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The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1914-11-27

sand miles of salt water. But this
thing-I can't do 1t, even for you. |
can't do it even for myself. Rose
Urine is here in New York, In the
hands and at the mercy Of her father
and sister: and you may judge what
their mercy will be when you learn
all that she has done for me. l won't
go and | can't go until I find her and
take her with me. And that Is final"
"Then," Digby struck in, grasping
wildly at straw of hope, Il have your
word you'll go, providing l find and re-
store Rose to your"
"You have my word to that, unques-
tionably. Bring Rose to me, and I'll
gladly shake the dust of New York
from my shoes, and never return till
Urine is put away comfortably in his
grave"
ut shall be DONE" Digby promised.
ct must!"
you believe that?"
I'm twelve hours Rose shall be re-
stored to YOU"
"Will you make book on it? I'll
bet you something .happens-and hope
l lose into the bargain. If you believe
you can carry out your promise, wire
the White Star line to reserve the
best available suite on the Oceanic,
sailing tomorrow morning at ten
and make arrangements for a mar
rage before the boat sails"
an go YOU" Digby agreed: land If
fail, / forfeit the cost of the reser-
walton. But about this marriage"
He hesitated.
you'll have to have license in
this state-and can't get one except
by applying in person with your bride
to-be. There won't be time"
Then we'll marry in Jersey!" Alan
| insisted. dig up some clergyman over
there, IL you don't know one your
| self"
"oh, I'm well acquainted with the
| very mani"
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CHAPTER XIV.
Chanqelinq.

Chanaeling.
In the vague, chill gray of that dull
and desolate dawn, Judith stirred alb
ruptly on the couch of a sleepless
night, and with the rapidity Of one
who has arrived at settled purpose
after long period of doubt and per-
plexity, rose and bathed and dressed
herself in negligee.
In the adjoining room she could hear
small stealthy notes.-the sounds
made by her sister moving about and
preparing against the unguessable mo-
ment when her rescue would be at
tempted, according to the information
conveyed in that midnight message.
For chance had conspired with her
insomnia to station Judith in the re-
cess of her darkened window, idly
viewing the gaunt framework Of the
unfinished building from an angle
which, when Alan edged out along the
girder, showed him plainly in silhou-
cite against the sky.
She had seen him throw the watch
and had heard the double thump of its
impact with the wall and floor of
Roses bedchamber.
The clock was striking six as she
left her room: across the street work
ingmen were streaming into the build
ing to begin the labors of the day.
Brushing unceremoniously past the
drowsy and Indifferent guard in the
corridor outside the door to Roses
room, Judith turned the key that re-
manned in the lock on the outside, re-
moved it, entered, and locked the door
behind her.
Without any surprise she found her
sister already dressed to the point of
donning her outer garments:
Rendered half-frantic by this unex-
pected interruption, threatening as 1t
did the perilous scheme that Alan had
proposed, Rose greeted her sister with
countenance at once aghast and
wrathful.
81 insist that you leave this room at
once!"
Insist by all means-and be
damned! may leave this room--and
| may not, dear little sister. But one
of us will never leave 1t alive"
what do you mean? You cannot
mean to murder me in cold blood,
JUDITH"
mot II" Judith laughed harshly.
But, since it has pleased Destiny to
decree that we must both love one
man-let Destiny decide between us
and bear the blame of murder!"
Judith"
; zone moment!" Crossing to side
cable, Judith took up glass from a
tray that held a silver water-pitcher
and returned with it to the table that
occupied the middle of the floor At the
same time she opened a hand till then
fast clenched and disclosed a small
blue bottle with red label shrieking
the warning "POISONi"
"Strychnine," she explained com
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1914-11-27
CHAPTER XIII.
A Sporting Offer.


