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The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1912-01-05
~ Candidates initiated.

Many members attended the meet
ing Of Marion Chapter No. IA. Amer.
lean Insurance Union. Thursday cv-
ening. Twelve candidates were miti-
ated into the union ana 26 appllca.
tions for membership were received
Emer T. Boyd resigned his office
as cashier and Fred Scherrie wa,
elected and installed to fill the va.
cancy.
a committee was appointed to ar.
raage for a social which viii be held
in one week. The next regular bust.
ness meeting Will be held January IS
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1912-01-05

Irma Sontag very fortunately carried
of the honors and was awarded a
prize. Mrs. ID. p. Larue won second
award A delicious course lunch was
served.
Guests Of the hostess aside from the
members: Mrs. James Bush. Mrs.
Ernest Paid, Mrs. Frank Hamilton,
Miss Irma Sontag.
The next meeting will be held in
two weeks at the home Of Mrs. ID. II.
I.orue at her south Prospect street
home.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1912-01-05
". Y, Ii. Cub,

Mrs. Charles Schoonmaker was one
OF yesterdays charming hostesses, her
guests being the members Of the n
Y. B. club.
The members gathered in Mrs
SchOonmaker's CHEEKY llvng-roon
and seWed and chatted during the aft
crnoCn hours. Lunch was served
here, buffet fashion.
The next meeting has been ar
ranged for next Thursday afternoon
and Mrs. y. +. Wilson VIII 0c the
hostess at her West Columbia street
home.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1912-01-05

Mrs. Perry Dowell was hostess to
the members OF the J. f.. c. club,
Wednesday evening, at her senate
street home. Three tables were filled
at progressive uchre and at the close
OF the series Mrs saul Walker was
awarded honors and prize. Mrs. Il.
Upton was consoled. A delicious carl
lunch was served.
The players: Mrs Walker Mrs.
Ola Brown. Mrs. William BrimwalL
Mrs. Gordon Davis, Mrs Charles Mil
Ter. Mrs. Louis Search, Mrs. Robert
Coley. Mrs Charles Hughs. Mrs +.
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q. q. n. club.

The G. o. +. CLUB was entertain I'd
by Miss Ethel Klngel, Tuesday aft
ernoon, at her Blaine avenue home.
Business of some Importance re-
ceived attention, after which the re-
naming hours were spent in a social
way. A uniquely planned contest was
conducted by the hostess and in this
Miss Florence Wilson proved the
most fortunate. Refreshments were
served.
Miss FLORENCE Wilson viii be TIE
hostess at the next meeting which has
been arranged for the first Tuesday
in February
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PERSONALS 4

Mr.. and Mrs. T.. G. Allen returned
last evening from Pauding where
they spent the past two weeks with
their son Mr.. G. II. Allen.
Mrs. j. p. Koehler Of Wooster Is
visiting her daughter, Mrs. j. II. Evans
OF west Center street
John II. Coss Is a visitor In New
York city.
II. Il. Bendell, impersonator, Of the
Colt Lyccum bureau, was in Marion
Thursday evening.
Mrs. o. G. Danner was n Columbus
visitor Thursday.
Dr. VI. b. Newhouse was in Colum-
bus on business Thursday.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1912-01-05
Homo Gnnrds 10 Meet.

The Home Guards of Epworth NJ. +.
church, win meet Saturday afternoon
I two O'clock, in the parlors of the
church. The annual election Of Off
GERS will take place at this time, and
every member is requested to be pres
cnt On time.
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&laL,HI!z:le11ntS !
SD4'<SEAsS0Js| "
Margaret NJ. Burgess.

Mr.. and Mrs. Harry McComb en-
tertained at cards. Wednesday even-
ing, at their John street home, and
the affair was a pleasureable one.
Tables were filled at cards in the
prettily decorated rooms and pro-
gressive euchre was the play Of the
evening. Mrs Charles Yokum was
the most fortunate of the players,
winning large number of the clcse-
ly contested games. A dainty gift was
awarded Mrs. Yokum.
Lurch was served at the small
tables following the card season and
.fc guests fingered here to visit and
cat. Musical numbers were contrib
t.,d by talented ones.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1912-01-05
Arrnnpe Joint InstnIIotlon.

