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The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-02-03
SYNOPSIS.

Count di Rosini the italian ambas-
sador, is at dinner with diplomats when
a messenger summons him TO the en-
baSsy, where a beautiful young woman
asks for a ticket to the embassy ball:
The ticket is made out in the name OF
Miss Isabel Thorne. Chief Campbell OF
the secret service, and Mr.. Grimm, his
head detective, are warned that a plot is
TO the state ball for information. HIS at
tenton is called to Miss Isabel Thorne
VINO with her companion, disappears A
shot is heard and Senior Alvarez of the
Grimm Is assured Miss Thorne did 1t; ne
visits her. demanding knowledge OF the
ana1r. and arrests Pietro Petrozinni. Miss
Inorne visits old bOmb-maker, and they
thousand dollars is stolen from the office
OF Senior Rodriguez. the minister from
venezuela, and while detectives are in
VeSt1gattng the robbery Miss Thorne ap-
pears as a guest of the legation Grimm
accuses her of the theft; the money is
restored, but a new mystery occurs in
the disappearance of Monsieur BOiSSegur
the French ambassador. Elusive Miss
Thorne reappears. bearing letter which
states that the ambassador has been kid
naped and demanding ransom. The am
Dassadcr returns and again strangely dis
RppearEsT Later he IS rescued from an old
house "a the suburbs. It is discovered
that Pietro Petrozinni shot Senior Alvarez
and that he is Prince d'AbruZZi. Grimm
ngures in a mysterious Jail delivery. He
orders both Miss Thorne and d'AbruzZi
to leave the country; they are conveyed
TO New York and placed a steamer
out return. Grimm's coffee is dTuRged
sympathetic note from Isabel Thorne.
The conspirators against the government
are located and their scheming is over
heard Grimm orders d'Abruzzi to de-
pels him to obey and is termed a trait
reSS by the cOnSpiratOrS.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-02-03

earned for me the privilege OF re-
naming in this case until its con-
clusion,'' said Mr.. Grimm steadily. If
it is to be otherwise. of course am
at"
The president rose.
please wait in the anteroom for
few minutes" he directed.
Mr.. Grimm bowed himself out. At
the end Of half an hour he was again
summoned into the cabinet chamber.
The president met him with out
stretched hand.
You will proceed with the case to
the end, Mr.. Grimm" he instructed
abruptly. IF you need assistance ask
for it; if not, proceed alone You will
rely upon your own judgment entire
ly. II there are circumstances which
make it inadvisable to move against
an individual by legal process, even
if that individual is a1Renable to our
laws, you are not constrained so to do
If your judgment is against it There
is one stipulation: You will either
secure the complete rights OF the
wireless percussion cap TO this gov
eminent or learn the secret Of the in
vention so that at no future time can
we be endangered by it."
Thank you," said Mr.. Grimm quiet
" 81 understand"
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-02-03

mime in this case, unless it be wOm-
ing determined that elongated lips
are a thing OF beauty, these dusky
damsels go the limit. using wooden
discs in the process of creating and
maintaining this frightful, repulsiYe
condition.
1T was on the ShaTi river" writes
Landor, that l found the custom Of
elongating the lips more exaggerated
than in any other part of Africa, the
women actually inserting small wood
en- or tin saucers in their upper lip
and sometimes in both lips. 1t was
most Iudicrous to hear these young
ladies talk, especially when they had
two plates, one in each lip, as they
clapped like castanets, and the voice
became nasal and unmusicaI. These
women were otherwise we'll formed
anatomicaIIy and quite statuesqu
when young. They adorned their
ankles and arms with brass rings and
wore shell ornaments around the
neck. The plates in the lips were Oc-
casionally removed. when the upper
lip hung down so low in a loop as to
reach lower than the chin, leaving a
repulsive aperture under the nose
through which one could see the
teeth
Not very pleasant picture, truly;
but style is style, and Africa is At
RIGA.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-02-03

