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Middletown transcript., 1914-07-18
SYNOPSIS.

Anne Ives, mascot by reputation. starts
from Winnipeg for London to attend the
coronation of King George. Her father
had come to America following q quarrel
Anne's father, at his death, left her key
to strong box containing bonds Of the
defunct French Panama Canal company.
The box is in the vaults Of Magnlh &
Co., Paris bankers. On the steamer Anne
meets the dissolute son of Magnih, who,
not knowing her identity, tells her of a
scheme to get hold of the canal bonds
and extort money from Magniff. Anne
volunteers to GO as a passenger with q
French contestant at an aviation meet
in London. The Frenchman wins. but
disappears without disclosing his iden-
at Westminster abbey and accompanies
him to. the coronation. She learns that
he is her cousin. Chevalier dYves, and
that his companion is her grandfather.
Compte DIVES. Sharing her fathers hate
for the family, Anne abruptly leaves the
abbey. She loses her purse, and borrows
money to go to Paris. On the way she
meets an official of the aviation meet
who, thinking her the wife of the winner.
forces on her the prize Of 800 pounds. Sne
learns that Banker Magnin is extremely
bitter against her grandfather and holds
a mortgage on the ancestral home. Mag
nin tells her a new key must be mace
for the box. He induces her to sign an
agreement to sell him the bonds FOR 5OOOO
francs. Young Magnin returns Anne
purse but disclaims all knowledge OF the
key to the strong box. The chevalier ana
his grandfather call on Anne regarolns
important diplomatic papers which were
stolen from the chevalier in London.
Anne, in her Indignation at being sus-
pected, discloses her identity and the
comte takes her to his arms. The cheV-
aIier declares his love and finds that 1t Is
reciprocated.
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H.M.EGBERT
(coPYRleHT 1919
WG.CHAPMAN)
\ ILLUSTRATIONS BY
n O.IRWIN MYERS

Jean Casseroy, the ancient butler, en-
tered. Take this gentleman to his
apartment" F." he said. "Obey his orders
and make him comfortable. The IL
brary will be at his disposal"
Magniff, thoroughly disconnected,
stood glowering at the comte, uncer-
tain whether to bluster or to accept
this most distant hospitality. And,
then, with most charming courteous
ness Of which, ana sure, l should
never have been capable, the cheva-
lier's mother arose.
'T shall see to it that your sheets
are aired, monsieur" she said. smiling
as though he were the most welcome
guest. "The grounds are at your dis
posal; pray make yourself master
here"
Magniff swung on his heel and
strode sullenly out of the room in the
wake of the old servitor.
You may as well leave tomorrow,
Anne" said my grandfather. Every
moment spent here now is a humilia-
ton"
took him by the arm and patted
his trembling hand. I knew that the
departure from Clichy would quickly
snap the thread of his still vigorous
life. Though 1 no longer hoped for
rescue, was resolved that we should
hold out to the uttermost.
Grandfather" said, when Richie
lieu invested Castle Chichy and the
last ounce of powder had been fred
the last atom Of provision gone, Clichy
did not surrender. And, at the last
instant, rescue came. Let US fight to
the uttermost. Let us remain till
Sunday"
A dull fire cleaned in the old
comte's eyes.
You are quite right, my DEAR" he
answered. What do you say,
Charles?"
"She is right" answered the cheVa-
lier. 1T was a woman like you, Anne,
who inspired our ancient defenders, as
you inspire US today"
Friday came, then Saturday. But
bare four-and-twenty hours re-
NAMED Magniff had not ventured to
leave his apartment during the period
that had elapsed, but on the morning
Of the last day but one encountered
him in the grounds. l think he had
been watching for me.
wait a moment, mademoiselle," he
exclaimed, as made to hasten past
him. "A moment only. Will you not
believe me when say how profoundly
1 regret the part have to play? Let
me assure you, 1 have no enmity
against your grandfather"
Then why are you here-how did
you dare come here?" l asked indig-
nantIy.
ut was to see you" he answered.
Now do not go, mademoiselle. knew
that you had met your relatives and
become reconciled and gone to reside
with them. Meanwhile, my father and
have become reconciled, also. And
nothing would content him but that
l should assume this odious role Of
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the foor. Five hundred poundsl Twen-
ty-five hundred dollars, twelve thou
sand i've hundred francs! The inter-
est upon the mortgagei
It was the prize money that Charlee
had won that day in England when he
made his aeroplane flight with me,
which the secretary of the aviation
meet, obsttnately assuming me to be
his wife, had thrust into my hands
that evening Of our chance encounter
at Charing Cross station. l had put
the money away in Mr.. Spratt's book
and wholly forgotten it.
think must have gone mad with
joy, for ran down the stairs, waving
the money wildly, shouting incoherent-
ly. On the way down 1 encountered
Charles. l shook the bank-notes into
his face and rushed on past him. The
comte and his daughter were in the
drawing room and came out as l de-
scended; 1 waved the money at them
and ran on into the library Magniff
WAS there, seated in an arm chair,
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CHAPTER VII.
The Stolen Treaty.

