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GIRL HlvHlOPED
IN SMOKE SENDS
I ALARM BY PHONE
Man Fatally Burned, Fire APP.
paratus IN Collision, Heaps
: of Excitement.

4 Charles HvingstonA . mschanician.
was terribly burned to-day when an in
easAsuoent nsAt which he was holding
uAlsr Q draining gasoline tank In an
ostsasbais o. the twelfth noor OF No.
~ wet Fifty. fourth street broke and
iuu1ss1 ~ ssssiirs. ssndins Il over him
- SAsstsns seress the csmsnt floor.
Vsvs esopaaieas dsasgsd him from
unlss ne car. Siasins from head 10
t>eG 1hsy anothsred the flame with
ov>soosais roSss. Livingstone had faint
q ipon pain. He 10 likely 70 die.
tn AGo,las, seading up heavy clouds
q 0ses watch poured out the WINDOW
alasQsl ne vtols block. which 10 en-.
tlDslv 1svees1 70 automobiiss and sup
~ Asnsse. Dsssas Of machines were
huss1o1 - ~ stsest.
VAlls Aasa sxtinsuishsss brought
essa sehse assss played on the blast
49, Dosounor. telephone operator o.
- AsoU1Do Company. eat snvelopsd IN
Go01n9 0pohs saliiag ne Fire Depart
0oul ~ DsAsss ~ N ambulance from
WUU0 oegpeeAl
~ Vu1IeD seessvGs tFea the Forty.
oe~OtA sersst stseion arrivsd just In
eime - - HaGas No. =. swinging into
ysflv-eoursA strsse. crash iste Hook aad
lA116v TSvek Ne. Z vAseh swsrvsd %
AWGoo = e9eavaaiea. Horses and men
wuso sanose1 int seruegling mast
~ u ~ - art thought 18th driver
VOs sagssuay burt whsn ne tangie
~ OoBeGAtsAsA sut - oas Wa found
ta5Uo1. eSsa the Aorsss sustaining only
GngAt eUeA
Nvingsaens. VIE itvss a. Ne ~ Wss'
. TVnov.uinth stsser was taken 70 tn
yDsv~ nssultsl By Or. Prout tn
uuseAanis1aa rsgains1 CONSCIOUSNESS OF
tie 80. To 0oo who rooeueA HIN
{ wses tssaas1 IN the sas0 an vent y
Their hsmO.
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"Anxio,s wifs"-Gl,s 10 to IS drops Of ne
iollcwisg 10 ..wstss., IN hour baoss each ~,
IN; ina '' COMM Sp' sa s ssHa GUY. iseta;
cubees. l dram; tncturs rhas-aOnaas.
suffered with stomach and bowel trouble which
e: RI i:s'i: = sss;s: WIZ
you ,p Y -, Il; "a S' :tss: .:s g.:
tore End mi; b .s.s.t ve ,Sss s:n: sst
iii. the ioiio.ins ioc.l. tnatmsnI; Get . 2.'s:
!, cataTrll balm by mixiny ose OUNCE o. lsrt ~
assiins With . level tesspooniui Of the pSwdsr
.s q an. ns, n Il ... s' ns., H .as a
tcaspoonfui OF yiisne powder aud use TIVE Of
,hree times a day until the nostrll. are thor.
aushly eIsansed and yom trouble will soon BE-
.',ne.
,s E' . Nm s'i s.i, and ~: is: III s''
dandrnif Ileass advise what to 90"
Answer; This best advice can otter u simple;
s, at ,.o. mSyo a ass .eeo%p.asus
sis @ 1o"th q hair aud s.rs. dsaas,h
Ss%. u IL. half b hare and stream. 1 :.
stores . soft. fluffy spIesranee and sinss be =
the intense natural color
| "Uayelle" says. - would certainly appreci.
| ate somet hing that would incr ,sse my weight
and take away that algnid feeling which ! an
and wstsry and my spnetits Il poov"
Answer; Your condition Il very sssily over
coms u YOU will follow the directions give
puelsns tsbfts aud taks according % the difse
iion and your weight will increase. Thee tshlst'
promote assimilation. aosotptton and .td dloss
iRsj are prescribed By physiclsns and are M
isIiy harmless They should 10 tsksa. regu
nInn gaining flssh and that lsnsuid fsslial
win vanish oonp'.tely..
N q. a., writs, my rheumatsn y ct
ing wosss al the time. ! IN pstttlS 90 sttf
that Il nskss Il vvy hard for ne 70 Sst AROUND.
tan, = that can b very sasiiy csSsA ); uanJ
the following; Get q ths drug storP The tnsFsdi
..ss lamsd ssA nia thercsGAIl as4 tahe -
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WASHINGTON POLICE ESCAPE.
AbsslveA From Blame for Disorder
AZ Su4pagist Parade.

