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the cluster of lights in the center Of the
room to surprise the dancera
Tillinghast looked quickly toward the
safe as he heard a cracking noise. He
saw Marie Jacques's eyes through the
palms. She signalled him to shut on
| the lights.
|, An instant later they were OF and the
dancers were cropping for their partners
in the dark and shouting to one another.
TilIinghast held the electric switch 50
no one could turn the lights on again.
and the guests, tired of stumbling in the
dark rushed toward the dim light coming
l through the door of the classroom.
In the noise OF the scramble through
the exit several sharp, suspicious sounds
| from the direction of the safe passed
: without notice.
Tillinghast stayed in the room. standing
/ by the switch.
When they were all gone he turned
toward the safe. Marie jacques had dis
appeared.
| He pushed aside the potted palms to
look for her and found to his amazement
that the door Of Judkins's safe was wide
open.
He could not understand. He did not
know what to do. Marie Jacques had
evidently slipped out with the crowd
and she must have taken with her TIL
linghast's black bag and revolver, which
he had laid on a table and could not
find.
At that moment Mr.. Judkins entered
the chess-room to show it to party Of
guests
Your. safer" cried Tillinghast Some
one has opened it,
What do you mean?" shouted Jud-
kins, his face going white as he rush
ed to the safe. only to stagger back
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the open door.
Something has happened" he cried.
trying to control himself before the
startled guests. '1f you will leave me
alone a moment I will join you up
stairs after l investigate"
The surprised guests left the room,
Tillinghast with them.
Five minutes later, Judkins, his face
livid, rushed into the ball room on the
second door, where most Of his guests
were assembled.
He located TiIlinghast, who had un-
masked and was talking to a group Of
friends he had not seen in a year. and
rushed up to the crowd, stammering out
that the safe in his classroom had been
robbed.
who did this? Who did this?' roared
Judkins, a rush of blood surging into
his face as he glared at Tillinghast.
Maybe it was the Frenchy looking
woman with the red domino" cried one
of the clowns who had seen Marie
Jacques spring from the palms around
the safe in the chess room.
Where is she? Where is she go?"
cried Judkins.
Il haven't seen her since she was in
the classroom" answered Tillinghast
truhtfully, watching Judkin's face and
wondering II Marie Jacques had really
found the right will and made OF with it.
The room and the whole house were
thoroughly searched, but no trace of the
tall, French woman was found. Judkins
questioned the detectives at the door and
learned that a woman answering the de-
scription had left the house ten minutes
before. The detectives had seen her
enter in costume and because she had
an admission card which she gave to the
door man they knew she was a guest
and made no question of admitting her
and letting her go out They said that
she had even stopped to keep up the
character part she was playing by
brandishing a dangerous looking revol-
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yer in their faces as she left the house.
Judkins fumed and ragged. Finally
stepping up to Tillinghast. he touched
the young fellow on the shoulder and
asked him for word in private.
When they were seated together In
an upstairs room Judkins looked al
rillinghast shrewdly, and suddenly ex-
claimed: Tom. you are quite sure you
know nothing OF this mysterious woman
in the red mask who was here tonight?'
''Yes. 1 haven't an idea," answered
Tom truthfully. remembering Mr. Van
Der Pools admonition. II never saw
her before the moment she stepped into
the spot light
This mad prank Of yours has cpBt you
dearly, I'm afraid" answered the Hon.
orable Judkins heavily. THAT woman
opened my safe and took from it sew
eral valuable papers. one Of which will
doubtless interest you"
'Is that so?"-asl1ed 1illinghast. draw
ing quick breath
Yes. One Of the papers was a new
win drawn by your father just before
his DEATH said Judkins. his narrow
eyes shifting to the floor.
The Washington herald., 1913-10-26
EHRLICH MAY attain GREAT CURE

radical cure idea Of dealing with in
fective diseases.
What he aims at-and had at first hoped
to accomplish with saIvarsan-is to find
some substance so inimicai TO the micro
organisms and parasite Of disease that a
single injection of 1t shall kill every one
of them existing in the patient This
could, as a matter OF fact, probably be
accomplished asethings are, but only BY
such a dose of some powerful bacteri-
eide as would kill the patient. too. Ehr-
lich's ideal is to ind q drug which will
kill on the parasites. and yet do no harm
to their host, the patient
Hopes to Attain Ends.
