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He Studied My Face sharply Il to Read Ny Mission
I nodded assent.

I nodded assent.
"Did 1t not strike you as pecui,s8
that there should be over two thouS
and names and addresses In the for
warding list of a small post ONCE IKE
Ardway, where probably not more
than ten families move away In ten
years?"
Il did not examine 1t closely" ~
piled, "but even II had ! am afraio
/ would have failed to identify 1t ~
important"
cTo BE coNTINUED)
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HER PUNISHMENT
VERY SEVERE
Mrs. Chappen Says That Her Pun.
ishment for Five Years Was
More than Anyone Could
Ever Tell.

Mt. Airy, N. C.-In a letter from
this place, Mrs. Sarah M. Chappell
says 81 suffered for about years
with womanly trouble, also stomach
trouble and my punishment was more
than any one could ever tell.
Several doctors had treated me, and
had tried most every kind of medi-
cine could think of, but none did me
any good.
read one day about Cardui. the
woman's tonic, and decided to try 1t.
had not taken but about six bottles
until l was almost cured. 1t did me
more good than all the other medi-
cines had tried, put together.
MY friends began asking me why I
looked so well, and / told them about
Cardui. Several are now taking IT,"
Are you a woman? Do you suffer
from any of the ailments due to wom-
anly trouble. such as sleeplessness.
nervousness, weakness, and that ever
lastingly tired feeling?
II so. let US urge you to give Car
dui a trial. You have everything to
gain. il it helps you, and we feel con-
| f1deht 1t will help you. just As II has
more than a million other women, In
the past half century.
Begin taking Cardui today.
N.B-WriYe r.. chattanooga Medicine Co,
Ladies' Advisory Dept. chattanooga, Tenn. fol
Home Treatment for Women" sent q paais
wrapper. Adv.
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silence they eyed each other. neither
of them saying a word. Stealthily
Young shifted, first his hands and then
his feet as If to ascertain the extent
of his bonds. Finding himself secure
ly fastened, he let his eyes rove
around the room, and discovered me.
He studied my face sharply, as II to
read my mission. but quickly turned
his gaze to Davis again, as If recog-
nizing in him his master captor.
Then he laughed-a hideous. chill.
ling, defiant laugh, that ended in an
unhealthy gurgle in his throat.
"Well?" he asked inquiringly.
looked for Davis to seize on this
propitious moment, when Young, Just
aroused from drugslumber, would be
weak and nervous. to ply him with
questions about the things we wished
to know, but the inspector was too
much a master of his craft for that.
AS If he had not heard his prisoners
question, he sat there staring fxedly
at the man before him.
One minute passed. two minutes
three, and still Davis sat silent and
unanswering. The cumulative force
Of prolonged silence began to grow
on my nerves. This waiting. waiting,
was torture. If only one Of them
would speak. To Young Il must have
been far worse.
Still they kept at 1t, Davis staring
straight into Young's eyes and Young
trying to stare back. For a few
minutes he succeeded, and then bis
eyes shifted and fell. With master
effort of his will he brought them
back to Davis and held them steady
There the two OF them sat as In
duel, the prisoners baleful eyes shoot
ing forth venom, hate. murder, while
in the others steady glance was pic
tured relentless Justice.
OF course, there could be but one
end to it. Powerful as was the will
in the drug-racked body. the twitch
ing of the muscles. the involuntar,
drawing up of the limbs and arms a.
far as the bonds would permit, and
most of all the clasping and unclasp
ing of the fingers told what torture
the silence was bringing to Young
He burst forth at last in a wiki
flow of profanity. cursing Davis, ours
ing me, cursing everything, cursinl
God, and still Davis sat there as rigi'
and as silent as the superior OF
| Trappist monastery doing penance
. At times the prisoners voice wa
raised to a hideous shrek, at time
it sank to a piAful sob, and all tn
; while he tugged and strained at hi
bonds, twisting. turning, reaching
: trying always to find some position l
, which he could gain possession Of tn
: morphine that lay on the chair jus
: beyond his reach.
! At last-it must have been an hou
Metaphysical exhaustion conquere
I him and he lay back. after one las
frantic struggle. weak and painting
3 unresisting.
. The inspector arose. and. walkin
Q over to the couch, stood there Loo
4 ing down at him.
"Aleck Young" he said event.
8 your whole game Is up. I know a
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CHAPTER xIv.-(continued.)


