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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-11-20

War was not such a costly un-
dertaking forty years ago as it is
today, The France German war,
which lasted 1870 days, cost Ger.
many $3.50, 900, 600 for an average
fighting force of 1880, 900. The
Boer war, in which the English
army averaged 200, 900, and which
lasted thirty months, cost 81, ,O55,.
600. 900. The war in the far east
cost Japan $500, 600, 900, and Rus.
sia $4,000, 600, not counting lost
ships.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-11-20
Basket Ball.

The basket ball team of the Macon
High School defeated the Shuqualakers
in hotly contested game on the Macon
grounds last Friday afternoon. The
score was ID to 9.
The following Was the lineup:
FORWARDS.
Mecon. Shuqualak.
Edna Cline Lillian Combs
Duvergne Drake Evelyn Combs.
CENTERS.
Annie Watt JacksonRuth Prince
Frances Dent Martha Lockley
GUARDS.
AnneBell Walthall Rose Chamberlain
Daisy Swami Lucy McCame
Referee Prof. Breeland, assisted by
Prof. McMillin.
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only the present In which they knew that they
loved. With her be was happy, for he had 10
time to pan over the future. Away from her
be saw the inevitable barriers providing
against the marriage between a poor young
man and very rich young woman. A man
who has any respect wants always to be on
equal terms with his wife, financially more
than in any other thing. It's the way this
peculiar organization called Society has writ
ten down it rules. Doubtless relic OF the
stone age, VIII Ab went out with his club to
seek wife and drag her by the hair to his
den, and there to care for her and to guard
her with his life's blood. 1t is one of the few
primitive sensations that remain to us, this
wanting the female dependent upon the male
Perhaps this accounts for mans lack Of Inter
est on the suffraget question.
Only Susan suspected the true state of af
fairs, being woman. Having had no real
romance herself, she delighted in having sec
ond hand one, as You might say. She inter
cepted many a glance and pretended not to
see the stolen hand pressures. The wedding
was already full drawn in her minds eye.
These two young people should be married at
Susan Farlow's when the roses were climbing
up the sides Of the house and the young robins
were boldly trying their fuzzy wings. 1t
struck her as rather strange, but she could
not conjure up (at this wedding) more than
two men besides the minister, the bridegroom,
and the butler.
By forsaking his accustomed haunts, under
the advice of Jones, the hidden warfare ceased
temporarily. You can't very well kill a man
when you don't know where to find him. He
ate his breakfasts haphazardly, now here. now
there. He received most of his assignments by
telephone and wrote his stories and articles in
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-08-15
-ITtAD ALL TIE AlNA2RS Of AN EFGNCNkTE EMBRACE.

"You have thought of something?" she
asked.
You might try It," he said. "They have
accepted your friendships whether with ulte-
rior purpose remains to be learned. She has
been to your apartments two or three times to
tea and always got home safely"
NO" she said determinedly. Nothing
shall happen here. will not take the risk"
Wait till I'm through. Break up the ro-
nance in such a way that the girl will bar
Norton from the house. That's what we've
been aiming at; to get rid Of that meIdling
reporter. We've tried poisOns Try your
kind"
What do you meanT
:, Lies"
" "Ahl understand. You want me to win
him away from her. 1t cannot be done"
Pshaw You have bag full Of tricks.
You can easily manage to put him into an
equivocal position out Of which he cannot pos
sibly squirm 30 far as the girl is concerned.
A little melodrama, arranged for the benefit
Of Florence. Fall into Norton's arms at tho
right moment, or something like that" ~ ID
! 81 suppose could But II famed q
You're too damnably clever to fail In yeur
own particular work. Something has got to
be done to keep those two apart. I've often
thought of raiding the house boldly and carry
ing Of the whole family, Susan and all. But
wholesale affair like that would be too noisy.
Think 1t over, Olga; we have gone too far to
back down now. There's always Russia; and
while I'm the boss over here they never cease
to watch me. They'll make me answer for
failure like this"
She eyed him speculativsly. "You have
money"
90, the money doesn't matter. It's the
game It's the game Of playing fast and loose
with Society, Of pIlfering II with one hand and
making 1t kow-tow with the other. It's the
sport Of the thing. What was your thoughti"
"we could 90 away together, to South
America"
And tire Of each other within a month";
be retorted shrewdly. No; we are In the
same boat. We could not live but for this
never ending excitsm' ut. And. more than
that, we never could get far enough away
from the long arm Of the First Ten. Wen
have to stick II out here. Can't yen seeT
Yes. can seo."
But Ia her heart she knew that she could
have lived In but with this mai til the end
Of her days. She abborred thc life, though she
never, by the slightest word, let him become
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-08-15