WARRINGTON. May 3.-Supt syl-
vester and the washington police are
absolvsd from blame for the disorders
which attended the big woman suffrage
pageant here on March 3 by the report
u the Senate Committee which inves-
tigatsd the AFFAIR. presented to the Sen
ate to-day.
The immense crowd that nocked to
Washington for the inauguration and
the not that street cars were permitted
10 operats along tho line Of march up
10 the last moment we're charged with
being principally responsible. The police
were generally praised for their efforts
20 give the marchers = clear path.
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Bank OF the Central Trust Company az
a trustee 10 take the southern Pacific
stock over for Liquidation. as the mar
ket offers more than usual Importance
was attached to this plan because OF the
report that II will receive the approval
OF the Attorney General At 2.l5 this
plan was agreed upon. The two stocks
affected had eome very violent fluctua-
tons. dropping first I TO points ana
recovering most % the loss quickly.
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snd-ysn vii soos BE- entirely cured AZ Tia. az.
agreeable disease. rheumatism: Purchase 2
di.ss g iedids q pota:.tu.. o.s-h.h ounce q
late. i o.. comp. fluid bsimwost, i o.. comp,
ssseses esrdloi ard OF. q syrip san,ariis
M..s,." .:s: Gan S Eca I'll N: 10: 70
tail sissr sinsias 8 tieIiins - the tssos..
'o xn:%ss: oS..ia ! Sot,ls q s...uc. ..n.ho.
vrap ~ nisiss Nth o.diaa!y ssanuiss.d sasss
~ ;ssS.9: . =: .:s;I:ss -: = .:i:. isii
I'll I'll ,SIost 'ad sf,schi:!! tTo.Us.
VT. aa .,.;s Pa s: s ::'' t.. s:' AZ. a.:
:iS.ssh e. ss:si:.. and s..:Ss az x,r. "a
y ct Z hearty ,.;,, mssl Sometimes Hsst paia.
ANSWER; The ssslsst Of consultation .sd IN.
an operation, I sd,i.s that you obtain tablets
irioIxlslns and take according e directions a.
ss 'sS ,sien :s ere pns
night isspecii,sly. ! ihisE !ssny c:ses q a..
p.ndisi!i; , could be prevented y u'ias iiopsp.
line intelligentiy.
"Mu. @. c." ~,i,s.; Can you pr..is. .
tonic ior one who 4 sleepls.a. n.r'o!is. Ly.isri
sppsti,s and 4, 4. ; ,S; day s.d .isst,"
wseks win gradually rsstos: and strsnsthsn youI
n.r!o,~ sstsn: Conpoand .,n,p Of hypopho'
s s.sss..os ,.. All. .sil a.; ,.Is - e.
spoonfsl Osfors each neal
~. K. x" asks; ~ -. growing more s,eu,
.. ] 81 older and w:ish 60 poa.d, too nnct
| Psc.s sdviss what TO tsHst'
Answer; You nsed not y alssoed 10 you VII
bsGn taking S,syssn .rtosos tabIss, Ih:s.
:sS~S si!s y :.!:s rs: iii iaii s's:ssas:
"Ponr H." Wits, NY health q vsy pc
-: 2 y. "a: p :SSs;:,hlas a! "a y: DIN,
c.. ySs ps:ssS: ,SS:sni1s 70 us' that VII
Answer; .cossdpattoa y probably ~ oas
f:msdi. csly sissvs he .sreubls .ssd ss,s
cure. ] alvays psocstee thsee- 4atn sslpAes
- e! not s :S:sS "a q, ssA..i', n, ssss.,,
] III me- TN ps.s1si ~ M:
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0VO O0W U00WO
BEER
InYotsv Oun
Hone-lpith
lshas,n Hsinsist.r
CCsauins Lager -
Boo9 Estraef -

Ieu oaa 800 hpo9
=, '.''NasssS:S
-. that ~ - .
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!, DunnnD>DuDaDGo1D Anno aeosUAa.
! 0DA3gy. nay 1e.-Agiss Anns Nor
ano0R Nv Tea. AasgAtse q the late
! - 1mn1 ~ oov. oalsss to repre-.
!, - SpoW 'v0gk osate q the FIRST
A0m0no s091oeseoee = Social Insur.
- 49, ~ n chicago June
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The Doctors Answers On;
Health and Beauty Questions
~ IlR. LEWIS BAKkn.