This startling conception, nothing less
than the cure Of all infective diseases
by one dose OF one wonder-working drug,
has not yet been attained, needless 10
say. But Ehrlich believes he will attain
1t, or at least that II Is attainable, and
his accomplishments in the past have
been so extraordinary that it would be
unduly skeptical TO deny altogether the
possibility Of his dream being realized.
Salvarsan. II is now fairly well estab-
lished. Is efficacious against a good many
infective diseases, though IL has not the
immediate complete radical curative ef-
feet which the German professor hoped
II would have. Still. IL is certainly the
most potent drug in existence. and It
behooves US to remember that in II syn
thetic chemistry has achieved a triumph
over organic materia medica which would
have been deemed totally impossible a
Few years ago. Now synthetic chemistry
is an infant science at present, whereas
materia medica is not So there is NO
telling what the future may bring about
Abstruse as Prof. Ehrlichs defense of
his theories was his audience thorough
ly enjoyed his address. and he was given
great reception.
II will not be surprising II by the time
of the next International congress in
London Ehrlich's name has been pro-
NOTED to the company Of the Immortals
Lister, Pasteur. and the rest. AS q
matter Of interest. We may note that the
professor Is nearly sixty years old. so
that II he lives to see that congress, and
II 1t meets in London after a similar in
terval Of time to that which elapsed be-
tween this just concluded one and its
predecessor. he viii be well over ninety
years Of age
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MANY DISCOVERIES ARE COMING
FROM EDUCATIONAL LABORATORY

three years are required TO complete high
school work
Mocern teachers would cot a year or
more out Of this time. not by sacrific-
| ing any part Of the study course. but by
finding the best method by which mate
rial to be learned may become part Of
the pupils store with the least effort
In the shortest time.
| In working out the practical expert
ments at Zurich. which were followed
with interest by a number Of teachers
from many parts of the world. Prof.
Radosavljevich noted the day by day re-
suits In avery simple way. and he tells
of II in detail in the Scientific American.
Starting with a nire-year-old boy of
average intelligence, a poem with four
verses of six lines each was placed in
his hands, to be committed to memory.
He was TO read ii aloud until he was able
to repeat II without making a mistake.
As he read. the professor, who had q
copy Of the poem, marked withY ver-
tical pencil stroke each line as II was
repeated. II to memorize a particular
line required four readings. four vertical
strokes were marked against the line.
and 20 on until the poem was recited
without an error.
This boy divided the poem into narts.
Certain lines were repeated a number of
times; certain words were repeated At
no time did he follow any method in
learning the poem. He picked 1t out
piecemeal and II required twenty-six
repetitions to commit IL to memory.
A week thereafter the same boy was
given another poem. similar in lines.
verses and character and Instructed to
repeat il aloud always from the begin
ming to the end until IL was learned The
professor marked the lines with a pencil
stroke as before. By this rnethodSshe
study of the poem as a whole, instead of
in fragments later to be put together
he learned the verse after fifteen read
ings.
The next test was to decide whether
In actual time of study a pupil could
learn poem easier by keeping at 1t un-
I'll he had committed il to memory, or
by studying IL as a whole once each day
for as MANY days as %ere necessary ID
memoriZe it.
This latter method proved the most
satisfactory, both as to saving of tInse
and work Reading the poem through
once day for eight days. the boy was
able to repeat II without error
1t Is interesting to know that this
was the method used by the Greeks in
learning the poems of Homer. 1t is aisc
the method used by the Seryians in pre-
pairing for their song festivals. They
sometimes sing songs which are from 500
to Loo lines long. Always they learn these
songs by listening to one Of their num-
Der sing or recite them at a certain hour
in the evening until all have become
familiar with them
By studying a poem from beginning 10
end once a day until it was learned ths
percentage of saving in time was T.s, as
against 50 for studying from the begin
ming to end at one sitting. and as against
IA by studying a line or two. going
back. going forward and completing the
poem without method.
The methods used by Prof Radosavlje-
vich are now being tried in some OF the
New York schools.
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Cologne, Old and New.