The Subordinate and Companion
courts of Foresters arranged for a
joint installation Of officers January
1a at a meeting held Thursday even
Ing. The installation viii be open
10 the public and Refreshments viii
he served.
Supreme Court Deputy Harris, of
Kentucky. was present last night and
addressed the members Of the lodge.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1912-01-05
Wilson avenue home.
Nch. WhItc and Blue CInb.

Red, White and Blue Club.
Mrs G. l. Ward entertained the
members OF the Red. White and Blue
club yesterday afternoon at her north
state street home
The members brought their embroid-
cry bags and sewed and chatted. Mrs.
odd Weaver. a club member, Is a
gifted vocalist and she responded to
the demands mcde upon her in gem
erous manner Mrs Ward pleased
her guests with number of selections,
the music proving delightful intersper-
sions in the embroidery season.
Lunch was served by the hostess
from a prettily decorated buffet table
in the dining room.
The next meeting will be he'd the
second Thursday in February and Mrs.
Hayden Carey will be the hostess.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1912-01-05
Sunslhine Club.

The members of the Sunshine club
were extended the hospitality Of Mrs.
David Haberman's east George street
home yesterday afternoon for q regu-
lar meeting Of the club. Nearly all
Of the members were present
Mrs. Haberman received her guests
IN rooms prettily decorated in red and
green Following the assembly hour
needle work was displayed from
brightly tinted bags and the hours
Mere spent socably over embroidery
hoops. Mrs. Charles Gredd and HRS
Jacob Berger We're present as guests
10 enjoy the hospitality Of the club,
Light refreshments We're served at the
tea hour.
In two weeks Mrs r. A Throclsmor-
ton viii be the club hostess at her
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1912-01-05
EIectIon of Omlcers

The Aid society Of the Trinity Bap-
tist church. met Thursday afternoon,
folowi the missionary society meet
ing. A~short business session was
held, during which the election Of off-
GERS was held IS follows; Mrs. w G..
Wingett president Mrs Milo Lewis
ylce-president, Mrs. i. 0. Tuttle sec
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1912-01-05
Postpone Installation.

MomDers of the Modern Woodmen
lodge postponed the annual installd-
tlon OF officers until January is at
"A meeting held Thursday evening.
Regular business was transacted and
social time enjoyed.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1912-01-05

Mr.. and Mrs. Macs Roof entertain
ed the members Of tie Pernox club
last evening at their south Grand ave-
nue. home.
Two tables were filled at progressive
euchre and Mrs. A. J.. Augenstine won
the honors OF the evening Mr. a. l..
Augenstine received the consolatorY
award. A card lunch was served at ten
o'clock.
The members wi meet with hr.
and Mrs. Patrick Sweeney neyt Thurs
day evening
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1912-01-05

that the Elks had purchased the
property and the members were hap
py to know that the lodge now owns
the nucleus of what promises to de-
velop into a falr-sized business pro.
position.
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Mrs. carlisle Again Honored.

Mrs. Harry A. Amman IS entertain
ing this afternoon at her Delaware
avenue home, for the pleasure Of
her sister, Mrs. Chester Carlisle, Of
New York City Mrs. Carlisle is the
guest Of her mother. Mrs. Fred Hab-
ernap, at the corner Of Delaware
avenue ana Main street.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1912-01-05
cllLh NIectInn Annnnnled

The members Of the Toquet club
announced meeting for next We'd
nesday afternoon at the home of Mrs
Charles Nixon on Blaine avenue.
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LODGE NOTES


Because of the cold weather. Drift
Circle, No. 6. V. o. a. d.. did no
hold meeting last night. The next
meeting will be held in one week.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1912-01-05

Upton, Mrs. Otto Waggle, Mrs. Harry
Hohe, Mrs. j. Morris, Mrs. Goldie
Morris. Mrs. Chester Lane.
The next melting viii be held in two
weeks
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1912-01-05

Members of Uniform Rank X. OF
p. No. 10. Big doings Thursday ev-
ening at o'clock All be present.
1-3-2t Committee.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1912-01-05

Don't fail to see Beatty & Longs 81
n pair off counter Of the best shoe
bargains In Marion. 1875
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1912-01-05

Sugar exists net only in the cane,
loet root and maple, but glso In tn,
zap Of 100 other plants and trees.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1912-01-05

flrst-class distributor in the Uni
ted states postal service disposed oe
Fl pieces of mail in eleven minutes.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1912-01-05

retary and Mrs J ~ Taylor treasrer.
supper was served by ,he women Of
the first ward. fa
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1912-01-05

The members of the w. $. ]. club
lounce meeting for next Tuesday
1lternoon Mrs. H. l.. shaw will be
the hostess at her Bellefontaine ave-
nue. home.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1912-01-05

MIR. and Mrs. Frank Philbrick en-
tertained the members of the orches-
ira of the Bpworth NJ y. Sunday
school at their Willow street home
last evening.
The greatest part of the evening
was spent in orchestra practice Later
II lunch, dalntlly prepared by the
hostess, was served
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\ Rnslnnss NInciinr.