.But are you sure Young wrote all
che yellow letters?"
Certainly" said the inspector get
ding ND from the bench and entering
the cottage.
When he returned a few minutes
later he had in his hand q bundle CT
yellow paper and envelopes. AS ex-
,amined them saw that they were OF
exactly the color and texture OF all
the fragments of yellow letters that
4 bad seen-
'sWhere did you find them?" asked.
TN a cupboard over there by the
fireplace. / don't know whether you
noticed 1t or not, but over there, too.
a the typewriter on which Young
wrote the letters that he gave Rouser
70 mail for him.
"What makes you think Rouser
mailed them?"
"There are SIX different things that
prove Rouser's connection with
Youns's flendishs plots. The stamps
were put on by left-handed man, and
Rouser was left-handed. TIE answers
were received in the Ardway post
office. where Rouser was postmaster
Lock Box H., to which they were ad-
dressed, was not entered In the list
Of box.holders. You yourself found
a large sum of money In the post-ofice
cash-drawer that had no business be-
ing there. Rouser himself mysterious
ly disappeared when he found that
some one was on the trail Of the vel
low letters. And lastly, Rouser and
Young for weeks have been together
most Of the time"
How did you learn that?"
Young, It seems" the inspector
roptinued. sis well known in Ardway
his boyhood having been spent in the
town. His father was well-to-do
LAWYER who became addicted 10 drugs
His mother died in the state asylum
for the insane. The constable, Dodds
mas known him for many years. He
went to Harvard and there was
.classmate for a while OF Crandall He
has been going from bad to worse
each time he returned to Ardway OF
his periodic visits seeming to be more
and more addicted to morphine. Hi
inheritance was spent long ago ant
st has been q mystery to every on
where he got considerable sums tina
NE has had at times. With all hi
faults, he has much magnetism and
plausible tongue and makes friend
readily. So far as I can discover
after he had concocted his plot agains
General Parrish he had some difficult
In obtaining satisfaction and tried t
enlist the aid Of Crandall. GRANADA
went at once to General Parrish an
was ordered out of the house. Graz
dali, despite his treatment by the gel
eral, was determined to solve the my
terry, and for months kept track {
Young, trying to worm out the secrt
and render him powerless. At tims
he gave Young small sums and for
while, as / have said, had him In h
rooms. One day Young disappeare
taking with him some jewelry Of era
dalps and 1t was only few days as
that Crandali succeeded in finding hi
here in Ardway. Young, havir
failed to blackmail General Farris
tried to open up negotiations for Il
sale Of his documents through era
dali. Crandall. of course. could n
communicate with General Parrish.
he called Katharine on the telepho
and made an appointment with h'
Evidently he explained the whole
Rair to her, and when the negotiatio
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cr,oefru,t with FIGS.

Have some fine figs and cut them
into small pieces; put them In glass
lar and cover with brandy. Let them
stand In this for "a hours. Cut the
grapefruit in halves, scoop out the Lit
tie cavity in the middle of each hall
as usual. I'LL this with fss and let the
grapefruit stand on Ice three ~ To-
hours before serving,
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Begin taking Cardui today.


Such are the habitual thoughts,
such also will be the character Of thy
mind, for the soul is dying by the
observation-disclosures Aurerius-
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COrXRlGYT 1911
INF BQRR5zNRRZL COhPzW
SYNOPSIS.

Harding Kent calls on Louise Farrisn 70
nronose marriage and finds the house In
great excitement over the attempted SUI,
An investigation and finds that hugh
Crandall sutton for Katharine. VINO nau
been forbidden the house by General a.
sish. had talked with katnaritn me, herseis
A torn piece of yellow paper Is iouna,
At sight of which General Farrisn Is
stricken with paralysis. Rent r,asiu
Andrew Elser. an aged banker, commits
suicide about the same time as Katharine
attempted her life. A yellow envelope -
spector Davis, Kent's friend. takes up
the case Kent is convinced that Cran-
dali is at the bottom of the mystery.
Katharine's strange ontcry p uz.htesc rsn e
Aaii's room and find an address; Loc aA
box IL, Ardway. N. J. Kent goes to Ard-
way to investigate and becomes susp, :
cious of a Henry Cook" A woman
commits suicide at the Ardway Hotel
yellow letter also figures In this case.
Kent calls Louise on the long dlstsnce
called by Crandail from the same booth.
Cook" disappears The Ardway post
master 10 missing. Inspector DAVIS ar
rives at Ardway and takes up inves AYES
fisation. He discovers that the dead
woman Is Sarah Sacket of Bridgeport.
Louise telephones Kent imploring MIN 70
drop the investigation. Kent returns -
louise. He, finds the body of a woman In
Central Park and more yellow letters.
He sees Crandall. whom he recognizes as
aEain implores Kent to drop the inyesti-
ration and refuses to give any expiana-
ZION. Later Kent sees Crandall ana LOUIS
IN an automobile. Kent returns 20 Ar o,
Way. Davis announces that ne nas
planned to arrest the missing postmastsi
and also the master criminal While seek seek.
Ing the criminals, Kent comes across
Tou,se and CrandaH Pursued by Davi:
the postmaster jumps of a precipice ant
IL killed. Aieck Young the master GRIM
inai Is found In q hut IN mprpn, mn,
atupor. Louise tells Kent that she ane
Crandali had come to get papers lro on
Young which gave him a. strange noi'
over General Parrish. It Is shown ina a
CrandaII's only interest In the case wa
to help katharine recover her father'
papers.
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q ~ p PACKAGES post cards At lcc each and get
NnIv big sleeping doll or beautiful watch free.
OOuU Write C. H. WIKI ssppE c.. xnshsslhs, 1s.a-
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MOOSE TO HOLD FIRST
SMOKER NOVEMBER Is