The Stolen Treaty.
CMagnif lays down his hand, and
fnd his cards stacked.)
At last the day arrived on which
the safe containing my bonds was to
be opened. My bonds, I say-well,
hardly mine, since I had blindly sold
them to the banker for a paltry $10,-
900, not knowing their value to him,
when might have utilized his need Of
them to force Magniff to release my
grandfather from his mortgage. l re-
fected with some bitterness upon my
folly. Still, even $4,000 was not to
be despised. That would enable my
grandfather to meet his interest and
thus retain Clichy for at least two
years, during which period much might
occur.
AS to the future Of myself and
Charles dared not think Marriage
was out Of the question under the pres
ent circumstances. Every penny that
could be scraped together had gone
to pay the interest on that miserable
mortgage, and in three months more
the interest must again be met.
1--WE shall be driven to giving exhi-
bitions in our monoplane for a bare
living, sun-goddess," said Charles to
me, gaily. I, could not re-echo my
fance's mirth. Since the loss or theft
Of the treaty draft Charles had been
suspended from his office in the diplo-
matte service Of France. I feared, too,
that suspicion had fallen on him. He
had no other source of income than
his meager pay as captain in an in
fantry regiment, from which he had
been detached for special service of
the state.
Despite the fact that, in accordance
with my agreement with the fnancier,
I was to receive $4,000 upon the safe
being opened, arose on the appointed
morning after a restless night, over
whelmed with misgivings. Empty and
vain as they appeared to be, I could
not but recall Leopold Magnifrs
threats, his self-conf1dent assurances
that the chevalier and I stood on the
brink of ruin. What schemes had he
prepared for us? What might he not
have done, being in possession Of my
key, as I felt sure he was? I voiced
my fears at the breakfast table, but
Charles laughed them away. Much as
he hated US, he argued, Leopold Mag
min would hardly dare utilize his pos
session of my key to remove the bonds
from the safe, since they could not be
negotiated, and he would merely be
placing himself within the grasp Of
the law.
You will find the bonds in the safe,
Anne" said Charles optimistically.
"Or, rather, we SHALL"
You will come with me?' I cried,
and all my fears and doubts immedi-
ately resolved themselves.
We asked advice of my grandfather,
who cordially approved Of the cheva-
lier's suggestion. For you see," he
said, "our little Anne came to US in
such an unexpected fashion that she is
liable to disappear, perhaps in the
guise of some benef1cent fairy, after
having saved Clichy to us, if we per
NIT her to go to Paris alone"
Never fear that you will lose me,
until you are tired Of me, grandfa-
ther," l answered.
The old comte had changed consid-
ably during the brief period that had
known him. His great age-eighty-
four, appeared to have begun at length
to manifest itself. Not that his vigor
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cannot cut the trees, although this
is a slow process where the huge
trunks throw out buttresses five to
ten feet in radius, but that having cut
them he cannot dispose OF them. The
primary reason for the existence OF
the genuine tropical forest is that
rain falls abundantly at practically
all seasons. There may be, and usu-
ally is, short dry season when the
sun is farthest from the zenith. New.
ertheless, even at this time the
drought is not absolute. When the
trees are felled the only way Of get
