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SYNOPSIS.

stanley Hargreave, millionaire, after a
miraculous escape from the den Of the
gans of brilliant thieves known as the
Black Hundred, lives the life OF a re-
~cidentally meets Braine, leader Of the
Black Hundred. Knowing Braine Will try
to get him, he escapes from his w nome
by a balloon. Before escaping he writes
a letter to the girls school where eight
cen years before he mysteriousiy lett on
the doorstep his baby daughter. Florence
Gray. That day Hargreave also draws
100000 from the bank, but 1t is reporter
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, Wis
Its her and claims to be a relative. Two
bogus detectives call, but their plot Is
foiled by. Norton. a newspaper man. By
bribing the captain Of the Orient Norton
lays a trap for Braine n his gang.
Countess Olga also visits the Orients
captain, and she easily falls into the re-
porter's snare. The plan proves aportive
lings fall into the hands of the police.
After failing in their first attempt the
Black Hundred trap Florence. They ask
her for money, but she escapes. again
call on Florence the next day. once more
safe at home. The visitors having gone;
Jones removes a section OF flooring ana
from a cavity takes a box. Pursued by
members of the Black Hundred, he PUSHES
to the water front and succeeds In drop
ping the box into the sea- Countess Olga
succeeds in breaking the engagement eX-
listing between Florence HargreaVe ana
Norton. Accomplices Of Braine succeed
in kidnapping Florence while she is shop
ping and hurry her off to sea. She leaps
into the sea and Is picked up In a dazed
condition by a party of fishermen. The
Black Hundred locate her. and Braine.
disguised as her father. succeeds In TAX
ing her back tossea with him. Florence
sets fire to the Boat and is rescued by a
ship on which Norton has been shang-
hated. Norton and Florence. safely ashore
and with no longer any misunderstanding
hetween them. take the train for home.
The train is wrecked and waiting mem
bers OF the Black Hundred carry the in
jured Florence to a deserted hut. Norton.
who tries to rescue her. Is tied to the
railroad tracks. Florence saves him ana
finally Jones comes to the rescue of both.
The Black Hundred recover the box
Jones dropped in the ocean. BY a clever
ruse Norton and Jones regain 1t.
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branch Of the secret service and put
the matter to h!ra frankly. l, Flor
ence, Susan, and rhe rest Of US must
be arrested. The wretches must be-
lieve that the house is empty. They'll
rove about %fruitissBly and will return
to their den to report the C OF
the coup. All the while you and
some detectives will be in hiding up
stairs, dictagraph and all that. When
the time comes you will follow. This
will not reach the heads, perhaps, but
1t will demoralize the organization IN
such a way as to make 1. helpless for
several months to come. There Is a
tunnel from the stables 50 this house."
What, a tunnel?"
Yes, Mr.. Hargreave had 1t built
several years ago. I don't know what
his idea was; possibly he anticipated
an event like this. You and your men
will find entrance by this method.
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CHAPTER xIII-Continued.

