rapid ques-
tions. The manageress came rustling
out of her office and beamed on Deane,
who had once stayed there for several
weeks. She confirmed the information
he had already received. and supple
mented it with a few further details.
Miss Rowan paid her bill:" he
asked
Certainly, SIR" the mangeress an
swered Miss Rowan was exceedingly
particular about paying her accounts
the moment they were presented"
And she left no MESSAGE" Dcane
asked.
None at all, SIR. was the answer.
He noticed the gleam of curiosity in
her eyes, and promptly altered his tao
tics Thank you very much" he said.
turning away Il quite understood that
Miss Rowan was not leaving until this
afternoon. My mistake. | daresay. BY
the bye, have you any instructions with
regard to letters?"
None the manageress replied. IT
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SHIFTING LONDON SCENES.

TO BE CONTINUED NEXT SUNDAY
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lets in his buttonhole, and to affect
something of the dandy in his attire.
His personal demeanor kept his shares
at least ten points higher than they
woGld otherwise have been.
But Deane, nevertheless, was in hell
He was badgered by his directors, wor-
/ ried by his LAWYERS, and underneath II
all, and apart from his financial re-
sponsibilities, he was suffering from a
sense of personal loss, a wound whose
pain left him but little peace. He new
er stopped to admit to himself exactly
what his suffering was. He sat for
hours lost in thought. and his thoughts
were always of that pale lady of his
dreams who had stolen so abruptly
from his arms. the girl who had played
for a few weeks so strange a part IN
come of her. but in vain; she seemed
to have completely vanished He puz-
zled over her behavior until the lines
in his face grew set and hard. Was
she indeed ingrate-ready to abandon
her strange bargain at the first whis-
per of disaster? Or had she some 9TH
er reason? He hod accepted her terms
because of the power which she held
what If, at the loss of that power, she
had taken it for granted that their bar
gain wa. cancelled, and har hurried
awoy to avoid the shame of dismissal
from him! II was just what she would
do-perhaps just what she had done!
Deane was careful. during these days
of probation, to attend at his Office reg
ularly. and to shrink from none of his
customary duties. One afternoon his
clerk brought him in a card
"A young lady to see you, srr," he
announced.
Deane's heart gave jump. the blood
rushed through his veins, he was
scarcely able to read the card which he
had taken into his fingers with we'll
affected carelessness Then the pain
came, the black disappointment which
seemed to turn his heart into a stone.
1t was not she. He found it hard to
take any interest in this caller. and yet
he felt that her coming was significant.
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MISS RUBY SINCLAIR.

You can show the young lady in
/ Gray Dcane ordered
When she arrived. Deance scarcely
knew her She was expensively dressed
| from head to foot. She carried herself
overdone The fashion of her dress
and hat were certainly not chosen with
view to being overlooked. She was
very modern-she reminded him exact
| ly of young lady in musical COM
edy with whom he had once had a
slight acquaintance. He would scarce
/ ly have been surprised had he found
when she lifted her veil, that her eye
brows were blackened
You didn't expect to see me. of
course" she said. holding his hand for
moment. and looking at him stead
fastly. May sit down.
OF course" he answered
She chose the easy chair. and crossed
her legs with a good deal of rustic and
considerable display of black silk
stocking
She looked at him curiously. Are
you still angry with me-" she asked.
We'll, | don't usually bear malice"
he answered, but I can scarcely for
give your method of dealing with Miss
Rowan
"Or its results" she asked, with a
little laugh. Well. l came out on the
top, anyhow, and YOU must remember,
Mr.. Deane, that | was desperate-you
don't know how desperate" she contin-
ued. after a moments pause. Il hadn't
shilling left in the world NOT a shil-
ling NOT a friend And somewhere
in London there was wealth that be-
longed to me!'
That Dcane remarked dryly. is a
matter which is as yet undecided"
We'll, ! judge by facts" she answer
ed with little laugh Lawyers don't
usually throw money away. do they?
They're willing TO advance me all I
want on the security Of the Little Anna
Gold Mine"
Deane smiled upon her genially. My
mine" he remarked
No" she declared-"the property of
the legatees of Richard Sinclair"
Deane shook his head My dear
young lady" he said. you were more
in your element when you walked bare
headed upon the sands of Rakney, and
saved me from a wctting, than in your
present pose.
And YOU" she declared. were nicer
to me. a great deal, for those few days"
Naturally he answered. smiling.
How can | be particularly amiable to
a young lady who is trying to ruin me ?"
She looked at him earnestly. In her
fashionable attire she presented, indeed,
a very different appearance from the
eager. brown-skinned girl. with the
shapely limbs and delightful carriage,
whom he had first seen at Rakney. Yet
he fancied that she was trying 70 re-
awaken his earlier impressions of her
innocent of vanity as he was. he could
not misunderstood her appealing gaze.
Il do not want 10 ruin YOU she de-
clared. Il do not want to do anything
of the sort Isn't there enough for
both of us? Why should We fght?"
He sighed. How can we compro-
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CHAPTER XVIII.
wfnffred Is Trapped.