~ D8. LBWuB bAABb.
The questions aswered below are
general in character; the rymptom.
or diseases are given and the an.
swers will apply to any case OF
similar nature.
Those wishing further advice. free.
may address DR.. Lewis Baker. Col
lege Building. -Eliwood sts..
Dayton. Ohio. inclosing self-addressed
stamped envelope for reply. Full
name and address must be given. but
only initials or fictitious name will
be uscd In my answers. The pre-
scriptions can be flled at any we'll
stocked drug store. Any druggist
can order o; wholesaler.
The Arvada enterprise., 1913-09-04
SYNOPSIS.

CONSERVATION In caused on the last
night that the Opera Is managed by De-
bienne and Poligny because OF thu ap-
pearance OF "A ghost. said to have been
In evidence on several previous occasions.
Christine Daae, "A member OF the opera
company, Is called upon to I'LL very
important part and scores n great sue
cess. Count de Chagny and his brother
Raoul are among those who applaud the
singer, Raoul tries to see Christine In
the dressing room, but is unable to do 80
and later discovers that some one is max
Ing love to her. She emergcs alone, and
upon entering the room he finds 1t empty
While the farewell ceremony for the re-
uring managers In going on, the Opera
Ghost appears and informs the new man
ayers that Box No. Is reserved for him.
BOX No. ls sold, with disastrous results.
opera Ghost calling attention to the er-
ror Christine Danc writes Raoul that
father He goes also. and in the night
fOHoWH her to the church. Wonderful
violin music In heard. 'Rnoul visits n
graveyard. RnOul is found next morning
Investigate Box No. and decide to see
inc performance OF Faust from front
the leading part in Faust" is warned to
give the part to Christine. Carlotta
refusing. loses her voice In the middle
OF n song and the main chandelier
crashes down, killing woman and
wounding many Rnoul searches for
Christine, who has disappeared. He sees
heF NJ Ihst nut does not speak, ana later
a note is received from her making an
appointment for masked ball Raoul
meets Christine at the ball. He sees n
person In tho disguise OF Red Death.
He hears her conyersng with some one
whom she calls Erik. Rnoul visits
Christine and tells her he knows the
name OF the unseen man whom she calls
the Angel OF Music. Christine and Rnoul
become secretly engaged prior to polar
expedition that Raoul is to make. Chris
tine relates "A strange adventure with the
unseen Erik and promises tor run away
with Raoul Rnoul announces his inten-
tlnn OF marrying Christine, which dis
pleases Philippe. In the midst Of per
formance the stage is cnvcloped in dnrk-
ness ana Christine disappears. No trace
OF her is found Moncharmin and Rich
ard behave strangely.
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Are You Still Good Terms With the Ghost?"

