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FOX SALt-MiSCEllANEOUS

ING FLOOR OIL contains olium and wax;
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The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1914-01-23
JAP'S LANGUAGE PUZZLES COP
Officer Thinks He Is Being InsuIted
When Humble Oriental MumbIes
a Profuse Apology.

Bryn Mawr, Pa.-While the Court"
of Squire Lewis was in session here in
his Office On the Lancaster pike, with
the Lower Merton auto patrol out in
front and Policeman Powers inside
they saw 5icyclist shoot past, riding
on the sidewalk. The cop shortly
collared the rider, K. Kimmima, a
subject of his majesty, the emperor
of Japan. KiInmima, nearly fright
ened to death, muttered:
"Excellercy, will most highly noble
and honorable sawnai-san make the
squeeze with honorable fist not so
tight on the neck of unworth Japan
ese boy?"
What's that? What's that ye
called me?" said Powers. Judge,
he aggravated the case by calling me
names" Kimmima was .deprecatory,
and Squire Lewis adjusted his glasses.
This young man." said Powers,
was caught red-handed" Kimmima
looked down at his hands-"in the act
of actually riding bicycle on the
sidewalk Of the Lancaster pike, Bryn
Mawr. To make matters worse, he
he applied to me an opprobrious
epithet when he was arrested"
20 most illustrious saibai-san," said
K. Kimmima, ''for why should the
honorable and highly esteemed stout
gentleman think me calling him bad
names? Amid much excitement I
speak to honorable sir and apply to
him honorable Japanese word for
pleeceman. So please kindly forgive
my transgressions. Also l rode the
bike on the footpath."
You are not as bad as Powers
makes out you are" said Squire Lew
is with a grin. It'll fine you five dol
lars and costs; but I'll remit the fine"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1914-01-23
LIKE so MUCH DEAD HORSE"
Man Who Paid Debt With Check VIII
Die in the Belief That He Has
Settled Twice.

A man made a bet with his wife
which was indiscreet.
The wife won-which was foreor-
dained.
The man wrote the wife a check for
S. In payment of the bet-which was
sad.
The wife cashed the check at the
grocery, but forgot to endorse it
which was natural.
The grocer, despite the lack of en-
dorsement, paid it to a packing house
collector-whicL was careless.
The packing house collector turned
it in-which was all in a days work.
A packing house Office man discov-
cred the lack of endorsement-whi
was good work.
He handed it back to the driver and
locked the drivers salary-which was
system
The driver placed the check in his
white duck coat and sent it to the
laundry-which was unwise
The laundry mutilated the check be-
yond recognition-which was unwise.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1914-01-23
CHAPTER XIV.
What Happened Afterward.


There remains only to tell what be-
came of the various characters of the
tale
Mccarthy on whom the action start.
ed, returned, but never regained his
political hold. barrow always main
tanned that this was only the most OBJ
vious result of his policy Of delaying
the denouement People had been
forced to think seriously of such mat
tiers; and, when aroused, the public
conscience is right
barrow demanded, and received, the
large money reward for his services in
the matter. Pocketing whatever blame
the public and his fellow scientists
saw fit to hand out to him, he and Jack
Warford disappeared in command of
small schooner. The purpose of the
expedition was kept secret; it's direc-
ton was known only to those most in
timately concerned. If it ever returns,
we may know more of it.
Eldridge went on being a scientist,
exactly as before.
Simmons received a gold medal, a
large cash sum, any amount of news
paper space, and an excellent oppor-
tunity to go on vaudeville circuit
Hallowell had his salary raised; and
received in addition that rather vague
brevet title of star reporter"
Helen Warford is still attractive and
unmarried Whether the latter condi-
ton is only pending the return of the
expedition is not known.
As for the city, it has gone back to
its everyday life, and the rifles on the
surface have smoothed themselves
away. In outside appearances every
thing is as before. Yet for the present
generation, at least, the persistence of
the old Independent self-reliance of the
people is assured. They have been
tested and they have been made to
think of elemental things seriously.
For some time to come the slow pro-
! cess for Standardization has been ar
rested
(THE TgND)
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1914-01-23

