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disposal. sir. since that night you res

disposal. sir. since that night you res
cued me.
well. haven't the least doubt that
when ask you will give"
Without question, sir It was al
ways so understood.
Hargreave's glance sought the mir.
ror, then the smileless face of his
man. He laughed, but the sound con-
veyed no sense Of mirth: then he
turned and went down the steps slow
ly, like a man burdened with some
thought which was not altogether to
his liking. He had sent an order for
his car, but had Immediately counter
handed 1t. He would walk till he
grew tired, hail taxicab, and take
run up and down Broadway. The
wonderful illumination might prove d.
verting. For 18 years nearly; and
now it was as natural for him to
throw a glance over his shoulder
whenever he left the house as 1t was
for him to breathe. The average man
would have grown careless during all
these years; but Hargreave was not
an average man; he was. rather, an
extraordinary individual. It was his
life in exchange for eternal vigilance,
and he knew and accepted the fact.
Half an hour later he got into
taxicab and directed the man to drive
downtown as far as Twenty-third
street and back to Columbus circle.
The bewildering display of lights, how
ever, in nowise served to lift the sense
of oppression that had weighed upon
him all day. South of Forty-second
street he dismissed the taxicab and
stared undecidedly at the brilliant
sign Of famous restaurant. He was
neither hungry nor thirsty; but there
would be strange faces to study and
music.
1t was an odd whim. He had not en-
tered Broadway restaurant in all
these years. He was unknown. He
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CHAPTER l.
A Call in tho Night.

~ vail III viz sSS9uss
There are few things darker than q
country road at night, particularly II
one does not know the lay of the
land. 1t Is not difficult to traverse a
known path; no matter how dark it
it, one is able to find the way by the
aid of mental photograph taken in
the daytime. But supposing you have
never been over the road in the day
time, that you know nothing whatever
of it's topography, where it dips or
rises, where it narrows or forks. You
find yourself in the same unhappy
state of mind as blind man suddenly
thrust into a strange house.
One black night, along a certain
country road in the heart of New Jer-
sey, in the days when the only good
roads were city thoroughfares and
country highways were routes to lim-
DO, a carriage went forward cautious
ly. From time to time it careened
like blunt-nose barge in a beam sea.
The wheels and springs voiced their
anguish continually; for it was a good
carriage, unaccustomed to such ruts
and hummocks.
Faster, faster!" came muffled
voice from the interior.
"Sir, I dare not drive any faster"
replied the coachman. II can't see the
horses heads, sir, let alone the road.
I've blown out the lamps, but ! can't
see the road any better for that"
Let the horses have their heads;
they'll find the way. 1t can't be much
farther. You'll see lights"
= The coachman swore In his teeth.
All right. This man who was in such
a hurry would probably send them all
into the ditch. Save for the few stars
above, he might have been driving
Beelzebub's coach in the bottomless
pit. Black velvet, everywhere black
velvet. A wind was blowing, and yet
he blackness was so thick that it
gave to the coachman the sensation Of
mild suffocation.
BY and by, through the trees, he
Jaw a flicker of light 1t might or
night not be the destination. He
racked his whip recklessly and the
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hands. Many times he had journeyed
to the school and hung about the
gates. straining his eyes toward the
merry groups Of young girls. Which
among them was his, heart of his
heart. blood Of his blood? That she
might never be drawn into this
abominable tangle. he had resolutely
torn her out Of his life completely.
The happiness Of watching the child
grow into girlhood he had denied him.
self. She ct least would be safe. Only
when she was safe in q far country
would he dare tell her. He tried in
vain to conjure up q. picture Of her:
No always saw the mother whom he
had loved and hated with all the ardor
Of his youth.
Many things happened the nsxt day.
Inere was . visit to the hangar Of
one William Orts. the aviator, famous
for his daredevil exploits. Thew wsrs
Two visitors. In fact, ana the second
visitor was knocked down Bor ~
pains. He had trisd % bsl6o OfGa
There were ssvseal excltod nanlsfss
who protested against go hfus 9Th
drawals without IL usun1 turnal ~
nouncement But : eAeck wa1 =
aAsek. and M had = ~,
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State of Missouri, &C
County of Bates, W.

