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him overseas to this mortal pass. Fea-
ture for feature, even to the hue of
her tumbled hair, she counterfeited
the woman he loved: only those eyes.
afiame with their look of inhuman
ruthlessness. denied that the two were
one.
He sought vainly to speak. The
breath rustled in his parched throat
like wind whispering among dead
leaves.
Thrusting the Indian roughly aside,
the woman knelt in his place by
Alan's head
NO" she said, and smiling cruelty,
shook her head-"no, | am not your
Rose. But l am her sister. Judith, her
twin, born in the same hour, daughter
of-can you guess whose daughter?
But see this!' She flashed a card
from within her hunting shirt and held
it before his eyes. You know it, Ell ?
The trey of hearts-the symbol of
Trlne-Trine, your fathers enemy,
and yours. and-Rose's father and
mine! So, now, perhaps you know"
A gust Of wind like a furnace blast
swept the glade. The woman sprang
up glanced over-shoulder into the for
est and signed to the Indian.
I'm ten minutes" she said, these
woods will be your funeral pyre."
She stepped back. Jacob advanced,
picked Alan up, shouldered his body,
and strobe back into the forest. Ten
feet in from the clearing he dropped
the helpless man supine upon a bed of
dry logs and branches.
Then. with a single movement, he
disappeared.
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theh-it came to pass that we loved
one woman, your mother. | won her
all but her heart too late she real.
lzed 1t was Law she loved. He never
Iorgave me, nor l him. Though he
married another woman, still he held
from me the love of my wife. | could
not sleep for hating him-and he was
no better off. Each sought the others
rum; 1t came to be an open duel be-
tween us, in Wall street One of us
mad to fail-and | held the stronger
hand. The night before the day that
was TO have seen my triumph,
walked in Central park. as was nv
habit to tire my body so that nv brain
might sleep. Crossing the East drive
was struck by a motor-car running
at high speed without lights. was
picked up insensible-and lived only
to be what am today Law tri-
umphed in the street while | lay help.
less; only a living remnant of my
fortune remained to me. Then his
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CHAPTER W.
Many Waters.

Overhead, through a rift in the
foliage a sky was visible whose ebon
darkness called to mind a thunder
cloud
The heat was nearly intolerable;
the voice of the fire was very loud
A heavy, broken crashing near by
made Alan turn his head, and he saw
a brown bear break cover and plunge
on into the farther thickets-forerun-
ner of mad rout of terrified forest
folk deer. porcupines, a fox or two, a
wildcat, rabbits. squirrels. cartridges
"a dozen more.
Two minutes had passed of the ten.
Something was digging uncomfortably
into Alan's right hip--the automatic
pistol in his hip pocket, of which
Jacob had neglected to relieve him.
Then a sharp, spiteful cracking
brought him suddenly to a sitting posi-
ton, to find that the Indian had
thoughtfully touched a match to the
pyre before departing. At Alan's feet
the twigs were blazing merrily.
1t would have been easy enough,
acting on instinct, to snatch his limbs
away, but he did not move more than
to strain his feet as far as their bonds
permitted. Conscious of scorching
heat even through his hunting boots,
he suffered that torture until tongue
of fame licked up, wrapped itself
round the thick hempen cord and ate
it through.
Immediately Alan kicked his feet
free, lifted to a kneeling position, and
crawled from the pyre.
AS for his hands-Alan's hunting
knife was still I'm its sheath belted
10 the small of his back. Tearing at
the belt with his hampered fingers, he
contrived to shift 1t round until the
sheath knife stuck at the belt-loop
over his left hip. Withdrawing and
conveying the blade to his mouth, he
The Sentinel=record. (Hot Springs, Ark.) 1900-current, 1914-08-30
CHAPTER 1.
The Message Of the Rose.

