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SYNOPSIS.

Ralph Van Vechten. a young man Of
leisure, is ~astonlshed TO see a man enter
mo. 1913, a house across the street from
the Powhatan club. long unoccupied and
lspoken OF as the House OF Mystery. sew
teral persons at regular intervals enter
mo. 1913, Van Vechten expresses concern
10 his friend. Tom Phinney, regarding the
whereabouts OF his cousin and h1ncee.
Paige Carew. A man is forcibly elected
from the house. Van Vechten and Tom
follow the man and find him dead In the
Istreet. Van Vechten is attracted by the
face Of a girl in the crowd OF onlookcrs
surrounding the body. Detective FLlnt
jof the tragedy. Tom Phinney goes alone
ION n yachting trip. He recognizes among
lsorne persons In a passing motor boat two
lmen whom he had seen enter the House
of Mystery. He sees one OF them. a MT.
ICallis, on shore later and follows him.
Tom is seized. blindfolded and taken to a
against the r~oughness OF his captors.
Wan Vechten calls on his uncle, Theodore
Van Vechten. big mar In Wall street.
and known as the Man OF Iron" IN
lsearch OF Information regarding the
Whereabouts Of Paige Carew. Detective
Flint shows Van Vechten a gold mesh
Wan recognizes II as belonging TO Paige
Carew. The sweet-voiced girl helps Tom
lPhinney escape. A message from Lon
don reports that two aides resembling
Miss Carew and her companion. Mrs.
lDevereauX. sailed for New York some
time previously. II develops that the
IlhuleS visited tne hnPllSn uoiIle VI run
ple Bonner. owner Of the House OF Mys-
terry. It Is recalled that Temple Bonner
was In love with a daughter of Compton
Schuyler who married Max willard. The
other daughter married n man named
DeVcreauN. Bonner and willard were in
innate friends. a search Is started for
willard. Van Vechten enters the House
Iof Mystery by the back door In time to
hear John Calls threaten a girl. lie In
l~terferes and helps the girl escape. but Is
rendered unconscious in the struggle
with Calls. Tom Phinney gets a fob
las master OF Brownlow's yacht Kohinur.
which has heen chartered for some mys-
terious mission. The charterer, Max VIII
lard, and his friends board the yacht at
night and Tom hears the voice of the I'M
known girl. Van Vechten. recovering
from Injuries received In his fight with
Calls, is visited by Jessie Willard I'm
whom he recognizes the girl who was the
cause OF The fight. He declares his love
for her. She tells him that " his feelings
have not changed one week from that
day she will marry him.
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BOOK Ill.,.
CHAPTER vIII.-contlnued.

CHAPTER VlII.-Contlnueo.
He YVES not to be rallied, however,
and the meal was a long drawn out
AFFAIR for him.
His brain vas the battle ground Of
conflicting doubts and misgiyings that
led to a most irritating condition OF ir-
resolution on his part. If he had been
governed by any policy thus far, it
had been one 81 passive non-interfer-
enc As master of the Kohinur, his
duties began and ended with the obli-
cations adhereit thereto, and he had
neither communicated to Van Vechten
the facts hat lad come to his knowl.
edge, nor had he informed Max VIII
lard that the police were DESTROYS of
finding him.
But now 1t Z being forced upon
him that such q course. n~otwithstand-
Ing Brownlow's and Wizards protesta-
tions Eat everything was fair and hon
orable. was only a Sinking of RESPONSE
bility, and that the time was speedily
drawing near-,if il had not already
arrived-when he must make an in
itiative nov ,one way or another.
His meeting with Flint had been
fertile with references that had
brought his nlegated misgivings and
p~erplexities to a position where they
demanded that some disposition be
made OF them, and the browning diff.
Guilty straightway arose: How was ne
to do SO?
Was Max Willard a fanatic planning
some stupendous catastrophe with his
new explosive, and holding the Kohl
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wasting a whole lot of room. You
must have the house wider if o do,
and this means a great deal more ex-
pense in the roof. When you set
above 2S feet in width, you have quite
a roof problem to deal with. This
house is 2S feet wide and 40 feet long,
which is a very good proposition. The
roof is plain and straight, being just
slightly relieved in one or two places,
for looks-which makes a straight
roof that any carpenter can go ahead
with and work at right along until
il is done.
When there Is no stairway, a hall
is not necessary. By leaving out the
hall and using the sitting room and
an entrance, we have all large, COM
Portable rooms, and they are all con-
yeniently arranged. There is no pro-
vision for heating the dining room di-
rectly, but it is not absolutely neces.
sary to do so. because there is a
stove in the sitting room, and this, to-
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but he had never before seen gold fill.
ings in a prehistoric skull. The gold
was on the edges of the teeth. and
had been applied from the inside. 1t
showed little on the outside, so the
purpose appeared to be less for orna-
mentation than for utility.
Some of the teeth were filled with
cement. In all cases, whether the fill
ings were gold or cement. the borings
indicated that a tool had been used
that did the work possibly as well as
the instruments of the modern dentist
Some of the teeth that apparently had
been loosened were held together by
gold bands. /. Professor Saville
said that the residents, or natives, of
that part of Ecuador where he found
the skulls and the pottery. just north
Of the Equator. apparently were the
only primitive people who understood
the art OF using jewels and platinum
in decorative art. One of the objects
in using gold in the teeth doubtless
was ornamentation. but Abe chief pur
pose seems to be TO preserve.
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COMFORT IN A
SMALL COTTAGE
Neat and Pretty Home That May
Be Built for Compare
lively Little.
ALL SPACE WELL UTILIZED
Proper Planning, In This as In Any
Structure, Is the Secret of Success
Large and Comfortable
Rooms, Well Arranged
Are Provided Here.
By WILLIAM A. RApEORp.

