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much ashore-that gangs to know who did that.
Time was getting QUIT
He slid back the panel, waiting. They were coming.
Heavy scaboots pounded the deck and he heard
Murdens voice shouting orders and in the
breath he fumbled at the cabin door. "Theres
body tween decks-good for them." said Degnan
grimly.
He had not time to close the panel. The pack was
bowling at his heels he hurded the packages and
boxes piled under the open hatch in the gloom of the
i'll smelling hold-packages with foreign 1abels-dodg
ing Uncle Sans customs, scores of em
He knew what he had to expect from Tom Murden
and his gang of smuggers just well he knew the
leaders plot-and that maybe he had already tran
shipped thousands of dollars worth of snuggled goods
from his predatory schooner to the neglected lghtshp
where they could lie in comparative security until drb
blcd ashore in small boats. A daring scheme-if
ccSsful
Two or three men deck lodged back before the
blood smeared appariton that shot up the galley lad
der, waving ugly black automatic pistol Degnan
had already formed his pans-at least for temporary
stando Of the smugglers. But he had forgotten his
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way now he of the white speck seward topped
by rolling clouds of smoke. The cutter, steam
ing in rendezvous SCHOONER smelt her out
that what rushed 'e1n!"
Murden saw her at the same moment He sprang to
the rail- frantically waving his cap at the schooner
AS though obeyng previous orders, she swung grace
fully toward the hghtship bow Degnan laughed.
With Casco coming the smugglers were blocked from
land and seal
"Too ate!' he called down. Il got you euchred two
ways for Sunday. May well stay aboard Tom Muir
den, unless you fellows want to dodge bullets. The
tables turned Ali
TT Degnan who did the lodging first With
whplash crack bullet clipped the thick lens of the
lamp at his head, buzzing him like big humble
bee. Murden into the gloom of the forepeak and
Degnan, wriggling round fiat the top, ginpsed the
black schooner coming on, shearing the in white
with her sharp bow.
"But the Rev'nue's right her heels! It's the old
hound dog Seneca tried to sink off Beachy Head keep
ing up my reputation for laundering. Jack O Lantern
grinned 1--WE got EN- between two fires, just where
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dodge He rolled down the ladder, thousand stars
dancing before his eyes, and he heard Murden slam
and bolt the hatch
81 didn't think he d do it quick, Degnan muttered
and scrambled to his feet half dazed but grinning
Thinks he's got me jugged!'
He caught the chugging of boat alongside and the
muffed voices of men, evidently handling something
bulky the landward side of the lightship The hr
ried scuffling overhead punctuated by heavy
thrrnp which brought him fully to his senses.
Thought first twas the cutters gun They've got
the main hatch off, dumping something into the hold
Oh I'm you, Tom Murden You Matched out a
bully smugglin' scheme when Carln got fired.' He
listened a moment eagerly. "Working fast, they are
caching the stuff aboard! Then they'll go ashore
when the launchs empty, an the schoonerll trail off
empty an innocent too-that's what they think But
there's me an Casco an do hope the u. S. cutter
sroopn' outside somewhere! Anyhow, if l can't get
out, | can talk Quit" he chuckled "Casco won't be
crowd.
He had taken small case from under roll of canvas
in the cabin locker, exposing submarine signaling in
strument, similar to the at Ships Bottom station
and with practsed fingers had connected to it coil of
insulated wire. He pressed the key of the sending ap
paratus- checked cry of dsrnay. A deep Chin
ing note had simultaneously from outside the
ship. Degnan knew what that was-the corresponding
alarm of the big gong fastened to the ships sde which
sped the vibrations through five miles of water to
Ships Bottom life saving station He was caught in his
own trap!
FOR instant he stood listening, cold feeling in the
region of his belt, he glanced from the hatch to
the panel in the bukhead. 81 practsed bunging too
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do it yeti" He was frozen with his long vigil alot-
only his arm burned and jumped like million tooth
aches But Jack O Lantern Degnan clawed and tore at
the door of the big glazed light in unmercul agony,
but with joy in his heart.
A sitting blast struck him as he lunged inside. The