Tapped deep In the leather bound
luxury of an ample loungechair
walled apart from the world by the
venerable solitude of the library OF
London's most exclusive club. Mr..
Alan Law sprawled (largely on the
nape of his neck and, squirting dis.
contentedly down his nose, admitted
that he was extensively bored.
Now the chair filled so gracelessly
stood by an open window, some TWEEN.
ty feet below which lay a stable
walled garden. an old English garden
in full flower. And through the win
dow, now and then. a halfhearted
breeze waited gusts of warm air
sauye and enervating with the heavy
fragrance OF English roses.
Mr.. Law drank deep of 1t, and In
spite of his spiritual unrest, sighed
slightly and shut his eyes.
An uHspoken word troubled the
depth of HIS consciousness, so that
old memories stirred and struggled to
its surface. The word was Rose. -
and for the time seemed to be the
name neither of q woman nor of a
flower. but oddly Of both, as though
the two things were one. His mental
vision. bridging the gap of year. con
jured up the vision of a 1.-the, sweet
silhouette in white. with red roses
at her belt, posed on a terrace of the
Riviera against the burning Mediter.
ranean blue.
Mr.. Law was DULY conscious that
he ought to be sorry about something.
But he was really very drowsy indeed ;
and so. drinking deep OF wine-scent
of roses, he fell gently asleep.
The clock was striking four when
he awoke; and before closing his
eyes he had noticed that its hands
Indicated ten minutes to four So he
could not have slept very long.
For some few seconds Alan did not
move, but rested as he was, incredu-
lousy regarding rose which had ma
terialized mysteriously upon the little
table at his elbow. He was quite sure
II had not been there when he closed
his eyes. and almost as sure that it
was not real.
And in that instant OF awakening
the magic fragrance OF the rose-garden
seemed to be even more strong and
cioying sweet than ever
Then he put out a gingerly hand
and discovered that it was real beyond
all question. A warm red rose, fresh
plueked, drops of water trembling and
sparkling like tiny diamonds on the
velvet of its fleshy petals. And when
impulsively he took IT by the stem. he
discovered q most indisputable thorn
which did service for the traditional
pinch
Convinced that he wasn't dreaming.
Alan transferred the rose to his sound
hand. and meditatiyely sucked his
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thumb. Then he jumped up from the
chair and glared suspiciously round
the room. 1t was true that prac'
tical joke I'm that solemn atmosphere
We're a thing unthinkable; still, there
was the rose.
There was no one but himself IN
the library.
Perplexed to evaporation, Alan fed
the club, only pausing on the way out
to annex the envelope he found al
dressed to him IN the letter-rack.
It was blank white envelope OF
good quality, the address typewritteh'
the stamp English. and bore Lon
don postmark half illegible.
Alan tore the envelope open In aD-
sent-minded fashion-and started as
II stung. The enclosure was a SIM
pie playing card--a trey OF hearts'
AS for Alan Law, he wandered
homeward in a state of stupefactioh'
He could read quite well the message
of the rose. He would not soon TOT
get that year-old parting with MS
Rose of the Riviera: you say you
love me but may not marry me-ahu
we must part Then promise this'
that IL ever you change your mino'
you'll send for me-" And her prom
Use: Il will send you rose.
But the year had lapsed with hesei
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gripped 1t firmly between his teeth,
and sawed the cords round his wrists
against the razor-sharp blade.
Before Alan could turn and run he
saw vanguard Of flames bridge so
yards at bound and start dead
pine blazing like a torch.
And then he was pelting like a mad
man across the smoked-filled clearing,
and in less than two minutes broke
from thetforest to the pebbly shore Of
wide-bosomed lake, and within a
few hundred feet Of a substantial
dam, through whose spillway heavy
volume of water caseaded with a roar
rivaling that of the forest-fre itself.
Two quick glances showed Alan two
things: that his only way of escape
was via the dam; that there was a
solitary canoe at mid-lake, bearing
swiftly to the farther shore Judith
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chauffeur, discharged, came to me and
sold me the truth it was Laws car
with Law at the wheel that had struck
me down-a deliberate attempt at as
sassination. | sent Law word that
meant to have a life for life. For
what was | better than dead? l prom.
ised him that, should he escape,
would have the life of his son. He
knew l meant it, and sent his wife
and son abroad Then he died sud
denly, of some common ailment-they
said; but | knew better. He died OF
fear of me-"
Urine smiled cruel smile: Il had
made his life a reign of terror. Ever
so often | would send Law, one way
or another-mysteriously always-a
trey Of hearts; it was my death-sign
for him; as you know, our name.
Urine, signifies a group of three. And
every time he received a trey of
hearts, within twenty-four hours an
attempt of some sort would be made
upon his life The strain broke down
his nerve.
Then l turned my attention 10 the
son, but the distance was too great,
the difficulties insuperable. The Law
millions Knocked all my efforts; their
alliance with the Rothschilds placed
mother and son under the protection
of every secret police in Europe. But
they dared not come home. At length
| realized could win only by playing
things: more money; to bring Alan
Law back to America; and one agent
! could trust, one incorruptible agent.
| ceased to prosecute mother and son,
lulled them into a sense of false Sc
curity, and by careful speculations
repaired my fortunes. In Rose | had
the lure to draw the boy back to
America; in you, the one person /
could trust.
81 sent Rose abroad and arranged
that she should meet Law. They fell
in love at sight. Then / wrote inform
ing her that the man she had chosen
was the son of him who had murdered
all of me but my brain. 1t fell out as
/ foresaw. You can imagine the scene
of passionate pledges
of uRdying constancy-the arrange
ment of a secret code whereby, when
she needed him, she would send him
Il single rose-the birth OF great ro-
mance!"
The old man laughed sardonically.
well, there is the history Now the
rose has been sent; Law is already
homeward bound; my agents are
watching his every step. The rest is
In your hands,
The girl bent forward, breathing
heavily, eyes aflame in a face that had
assumed a waxen pallor.
What is it you want of me?"
Bring Alan Law to me. Dead or
alive, bring him to me. But alive, il
you can compass 1t; wish to see him
die. Then |, too, may die content"
The hand of hot-blooded youth stole
forth and grasped the icy hand of
death-in-life.
Il will bring him." Judith swore-
dead or alive, you shall have him
here"
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Copyright, 1914. by Louis Joseph Vance