Mr.. William A. Radford will answer
questions and give advice FREE OF
COST on all subjects pertaining to the
subject of building. for the readers OF this
paper. On account Of his wide experience
as Editor, Author and Manufacturer, he
Is. without doubt, the highest authority
on all these subjects. Address all inquiries
TO William A. Radford. No. 1927 Prairie
avenue. Chicago, Ill, and only enclose
two-cent stamp for reply.
Our plan this time is for a little
five-roOm cottage for about S $1,000;
that is, it should be built for $1,000,
or Whereabouts, in towns and smaller
cities where labor and material have
not gone entirely out OF reach. In
these days OF prosperity, 1t seems to
be necessary to jump a little higher
every time you reach for something.
There is a limit, no doubt. and we
may reach it some day. In the mean
time we shall get as much as we can
for u productions, and buy in the
cheapest markets possible.
1t is difficult these times to build
a house for $1,000; but it can be done
if We hold our ambition sufficiently
in check. You can have a good deal
OF comfort in a $1,000 house if you
plant it on a right lot and arrange it
with care to get the most for the
money. 1t is more difficult to plan a
satisfactory cheap house than u good
house twice as large, because we are
hampered every time we undertake to
make a move. We have not room
enough to turn without humping into
some new problem.
You cannot run a hall down through
the middle of a small house without
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nur in readinesy for his escape? Here
on board were his daughter and per-
haps another daughter, or his wife
but, no, his wife was dead-at n
rate, his entire family-and Tom as
captain was leading himself to the
crime. II a crime was being projected.
But where did Della come into the
maze? And who was she. anyway?
The time had come for him TO know.
and he meant to get some sort of ex-
pienation out OF her. willy-nilly. just
as soon as an opportunity presented
itself.
The party retained to the yacht, and
there by and by Tom began to fear
that the opportunity to talk to Della
would not occur. In truth. had he been
a bit more discerning. in the persist
ency with which Della kept Jessie VIII
lard close to her. he must have sus.
pected a deanits purpose
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gether with the heat from the kitchen,
makes the dining room warm enough
during meal time. 1t is not generally
advisable to make a living room OF
the dining room, because usually you
have ii ~sideboard or some other pro-
vision COR keeping eatables. and il is
not q good plan to keep food in a
room where people spend a great deal
of time. Some kinds OF food are cry
susceptible to contamination from the
air.
The sitting room may be made as
warm as necessary with a good coal
or wood stove; and by placing a drum
In the bedroom. these two rooms will
be comfortable in any kind of weather.
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friendly smile which, in his estimation,
fully compensated for all his hours Of
loneliness, and her first words made
him forget his cares.
Captain Phinney," she began. do
you know, it Is downright selfish of
you not to grant me at least a peep
at hat cozy room up forward, where
you spend so much of your time"
The chart-house?" he exclaimed.
why, you can have it for a boudoir,
If you want it. Come on"
Once inside. Tom instantly recog-
| nized what, no doubt, had been in the
girls mind from the beginning-that
while they might talk with absolute
assurance against being overheard, the
numerous ports rendered them visible
to any of the men forward who cared
to look that way, and those of the
watch who had occasion TO pass on
n side or the other.
"Oh, how comfy!" she exclaimed in
a low voice as soon as they had en-
tered. IF | was the Kohinur's skip
per, you would always find me right
here"
And I'll spend a good part Of my
tine here, once we're out at sea-" Tom
responded, "and hope you'll want to
find me often. But if you're Judging
by these comfortable quarters that my
jobs q sinecure, why. you-you-'
Have another guess coming?" she
finished for him.
/ He nodded dejectedly. Mistaken
was what | was trying to think OF,
though" Then, with an abrupt change
Of name and tone, he went Oh:
Della. no doubt you have noticed
the past two or three days that l have
been as worried as the dickens. 1t is
bad enough to have charge of this
boat and know that something secret
is going on, without having an inkling
of what that secret is; a fellow is
bound to make all sorts of ~conjectures
and be suspicious OF Willard, you