heat and poisonous vapors choked him. He went blind
in the glare of the lamps; but he found what he wanted
the big canvas shroud that slipped down over
shades and metal feeders to the floor. That would do
it-hne
First froze stiff an beat up, an shot up, an burned
aive-an' now m goin to violate maritime law, dous-
ing a sea light know! Just the I'm goin to
have the last laugh, Mr. Murden!"
The fumes caught him. but his head held to his one
thought, to signal the Seneca. He had to stop and
peer out pick up the lights of the onrushng revenue
cutter the fog and gloom seward before he started
signal flashing from his extemporized semaphore She
was fearfully near and every second counted.
"Thats east'ard-I her." he muttered thickly.
Next moment he waving the canvas cover before
the lamps binding the light seward then showing
again, long and short intervals alternating to take
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they had me minute ago-if on'y Casco shows up!'
There sign of the Ships Bottom leboat in the
gathering darkness shoreward The snugglers al
ready tumbng into the launch, which still chung to the
lightshps side-waiting for someone?
"Wonder why NIurden don't go along? got OBJ
jectons, Degnan said grnning. Casco the cutter
sure to get EN- ALL!
Next moment he knew A canking came from be-
low, the omnous sound of capstan paws, and sudden
shower of sparks. The chain cable cast loose, was
grating out of the hawsehoe! And the smuggling
schooner head for the drifting lightshps bow
following her she made sternwav toing the cut
teri The chain cable off the winch like rope from
reel the big rollers swept back the lightship from
her proper station leaving the long ridge of sand
guarded like submerged hedge paraleling the distant
shorene.
Degnan sprang up with shout of rage The schooner
could safely pass that hidden reef but the deep draft
mems lives, hung in the balance for herr
"The Seneca's bound to strike and break her back
just like that bark did when Carlin went adrft. The
schooner pick up the launch, and the whole gang will
go clear!" The thought maddened him into action
But what to do? He was helpless
HE was his feet, raging, planning, when N1urden
~ darted aft under the shadow of the bulwark,
stopped amidshps swung round and red streak shot
upward.
A fiery pain scared Degnans shoulder, numbing his
whole arm He heard the thump of his pistol as the
weapon struck the deck, and Murdens hooking laugh
the sugger made for the waiting launch, menaclng
figure, shaking his fist in the glare of the lamps.
"Thatll square accounts, Mr.. Secret Service Agent
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part tor tOOl1ng me good an proper!
You and your Revenue, an your lamp
jack job"
Degnan, dumb with pain, was sway
ing dizzily when the lghtship brought
up with savage lunge that nearly
tossed him from the top. At the same
moment the schooner, like a black
phantom, passed under her bows, going
shoreward. The murderous shoals
waited for the cutter.
For an instant despair seized upon
him. Murden's sneering laugh still
rang in his ears, like knell. Yes, he
was secret agent, trusted man in
the Revenue Service, sent to compass
the capture of Murden and his gang,
long suspected by the department, but
who had always eluded them. He had
spent bitter months of hard work,
painstakingly, at his adopted trade.
winning a reputation for blundering,
to disarm Murden's suspicious, against
the very emergency that had come;
which he had prepared for, only to
eliminate now in ignominlous defeat,
when success had seemed certain! For
himself, dying for all he knew, on the
swaying masthead of barren lightship,
in the ocean night, he did not care;
but with the unsuspecting cutter rush
ing to her doom all was lost! He saw
her nsW, a cleaning splash of yellow
and whNe and the men crowded for
ward, officers on the bridge.
To ,save the cutter, that was his
one thSught. To warn her of the trap
set-anS>so save ALL And with the
thought came inspiration. Code her,
use the lamps as semaphore, as Muir
den had done to warn off the smuggling
schooner, when he spotted the outcom-
ing lifeboat
He snatched for the lapels of his coat,
and groaned to find it gone. His
rowing eye glimpsed folded canvas in
side the lamp frame, and his heart
leaped.
"The lamp cover! BY George! I'll
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-01-16
cHoWN CASE BEGUN
Suit Brought by Former Workman
Against lenrox Furnace Company.
For $4,000 For Personal Injury, Is
rono~enend