are Interested in the art of self
defense and It 10 the intention
of the lodge to promote good
clean sport. There may possibly
be one or two entries from the
gymnasium classes under Physi-
cal Director q. R. Beamer.
A number of good matches are
under consideration, and the
committee will make all effort to
get the best talent obtainable.
The card for the smoker will be
announced definitely in a day or
two. The Eagles have postponed
their smoker which was sched-
uled for November 13, SO that the
dates won't conflict.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-10-31

The Moose entertainment COM
mittee. consisting of Chairman
o. B. Herbst, Ed Johnson, Robert
White and Frank Farmer, have
announced that they will give
their first smoker Thursday
night, November 10. It Will be
staged at Moose hall.
Frank Farmer, the Kapowsin
logger, who is member of the
Moose. Will assist in arranging
the bouts. 1t is the intention of
the committee to arrange five or
six scientific sparring matches
between the best men available.
Quite a few of the members
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-10-31

Jones. captain, right forward:
Zip Johnson, left forward.
The teams playing indoor base
ball will present this front:
Troop B-Post, catcher; Smith,
captain. pitcher; Skinner, left
shortstop; Huntington, right
shortstop; Middlesworth, first
base; Kimberg, second base;
Grove, third base; Smythe, left
field; Cronander, right field.
Naval MiIitia-Steil, catcher;
Armstrong, captain, pitcher;
Jones. left shortstop; vanhutton,
right shortstop; Johnson, first
base; Richmond,s second base;
Daley, third base; Green, left
field; Jensen, right field.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-10-31
VARDON And RAY
ARE WINNERS

Vardon and Ray, the English
golf cracks, defeated Barnes of
Tacoma and tombstone of Seattle
yesterday in SO hole foursome,
after thrilling match that was
not decided until the last put had
been made.
The Englishmen will play
Barnes and tombstone at the local
links next Tuesday, according to
announcement.
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His name. boys and kris. b
Harold A. Jordan.
Mighty small to have such q
long name and a middle initial.
too, you may say Yes, hut then
be Is going to grow up pretty
soon. and q big name sometimes
heiue r. usA<~ q big mani
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AND SAILORS
OPEN SEASON AT ARMORY

Tonight the first game Of the
season in the Armory tournament
both In basketball and indoor
baseball will be layed. Games
will be played every Friday night
following. Troop B and the ma
val militia will furnish the con-
tending teams. For basxet-baII
the teams win line up as follows:
Troop BIG. Cronander, cap
tain, right guard; 8. Grove, GEN.
ter; c. Post, left guard; A. SAKE,
right forward; w. Smith, left for
ward.
Naval Militia--G Richmond.
right guard; w. Daley, center;
Il. Armstrong. left guard; H. SP.
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USED BAD MEANS

BOSTON, Mass, Oct. 51.-Con-
Tossing that she had used foul
means to force marriages between
white girls and Chinese, Maud
Young Dan, white wife of prom
inent Chinese. was given an In
discriminate sentence yesterday
In the woman's prison at Sher~
burn.
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|CRIPPLES HAVE
IMPROVED
BY HARVEY O,CONNOR.

Some OF the Stadium Highs
cripples are in better shape than
they were, and It is possible Hall
and Pringle win be able to play.
but this Is doubtful. Coach Per-
Aims is not feeling any too OPP
timistfc over Tacoma's prospects,
as Aberdeen is known to be in the
best OF condition.
AS a curtain raiser, the Sum-
ner High team will play the Sta
dunn seconds.
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LEFTY LOSES N
HIS HOME TOWN !