The executive committee of the Ma
rion county W. c. T. IT,. met in tho
paj.ors of Calvary chprch Thursday
afternoon, and held short business
meeting. Mrs. O. A. Jennings. county
president had charge Of the servicse,
and Mrs. u. A. Urton Nd devotionals.
The regular business of the society
was attended to and a number of
other business matters OF importance
20 ihc society We're considered. a
membership campaign, to begin inn
med!utcly, and continue until Au-
gust, was planned Each member Of
the society Is required TO present the
names of at least five new members,
and at the close of the campaign in
August, n prize Is to be given to the
union having the largest percentage
of new membership. In November
plans were laid for a county institute
to be held some time during the first
Of the year. This plan was given mp,
and now the executive committee has
notified the committee in charge ia
begin plans for the institute to be
held in February instead No furth-
er business was transacted, and the
meeting adjourned.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1912-01-05
A Clearance Sale That Is a Sale

BY reliable Store advertised reductions from the regular selling
plain reductions
The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1912-04-26
CHAPTER xxXIII.

man stood in one of the windows
MS hgure conspicuous against the
night IN cool white linen of a semi.
military cut. his extended right hand
training revolver on the Irishman's
head
FAITH cried O'Rourke with GEM.
inc re ief, you're more welcome than
a snowfall in Hades. Good evening to
ye, and many of them"
HANDS up,'
With all the pleasure in the world. "
ORourke elevated his hands. I've
two revolvers on me person." he vol
unteered amiably; before We 90 any
further yell be wanting to take 'em
away from me, I'm not doubling"
From what | see, | quite believe [
SHALL agreed the Englishman. with.
out relaxing his unprecedented attitude.
AT all events, keep your hands where
they are. for the time being
What the deuce does this mean?"
Tell me yourself and I'll make We
a handsome present." returned the
O'Rourke composedly. I've been ad-
ding me wits over it for the last
thirty minutes, but neither rhyme nor
reason can | read into it. But. see
now would we mind relieving me of
the arsenal I've been telling ye about,
that | may rest me arms without fear
of being punctured?"
The other laughed shortly and en-
tered the room-a clean-limbed,
sturdy, we'll set-up boy of four or FIVE
and-twenty. or Whereabouts. He pos
sessed, aside from an emphatic and
capable manner. good looks enhanced
by a wide good-humored mouth.
You might help me out bit. you
know" said the boy briskly. You've
been so free with your Information
that l don't doubt you will place me
still further under obligation to you
by turning your back and depositing
your weapons on that table OF course,
/ needn't bore you by remarks upon
the folly of false moves
'Twould be quite superfuous," re-
piled O'Rourke. obeying with fair
and easy grace. There now. What
else may be your pleasure?'
Move back three PAGES and stand
still
"Right-O, me lord"
O'Rourke executed the prescribed
evolution and, at rest. heard footsteps
behind him; thought later he felt
the Englishman's hands rapidly going
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stock OF the minded in.
truder, and saw at his feet, writhinp
coughing and splitting, Chinese
cooiie-a type of the lowest class. his
face set yellow mask, stolid. I'M.
emotional, brutalized Even then II
betrayed little feeling; only the slant.
set black eyes burned with unouench
able hatred as they glared ND at the
conqueror. O'Rourke's bullet
had penetrated the mans chest: and
as he squirmed and groaned through
his sharpened teeth of a rat, a GRIM
son stain spread on the bosom of his
coarse white blouse.
Wholly COMPOUNDED, ORourke SHOOK
an amazed head. A third element had
been added to the mystery with nc
effect other than to render it more
Opaque and dense than before.
The telephone, it's raucous voice
now long since stilled, came into his
mind, and he was minded to leave the
room and find it, to summon aid.
Before he could move. however a
football on the veranda startled him.
and his ears were ringing with a com
mand couched in terse, curt English:
Hands up"
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InCeed, he could not 90 SO. But
this victim, at least, was not yet dead !:
if he had strength to moan, he might
yet be revived, at least temporarily.
Without delay, then, the Irishman
grasped the man beneath the armpits,
and, lifting him bodily to the ve-anea,
dragged him into the library Not un-
til he placed him in the middle of the
floor, beneath the b,sre of the lamp
light, did O'Rourke have an oppor-
tunity to observe his features. But
now as he dropped to his knees beside