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ting rid of them is by burning. Un-
der the ardent tropical sun most trees
will become dry enough to burn
in two or three weeks. If they do
not become ready to burn during the
dry season, it is useless to think Of
such a thing later. They will rot
away, to be sure, and disappear with
in few seasons, but this is Of little
use, for meanwhile a new growth has
quickly sprouted. In the tropical
rain forests, bushes viii grow to q
height Of ten or twenty feet in a sim
gle year Indeed. In the short space
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stone stairway into the depths Of the
earth, emerging through an iron door
way into huge room, lighted BY cleo
tric light, around which innumerable
safety compartments were arranged.
Nobody else was there, except jani-
tor who stood at door at the far end,
which communicated by a fight Of
steps, with the street outside. Mag
niff led us to the safe and handed the
key to me.
1T has not been opened for thirty
years." he said. "You may find the
hinges stiffened. Nevertheless the
Code Napoleon prescribes that you
yourself shall open it If it is beyond
your power, doubtless, the chevalier
will hold your fingers. But he must
not unlock the safe"
made no answe;, but stepped for.
ward and fitted the key into the lock,
turning It until 1 obtained the combi-
nation. The functionaries, apparently
inspired by intense interest, drew
close, one on each side of me. The
heavy door swung open easily. Inside
the safe saw a bundle of papers. My
hand shook so, from excitement, that I
could barely lay hold of them.
Observe! Her hand trembles, Gas
toni" heard one of the officials say
to the other in a stage whisper
drew the papers from their resting
place and handed them to Magnif.
Pray examine these, and, if you
find that they are made out correctly,
complete the contract" said.
You again claim, before these gen.
tlemen," said the banker, that these
are your own Panama bonds?"
"Indubitably," answered.
MagniR signaled to the officials, and
they came up to me. He glanced at
the papers and began to shuttle them
rapidly. One sheet became detached
and fluttered to the ground 1t was a
doubled piece Of notepaper, such as
used anywhere for correspondence,
and it was covered with minute writ
ing. Suddenly Charles darted for
ward.
'The treaty." he exclaimed, and
grasped for it.
One of the officials stopped; his
hands met those of my fiance. AS
they rose 1 heard something click.
The chevalier was handcuffed!
The second man stepped up to him
and touched him on the shoulder.
Charles Victor Sebastian, ChevaIier
DIVES" he said. Il arrest you for
espionage and theft of a secret gov
ernment document"
Charles was too stupe1ed to attempt
resistance, even If the thought had
entered his head. 1 stared from one
to the other Of the group, still mysti-
fed. 1 had not yet fully comprehend
ed. Magnifr whispered to the second
man and he came to my side.
"Mademoiselle Anne Ives" he said,
II arrest you for completely in the
theft Of government document, and
also for attempting to obtain money
by the sale of worthless forged bonds. q"
Magniff nodded his head. "a very
clumsy forgery" he said. He turned
to me. 1T grieves me, mademoiselle,
to have to place you under arrest" he
continued. Il hoped that at the last
moment you would not have the au-
dacity to carry out this scheme. Re
member, pray, that warned you
upon the occasion of our former inter
view, what would be the inevitable
consequences should YOU persist in
this attempt of yours to extort money
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A Guinea Garden.