From the Living Church
This year Cologne. which has grown
from 49,Z7S population in 1916 to $4,000.
and soon will reach S2e.OOO. when the
annexation Of Mulheim is completed.
has a municipal exhibition. which she
| calls Cologne, Old and New" II ap-
pears, as the editor Of the London
Municipal Journal writes, after visit to
the exhibition, that some of the Cologne
taxpayers were inclined to grumbIe at
the Cologne taxes" So the officers of
the municipality conceived the idea of
purely municipal exhibition illustrat-
ing the work Of the city by means of
models, pictures. diagrams plans and
charts, and showing the citizens the
value they receive in return for their
money. somewhat on the plan of our
American budget exhibits They, how
ever, were designed to show what was
done with themoney after II was spent.
whereas. the American exhibits are de-
signed to educate the people to demand
the appropriation Of adequate sums. The
exhibits are housed in a building specially
prepared for the purpose. and they are
wonderfully interesting and are being
visited every week by thousands of the
Cologne taxpayers. The grumblers."
the editor declares, ARE silenced, and it
is expected that the grateful citizens will
shortly rise in a body and demand
general increase in the salaries and
emoluments of the city. We have Wis
ited.' the editor further said. other ex-
hibitions in Germany. but none quite
like this one at Cologne. and 1t occurs
TO US that it will be a thousand pities
il the valuable models. pictures. and
charts that constitute its most attrac-
tive feature are destroyed or packed
away in storehouses after the exhibi-
ton closes in October"
The Washington herald., 1913-10-26
CHAPTER VII.
An Kone.t Confession.

TiIlinghast understood in a fash that
he was to learn the truth at last. that
the new will had really been taken and
that Judkins, fearing discovery. would
confess. He only wondered what ex-
CT Sc the celebrated lawyer would offer
for having suppressed the will SO long.
You see." continued the Honorable
Judkins. your father called me to his
death bed and drew this will. He had
TO chance to talk with you and he left
me a sacred charge to keep you under
observation for several months and II,
in my opinion, you proved worthy az
the end of that time the new viii was
to be made public. otherwise ! should
destroy the new one and the old one
was to stand
THAT sounds rather Irregular" said
Tillinghast lightly, understanding. per-
fectly that II was only a poor excuse
to cover up any possible discovery which
might come concerning the stolen will.
We'll, II was your fathers dying re-
quest and i had TO grant it.
But you didn't trouble much to keep
me under observation suggested TIL
irghast.
"weI, you see, have seen 30 little
of you. I'm glad you came to the ball
tonight. but I can't tell you how sorry
am that the will, the new will, has
old one will have to stand, and by that
you are disinherited."
by Georgei hadn't thought OF
that"' cried Tillinghast- so now that
I really know my father left will leav-
ing me everything / am really no better
on?"
That's 1t exactly"
'T must find that French woman
tren?" ...
YES, and must find her, for she car
ried on with her several other valuable
papers I'd give a great sum OF money
to recover"
How 'rauch?" asked Tnlighast ildy.
thinking that possibly he might be
able to recover the papers through Mr..
Van Der Pool, though he hadn't a very
definite notion who, the Frenchwoman'
Marie Jacques, was, or what was the
solution of ber mysterious perform
ance in the classroom.
You young rapscallionr cried Jud-
kins, leaning toward Tillinghast I've
a notion it's all a joke stiIl, that you
are in the game, and that you think
it's a hoax of some sort. 1 should
have bought a new safe: I've been in
tending to. But understand, it's a vital
question. I'd pay $4,000. yes. more, to
have those papers in my possession
this minute"
And I'd lose a few million IL they
aren's discovered; II behooves me to
get out and hustle and try to recover
that will from the Frenchwoman,
doesn't it?'
1T surely does. You know all about
the will now, and IL you can recover
ii you will Immediately step back into
your station, but If you don't 1 can do
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ACCIDENTS ARE PART OF DISCOVERIES

necessary was simply to ink the stone
and take of an impression.
The composition of which printing roII-
ers are made was discovered by a Salo-
pian pr1nter.N Not being able to find the
peit ball, be linked the type with a piece
OF soft glue which had fallen out of a
/ glue pot. II was such an excellent subj
stitute that, after mixing molasses with
the glue, to give the mass proper con-
sistency, the old pelt ball was entirely
discarded.
The shop OF Dublin tobacconist by
the name OF Lundyfoot was destroyed by
nre. While he was gazing dolefully into
the smoldering ruins, he noticed that his
poorer netghbors were gathering the snuff
from the canisters- He tested the snuff
Tor himself, and discovered that the fire
had largely improved its pungency and
aroma It was hint worth profitinn by.