know. The certainty that you couldn't
be mixed up with anything crooked is
the Il thing that's made me rather
ashamed of my own suspicious.
But | have reasons aside from all
this for being worried, reasons you
haven't the slightest idea of, that make
my position about as devilish a one as
a fellow ever got into. Until this week
| never knew had any nerves; now
I'm nearly a wreck"
Perhaps" said the girl slowly, Il
know more about the real cause of
your perturbation than you suspect"
NO" returned Tom, confidently.
you couldn't. Remember the chum |
told you about whose cousin disap-
peared? Well. some way she's involved
in whatever it is old Wizards plotting
What's the matter?"
His nearer had uttered a little cry,
and was now looking at him with a
shocked and puzzled expression.
How in the world she demanded,
did you reach such a conclusion"
Il didn't" truthfully explained Tom.
But a detective and Ruddy-that's
my chum-did because the missing
girls purse was found in that old
house where Willard hung out so
long"
There was a silent pause while the
girl seemed to consider, and Tom
watched her earnestly and fondly. AT
last the fine hazel eyes met his with
a sober look.
What is it you want to know" she
gravely asked.
"Delia"-Tom's voice lowered per,
ceptibly and a serious note crept into
it-"you ought to know-you ought to
see-where my chief interest lies
Hang II all! l wish | could express
myself better. But If you can't see
that my first concern is for you. it's
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| going to be dashed hard for me to ex-
plain"
Captain Phinney," returned the girl
after a moment, Il sought this inter
view deliberately. | wanted to tell
you that | have seen just how harassed
with anxiety you have been, and that |
have a deep appreciation of your fidel-
ity to a project about which you know
so little, and which at best you fear is
observation-disclosures, perhaps. But
please Colby this time tomorrow all
cause for worry will have beer re-
moved; and if my word bears any
weight, you have nothing to cause you
any concern or misglvings."
That" Tom interiected, removes
the last doubt. You're a brick"
But she was not through; she on
tinued, haltingly now and with slowly
frightening color:
Il am telling you these things be.
cause it is not right that my influence
should govern you, as il seemed to be
doing, and you ignorant of my very
identity"
II NHln LllVu NhD 6hA "do 81 uNNtl
| ably sweet and charming that Tom
could scarcely contain himself. He
darted a scowling look at the incur
tanned ports, at which her color all at
once Seerened still more, and she
dropped her gaze with a nervous little
laugh. 1t was just that easy to follow
his train of thought.
That's something soon ~remedied."
he urged her eagerly.
And nov the beautiful face took on
n tantalizing expression, the lashes
dropped and she regarded him quiz
zically.
Captain Phinney, hasn't wen the
tlniest suspicion entered your head as
to who | am" she asked.
why should there?" he returned
And why is it Captain Phinney' to.
day? Night before last | was Tom
easy enough"
We'll, then-Tom. | have no espe-
cial reluctance to calling you Tom;
have known you for years"
He stared at her in open-mouthed
establishment. And she watched him.
smiling, hooking, altogether bewitch-
ing.
Gradually Tom recovered himself.
Come. now" he protested. Il really
thought you were in earnest"
OF a sudden she dropped upon a
locker-seat and motioned him to do
likewise. Z.owly and dazedly, he
obeyed.
Listen" she pursued. 81 know a
girl who has lived nearly all her life
abroad. She has a man cousin of
whom she has always been awfully
fond; whom, as a very young girl, she
looked up to and regarded as quite the
per~sonification Of wisdom and every
manly virtue.
Nov, that cousin had a chum of
whom he thought so much that he new.
er tired of singing his praises to the
girl cousin. She was fourteen years
old. | believe, and very impression,
able. Anyway, she became so interest.
ed in her cousins chum-she had nev.
or seen him. mind-that he assumed
in her fancy the place of q hero. She
even stole n of his photographs and
kept it hidden away where nobody else
could see it, but where she could take
a peep at it whenever she wanted to
The expression that was slowly over
spreading Toms visage was almost lu,
dicrous. BY degrees he was compre.
hending; but conviction had not yet
come.
Cant you guess" she asked.
He rose inertly to his feet. He
spoke thlckly, like a man ~stupefed.
You are that girl. You-you are
Paige Carew," she said.
CTO BE COvTINUED)
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Why He Welcomed Il.