Eyes; and more than that, he Is
the dear friend of the countess. But
understand, you must never let her
dream or suspect that you know. BY
lulling her into overconfidence some
day she will naturally grow careless,
and then Wen have them all. think
I understand what your fathers idea
is: not to have them arrested for
blackmail, bE. practically to extermin-
ate them, pu$. them in prison for such
terms of years that they'll die there.
When you see a snake, a poisonous
one, don't let 1t get away. Kill 1t.
Well, / must be off to work"
And you be careful, too. You are
in more danger than I am"
But I'm a man and can dodge
quick" he laughed, picking up his hat.
What a horrid thing money is! If
I hadn't any money, nobody would
bother me"
81 would" he smiled. He wanted to
kiss her, but the eternal Jones might
be watching from the windows; and
so he patted her hand instead and
walked down the graveled path to
the street.
1t was di1FicIlt work for Florence
to play at friendship. She was like
her father; she did not bestow it on
every one. She had given her friend
ship to the Russian, the first real big
friendship in her life, and she had
been roughly disillusioned. But if the
countess could act, so could she; and
Of the two her acting was the more
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it.. He started out to Riverdale to &C.
quaint Jones with the discovery.
"Humph!" said Jones; mot a bad
idea this. So that's what the sneak
was doing here last night. I've been
wondering and wondering. Let's have
a look"
He went through the books end at
length came across the three volumes.
These held a thousand in excellent
counterfeit.
Mighty good work that. What
are you going to do?" asked the re-
porter.
Jones rubbed his chin refectively.
How long may a counterfeiter be
sent up?"
Anywhere from ten to twenty
years."
That will serve. My boy, this time
we'll 60 and take Mr.. Black Hun
dred right in his cubby hole.
You know where it Isl"
Every nook and corner Of it. Now
you go at oncs to the chief Of the local
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mo; I warned you to act
upon them without first consulting
me. And we might have made a cap
ture! My child, always show me these
things. 1 will advise you whether to
tear them UP or not"
Jones, l believe you are going a
little too far" said Florence haughtily.
1T might have been my father"
Never in this world, Miss Florence.
Still, 1 beg your pardon for raising
my voice. What I do and have done
Ia only for your own sake. There are
two things I wish to impress upon your
mind before I go. This a be made
a comedy or a terrible tragedy. You
have already had a taste Of the latter;
and each time you escaped because
God was good to us. But he Is rarely
kind to thoughtless people. They have
to look out for themselves. / am act
ing under orders; always remember
that"
Forgive me-; I acted wrongly. But
I'm so weary and tired of this eternal
suspicion of everybody and every
thing. Can't l go somewhere, some
place where l can have rest?"
IF I thought for a single moment
it was possible to take you thousands
Of miles from this spot, it would be
done this very night. But this is our
fortress. So far it has been impreg-
nable. The police are watching it;
and that prevents a general assault
by the scoundrels. If we tried to
leave we would be followed; and they
play that game exceedingly well. Now,
goodnight. Well have yea out Of all
this doubt and suspicion ole Of these
days. There will not he any past;
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ing physician is in the least doubt he
has a very harmless and simple mode
Of testing the point and proving ab-
solutely whether the patient is really
dead or only in a cataleptic fit. SIM
ulating death.
1t is known that even Tough the
finger cannot detect the beat OF the
pulse, nor the stethoscope bear to the
listening ear of the physician the
least beat of the heart, a quiet cir
culation of the blood may be going
on, and the person be actually alive,
though giving m signs that can be
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noted by touch or hearing.

noted by touch or hearing.
1t has been proved that If Is grains
Of fluorescein-a substance explained
by the chemists as an anhydrid Of
resorcin, the well known aseptic
agent-be injected into the circula-
tory system, say at the jugular vein, in
a few rIinutes the mucous membranes
of the patient will appear a decided
yellbw, and the eyes will be %phosphor-
ascent-if there is any circulation 60
ins on in this persons body, be it ever
g., silent and gradual.
At. on the other hand there Is no
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that will be Topped off as you'd lop a
limb from a tree"
please let it be quick. I want to
see my father"
Jones' eyes sparkled. And you
have my word that he wants to see
you. But l dare not tell you"
DO you think he would object to
Mr.. Norton?" she asked, studying the
rug.
In what capacity?" he countered,
forcing her hand.
"As-as a husband?" bravely.
Jones in turn studied the patterns
in the rug. 1T is only natural for a
father to look high for his daughters
husband. But, after all, an honest
man is worth as much. as anything I
know of. And Norton is honest and
loyal and brave"
Thank you, Jones. I intend to
marry him when the time comes; so
you may as we'll prepare father for
&is e~ventuality."
There is an old adage-"
But she interrupted him. III you
have a new adage, Jones, I shouldn't
mind hearing it. But I'm only just
out of school, where old adages are
served from soup to pudding. Good
night"
And Jones went to the real of the
house, ~chuckling.
In the passing it might we'll be OBJ
served that the H~argreave house had
a remarkable menage. There was a
gardener, a cook, and a maid; and the
three of them reported to Jones each
night before going to bed. They were
all three detectives from one of the
greatest organizations in America.
Finding themselves unable to lure
Florence away from the environs Of
the Hargreave home, the Black Hun
dred set some new machinery in mo-
ton. Thep proposed to rid the house
of every n in it by a perfectly logi-
cal device. But the first step in this
new move vas going to be extremely
delicate and risky. 1t was no small
adventure to enter the Hargreave
home; and yet this must be done. So
finally Spider" Beggs was selected
for the work. The NAB could practic-
ally walk over crockery without caus-
ing a sound; he could climb a house
! nv the window lodges. and he cOuld
hold his breath like those professional
tank swimmers.
Three or four nights after the Par
off fiasco, Jones started the rounds,
putting out the lights. He left the
one in the hall till the last, for 1t was
his habit, after having turned off that
light, to stand by the door for several
minutes, watching. One never could
tell.
On the other hand, Spider" Beggs
: never approached a house till an hour
after the lights went out. Persons
were likely to move about for some
minutes later; they might want some
thing to eat, a drink Of water. So he
| remained hidden behind the summer
house till long after midnight. When
at last he felt assured that all in the
Hargreave house were asleep, he
moved out cautiously. Both his future
and his p~ocketbook depended upon
the success of this venture. 1t took
! him ten minutes to crawl from the
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Children of Sick Mothers.