note from the ghost reminded them
that the money was due. 1t read:
Do just as you did last time 1t went
very well. Put the twenty thousand in
the envelope and hand 1t to our excellent
Nine. Giry.
And the note was accompanied by
the usual envelope. They had only to
insert the notes.
This was done about half an hour
before the curtain rose on the first
act of Faust. Richard showed the en-
velope to Moncharmin. Then he count
front of him and put the notes into
the envelope, but without closing it.
And now" he said. let's have
Mother CRY in
The old woman was sent for. She
entered with a sweeping courtesy
She still wore her black tafTeta dress,
the color of which was rapidly turn
ing to rust and lilac. to say nothing
of the dingy bonnet. She seemed in
good temper. She at once said:
Good evening, gentlemen! It's for
the envelope, | SUPPOSE"
Yes. Nine. CRY" said Richard
most amiably. For the envelope
and something else besides"
AT your service, NJ. Richard, at
your service, And what is the some
thing else, please?"
First OF all, Nine. GIry, have a
little question to put to you"
by all means. NJ. Richard, Nine
CRY is here to answer you"
Are you still on good terms with
the ghost"
Couldn't be better. sir; couldn't
be better"
"Ah. we are delighted. Look
here. Nine. Giry," said Richard. in
the tone Of making an important con.
fidence. I'VE may Just as well tell
you, among ourselves you're
no fool!"
why, sir" exclaimed the box.keep-
er, stopping the pleasant nodding OF
the black feathers in her dlngy bon
net. II assure you no one has ever
doubted that"
We are quite agreed and We shall
soon understand one another. The
story OF the ghost is all humbug, ism Z
IT. Well still between our.
selves, IT has lasted long
enough"
Mime Giry looked at the managers
as though they were talking Chinese.
She walked up TO Richards table and
asked. rather snxiously'
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This is a simple dessert which may
be prepared on short notice:
White Pudding and Chocolate Sauce.
Beat together until smooth three
fourths of a cup of flour, a teaspoon
full Of salt and a cup of milk; when
smooth, add three more cupfuls OF
milk and cook twenty minutes in a
double boiler. Then turn into a pud-
ding dish and serve with chocolate
sauce. Mix in a saucepan a cup Of
sugar, one and half squares of choc-
olate, grated, and four tablespoonfuls
of boiling water. Stir and cook until
smooth and glossy. Then add cup
Of hot milk, flavor with vanilla and
serve hot
Currant Cookies.-These are cook
les which will keep a long time.
Cream a cupful of butter, add a cup
full and a half of sugar, then three
eggs well beaten, a teaspoonful of
soda dissolved in half a cup of hot
water; stir in three cupfuls of flour,
half teaspoonful of nutmeg and final
ly a cupful of currants. Drop by
spoonfuls on a buttered sheet and
bake in moderate oven until the
cookies are good brown.
Curried Rice.-Wash a cup of rice
and put to cook in a quart of boiling
water with half a teaspoonful of salt.
Boil rapidly until the rice has alb.
sorbed all the water; set back and
cook until dry. Let stand covered in
warm place for an hour. For the
curry, put one and a half tablespoon
fuls of butter in a saucepan and add
sliced apple and onion; stir and cook
until brown, add a tablespoonful OF
sugar one of flour and a teaspoonful
of curry powder. Stir until well
mixed, then add a quart of stock; If
no stock is at hand, use water with
teaspoonful o. beef extract Season
with salt. Meat and fish may be add.
ed to this sauce, and the rice may be
put as a border to the meat and sauce
on the platter.
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you tell me where to find a gate or
door, made OF bars, iron bars, opening
into the Rue Scribe and lead
Ing to the lake? You know
the lake | mean7 Yes. the
underground lake under the
opera"
Yes, sir, know there is a lake
under the opera. but | don't know
which door leads to it. have never
been there"
And the Rue Scribe. madame. the
Rue Scribe? Have you never been to
the Rue Scribe?"
The woman laughed, screamed with
laughterl Raoul darted away. roar
ing with anger, ran upstairs. four
stairs at n time. downstairs, rushed
through the whole OF the business side
of the opera-house. found himself
once more in the light of the stage
He stopped. with mis- heart thump-
ing in his chest: suppose Christine
Daae had been found? lie saw Il
group Of men and asked:
Il beg your pardon. gentlemen
Could you tel me Whefe christine
Daae is?"
And somebody laughed
At the same moment the stage
buzzed with new sound and, amid
crowd of men in evening, dress. all
talking and gesticulating together. ap-
peared man who seemed very calm
and displayed pleasant face. all
pink and chubby-cheeked. crowned
with curly hair and lit up by pair OF
wonderfully serene blue eyes. Mer-
cier. the acting-manager. called the
Vicomte de ChaEny's attention to him
and said:
This is the gentleman to whom you
The Arvada enterprise., 1913-09-04
HELPFUL HINTS.