Those who have heard words spo-
ken so carelessly that their real mean
ing must remain a matter Of conjeo-
ture will sympathize with the Italian
mother in one of the Brooklyn settle
ments where a kindergarten is -four
ishing.
She reached the building early one
morning. and with a distinct griev-
ance in face and voice confronted the
Kindergarten:
'Why!" she demanded, why you
no call this a school? Why you call
him a guinea garden?"
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of two months SO much heritage
will spring up that a piece of forest
which has been cut cannot be burned,
even though the trees have become
dry.
This is no theory, but actual fact.
In the spring Of 1913. in a part Of
Guatemala, where the forest is by no
means of the densest kind and where
a considerable number Of coffee plan
tations exist, saw this happen. The
trees had been cut, but so many show
ers fell during the nominal dry season
that the branches did not become dry
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Business,

The rival moving picture magnates
stood on the corner and watched the
hurrying stream of men, women and
children, each one capable of squander-
ing an indefinite number Of five-cent
pieces upon the movies.
What a stroke Of business it would
have been, Sam,' said the tall magnate
to the fat one, what smashing stroke
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reading a newspaper. AS I entered he
rose and came toward me, a light of
triumph in his eyes.
you have come to accept, Anne,
he cried.
81 have come to pay your blood fee, .
cried wildly, and flung the notes
down on the table. Take these and
go. Go! Never let me see you again.
You understand babbled on. Go!
Col"
Then everything swan around me.
The old comte caught me from behind
and supported me as fell fainting into
his arms.
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HANDICAP OF The TROPICS
These Forests Frequently Cannot Be
Cleared In the Short Dry Sea-
son That Prevails

In the true tropical forest agricul-
ture is practically out of the question,
writes Ellsworth Huntington in the
Tale Review. Even for the white
man it is dificult to clear the ground,
and for the sluggish son Of the tropics
it Is almost impossible Not that he
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possIbIy Had Happened to Him.

Farmer Yapp-"What kind Nv pic
ture wuz this here lost 'Moana Liza
anyway" The Village Oracle-"A
small portrait Of a woman" Farmer
Yapp-"Humph! I'll bet ye that some
one of them fresh travelin' crayon pic
ture agents hypnertized the caretaker
or the janitor inter lettin' him take it
away with him to have it enlarged" "
Pick
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if there had been somebody to take a
film when God created the world!"
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enough to burn and consequently
many people were unable to plant
crops
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cHIRoPonx
MRS. LANES

Corn, bunions, ingroWiDg nails or any
affections Of the feet antiseptically and
painIessly treated by graduate chiropodisG
ALSO 'Shhmpooing, coanicuring and Scalp
rrsatment. Hair Oombinga made up In
he latest stvls.
HIdH STREET, ODESSA. DEl.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-05-18
NATIONAL DEFENSE
CAUSES DEADLOCK
convening of Swedish Yarliament Shows
Progressives Are Still In Control
But Split On Questions of Armament.

Stockholm, May 1s.-The new Rick
stag, or Swedish parliament convened
today. All indications were for pro-
longed deadlock over national defense.
The progressives remain in control
but by reduced plurality, Moreover,
they are split on the question Of in
creased armament and heightened per-
iod Of military service. The socialists
oppose both propositions The conserva-
tive support King Gustavs "big navy
and "greater army policies. The lib
erals, are for some increase but on
nothing like the scale proposed by the
king and the conservatives.
In the upper house the conservatives
have indeed majority over all other
parts. On joint ballot however, they
are in minority of 43. This means
they will be unable to force their pro-
gram through unless they can win con-
verts from the progressives or liberals.
1t was the general opinion that they
could not do this.
''The Russian peril'' will be the
conservatives slogan. CLOVER taxes'
will be their opponents cry.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-05-18

about the dangers to which they were
exposed until they got off at San Bias
and Manzanillo.
Is- = Rafugees.
A part of the 81 embarked at the
former port April 20. The Cetriana
then made the run to Manzanillo,
whore arrangements had been made by
the German consul, acting for the
United States, for the passage Of an
other party of refugees on board the
little British freighter to San Francisco.
The ship arrived April 81, took on
the rest of the 81 who arrived here Sat
urday and then received instructions to
await another party. During the night
of April 27 Captain Minister discovered
that the dock had been soaked with oil
and it later developed that 1t had also
been mined with dynamite.
Captain Minister Protesta
The captain protested against this to
the commandante, who replied that II
was the intention to destroy the dock
as a means of preventing its use by the
Americans, but that no would give
Minister 80 minutes notice before fir
ing it.
On the morning Of April 2S the Mex
lean tanker Liuella, oil laden, was
moored to the dock close al, lgside the
Cetriana and tho Mexican transports
Manuel Herrerias and General Pes
quiera dropped anchor in such positions
as to make it exceedingly difficult for
the Cetriana to get clear Of the dock
and into open water. Most of the refu-
gees were sure this was done deliber
ately, as means of insuring the British
ships destruction when the dock was
fired. As matter Of fact, however,
the Cetriana did succeed in getting out
through the fine seamanship displayed
by Captain Minister.
Medcans Disregard Pledge.
Considering his ship in imminent dan
ger as indeed it actually was, the cap
tain began maneuvering, as soon as the
chief engineer could get up steam, to
reach tho open water. Before he was
well clear of the dock, the Luella, the
Herrerias and the Pesquiera, in disre-
gard Of the>pledge that 30 minutes
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-05-18