Asking damages of $4,000. the case
Of john II Chown, against the Len
nox Furnace Company was begun in
the district court this morning.
Chown was the first witness called. AMI
he was being cross examined when
court adjourned for lunch.
Chown was the victim of an acci-
dent July 25, 1910, when an emery
wheel he was operating broke, frag-
ments of it striking Chown on the
right hand and wrist. The injuries
made it necessary to amputate the arm
at point above the wrist. The claim
is made by Chown that the company
is liable because of alleged negligence
in its failure 10 properly enclose the
emery wheel, and for not informing
Chown OF the dangers incidental TO
his occupation.
The company's answer Is general
denial of all the important allegations.
and a specific denial OF any alleged
negligence that it did not protect the
workman by having the emery wheel
properly enclosed and guarded. 1t sets
M the defense, in addition, that Chown
was we'll aware of any risk he took in
the occupation. and that he assumed
such risk. if any. when he entered the
company's employ.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-01-16
Foreman, Sho,Ds
Nsrve il, Crisis


An instance Of nerve and daring, IN
face OF danger to himself which re-
suited in saving locomotive from
being. useless was shown by Joseph
Chamberlain night foreman Of the NJ.
& st. L. round house about midnight
Wednesday Throwing over his head
a rubber coat to protect him from the
red hot steam that had filled the CAP
of an engine Chamberlain climed lh1o'
fumbled in the darkness for the COCK
of water glass that had blown out
found it, and screwed it back IN place
He got out without being scalded des-
pite the great chance he took.
The locomotive, No. 427, had just
been brought out OF the round mouse
and been got ready to take out
freight. Chamberlain's promptness
and nerve saved the engine from blow
ing off all it's steam thru the cock con-
nection, and prevented it from dying
and being useless until new head OF
steam was provided.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-01-16
LamoiiIs Itsuns,

L. NJ. Larson was called to Stratford
by the news of his mothers death. The
body was taken to Calender for inter-
ment.
The annual church meeting, which
was held at the church recently, re-
suited in the reelection Of all Of the
old officers and also the election OF
ushers in the persons of Gustus and
Fred Johnson.
Robert Eaton and Miss Emma Coul-
ter visited Sunday in Maxwell.
j. D. Jackson, Of Waterloo, a brother
of Mrs. j. L. Roundy, was visitor al
the Roundy home a few days recently
Misses Lena and Edith johnson, Mrs
Ernest Benson, Mr. and Mrs. ]. G
Koontz, Mr.. and Mrs J. L. Roundy and
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~ tho automatic~ sprilShlsr system IN
stalled IN the factory : year ego. E
The company also maintains IN auto
matte fire aiarln. connected with ees,-
trail station, but for some reason or
another the bell gave only few taps.
AS the alarm, was not perfect the de-
partment did not answer It. altho Chief
Kirby sent man down to the plant to
make sure everything was all right. Al
no smoke or blaze were visible, no Are
was reported.
1t was not until shortly before 3
o'clock this morning that It was learned
that there had been a fire. This dis
covery was made when an employe OF
the company arrived to set the fires
going and found the sprinkler service
running.
Aside from the floors Of the shop be-
ing flooded and making it disagreeable
for a time in working, no damage was
done. The Probabilities are that the
blaze would have. proved a disastrous
one had not the building been equipped
with the sprinkler.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-01-16
DOCTORS ELECT OFFICERS.
E. p. Lierle Heads County Society for
Coming Year.

Officers were elected. and most en-
joyable program was given. at the an
nual meeting of the Marshall County
Medical Society, held "Wednesday
night in the public library auditorium
DR.. r. P. Lierle, of this city, was
elected president for the coming year;
DR.. E. M. Mills. Of LeGrand. vice pres
ident;. Dr.. Ralph E. Keyser. of this
city. was reelected secretary; and Dr.
l. D. Kaufman, of State Center. was
chosen censor.
From medical standpoint the an
nual meeting proved one OF the most
profitable in the society's history. The
program comprised three excellent pa
pers, Diseases of the Gall Bladder.
by DR.. Crawford, Of Cedar Rapids
.Post-Anesthetic Acidosis." with re-
ports of two fatal cases. by DR.. Porter
field, of Waterloo; and THE Early
Diagnoses of Pulmonary tuberculosis
by DR.. Evans. OF Grinnell.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-01-16
DELICIOUS "SYRUP OF FIGS" FOR A
BAD LIVER OR SLUGGISH BOWELS
LAXATIVE THOROUGHLY CLEANS
STOMACH FEET BOWELS OF SOUR
BILE PolsoNs GASES AND cLoGGED. UP WsATE

A harmless cure for sick headache.
for biliousness, for a sour. gassy dis
ordered stomach, for constipation. in
digestion, coated tongue, sallowness,
pimples-take delicious Syrup of Figs.
For the cause of all these troubles
lies in q torpid liver and strength
condition Of your, thirty feet of bowels:
A teaspoonful of Syrup of Figs to-
night means all poisonous waste
matter the undigested, fermentinS
food and sour bile. gently moved on
and out of your system by morning,
without gripping. nausea or weakness.
It means a CHEEKY day tomorrow
many bright days thereafter.
Please don't think of gentle, effective
Syrup Of Figs as a physic Don't think
you are drugging yourself, for luscious
figs, SIENNA and aromatics can not in
jure anyone.
This remarkable fruit preparation is
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-01-16
UPSET, BILIOUS,
SICK! "CASCARETS"
NO HEADACHE, siLiousNEss, BAD
TASTE OR CONSTIPATION
BY MORNING.