County of Bates, wv
|, Mrs. Luella Weeks,
Clerk of the County Court
of Bates County, Missouri,
hereby certify that the fore.
going is a full, true and COM
plete copy of the six differ
ent ballots and the constitu'
tiona, ballot containing the
Proposed Amendments to
the Constitution OF Missouri,
and Referendum PROPOSE
tons Ordered by the Petit
ton of the People; also.
Proposition petitioned to
the County Court of Bates
County, Missouri, to vote an
indebtedness on the county
and an increase of tax levy
to pay the same, all of which
are to be submitted to the
qualified voters of the Coun-
ty of Bates and the State OF
Missouri, at the general
election to be held on Tues.
day the third day of No
vember, 1914.
fe1>SA In testimony
xs@sAaz;S whereof, l | hereu INTO
affix the seal of the Bates
County Court. Done in Of
flee in the city of Butler,this
Goth day of October, 1914.
Mrs. Luella Weeks,
County Clerk.
BY j. A. Rogers, /
Deputy.
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carriage lurched on two wheels. The
man in the carriage balanced himself
carefully, SO that the bundle in his
arms should not be unduly disturbed.
His arms ached. He stuck his head
out of the window.
That's the place." he said. "And
when you drive up make as little noise
as you can"
Yes, sir" called down the driver.
When the carriage drew up at its
journeys end the man inside jumped
out and fastened toward the gates.
He scrutinized the sign on one Of the
posts. This was the place:
MISS TARLOW'S PRIVATE SCHOOL.
The bundle IN his arms stirred and
he hurried up the path TO the door
Of the house. He seized the ancient
knocker and struck several timeA He
then placed the bundle ON the steps
and ran back to the waiting carriage.
into which no stepped.
"OR with you!"
THAT'S . good word. sir. Maybe
we can make your train"
do you think you could End this
place againf"
"You couldn't get me ON this pike
again, sir. for q thousand; not mel"
Tho door slammed and the unknown
sank back against the cushions. He
took out his handkerchief and wiped
the damp psrspiraticn nom his fore
HEAD. The big burden was Of his
mind. Whafsvsr happensd IN the a.
turo, thsy voald never b abae 10 81
Mn through his ho6rt 90 much fos
- to1ly. q Ais yoath.
Il wss . quartee. aftsr TN. Mn
0usaa rax1ew Aaa Inst rsturuad 70 IL
saesptioa reon hon her n1Gh4ly te11
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knew what Braine looked like. He
alore remained unknown save to the
man designated as the chief. who was
only Braine's lieutenant. The mask
was the insignia Of the Black Hun
dred, an organization with all the ram.
ifications of the Camorra without their
abiding stupidity. From the assassina-
ton Of a king, down to the robbery
of a country post office, nothing was
too great or too small for their nets.
Their god dwells in the hearts Of all
men and is called greed.
The ordinary business over. the
chief dismissed the men, and he and
Braine alone remained.
"Vroon, have found him." said
Braine.
"There are but few: which one?"
Eighteen years ago. in st. Peters
burg"
81 remember. The millionaire's son.
Did he recognize your?
81 don't know. Probably he did. But
he always had good nerves. He is
being followed at this moment. We
shall strike quick; for II he recognized
me he will act quick. He is cool and
brave You remember how he braved
us that night in Russia. Jumped boldly
through the window at the risk Of
breaking his neck. He landed safely;
that is the only reason he eluded US.
Millions-and they slipped through our
fingers. If could only find some route
to his heart! The lure we held out
to him is dead"
"Or in the fortress which Is the
same thing. What are your plans?"
II have in mind something like this"
And Hargreave was working out his
plans, too; and he was just as much
OF general as Braine. He sat at his
library table, the maxillary muscles
in his jaws working. So they had found
him? Well, he had broken the law
of his own making and he must suffer
the consequences. Braine, who was
Menshikoff in Russia, Schwartz in
Germany, Mendoza in Spain. Cartucci
in Italy, and Du Bots in France: SO
the rogue had found him out? Poor
fool that he had been! High spirited,
full of those youthful dreams of doing
good in the world, he had Joined what
he had believed a great secret So
cialistic movement, to learn that he
had been trapped by band of bril-
liant thieves. Kidnapers and assassi-
majors for hire; the Black Hundred;
fiends from Tophet! For nearly
eighteen years he had eluded them.
for he knew that directly or Indirect
ly they would never cease to hunt for
him; and an idle whim had toppled
him into their clutches.
He wrote several letters feverishly.
The last was addressed to Miss Susan
Farlow and read: Dear Madam: Send
Florence Gray to New York, to arrive
here Friday morning. My half of the
bracelet will be Identification. In
closed find cash to square accounts"
He would get together all his available
funds, recover his child, and fly to the
ends of the world. He would tire
them out. They would find that the
peaceful dog was a bad animal to
rouse. He rang for the faithful Jones.
Jones, they have found me-" he
said simply.
You will need me, them"
Quite possible. Please mail these
and then we'll talk it over. No doubt
some one is watching outside. Be
careful"
Very good, sir"
Hargreave bowed his head in his
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belonged to no clubs. Two months
was the longest time he had ever re-
manned in New York since the dis
posal Of his old home in Madison
avenue and his resignation from his
clubs. This once, then, he would break
the law he had written down for
himself. Boldly he entered the res
taurant.
Some time before Hargreave sur
rendered to the restless spirit OF re-
bellion, bitterly to repent for it later,
there came into this restaurant a man
and woman They were both evil
IDENTIFY we'll known, for the head waiter
was obsequicus and hurried them over
to the best table he had left and took
the order himself.
The man possessed a keen, intelli-
gent face. You might have marked
him for successful lawyer, for there
was an earnestness about his express
sion which precluded a life of idle
ness. His age might have been any.
where between 40 and SO. The Shout
ders were broad and the hands which
lay clasped upon the table were slim
but muscular. Indeed, everything
about him suggested hidden strength
and vitality. His companion was
small, handsome, and animated. Her
frequent gestures and mutable eye
brows betrayed her foreign birth Her
age was a matter of importance to no
one but herself.
They we're at coffee when she said:
There's a young man coming toward
u.s., He is looking at you"
The man turned. Instantly his face
lighted up with friendly smile Of
recognition.
who is it," she asked.
"A chap worth knowing; reporter
just a little out Of the ordinary. I'm
going to introduce him. You never
can tell. We might need him some
day. All, Norton, how are you?"
Good evening, ME Braine" The
reporter. catching sight Of q pair Of
dazzling eyes. hesitated.
"The Princess Perigoff, Norton.
You're in no hurry, are your"
"Not now" smiled the reporter.
"Ah!" said the princess, interested.
It was the old compliment, said In an
unusual way. It pleased her.
The reporter sank into q chair.
When inactive he was rather a
ilreamy-eyed sort Of chan. He nos
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Death of Edwin LaFOllette

