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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-12-28
FORMER MISS STORY MISSING
Secretary Bryan Seeks Ward of Conn
tesse de Ruisserct.

WASHINGTON. December 27.-Grnve
concern for q Washington woman, the
Comtesse de Buisseret, formerly Miss
Caroline Story, Of this city, whose hus-
band is Belgian minister to Petrosrad,
has caused Secretary Bryan. at tho So
hcitation OF her relatives, to make in
quiries through the German govern
ment regarding her whereabouts and,
condition.
When last heard from she was in
BRUSSELS 1t was reported that tie
Germans. who were In control of tho
city. would not allow her to Join her
husband at his post in the Russian
capital. or to communicate with her
mother here.
Mrs. Story recently received through
friends information that her daughter
was dangerously i'll In Brussels, as tho
result of nm operation. Since that time
nothing has been heard from her. Sec
retnry Bryan forwarded 4 cabIepram
or inquiry through diplomatic chan
nels, but thus far has received no re.
Spouse.
The Count de Buisseret was Mt ono
time Belgian minister to this country.
and at the time of his marriage was
an attache hero OF the Belgian legn
ton. -
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HEs.r ". S'rEp-fcmar..

WANTED. a girl who can move around
a little about cooking and general
housework. neat and clean and fond
81 Children: Sl2 per month to start
4White) Phone County zoos or write
d, Anderson. Wildwood Farms, Rich
mond. Va. X. F. d. No. 4
WANTED. competent lady to assist In
store OF general merchandise and
ONCE work. Accuracy with figures
ADDRESS c. j. Reynolds. Witt. Va
WANTED. n woman typesetter with
experience In job work and book
keepinK. The Clarion Publishing Co..
Inc. Dlllwyn. Va.
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FOR SAIIE-Horsos

FOR sale cheap. one pair Of big mule.
no reasonable offer refused 90
East Canal.
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Pay
City T AK IS
ROOM lo7. CITY HALL.

Richmond, Va. Dec. /. 1914.
THE LAST HALF OF CITY TAXES
REAL ESTATE AND PERSONAL
AND snoUED BE PAID Ar f." THi Il
OFFICE.
EVERY MALE. twenry-one years of
age, and EVERY person Keeping house
or doing business in the city, is as
sessed for personal taxes. Those Who
nave not paid any city taxy.s during the
Year are urged to call and settle, 10 as
10 avoid being posted Is deiinQuents
1--WE TER CENT will be added 10
last halt it not paid on or before DE-
CEMBER 81.
Interest at SIX PER CENT also
attaches to all bills as soon as reported
delinquent
Particular attention is called to tho
above. as under the city ordinance theirs
can De no avolan> OF the penalty.
GRADING. pAV1NG AND SEWER
CONNECTION BILLS are also due and
payable. FIVE PER CENT penalty
will be added to all 1914 grading, paw
Ing and sewer connection bills NOT
PAID BY JANUARY 81. 1915.
SOUTH RICHMOND TAXES. ETC
must BIO paid at the office OF DEPUTY
C0LLECT0R. Tenth and Hull Streets.
North Richmond. Barton Heights ani
Ginter Park also payable In December
Mt this office. Five per cent penalty
added after December 81. 1914
III. l.. Hulce,
City Collector. City o. Richmond.
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ROOFING.
STOCKS AND BONDS.

NOTICE TO HOLDERS OF BONDS OF
The TOWN OF WEST CLIFTON
II. is, is. 20. Il. 22. 20, 2i. e. Fl, Is,
80 and 80. In tho sum OF $500 each, tho
standing OF the issue OF Si5,O00 town
OF West Clifton Forge. Va, sewerage
and street Improvement bonds issued
called in and redeemed on January l.
1915, by direction of an ordinance
passed by the Council of the City Of
1914.
And the holders of said bonds arc
hereby notified that said bonds will be
redeemed at the First National Bank.
in the City OF Clifton Forge at pnr
and accrued interest, and that said
the first day Of January, 1916.
T. T. HALLORAN.
Chairman of Finance Committee OF tho
CITY Council OF the City of Clifton
Forge, Va.
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

SALESMEN making the general store
trade who wish to make extra money
commission and which Is we'll known
and extensively advertised: correspon
dence CONFIDENTIAL: give full particu-
11f3. Richmond. Va
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December %. 1914
AT meeting Of the board of directors
or the Merchants National Bank, held
this day, the usual semiannual divi-
dend of ten .GoT) per cent was de-
clared payable to the stockholders OF
record as of the close Of business De-
cemoer 81, 1914.
THos. B. McADAMs.
~.
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SITUATION wANrED-pro,ess,on, ;,

WANTED. position to teach in private
family. Music specially. Box IS,
Culpeper. Va. ~
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DETECTIVES.

