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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-10-08

"He may leave on one of his mys-
FERROUS journeys at any time" spoke
the detective, 80 we had better keep
up the watch"
This grew tiresome in two hours.
By midnight Davis was bored to
death. Marcy was fast asleep and the
detective FESTIVE and wearied. He
reused up his dull companions,
See here, you fellows" he OBJ
served, 81 don't like the looks of
things. That Barton has been seated
at that desk upstairs there in his,
study for hours. I'm going to ven
ture little closer"
"How?" asked Davis.
'Tn show you," and the intrepid
sleuth proceeded towards the house.
The others saw him ascend a trellis
and peer through the window be-
yond.
''Baffled! outwittedR' he Kissed
dramatically as he ascended.
What now?" queried Davis.
"That Barton Of yours at the
DESK - :. =.
Yves? Yes2" -
mo such thing-a dummy, an au-
tomaton. He has fooled US. He sus-
pected we were watching and set up
One of his clever intentions to. deceive
us, come on. The, coasts clear. Well
get in the house and see If we can't
find some discriminating crew.
A ladder was set up against the
house, a window forced open. Just
what the detective had announced
was disclosed. There was not the
least doubt that Ralph Barton had
summoned his inventive talent to
battle his watchers. A stuffed figure
sat at his desk, operated by clock
work. u.
The invading crew proceeded to
pry into the desk. 1t was with great
smirk of triumph that the detective
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CHAPTER xI.-(continued.)

<<VY YI have just learned where
M his compass is,'' added
v vinton.
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By
]. RATH

I II am expecting him back between
and E." said Vinton.
II was more than 40 when I heard
Key In the front door, and Purvis en-
tered the house. Under his arm he car
rfed box, which recognized In an In
slant. Laxare's forgery had been sue.
cessful. Vinton smiled as he saw the
expression on my face.
Nice work. Purvis!" he said. WAS
there any difficuity?"
Mot any" answered the bearer of
the box. as he placed II on the floor.
Want II opened here?
Better call Lasare first. This is his
job now"
The little foreigner was summoned
from below. and when his eyes fell upon
! He fell on his knees beside 1t, and, with
chisel he had brought. he soon had
the cover removed Ny aero compass
was compact instrument and not at
all heavy. and as Lazare lifted 1t from
the beg he held It up and examined 1t
toned to mechanical devices.
Eor some time he studied 1t. II was
maddenipg to cit there and watch them
but useless to protest. l said noil,fsS.
AT nrst my fear was that Lazare
through his unfamiliarity with the In
strument, would damage 1t. for some OF
its parts were exceedingly delicate. But
he handled ii with careful and -profes-
sional fingers now and then nodding
his head as a point would become Gear
TO him. Not once did he ask me sin
Gle question concerning 1t.
Wen. how about it?" asked yinton
at length.
"A most interesting Instrument
said LaZlre." in his precise. slightly
foreign voice. How 1t u i'll work only