Are you keeping your bowels. liver
and stomach clean, pure and fresh
with Cascarets. or merely forcing q
passageway thru these alimentary or
drainage organs every few days with
Salts, Cathartic Pills, Castor OIL or
Purgative Waters.
Stop having bowel wash-da Let
Cascarets thoroughly cleanse and
regulate the stomach, remove the un-
disested, sour and fermenting food and
foul gases, take the excess bile from
the liver and carry out Of the system
all the decomposed waste matter and
poisons in the intestines and bowels.
A Cascaret tonight will make you
feel great by morning. They work
while you sleep-never grippe. sieken or
cause any inconvenience, and cost only
10 cents a box from your druggist.
Millions Of men an dwomen take a
Cascaret now and then and never have
Headache. Biliousness, coated tongue.
Indigestion. Sour Stomach or Consti-
pated Bowels. Cascarets belong in
every household. Children just love
to take them.
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a wonderful stomach, liver and bowel
cleanser, regulator and tonic. the
safest and most positive ever devised.
The day of violent purgatives, such
as calomel. pills, salts and castor oil
is past They were all wrong. You
got relief but at what a cost! They
acted by flooding the bowels with
fluids. but these fluids were digestive
juices. Syrup of Figs embody only
harmless laXatives. which act in a
natural way. 1t does what right food
would do-what eating lots of fruit
and what plenty of exercise will do
for the liver, stomach and bowels.
Be sure you get the old reliable and
genuine. Ask Your druggist for the
full name. Syrup of Figs and Elixir OF
Senna," repaired by The California Fig
Syrup Company Hand back, with
scorn. any F ig Syrup imitation recon-
mended as just as good"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-01-16
F,scus.NEFF WEDDING.
Mis-. Winnie Neff, Of Albion, Bride Of
Bethel Grove Man.

A pretty wedding was celebrated al
6 o'clock Wednesday evening at the
Veatch home. two miles north OF AL
bion, when Miss Winnie Neff became
the bride OF Roscoe Fiscus. Miss Mem
was daintily attired in white SILK, ana
CARED a bouquet of bride roses. the
ring service was used, Rev. c. II. MOI
ris officiating.
The house and tables were attrac-
lively decorated with red and White
and a two-course lunch was served
after the ceremony.
Miss Neff is the daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Corey Neff. two miles south oi
Liscomb, and is well known and has
many friends in the neighborhood. MT
F;scus is a brother of Nelson Fiscus,
Of the Bethel Grove neighborhood. anu
came to this county about year ago
from Coal City, Ind.
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Local Weather Record.

Forty-six and % were the extremes
of temperature Wednesday. compared
with SO and l above zero. Tuesdays
extremes, and IS below and ! above
the maximum and minimum OF a year
ago Wednesday. At Z o'clock this
morning the temperature was 80. the
same as at the corresponding hour
Wednesday morning. A trace prectti-
tation, in the form Of fog. accumulated
during the night.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-01-16

.c-, .. Marshalltown. visited the school
here Tuesday.
Master John Wardman has been sick
for a few days.
Mr. and Mrs. A. F.. Larson visited the
latter's mother, Mrs. William Dunn, at
st. Anthony, few days this week.
Fred Turner is working for August
Larson this winter.
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grave" no said. have saved this ma
ton. Think what death has done fof
this county" he added in referring ~
reactionlsts who had died.
Speaking Of the nation from tne
physical standpoint Of its people, ne
urged physical examinations for those
who wanted to marry before license
was issued.
You will see the time" he SAID
when no marriage license will be IS
sued until drop Of the blood from the
finger Of the bride and from the finger
of the groom, has been placed under
the microscope; when physicians Will De
compelled to report the name OF every
patient and the nature Of every disease
treated"
10 an Iowa Man.
DR.. Hills spoke for almost two hours.
and his audience would have been gao
of a. chance to have listened twice as
long. There was a vein Of quiet humol
running thru his address that caused
frequent laughter. and two or three
times he was interrupted by applause.
The speaker is an Iowa man. He was
born at Magnolia, Harrison county, ano
was a student in the Grinnell College
Academy.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-01-16
Soldiers Home Concert.