The sad news of the death of Dan
iel Edwin LaFollette came to the city
Saturday evening and cast shadow
over the home of his parents and over
the entire city. Because Of despond-
ency over being out of employment
he took carbolic acid and ended his
life at the Turf Hotel in Kansas City
some time during the night and the
remains were discovered about noon
and sent to the undertaken who tele-
graphed the news to the family. The
young man had written his wife and
his father and sent home the suit case
containing his clothing and apparel.
He left Sloan Springs Tuesday and
went to Pittsburg, Kas., to secure
work and then went on to Kansas
City. He was a bright and compe-
tent fellow and it must have been that
he grew Respondent over being un-
able to get work and lost control Of
his mental powers.
Edwin as his friends knew him, was
for some years clerk in his fathers
grocery store where he was. one of
the most active young men in the
, city. About two years ago he went
west and remained several months
and upon his return re-entered the
store. Afterwards he went to Car
thage where he went in the grocery
business with his uncle, w. A. Deck
er, where last May he married the
daughter of Otway Blain, a travelling
salesman. He closed out the store
and went on the road for a time and
then came back to Sloan Springs
with bis wife and was here for sever
al days, seemingly as happy as ever.
The young man was not quite q
years Of age. He was a native OF
Missouri, being born IN Bates county,
near the town Of Butler, December Il,
1892
Besides his parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
Dan LaFollete, he leaves three Sis
tiers, one brother, a host of relatives
and friends, and a young wife who
with the family are heart broken over
The sad affair. The sympathy OF the
entire community is with them as
was evidenced BY the large concourse
Of people IN attendance At the funeral
Edwin WAS Z member Of the N. E.
Church, South but the funeral was
chancsd . De Christian Church IN
gu;isf . accomnodaie ths grsatcrowd
mo vilh6d 10 alt1nd Rev. Bryant
~ q cAafRs $1,000 b. tie Wood
NJ Lodes Of With the young man
800 m6lnber. - e11oamS pfhest Ark
~ eRis65F, Mon1ay, OF 10.
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In favor of Indebtedness of sl2, 10000 for the
purpose of building county pOorhouse, ana
OF an increase of the tax levy of ten cents on
the one hundred dollars valuation Tor one
year to pay the same:
NO
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(rhe County Clerks Publication Continued.
SPECIAL ELECTION
Proposed BY Initiative Petition
to the Bates County Court.