Briggs-Thank goodness the ssera
season will soon be openi
Griggs-Didn't know you ever at
tended.
Briggs don't: but ny wife and
daughter do. and that gives me a
chance to slip out to the club Cor a
quiet game.
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Uses lono Words

Professor Mopson Is a smart man.
but his conversation makes life harder
for me-"
why SOP"
Every time l have a little chat with
him have to 60 and consult the die
%tionary."
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WHITE SLAVERY AND RESTRICTED" DISTRICTS,

NEW YORK dispatch says that 300 women and girls have A disappeared that city in the last three months Many
 of them-probaby the most of themhave been swallowed up the white traffic and have found their way to the @ called restricted districts of the different cities of the land This is the side restricted district plan Of handling the social evil problem problem that has confronted civilization from it's dawn that the baefu The setting apart or
 district city, with the understanding that within US precincts vice may reign makes moery of law and provides an example of inconsistency and deprav that has anything put beneficial eect-parculary upon the youth But oy Tar the worst feature of the restricted districts is that they provide market places the prey of white slave hends They make possible for men commecaze the running of girls The temptations that girls who from the farms and out of the way places large cities great enough under any circumstance They increased housandfod when prize offered which makes their destruction profitable business
 Evil practices of no be eliminated by crne-nang statutes nor by police regulation However can at least put the professional procurer out of business and the first step that direction must destruction of his public market places the So-caed restricted districts.
 We cannot stop individuals from committing crime by ma ing statutes nor by police action but uproot organized crime We cannot everybody be good but we can destroy the white slave traffic
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PoPULIST PARTY AND HISTORY.