the test will slow"
"Oh, il will work.. ] hlurted. hdd
pride enough in the thing TO pay this;
tribute .z=. --s's,ss -7-s-s9
I'VE can only tell by testing said
Lazare. spfakiBg TO yinton rather
than 10 me. 81 will take It with me-"
He carried IL on downstairs
II want to talk with you a little"
said Purvis. turning to vinton.
Go ahead" responded the tall man.
Purvis glanced at me significantly and
then back to Vinton.
oh. all right" said the latter. COM
pretending. MT. Mansfield won't oh
tect to stepping into the back room for
while. 1 imagine. He must be some
what weary of my company. anyhow.
He walked toward the rear OF tn.
library, signing me to follow, ana
pushed back one Of the heavy sliding
Doors that shut OF the apartment in the
rear. As entered. he closed the door
behind me and locked it, My first move
WAS to step quickly over to the door
that led into the hall. 1t was also
locked from the other side.
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TEsnaI made swift survey Of the
apartment. 1t was the only one IN the
Eou5e which. mp TO that tine, I had not
Mdsp Of Tas s room ran .n sns snss
than 1t was deep. Three Windows open-
cd out on the rear yard. They had tbo
familiar heavy iron bars. II was evi-
dent that Rufus Jennings had Possessed
a fear Of thieves; his house was guard
ed az II II were q bank.
The room was entirety given over tc
Paintings and sculptures ! am not
much OF Judge Of art. but Il took no
traiEed eye to percieve that Uncie
Rrfus had q considerable fortune In
xs.tsS " .Ss.. there. The psiEtinss wers mostly
American artists. There were bronses
and marbles on pedestaIs. few Of
them being remarkably fine copies Of
classic hzures.
Some q the larger pictures were sup-
and turned on the switches and
studied a few Of them. There were aig-
natures In that collection Of 80 o. 80
paintings. which were q sufficient ex-
Rufus Jennings had girded his houDa
went over to the center window a11
looked out into the rear yard Il -
unusually deep. The property ran c3eaR
through to- the other strest, and TIE
ten-foot brick wall which inclossd Il
the further end Of the yard. This waD
closed with . heavy bar.
The rear lot was at least 10 fest
deep. covered by q stretch Of fAifly
good lawn broken only by stone path
down the center and narrow flower bodD
along either side wall There was plenty
Of room for q fine garden. but evi60fly
the recent owner Of tho house had
cared little about the exterior features
CT his dwelling. and had been contest
with a simple grass plot
For several minutes stood IDLY suR-
veying this restricted bit OF landseape.
until ! happened to look directly be
meath the window. The roof Of . ahed
projected ten or twelve feet from the
wall Of the house. Projecting beyond
that. in turn, was an object only partly
concealed recognized 1t In an Instant
and ,Sasped my surprise.
1t was the upper wing Of biplaAe.
A Csntiaasffcn Of TAls Story Wm
he F0unA In Tonorrow's
Issue Of The Tf0es.
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THE TIMES DAILY SERIAL
THE FLYING COURTSHIP By KArH
Plot in Washington unndBaf
id in Washington and Baltimore