In favor OF Indebtedness of 81. 100000. for the
purpose of building county poorhouse, ana
the one hundred, dollars valuation for one
year to pay the same:
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would last about q month"
She made no retort because she rec
ugnized the truth Of this statement.
There's an emerald I know Of" he
said ruminatively. Its quite pos
sible that you may be wearing it with
in few days."
II am mad, over them. There h
something In the green stone that fas-
cinates me. can't resist It."
"That's because, somewhere in the
far past, your ancestors were orien-
tails. Here we are. I'll see you to-
morrow. I must hurry. Goodnight"
She stood on the curb for q moment
and watched the taxicab ~ It whirled
around corner. The man held her
with . fascination more terrible than
any jewel. She knew him to be 4
great and daring rogue, cunning. pa-
tient fearless. Packed away in that
mind Of his there were thousand &C.
complished deeds which had reused
futtlely the police Of two continents,
Brainel She could have laughed. The
very name he had chosen was an IN.
science directed Ut society.
The subject Of her thoughts soon
arrived Ut his destination. A aisht Of
stairs carried him into 4 dimly iirhted
hail, smelling svflly Of escaping ~.
he A1onsd black mask ana etruck
IL doof with . series Of lisht blov..
tvo. then one. thsa tAres, ana asain
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WHAT WOULD you Do9

There are many times when one man
questions another's actions and mo-
tives. Men act differently under idf-
ferent circumstances. The question is,
what would you do right now if you
had a severe cold? Could you do bet
ter than to take Chamberlain Cough
Remedy? It is highly recommended
by people who have used it for years
and know its value Mrs. o. e. Sar-
gent, Peru. Ind. says, Chamberlain s
Cough Remedy is worth its weight in
gold and take pleasure in recon-
mending it." For sale by all dealers.
ADV. d&w
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Z + 4 4 + + + + + J. + I. + + =
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
Co npIIed by the Grady County
Ab.tract Company, Tye Build.
1p, North Fourth Street.

RoSt. r. Kincannon to Matte Kin.
cannon, $1,000; NE NV NV Sc NV
4-S-7.
R. P. Stewart to G. R. Harper, $50;
lot /, block 3, Tuttle
c. and G. Nations to Columbus G
Erwin, patent; E 1892 acres lot 2, sec
tion 4-7-5.
Same to Turner L. Erwin, patent
NE SW; E ls NV SW; NE SW SW,
section S-7-5
Same to Walter P. Erwin, patent;
lot /, Sc NE as.
Same to Abraham A. Erwin, patent;
E " NV Sc SSs-5; N " Sc sW; sE
Sc SW s-7-5.
T. w. Anderson to NJ H.. Evans,
$3.50; sw V sW NV "a; NE SE
NE section 33-4-6.
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fSA a. Acui q CPch "a I'LL @so U oh''
from 7 to 3 p. m.
chiIdren's Books.
Allen-Nayy Blue.
Barbour-Kingsford, quarter; On
Your Mark; The Spirit of the School;
Benton's Venture
BrooksA Boy of the First Empire;
Master Of the Strong Heart; Son of
the Revolution.
Deland-Alan Rensford; Katruna;
Malvern; Oakleigh; Successful Ven
ture.
Dodge Donald and Dorothy; Land
OF Pluck; New Baby World; Cat
Stories.
Otis-Amateur Fireman; At the
Siege Of Quebec; Boys of Fort Schuy-
Ter.
Sidney-Little Peppers Midway.
Munroe-Derrick Sterling; Dory-
mates.
Monroe--For the Mikado; The
Painted Desert: Raftmates; Ready
Rangers; Through Swamp and Glade;
White Conquerors.
Scudder-Tne Bodleys Telling Stor.
les; The Bodleys on Wheels; The Bod
leys Afoot; Mr.. Bodley Abroad; The
English Bodley Family; The Viking
Bodleys..
Smith-Arabella and Aramunta
Stories; Loyable Tales of Janey, Josey
and Joe; Stories Of Peter and Ellen.
Stoddard-Battle of N. Y; Chris, the
Model Maker; Chumley Post; Crowd
ed Out o. Crowfield; Dab Kinzer; Ged
Granger; Guert Ten Eyck; The
Noauks Log.
Stoddard-On the Old Frontier; The
Quartet; Red Mustang; Red Patriot:
Saltillo Boys; The White Cave; Win
ter Fun.
Holbrook- Hiawatha Primer; three
copies
Grover Sunbonnet Babies; two
copies; Overall Boys; two copies.
Stevenson = Childs Garden OF
Verses, two copies; Boy Bene and His
Friends.
BIaisdell Child Life in Many
Lands; Child Life in Tale and Fable;
Child Life Primer.
CoffinBoy of6'76.
Mulocx-A Of a Brownie,
two copies.
Tomlinson-Boys of Old Monmouth; |;
Boys OF Old Hickory; Stories of the
Revolution; Washingtons Young Aids
Coolidge-Cross Patch; Eyebright;
Guernsey Lily; In the High Valley
Clover.
Seton-n.ail of the Sand Hill Stag; /;
Wild Animals at Home.
Adult Fiction.
Allen--Mettle OF the Pasture.
Anonynous-The Gold Fish; One
Year of Pierrot
misunderstanding Of Helena
Richie; The Iron Woman.
Ho#ellsA Foregone Conclusion; A
Modern Instance.
James Portrait OF a Lady.
Johnson-The Professor and the
Petticoat.
Palmer-The Last Shot.
Tompkins- Pleasures and Palaces
Bower. Flying U. Ranch.
Observation-Disclosures in Content
mcnt: The Friendly Road.
1ynde, Hon. Senator Sage-brush.
Martin, Barnabetta.
Norris, The Treasure (author Of
Mether))
Harrington. Penrod
Butler, The fJack-knife Man.
Cameron, Inc Golden huie Doiiivers.
Conrad. Chance.
Cooper. The Spy. two copies
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Crockett. Sandy.