this AFFAIR."" he demanded. This Miss
Thorne. Who is she?''
Who is she?" repeated the chief.
She's a secret agent Of Italy, one Of
the most brilliant, perhaps, that has
ever operated in this or any other
country"
The brows of the secretary of war
were drawn down in thought as he
turned to the president
Mr.. Grimm was speaking OF the
personal equation he remarked point
eddy. Il think perhaps his meaning
is clear when we know there is a
woman in the case. We know that
Mr.. Grimm has done his duty to the
last inch in this matter; we know
that alone and unaided, practically,
he has done a thing that no living
| man OF his relative position has ever
done before-prevented a world-war.
But there is further danger-he him
self has called out attention to tt
therefore, I would suggest that BIr.
Grimm be relieved of further duty in
this particular case. This is not a
moment when the peace of the world
may be imperiled by personal feelings
of-of kindness for an individual"
Mr.. Grimm received the blow with
out a tremor.
"As Mr.. Grimm has pointed out"
! the secretary went on, I'VE have been
negotiating for this wireless percus-
sion cap. I have somewhere in my
Office the name and address of the in
| dividual with whom these negotia-
lions have been conducted. Through
that it is possible to reach the inven-
tor, and then! 1 suggest that we
vote our thanks to Mr.. Grimm and
relieve him of this particular case"
The choleric eyes of the president
softened a little, and grew grave as
they studied the impassive face of the
young man
It's a strange situation. Mr.
Grimm" he said evenly. what do
you say to withdrawing
81 am at your orders, Mr.. Prest
dent" was the reply.
mo one knows better what you
have done than the gentlemen here at
this table," the president went on
slowly mo one questions that you
| have done more than any other man
could have done under the circum-
stances. we understand, think, that
| indirectly you are asking immunity
! for an Individual l don't happen to
know the liability of that individual
under our law, but we can't make, any
mistake now, Mr.. Grimm, and so4and
So" He stopped and was silent.
81 had hoped, Mr.. President, that
what l have done so far-and I don't
underestimate it-would have, at least,
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-02-03
LAWS INJUSTICE MADE PLAIN
Farmers Grievance Was That Story
Once Accepted Should Not
Remain Good.

A story is being told at the expense
Of an old English farmer who was
recently called upon to explain why
he had failed to take out a license for
a faVorite fox terrier dog. Els mob
but puppy the defendant remarked,
in response to a question as to the
animals age. Yes, yes! So you say.
But how old is he?" "Oh, weel, 1
couIdn' tell to a bit" was the reply.
Il never was much good at remember
ing dates, but 'e's nobbut a puppy"
On the other hand, it was maintained
that the animal in question was 8
very, very old-fashioned puppy, and
the magistrate inflicted the usual fine.
Shortly afterward the farmer was met
by friend who wanted to know how
be had Jared at the police court.
'Nobbut middlin'," was the reply.
did they fine you?" Yes" respond
ed the victim; IAN 'ang me if 1 can
understand It! Last year an the year
afore that told the same tale about
the same dog, an it wor aIlus good
enough afore! Who's been tamperin'
wi the law SIN last year?'
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-02-03
Why He Couldn't Sit Down.

Harry, aged six, is an orphan; but
an indulgent grandmother and kind
maiden aunt have taken care Of him.
The first pair of knickerbockers were
secured recently, and it was a proud
moment for the boy when his aunt
put them on him on Sunday morning
and he was permitted to go to church
with his grandmother. Naturally
maiden aUnts know very little about
the arrangement of knickeTbockers,
and there was a suspicious fuIlness in
front and an equally mystifying tight
ness in the back to be observed, as
the little chap trudged happily along
In church Harry sat down, but did
not appear comfortable and stood up.
Harry, sit down." whispered his
grandmother. He obedientIy climbed
back on the seat, but soon slipped on
again. Harry, you must sit down
Grandma, I can't. My pants is chOk
ing me-" She looked more closely
than her dim sight had before permit
ted, and discovered the new little
knickerbockeTs were on hind side be
fore. Harry stood up during the re
mainder of the service
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-02-03