Some two hours later. that same
evening, Mr.. Alan Law, very much
alive and, in spite of complete new
outfit of ready-made clothing, looking
much more Nike himself than he had
in a fortnight, issued forth from the
Grand Central station, hailed taxi
cab, and had himself conveyed to the
Hotel Monolith
But If he looked his proper self once
more, it speedily was demonstrated
that his wish was otherwise: for after
learning from the room-clerk Of the
Monolith that suite was being held
in the name of Arthur Lawrence, that
was the name Mr.. Law inscribed on
the register.
On the other hand, 1t was his true
name that he gave to the person whom
he called upon the telephone immedi-
ately after being shown to his rooms.
But then he was speaking to his old
friend and man of business, Mr.. Digby.
Within another ten minutes this last
was III CUulClCnIC WIN llS CiupiOy cI .
81 think you must be out of your
head" he insisted nervously, once
their first greetings were over. "You
might just as sensibly throw yourself
from the top of the Metropolitan tower
as come to New York while Urine lives
and knows you're this side the water"
"Nonsense!" Alan laughed. "Remem-
Der this is New York-not the back
woods of Maine!"
Alan paused and smote his palm
| with remorseful fist. "By the Eter-
nal. I'm forgetting Barcus!"
"Barcus?"
Chap whose boat chartered in
Portland-sheer luck on my part. he's
one of the salt of the arth First
something must be done for the boy
You've got influence of some sort in
New Bedford, ssurely?p
Digby reflected: Some. There's
| George Blaine, justice of the peace
'tThe very man. Telegraph him in
Barcus' interests Immediately. AND
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"Not but Destiny, II 1t viii"
window, she was dressed and clam
bered out upon the sill.
Sweetheart! My bravest little
woman!"
The hook hung steadily within six
inches of the window-ledge. Alan ex-
tended his arm.
Nothing to fear, except lest hold
you too tight, dear one!"
without word Judith set her foot
beside his in the hook, surrendered to
his embrace, and closed her eyes.
Immediately they were swung away
from the window, over toward the op-
posite sidewalk, and gently lowered to
the street.
MAYBE this isn't good schemei"
Alan exulted In the innocence Of his
heart. "But / think it is. And those
workingmen think 1t great lark-I
told them the simple truth, you see:
that we were eloping!"
BY way of answer Judith breathed
only word of tenderness.
And that instant the hook paused
and Alan stepped off upon the side
walk.
Safe and southland not a soul
over there the wiser as yeti" he de-
clared with derisive nod toward the
home of Urine. Come along. Here's
a limousine waiting. In twenty min
utes well be at the ferry. in forty cvsr
in Jersey, within an hour married.
within four hours safe at seal"
TO BE roNTINTrEDs
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here in anguish all these weary years
for the fulfillment of my revenge only
to be cheated at the end by Death?
God grant that Alan Law may be laid
down still living here at my feet!
Then
A bitter smile twisted his tortured
features: Then shall my will be done
to him! And then, when have seen
him die as his father died-then-Ah
God!--then at last too may die!
There was long silence, then a
groan of exasperated protest: "Why
do they not come? Why does Judith
delay. when she knows how | suffer?
Why have | been put off from day to
day with her kilograms that begged
for more time and promised every
thing-but told nothing yester-
day. Where are those mes
sages she sent me yesterday"
His one sound hand CROPPED out like
"a claw and sought a mass of papers
ION the desk beside him, sorting out
from among them two yellow forms.
Painfully he blinked over these and
slowly his pain-bent lips conned their
wording;
Alan and Rose safe with me-will
bring both home tomorrow night with
out FAIL he read the first aloud; and
then the second: Have motorcar
waiting for me tomorrow morning
from three o'clock till called for New
Bedford aterfront--Judith.'
moi" he affirmed with the fervor
of one persuaded by his own desires.
II must not doubt the girl! She has
promised. she has performed:
So still was he, indeed, that he
seemed to sleep, but so deceptive was
that semblance that he was alert for
the least sound. The girl entered soft
ly, as II fearful Of disturbing his slum-
bers; but she found him with head
erect and eyes a-blaze.
Judith" he cried, his great voice
vibrating like brazen bell. "At last!
Where is he? You have brought him ?
Where Is hep
With no more answer than a sigh,
the girl dropped her head and let her
hands hang Imply with palms ex-
posed
After an instant of incredulous dis
appointment the man shot a single
frigi6 question at her:
"Yon nase Idfledyr
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[rhood of the Riverside drive home of
s mortal enemy. grim white house
1at lowered, stark and tall. upon a
frner.
! His preliminary reconnaissance pro-
He'd little more than comfortless ex-
eise. Huge, still, its wall bathed in
b milk and ink of moonlight and
tadow, all its windows dark but
se-and that one, in the topmost tier,
owed only feeble glimmer, so slight
bit Alan almost overlooked 1t.
HE believed with small doubt that
bse was a prisoner within those
bills; that Judith must have con-
tyed her there with all speed.
And. this being the presumptive case,
ht small, high window of the light
light we'll be hers.
directly across the street from the
Zine residence, on the opposite cor
sr, a colossal apartment structure
bod half-finished, stonework to its
cond story. gaunt iron skeleton rear
above.
ITO his infinite disgust, Alan found
je guardian very wide awake, very
klch on the job: no chance here to
bal unseen into the building.
This In itself might have been
Remed suspicious circumstances:
g for nothing does an honest night
hickman SO deny the laws of nature
d the tenets of his craft. But Alan
brely praised the man while cursing
e very fact Of his existence; and. &C
sting, overcame with bank-notes
pat seemed an uncommonly stubborn