to Alexandra in the far north, a dis
lance of 1914 miles.
1t was Cecil Rhodes ambition that
the railway should traverse British
territory throughout it's entire length,
but when the Germans annexed the
whole of the east bank of Lake Tan
ganyika this plan was apparently rem
dered incapable Of fulflment. Mr..
Rhodes tried hard to wrest a portion
of this territory from the Germans
and personally approached the kaiser
on the matter, but in vain. The Bel
gians, however, evidently awake to
the value of the railway have now
agreed to transfer a strip of the Con-
go to the British flag, thus making the
Cape to Cairo project an all British
route.
Northward the line has crossed into
the Congo from northwestern Rhodesia
to a place called Elizabethville, 1920
miles from Cape Town, to which point
trains are now running regularly.
Then from Cairo the rails have been
1,400 miles from Khartum, right into
the heart of the Sudan. If advantage
is taken of the upper reaches of the
Nile and the great lakes here, the
Albert Nyanza and the Victoria Nyan-
"a, by placing steamers upon them
and running them in conjunction with
the railway less than 900 miles of rail
will need to be laid to complete
through communication.
The line is being continued north
ward to BaHkeia. Thus is Cecil
Rhodes's great dream of an all British
railway through the center of the
Dark continent being realized. Today
you can travel in up to date trains,
possessing every modern convenience,
right up from Cape Town to the Vic
toria Falls and beyond through the
very center of Africa into the Congo.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1914-01-23

without Il slightest hesitation. But
as | told hin at the time. man must
have imagination and human sympa-
thy to get next to this sort of thing.
Leaving all science aside. for the
moment, what do we find in the mes
sages to Mccarthy? First, command
to leave within a specified and brief
period; second, a threat In case of
disobedience. That threat was always
carried out"
barrow turned to Mrs. Warford.
with your permission, should like
to smoke" said he. 81 can follow my
thought better"
by all means" accorded the lady.
Darrow lighted his cigarette, pulled
a moment, and continued:
For instance, at three o'clock he
threatens to send sign unless Nc
earthly leaves town by six. Mccarthy
does not leave town. Promptly at six
the sign comes. What do you make
of it?"
Nobody stirred.
Why" resumed barrow, "how, If
Monsieur X was a hundred miles or
so away, as Eldridge figured, did he
know that Mccarthy had not obeyed
him? We must suppose, from the
probable fact of that knowledge, that
either Monsieur X had an accomplice
who was keeping him informed, or
he must be near enough to get the in
formation himself"
There is third possibility" broke
in Jack. Monsieur X might have sent
along his sign at six o'clock, any
how, just for general results"
Darrow nodded his approval
Good boy, Jack" said he. That is
just the point l could not be sure
about. But finally, at the time, you
will remember, when l predicted Nc
Carthys disappearance. Monsieur Y
made a definite threat. He said" OBJ
served barrow, consulting one of the
bundle of papers he held in his hand:
My patience is at an end Your
last warning will be sent you at nine
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1914-01-23
SYNOPSIS.

search Of a Job, enters the office Of
Boss" Mccarthy OF New York. Nc
Carthy has just been threatened by an
anonymous message ordering him to flee
to Europe. He does not take the mes
sage seriously. barrow goes up the
elevator to try for position with DIT.
Knox. Suddenly the electric apparatus
In the Atlas building goes out of bust
ness Experts are unable to locate the
trouble. All at once. without apparent
reason. electric competitions are restored;
The next evening Mccarthy Is warned
that unless he leaves at once for Europe
a sign will be sent him at six. Prompt
ly at that hour the entire electric appar-
atus of New York is cut off. Percy Oar
row thinks he has clue. He engages
the help Of Jack Warford a college ath
iete. They visit Mccarthy and offer to
run down the cause of his mysterious
trouble. Mccarthy has just received an
other warning by wireless. At six
deathly stiffness falls on the Atlas build
ing. blotting out all sound. Next day the
whole town Is thrown into darkness and
all hearing suspended. Prof Eldrdge,
the noted scientist, becomes interested In
the phenomena. Darrow's theory is that
the man who Is sending the warnings has
discovered some force by which he can
cut through the vibrations OF electricity.
light and sound. Mccarthy has disap-
peared. barrow places Eldridge In pos
session OF all the facts in the case and of
his own theories in relation thereto and
More terrifying messages come. Oar
row. through the newspapers. treasures
the people. lie fears the Unknown will
stop the vibrations of heat which would
mean complete annhilation of all life.
animal and vegetable. The Unknown
threatens to wipe out the city. Thous-
alnds Of people fee. barrow sits non
Chalantly receiving wireless messages In
McCarthv's office while Eldridge expert
ments with the purpose of locating the
Unknown. Eldridge's experiments fan
The city Is thrown again into a panic and
everyone is irving to escape. The mayor
and some OF his cohorts are found frozen
to death in the CITY hall while In the
midst Of a crooked deal a message from
the Unknown threatens death to all in
three hours Darrow declares the time
to act has come. A reign OF terror pre-
walls IN the CITY FldrdEe admits 10 the
committee Of capitalists that he has fail
ed. barrow brings into the office an in
sane old man whom he introduces as the
Unknown and whom he had captured in
the office next to NCCarthy's.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1914-01-23