BONHAM, Tex4 Oct. 81.
Lefty Russell of the White Sox
pitched in his home town yester-
day and lost to the Giants, 4 to 1.
He was presented with a gold
watch before the game. Jeff Tes-
reau opposed him in the box.
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THE USUAL GLOOM.

Coach Dobie Of Washington IL
carrying the same long face and
croaking prophesies of defeat
when the U. Of w. meets Whit
man tomorrow, and says It was
only luck that enabled the team
to win last Saturday.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-10-31

Mrs. Morris Mandy is the only
woman judge of toy dogs of inter-
national note. She is famous in
dogdom as the founder of the
Pekingese club. Mrs. Mandy is
considered the peer of toy dog
show judges.
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The toy dogs are real dogs
not the cotton kind that babies
chew the ears '.off'n." The most
popular breeds are Pomeranians,
Pedingese, Japanese poodles and
Chinese pugs, each about the size
of an overgrown rat.
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G. H. Sweetser. former Taco
man. has been appointed highway
engineer for CaIgasfeur county.
Louisiana.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-03-18
DOcs WuT. M SHOT.

Mesa. Ariz., March 1S.-In order to.
prevent any danger Of the spread of
rabies. the town council has directed
the police TO shoot any unmuzzled oos
on the streets Several dogs supposed
to be mad have been shot recently
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-03-18

5efOre you are dIled
with Mercury and
her Poisonous
Drugs. see DR.. che
HOk. the botanisr
specialist. who cures
the following dis
eases without the
aid OF minerals or
knife: Cancer. Blood
II o / s o n. Kid n eY
Trouble. Rheuma-
tism. Heart Disease.
and Liver derange-
uenCs. Consultation
rec. SOC san An
CriO St Phone 2Sl0
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-03-18
ANKLE BEGAN TO
GET SCALES ON It
Sting Looked Like Pimple. Itching
and TOrmenting. Ankle and IN
step Swollen. Used Cuticura Soap
and Ointment, In 6 Weeks Well.

1927 Story Ave, Louisville. Ky.-''Three
summers ago in the middle Of the night I
was awakened with what believed to be
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-03-18

The ordinary cost OF a Want Ad in
the 81 PasO Herald is % cents IT
reaches am average OF ABOUT 10000
readers each issue.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-03-18

as big as a dollar. Then it began to get
scales on It Ike a fish. It itched so badly
that sometimes thought could tear the
flesh from my leg. The more I scratched the
larger # got Ny ankle and fnstep were
swollen.
Il used lard, taIloB and all sorts Of lini-
ments that knew Of. but it got worse al the
time. It got as large as two dollars. not
round but oblong. Then I saw the adver-
tisement Of Cuticura Soap and Ointment and
sent for a sample and used them. The
very first night was able to sleep some and
the third night was able to sleep al night
without any itching or burning whatsoever.
Then bought some CUticura Soaz and
Ointment. It got better al the time and in
six weeks It was dry and well (SigneD
Geo. L. RaIkhoff. Oct. 10. 1912.
Cuticura Soap 25c. and Cuticua Ointment
SOC. are sold everywhere. Liberal sample Of
each mailed free. with 32-p. Skin Book. .Ad-
dress postcard 'Cuticura. Dept. T, Boston.
RETender-faced men should use Cuticura
Soap Shaving Stick. 25c. Sample free.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-03-18

have something wonderful to tell
Maybe he is an editor or a fairy prince
or something very extra special
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-03-18
SAVES ELDERLY PEOPLE FROM
KIDNEY AND BLADDER hiISERIES
Sleep Disturbing Bladder Weaknesses Backache Stiff
Joints Rheumatic Pains Disappear After
Few Doses are T ken.