luctance, and got his way.
HE could not know that another
Iulked behind barrier of lime bar
is and overheard all that passed and,
hen Alan had ducked smartly into
lie unfinished building, rose and stole
ter him with footsteps as noiseless
cats and a face that had the saw
Terry of tigers when 1t was tran
bntly revealed in a shaft of moon
&ht.
TAT length Alan gained the gridiron
Orders on plane with the lighted
lindow across the way. and crept
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posedly, in solution And emptied
the bottle into the glass.
A measure of courage returned to
Rose. do you expect to be able to
make me drink that?" she demanded
CONTEMPORARY.
Not but Destiny, If it will! See
here" From pocket of her dressing
gown Judith produced a sealed deck of
playing cards. LET these declare the
will of Destiny toward us. will break
the SEAL shuttle the cards, and deal"
she explained, suiting action to word.
THE one who gets the trey Of hearts
will drain that glass. Is 1t a bar
gain?"
Never! oh. now know that you
are altogether mad!"
Whipping a small revolver from an
other pocket of her dressing-gown, Ju-
dith placed it on the table, ready to
her hand.
you will shoot me Il do not con-
sent?"
mot you-but him. If you refuse.
little sister, | will shoot Alan Law
dead when he comes to keep his ap-
pointment with you"
With shudder Rose bowed her
head.
Deal" she muttered fearfully, "and
may God judge between us"
One by one she stripped the cards
from the top of the deck, dealing first
to Rose, then to herself.
One by one they fluttered to the
table on either side the glass of poison,
and fell face uppermost
The trey Of hearts fell to Judith.
There was an instantly of silent dread,
ended by Rose, as Judith's hand moved
steadily toward the glass.
Judith" she implored. Don't
beg of you'll didn't mean it take
back my consent"
TOO late!" said Judith, lifting the
glass and cycling its contents with a
strange smile.
Judith! you cannot mean to drink
it?"
Cant l, thought" the other laughed
mirthlessly. Just watch mel"
With a strangled cry Rose covered
her face with her hands to shut out
the sight, stood momentarily swaying,
and dropped to the floor in a complete
faint
Delaying only to recognize this phe'
nomena with a plying smile for the
weakness of spirit that caused it, Jul
dith's glance darted through the win
dow and saw that which caused her to
stay her hand an instant longer.
On the topmost tier of Orders of the
building opposite, Alan Law stood
| amid a little knot of amused and ami
mated laborers, one foot in the great
steel hook of the hosting tackle, both
hands clasping the chain that linked
it to the gigantic block
And as Judith stared, he smiled al
something said by one of those about
him, looked back, and waved hand
to some person invisible.
Immediately the arm began to lift
the tackle to move slowly through the
blocks. Very gently he was swung VI
and outward.
With cry Judith flung the poison
heedlessly from her, leaped across the
room, and snatched up the street gar
ments Rose had dropped at her sisters
entrance.
In another moment she was strug
Cling madly into them.
Before the shadow of Alan, clingins
to the hook and chain, fell athwart the
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With sharp, startled movement,
Alan swung himself bodily about. 30
that, seated again astride the girder,
he faced the assassin who sat up,
straGdling the girder, his feet hooked
beneath 1t stiletto poised in his
right hand to strike.
But even now Alan was in little or
no better case than before. If he faced
! the thug, he faced him with no arms
other than his bare hands. He had not
even pon-knife in his pockets.
With low cry of desperation Alan
snatched off his hat, soft and shape
less felt affair, and flung it squarely in
the fellows face.
I Before he could recover-before
that is, 1t dropped away and cleared
his vision, Alan had bent forward and
| grasped the wrist of the hand that
| held the knife.
He snatched simultaneously at the
other hand, but it eluded him.
Alan had this advantage, as long as
| the knife might not strike-that his
| right arm was free, while the assassin
| had only his left. With this he strove
| persistently to reach his knife-hand
and possess himself of the weapon
AS persistently Alan foiled his purpose
by dragging the knife-hand toward him
and swinging it far out to one side. Al
| the same time he struck repeatedly
with his clenched right fist at the 9th
er's face. His blows did little dam
age beyond disconcerting the other;
but this proved a very considerable
| factor In the duel In the end, they
served together with that steady, re
sistless downward and outward drag
to break the grip of the mans locked
legs.
| Abruptly he pitched forward on his
face along the girder, kicking wildly
grasping at the air. The stiletto fell
from an instinctively relaxed grasp
and disappeared. And before Alar
could release his hold, or ease the
strain upon the right arm of the as
sassin, this last had slipped bodily
from the girder and hung helpless IL
space, dangling at the end of Alan's
arm-with no more than the grip o.
| five fingers between him and death.
The shock of that unpresaged TURF
/ brought Alan forward and fiat on hi
stomach. And the strain on his lief
arm was terrific. He doubted If hi
could maintain it for another minute
Nor was there any reason why ht
should retain it. The end he had de
signed for his victim was merely hi
| just desert.
And yet Alan could not let him go.
Thus the battle began anew--bu
now it was battle with man half
crazed and struggling so madly tina
he well-nigh frustrated the efforts o
his rescuer.
In the upshot the assassin lay like
limp rag across the girder, head ant
arms dangling on one side, legs ant
feet on the other, spent with his ter
rife exertions and physically sick witt
terror.
And In this state Alan left him: h
bad done enough; let the man shift
for himself from this time on.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1914-11-27
CHAPTER XIV.
The Time o, NIaht.