chance switched me into the City Hall
tragedy. 1 possessed myself of the
apparatus"
THAT was the square black bag!"
cried Jack
"Of course-and hustled back to the
Atlas Building You can bet l was
relieved when found that Monsieur x
had returned to his lair"
"Talcum disturbed again?" asked
Jack.
Precisely"
And the black bag?"
Contained merely model wireless
apparatus with a clockwork arrange
ment set to close the circuit at a GER
tain time. That is why Monsieur X
was not involved in his own catas.
trophe"
81 sect"
Then all had to do was to sit still
and wait for him to become danger.
GUS"
How did you dare to take such
chances?" cried Helen.
Il took no chances" answered Oar
row. Don't you see? If he were to
attempt to destroy the city, he must
either involve himself in the destruc-
ton, or he must set another bit OF
clockwork II he had left his Office
again | should have seized him, broken
into the office, and smashed the appa.
ratus."
But he was crazy" spoke up Mrs
Warford. How could you rely on his
not involving himself in the general
destruction"
Yes, why did you act when you
did?" seconded Helen.
"As long as he held to his notion of
getting hold of Mccarthy" explained
barrow, "he had a definite object in
life, his madness had a definite outlet
The was harmless. But the last mes
sage showed that his disease had pro-
crossed to the point where Mccarthy
was forgotten. His mind had risen to
genuine frenzy. He talked of gen.
eral punishments, great things. Al
last he was in the state of mind of the
religious fanatic who lacerates his
flesh and does not feel the wound
When he forgot Mccarthy, l knew il
was time to act. Long since | hat
provided myself with the requisite
key. You know the rest"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1914-01-23
CHAPTER xxll.-continued.

He proceeded carefully and method
ically to carry out his expressed in
tention. When he had finished the
task he heaved a deep sigh OF relief
Pm glad you feel that way, too"
said Jack. 81 didn't know what might
not happen"
ME. either" confessed barrow
But now ! think we're safe"
He proceeded on methodical
search through the intricacies OF the
apparatus. For a time Jack followed
him about, but after a while wearied
Of so protitIess an occupation, and so
took to smoking on the window-ledge
barrow extended his investigations to
the bookcase, ard to a drawer in the
deal table. For over two hours he
sorted notes. compared. and rumi.
mated his brows knit in concentra-
ton. Jack did not try to il -rupt
him. At the end of the time indicated.
the scientist looked up and made some
trivial remark.
Got it?" asked Jack.
Yes" replied barrow soberly He
reflected for several minutes longer;
then moved to the window and looked
out over the city. Absolutely motion
less there be stood while the night
fell, oblivious alike 20 the roar and
crash Of the increasing panic and to
the silent figures in the darkened room
behind him. At last he gave a sigh.
walked quietly to the electric light,
and turned it on.
Its the biggest thing-and the sim
plest-the world has ever known in
physics, Jack" said he. but it's got
TO go.
WHAT" asked Jack. rousing from
the mood of waiting into which he had
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1914-01-23
PLAN ROAD THROUGH AFRICA
Cape to Cairo Railroad Will Be Built
in Spite Of Lions and
Elephants.