One may boil pudding in double
boiler instead of the old-time pudding
bag. Line the upper part of the boil
with oiled paper, turn in the pudding
and it will come out in good shape,
A good habit to follow is folding
the string which came round the par
Gel in the wrapping paper, then when
paper and string is needed the
string will fit the paper.
Wedding plates used for engraving
cards of invitation or announcement
may be made into useful articles.
Some have them made into trays, 9th
ers into small stands for teapot or
vase by having small balls soldered
to each corner
Make list of medicines, antidotes
for poisons and keep it fastened in
side the medicine closet, where 1t can
be quickly glanced at. Such a pre-
caution may save life.
Have your kitchen table made to
fit you, high enough to work at it
without STOPPING.
When it is necessary to beat uphol-
! StereQ furniture ana II CdnuOI De tdh-
en- out doors, a good way is to cover
it with a damp cloth and beat; the
| dust clings to the cloth.
When a finger is cut while working,
wrap a thin piece of cloth over the
end and slip on a thimble until there
is time to attend to it properly.
When using a dish pan, turn the
handles so that the wishes will not be
nicked by striking against the
| handles.
Coarse sand paper kept near at hand
will save much scraping of dishes
which are scorChed
When hemming children's dresses
on the machine. use very fine thread
then whe nthe times comes for length
ening, a pull will break the threads.
Under skirts made of the same kind
of goods as the work dress are neat.
and always look better than petit
coat of another color.
When gold fish are sluggish, salt
bath does them good. Let them lie
in the water not longer than five min
utes, and they will be as lively as
ever.
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What do you mean? I don't un
derstand"
"Oh, you understand quite well. In
any case. you've got to understand
And. first OF all, tell US mis-
name"
Whose name?"
THE name of the man whose ac'
complice you are. Nine. Giry!"
Il am the gh,st's accompIice? II
80. His accomPlice in what
pray?"
You do all he wants"
"Oh! He's not very troublesome
you know"
And does he still tip your"
81 mustn't complain"
How much does he give you fol
bringing him that envelope?"
Ten francs"
You poor thing! That's not much
is it?"
"Why?"
''I'll tell you that presently, Nine.
Giry. Just now we should like to
know for what extraordinary reason
you have given yourself body and soul
to this ghost Nine. Giry
friendship and devotion are not to be
bought for five francs or ten francs.
That's true enough. And
can tell you the reason, sir. There's
no disgrace about it. on the
contrary"
We're quite sure of that. Nine
Giry."
We'll, it's like this only
the ghost doesn't like me to talk
about his business"
The Arvada enterprise., 1913-09-04
CHAPTER XVI.
Nine. Giry's Astounding Revelations
AS to Her Personal Relations

With the Opera Ghost.
Before following the commissary
into the managers office ! must de-
scribe certain extraordinary occur.
rences that took place in that office
which Remy and Mercier had vainly
tried to enter and into which NM
Richard and Moncharmin had locked
themselves with an object which the
reader does not yet know, but which
It is my duty, as an historian, to re-
veal without further postponement.
| have had occasion to say that the
managers mood had undergone a dis
agreeable change for some time past
and to convey the fact that this
change was due not only to the fall
OF the chandelier on the famous night
of the gala performance.
The reader must know that the
ghost had calmly been paid his first
twenty thousand francs. Oh, there
had been wailing and gnashing OF
teeth. indeed! And yet the thing had
happened as simple as could be.
One morning, the managers found
on their table an envelope addressed
to Monsieur o. G. (private)" and ac-
companied by note from o. G. MIN.
self:
The time has come to carry out the
clause in the memorandum book. Please
put twenty notes OF n thousand francs
each Into this envelope. seal 1t with your
own seal and hand 1t to Nine Giry who
will do what is necessary.
The managers did not hesitate;
without wasting time in asking how
these confounded communications
came to be delivered in an office
which they were careful to keep
locked, they seized this opportunity
of laying hands on the mysterious
blackmailer. And. after telling the
whole story. under the promise OF Sc
The Arvada enterprise., 1913-09-04