sheet of paper fmpatiently and hitched
his chair up to the table
Coming down to the facts it's like
this, isn't it?" he demanded briskIy.
The Latin countries by an invention
of their own which the United States
and England were to be duped into
purchasing, would have had power
to explode every submarine mine be-
fore attacking a port? Very well.
This thing, of course, would have
given them the freedom of the seas
as long as we were unable to explode
their submarines as they were able
to explode ours. And this is the condi-
ton which made the. Latin compact
possible, isn't it?"
He looked straight at Mr. Grimm,
who nodded.
Therefore" he went on, "if the
Latin compact is not a reality on pa
per; If the United States and Eng
land do not purchase this-this wire
less percussion cap. we are right back
where we were before it all happened,
aren't we? Every possible danger
from that direction has passed, hash t
it? The world-war of which we have
been talking is rendered impossible,
isn't it?'
That's a question" answered Mr..
Grimm eff you will pardon me for
suggesting it, I would venture to say
that as long as there is an invention
of that Importance in the hands of
nations whom we now know have
been conspiring against US for fifty
years. there is. always danger It
seems to me, II you will pardon me
again, that for the sake OF peace we
must either get complete control of
that invention or else understand it
so well that there can be no further
danger. And again. please let me call
your attention to the fact that the
brain which brought this thing into
existence is still to be reckoned with.
There may, some day, come time
when our submarines may be explod-
ed at will regardless of this percus-
sion cap"
The secretary of war turned fatty
upon Chief Campbell.
''This woman who is mixed up In
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-02-03
POISON SCARED OUT OF HIM
Young New Jersey Farmer, Fearing
Loss of Arm, Has Singular
Recovery.

Clayton, y. Joseph G. Souder. a
prosperous young farmer of Clayton,
no recently purchased the Bubois
.arm for $4,000, was bitten on the
finger by a hog he was killing sew
eral weeks ago, and blood poisoning
set in. The finger was lanced, but
the poison spread to his arm, which
it was thought would have to be am
putated. Souder objected to losing the
arm, but as he grew worse he start
ed for the hospital.
Before leaving Clayton Souder said:
My arm feels better" and before
reaching the hospital he declared it
was well, and begged to be taken
back home. But his brother-in-Iaw,
who accompanied him, insisted on his
going to the hospital Here it was
found that the arm was well, the ban
dage taken of and left OF. 1t had
cured in three hours.
Souders says the only way he can
account for the strange cure is that the
blood poisoning was scared out of
him.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-02-03
Eaner To See

81 have poem here entitled Alone
with Nature" said the sallow young
man with the long hair and the frayed
trousers. 1T is a personal impress
sion"
Us it?" replied the editor of the
Chicago Record-Herald, as he hastily
glanced at the opening lines. Have
you ever been alone with nature?"
81 have, and, oh, it is glOrious-glo
rious!'
Here's a dime Get on a trolley
car and ride as far as you can. &C
back to nature and spend another hOul
or two alone with her. You say yoJ
plucked the hazel blossoms by the
stream. If you are able to find an!
place where you can do that let mt
know. 1 want to watch you while yol
do il"
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-02-03

THAT I don't know" replied Mr..
Grimm. He stood silent moment,
staring at the president. Some subtle
change crept into the list1ess eyes,
and his lips were set Perhaps 1 had
better explain here that the personal
equation enters largely into an affair
Of this kind" he said at last, slowly.
1T happens that it entered into this.
Unless l am ordered to pursue the
matter further l think 1t would be
best for all concerned to accept the
fact of Miss Thorne's escape, and"
He stopped.
Personal equation" unused the
president. Just how, Mr.. Grimm,
does the personal equation enter into
the AFFAIR.""
The young mans lips closed tightly,
and then:
There are some people, Mr.. Presi-
dent, whom we meet frankly as enc
mics, and we deal with them accord
ingly; and there are others who op-
pose US and yet are not enemies. 1t
is merely that our paths of duty cross.
We may have the greatest respect for
them and they for US, but purposes
are unalterab1y different In other
words there is a personal enmity and
a political enmity. You, for instance,
might be close personal friend of
the man whom you defeated for pres
ident. There might"-he stopped sud
denly.
GO on" urged the president.
81 think every man meets once in
his life an individual with whom he
would like to reckon personally" the
young man continued. THAT reckon
ing may not be a severe one; it may
be less severe than the law would
provide; but it would be a personal
reckoning. There is one individual in
this affair with whom 1 should like to
reckon, hence the personal equation
enters very largely into the case"
The secretary of war crumpled a
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-02-03
Had 70 Put In Human Interest.