The program for the regular concert
of the soldiers home band this even
ing will be as follows:
March. Royal Italian 80. ........
Selection, "I'Lombardi' ...... Verdi
Waltz, from Carmen" ....... Rossini
Selection, '.Narcissus' ......... Nevin
Humoresque, 80 That Navajo Rag"
Selection, The Girl of My Dreams
Hoschna
March, THE Storm Signal ........
..a..... ........... ........ bugione
National air. mr.
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SPRINKLER PUTS OUT FIRE.

Blaze in Fisher Governor Company
Plant Avsrted by Automatic Flooding.
Fire of unknown origin. that started
in a pile of kindling in the coal room
of the Fisher Governor Company plant
at about o'clock this moring. was ex-
tineuished without damage to the plant
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-01-16

Mrs. F. H. Ackert, II South Second
street, was hostess at prettily zap
pointed dinner Wednesday In honor Of
Mrs. Kate F'rink. Of st. Louis. The
guest list included fourteen OF Mrs.
Frink's more intimate friends. The
house and table were attractivsly deco.
rated with pirI. and red carnations. The
after-dinner hours were spent socially
and with bridge.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-01-16

Arthur cCoilough, leeAall.
town visitors TUESDAY W
Carroll Mccarthy. sof Ameeg visited
over Sunday with his aunt. Mlss Car.
olyn Cox.
The Ladies' Aid Society will serve
an oyster supper at the church Friday
evening. A social and program Will
follow the supper.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-01-16
Marietta Notes.

e Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Shewalter Wis
tied at Albion Sunday at the home Of
the latter's brother, Lloyd Harmon, and
wife.
II. W. Moninger is slowly improving
from an attack of sciatica rheumatism.
County Superintendent Gertrude Mil
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-01-16

Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Olmstead. of Belle
Plane are parents Of son, born Jan.
49, Mrs Olmsted was formerly Miss
Ida Curtis of this city.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-01-16
HILLS DELIGHTS
LARGE AUDIENCE
NOTED BROOKLYN CLERGYMAN
DELIVERS SPLENDID LECTURE
At BAPTIST CHURCH.
"rHE AMERICAN OF TODAY
AND TOMORROW" SUBJECT

Refutes Pessimistie Predictions Of Ma.
tons Decline With Prophecies of
America Becoming in Reality the
WorId-Missssippi Valley to Have
Prominent Place.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-04-29

1 number of relatives in different places are appointed to help him. Each of 1 these people represents a number of | relatives and all obliged to go to the | place fsa.tlement and assist there l in the arranging of the estate. Mrs. | Jodoin represents 8 number of rela- l lives from Eastern Connecticut who are interested in the estate, which is valued at S60,000o.
 Caught Five Trout. The record catch ftrout in Baltic 1 this season was made by Paul Bren- nan who brought in five fine ones, one weighing one pound and nine ounces. Village interests. Peter Couture is working In wood lot in MontviIle where he is chopping , down trees to fill contract for rail- road ties.
 MT. and Mrs. W. Johnson of Old Mystic who were guests of MT. and Mrs. EXiste Lucier of Main street. for the past flaw days left Monday morn ing.
 John Gallagher left Monday after noon for Providence where he will make his home.
 Miss Louise Joubert who has been i'll at her home on Railroad street the past two weeks is much better.
 The success of the last dance given by the B. w. s. and A. club was so great that the committee has arrang- ed to hold another.
 Dog and Pony Circus.
 A performance was given by the Linn Dog and Pony show on No1an's lot, under tents Monday evening. A large +crowd thoroughly enjoyed the performance of the animals which had been carefully trained to do all kinds of tricks.
 One Session of School.
 There was no afternoon session of school at St. Mary's school Monday on account of the rain.
 Mrs Irene Buteau was the guest of her brother, Frederick Lasch in Prov idence Sunday.
 Petr Charon has resigned with the Baltic Mills company to work for Eugene Dion.
 Pleasing Musical Numbers.
 At the French entertainment given fo rthe benefit of St. Marys church Sunday evening the following vocal solos won repeated applause: Les Bretelles, by Odella Arfpin; Je suis Peureuse, Mrs. Alex Dupont, Jr.; Celina, by Anna Rabitaille and Desire Arpin; Just For Girl, John Perry The pianist for the evening was Elm elda Despathy.
 Misses A. and V. Dupuis of Main street and J. A. Lapense of Norwich spent Sunday in Moosup making the trip by auto.