Not ill-pleased to be left to his own
devices twhose proposed character
Digby would never have approved had
he SO much as suspected them) Alan
none the less deferred action until
after midnight.
And espionage was all he feared
save and except always, of course. fail
ure to find his Rose.
1t was about one in the morning
when he arrived inconspicuously (but
not so much so as to seem deserving
of police surveillance) in the neigh
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1914-11-27
McNairy Fair Elects.

The stockholders of the Henry coun.
ty fair association met at the court
house in Paris. The business to come
before the meeting was the election OF
officers. Squire J. w. Tyson, who has
served as president Of the association
for four years, resigned, and H. B. Dou-
thit was named president. The direct.
ors elected were ]. l.. Clendenin, d. M.
Mobiles, John Bumpass, w. ID. Looney,
T. H. Whitlock, w. r. Jones, Cooper
Miller, ]. N. Cooper, John Richardson
and DR.. c. A. Love.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1914-11-27

More and more people are giving up
the struggle to make both ends meet,
convinced that 1t can't be done
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1914-11-27
Goes to Good Roads Meet.

William E. Myer, president of the
Tennessee Highway association, left
for Dyersburg, where meeting will be
held to perfect a county unit of the
state organization. 2. d. Dunlap, or.
ganizer for the national association,
will also be present.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1914-11-27

If war cuts off the entire supply of
dye-stuffs. blondes and brunettes viii
be shown up in their true colors.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1914-11-27

Who's that knocking at the door?
Why, it's Opportunity! Better let her
right In, before she goes away.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1914-11-27

Although white paper continues
plentiful, the supply Of large black
type has become sadly worn.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1914-11-27
Tennessee Charters.