the body. his wondering cry testified
to immediate recognition.
The latest name to be inscribed on
the long and biood-stained death-rolI
of the Pool of Fame was that of Paul
Maurice. Vicomte des Trehes; or, IL
there were life enough left in the
man to enable him to insist upon his
nom de guerre (the wanderer reflected
grimly) Raoul de Hyeres.
What next?" wondered O'Rourke.
What can the meaning of it all be
now?"
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Between the desk and the safe man
lay prone and quite motionless. He
was dressed for a ceremonious dinner,
and apparently had been struck down
in the act of stepping from his desk
to the safe. For beyond all doubt he
had been murdered. The haft of a
knife protruded from his back, buried
to its hilt just beneath his left Shout
der-blade.
O'Rourke moved over to the body
and lifted it by the shoulders, turn
ing the face to the light. Then, with
a low oath, he dropped it.
A small sound, SO slight as to be all
but indistinguishab BILE, penetrated
O'Rourke's stupefaction. He stood
erect, looking about. telling himself
that the noise resembled as much as
snything the hushed cry of child
Sobbing in sleep, soft and infinitely
pathetic. Unable to assign its source
elsewhere, he attributed it to tho
stricken man at his feet; and in des-
rerate hope that the pulse of life
might still linger i'll Sypher's body. he
tnelt, withdrew the knife, turned the
corpse upon its back, and laid his ear
10 its breast, above the heart. Be
yond dispute, Sypher was dead.
Poor divvle!" muttered the Irish
man. The Pool of Flame!
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With each development the mystery
was assuming more fantastic proper.
tions, becoming still more impene-
trable and unsolvable. But he had no
leisure in which to ponder it now, If
Des Trebes were to be restored. And
O'Rourke worked over the man as
tenderly as though they had been life
long friends, with skillful fingers es-
| timating tn nature ana extent of his
wounds, with sound knowledge of
rough and ready surgery doing all
that could be done to bring him back
to consciousness.
| At last Des Trebes sighed feebly; a
spot of color, febrile, tickle, evanes-
| tied harshly in his gullet; his eyelids
| twitched and opened wide. He glared
blankly at the face above.
"Des Trebes!" cried ORourke. "Des
Trebes!"
His voice quickened the intelligence
of that moribund brain. A flash OF
recognition lighted the staring eyes.
The lips moved without sound.
''Des Trebes!'
'Ah, yes the Irish
| man
The whisper was barely articulate.
O'Rourke put to his lips a cup of
| Drink" he pleaded, and try to tell
me what's happened to ye. Who gave
We these wounds? Try to speak"
But no l shall
not tell
'But-good God, man! we've been
murdered"
The white lips moved again. the
adventurer bent his ear low to them.
We have both lost
but you your wife .
My wife!"
In frenzy ORourke resumed his
efforts to strengthen the dying man
with spirits and water, but Des Ire.
bes, with a final effort obstinately
shut his teeth. moving his head i'm
perceptibly from side to side in token
of his stubborn refusal.
So he died, implacable. In death
the chiselled features remained set
in a smile sardonic and triumphant
Dying, he gave no comfort to his
For little time longer O'Rourke
knelt at Dies Trebes' side, watching
and wondering. Eventually he sighed
heavily, shook his head, shrugged his
shoulders and rose. And, rising, he
perceived for the first time that he
was no longer alone with the dead In
that place.
kneeling In silence by the vicomte's
side he had till then been hidden from
the inner doorway to the room by the
drapery of the center table. And eyi
IDENTIFY 1t was this circumstance which
mad emboldened man to slip in from
the main hall and approach Sypher's
desk at the back of the room.
AS O'Rourke appeared he was con
scious first of something moving in
the room-a movement caught vaguely
from the corner of his eyes. Then he
heard stified cry of fright. He had
already his revolver in his hand. 40 in
slant had been the obedience of his
brain and body to the admonition oil
instinct
He swung about with the weapou
poised, crying: Stop" The otber
man was apparently trying to escape
by the door to the hall. but was much
100 lar from 1t to escape the threat
ened bullet A jet of fire spurted from
mis- hand. oRourke heard a crash
ana clatter OF broken window-glass be-
mind him. Without delay or conscious
aim he fired and saw, still indistinctly
through pungent wreaths of smoke
the hgure reel and collapse upon
itself.
The man had hardly fallen ere
oRourke stood over him, with n fool
nrm upon one arm, while he bent and
wrencnee a revolver from relaxing I'm
gers. Then. stepping back. he toon
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CHAPTER XXI.