~ ZANE followed his guide up two
flights of stairs-on the land
- ing OF the third she paused
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CHAPTER XIX.
Mis-. SiuxIair's Offer.

FISS ROWAN had left two
M hours ago, and had taken all
AVA her luggage and paid her bill.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-01-31
MANY DANGERS WHEN
NAGGING MONEY TRUST

James 4 Pollock & company, bankers
and brokers. furnish the following. re-
ceived over their private wire Yesterday
afternoon.
Paine Webbcr & Co. Boston: The
local market was decidedly better today
although prices were practically un-
changed. More buying orders came in
and there was more support all through
the list Mohawk had early decline
on account OF labor troubles but the sell
ing was soon over and two-point rally
followed. Very little Copper Range was
offered. Mayflower and Old Colony were
unchanged. There seems 10 be slight
lull In tho demand for the metal and
small dealers arc shading the price. but
inasmuch as the producers are legally
sold Into April. present prices have 1T
tie effect.
Logan & Bryan, New York: The
strength of American issues In London
induced a higher opening and consider
able short covering during early trading
today. but as the session wore on the
disturbing reports from Washington rel
ative 10 proposed inquiry into the So
called money trust caused recession and
n renewal of pressure for the decline. In
the afternoon. however. after II was
learned that the question as whether
or not a so-called money trust probe
should be conducted. would not he taken
up actively until February I, was re-
flected by improving tendencies though
the demands for stocks were principally
In The nature OF short covering. The
earnings Of tho Hartman lines for De-
tSIDneT ~ puDnSICU WeFe regarded as
favorable in the sense that the decreases
were not as great as many anticipated,
but even so. the same were hardly of
n nature to cause much gratifying. In
connection with the question OF investi-
eating monetary conditions and matters
pertaining thereto, IL should be borne In
mind that such "A procedure is likely to
be frauEht with dangers of kind which
might precipitate a serious state OF af-
fairs and further disturbance to general
business throughout the country,
The steel earnings were r shade less
than expected and seemingly accentuate
the unsatisfactory conditions prevailing
In the steel industry from the standpoint
OF low selling prices for finished steel
products. We still believe, as outlined
In recent dispatches. that until there
Is pronounced change In the political
aspect, and until the relations between
foreign nations are more clearly defined
and London and the continent show a
disposition to purchase rather than dis
pose OF American issues. that the pros-
poets Will not favor much of Il rise In
the stock market except perhaps oc-
casionally at the expense of the short
interest, though admittedly. the stand
ard Issues have approached an at,rac-
tive investment level.
Gala CHER, New York: Nipissing was
the feature today. The buying is very
good, Nevada Hills was in demand
at u.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-01-31
TILTING THE BUCKET
A HAPPY PASTIME

Eumors are going tho rounds regard =
ing game In stock market circles which
has been called "Tiltinz the Bucket \
hypothetical case Will explain what this
pleasing pastmc really is.
There arc such things az bucket shops.
despite the frequency Of denials to the
contrary. Place an order with a bucket
shop for stock and they report the stock
has been purchased for your account. As
a matter OF fact no stock is purchased
at all. Tho man who wants 10 play the
fitting game gives an order TO n bucket
shop In the east for as much Of Il given
stock as he thinks the shop Will stand
for.
Things 60 along smoothly for Il while
then all Of sudden this stock, by ma
nipuatIon on its home market doubles
in market price, or goes as high as de-
sirsblc. and the customer orders his long
stock TO he closed at the market The
bucket shop loses, the amount being
practically anything the customer believes
the establishment can stand, and the only
chance he stands 10 lose is TO make such
4 killing a 10 break the house.
"Tilting the Bucket Is very enjoy
able game.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-01-31
RAY CENTRAL GETS
READY FOR OPERATION
Thompson, Towlc 6. Co. say:


We understand that preparations for
putting Ray Central on producing basis
are now being carried out Mr.. Burch of
the Miami company has completed Il Sc
RES OF mill tests on the and has sub
mittcd his complete report. The results
ara said 10 have been entirely satisfac-
tory. At the mine the opening up OF the
property, preparatory to the actual min
Ing of the orc, has been begun. The site
for the new holsting shaft has been Sc
lected and raising is now being done
from three points. This shaft is located
In tho country r7ork 500 feet cast Of the
Msdalrne. which heretofore has been the
main shaft.
Two sites have been tentatively select
cd for tho new 1500-ton concentrator
which the management contcmplates in
stalling. one OF these locations being near
the mine on the Copper Zone group. while
the other is near Kelvin and the ella river.
III the former case water would be
pumped TO the concentrator and ore con-
veyed from the mine by an aerial tram,
while in the latter only the crude ore
would DC hauled to the mill. II is the
new Ray smelter at Hayden. According
10 Engineer Probert's estimates. Ray
Central has 7.3s4.000 tons of ore. assaylng
81 per cent, which includes approx
per cent copper. More recent develop
mcnts In the high grade orc body are said
TO have increased the average tenor of
the ore from 5.SS per cent TO per cent
copper.
II is the intention Of the management
10 start operations by mining the ore in
the ratio az 1000 tons of the low grade,
assayiDG 2.19 per cent copper and 500
tons of the high grade material. The
cost on tho low-grade orc, 1t is estimated.
will not exceed 10ic per pound. while that
of tho latter should he approximately sac
or an average for the whole tonnage OF
approximately 10c per pound. Mr. Pro-
bert the company's engineer. has just ar
rived In New York. and during his stay
here many important matters Will! be
discussed.
The Ray Central company is Issuing
s1,S0O,o00 convertible bonds now offered
al par and accrued interest pro rata for
subscription To and including February
.. 1919. These bonds are convertible into
stock at g. per share. The capital stock
of the company has been increased from
200, 900 shares TO 1. 800, 900 shares. and
the par value from 50 10 e. When all
bonds have been converted there viii be
outstanding 100000 shares.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-01-31
QUESTION OF GIVING
EUROPE CHEAP COPPER