While people along in years are
naturally more subject to weak kid
neys, they can avoid the tortures of
packache, and rheumatism. and he
saved the annoyance Of getting No at
ulSht with disagreeable bladder dis
o-9!eEs, Tor the new discovery. Croxone
eff1lt5Aly relieves the most severe and
LoAone cures these conditions be-
, -l---e 10 removes the cause 1t is the
- ~. wonderful remedy ever devised
- LOT = rl e.ll!g the system of uric acid.
-s,-,1.z;L l---lely different from all other
ever used for the purpose. Croxone
~ llalAes me kloneys filter the blood and
So ouL an the poisonous acids and
eeste HaIIer that cause these trou-
II soaks right I'm and cleans out the
sIopped-up- inactive kidneys like wa
ter does a sponge, dissolves, and drives
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-03-18

mony Of my soul If I can't shout 'em
out So viii YOU forget that YOU are
Tour years younger than your RIarjoJie
ana let her troubles cry themselves out
on your dear Shoulder
Her Loneliness
have to kiss myself good night.
and to hook up my own clothes. or
run through the halls in a kimOnO TO
Mrs. Withstand Kitty even hook
ing up needs a touch of sisterly or
motherly personal interest to be a real
success
Tonight I wonder if any one in all
New York cares if 1 am hooked NJ
straight or go straight-Or anything
that is honey and comfy and harpv.
LonesOmeness for mOmsie and a hor-
rid experience are working hand in
hand to give me mental Indigestion.
Listen. Kitty: I took my lunch hou-
to see mother off so when I had fin
ished my assignment at four I decided
that L needed tea and that I would go
to one of the big hotels for it. Ny
table was next to the wall and the
wan was made of mirrors At the
table facing me sat two men. and I
had a sparsely matched gray head for
my view of the country. Suddenly
I heard this conversation going on be-
tween Gray Head and the other man,
I'D like 10 take "A cute little chicken
to the theater tor ght"
50 would 1. a pretty girl cOul
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-03-18

have about ANYTHING she liked. the
I paid my check and went. The
check was eighty cents. and I mad to
tip. but all 1 had eaten was one piece
of toast and can't afford any dinner
so I'm blue and frightened and
scairt, Kitty. "scairt" Perhaps an
older girl, or one who knew New York
better would have known what to do
in that tea party. Some day. I sup
pose, / viii know how to handle situa-
tiOns; but am wondering now if /
win be glad when that day comes.
T. Albeit JohDstone calls.
Well my cry is over for tonight.
Kitten, but 1 seem compelled to advise
YOU to marry Joe Summers while the
getting is good. One career is enough
for any family
Gracious Ne! The maid has just
brought me a card. "Mr T. Albert
tombstone I don't know any one IN
New York and I sent down word to
say so; but the message came back
that it was a matter of the greatest
importance. Me it'll affairs of the
greatest Importance" I'm dying to
get down and see. and tomorrow linz
stead Of a Whiny. cryey letter, L may
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-03-18

ont every particle Of uric acid and
other poisonous impurities that lodge
in the joints and muscles and cause
rheumatism 1t neUtraliZes the urine
so II no longer irritates the bladder
overcomes unnecessary breaking Of
sleep and restores the kidneys and
BLADDER to health and strength
suffered. how old you are, or what
else you have used The very prin-
cipIe of Croxone is such that it is prac-
tically impossible to take it into the
human system without results Thsre
is nothing else on earth like il. 1t
starts to work the minute you take
it and relieves you the first time you
use it, and all your misery and suf-
feriug soon disappear You can Sc
cure an original package Of CrOxone
at trifling cost from any first-class
druggist All druggists are authorized
to personally return the purchase
price if it fails in a single case.-Adv.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-03-18

a sting OF some kind on my
left ankle. 1t was very severe.
I scratched It ti1 I felt It all
over my body. Next day it
looked like a pimple. Then It
bothered me every night and
grew bigger. In six months &c
had grown TO the size OF a
quarter and it kept on itching
and bormenting me til fl pot
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-03-18

received. and now the police. at the re-
quest of the wife, have Officially de
clared that the general left Paris
without communicating his plans fo
any one, abandoning a pension of $500
a year" The sale Of his property fol-
lowed
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-03-18
Girl Alone In New York
Madge Royce Tells Her Experiences
In Manhattan in Letters to
Her Little Sister.
By Lillian Lauferty. -
JAR Little sister:

- EAR Little Sister:
Some one across the hall has
- tuned up the Yictrola to play.
When the Midnight Chu-chu Starts
for AIabam'' Do you think that is
pretty tune? Wei. I Ioathe it. It
keeps reminding me that mothers train
took her back 10 indiana today and
that Marjorie Royce is all alone I'm
New York in little fUur-walled abode
that is going to be ner home for one
long year.
Oh. Kitty, Kitty5ins. Pm all alone in
New York. and I'm only a girl for AN
my twenty-five years that looked so
grave and reverend out in Hometown
I've been protected and sheltered an
my life and now 7 am only near
chaperoned by the fact that Mrs VIII
kins. on the first floor. is Cousin James
sisterinlaw's aunt
sister. there are a few whines On ms
system that viii just drown all her