He secured another shop, built a lot of
ovens, subjected the snuff to a heating
process, gave the brand a particular
name, and in a few years became rich
through an accident which he at first
thought had completely ruined him.
CIay's Use I'm Sugar.
The process of whitening sugar was
discovered in a curious way A hen that
nad gone through a clay puddle went
with her muddy feet into a sugar house
She left her tracks on a pile of sugar
II was noticed that wherever her tracks
were the sugar was whitened. Expert
ments were instituted, and the result
was that wet clay came to be used in
refining sugar
The origin of blue tinted psp came
about by mere slip of the hand. The
wfe OF William East. an English paper
maker, accidentally let a blue bag fan
into one Of the watts of pulp. The work
men were astonished when they saw the
peculiar color Of the paper, while Mr..
East was highly incensed over what he
considered grave pecuniary loss. His
wife was so much frightened that she
would not confess her part in IT.
After storing the damaged paper for
four years, Mr.. East sent il 10 his
agent at London, with instructions 10
sell II for what 1t would bring. The
paper was accepted as 'purposed nov
city,, and was disposed of at a big
price.
Mr. East was astonished at receiving
an order from his agent for another large
invoice of the paper. He was without
the secret. and found himself in a d.
lemma. Upon mentioning il to his wife.
she told him about the accident. He
kept the secret. and the demand for the
novel tint far exceeded his ability to
supply it J
The Washington herald., 1913-10-26
Medical Authority Confident
Of Finding Drug to Be Used
IN Cases Of Bacterial Infec-
May Rank with Lis
ter and Pasteur.

The panacea, or drug, that will cure
all disease, was the dream Of the ancient
student of medicine. 1t has not yet been
found, nor Is II likely to be; yet there
is at least one great medical authority
who expects to discover 1t for one par
ticular class of disease-namely, those
caused by bacterial infection.
There is nothing Illogical in the idea
of a substance that is fatal to all bac-
terial organisms. Indeed. we know al
ready Of such substances. but unfortu-
nately those with which we are familiar
will kill the patient as well.
In an address before the recent Inter
national Congress of Medicine. in Lon
don, Prof. Paul Ehrlich. famous as the
discoverer OF salvarsan. announced his
hope OF obtaining what he calls q com
plete radical cure of all infective dis
eases. His lecture was reviewed in the
Hospital. London. Says this paper:
Statement of the "HospitaI."
MANY people associate Ehrlich simply
with the much-talked-of salvarsan, his
sensational discovery of three years ago,
and, outside meteorological circles. this
is, perhaps. his chief title to fame. 1t
Is well to realize. however, that Ehrlich
Is man of most exceptional genius.
whose bold speculations and -imagina-
tive theories have been the outstanding
features Of meteorological progress any
time this last twelve or fourteen years.
Backed by masses OF facts patiently
accumulated and ably arranged. Ehr-
lichs theories had won appreciation and
acceptance all over the world long be-
fore the conception of his therapis
sterilisans magma tgreat sterilizing cure)
was given to the world. or salyarsan
invented and put upon the market
In the general address Prof. Ehrlich
dealt mainly with his theories. He was
at great pains to defend his complete
The Washington herald., 1913-10-26
CHAPTER VIII.
The Conccaiing Don,ino.

Mr.. Van Der Pools apartment
seemed strangely quiet as Tillinghast
reached the outer door and rang the
bell. 1t was full minute before the
| usually prompt Bilkins came to the
door ~and bowed his head profoundly
as he held IL open for the young So
ciety man to enter. Tillinghast looked
at the man sharply.
What's the matter with you, Bill
kins?" he asked abruptly. You seem
to have difficulty in keeping your face
straight"
1T was a joke. a very good joke 1
was just reading In the paper, sir"
| replied the servant, drawing his face
down to its usual glum expression with
an evident EFFORT.
rs Mr.. Van Der Pool inr
mo. He has just gone out. There
is a young lady waiting in the parlor
for him, sir; will you go in there, or
to your own room?'
"a young lady? Not the young
French woman. Marie Jacques, about
whom Mr.. Van Der Pool gave you in
structions for meT'
really couldn't say, sir She just asked
for Mr.. Van Der Pool She was in a
hurry. sir. and dressed as though she
came from a ball.
