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tinction by groaning out loud. and
Capt. Velvet turned to him with real
concern.
Il was going to tell you about tho
banking situation here In the city,"
said the master mind.
I'm not much interested in bank.
ing. Lutte"
you will be In this kind" Pollard
assured him. Captain. all that
money you're carrying-the checks. l
mean-is money that you mean to
spend while you are here, isn't IT."
Here or acknowledgements"
You needn't be afraid to confide
In me. captain" Pollard said, win
ningly. and still with q hint of re-
proach.
I'm not afraid to conflds In you
or any other man. or in the devil
himself during business hours" said
tho captain pleasantly. because
never see a situation yet where
didn't come out on top. and l never
will. This here money belongs to q
friend. Luther. That's ALL"
Pollard nodded.
friend you're Just that much more
careful Of II, OF course
Mike always trusted NO." the CAP
tain said simply. Yep"
Then what ! am about to tell you
viii have Just that much more point.
u Is all in checks. You think that
they are worth hundred thousand
doiiars?"
~ know they are."
Just how do you know it?"
why. Luther" the guest cried in.
dignantly. THE feller Tat drew
those checks
rs honest and thinks ne has tho
money on deposit here?" Pollard put
In quickly. "Of course he j.. and Of
course he put the money he"
III you insist. I haven't a doubt
In the world that II will astound you,
and ! don't want to be quoted--yet--
as making the statement, but-every
banking institution in New York CITY
Is rotten TO the core!"
How do you mean----rotten ?" thu
guest demanded quickly.
so rotten that1 man gives you
check this morning and you don't
cash 1t before the business day is
over you're more than likely TO ind
That the behk has gone out Of busl-
said earnestly. That's inside in
formation. captain. and ! wouldn't
give 1t to any one but a friend of
fathers. believe ME, because I'd be
blacklisted In Wall street; but--you
remember the 1ntercommunai Trust
Company do you not?"
u never heard Of II. Luther" the
captain confessed.
THE bank examiner reported Il O.
n. at noon on Tuesday-it failed
for sixty millions WEDNESDAY after
noon. ] lost one OF them myself. And
you know the story OF the Hardpan
National. only last week."
No"
"One OF the solidest banks In the
country-every one supposed who
wasn't on the inside. Blew UP at Ave
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Things were happening in
the outer apartment. too.
Pollard. for example, slammed the
door and leaped a full yard into tho
air. He flew. rather than leaped to
Ryan. and even before the second OF
the crashes he was clutching that gen.
tleman and gasping'
What the
And Ryan. blackjack raised, was cry
ing:
"He musta fell! He musta fell! Lie
down! Down! The old guys shoot
ing"
They dropped nat, and not a tenth
Of one second too soon. For artillery
was crashing in tho captains room
with roar that shook tho whole
house: thrice. so swiftly that they
seemed not one yard apart. bullets
whistled hastily over their heads and
splintered plaster across the room.
And then. with dreadful gasp the
Snake had writhcd straight across
their PROSTATE bodies and tumbled
headlOng In a heap-and there was
a moment OF terrific stiffness every
where.
Down the corridor woman
screamed. Below man shouted,
We'll, ! guess ] got ye'" the cap
tain said fcelingly
Another hysterical shrek echoed
from a distance. Robert Pollard. con-
ccntrated worker that he was. hurled
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pleased to attend to for you." no aug
gested sweetly.
The captain eyed him for q moment,
smitted q great, rumbling laugh and
then turned serious again.
This IL no work a delicate, limo.
cent city boy like you could handle,
Lutte" he said. Ask 'em II break
fast Ii seady yet"
He was Just drawing up his chair
when the Snake appeared.
A cap was pulled down over his eyee
and the eyes themselves were we'll
hidden behind tremendous goggles:
too. and engulfed himself in its
depths. And now, as he stripped off
painfully new yellow gauntlets. he
looked Pollard In the eye and said
soberly:
Il have brought around the car.
Luther"
The large yellow carr.
THE rather smallish sort OF ma
room car" corrected the Snake.
Keep moro than ono automobile.
Luther?" the captain asked.
Several" said Pollard careiessly,
as the waiter finally backed out and
left him to servo. Captain"
"Um--yes?"
II want to tell you something about
New York banking and New York
know you're not in honest little Santa
Chanza now: you're right here in
New York." lie raised tho lately
pocketed hand suddenly and displayed
tho roll OF bills that represented their
modest all. And that IL what we
call money here!'' he said rather
automatically.
The captain squinted critically At Il.
Then the captain frightened.
That's United States money, Of
course. Luther?"
Its exactly that" Pollard said
gravely, and" -
We'll. thcy won't take that gold of
inine here. Luther. Will you Just lend
mo couple o thousand dollars TIL I
can get II changed" tho captain
asked.
"A coup" - choked Pollard.
Two thousands plenty--of course.
" you can spare IL. Lutte" tho cap
tain amended. with sudden distress.
IL assume you're wealthy from all
! can see, my boy, and -
The manner In which Pollard could
maintain his poise was no less than
wonderful. Smilingly he removed an
inch OF yellow bank-notes and ran
over the corners indiherently.
Wealthy enough to lend you that
little sum. At any rate" he muir.
INJURED.
He failed TO. see tho Snake. Just at
his elbow. covering his mouth with
GRO hand to smother a shrek. Ho
did not note Ryan az that gentleman
turned pale and clutched the edges of
the table. Instead. no smiled at Pol.
lard and. having extended a hand,
acquired two-thlrds OF their remain
ing capital.
Thanks. Luther" he said, a. he
stuffed It In his pocket: go on!"
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time sun rose Gayly once
again, and now Pollard was himself
again. His first words were an order
to Snake to buy another car.
TITS the one safe way we can car,
him around till we'rs ready to trim
him, OF course. You don't want Ia
lose a hundred and sixty thousand
dollars for the sake of spending thrss
u four hundred?"
How much coins lsft7" the Snake
asked dismally.
Enough to cover everything. You
can get some kind Of car for thres
hundred and fifty-four hundred al
tho outside" said tho leader a. he
extracted a diminished roll Of bills
from his pocket. Then
Say. how much 10 there2" de-
manded Ryan.
Seven hundred and nifty"
"Out OF four thousand day before
yesterday" groansd the Snake.
Yes. and
Say. excuse me. Robby," choked
Ryan as he tottered toward tho door
II go,tor 20 downstairs to the gym
nasium!"
"rhe whaty"
They've got little private one
here. back Of the barber shop. I say
II yesterday. Two got IN go down
and hand few to tho bag Orr
The spanish Brute tore open the
door and vanished.
When he came back hs walked VT
TO Pollard, In evident excitement, and
demanded:
"Robby. do YOU know how you're
going 20 pull tho trick"
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}, 600, LOOSE IN HIS POCKETS. ON BROADW4Y@
By Edgar franklin
A.she, sI .50RN % T10yILS." SIC.