BRADFORD'S DETECTIVE SERVICN
SOUTHERN BUILDING. WASH.
INGTON. d. c.
LICENSED by an act OF Congress,
Bonded in the sum Of $4,000. Found.
ed 1885,; Expert secret service, any
practical experience qualities us 70 give
expert confidential advice to people
suffering annoyance Of business or
private nature.
CHARLES Q. Burch. private detective
agency. 500 Park building. corner
Tenth and Bank Phone Randolph
1856. Richmond, Va.
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MAI. ORDER

Kentucky Bourbon" Just for the
holidays: We offer one gallon demi-
John Old Kentucky Bourbon, same as
the Judge and major drinks. for 50.
Send one to -FOUR friend in the country
George Med. Blake & Co, No. 90 Broad
Street. Phone Randolph 5l2-5l3.
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MEETINGS.

First National Bank.
Richmond. Va. Dec. IL, 1914.
THE regular annual meeting OF the
stockholders of the First National
Bank Of Richmond. Va. for the cleo
ton of directors and for the transac-
ton Of any other business which may
properly come before said meeting, viii
be held TUESDAY. JANUARY 12, 1915,
at IL O'Clock noon In the directors
room of the bank, Ninth and Main
Streets. Richmond. Va.
w. NJ ADDISON.
Cashier
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The union Bank OF Richmond Va

The Union Bank Of Richmond, Va.
December IL 1914.
THE directors of the Union Bank Of
Richmond. Va, have this day de-
clared semiannual dividend OF 8 per
cent out of the earnings of the past
SIX months. payable to the stockholders
on ana after January l, 1915.
GEORGE w. CALL.
Cashier
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SITUATIONS wANTED-Female.

WANTED. position by middle -aeed
white woman as companion or nurse
Hospital experience. Al reference. q
214. care Times Dispatch.
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' -.
In execution OF n deed of trust, dated
December Is, 1911, and recorded In tho
Court. d. Il. 214-B. page 1873, default
having been made In the payment of n
will sell by auction. on the premises. on
TO-DAY (MONDAY), DECEMBER 2s,
1914. at o'clock p. Nj.
the aforementioned property.
The lot has frontage of Is feet on
wardly ITO feet Q Inches to an alley in
rear 90 feet wide.
TERMS: Enough in cash to pay cost
OF sale, any taxes that may be due on
the property and a note for $3.75O. with
interest on same from June 10, 1914,
until paid. residue In equal INSTALL
OF sale: credit payments to bear In
terest at per cent and to be secured
by deed OF trust on the property
II. X. POLLARD, JR,
Trustee
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Richmond. Va, Dec. "a. 1914
THE directors Of the First Safiona,
Bank of Richmond. Va, have decinred
a semiannual dividend OF 800. 1000
70 per cent on the capital stock of
2S0o:00o). payable to stockholders Of
record at close of business December
%. 1914. Checks will be mailed De.
Will be reopened January 2. 1915.
w. NJ. ADDISON.
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MISCELLANEOUS NOTICES.

FURNITURE and china packing. We
PACK and ship furniture. china and
wedding Presents with care Jacob
son 1922.
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Chesapeake & Ohio Railway

I:ls Observation-Disclosures Nswa
$40 A.-Locai-Daiiy-Ch'vi Elk sun.
Thurmond.
b:oo A.-Expresa-Dauy-N Old Point
f:lo A-Locai-DsiIy-L'ohb Lex. G
Forge.
'la:ss Noon - lssprosa = Daily = Norfolk. OLD
N:oo P.-ESprcss-pai,y- Ola pain,
$500 F.-Local-Dnily-N. News Old Point
6:l5 P.--I.ocal-Ex SUM- GordonsviIi,
-'5:i5 P.-Local-Ex Sun-Iynchhr q Eor1.
'2:lo P:-Express-Daily-Ci L'Ville
$40 Observation-Disclosures. Ch.xo. ST. Z.
'l!;0o P.-Express.D aily-cin.. Loulsvills
sSleeperr. tParlor Cara
TRAINS ARRIVE nICH@oNC-iocai from
East: m;is A.. r.. sit +; M. Through from
from West: $3.50 A. II. $4,000 A. 81. and 7:ao
e. NJ Through: $50 A NJ. 1880 noon and
James River Line: .'s:s5 a. NJ. 600 :. ~
''DaiIy except Sunday.
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Losr AND FOUND

STRAYED or stolen from near New
set gray horse hitched TO covered
farm wagon. Reward for any infor-
nation leading to his recovery. A. j.
wright, Glen Allen. Va.
PARTY, who through error took lady,s
travelling bag from Main Street Sta
Ton Will please return to III Mutual
building and receive their bag from
G. & O..station agent. Hurry, please.
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Rithulunn ginlps.pispatrb
sIxTY-FouRrH YSAn
ADMITTEDLY
THE BEST MEDIUM IN
THE SOUTH FOR GLASS;
IFIED ADVERTISING.