Raoul vas the last to enter AS he
was about to follow the rest into the
room. hand was laid on his shoulder
and he heard these words spoken in
his ear:
"Erik's secrets concern no one but
himself"
He turned around. with a stiiied ex.
clamation. The hand that was laid
on his shoulder was now placed on
the lips of a person with an ebony
skin, with eyes OF Jade and with an
astrakhan cap on his head: the Per.
sian,
The stranger kept up the gesture
that recommended discretion and
then, at the moment when the aston,
ished viscount was about to ask the
reason of his mysterious Intervention,
bowed and disappeared.
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"lndeed?" sneered Richard.
But this is matter that concerns
myself alone. Well, 1t was in
Box Five one evening, | found a let
ter addressed to myself. a sort of note
written in red ink | needn't read the
letter to you, sir; | know it by heart,
and | shall never forget it If live to
be a hundred"
And Nine. Giry, drawing herself up,
recited the letter with touching elo-
quence:
Madam:
1926. Mile. Menetrier, leader of the bal
let. became Marquise de Cussy
1892. Mile. Marie Taglioni. a dancer, be-
came Comtesse Gilbert des Voisins.
1916. La Sofa, dancer married a
brother OF the King Of Spain
lS47. Lola Monies a dancer, became the
morganatic wife OF King Louis of Ba-
varia and was created Countess of Lands
field
1913. Mile. Maria, a dancer, became
Baronne d'Hernevlle
1870. Theresa Hesser. a dancer. married
Dom Fernando. brother to the King OF
Portugal.
Richard and Moncharmin listened
to the old woman, who, as she pro.
ceeded with the enumeration of these
glorious nuptials, swelled out. took
courage and, at last, in voice burst.
ing with pride, flung out the last sen.
tence of the prophetic letter:
1885, Meg CRY, Empress!
Exhausted by this supreme effort
the box-keeper fell into chair, say.
ing:
Gentlemen, the letter was signed
Opera Ghost had heard much OF
the ghost, but only half believed in
him. From the day when he declared
that my little Meg, the flesh OF my
flesh, the fruit of my womb. would be
empress, believed in him altogether
CTO BE CONTINUEDD
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Tactful REQUEST.

Dobbleigh was a confirmed borrow.
err and, what was worse. he seldom
returned the borrowed articles. He
had held on to Whibley's umbrella,
for instance, for nearly year.
And I'm blest II know how | am
ever going to get 1t back" said Whib-
ley,
Easy" said Hickenlooper. Call a
messenger and send Dobbleigh this
note"
And he scribbled on the following:
Dear Dobbleigh: II you can spare 1t
I'd like to borrow that umbrella OF
mine for couple OF days. Can you
oolige ms?-Harpsr' Weekly
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should put your question, monster.
Let mo introduce Nj, Mifroid. the
commissary OF police"
"Ah. NJ. lc Vicomto de Chagny! De
lighted TO meet you. Eonsieur." said
the commissary. Would you mind
coming with me? And now
where are the managers?
Where are the managers? e"
MerCier did not answer. and Remy,
the secretary. volunteered the infor.
nation that the managers were locked
up I'm their Office and that they knew
nothing as yet OF what had happened.
You don't mean to say so! Let us
20 up to the ofiicel"
And NJ. Mifroid. followed by an ever.
increasing crowd turned toward the
business side OF the building Mcr-
cier took advantage OF the confusion
to slip a key into Gabriors hand:
This is all going very badly he
whispered You had better let
Mother Giry out"
And Gabriel moved away
They soon came to the managers
door Mercier stormed In vain: the
door remained closed
open In the name OF the lawl"
commanded NJ. Mifroid. In loud and
rather anxious voice.
At last tho doW was opened. All
rushed inlo the office. on the commits.
sary's heels.
The Arvada enterprise., 1913-09-04

but Richard objected He no doubt
had plan. for he said:
Don't let us make ourselves ridic-
ulous All Paris would laugh at US.
o. G. has won the first game: we Will
win the second"
He was thinking of the next month 8
allowance
Nevertheless. they had been so ab-
sOlutely tricked that they were bound
to suffer a certain detection. And.
upon my word, It was not difficult to
understand. We must not forget that
the managers had an idea at the back
OF their minds. all the time. that this
strange incident might be an unpleas-
ant practical joke on the part OF their
predecessors, and that 1t would not
do to divulge it prematurely. On the
other hand Moncharmin was some
times troubled with a suspicion of
Richard himself, who occasionally
took fanciful whims into his head.
And so they were content to await
events, while keeping an eye on
Mother Giry. Richard would not have
her spoken to.
"lf she is a confederate" he said.
the notes are gone long ago, But.
in my opinion she is merely an idiot"
She's not the only idiot in this
business" said Moncharmin pensively.
We'll. who could have thought it,"
moaned Richard. But don't be afraid
next time, | shall have taken
my precautions"
The next time fell on the same day
that beheld the disappearance or
Christine Daae. In the morning a