sign from her, so that he had grown
accustomed to the unnattering belief
that she had forgotten him.
And now the sign had ccme-but
what the deuce did the trey of hearts
mean?
Nhen morning came, London had
lost Alan Law No man of his ac-
quaIhtahce-nor any woman-had re-
ceiyed the least warning Of his dis
appearance He was simply and suf-
hclently removed from English ken.
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Urine and The Indian-the latter WELD
ing the paddle.
In the act Of turning toward the
dam he saw Jacob drop the paddle.
The next instant bullet from Win
chester 80 kicked up a squirt of peb-
bles only a few feet in advance of
Alan.
He quickened his pace, but the next
bullet fell closer, while the third ac-
tually bit the earth beneath his run
ming feet as he gained the dam.
Exasperated, he pulled up, whipped
out his pistol and fired without aim.
AT the same time. he noted that the
distance between dam and canoe had
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CHAPTER III.
The Trail of Treacherv

But young Mr.. Law was sole agent
of his own evanishment; just as he
was nobody's fool. least of all his own.
The hidden meaning of the trey of
hearts perplexed him with such dis
trust that before leaving London, he
dispatched code cablegram to his
confidential agent In New York.
What do you know about the trey of
heartG7 Answer Immediately.
Devils Lake world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1914-1915, 1914-12-17
NOTICE OF EXPIRATION OF TIME
OF REDEMPTION.
State Of North Dakota, county of Ram