George l.. Walker does not agree with
some that the copper producets OF the
United States are making mistake
when they depictc their resources 10 ship
their metal 10 Europe during cheap
metal times In his copper letter OF jan
uary 26 he says I'm part;
I'm addition TO our own output. some
100000 pounds of copper; WHICH Is Is
produced in Canada. Mexico. South
America. Japan and elsewhere. comes 10
this country TO he refined Those writer's
who know little or nothing OF the world s
copper business. and therefore lay claim
10 wisdom bN taking bcarlsh attitude.
view with alarm our steadily increasing
imports OF copper. which simply bear tes-
timonv TO the high development Of cleo
troiytic refining In the United States.
III the advance estimates OF tho
United States geological survey are ap-
proXimately correct. we produced l.09l.- =
sSI.n 600 pounds, imported 3i6.000,0 600
pounds and exported $50, 600. 600 pounds
IN 1911, leaving s'','5i.eo0 pounds for our
own use. 1nasmuch ss our accumulated
surplus was reduced s@.515.J0O pounds
during tho twelve months. II would ap-
pear that the United States consumed
.ie,12?.6o0 pounds OF new copper last
year or about 26 per cent OF the world :
production. Had general conditions been
normal here VIC should have absorbed -
per cent. and this would bavc caused a
further reduction of ll7,5oo,ooo pounds
In the worlds surplus.
1T is easily within the range or pos
sibility that general business may SO far
improve that the United states will nb-
sorb approximately all of the worlds in
creased production in 49,. The pros-
psct IL that production and consumption
will bs about equal this year and that
1918 VIII be entered upon with approx
mateiy the same worlds surplus that now
exists. In view OF This expect the price
Of copper TO fuctuate between Is and Il
cents until the closing months Of 1912
and then 20 higher
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-01-31
COMMENT ON STOCK
MARKET SITUATION
Worldwide Unsettlement IS
Not Conducive 10 Faith in
Securities.

Nnat l. the big market GoinS to do.
or what is il likely Ia DO?
Tho above inquiry was made on Tues
dav or ono who attempts keeping In
touch with market conditions, and his
reply followz:
There Is war on between Italy and
Turkey. with Italy and France making
faces At ono another. and with England
and Germany laying mn hrickbats in
tho expectation that Tho neiEhborhood
scrap viii spread all through the com
nUnit,. France and Germany arc still
pouring lnimeut over tnrir Moroccan
bruises. and the European powers arc
beginning picturesque courtship Of
Miss Columbia by sending over various
and sundrv titled pcrsonaSNs on visits
OF significance.
''China continues to be a gathering on
the face OF universal peace which Russia
and other powers long To lance. Persia
Is starving. and all Europe Us trembling
over the Specter OF the long dread cd
holy war
In orr own country VIC have the two
branches of our national legislature po-
nticsllv divided. We arc busting trusts.
tink"riuE with the tariff. Investigating
everything and every body: the public is
completely out OF toe stock markets.
while the hiG interests. and tho profess.
sionals. are converting their securities
into cash. WHY
Are these world wide conditions favor
able 10 investment confidence"
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-01-31
LEAD IS REDUCED
IN EAST TUESDAY

over tho Pollock wires TUESDAY morn =
Ing came the informal lion from New
York that the American Smeiting aud Re-
fininG company had reduced thc price "t
lead 20 cents on 100 pounds The occa :
sion for this IL not authorItatiN"lv stated,
hut ir the present congressional move :
mcnt 10 reduce the duty on foreign lcad
and lead ores Is carried 10 the logical
conclusion many bolicvc that drop OF
20 cents per 100 is merely ono Stcp II.
sending the market price Of the metal
down equally as much as tho tariH VIII
he shaved
This reduction should not I've felt In
the local orc settling circles until IN"
coming week. as the settlement basis ioi
the current week is OH the average price
or the preceding week Local producers
Will feel the cur very materially. and
tho present lead situation illustrates All
tho more clearly that IL IS up 10 The lead
producing interests 10 unite for The pur-
pose OF making common defense against
tho enemy.