| the house, and the next few hours
dragged wearily enough. Vinton never
left the library. From time to time he
talked common places. but did no,
My thoughts we're fully occupied with
my own position. with what they in
tended to do with me, and with Mary,
held as I prisoner in the room upstairs.
Vinton did not speak Of her again
until ! brought her into the CONVERSE
ton. The fact was forcibly impressed
on my mind that had done Mary Dom
manner In which had played my part.
had not only failed to restore har
uncle's will to her. but l had revealed
70 Vinton the fact that she had accept
ed me as an ally against him.
II don't want you to hold Miss Dom
said. TT was / who planned It,. ! per-
suaded her."
.'Oh! know that" he answered.
Then why punish herr
She's not being punished. my dear
sir: She's just being kept out of mis-
chief for q little while.
Z Until when?'
Until such time a. I see fit."
And what are you proposing to do
with met"
THAT may depend somewhat upon
the result OF Purus' errand.''
assuming tnot ne gets my cOH-
pass" I said. what then?"
who knows? he answered with
careless movement Nothing Is set
tied"
Il suppose you know what you are
proposing Is larceny, Vinton.'
He smiled At me indulgently.
BY what name would you describe
your visit to me at my hotel this morn
ing?" he inquired.
THE cases are not similar" replied.
'In that inetance I was acting on au-
thority to recorer''-
He stopped me with a wave OF his
hand.
I'm not going to discuss the ethics of
anything" he broke in. I'm cutting
out for a while. They're tiresome. and,
in this matter, out of place"
/ subsidized sullenly. vinton found in
terest in the pages of book. sitting
facing me, 50 that was constantly In
the line of his vision. Now and then I
could hear Lazare at work downstairs.
apparently opening his boxes and drag
sing their contents about. Once vinton
called to him and asked him to bring
up something to eat He supplied US
with some crackers and beer, and ap-
peared to be In a hurry to return to his
work.
How is 1t going?' vinton asked him.
Excellent" he answered. II am hop
ing Mr.. Purvis will not be delayed-or
disappointed"
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Mrs. Wainwright drew her head back
and looked up gravely.
Then you're not sorry you married
me? she asked softly.
'Sorry?" And he crushed her to him.
Look here. dear; II you talk like that.
Iu-TH'-
Lucene laughed as he groped in vain
for place sufficiently dark
Il swear / WILL" he concluded Sud-
denly he released her and picked up a
book Of poems that lay on the table.
DO you know" be said, brightly.
I've been reading a poem-I was think
ing it might have been written about
you and me-
Lucene kneeled on a chair beside him
and listened as he read:
Il lead her home. my love,
My only friend.
There is none like her-none-
And never yet SO warmly ran my blood,
And sweetly. on and Oh
"Oh. please, please" interrupted the
girl, in a choked voice. You mustn't
why notr' he smiled. closing the
book and gazing at her.
"Oh-Im not worth it-really, I'm not. &"
MY dear" he said softly. ard his
voice was vibrant with tenderness.
you are worth a thousand times
more"
"Oh. il you only knew-if you only
knew. 4" she murmrred in hopeless
misery. The next instant he had her
in his arms and was looking gravely
into her face.
"See here, dearest" ho said gently.
"ycure--you're not worried by any
thing, are your
"Worried?' she echoed. as II not
why he began uncertainty.
"Why, sometimes. just for an instant
I've imagined. you looked just a little
bit troubled. was I wrong?"
"why. of course" she assured him.
trying to make her voice as light as
possible. There's nothing-except
that sometimes" the troubled
il just possibly can't last"
He smiled understandingly. you're
50 happy that you're troubled"
"Ye-es"
"And-that's all?"
That's ALL
He was silent for an instant Then
that's all rightT' he said lightly.
Mr.. Blount burst in from the dining
room. napkin in hand.
"Scn-in-law." he called in a hoarse
whisper, I'm doing the best / can
for you, but IL you don't hurry up
there went be blessed thing left"
i"AI right" laughed Wainwright. taxi
Ing his wife's arm and leading her with
him. We're coming"
The family table was complete with
the exception of Mr.. Walter Blount.
and as that young gentleman was hur-
ryiHg downstairs in evening dress he
was stopped by Freeman. the footman.
with the information that a gentleman
was waiting to see him. The ubiquitous
Mr.. Andrew came downstairs behind
him and listened.
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You Can Begin This
Great Story Today
By Reading This
First
Synopsis of Preceding Chapters.