We IA A0H&1 AAO0N O4 AA081
OF REDENRTIoN.
State Of North Dakota, county of Ram
Office of County Auditor.
To R. Goer, person in the possession
of the following described real estate:
To r. Goer. owner Of the following
described real estate:
You are hereby notified that the fol-
lowing described real estate, situated in
Ramsey county. North Dakota, to-wit:
Lot twelve (12) block nine (9) Maher &
Locke's Third Addition to the city OF
Devils Lake, vas on the 18th day Of
December, A. d. 1910 sold for delinquent
taxes for the yea 1909 as provided by
law, and a certificate Of said sale issued
to the purchased thereof; that said real
estate was sold on said sale for Five
and S3-100 $5.S3) Dollars. and that the
time of redemption from such sale will
expire ninety (s0)days from and after the
further notified that the amount requir
ed to redeem said real estate from said
tax sale on this date is the sum Of Fifty
eight and 71-100 ($58.71) Dollars. and
in addition thereto the cost of the SER
vice and publication of this notice must
be paid. together with such interest as
may accrue from and after this date.
If redemption Is not made within ninety
(90) days from the complete service of
his notice. a Tax Deed Of said real es-
tate will be executed to the holder of
said tax certificate.
Dated at Devils Lake. North Dakota,
this 18th day Of November, 1914.
j. "A. KRAMER,
Auditor of Ramsey County, North nak
(SEAL) 59-3t
Devils Lake world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1914-1915, 1914-12-17
NOTICE OF SALE ON EXECUTION

w. SSA~S ~~ Ss~~
Notice is hereby given, that by virtue
of IN execution to me directed n de-
livered, issued out of the Clerks office
of the district court of the First Judicial
District within and for. the county Of
Nelson. First Judicial district, State Of
of the clerk and the seal of the said
court and based. upon q. judgment therein
rendered and entered in favor Of George
Carpenter, George Leith and Kennel
Vary. as plaintiffs and against J. w.
Knauss as defendant for the sum Of
Dollars ($845.88), bearing date Of De-
.cember 9Th. A. D. 1914. I have this day
levied upon the following described per-
:sonal property as the property of said
judgment debtor, the same being the
identical property heretofore seized and
rant of attachment issued in the above
entitled action, to-Wit:
One 25 horse power Avery engine:
One 42x64 Avery separator, complete,
Including. all belts. tools. tanks. trucks
ana other equipment.
stove and furnishing thereof.
And that the said personal property,
and the whole thereof, will be sold by
me. at public venue to the highest bid
der for cash at the farm buildings upon
the farm Of George Leith In Section "a.
,sey county, North Dakota at the hour Of
10 o'clock in the forenoon on the 22nd
day Of December, A. D. 1914, to satisfy
the said execution, together with inter-
lest thereon and. costs Of sale.
Dated. Dsoem 39H n Hh;: 4; 2; 1'a4.
Sheriff Of Ramsey County, North Oak.
Erich & Kelly, d.
'Izakota, N. 3. It
Devils Lake world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1914-1915, 1914-12-17
NOTICE. OF EXPIRATION OF TIME
OF REDEMPTION.

IAN VI ~OAAANy x1AA4IO4
State of North Dakota, County Of Ram
sey-s1.
To Robert McGeoch. person in the pos
session of the following described real
estate.
To Robert McGeoch, owner Of the fol
lowing described real estate:
You are hereby notified that the fol-
lowing described real estate. situated in
Ramsey county, North Dakota, to-Wit:
Lots twenty-seven at27) and twenty
eight (28) Block six ,(6) Ruger's End
addition to the city Of Devils Lake. was
on the 18th day of December, A. D. 1909
sold for delinquent taxes for the year
1908 as provided by law. and q certifl-
cate Of said sale issued to the purchaser
thereof; that said real estate was sold
on said sale for Fourteen and 97-1O0
'($14.97). Dollars and that the time Of
redemption from such sale will expire
ninety 600 days f1oan and after the
complete service of this notice. You are
further notified that the amount reauir:
tax. sale: on this date rs the sum Of One
lars and in edition thereto TIE cost or
the service n publication Of this mo-
tice must be paid. together with such
interest as may accrue from ana after
this date. If redemption - not made
within ninety (90) days from the com.
plete service Of this Notice, Q Tax Deed
for said real estate will be executed to
the holder Of said tax certificate.
Dated at Devils Lake. North Dakota,
this 18th day of November, 1914.
J. A. KRAMER,
Auditor, of Ramsey County, North Oak.
(SEAL) 59-3t
Devils Lake world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1914-1915, 1914-12-17