accidents he could not have proved any
thing before jury Of his intimate friends.
He never entered an elevator without scru-
pulOus care. He never passed under coverings
over the sidewalks where construction was
going on. Still, careful as he was, death con-
have his coffee and rolls-he rarely ate any
thing more for his breakfast-set down out
side his door every morning. The coffee being
In silver thermos bottle, kept its heat for
hours. When be took the stopper out and
poured forth a cup 1t looked oddly black, dis
colored. 1t Is quite probable that had there
been no series Of accidents he would have
drunk a cup-and died in mortal agony. 1t
contained bichloride of mercury.
Very quietly he set about to make inquiries
This was really becoming serious. In the
kitchens downstairs nothing could be learned
The maid had set the thermos bottle before
the door at 10 80 Norton had opened the
door at :30-three hours after. The outlook
was not the cheerfulest He knew perfectly
well why all these things happened >" he had
interfered with the plans Of the scoundrels who
were making every possible move to kidnap
Florence Hargreave.
One afternoon he paid Florence visit. OF
course he told her nothing. They had become
secretly engaged the day after he had RI scued
her from the auto bandits. They were secretly
engaged because Florence wanted it so. For
once Jones suspected nothing. Why should
he? He had troubles enough. As matter of
fact, Norton was afraid of Jones. He was
afraid of him in the same sense as boy is
afraid of policeman.
But on this day, when the time came, he
accOsted the butler and drew him into the
pantry.
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$4,000 FOR 100 WORDS.

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should be interested In that of her friend.
"I never saw that ring befofe."
"a gift Of yesterday" The countess as
sumed shy air which would have deceived
st. Anthony. She twisted the ring on her
finger.
Tell me" cried Florence. "You are en-
gaged?'
~. "Mercy, mol"
~ "Is he rich2"
v Nc. Money should not matter when your
heart Is involved"
As this thought was In accord with her
own, Florence nodded her head sagely. y
v at is nothing serious. Just fancy. I
shall never marry again. Men are gay de-
ceivers; they always have been and always
will be. Perhaps I'm bit wicked; but
!. rather like to prove my theory that all men
are weak. II l had daughter I'd rather
have her be an old mans darling than a
young mans drudge. I distrust every man
know. came to ask you and Susan to 20 to
the opera with me tonight You will come to
my apartments first You will Gomez" dsg
Sss. "To be sure we will" 5
S% "Simple little fool thought the Russian
on the way home. " She shall see" 4
& al believe the countess Is engaged to be
married" said Florence to Jones'
W. Indeed, miss?" q
q "Yes. I couldn't get anything definite out
"A - k,.A L.. ~ k..I
finger. She wants Susan and me to 60 10
the opera with her tonight. viii that be all
rightf"
Jones sazed abstraetedly at the rug. When
ever problem bothered him he seemed to find
the solution 10 the delicate patterns Of the
Persian rugs. Finally be nodded. 81 see no
reason why you should not go. Only watch
out"
Jones, there is one thing that will make
me brave and happy. WIN you tell me II you
are in direct communication with my father"
yes, Miss Florence" he answered prompt
ly. /" But do not breathe this to a single soul,
neither Susan nor Norton"
al promise that. But, ab hasten the day
when he can come to me without fear"
THAT is my wish Also
"You need not cal me miss Why should
your"
' II might not he wise 10 have any one
hear me call you thus familiarity" he object d
grsveiy.
PLEASE Yourself about thnt. Now must
telephone jim"
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-08-15
l.NEsER SAW THAT RJN6 BEFORE
Jones, they are after me now"
"You? Explain"