T6TITIESScE Vital tCIb. :
Charters: Buchanan Advertising
Syndicate, Memphis, $4,000; George e.
Petty, ]. P. Brennan, Adah L. Buchan-
an, Will D. Muse, George w. Buchan-
an; general advertising business.
Frank B. Hunter & Co., Memphis,
$4,000; Frank B. Hunter, Henry Loeb,
John d. Martin, John o. Flautt, Gil
bert M. Schloss, Ernest Oppenheimer;
general insurance and Investment bust
ness.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1914-11-27
Teachers to Meet.

The forty-seventh annual meeting of
the Tennessee State Teachers associa'
ton will convene in Nashville. APP
pearing on the program will be some
of the prominent educators OF the 9TH
err states Among the latter are Prof
P. P. Claxton, United States commits
sioner of education; A. F. Benson,
Minneapolis, Mimi, and Prof. B. F.
Williams of Valparaiso University, In.
diana.
1t has been several years since the
state association met in Nashville. In
1912 the meeting convened in Jack
son, and last year no convention was
held. The officers Of the association
are: R. L. Bynum, Jackson, presi-
dent; S. H. Thompson, Athens, first
vice-president; w. T, Robinson, Paris,
second vice-president; e. Buckner,
GAINESVILLE, third vice-president; P. L.
Harmed, Clarksyille, secretary and
treasurer; Miss Mildred English, Dick.
son, assistant secretary.
The following compose the execu.
tive committee: J. w. Brister, Mem.
phis, chairman; M. w. Wilson, Knox.
ville w. R. Bourne, Brownsville;
Samuel Hixon, Memphis; j. w. Nc
Peak, Sparta.
| The sessions will be held in the
Hume-Fogg High school building, all of
the sessions being open to the public.
/
Singing Convention Meets.
The quarterly two days session OF
The McNairy county singing convention
will meet at Sulphur Springs, seven
miles west of Selmer. Prof. George w.
Sebren of Lawrenceburg, Tenn, mem.
Der of the well-known Vaughan quar-
tet, will be present and render inval-
liable service. John R. Swain of Fin
ger has been the president since or
ganization, more than six years ago.
w. G. Mccormack of Gravelhille is sec
rotary.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-02
Simple Home Remedy
for Wrink!ed Faces

Thousands are spending fortunes in
frantic efforts to remove the signs of
premature age from their faces. Such
women willingly pay almost any
amount of money for worthless
wrinkle removers, of which there are
many
Ii they only knew it. the most eff
fective remedy imaginable is simple,
harmless face wash which can be
made up at home in less than min
ute. They have only to get an ounce
of powdered saxolite and half pint
of witch hazel at the drug store and
mix the two. Apply this daily as a re-
freshing lotion. The effect is almost
magical. Even after the first treat
ment a marked improvement is no
ticed and the face has SNUG, firm
feeling that is most pleasing.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-02

Read The Daily Gate City.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-02
LEE COUNTY ODD
FELLOWS PICNIC
Annual Affair viii be Held at Viewer
on September 16-Speaker is
Secured. aasa

The annual meeting of the Lee
County Odd Fellows association will
be held at Viewer, Iowa, on Septem'
Der 16, and H. F. Wagner, grand mas
ter of the Iowa grand lodge, has &C
copied the invitation to make the ad.
dress of welcome. Grand Master
Wagner has written the following let.
ter of acceptance:
Sigourney, Iowa, July 80, 1914.
Albert Kiefer, Keokuk, Iowa. Dear
brother:-Your of the 2Sth inst. at
hand I accept your invitation to
deliver an address at the annual con-
vention of your Lee County Odd Eel
lows association, to be held at Viewer
on September 16. I will necessarily
have to be at Carlisle, in Warren
county, the next day. l will have to
leave Burlington on train No. l,
which leaves there at 1906 in the
evening, but have no doubt that you
can arrange your program so that l
will be enabled to get to Burlington
in time for that train.
With best wishes, I am, yours fra
ternally, H. F. WAGNER,
Grand Master.
The Lee County Odd Fellows asso-
citation is composed of the lodges
from the county and every year they
have an annual session with big
nsh fry and a program of interest
and amusement.
The officers are: w. A. Stewart,
Croton, lodge president; E. L. Boud,
Keokuk lodge, vice president; Albert
Kiefer, Hermann lodge, secretary;
George Rogers, Viewer lodge, treas
urer.