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Las Vegas optic., 1913-10-01

town-crier announce the coming of the
circus?" l inquired.
"That will cost ten sous il he drums
and reads the announcement from
here to the chateau"
gave the mayor ten copper pen
MES.
The mayor glanced at me.
Paris still holds out?" he asked,
with yawn.
"Oh yes" | replied.
"And the warts it still going badly
for us?"
There is always hope" / answered.
Hope" he grumbled; oh yes, we
know what hope is-we of the coast
live on it when there's no bread; but
hope never yet filed my belly for me.
Why, not a keel has passed out Of the
port since August. Where is the fish
ing fleet? Where are the sardine
sloops that ought to have sailed from
Algiers? Where are the Icelanders 2"
Have the German cruisers fright
ened all your craft from the sea?' /
asked, astonished.
Yes. partly. Then there's an ugly
French cruiser lying off Groix, yonder,
and her black stacks are dribbling
smoke all day and all night We have
Las Vegas optic., 1913-10-01

Johns nerves were proof against all
the supposed dangers OF his environ
ment. At the bottom Of the asylum
grounds stood the six trim doctors
cottages, and whenever a patient
roamed in this direction he would see
The doctor or guard alert, watching,
ready to hail his charge.
There was striD of neutral
ground, a sort Of scrub forest, on one
side Of the grounds. John often wan
dered there when the creative faculty
was at work in him. One day, making
his way to his accustomed seat be-
meath a pine, he discovered that it
had been preoccupied by very
charming girl, who surveyed him
thoughtfully as he approached, but
without the least sense of embal-
rasment.
Hello!' she greeted him.
There was a curious kind of famil,
iarity IN her tone which strucR john
Oddly
What are you doing hereg" Size
continued.
Il own this place. said John "At
least, | think it is included in my
boundaries"
4of course" said the girl. 80 do
we all"
"We?" asked John.
Yes. We folks Of the community, !"
answered the girl.
What community" John ex-
claimed.
Why, yonder,7 said the girl, indi
eating the asylum with nod Of her
head.
John felt his heart beat painfully
This charming young woman was,
then, a patient at the asylum. She
was mad-it was the most pathetic
thing he had ever imagined. She
could not have been moro than nine
teen. Her face had sweet wistful-
ness which touched his susceptible
heart. And she was mad, immured
among crowd Of crazy folks.
How long have you lived here?"
asked John
Seven years, answered the girl.
Come, let US 90 home" she added.
taking him By the arm
I'll have an engagement in the
town. John faltered.
I'm sure it will wait, won't it7"
asked the girl Come, dent be fool.
fsh-what Is your nameSs
John.
Las Vegas optic., 1913-10-01

HIS AWAKENING LOVE
By EZRA HAwLEY.

John Moor was writing new novel
and he wanted quiet country place
where he could be entirely alone.
Now he had found It. It was an ideal
spot, not far from the metropolis and
yet in the very heart Of the country.
1t was an old house, with the old.
fashioned garden in which bloomed
old-fashioned flowers: stocks, holly.
hooks and canterbury bells, while
there was a promise of magnificent
roses These things would stimulate
his creative power.
4 like this place immensely" he
said to the agent. But tell me
frankly why the rent is SO low"
Il will, the agent answered. I'm
a frank man. and believe frankness
pays. You see that red brick build
ing across the pasture? What do you
suppose 1t is?"
Some millionaire's house." said
John.
No, sir" answered the agent. TITS
lunatic asylum"
We'll, / don't mind that" said
John.
"0f course, you don't" the agent
answered. TITS one of the best-man-
aged private asylums in the country
But you see, they use the new sys-
tenn there; everything's done by kind
ness, and there's no wall round it. OF
course, they shut up the dangerous
cases, but as for the why,
they're free to stroll around where
they please. They can't get away by
train, and now and then, If one of
them takes a fancy to dodge the
guards and take a stroll into the viii
lage, why, nobody cares But renters
are nervous, especially their wives
So that's why thu rents cheap"
1T suits me-" answered John, and
took the house.
His unhappy neighbors interested
him greatly Often he would stand
at the foot Of the big garden and
watch them in the grounds. For the
most part, they seemed like ordinary
folk, but occasionally some gentleman
or lady on the other side Of the high
privet hedge would greet him with a
grimace or invite him to enter and
listen TO some marvellous story. But
Las Vegas optic., 1913-10-01