en1Re saAd Capt Velvet shec:. :sb.
y. Ssve 20 NJ word. only meant
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eusUvrsAs. ne Fssni 4. Munsss Co.,
sYyopsrs or PRECEDING CHAr.rrRs.

Cspl vslvss, . sch old soldier d. fortune and
s ..s sss %sssS . . s.s.I SSssss
sss,S ys'ss =. cfH.. .,:,. I'm. ;s !. q
cid Q u uPlocia Sissi pes. = r. g e once
s;ssssdss ss ,.s No !"f h,. $500 nd
Sssk Evss: They ,h.'s iu,t sissf; 4, 90. as.s
~ Captsin'e hoard. Pollard INTRODUCES himself
. IaiSG Inpp. son q one q the C.vtsins o 81
~ 10 ~ hotsl Redborough and take Q quite
II fooss thss ics lin and Tor thsmsel,ss.
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CHAPTER VII.
A T1easure on q st ring.

LAME blazed above the Snake,
and consciously or not-hs
writhed toward tho door at
a seventy-mils clip!
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CHAPTER VI.
READY!

YAM. involuntarily. dropped
his elbows to the table and
his large. square face into
his hands: further than
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CHAPTER VIII.
A Slip of the Hand.

H. undisturbed by any such
necessity a. that Of detach-
~ Ing Capt. Velvet from his
clingtng wealth. the spring.
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CHAPTER Y.
Setting the Trap.