TELEPHONE YOUR WANTS TO
THE TIMES DISPATCH
RANDOLPH RANDOLPH
WANT AID. RATES.
DAILY. ono cont word whom paid In ad.
vance. No ad. taken for less than 10 cents.
SUNDAY. one and one-haif cents a word for
all classified ada. except Situations Wanted
At ono cent word. No ad. taken for less
than 10 cents.
NO ADS. taken for less than Is cents whom
charged or phoned In. Phoned orders not
guaranteed Classincations not guaranteed
after t:p T. ID.
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B.W. Smith &Co.
Incorporated
BANKRUPT,
1905 East Main Street.

iopo East NafH street.
trict Court OF the United States for the
Eastern District of Virginia, entered
on the 14th day OF February, 1914. in
the matter of the B. w. Smith G. Co.,
Inc. Bankrupt will sell on the
premises. No. 1906 East Main Street
TUESDAY. DECEMBER 20. 1914.
beginning at 1880 o'clock A. NJ.
the stock of New Refriserators Ranges
Butchers supplies and Store Fixtures
consisting of 20 Ideal. modern and
double Kitchen Ranges. Refrigerators,
Show case. Glass and Marble top Meat
Display Counter. Steel Top Cookroom
TABLE, Double and Single Cilockler
Kitchen Sinks, Gas Broiler, Charcoal
n Bro Large and Small Sausage STUFF
fer S;o opaaiits Class Class Top Restaurant
Cabinet, ) small size Steam Tables.
Poultry Rack. Bin Display Counter
Boneless Ham Cookers, Lot Copper and
Steel Cooking Vessels, Lot Meat Tools
2 Vegetable Peelers. Game and Fish
Ice Box, Grocers Refrigerators, Family
Size Refrigerators. Florist Refrigera-
Automatic Ice Cream Freezing Machine
etc.
All OF these goods are new and in
practically perfect condition. Sale
TERMS: Cash.
G. A. HANSON
Receiver and Trustee.
THE VALENTINE AUCTION CO..
Auctioneera.
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YOUNG man desires position as ste
nographer; experienced: good refer
encesL 3l9, care Times-Dispatch.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-12-28

THE directors OF West End Bank have
declared dividend of per cent
payable to the stockholders on Janu-
CHARLES K. WILLIS.
Cashier
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me virginia Fire and Marine Insur-
nnce Company.
Richmond. Va. Dec. %. 1914
DlV1DEND.-Thed directors of this com
pany have declared semiannuol
dividend OF per cent (sI.5o per share
and free from taxi, payable january
LIST next, to stockholders Of record De-
cemoer 20. 1914. Transfer books closed
from this date to January 2 1915. In
elusive: Dividend checks will be mailed
TO stockholders Notify the company of
change of address.
WIN. n. MCCARTHY.
Secretary
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HELP wANTED-siale and Female.

THE American National Bank wants
you as member OF Its Christmas
ThTln Club: Opens December 20.
WANTED. man and wife to take care
OF stock. Must be willing to work
and obey orders. Drinking men need
not apply. House. garden and Sa5 per
month to start. Phone County zoos or
write ID. Anderson. Wildwood Farms.
Richmond. Va. r. F. d. No. 4.
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MISCELLANEOUS WANTS

WANTED, TO buy secondhand CLOTH
Ing. overcoats and shoes. Phon
Randolph 5Sl5. VIII call.
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Planters National Bank

Planters National Bank.
Richmond, Va, Dec. 90, 1914
THE directors OF this bank have to-
day declared a dividend of 10 per
cent on ts capital stock out of the
able on and after January Q, 1915.
RICHARD II. SMITH
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SHOES.

CUT RATE SHOES.
FAMILY shoes at rock bottom prices
Empire Shoe Company. 6o4 West
Broad Street
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HELP HANTED-arals

WANTED. railway mail and postal
clerks; examination soon, over 2 600
appointments yearly; prepare at home.
Write for Plan K Sf payment after APP
pointment. Philadelphia Business Col
lege. Civil Service Dept. Philadelphia,
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. oood..