London.-During the last few years
much progress has been made in that
romantic and daring undertaking the
Cape to Cairo railway. Indeed rail-
way trips from the Nile right through
the center of the Dark continent
should be possible within the next few
years. The enterprise has been
brought to public notice through the
Belgian government having ceded to
Great Britain strip of land in the
Congo so that Africa's first trans
continental line will run on British
soil throughout from Cape Town in
the extreme south of the continent
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1914-01-23

teries, a man can absolutely stop VI
bration OF either heat, sound, light, or
electricity length. 1t is entirely a ques-
ton OF simple formulas. Here they
are"
He held out four closely written
pages bound together with manuscript
fasteners.
No man has ever before attained
this knowledge or this power" went
on barrow, after a moment; land
probably never again in the history of
the race will exactly this combination
of luck and special talent occur. These
four pages are unique"
He laid them on the edge of the
table, produced a cigarette, lighted 1t,
picked up the four pages of formulas,
and held the burning match to their
edges. The fame caught, Jared up
the flimsy paper. Darrow dropped the
burning corners as it scorched his fin
gers. 1t fell to the floor, f1ickered.
and was gone.
Jack leaped forward with an excla-
nation of dismay. The old man bound
to the chair did not wink, but stared
straight in front of him, his eyes fixed
ike those OF an owl or a wildcat.
For Gods sake. Darrow" cried
Jack Warford. DO you know what
you have done?"
Perfectly" replied barrow calmly
This is probably the greatest achieve
ment of the scientific intellect; but it
must go. 1t would give to men an
unchecked power that belongs only to
the gods"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1914-01-23

Loyalty forced himself in spite of the
turmoil outside.
THE man has perfected a combined
system of special tuning and definite
electrical energy" said barrow, by
which through an ordinary wireless
sender he can send forth into the
ether what might be called deadening
or multiplying waves. You are no doubt
familiar with the common experiment
by which two sounds will produce
silence. This is just like that BY
means of this, within the radius of his
sending instrument and for a paro
af time nm 70 the capacity OF s
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1914-01-23
CHAPTER XIII.
How II All Was.


For his share in the foregoing Percy
barrow was extensively blamed. 1t
was universally conceded that his ac-
ton in permitting Monsieur Y to con-
tinue his activities up to the danger
point was inexcusable. The public
mind should have been reassured long
before. Much terror and physical suf-
fering might thus have been avoided
not TO speak of financial loss Scien-
titic men, Furthermore, went frantic
over his unwarranted destruction of
the formulas. Percy barrow was va
riously described as a heartless mon
ster and a scientific yandal. To these
aspersions he paid no attention what.
ever.
Helen Warford, however, became
vastly indignant and partisan, and in
consequence Percy Darrow's course in
the matter received from her its full
credit for genuine altruism. Hal
lowell, also. held persistently to this
point, as far as his editors would per
nit him, until at last, the public mind
was somewhat Gained, attention was
more focused on the means by which
the man had reached his conclusions
rather than on the use of them he
had made.
The story was told three times by
its chief actor: once to the newspa-
pers, once to the capitalists from whom
he demanded the promised reward.
and once to the Warfords. This last
account was the more detailed and
interesting.
1t was of a late afternoon again.
The lamps were lighted, and tea was
forward. Helen was manipulating the
cups. Jack was standing ready to pass
them, Mr.. and Mrs. Warford sat in
the background listening, and barrow
lounged gracefully in front of the fire.
From the beginning" Helen was
commanding him. and expect inter
ruptions"
Well" began barrow, cts a little
difficult to get started. But let's be-
gin with the phenomena themselves.
I've told you before, how, when | was
in Jail, worked out their nature and
the fact that they must draw their
power from some source that could be
exhausted or emptied. You have read
Eldridge's reasoning as to why he
thought Monsieur X was at distance
and on a height. He took as the
basis of his reasoning one fact in con-
nection with the wireless messages
faint, and therefore presumably far
distant or sent by weak battery. He
neglected, or passed over as an i'm
portant item of tuning, the further
fact that the instrument in the Atlas
Building was the only instrument to
receive Monsieur KS messages.
Nov, that fact might be explained
either on the very probable SUPPOSE
ton that our receiving instrument
happened in what we may call it's I'm
dertones to be the only one tuned to
the sending instrument of Monsieur
X; or it might be because our instru-
ment was nearer Monsieur KS instru-
ment than any other. This was un.
likely because of the quality of the
sound-it sounded to the expert op-
orator as though it came from dis
lance. Nevertheless, 1t was a posi-
bility. Taken by itself, it was not
nearly so good possibility as the
other. Therefore, Eldridge chose the
other.
There were a number of other
strictly scientific considerations of
quail Importance. do not hesitate to
az that if had been influenced only
39 ntifc considerations, |
flowed fldridee's lead
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1914-01-23