An old negro preacher, says the At
lantia Constitution, gave as his text:
DE tree is known by its fruit, an it's
des impossible to shake de pOssum
down"
After the benedfction an old brother
said to him:
'Tnever knowed befo' dat SIGH a text
wuz in de Bible
Well" admitted the preacher, eft
amt set down dat way. 1 thTowed in
de possum to hit de Intelligence Of my
congregation"
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-02-03
ONE OF THE AFRICAN STYLES
RepuIsIVeiy DistendIng Their Lips
With Wooden Discs.

London-Africa is the land OF
many strange things and queer peo-
pie, and not the least odd OF the lat
ter are some of the natives living in
the vicinity of Lake Chad in the cen
trail part of that puzzling continent
AS a result of his travels on the dark
continent Landor has given some fine
descriptions of the people and their
grotesque customs
The accompanying illustration gives
an excellent idea OF one of these. One
may be excused for not believing it
to be the picture of a woman, for
there is nothing to suggest the fem
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-02-03
CHAPTER XIV.
We Two.

Mr. Grimm turned from PennsyL
vania Avenue into a cross street,
walked along half g block or so,
climbed a short fight Of stairs and en-
tered an ONCE.
els Mr.. Howard in?" he queried of a
boy in attendance.
Name, please"
Mr.. Grimm handed over sealed
envelope which bore the omcfaI i'm
print Of the Department of War In the
upper left hand corner; and the boy
disappeared into a room beyond A
moment later he emerged and held
open the door for Mr.. Grimm. A gen.
tIeman-Mr. HowaFd-rose from his
seat and stared at him as he entered.
"This note, Mr.. Grimm. is surpEis
ing he remarked.
CTo BE CoETRUE0A
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-02-03
The Boy-The Girl,

He-Crime seems in a pretty low
way. Only last week some woman
kidnapped a baby-photograph Of it In
all the newspapers.
She-What did she take It for?
He-Nothing else to take, I suppose.
1 should have thought myself that any
body who kidnapped baby would steal
an earthquake or borrow an attack Of
Asiatic cholera
She-Babies are not so bad as all
that. The only thing 1 have really
got against them is that if you leave
them long enough they grow up into
human beings.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-02-03
Saw, No ninerenne

People who seek books from the fic
ton section make some funny
breaks says a librarian of the Libra
ry Of Congress. 81 have made note OF
q number Of these, but none of them
amused me more than the request OF
6 sour-looking spinster
''She sternly demanded Of me copy
of The Recollections of Liar 1 told
her that 1 didn't know it, but that
could give her The RecoIlections OF
q Married Man.
That will do said she acidly. TITS
practically the same thing "-Lippin.
colts.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-02-03
Wnman,s WAY.

"a woman's convention, ehz What
do women know about enthusiasm?
Now at the last national convention
we men cheered our candidate for an
hour"
That's all right" said his wife.
I'VE threw kisses at ours for sixty-sev-
en- minutes by the clock.
Courier-Journal-
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-02-03
Take cue Nenro,a Heart-

Memphis, Tenn.-WesIey Runnel. a
negro, who was stabbed to the heart in
a fight was placed on the operating Ia
Bile at the City hospital, his heart
taken out and the wound sewed I'D.
Five stitches were taken Rumble was
on the table a half hour, and while
the operation went on the valves of
the life organ could plainly be seen
working He probably will recover.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-02-03
SWALLOWING GLORY.

The little daughter of a welIknown
Baltimore clergyman recently startled
the family while at breakfast by sud
denly exclaiming:
I'm full OF gloryi"
What on earth do you mean, child ?''
the father fastened TO ask.
Why" exclaimed the youngster, "a
sunbeam just got on my spoon. and
I've swallowed it."
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-02-03
Finds His Pet Turtle.

toe with a chisel and hammer. The
following inscription was found carved
on the shell: H. T. 1885" Why"
gasped the astonished farmer, L carv-
ed that on a pet turtle when 1 was fif-
teen years old, and I've been looking
for him ever since He found me first,
however"
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-02-03
FINDS LONG LOST PET TURTLE
Farmer Had Carved Inscription on It's
Shell in 1888 When He Was
Boy.