WANTED. to buy for cash household
goods In any Quantity Phone Aadi
son 1851
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DRY CLEANING AND SECURING.

LADIES' gloves. all lengths. cleaned,
Pressing Club. Phone Madison 1895.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-12-28

WANTED, registered assistant phar-
r., macist; Send references. l. GOO. caro-
Times Dispatch.
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AUCTION Sales.--future Days
GHE 2AEENT!aI AUeTlpEe
~ PHONE MADISON 1905
Sts EAST BROAD 81

RECEIVERS AUCTION SALE OF RE.
PERPETRATORS. BUTCHERS SUP
PLIES. RANGES. ETC. OF
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$75 month. Examinations coming.
Sample questions free. Franklin in
Btitutc. Dept. 430-W. Eornester ". z
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WANTED. situation as gardener: also
understand the care Of flowers.
lawns. and poultry. b 423. care Times
DISPATCH
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MISUNDERSTANDING.
FOR RENT-Room,.

ROOMS FOR RENT.
=, rooms: Also fight housekeeping.
slt East Clay.
NICELY furnished rooms, IT'S and 71s
EAST Marshall Street. Mrs. ]. e. Fitz.
LIGHT housekeeping rooms. 40I East
Clay; also two hall rooms.
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SPECIAL NOTICES.

WANTED. the public to Know tn.t
!, Jahnke Bros.. jewelers.. sl2 East
Main street. bug. sell, exchange and
remoupt diamonds In tho latest stylee
Old gold ard silver taken In exchange.
SAFETY razor blades resharpened
Single. rs cents dozen: double, 36
cents dozen. Mall blades to Durham
Razor Co. Durham. n. C.
TAKE notice! That 1 will not he re-
by any one other than myself. Given
under my hand this 23d day of Decem-
Der. 1914.
HENRY w. GILL.
ROOFING.
ooI rooh no": Our YORK guar
son 2263. The AIcntraz Co
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AUCTION sALEs-To.Day,
TRUSTEES AUCTION SALE

OF
THE BRICK DWELLINGS OR FLATS
KNOWN AS No. .24l2 STUART AVE-
NUE., ON THE NORTH SIDE OF
STUART AVENUE. BETWEEN ELM
STREET AND DAVIS AVENUE.
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FOR sALE-Rouses
ICE, COAL AND WOOD

LARGE blocks oak and pine wood, per-
fectiy dry, easy to split: dry, heavy
and CRATES. Will save you 81 to tho
cord. VIII send, sample, because 1t 10
tho greatest bargain In wood to burn
1869.
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WANTED, by South Carolina concern
experienced accountant not over %;
state age, education, training, salary
expected: reference. Address l. 6l5.
care Times Dispatch.
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FOR sALE-nI.ch,uer,.

planer. double surfaces,
, mounted gasoIene saving outfit
housting engines. concrete mixers'
boilers. engines, all sizes: puiIeys'
pumps and tanks, conditions guaran-
tecd. /. Bluford G. Co
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THE regular annual meeting of tho
stockholders of the American Ma
tional Bank OF Richmond, Va for the
election Of directors will be held TUES
DAY, January IL, 1915.
Ballots will be received from IL NJ
to / p. NJ.
O. b. HILL, Cashier.
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Richmond. Va, Dec. 12, 1914.
THE annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Manchester National
Bank will be held in its banking house
TUESDAY. JANUARY IL, 1915. at IL
O'Clock noon, for the election of direc-
tors and the transaction OF any other
business that may properly come before
the meeting.
D. c. BALLARD,
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The Union Bank OF Richmond, va.
holders of the Union Bank of Rich
mond. Va. Will be held on THURSDAY,
JANUARY IA. 1915. at IL o'clock noon,
Street.
GEORGE w. CALL.
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DIVIDEND NOTICE.

Old Dominion Trust Company.
THE directors OF this company have
declared quarterly dividend of IH
per cent. payable January 2, 1915. TO
stockholders of record December "a
1914 w. II. SLAUGHTER,
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SITUATION wANTED-slaIe.