emptied the jewel-bag on the desE
before him. The bag contained little
pebbles wrapped in tissue-paper
Suppose you explain this farce?'
Mornac suggested, unmoved
Suppose you explain it!" STAN
mered.
He raised his delicately arched eye
brows, What do you mean?1
i mean that an hour ago that bag
contained the diamonds from the cru
cifx Of Louis XII / mean that I
handed them over to you on my arri-
val at this bureaul"
Doubtless you can prove what you
say, he observed. ut seems to me
that it is high time we abolished the
Foreign Division. Imperial Military Po-
lice"
Il refuse to be discharged" l said,
hoarsely. 1T is your word against
mine; demand an investigation
Certainly" he replied, almost wear.
ily, and touched a bell Bring that
witness" he added to the soldier who
appeared in answer to the siIvery sum
mons.
Somebody entered the room behind
me, passed me; there was an odor Of
yiolets In the air, faint rustic OF aiIk
Las Vegas optic., 1913-10-01
FROG OF vORAcIOUS APPETITE
Not Satisfied With Meal Of Ducklin1
and Young Sparrow, He Went
After More.

The chief freak happening of last
week, writes a Dexter correspondent
Of the Wateryille (Me.) Sentinel, was
the discovery Of duck-eating frogs In
the mill pond which lies behind the
stores on Main street and which sup
plies the water for S. L. Smalps grist
mill. r. H. Hayes owns some high
bred ducks which he keeps in an in
closure behind his office on Wall
street. The ducks have the freedom
Of the mill pond. Friday one Of these
ducks led her brood Of young, which
arrived Thursday, into the mill pond
for their first swim The ducks. all
save one, reached shore safely and
we're apparently delighted with their
first marine experience. One little
duckling was missing, and the old
bird was seen to plunge into the wa
ter several times. Onlookers, who had
failed to notice the absence Of the
youngster until the others reached
shore, thought the old bird had It,
tackled the missing duck The old
bird diyed and plunged about in the
water as if her wits had deserted her.
She finally came ashore. Not long
after big frog made his appearance
floating in the water. apparently in
iured In the afternoon the duck and
her brood started for another swim,
and Eddie Clukey, clerk in the Rob-
erts shoe store, was watching the per
formances when out darted the big
frog and made in the direction Of the
ducklings. Right then Mr. Clukey
who had watched the queer perform
anoe Of the morning, decided that the
frog had swallowed the young duck,
and, selling stick, he killed the frog,
and, assisted by other clerks, he per
formed an autopsy on the remains,
finding the whole body Of the duck In
the frogs stomach, also the body Of |
a young sparrow. The remains Of the
frog and the birds were on exhibition
in Hale's window Friday evening and
attracted much attention. While the
frog was a good-sized one. the young
duck was almost equally as large, and |
with the body Of the sparrow, made
big meal for Mr.. Frog.
Las Vegas optic., 1913-10-01
PART SECOND.
cAAPTER X.
The Road to Paradise