SynPOslS OI fIeCeQlu$ Cn4pterS.
A young Washinstonian named Mans-
field, while in Statuary Hali IL startled
by hearing some one mention mis- name
He fnds himself Dcing discussed oy q
man and . beautiful young woman whe 10
being instructed to follow him with the
idea of finding some mysterious document
which the man evidently believes g in
Mansfield's possession. Becoming inter
ested. Mansfield decides to lead the
woman en-.
Mansfield deliberately scrapes acQuain.-
ance with his fair pursuer and at her sug-
gestion they 70 to reception Al the
White House.
In the midst Of the festivities the wom-
an begs to he taken home. At the door
she jumps quickly into a motorcar and IL
whisked away. leaving Mansfield standing
on the curb. He gives chase. and after
many exciting experiences follows his
quarry to Baltimore and to . large house
on Eutaw place.
Mansfield learns that the strange woman
whose name In Mary Donaldson has been
selected by Vinton and several. associates
to get Possession Of a patent compass for
aeroplanes. which Mansfield is trying to
sell to the Government. Mary. Mansfield
also learns. Is a pawn In the Lands OF
vinton. who wields a strange power over
her.
Mansfield nnds that vinton il conspirinG
to get possession OF Mary's share In the
estate Of her rncls-Rufus JenntnR1-and
he agrees to help IN outwittinG the man.
He calls on Vinto:. in his rooms in WASH
inEton in the kurc of getting from him
the will left by Rufus JenninGs.
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Hudson, and from this place Mr.. VAIN
wright conducted his campaign for the
governorship. Lucene was so happy
that 1t made her humble. but a shadow
lay across the joy Of each.
In Lucene's case 1t was the knowledge
that she had deceived the man she
loved, and that these pople who lived
with them as her father and mother
and brother were not her breed. Also.
her brother had an Unsuitable appe-
tite for money, and the terrifying gall
to make love to her husbands sixteen
year-old sister.
There was also a trouble on Mr..
wainwright's mind. He had a new sec
retary-a young man of unusual heavi-
ness of jaw and unusual taciturnity.
His uneasiness and the new secretary
arrived simultaneously. The secretary
was named Mr.. Marshall" and Mr..
wainwright's trouble was nameless to
all save him.
One afternoon, a few weeks after the
wedding. Mr.. Wainwright was in his
study with his secretary, presumably
hard at work on his campaign. and the
remainder of the household waited in
arrived. Mr.. Blount, with unruffled
good humor; Mrs. Blount. with COM
planning appetite, and Mrs. Wainwright
with a troubled and detached mind.
My goodness, l wish son-in-law
would hurry complained Mrs. Blount.
Pm SO hungry I'm fading away to a
shadow"
Supper is served, ma'am," announced
a footman from the dining room door.
Mrs. Blount bounced out Of her chair
and fairly bolted for the dining room.
We'll, it's about time!" she ex-
claimed
Come along, daughter" invited Mr..
Blount. following his wife.
"Oh, go along. please" she urged.
.Tu wait for Courtland. He's still
talking politics" -...
While the girl was trying to make up
her mind to interrupt this conference.
her husband came out of his study.
"Courtland," she said with a smile,
.I have been waiting for you. You
really must not work so hard. You'll
get sick"
Nonsense" he laughed. slipping an
arm about her. with the governor
ship at stake! I'm as strong as an OK"
Aren't you hungry?" she asked,
with some concern. Even momen-
tary loss of appetite is asmatter OF
alarm to a woman IL she is in love-
Yes" he smiled. pressing her to him:
hungry for you" F.
The hug was suddenly returned with
in .erest. "Oh, you big. dear. silly man."
she murmured. rubbing her cheek
against his coat.
"Oh. you adorable, lovely, little wom-
an" he returned.
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To be continued tomorrow.
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Hannis Taylor Made
Defendant in Suit