Jones, they are after me now"
"You? Explain"
Norton briefly recOunted the deliberate at
tempts against his life.
: You see, I'm not liar enough to say that
I'm not worried. l am, devilishIy worried.
I'm not worth any ransom. I'm in the way,
and they seem determined to put me out Of It."
> ITO any other man would say travel But
to you l say when you leave your rooms don't
go where you first thought you woud-that is,
some usual haunt. They'll be everywhere, near
your restaurants your clubs, your Office.
You're methodical young man become err
ratio. Keep away from here for at least three
days, but always call me up by telephone some
time during the day. Never under any cir
cumstance, unless l send for you, come here at
night Only one man now watches the house
during the day, but FIVE are prowling around
after dark. They might have instructions to
shoot you on sight. l can't spare you just at
present Mr.. Norton. You've been godsend;
and if it seems that sometimes did not trust
you fully it was because did not care TO drag
you in too deep" K
Deep? Norton thought Of Florence and
smiled inwardly. Could anybody be In deeper
than he was? Once 1t was on the tip Of bis
tongue to confess his love for Florence, but
the gravity Of Jones' countenance was an OBJ
stacle to such move; it did not invite 1t.
To be sure, Jones had no real authority to
say what Florence should or should not do
with her heart. stiIl, from all points Of view,
II was better to keep the affair under the rose
till there came a more pfopitious hour In
which to make the disclosure.
Love, IN the midst Of all these alarms!
Sharp, desperate rogues on enc side, millions
on the other, and yet love could enter the
scene serenely, like an actor who had missed
his cue and came on too soon
Oddly enough, there was no real lovemaking
such as you often read about. A pressure Of
the band, . glance from the eye, there was
seldom anything more. Only onee-that men,
orable day on the river road-had he kissed
her No word Of lave had been spoken On
either side. In that Wild moment all consen-
tionalities had disappeared like smoke in the
wind There had been neither past nor future,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-08-15
CHAPTER VII.
THE wnEs OF A WOMAN.

~ THE wILEs OF WOMAN.
~ FTER the affair of the auto bandits
IN three Of whom were Killed. lull fol-
lowed. II you're a sailor you know
p - what kind Of lull mean: blue-black
cloudy down the southwest horizon, the water
crinkly, the booms wabbling. Suddenly series
of accidents began to happen to Norton
At first he did not give the matter much
thought The safe which fell almost at bis
feet and crashed through the sidewalk merely
induced him to believe he was lucky. At an
other time an automobile came furiously
around q corner while he was crossing the
street, and only amazing agility saved him
from bodily hurt The car was out Of sight
when he thought to recall the number
} Then came the jolt in the subway. Only
desperate grab by one Of the guards saved him
from being crushed to death. Even then he
Thought nothing. But when a new boz Of
cixarets arrived and he tried one and found Il
strangely perfumed, and, upon further analy-
ris, found Il to contain Javancse narcotic,
slow but sure death, he became wide awake
enough. They were after him. He begsn to
walk carefully, to keep in public places as
sffsn a be possibly could.
He vas not ny afraid of death, but he
nIa abhos the thought Of 10 esming mp from
behind. Except for the cisarets they were all
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aware OF II. There was always that abiding
fear that at the first sign of weakness he
would d sert her. And she was wise in her
deductions. Braine was loyal to her because
she held his interest. Once that failed, he
would be OF and away.
The next afternoon the countess, having
matured her plans against tile happiness Of
the young girl who trusted her, drew up be-
fore the Hargrsave place and alighted. Her
welcome was the same as ever, and this
strengthened her confidence.
The countess was always gesticulating. Her
hands huttered to emphasize her words. And
the beautiful diamond solitaire caught the
girls eye. She seized the hand. Having an
affair Of her own, 1t was natural that she
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-08-15

his club, in the writing rooms Of hotels, and
invariably dispatched them to the Office by
messenger The managing editor wanted to
know what all this meant; but Norton de-
clined to tell him.
1t irked him to be forced to rearrange his
daily life-his habits. 1t was revolution
against his ease, for he loved ease when be
was not at work. He had the sensation OF
having been cast out into the streets. And on
top of all this he had to go and fall in love
There was no longer a shadow opposite the
apartments Of the Princess Perigoff Braine
came and went nightly without discovering
any one. This rather worried him. 1t gave
him the impression that the shadow had found
out what he had been seeking and no longer
needed to watch the coming and going OF
either himself or the Countess Perigof.
y "Olga, it looks as If we were at the end OF
our rope" he said diseouragedly. "We have
failed In all attempts so far. The devil watches
over that girl"
Of God, replied the countess gloomily'
ain nearly every instance their success has
been due to chance Somehow I'm convinced
that we began wrong We should have let
Hargreave escape quietly followed him, and
made him fast when the right opportunity
came. After a month or 90 his vigilance would
have relaxed; be would have arrived at the
haliof that ha had aiuded ne"
Indeed" ironically. He wasn't vigilant
all these years in which be did elude Us. How
about the child he never sought but guarded
Vigilance! He never was anything else oil
these seventeen years. The truth 10, success
has developed coarseness in our methods
And now 1t Is too late for 6nesse. We have
tried every device we can think Of; and there
they are--the girl fre, Norton unharmed, and
the father as secure in his retreat as though
be wore an invisible cloak. My head aches.
] have ceased to be invS htivs."
"The two are In love with each other"
Are you sure Of tbatT
4 have my eyes, But begin to wonder
about whatT
Whether or not Jones suspects me and 10
giving me rope to hang myself with. Not once
have the police been called In and tod what
has really happened. They are totally at sea.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-08-15
SYNOPSIS or raEy1ors CHAPTERS.