1oYIO2 OF 1XYuAX1oI or xUI3
OF 22DDk4xxo1.
State of North Dakota, county Of Ram
Once of County Auditor.
To R Goer. person in the possession
Of the following. described real estate:
TOT. Goer, owner Of the following
described real estate:
You r hereby notified that the fol-
Ramsey county. North Dakota, to-vit:
& Locke's Third Addition to the City of
Devils Lake. was on the 18th day Of
December, A. D. 1910 sold for delinquent
taxes for the year 1909 as provided by
law. and q certificate Of said sale is
sued to the purchaser thereof: hat said
real estate was sold on said sale for the
Five and 82-l00 ($.S3) Dollars and that
the time Of redemption from such sale
will expire ninety (90) days from and
after the complete service Of this notice.
You are further notified that the amount
required to redeem said real estate from
tax sale on this date is the sum Of Forty
eight and 90-100 ($48.90) Dollars, and
In addition thereto the cost Of the SER
vice M publication Of this notice must
be paid, together with such interest as
redemption is not made within ninety
(90) days from the complete service of
this notice, a Tai Deed for said real
estate will be executed to the holder of
said tax certificate.
Dated at Devils Lake, North Dakota,
this 18th day of November, 1914.
J. A. KRAMER,
Auditor of Ramsey County, North Oak.
(SEAL) 59-3t
Devils Lake world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1914-1915, 1914-12-17

state Of North Dakota, County Of RAM
/ District Court. Second Judicial
isabella BALDWIN. Plaintiff.
Donald c. Baldwin, Catherine Baldwin
Rudser. Frances q. BALDWIN. and Mary
]. WhtpDle g. Tenbroeck, as
heirs Of Josephine A. Camp. deceased.
Ing M M s estate or interest In or lien or
cribed In the complaint Defendants.
SUMMONS.
The State Of North Dakota to the Above
You n each Of you are hereby sum-
moned and required to answer the, COM
plant Of the plaintiff in the above en-
titled action. which complaint vas ON
in the ONCE Of the Clerk Of the District
Court of Ramsey county. North Dakota,
and to serve a copy Of your answer to
said complaint upon h subscribers at
their office in the city Of Devils Lake.
the service of said summons upon you,
exclusive Of the day of service) and in
case Of your failure to appear or answer
within h time aforesaid, said plaintiff
will take judgment against you by de-
fault for the relief demanded in the com
plant.
COwan Il AdAms0n,
PLAINTIFFS Attorneys.
Devils Lake, North Dakota
To the Above Named Defendants
Take notice, that the object Of the
above entitled action Is to determine ad-
verse claims to the real property involv.
Northeast Quarter (NEA) Of section
Twenty-eight (28) and the northwest
quarter (nwA) of section twenty-seven
(27) all in township one hundred fifty.
six (156) north of range Sixty-four (64)
west and that no personal claim is made
against any Of the defendants in said
action.
Dated December 3, 1914.
Cowan & Adamson,
PLAINTIFFS attorneys
Devils Lake world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1914-1915, 1914-12-17
NOTICE OF ExFnATIoN OF TINE
OF REDEMPTION.
Office of County Auditor.