For several minutes O'Rourke re-
manned beside the body, making two
notable discoveries. For he was quick
to note the fact that one of the dead
mans hands was tightly clenched,
while the other lay half-open and
limp. The former was closed upon a
leather thong SO stout as to resist any
attempt to break it by main strength,
so firmly held that the murderer had
found it necessary to sever it with
n knife The knife itself was there,
for proof of this; the sheen of light
upon it's mother-of-pearl handle caught
the Irishman's eye.
Picking it up, he subjected it to a
close examination that, however,
cleaned no information. It was SIM
ply a small pocket penknife, little
worn, with blades of German steel. 1t
carried no identifying marks and told
him but one thing-that the assassin
had been a European; a native would
never have bothered with SO ineffec-
tual thing when a sturdy weapon,
serviceable alike for offense and de-
Tense, would have served its purpose
equally well.
which he had taken from the body;
a stiletto with plain ebony handle,
unmarked, unscratched, apparently
fresh from the dealers showcase. 1t
meant nothing, save that it indicated
still more strongly that the murderer
was most probably not a native. A
Greek or an Italian. a Genoese sailor
or a native of Southern France-say
a seafaring man out of Marseilles-
might have carried it.
"Oho," said O'Rourke. speculatiye
"A Frenchman. mayhapl"
He pot nm satisfied that be would
,oorn notbino r,ora h,, cont;nnino bis
.a,rob of tn so,io;tor,s hodv Tho
,,ert.1 1inL hetween tho f.ct of tho
cr;,na and ito narnstr,tor Vac inevit,.
s,a. o,po,r,,o hai;e,ad i,,ni;o;t,,, ,h.,
s,,,or ~ haan ,,,rJarad hr Das
Trehes masoueradinp as "ne Hveres ),
And he could have done himself an
1niury IN the innotent fury aroused nv
realization that he had nermitted him.
.eIf tn he an cbi,disb,v hoodwinked
desn,te the susnicions he had enter.
tanned Of the soi.disant "De Hveres ;,
He felt himself resnonsihle since he
had neglected To warn Svnber II had
been on his tongues tin that after.
noon. when svnber himself had divert.
ed the warning by his request that the
ORourke could more comfortably spin
his yarn after they mad diped.
"poor divvle," said the adventurer
again He STONED tn snread his
handkerchief over the staring nitiful
face. "And moor moor vonnp woman,,
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through his pockets. Then, with
very good" the latter stepped be-
tween the table and ORourke and
faced him.
you've apparently told the truth
thus far" he said. Now what'dyou
know about this?" He waved a hand
round the room. BE careful what
you say. I may as well inform you
I'm Couch, lieutenant sub-chief OF
police for this district
saint Patrick would be no more
welcome" declared O'Rourke. II was
on the point OF trying to get ye by
telephone when ye saved me the trou-
BILE. How the divvle did ye happen
to drop In SO opportunely?"
II was coming upstream in the po-
lice launch, on the nigh. tour Of in
spection, and stopped at the landing
just below this-the grounds here run
down to the river, you know-to tele-
phone back to headquarters on bust
ness. The exchange operator suggest
ed look In here and see II everything
was all right-said he'd been unable
to get any response since nigbtfall.
Now?"
lIo be continued.)
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l.I'o be continued. }

One of the hardest experiences a
family can have .as to be driven from
home by a flood. Near neighbors
also are fugitives without food. 1hsl-
ter or sufficient clothing.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1912-04-26

Every obstruction to the free and
open navigation of our waterways IL
= brake on the wheels of industry.