SYNOPSIS OF PREVIOUS CHAPTERS.
Stanley HarsreGve, millionaire, after n
miraculous escape from the den of the
gang OF brilliant thieves known as the
Black Hundred, lives the life of recIuse
for eighteen years. HarErcaye acci-
dent5lly meets Bralne. leader of The
Black Hundred, Know!ns Brainc win
try TO get him he escapes from his own
home by a balloon. Before escaping he
writes n letter TO the girls school,
where eighteen years before he rnysteri-
Onsly left on the doorstep hts baby
daughter, Florence Gray. That day
Hargreave also draws one million dol
lars from the bank. but II Is reported
that this dropped into the sea. when the
balloon he escaped in was punctured.
Florence arrives from the girls school.
Countess Olga, Braine's companion, vis-
Its her and claims TO be a relative. Two
bogus detectives call, but their plot Is
folled by Norton, newspaper man.
by bribing the captain of the Orient
Norton lays n trap for Braine and his
gang. Countess Olga also visits the Ori-
ent's captain and she easily falls into the
reporters snare, The plan proves abOr-
tive through BraIne's good luck, and
only hirelIngs fall into the hands OF the
police.
After falling In their first attempt the
Black Hundred trnp Florence. They ask
her for money. but she escapes, again
fOIling them.
Norton and the countess call on Flor
ence the next day. once more safe at
home. The visitors having gone, Jones
removes a section of flooring, and from
n cavity takes box. Pursued by mem-
bers of the Black Hundred, he rushes to
the water front and succeeds in dropping
the box into the sea.
Braine conceiyes the idea of giving q
coaching party, to which Florence Is in
vited. Jones and Norton both go along
and are fortunately on hand to save
Florence from being Imprisoned In the
country house to which she is lured.
Florence goes horseback riding and II
captured by one of Braine's men along
the roadside. Norton rescues her. They
are pursued, however, and the pair make
their complete escape only after Norton
has exploded q tire on the fast APPROACH
Ing machine with q bullet.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-08-15

And what has become Of the man over the
wayT'
" By the Lord Harry :" exclaimed Braine,
clapping his hands. II believe I've solved
that We shot man coming out of Har-
sreave's. Since then there's been no one
across the way. One and the same mani
" But that knowledge doesn't get us any
where"
No. You say they are in lover
Secretly. don't believe the butler has
an inklins Of It, 1t is possible. however, that
Susan has caught the trend of aSairs. But,
being rather romantic. sh. will in no wise
interfere"
Braine smoked in silence. Presently smile
twisted his lips.
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FIND TOMB OF OSIRIS q?
Prof. E. Naville Writes of ExpIora-
tionS i'm Egyptian Excavations.

London, March 7.-Prof. E. Ma
vile, in a letter published in the
Times to-day on excavations Of the
Egyptian Exploration Fund at Aby-
dos, expressed the belief that they
nave found ''what Greek authors
called the tomb Of Osiris, where the
head of the God is supposed to be
DreServcd.'
The excavations began at the door
which Prof. Petrie discovered two
years ago The doorway, Prof. Ma
vile thinks, was the entrance to
passage leading to subterranean
chapel under the temple Of Seti |.
we should never have expected
what we found,' he continues. Be
tween the doorway and the temple is
a complete sanctuary, evidently of
the time Of the Pyramids, very much
ruined, but built with huge materials.
1t is rectangular. The enclosure wall
is II feet thick and consists Of two
different castings, the outer one of
rough limestone and the inner one of
large blocks Of hard red sandstone
The length OF the inside is 80 me-
ters. The incloSed space is divided
into three naVes parallel to the long
side. The division is made by huge
pillars Of Assuan granite"
The middle nave, Prof. Naville
says, led to the end Of the wall and
here was found small door closed
by blocks of stone.
"When we had removed them"
Prof. Naville says, I'VE crept into a
large hall, very similar to that at the
entrance, having the same width as
the temple GO meters) and length
Of about five meters. Its slanting roof
was made of large blocks. OF this
half was in a perfect state Of preser-
Vation. On one side and on part of
The ceiling are engraved or painted
Itinerary scenes of the time of Seti l.
1t is quite empty.
What shows that it was the burial
place of Osiris are the texts on the
walls-the end Of the book which
may be called the Book of the Under
world. It is not impossible that we
may still find some concealed cham
Der or some hidden passage leading
to a well, though this is not very
probable"