Dalrymple, Diane OF the Green Van
Farnol, The honeymoon.
Gould, Felicia's Folks. Felicia Visits
Hannay. (Birmingham,) Gen. John
Regan.
Hopkins. Burbury Stoke.
Jepson, The Terrible Twins.
Lee, The Taste of Apples.
London, John Barleycorn.
Locke, The Fortunate Youth.
Austin, The Loely Lady.
Bennett, The Price OF Love.
White-The First Step.
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OAK GROVE ITEMS.
: ++++++++++4


Quite a few Oak Growers attended
the convention at Rush Springs Sun
day.
The musicale at the home of Leroy
Smith was very much enjoyed by
every one present.
Weeden Moore of Chickasha spent
a few days last week with Mr.. and
Mrs. Ben Coleman.
A lively crowd of young folks spent
Sunday afternoon OF last week kodak
ing near Turkey Springs.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rinenart and family
took dinner with Mr.. and Mrs. H. C.
Muth Sunday of last week.
Mrs. Nellie Uergis, who has been
visiting her mother, Mrs. Sturgell, re-
turned to her home at Ell Reno Satur-
day.
Leslie, the baby boy of Mr.. and Mrs
Quackenbush, who has been very i'll
for several weeks, is improving at this
time.
r. r. Muth, S. M. Jackson and II. c.
Muth returned Sunday from weeks
trip to eastern Oklahoma. They repor;
seeing some very fine farming country
but not much good health.
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El Reno Citizens Add Their Praise.
Another link with our neighboring
town of El Reno is provided in the
following grateful and generous state
;nent OF well known resident there
Nrl5. Brandenburg. Of sos West Penn
street, who says;
81 had a severe attack OF lumtago
brought on by strain which made my
back so lame that could hardly bend,
got box of Doan's Kidney Pills and
in short time after using them. was
permanently cured"
Price soc at all dealers Don't sim
ply ask for a kidney remedy-ges
Doan's kidney pills-the same thai
Mr.. Brandenburg had. Foster-Milburn
Co, props, Buffalo, \.
props, Buffalo, n. Y.
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1T ALWAYS DOES THE WORK.

Il like Chamberlain Cough Remedy
better than any other" writes r. e..
Roberts, Homer City. Pa. Il have
taken it off and on for years and it
has never failed to give the desired
results" For sale by all Dealers
ADV. d&w
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We added to our long list of reading
matter the Daily Oklahoman' and the
Grady County Star. This gives us ac-
cess to two county and one state pa
per. the Literary Digest and Bert Nc
Fadden's Physical Culture Magazine.
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The girls who dropped out last week
are again In nl,schooL sasl -
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Special attention is called to the fact
that about SO per cent of the pupils
upon examination were found to have
defective teeth, and that practically
none were accustomed to the use of a
toothbrush. Poor teeth causes tooth
ache, nervousness, Indigestion and
many other troubles Parents may
add much to the health and efficiency
their children by seeing that they are
provided with a tooth brush, and by
encouraging its use at least night and
morning.
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On account of the lack of fuel school
was abandoned last Tuesday. A num-
Der of the boys remained to pick cot
ton and are the proud possessors OF
new football as the results of their
own efforts. The spirit of the school
seems to be based on the theory that
where there is a well there is a
way" and we are getting things. We
are now equipped with indoor baseball,
volley ball, basket ball, football ana
tnnis The next apparatus to be added
to our equipment is some swings for
the little folk.