On the 3rd Of November Byram's
American circus, travelling slowly over
land toward the Spanish frontier, drew
w for an hours rest" at QuimperIs. l.
however, as usual, prepared to ride
forward to Select a proper place for
our encampment, and to procure the
necessary license.
We were in seedy circumstances; F.;
an endless chain Of bad luck had fol
lowed US from Chartres.
The fortune that Byram had made in
the previous year was already gone;
we no longer travelled by rail; we no
longer slept at inns; we could barely
pay for the food for our animals
Got enough cash for the hcense?"
asked Byram, uneasily.
Plenty, governor; don't worry"
replied, and set my horse at a gallop
over the old stone bridge.
| passed a stone house, another;
then the white road curved under the
trees and | rode straight into the heart
Of Paradise, my horses hoofs awaking
echoes in the silent, stone-paved
square.
a young girl with face like the
Madonna stole across the square in
her felt shoes.
Can you tell me where the mayor
lives" I asked. looking down at her
from my horse.
"Iiol la; oui, monsieur, sill faut bien.
The mayor is at breakfast in his kitch-
en- yonder."
Thank you, my child"
Bhrned my horse across the shady
square to a stone house banked up
with bed on bed of scarlet geraniums
The windows were open; fat man
with very small eyes sat inside eating
an omelet.
told him that | wanted license
for a circus to camp for one night;
that also desired permission to pitch
camp somewhere in the vicinity. He
made out the license, stamped II, hand
ed It to me. and I paid him the usual
fee.
-E9ow much win It cost to have your
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orders to keep off and use Lorient
when we want a port"
"You believe the cruiser out at sea
yonder is going to bring you evil?"
"She has brought it. But it's all the
same to me. am mayor, and exempt,
and / have cider and tobacco and
boudin for few months yet"
At that moment we both caught
sight of a peasant running and waving
packet Of blue papers in the air.
Monsieur the mayorI Monsieur the
mayor!" he called, while still far
away.
Gre cochon de malheur!" muttered
the mayor, turning pale. He's got a
telegram"
He turned to me, almost bursting
with suppressed prophecy.
ut has come-the evil that the black
cruiser brings u.s. You laughed!
Tenez, monsieur; there's your bad
luck in these blue morsels of paper!"
And he snatched the telegram from
the breathless messenger, reading it
with dilating eyes
When at length the magistrate had
mastered the contents of his telegram,
he looked up with a stupid stare.
Il want my drummer Where's the
town-crier?" he demanded, as though
dazed.
HE has gone to Lorient msieu the
mayor" ventured the messenger.
ITO get drunk | remember. I'M
beetle! Why did he go today? Are
there not six other days in this cursed
week? Who is there to drum? No.
body. Nobody knows how in Para,
disc. Seigneur Dieu! the ignorance
Of this town!"
"M'sieu the mayor" ventured the
messenger, there's Jacqueline."
"Hol Yrai The Lizards young onel
She can drum, they say"
THE little witch can drum them
awake in KerIs," muttered the mes
senger.
The mayor rose, looked around the
square, frowned Then he raised lis
voice in a below: "Jacqueline! JAG
queline! Thou Jacquelinel''
Z A far voice answered, family break
ing across the square from the bridge;
"She is on the rocks with her sea
rake!"
The mayor thrust the blue telegram
into his pocket and waddled out Of his
across the square, and up the
path to the cliffs.
Uninyited, l went with him.
Las Vegas optic., 1913-10-01
SYNOPSIS.

CHAPTER I-Scarlett, an American
4oldier Of fortune In the employ Of the
French imperial Police at the outbreak
lpf the E'rancdF Prussian war, is ordered to
eTrest John Buckhurst, leader OF the
Communistsy who is suspected of having
STOLEN the gFrench crown jewels. While
gearchlpg for Buckhurst Scarlet Is or
pered 70 arrest Countess de Nassart and
per grQpp of socialists and escort them
fo the Belgian border.
CHAPTER II-scarlett finds Sylvia
llyen Of the Odeon disguised as peas
hnt aRd carries her to La Trappe. where
fhe cpuntess and her friends are assem-
bled.
CHAPTER III-Al are arrested. The
pounteas saves Scarlett from a fatal fall
from the roof of the house. He denounces
Buckhurst' as the leader Of the Reds and
the countess conducts him to where Buck
hurst rs secreted.
q CaAPTER Waterman Uhlans descend
lDn the place and BuGkhurst escapes dur-
N sg the melee. Scarlet is wounded.
oon for rSER Vile recovers conscious
- "a countess home at Morsbronn
sfter haviNs cared for by the countess.
tjattle is fought in the streets
W past Wrench and Prussian soldiers.
..i.PTER VI-Buckhurst processes re-
I. sntence and returns the crown jewels to
Scarlet. He declares he will give himself
up to the authorities. Scarlett doubts his
sincerity. Buckhurst urges the countess
to go to Paradise.
CHAPTER VII-Buckhurst admits that
he receives pay from the Prussians for
information which he does not give. He
secures passports to the French lines for
Scarlet. the countess and himself.
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san Eornac catch me trippingg Tn
not under his orders
you are until you're discharged
You see, they've taken it into their
heads, since the crucifix robbery, to
Inspect everybody and anybody short
5f the Emperor. Mornac came smelling
around here the day you left. He's
at the bottom of all this-a nice bust
ness to cast suspicion on our division
because we're foreigners. Cad, he
looks like a pickpocket himself he's
got the oblique trick of the eyes and
the restless finger movement"
Perhaps he Is" said.
Speed looked at me sharply.
IF were in the service now I'd
arrest Mornac-if l dared"
Then soldier appeared to summon
us both, and we followed to the tenn.
porary bureau.
At a careless nod from Mornac ]
muttered the formal 4 have to report,
sir" and began mumbling a per
functory account of my movements
since leaving Paris.
told the truth as far as | went,
which brought me to my capture by
Uhlans and the natural escape of my
prisoner, Buckhurst. l merely added
that had secured the diamonds and
had managed to reach Paris via Stras-
bourg.
He listened very quietly while told
of my encounter with Buckhurst in
Morsbronn, Of our journey to Saverne,
to Strasbourg, and finally by own ar.
rival in Paris.
Where is Buckhurst?' he asked.
81 do not know" I replied, doggedly.
THAT is to say that you had him
in your power within the French lines
yet did not secure him?"
Eyes. There was something more
important to do than to arrest Buck
hurst. l had every reason to believe
that an important conspiracy was be-
ing ripened somewhere near Paradise
I had every reason to believe that the
robbery of the crown jewels might fur
nish funds for the plotters
"The arrest of one man could not
break UP the conspiracy; 1 desired to
trap the leaders; and to that end 1
deliberately liberated this man Buck
hurst as a stool-pigeon. II my judg-
ment has been at fault, l accept the
blame"
Mornac examined his carefully kept
fnger-tips in detail.
you say he bribed your"
Il said he attempted to do so," ]
replied, sharply.
With the diamonds?"
"Yes."
"You have them?"
II deposited them as usual"
Bring them"
Angry as l was, saluted, wheeled,
and hastened off to the safe deposit.
The iGwel-bag was delivered when /
my printed slip; | picked
it up and marched back, savagely bit
ing my mustache and striving to con-
troll my increasing evaporation.
Never before had endured insolence
from superior officer.
Mornao was questioning Speed as 1 /
entered, and he lolled in his chair with
an absent-minded expression like the
expression Of a cat who pretends to
forget the mouse between her paws
The shock came almost immediate
ly for, without a word, he suddenly
Las Vegas optic., 1913-10-01
-Klng John?e