90 much contact with police
methods. perhaps. will In
duce police thoughts In
ones own brain. Robert
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Then will YOU take this two hun
dred and an extra fifty for yourself and
lust forget n, dear old chap" inquired
Pollard. and his voice dropped I'm
have to confess TO YOU. suppose, Thai
old chars business connection OF
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ID onAlA vho had witnessed
many terrific ring battles,
6isd shssss before speech
would come 10 his uaraivseA
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-03-07
DIARY OF FATHER TIME

When 1 see husbands patiently
or impatiently-pacing up and down,
gnashing their teeth and talking to
themselves in language more ex-
pressive than otherwise, as they wait
for their wives to adjust fifty-seven
kinds of pins and buttons on their
Observation-Disclosures" dress, l can
not help thinking of the smooth sail
ing of married couples before pins
were invented.
Catherine Howard, fifth of King
Henry the Eghth's. wives, and who
was afterward executed, was respon-
sible for the bringing of pins over to
England from France in the early
part of 1900. Before that time, both
sexes used ribbons, loop-holes, laces
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oNE-FARE-To-LooP FOR OAK
PARK AND RIVER FOREST

The villages of Oak Park and River
Forest have finally won their fight for
a five-cent fare to the Chicago loop.
Judge FoeI yesterday ruled that
the County Traction Company must
find way to carry its passengers
from the two villages to the loop for
a single fare If it does not do this it
is liable for damages under the con-
tract ordinance.
The Chicago Railways Company is
not party to the preceding as their
new ordinance does not compel them
to furnish single fare transportation.
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with points and tags, hooks and eyes
and small skewers- made of gold or
silver. There was no danger then Of
getting scratched if you put your arm
around a fair damsels waist. Pins
were first made by machinery in
America in 1882.
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sPoRTs on AL SORTS

Branch Rickey's St. Louis Browns
actually won another game from the
Cubs, and did it with ease, the scare
being 9 to 5. Jim Lavender was given
his first taste of real work in the box,
and six runs scored in the first two
innings before he could get his spit
ter working. Then James gained
control, and steamed along safely for
three rounds. Koestner finished the
game in decidedly wabbly fashion.
A new batter was discovered dur
ing the game, Bubbles Hargrove, the
recruit catcher singing the pill for
a single, double and triple The young
man was bothered by Lavender's
wildness, and dropped several strikes.
He has showed well so far, however,
and is likely to be retained through
the season to help Archer and Bres-
nahan.
Hickey used 10 athletes, Jimmy
Austin leading them all whit three
hits.
Today the Browns and Cubs clash
again, and Cheney and HUMPHREYS
will probably get a trial in the box.
fra Thomas will be made captain
of the Athletics in place of Danny
Murphy.
Wisconsin cIinched the Conference
basketball title by defeating the Ma
rooms, 25 to Is.
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Allies Gain Ground.

Faris, Dec. ?.--Thc allies o1ensi, G
increment in West Flanders is seem
inSly concentrated in an advance
against Roulers. They are meeting
with fierce counter attacks by the
Germans both north and south of
ipreG. Night attacks are AGAIN q fca-
turc OF the conflict. The sound OF
big guns is heard in Hazcbroucl< 20
miles distant. The triangle bounded
by Wyt3chacte. HCllcbckc and Zon-
nebeke, in West Flanders is the
scene Of Il desperate struggle. Stcioi
is the center Of the conflict where the
allies made gains and the Germans
are trying 30 recover the lost ground.
without success. The loss of life there
has been terrific. The heavy storm
Is atating and the international war
ships will soon resume the bombard-
mont of German positions. German
prisoners say that the bulk Of tho cav
airy hitherto massCd in West Flandcr,
mas "ccn sent to Poland.
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Interest CenterS in Poland.

Petrograd, Dec. 1O.-The Germans
in Poland have been reinforced by
three hundred thousand seasoned
troops, including sixty thousand cav
airy, from the west. Since the with
-dfadS.a4 Of Russians from they,
OF defense sou:hward through Lowicz
20 CracOw and northward across the
Eistula to the fighting area around
Mlawa. There is incessant fighting at
both cEds of this two hundred ard
fifty milo line. Tho German attempt
20 pierce the Russian lire south CT
CracOW yesterday was repulsed win
terrific bloodshed.
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Counter Attacks by TCutons.

Paris. Dec. S.--Omcial-Th after
noon the Germans are Gevcloping
fierce counter attacks I'm West Fland-
ers To Offset the allies offensive move
mont. Along the center. heavy
French artillery is gaining prccmi-
nonce over the Germans. \ number
OF points have been occupied at YER
mcllcs after oiSht weeks struggling.
y terrific storm Is sweeping France.
a news dispatch from pctrograd
says that 10 Is admitted there that the
RUSSIAN left wing IN Po,and which
has been mcnacirg Cracov', Is fallina
hack.
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French Make Gains.