Hannis Taylor. well-known intcrna-
tional lawyer. was made defendant in .
suit in the District Supreme Court to
recover s1e.6Si IL fees from the estate Of
Stanhope Provost. growing ont of the
Alsop claims against the Chilean gov
ernment.
The bill shows the Henry 8. Provost
prosecuted the claims in behalf OF
American claimants. and that Stanhopo
Provost was one OF his heirs
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PART H.-(ContiEued.)

~ HE Slri WAS IN evening oreSS
with a light wrap thrown about
her shoulders, and her face a.
white as the fur that framed 1t
he glanced almost fearfully about the
Dom until her eyes met Mr. Vain.
fright. On his face they rested, with
scared. wondering look
Ah, my dear, We were waiting for
ou,'' said Mr.. Blount. DR. Forbes
ny daughter. And this gentleman, Lu-
enc. lis Mr.. wainwright
The doctor bowed, but the lawyer was
tartled out Of his usual politeness. He
tared at the girl as she slowly ad-
,anced toward him and held out her
and. smiling timidly.
'How do you do?' she said.
How do you do?" he returned me-
hanically. and held her hand while he
'ontinued to stare into her face, until her
yes dropped and she drew her fingers
Ut OF his grasp with visible EFFORT.
" Forbes also seemed to notice the
nsular meeting.
Your daughter is dainty creature,
RS. Blount,'' he said with the free
I'M of middle age.
oh. yes" gushed the lady. ''all our
mily are like that"
Dr.. Forbes bowed hts acquiescence and
I'D briskiy:
We'll, shall we be OFF,
He felt violent desire to kick his
lend on the shins. as that gentleman
'ntinued to stare at the girl like a
Iuntry boob.
Yes, come, mother" cried Mr.. Blount.
I'm almost starved"
DR.. Forbes offered his arm to Mrs.
Bount and moved off toward the door,
Alling almost sharply:
Come along Courtlandr"
Mr.. Wainwright came out Of his
rance with a visible start
oh. yes. certainly, Harry" he ex-
laimed, but he made no sign to follow.
The others were down the hall and
Wainwright and the girl were alone,
nut he still made no haste to follow.
Shall we go?' she asked nervously,
nt still smiling UP at him.
"Yes-no," he stammered. "Wait-I-I
ant be mistaken. Sure" he pulled
himself together and went on more
1rmly. Surely it's the same little
'irl. Surely it's my little savior Of the
chicago streets" ...
A quicq colc- rushed to the girls face
md bosom.
Then you-you remember me? she
.sked in a faint voice.
Remember your he exclaimed with
aergy. and unconsciousiy took her hand
gain. u should think I did"
After all these years. Lucene went
n softly. e~--= .--=------
Yes. after all these years." and
Eainwrightis voice sank little. TITS
its wonderful .-- -.-. .....
He held on to her fingers and gazed
own upon her. Her eyes fell.
'.They are waiting for u.s." she said.
fter a little silence.
What little princess you've grown
o be-" he murmured. The fingers tried
4 vain TO twist out of his grasp.
oh. Mr.. Wainwright-pleasei We
must CO."
lie gazed a moment longer. then re-
eased her fingers.
Forgive me-" he begged. Yes. 50
~ must"
and taking her arm he led her slow
y out $50 . -..-
Through the dining room portieres
ir. Andrew watched them go and as
hG sound of the laughter died away in
he hall he slowly drew a red card
rom his pocket, put it in an envelope.
ealed it and set at the desk to write
he address.
Although one Of the quietest weddings
yer celebrated, the marriage of Court
md Wainwright and Lucene Blount |
as a tremendous sensation
They made their home In the ancestral |
Eat Of the Wainwrights. upon the
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SYNOPSIS.

Walter BIount who is known in the un-
derworid as Diamond WILLIE" through
the Intervention of a man he knows az
Mr. Andrew. -finds himself snatched from
the talons of the law Just as the Pink
ertons are about to capture him for one
of his various crimes and placed In an
apartment on Riverside Drive. Andrew
acts as his valet and furnishes him with
"a man and woman who act as his father
and mother. These people are from
Laramie Wyo.. but 1t develops they have
criminal records. and are in the valet's
power.
Young Blount tells his father and
'.mother'' that Andrew is working against
Wainwright. former district attorney. who
Is being mentioned as candidate for
governor.
The valet also furnishes Walter with
sister" Lucene Blount who Is, entire
ly different from the relatives he has
picked out for her. There Is a great af-
fec;icn between Mr.. Andrew and Lucene.
who has just returned from four wears
xerdy in Europe. He tells her that he
has supplied the relatives so that she
can meet the man whose life she saved
when he met with auto accident in
Chicago. when she was a waif Of the
etretts. She says she is true to her
early love and is glad to know she Ii to
NEST this man.
Wainwright calls to thank Walter
Blonnt for having saved his life from an
assassin the night before.
Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-07-10
Grand Jury Expurraies IlcInrt.

san Francisco, July i0-The out.
going federal grand Jury whose rcporl
was rejected by Judge Van Fleet in
the United states district court be-
,ause u criticized the course of Pres
ideni Wilson and Attorney General
McReynolds in the Disgs-Caminctti
cHso. involving the resignation OF Unit
od states Attorney John l. McNnb,
presented an oxpurgated report yes-
terday which the court accepted. The
jury confined iis reference 20 the Me-
Nab affair 10 tribute TO the former
district attorney.
Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-07-10
LOBBY INQUISITORS
IN SECRET SESSION
Senators Believed to Be Spend
ing Day in Examination Of
National Wool Mems Books.
/ - Leased Wire 70 svcnlng IIcrald, ]