AAAu6 JUN
"Just John" said John"
~Then come home, like a sensible
man." she pleaded.
Il can't" said John. You really
must excuse me. But I'll often come
here" he added I'VE might continue
our conversation tomorrow"
He had to use actual force to break
the girls grip on his arm, and, when
he had escaped, he almost ran into his
cottage. He barred the door behind
him. He was trying to shut out, not
the girl but his awakening love. John
Moore had never been in love since
boyhood, and that was more years ago
than he cared to remember. The
girls face had touched something
deep down in his nature that respond.
ed as a Tyre to skilful fingers He
wanted to take her and care for
her, to see day BY day, the light Of
reason dawning In her eyes, until at
last the reality of the world broke in
upon her consciousness.
A tap at his door aroused him from
the reverie into which he had fallen.
He looked cautiously out of the win
dow. 1t was not the girl, but man,
bearded and gravelooking, whom
John knew to be physician even be-
fore he opened the door
"Mr. Moore?" asked the visitor
You won't be surprised at my know
ing your name when | tell you that
am one of the asylum doctors, and Of
course we keep ourselves posted con
corning our neighbors. One of our
patients has escaped He may be in
your barn. Have l permission to
search it?'
"A girl?" inquired John sadly.
No. young fellow | am not sure
which OF our people 1t is. When we
learn of an escape we search the
neighborhood first and call the roll
after"
John accompanied the doctor to the
barn, but an exhaustive search Of this
and the other buildings failed to re-
veal the fugitive.
We'll, | guess one Of the guards
has got him" said the doctor. Il am
greatly obliged to you Look in on
me sometimes-we are pretty lonely
here. My name is Bassett, and that
third cottage is mine. Any evening"
But John knew that he dared not
go near the asylum grounds again.
He tried to frame a colorless accept
ance which would not commit him,
when the doctor continued:
I should like you to see my daugh-
ter. She keeps house for me, and is
almost as good physician as my
self. Her tact with the patients is
wonderful And here she comes now!
Don't run away; you must meet her
why, Marjory!"
The sweet face that John had
framed in his mind as a picture, was
suffused with bushes as Bassett said
the words of introduction
II thought you were a patient"
she stammered. Father, this gentle
man is-the-one l thought had es-
capped, and"
She could find no more words, and
John, conscious Of the doctors quiet
amusement was equally dumbfound-
ed.
'I-I'll come this evening"" he stam-
mered out, and for the seconS time
that day he ran away.
Copyright. 1912 by W. G. chapman)
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and I saw Mornac rise and bow to hi
guest and conduct her to chair
His guest was the young Counties
de vassart.
--rornac turned directly On ~
Madame, do you know this ol4cer K
Eyes" said the countess, smiling.
Did you see him receive a snlal
sack Of diamonds in Morsbronn?o
The countess gave me a quick glanc
of surprise. YES" she said, wondei
ingly.
Thank you, madame; that is suhi
oient," he replied; and before / coul.
understand what he was about he hs
conducted the countess to the mex
room and had closed the door behin(
him.
"Quick!" muttered Speed at my a
bow; Tets back out of this ira
There's no use; he's one of them, AM
he means to ruin you"
But he's got those diamonds! d.
YOU think can stand that?"
4 think you've got TO-" muttere
Speed, savagely. do you want to rui
in Cayenne? If you do, stay here an
bawl for a courtmartial."
He seized me with growl O.
Idiot! come on!" and fairly showed
me through the colonnades of the instl.
ltute, along the quay, down the river.
wall, to dock where presently q
swift river boat swung in for passen.
gers. And when the bateau moucle
shot out again into mid-stream, Sreed
and | stood silently on deck, watching
the silvergray facades Of Paris If
past above us under the blue sky.
We sat far forward, quite alone, an5
separated from the few passengers bt
the pilothouse and joined funnel.
waited; Speed chewed his cigai
grimly.
Look here, Scarlet" he said. "D1
you know what has become Of thu
crown jewels of France?"
No." | said.
well, I'll tell you. You know, CT
course, that the government is anxious
But you don't know what pitiabil
fright the authorities are in. The
crown jewels, the bars of gold of ths
reserve, the great pictures from IL
Louvre, the antiques of value, incluo.
Ing the Venus of Milo, have been
lacked IL cases and loaded on trains
under heavy guard.
Twelve Of these trains have already
left Paris for the par-port of Lorient.
The others are to follow, one every
twenty-four hours at midnight. A swift
eruiser-the Fer-de-Lance- lying off
Paradise with steam up night and day,
ready to receive the treasures of the
government at the first alarm and run
for the French possessions in Cochin.
China,
And now, perhaps, you may guess
why Buckhurst is so anxious to hang
around Paradise"
OF course | was startled. Speeds
muttered information gave me the
keys to many doors. And behind each
door were millions and millions and
millions Of francs worth Of plunder.
Our eyes met in mute interrogation;
Speed smiled.
DO you remember an application
for license from the manager of
American ahow-a Yankee
circus"
"Byram's Imperial American cir
cus?' | said.
That's it. They went through Nor.
mandy last summer. Well, Byram's
agent is going to meet us at Saint,
Cloud. We're engaged; I'm to do bal
know l worked one OF
the military balloons before Peters
burg, You are to do sensational rid.
ing. You we're riding master in the
Spahis were you not?"
Il tanned three llions for my regi.
ment at Constantinople," Il said.
Good lad Then you can play with
Byram's lions, too. Oh, what the
devil!" he cried, recklessly; tits all
in s lifetime."
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Eyes, ma'am,' said the photograph
or. Eve may charge a Little more than
other studios, but our photos are the
most lifelike III the world
What Is that connection ii the
next room?' asked the lsdy ia alarm
"0h, that is some Of oEr speazin g
'Ukenesses having sttle Nga Ae
was the reniy
Las Vegas optic., 1913-10-01