Paris, Dec. 10.-The Official state
ryciYt tf1fs afternoon paysss~sas-. Ia
gains were made by the allies in the
regi n Of LeQuesnoy and Sardcchy.
There is an increase OF arillery fire
along the Aisnc. The allies artiller.
forced the Germans to cvacuate sever
L! trenches in the vicinity OF Rheims
Tho Germans desperately attempted
10 retakc a trench in the rcgion o1
Derthcs which was LIST on the Sth
They were rcpulScd. The Ere nch haze
t&i;cn new trenches in the forest OF
i.epctrc.
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Germans Driving Allies.

Paris. Dec. S.--Taking advantage
Of the fierce gales that are render
Ing the allies war fleets In the North
sea helpless tho Germans have
brought sudden pressure against the
extreme left wing -, tho allies and
are beating ia, Rclgians back. The
Germans pushed their long range ar.
tillcry forward along tho Nicupo;, !.
Furncs road and are now shclllng th,
coast OF Dunkirk only fifteen miles
from Dunkirk. The allies on the oit.
skirts Of Ostend were forced To retire
and tho allies swing around the Ger
man right has hccn cifeCtUllly
checked. The French have occupi ,"
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have been searching for the German

have been searching for the German
i.cct, ot which little has been heard.
Recent reports from Muntcvidco,
Uruguay, were to tho effect that t!!n
German fleet WAS believed to have
rounded thc C1pC and enter, ! the
south Atlantic, but there has been no
authentic information Of the where
abouts Of these vessels since the bat
lie with the British squadron.
The British official statement shows
that the admiralty reported thc Ger
man souadron made its way from
tbc Pacific to the Atlantic. The T'alk-
land islands lie OFF the tip of South
America directly east OF the Straits
e Magellan.
The Scharnhor3t and Gr"iscnau
were tho lar%oTt vessels Of The Ger
men fleet. They were sister ships of
! 500 tons Gisplac2ment, 40 fcot on
the wator lire and were rated at a
mean speed Of - ID knots. EacG
carried n complement of 15J men anG
was armed with eight S.2-inch gum.
: iN G.2-inch Suns, 20 r-pound"r*.
four r;a"h;n" guns ana four torpedo
'uI,a.
T'c Lc:i"i% had a displacement o:
$3.50 tons and carried 2NG m,n. she
VAS "ii rcct l"n2 on the water line
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Germans Claim Success.

ECrlln, Dee. 81 wireless oricia
announcement TODAY states chat Ger
man successes continue at the c9s:
and west. The have gained several
points in the Arg0nNca, taking mum
Ter %: prisoners. Tho French lost
heavily in n battle north of Nanc,.
yesterday. while tho German losses
were comparatively small.
In Southern Poland the RuSsianq
were brought 10 stands,ill at the
strongly fortified position cast oc Mice
chow, II miles north of C.acoW.
Fighting for the possession or I.ov ic%
continue.
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HENRY CAMPAIGN FAILS,
EFFORT TO GET "COTVON
MONEY! COLLAPSES.
Three Bills SCttlC,i-Cnc Passed. Ono
allowed to Sleep. and Third, Bear
ing Texans Hopes. Beaten.

washington, Dec. S.--The fight for
$25O,OOO, 600 in currency TO deposit in
scotton and tobacco belt banks to re-
heVc farmers, waged to q draw in the
last session Of congress, collapsed in
Ethe house today. ContcmporancousIy.
the house supported administration
Views us to a. trio of currency bills
which tho cotton nlibustcr blocked
last October. one Of these was bass
ell by the house today. 1t purposes
TO amend tho federal reserve law to
.authorize the federal rcservc board,
in its discretion, to increase without
limit the aggregate amount Of ac-
ceptunccs a lank may make, based
on tho expectation or importation of
goods.
The purpose of this lill, now to go
to the senate, is to enable many large
state banks and trust companies,
which have built up an immense bus
mess in financing expectations and
! import2tionS, to become members OF
the federal reserve system. They are
I, virtually excluded from this mcm-
/ borship now because OF the restriction
! in the present law coniining the VOL
! ume of banking operations to an
! amount equal to Cne-haif Of the
banks or trust con1pany's paid-up
ca pital and surplus.
! OF the other two bills, one was
sent back to the committee and the
! other rejected as unnecessary. The
first would have permitted member
ibanhs Of the reserve system to de-
/ post for temporary period within
! reserve banks their portion of the
bank reserve required to be kept in
the vaults.
4 Administration leaders contended
that with the sharp differences in
:, committee and on apparent necessity
for immediate action the bill vel!
could be left in committee.
J The senates amended bill to in
I crease use of commercial paper up
psas Q per- cent Of animparied capi-
tai and surplus as a basis of emer-
Gcncy currency under the Aldrich-
Nreeland law was the vehicle of the
Henry cotton currency plan on a mo-
ton Of Representative Henry to re-
commit the bill to the banking and
currency committee with instructions
to report the bill back with the cot
ton proposition with the first unlniJh-
cd business. On roll call the motion
was defeated.
/ Representative Glass then tried 20
recall the commercial pa per bill, but
Representative Henry objected, and
he Lii was dceiatcd.
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100000 Russians Captured.