By Leased Wire 70 Evening Herald, ]
Washington, July i0.--Thc senate
lobby committee spent the greater
part of the day In executive session,
supposedly looking over the books of
the National Wool Mems association
furnished yesterday.
Clarence n Brown Of New York,
chairman Oi the Hosiery Manufactur.
ers executive committee testified brief-
~ "a u short omen session.
William WhItman Of Boston brought
90 the committee a large letter copy
book and much of ~ contents was put
ln TIE record and not made public.
Letters and kilograms between Whit
man and :. u. n. North. an employe
OF the woolmou. who was clerk 20 the
senate finance committee and later he
came director ~ census. were put In
10 the record by senator Reed.
Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-07-10
CANADIAN AND BELGIAN
TEAMS At FOLK HsSTON NE

Folkestone, England, July TO-
While the United States and German
teams are playing their semi-fnal
round IN the Davis cup preliminary
tournament al Nottingham. the Ca
madam and Belgian teams are Tight
Ing out their semi-nnals Ia the same
competition here
Canada h represented bs Il. D.
Powell. -. =. Schwengcr }. y. Foulos
and q. ~ Mayes. while the Belgian
team consists of =. de- Norman, a. a.
Watson, w, 49, Duyiyicr and LoMaire
de- Warzeo.
Powell beat Dc norman hy three
straight 6-2. G-t. 6-1.
Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-07-10

Fokcstono, July 10 Canada fin
ished with two matches in hand the
first days play In the semi-final oi
the Davis cup prelimlnarles against
Belgium with every PROSPECT OF meet
ms in the final round AT Wimbledon
the winners of tho rnNod States rcr-
les against Germany az Nottingham.
r. y. Powell and g. r. schwenEors,
the Canadian champions, won their
matches against H. Dcbormgn and A.
O. Watson, respectively. without tho
loss of single set, Powell winning
by q. 81, 81. and Schwenger by
ca. 81. GO,
Powell the Canadian captain, drew
first blood In the semi-fnal round for
the Davis cup preliminary In which
Canada played Belgium. he defeated
Cheyalier De Borman, the Belgian
SECOND strong, In three straight sets
In the second singles match Schwen-
gers. the Canadian champion, beat a.
@. Watson Of Belgium three straight
sets. G-f G-i. go.
Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-07-10
+. johnson Of Philadelphia

Wallace r. johnson OF Philadelphia
as reserves
The Germans are represented by
otto Froitzhoim. Oscar kreutzCr,
Friedrich wilhelm Rape and Helm
rich klelascroth, ana TX regarded by
experts AS much stronger than the
team which defeated the French
players In the prcliminarics at Weis-
baden June and ..
Williams won the first set la his
match against Kteutzer by 10 4,
Williams won the second set by
. To- g
Krculzer beat WILLIAMS In the third
set by . 10 4.
Williams beat Kfcutzcr the fourth
set by to !. thus winning the match.
three sets 10 one.
Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-07-10
.DULGARS RETREAT
BEFORE SERBS
Dead Left on Field and Rifles
and Clothing Thrown Away
by Beaten Army, Is Report
at servian Capital.


fBy Leased Wire 10 Evening Herald. !
Belgrade. July i0.-rhe Bulgarian
troops continue 20 retire. closely pur-
sued by the servians. according 90 Of
fetal reports received here. The Bul-
garians rctreating from Istip had IN
tended 10 occupy Radovitch, an IN
portant town some miles 20 the east
but the seryian cavalry dove them
out Of this position yesterday. Tho
Huigarians He'd. leaving he dead and
wounded aud throwing away rifles,
ammunition and food.