Continued From Saturday.
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tTo be Continued Tomorrowl

Avoid sedative Cough Medicines
If you want to contribute directly
to the occurrence of capillary bron-
|chitis and pneumonia use cough medi-
cines that contain codine, morphine,
heroin and other sedatives when you
have cough or cold. An expectorant
like Chamberlain's Cough Remedy Is
what is needed. That cleans out the
culture beds or breeding places for
the germs of pneumonia and other
germ diseases. That is why spenumo-
MIA never results from a cold when
Chamberlain's Couga Remedy is used.
It has a world wide reputation for it's
cures. 1t contains no morphine OF
other sedative For sale by all deal
ers.-Adv
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-03-29
NUMBER Of KNOWN dead
found At bROOkvllIf
Heavy Loss OF Property ana livestock
Food and Fuel Famine II
Imminent There.

Brookvile. Ind. March 2s.-(via
known dead,
half a dozen missing. q heavy loss OF
property and livestock and a food and
fuel famine Imminent. was the situa-
ton in Brookville last ..ight, the result
OF Monday nights Hood. Many of
those rescued will. 1t is feared, die
from the effects Of exposure.
Known dead:
Mrs. Robert Sears and two children.
John Freis, wife and two children.
Mrs Anthony Freis.
Mrs. seifett and daughter.
Miss Sophia Buckingham.
Miss Mary Colehank.
Mrs. William Buns. Sr.
Joseph LAntng, wife and child.
There are six persons missing and
It is feared that they have been drown
ed ana their bodies washed away or
buried in the debris that has not yet
been searched.