Harrisburg, PA farmer in south
ern Pennsylvania, went swimming
very frequently last summer in Green
lake. On one occasion one of his toes
was suddenly caught and held with a
viseIike grip. He sputtered and tried
to get loose all the way to the shore,
almost fainting with the exertion.
His catch was a large swapping tur-
tie which had to be removed from his
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-02-03
No Judy.

Didn't you give that man a jury
trial?"
Look here" said Broncho Bob,
there amt a big lot O. men in this
settlement. We couldn't possibly git
II Of EN- together without startin' q
fatal argument about somethin' that
had nothin' whatever to do with the
case.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-02-03
a Good Turn

George AIDE, with the gentle cyni-
c:sm of the confirmed bachelor, was
talking in New York about New Year
resolutions.
Every wife" he said, loves to see
her husband turn over for her sake
a new Ieaf-in his check-book-"
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-02-03
CREAM nE RYE

For health and energy eat It for
breakfast Reduces cost OF living.
Free Silver Spoon in every package.
Ask your grocer for q package.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-02-03

The man who hides his light under
q bushel is sometimes surprised to
find that the sun still shines
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-02-03

The annual per capita fire waste In
Europe averages SO cents, while in
the United States it amounts to S25I
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-02-03

Man and Meter Both Unique.
A Kansas City man notified the gas
company that his meter was running
slow. Greater honesty hath no man
than this.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-02-03

Tell the dealer you want Lewis Single
Binder straight Sc cigar.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-02-03

Your druggist viii refund money II PAZO ONT
MINT fails cure any case OF Itching, Blind
Bleeding PrOuruding Piles in Il days. Sc
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-02-03

The fellow who shoots on his mouth
doesn't always hit the mark.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-02-03
Before the scran.

why are you rushing around so to
day?' I'm trying to get something
for my WIFE Had any offers -
Louisville Courier-JouTnal
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II
OLD 81 ALL LEADING DRcSTs
BUY FEG
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-03-26
WILL REMOVE.
THE J|NX
RGo FIR wiLl BE BURNED AT
povLr'e QUARTERS

LOS ANGELES. March 2s.--jaek
Doyle IL going 20 rout the iinx At
his training quarters Thursday
night. and to this end he today
asked the aid OF the fsoa Angeles
newspaper writer's and score Of
other friends.
Since stanley Kofchel. during
the days OF his undlspnted reign.
Loaf 20 Billy Papke after training
n Doyie's. the famous camp has
not turned out winner. Dixon.
cosscf. White. Attell and a score
OF lesser lights failed 70 defeat tho
hoodoo. After once defeating John
ny kiibane. Joe Rivers iost 10 tho
clcvciandcr after training at Doyle's.
Wolsast trained there Tor the fight
with Freddie Welsh which nsser
came of because Wolgaat became
III 0onKs. dIrhpans. guns and rod
fire will be furnished poyle'x JIM.
fighting brigade Thursday and tho
beast viii be chased into tho wiIds
OF Vernon.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-03-26
AID WOLCAST IS STILL
TALKING ABOUT
JOE RIVERS


PORTLAND. Or. March zb.---
Fresh fuel was added TO the Vol.
gaatRIvcrs fcud today whom Ad
woigass. champion lightweight OF
the world. arriving here. offered TO
fight Rivers Of irf pounds. ringside.
with . substantial side bet. Anger
I'd by Rivers repeated claims 10 sp-
periortty Woiwast came out with =
Ihed-bot statement. guaranteeing TO
whip. made Of 20 rounds. amp four
men Rivers ever fought. including
the Mexican's only oonquercr. John
ny kilbxne. champion feashcrwcight
OF the world.
This fellow Rivers 10 taking him
self too seriously said Wolgasf to-
dag. after he read the telegram from
Los Angeles. In which Rivers ehal-
icngted the champion 20 night him
at IFS pounds. ringside. winner take
all,
Il win 20 him one better than
that will fight him at ia pounds.
rinxside. don't want this winner
tske-all proposition.
THAT would mean that the Mex
lean would ouly be betting money
that he thinks he has chance to
win. Let him put up some OF his
own money. Any sum he can get
hold OF will be covered by me"
wolgast opens . weeks theatrical
enlargement here tonight.