You might show me into the parlor
with her. / may recognize her"
"As you wish. SIR
Billkins led the way through a wide
hall to a cozy reception room at the
end Of II. There he held back the
curtain and ushered Tillinghast in.
In the corner sat a very French-look-
ing woman In many wraps.
She raised her head at his entrance.
The upper part OF her face was COW
cred by a red domino. from which lace
fell, concealing almost all her features
Marie jacques ordered Tillinghast,
stepping forward.
"Ah. is this Mr.. Van Der Pool?' asked
the lady, rising and stepping toward
him with short, quick steps.
why, no. am TiIlinghast. Mr.. Van
Der Pool hasn't come In yet"
A pronounced snicker in the doorway
caused Tillinghast to turn abruptly and
stare at Bilkins. who was retreating aft
er his shame-faced explosion of mirth-
As Tilinghast turned to the French
woman he gave a gasp, stepped back in
voluntarily and cried. My Lord! What's
this?'
The person before him had greatly
changed in appearance during the in
slant Tillinghast had looked away. The
domino was gone, the heavp coils of
black hair had been removed. Instead
oi tue plQudnI rTencn laoy lace III
linghast had imagined beneath the mask.
appeared a mans countenance. smiling
good naturedly.
''Mr. Van Der Pool" gasped TilIing-
hast
YES" answered the other In his nat
ural voice. IT'S a relief to talk with
my Adams apple again; I've been squeez-
ing out that tiny contralto till my throat
is scraped raw"
you were Marie Jacques tonight?"
said Tom Tillinghast.
Yes, l couldn't trust it to anybody
else. You see. I've done turn in my
time at female impersonation on the
stage. l still have a closet full of wom-
The Washington herald., 1913-10-26
CHAPTER vI-Continued.

The clustering incandescents above the
central chess table blotted up the circle
of light from his hand lamp and the
effect of his play was diminished. So,
remembering Bilkins' suggestion, he
slipped to the electric button in the wall
and snapped of with a dexterous twist
all the light in the room. Then, while
everybody was in flutter and the clowns
were making suspicious sounds Of kissing
in the dark, Tillinghast cried ''Fiistr'
and snapped on his light again, throwing
1t quickly from one face to another.
moment later there was silence. From
the direction of the old-fashioned safe
came a few metallic clicks, the only
sound that broke the stiffness of the
loom.
That's my accomplice, trying to find
out the combination to that old safe, "
said Tillinghast, entering into the spirit
of the play and throwing his light about
the room crying, Silence, all of you,
while my accomplice listens for the drop
ping of the tumblers.''
He spoke jestingly, just to keep up
his part, and when a small light on the
side wall was turned on Tillinghast was
startled as he noticed a movement among
the palms banked against the safe.
To keep up his part he turned his light
on the safe, and to his unbounded amaze
ment the light disclosed woman crouch
ing before the big safe door. her fingers
deftly turning the combination knob. her
ear against the door, as though she we're
listening for the dropping Of the tum-
blers
TilIinghast thought instantly Of Marie
Jacques, the woman who was to help him.
There! 1 told you my accomplice was
working the combination cried Tilling-
hast to the handful of people in the room.
At that instant the woman sprang
through the palms and danced out into
the middle of the room. Tillinghast fol-
lowing her fascinating form with the
circle of light from his electric stick
The woman was young, alluring, raw
ishing. A red domino mask concealed
most of her face and above 1t fell charm
ing coils of coal black hair. Everyone
seemed surprised at her unexpected ap-
pearance from the palms in front of the
safe.
She danced out Of the circle of light
and coming close to Tillinghast whispered
rapidly: Il am Marie Jacques. Two min
utes more and l can work the safe COM
bination. I've been at it twenty minutes
already. Don't shine the light on me
again. Dance, divert them, keep them
quiet, so 1 can hear the tumblers."
A quiver of excitement shot through
Tillinghast he snapped Off his electric
light and cried: Quick, choose partners
for a moonlight dance"
He caught one of the clowns about the
waist and danced or with him. The
others. catching his spirit, took partners
and Joined in the dancing.
The room was dark, the only noise in
it was the soft sound of dancing feet
and an occasional click from the safe,
which no one but Tillinghast noticed.
Two minutes later someone snapped on