WANTED, employment in city or coun-
>. ". for white and colored boys. aged
- to IL years. Eight boys want Jobs
now. Juvenile Court OF Richmond.
Phone Randolph 622. Loom 6. City
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A thorough dry goods man open for
change. Lifetime experience in de-
partment stores 4 good ad writer,
window trimmer and card maker. also
good salesman and willing TO assist
In any way for the interest Of the
store. Results guaranteed Address
4, 6l2, care Times Dispatch
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GOVERNMENT positions are easy to
get. Ny free booklet 1874 tolls
how. Write to-day. Now. Earl Hop
klns. Washington. D. c.
Bisbee daily review., 1914-03-24
SUICIDE ATTEMPT
 BOILED BY DOCTOR

An attempt to commit suicide was frustrated Sunday afternoon when l.. K. Wood, a carpenter who lives in Johnson Addition shot himself with a twenty-two calibre revolver. A doe tor was immediately called for the man and the wound taken care of. It is said he will recover.
 No reason for the mans act is giv. en. Little, personally. is known of Wood by the officers of Lowell and that he should attempt to commit sui. eide has caused considerable com ment. He is still in the hospital under, going treatment.
Bisbee daily review., 1914-03-24

"f got SO lonesome md jumpy here by myself that just had to have some body to talk 10. especially after the burglar alarm rang"
 "The burglar alarmT' repeated God frey quickly. "what do you meanr'
 We've got burglar alarm on the windows. sir. It's usually turned on fin the daytime. but l thought I'd bet ter leave it on today. and it rang about the middle of the afternoon. thought at first that one of the other servants had raised a window, but none of them had Something went wrong with 1t, guess"
 "Did you take look at the win dOwsT 1 asked.
 Yes. sir. A policeman came to sec what was the matter. and we went around and examined the windows. but they were all locked. It made me feel kind of scary for awhile"
 Does the alarm work nowl" "No. sir. The policeman said there must be a short circuit somewhere and that he'd notify the people who put it in. But nobody has come around yet to fix 1t"
 Wed better take look at the win dows ourselves" said Godfrey. "You stay here. Parks We can find them. all right. and don't want you to leave that door unguarded for single in. stant"
 We went from window to window. and Godfrey examined each of them with a minuteness that astonished me. for had no idea what he expected to find But we completed the circuit of the ground floor without his apparent ly discovering anything out of the way.
 Lets take look at the basement" he said. and led the way downstairs with a readiness which told me that he had been over the house before. ln kind of lumber room. standing be fore its single small window. his cleo tric torch fin his hand. he made a dis covery.
 Look hereP' he said, bis voice quiv- ering with excitement, and threw a circle of light on the jamb of the win dow at the spot where the upper and lower sashes met
 What is it?' asked after a mo- ment T don't see anything wrong"
 "You don't? You don't see that this house was to be entered tonight? Then what does this meanT
 With his finger nail he turned up the end of small insulated wire. And then I saw that the wire had been cut
 "Yes." said Godfrey dryly. that TO- nance of mine is looking up again Somebody was preparing for a quiet invasion of the house tonight-some body. of course. interested in that cab met"
 He wasn't losing any tlme." I ven. tured
 He knew he hadn't any to lose. When you put those wooden shutters up you warned him that you suspected hls game. He knew if the alarm was
Bisbee daily review., 1914-03-24

on it would ring when he cut the wire"
 "Why can't we ambush himr I sug. gested.
 We might try. but 1t win be a mighty risky undertaking. Lester"
 "one risky undertaking is enough for tonight" said. with a sigh. for my belief in the existence of the SC cret drawer and the poison and all the rest of it had come back with rush.
 "All right" Godfrey said But I'll lx thls break"
 He got out his penknife. ioosened two or three of the staples which held the wire in place. drew It out. scraped back the insulation and twisted the ends tightly together.
 ''There." be added. "that's done. If the invader tampers with the window again he will set off the alarm But
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''rhat seems to put a puncture in our little romance doesn't itT" asked at last "Armand's man hasn't called yet? suppose he'll be around to- morrow"
 You will have to turn the cabinet over 10 him, of course"
 "why. yes; it belongs to him-at least 1t doesn't belong to Vantine."
 "Well, in spite of this" he said. "1 am still interested in that cabinet. Lester. and I wish you would keep possession of it as long as you can. At least wouldn't give 1t up until be delivered 10 you the other cabinet which vantine really bought"
 'Oh, I'll make him do that" agreed quickly. 'That will no doubt take a few days-longer than that if Vantine's cabinet is in Paris"
 And now let us 20 down and have a look at this one" he said. "as we in. tended doing. You will think me fool ish. Lester, but even that cablegram hasn't shaken my belief In the exist. ence of that secret drawer"
 And all the restT' l asked
 'Yes." he answered slowly, "and all the rest"