EASTERN magazine writer discussing socialism in the A United States refers to it the Second growth ot the
 Populstc movement that reached full tide in the middle nnaties History will hardly justify that conclusion While there were socialists Peoples "POpus party and the average platform of that party contained blanks that might appropriately be termed "socialistic the strongest force party it's democracy The Peope party which went out existence far all practical pur poses are concerned the Democrats nominated Bryan Tor President will probably live history because ot the m itatve and referendum which accepted by all political parties part in the fundamental law in many states than anything eSe-unSs be in the fact that ceased to e st the moment the secured control ot the Demo- cratic party The initiative and reendum are purely demo- cratic measures They bring closer to the people They make possible for the people to control pubic aa And that is the essence of Democracy.
 It has said that nothing so safe or so tute as to pedc what historians the future will of the present.
 However sufficient time has elapsed to give us fair perspective in discussing Peoples party which cast more than IOOOOO votes and chose electors states for James b. Weaver m 1892 at time the voting population ot the Nation was only about twohs of that of the present tmeand that was nearly four years the party had reached its zenith
 The record the party and it's disappearance at the mo- ment that the Democratic party accepted the leadership ot Dry an and began career keeping with its name clearly gVes It title to the credit being the forrunner of the pack to the peope movement which has characterized the last decade ~ CT than the apostle of socialism, Nearly all ot the conon leaders of the Popust party the early nnees later affiliated
 with the Democratic party where of them who are now living still retain political homes James Weaver served in Congress as Democrat after the disappearance ot the Peo- pes party Senator Aen of Nebraska Senator Harris or Kansas Senator Patterson of Coorado Senator Heted or daho Gov Rogers of Washington and many others "ho e into note as Popust officials afterward held office as Demo ra r they have been prominent in the par councils Sen ator Gore of Oklahoma; Gov. Lister of WaShngon MaYor Coer of Seattle and others who prominent young men of the Popus party decades now hold hgh oceS as Democrats.
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Don't work yourself to death. Spend a pleasant evening with the boys at 2'l6'tt'
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After all it is surprising that Taft should be doubtful about the wisdom of having too much democracy in govern ment Think what the people did to him.
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The American army and navy have lost more men in air ~ tban have been killed in the of the last two score years.
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WANTED-Girl for general house work. Mrs. Allen Shattuck. 2-24-tf
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The jolly crowd, the good smokes the pleasant play will make you hap py day by day. Play pool at Burford's and take the kinks cut of your liver. -2-16.tf.
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Line your ribs with a Bull Moose Stew. 25 cents. 2.26.tf.
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ST. GEORGE HOUSE OPEN.

The St. George House Is now open aud ready for business.
 Everything new. Good light ana well ventilated rooms. Baths, electric lights and bells. Good board.
 Reasonable rates by the day, week or month. 10-l.tf " J. c. HoULIHAN, Prop.
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Alice M. Jordison, teacher of mando- lin, guitar and banjo; studio and 6 Garside building, or enquire Juneau Music Store. 2-4-tf.
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WANTED-First class baker. Alp ply Labor Department. Alaska -Gastin' eau Go. 1l-4-u
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Good board and rooms by the day, week or month. Rates reasonable. St. George House. formerly the simpson hospital. lO'S-u
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CLASSIFIED ADV.

FoUND-Child's wtite neckpIece Empire office.
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Mir. J. Sumpf is organizing Q violin class. All those wishing instructions leave call at Doran's drug store; also mandolin and guitar. 1-26-tf.
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Coffee and doughnuts, 1Oc, at the Bull Moose lunch room, 396 Front street. Z'zo't'
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FOR RENT-Furished rooms and apartments, either single or ensuite for housekeeping. Apply at office. No. 1. Hogan's Flats. Phone 2-O.9. 11-11.tf
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FOR SALE-Two good pool tables and bowling alley. Enquire at the Germania saloon. 2-l7-l2t.
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FOR SALE-Small range. It's a wonder practically new. Apply Elm pire office. 2'24'i'
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-10-24
ONE MANS OPINIONS
BY N. D. COCHRAN

BY N. D. COCHRAN
A Mothers ProbIem.-I have let
ter from a mother which presents a
problem quite as important as the
election of an United States senator.
l will print the letter, but will omit
the signature. Here it is:
You seem to be a man of such
common sense views on. everything
in general, will you please tell me
what you would do if you were in my
place. I have a boy that will be II
years old the last day of the year. He
is at present under probation for sew
eral little things he has done. He has
a very bad habit Of coming in at all
hours of the night. We have scolded
him, talked kind to him, but all to no
avail. Last Tuesday told him if he
did not come in by 10 o'clock the door
would be locked. He has not come
home since. l am awful worried
about it and have asked several per-
sons opinion. They all differ. Some
say 1 did right, others that I was
heartleSS. l had talk with the pro
baton officer, and he says put him
out to St. Charles. that is the place
for him He has looked for work for
months and can't find any. He is
large and strong and wants outside
work, as his father and brothers are
all teamsters. 1 cannot get him to
take inside work. He is a confirmed
cigarette smoker, and on that ac-
count think it will do him good to
be sent away for a while. But 1 can't
say the word yes as am afraid 1
might be awful sorry later on. If
you will kindly give me your opinion,
l would surely appreciate it very
much as he is the youngest of boys.
God knows I want to save him if I
can, as he has only two more months
more after that. If he does do that
it will be the House Of Correction. "
If he were nv bow I would keen