thirty this morning. If you do not
sail on the Celtic at noon, | shall
strike and so forth. The Celtic sailed
at noon, without Mccarthy. At twelve
thirty came the first message to the
people calling on them to deliver up
the traitor that is among you How
did Monsieur X know that Mccarthy
had not sailed on the Celtic? The an
swer is now unavoidable: either an
accomplice must have sent him word
to that effect, or he must have deter
mined the fact for himself
81 eliminated the hypothesis of an
accomplice on the arbitrary ground of
plain common sense. They don't grow
two such crazy men. at once; and one
crazy man is naturally too suspicious
to hire help. l took it for granted
Had TO make guess somewhere; but.
contrary to our legal friends, l be-
lieve that enough condolences indi-
cate a certainty. But if Monsieur X
himself saw the Celtic sail without
Mccarthy, and got back to his instru-
ment within a half-hour, it was evil
dent he could not DE quite so far away
as Eldridge and the rest of them
thought"
One thing, spoke up Jack, "I often
wondered what you whispered to Sim
mons to induce him to pass those mes
sages over to you. Mind telling?"
mot bit. Simmons is an excep-
tional man. He has nerve and intel
ligence. just pointed out to him the
possibility that Monsieur X might
have control over heat vibrations. He
saw the public danger at once, and
realized that McCarthys private
rights in those messages had suddenly
become very small"
Jack nodded Go ahead" said he.
81 had already" proceeded barrow,
found out where the next wireless
station is located. Monsieur X must
be nearer the Atlas station than to
this other. 1t was, therefore, easy to
draw a comparatively small circle
within which he must be located"
so far so good" said Helen, How
did you finally come to the conclusion
that Monsieur X was in the next Of
fice?"
DO you remember" barrow asked
Jack, "how the curtain of darkness
hung about ten or twelve feet inside
the corridor of the Atlas Building?"
Sure" replied Jack.
"And do you remember that while
the rest of you, including Eldridge,
were occupied rather childishly with
the spectacular side of it, l had dis.
appeared inside the blackness?"
Certainly"
We'll, in that time | determined the
exact extent of the phenomena. 1
found that it extended in a rough
circle. And when l went outside and
looked up-something every one else
was apparently too busy to dol saw
that this phenomenon of darkness also
extended above the building, out into
open space. At the moment | noted
the fact merely, and tried to fix in
my own mind approximately the di-
mansions. Then here is another point.
when the city-wide phenomena took
place. / again determined their extent
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1914-01-23
AGED MInIsters Great WORK.

Chicago.-In 81 years of preaching
from one pulpit, Rev. Henry Wunder
of st. Paul's Evangelical church, chris
tened 1880 infants, conducted 6,S61
funerals and performed 5,O62 mar
riages.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1914-01-23
(THE END.)
Have Thought for Deities.

While repairing temple the Chi
nese cover up the eyes of the idols,
in order that the deities may not be
offended at the sight of disorder
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1914-01-23
Pure Fiction.

Eve enjoyed your visit 80 much"
Say, Central. I've been waiting 20
minutes"
my wife and l never had a word
with each other"
Il never wore a hat that cost less
than $685."
I've had only one drink today"
81 never put myself out for COM
pany."
I'VE did not have fly in the house
all summer"
1--WE got to meet a customer to-
night"
I'VE never have trouble keeping
servants"
Il was reared in luxury and refine
ment"
When the baby came their happk
ness was complete Smart Set
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1914-01-23

When woman denounces the gossip
habit, she usually goes far enough to
name those who ought L. quit IL.