owe OF E13IRAC1O0 OF T1166
or REDEMPTION.
Office Of County Auditor.
State Of North Dakota, county Of Ram
e r. II. Powell person in the possess
sion OF the following described real es-
tate:
To E. n. Powell, owner of the follow
ing described real estate:
You are hereby notified that the fol-
lowing described real estate, situated in
Ramsey county, North Dakota, to-wit:
Lot fourteen (14) block One Hundred
sixteen, .(l16) city Of Devils Lake. was
on the 18th day Of December, A. D. 1910,
sold for delinquent taxes for the year
1909 as provided by law. and a ~certif1-
cate of said sale issued to h purchaser
thereof: hat said real estate was sold
.on said sale for Two and 30-10O ($2.30)
rom such sale will expire ninety (90)
nays from and after the complete ser
Zoe of this notice. You are further
notined that the noun required to re-
.,sem said real estate from said tax sale
a this date is the sum Of Sixteen and
l-10o ($16.71) Dollars, and In addition
=, hereto the cost Of the service and pub
!,cation of this notice must be paid, to-
kether with such interest as may accrue
! rom and after this date. If redemption
!. not made within ninety (9o) days
from the complete service Of this notice
. Tax Deed for said real estate will be
r0A.atA-
Dated at Devils Lake, North Dakota
this 18th day Of November, 1914.
J. A. KRAMER,
Auditor Of Ramsey County, North Oak.
(SEAL) 59-3t
Devils Lake world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1914-1915, 1914-12-17
PROPOSALS FOR TIME DEPOSITS
OF COUNTY FUNDS


Sealed proposals will be received
by the board of county commissioners
of Ramsey county, N. D., up to 2 o.
clock Tuesday, December 18th, 1914,
for the Time Deposits Of Certain
county funds amounting to approx
mately $4,000. 90 in accordance with
Chapter 40, Session Laws of 1911.
Such proposals must be enclosed in
sealed envelopes and addressed to j.
A. Kramer, County Auditor and
marked Proposals for Time Deposits
of County Funds.
The Board reserves the right to re-
ject any or all bids.
By order of the Board of County
Commissioners.
J.. A. Kramer,
County Auditor.
Dated at Devils Lake, N. D.. this
goth day of November, 1914.
Devils Lake world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1914-1915, 1914-12-17
NOTICE 10 CREDITORS,

NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
In the matter Of the estate Of Jane
Swain, Deceased
Notice il hereby given by the un-
dersigned Chas. L. Thwing, executor
Of the last will Of Jane Swain, late Of
the township Of Webster, in the coun-
ty Of Ramsey and state Of North Da-
kota, deceased, to the creditors Of,
and all persons having claims against
said deceased, to sahibit them with
the necessary vouchers, within four
months after the frat publication Of
this notice 70 said executor at The
Bank Of Webster, In the village Of
Webster, in said Ramsey county.
Dated October 22nd, A. D. 1914.
Charles /. tt
So Executor.
First publication on the 10Th day of
October, A. D. 1914. a.
Devils Lake world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1914-1915, 1914-12-17
WANTED.

Sealed proposals will be received by
the board of county commissioners of
Ramsey County, North Dakota, up to
2 o'clock P. M. Tuesday, December
18th, 1914, for the furnishing of bonds
for the county officers elected at. the
last general election held in Ramsey
County, North Dakota, November 3rd
1914, in amounts as follows:
County Treasurer $780, 900. 90
Sheriff ............. 5000. 90
Coroner ............ 1000. 90
And the balance Of the officers in
such sums as are fixed by statute;
said bonds to cover the term for which
each officer is elected.
Each proposal must be sealed and
addressed to the undersigned and
marked proposals for Bonds.
The board reserves the right to re.
ject any or all bids.
By order Of the board Of county
commissioners.
]. A. Kramer,
County Auditor.
Dated at Devils Lake, N. D. this
goth day Of November, 1914.