Berlin. Dec. S.-Over one hundred
when Lode was occupied by the Ger
mans. according to the unofficial re-
port. Warsaw is now the goal of the
German armies I'm Poland. TIE opera
tions I'm Poland which have developed
into enc of the bloodicst battles i'm the
history of the world. are declared to
be approaching a decisive climax. 1t
Is officially announced that in the
western theatre of war all of the al
lies attacks have been repulsed with
heavy losses to the allies. The Rus
sian reports of a German defea, at
Czesto are denied.
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French Capture More Trenches.

Paris, Dec. l0.-News dispatches re-
port the capture Of more German
trenches between the Aire and Meuse
rivers by the French and the occupa-
ion Of an important piece of strategic
railway relied on by the Germans for
supplies. Heavy artillery engage
ments continue along the remainder
Of the front especially in West Fland-
cIs. Crown Prince Frederick Will
liam is now commanding the Germans
along the YSer
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JaDairSC CHASED Germans,

i;cuuoS Ayres, Dec. l".--it is report
ed that Il Japanese licn, chased the
German w2r%hip8 from thc pici," ir~
20 the Atlantic ana into thc clutches
of the British feet. Three German
merchantmen were sunk by the al
lies warships OFF the coast ut TCrr;
DcI Fucgo Sunday.
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ODDS WERE AGAINST GER >.
British Had Nine WarSili-S
mans Five in Naval tsa

London, Dec. '10.-Thcrc .icvcd
to have. been nine WarSi" Al the
British fleet which dcefate @ Cor
man fleet in the South (ic oH
the Falkland islands Tuesday. with
Il loss Of nearly two thousand lives.
The German cruiser Scharnhorst
Gneisenau and Leipzig were sunk and
news of the capture of the German
cruisers Dresden and Nurnburg is ex
pccted hourly. Ii is officially annOunc-
cd that no British ship was serious
~ damaged. Admiral Graf Won Spec
went down with his flagship, the
Scharnhorst, which became o seeth-
ing furnace early in the battle. Vice
Admiral Sturdee is the hero OF the
hour.
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British Cut German Line.

Lcnlon, Dec. S.-A news dispatch
states that the British troops have
rocaptrred Pass Chendaslc, a town
In Flanders between Ypres and
Roulers. II true. II means that the
allies havo driven wedge into the
German line To force the retreat of
the Germans from their position
near the coast.
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Kaiser Not Seriously III,

Berlin, Dec. 8 --Kaiscr Wilhclms
Illness Is not serious. He will soon
be able to return to the front but will
DO unable to visit the trenches. EN-
posurc during his visit 10 the German
trenches in East Prussia in violent
storm caused a severe cold. develop
ing bronchial catarrh and high fever
Tho Kaisers physician Immediately
reduced the fever but he Is still weak.
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Russians Rccapturc Piock.

Petrcgrad. Dec. S.-The Russians
haze recaptured Flock. The Russians
from Combin are trying n thanking
movement to cut tn. German commu-
nication with Thorn. their east Prus-
sian base. The Germans there are
fighting fercely to save themselves
from capture.
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London. Dec. S.-A news dispatch
hom Pctrosrad sa.s The official state
mcnt today reports that tho German
offensive ut I.odz and Lowici has fail
cd. Tho question of defense Of I.odz
has lost Its urgency. 1t as believed
that this confri.s % the fan Of Lodz.
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KAISER HAS PNEUMONIA.

Latest Dispatches from Berlin Say
He Ii In "a Serious Condition.
London, Dec. a news dispatch
frorn Amsterdam late this afternoon
says: a Berlin dispatch states that
the Kaiser's condition is serious. He
is suffering from pneumonia and ner-
vous depression, the result of over
exertion and continual headaches. He
Is extremely violent toward those
around him and he has been advised
not to return to the front.