all thus sealed were sent back for re-
pairs. On the round boxes ii is neces-
sary to put two SEALS one on each side.
In Case Of Fire.
In this election the canvass voting
booths were used in this county for the
first time. These particular booths
we're designed by Mr.. Gehlhar and
were produced at cost of $l.30, the
tin ones formerly in use in this coun-
ty costing over 81 each. Most of the
voters preferred the new canvas booths
on account of the smaller first cost
and the fact that they could be stored
easily and were more easily handled.
One voter objected, however, saying
that in case of fire il the tin booths
we're used voter might go ahead and
finish the marking of MIS- ballot before
seeking safety in flight. Mr.. Gehlhar
admits that this is one weak point in
his new booths, as he has made no pro.
vision for fire at the polls. 1t is doubt
full, however, is many of the voters
would stop to finish their ballots in
these days of equal suffrage if a cry
Of "fire" or "mouse - were heard to
echo through the polling place.
The board upon which the ballots
we're marked in the new booths being
newly stained and finished shortly be-
fore the election, acted as a carbon
paper in number of instances and
caused some of the vosers to accuse
the election board of fraud. The trou.
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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-05-18

San Francisco May 18-Friends in
and around San Francisco were caring
today for the 81 men, women and chill
dren, refugees from the Mexican west
coast, who arrived Sunday on the Brit
ish steamship Cetriana, Captain Edward
]. Minister, commanding, after some
Of the most thrilling experiences in the
history of the present troubles between
the Mexican and United States,
In reaching ports of San Bias and
Manzanillo many of the fugitives suf
fered the greatest hardships, dangers
and in some instances, indignities, even
before passing through the peril which
threatened the destruction Of their
ship and its entire company just before
its final departure from Mexican
waters. Most Of them were repeatedly
detained. A number were threatened
Some were robbed. All were compelled
to abandon all but thir most easily port
able belongings and there were few who
were not nearly or quite destitute on
their arrival in San Francisco.
Decks Raked BY Bullets.
An overwhelming majority of the
members of the party were convinced
that General Viruegas, the commandant
at Manzanillo, deliberately intended To
burn the Cetriana and all ON board the
Manzanillo docks and declared there
was no doubt that it was by intention,
too, that the ships deck was swept by
a rifle and revolver fire from shore as
it put out into the harbor to escape the
incendiaries.
A few, however, were inclined to &C.
quit Viruegas of willful attempt at
murder. They agreed that either he or
his subordinates were guilty of gross
disregard of the ships safety but they
accounted otherwise than by desire
to kill the refugees for the burning of
the Manzanillo docks and for the rak-
ing Of the Cetriana's decks by volleys
from the shore as the vessel put to
sea.
The United States troops landing
at Vera Cruz, they said, unquestionably
inflamed the Mexicans against Ameri-
cans, and there was no imagination
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-05-18
GOV. WEST APPOINTS
HIGHWAY DELEGATES
Waterways Association Convention In
Portland Adopts Resolution to Have
Committee Look Into Matter.

At the afternoon session, April IA,
of the Columbia & Snake River Water
ways association, fifth annual conven-
tion, Portland, Mr.. Samuel Hill, Of
Maryhill, Washington, made the fol-
lowing motion, which was unanimously
adopted:
Resolved, That this association asks
the governors of Oregon, Washington
and Idaho to appoint committee
Oregon, two members; Washington, two
members, and Idano, one member, com
prising committee of five, who shall
be empowered to look up and report to
this association and to the several
states those HIGHWAYS which in their
opinion should be brought down to the
river, over which traffic may pass for
steamers on this line, and also select
or designate proper and suitable ground
for wharves on which That commerce
may be placed to be transferred to the
boats on the river.
Delegates appointed today by Cover
nor West in response to this resolu-
tion, are Hon. j. N. Teal, G. $. Jack
son.