Many a mother who has been urged
to submit to an operation to restore
her to the health which Is necessary
for proper care of her family has been
distracted at the thought Of being
obliged to go to a hospital and leave
her children without proper care dur
ing her absence. Especially Is this
true among the very poor, where
most Of the relatives, male or female,
leave to go out to work, or, perhaps,
have large families Of their own to
feed.
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consummate. She could smile and
laugh and jest, all the while her heart
was burning with wrath.
One day, a week or so after her
meeting with Norton in the summe
house, Olga arrived, beautifully
gowned, handsome as ever. There
was not the least touch Of the adven-
turess in her makeup. Florence had
just received some mail, and she had
dropped the letters on tho library table
to greet the countess. She had opened
them, but had not yet looked at their
contents.
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lives and money. Well, II she would
be fool enough to love this man che
must abide with the consequences
She wanted him all by herself, out 1t
danger, in a far country. He migAt
tire, but she knew In her heart that
she v would. This was her n
great passion, and while her mode
of living was not as honest as might
be, her love was honest enough and I'M
swerving, though it was not gilded
by the pleasant fancies OF youth.
"Of what are you thinking?" he
asked when he concluded that the
pause had been long enough.
YOU"
HIN. COMPLIMENTARY"
No; list ordinary everyday love-
CrO BE CONTINUED.)
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CHAPTER XIV.
Norton Makes a Discovery.

Norton Makes a discovery.
Perhaps the most amusing phase Of
the secret agents discontinue was the
fact that neither Jones nor Florence
had the least idea what had happene
Florence regretted a hundred time
during the evening that she had not
gone out to the summer house. 1t
might really have been her father. Her
regret grew so deep in her that just
before going to bed she confessed to
Jones.
You received a letter Of that sort
and did not show 1t to me-" said
Jones, astonished.
You warned me eve to pay any
attention to them"
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Then I 2aee. | know yo7 web
enough. II you'an made up your mind
not to talk a nan couldn't get any
thing out Of you with a can-opener.
And that's why we trust you, my boy.
Don't forget the telephone"
Il shan't. So long
That same night Braine paid the
Russian woman a brief visit.
II think that here's where we go
forward. The secret service will raid
the house tomorrow and then for a
few days we'll a about as we bally
please. I'm hanged II I don't have
every plank torn up and all the walls
pulled down. More and more Pm con-
vinced that the money is in that
house."
Don't be too confident" warned
Olga. $50 many times have we been
tripped UP when everything seemed in
our hands. The house should be
guarded but not entered for a day
or two; at least not till after the raid
Is cold. I'm beginning to see traps
everywhere"
Nonsense! Leave it to me. We
shan't stick our heads inside the Har-
greave house till we are dead certain
that it Is absolutely empty. Olga,
you're q gem. / don't think Russia
will bother US for awhile. Ell? Paroff
will not dare tell how. he was film
fiammed. The least he can do to save
his own skin is to say that we are
fully capable Of taking care Of our.
selves"
Olga laughed. ITO think Of his
writing a note like that! Florence
would have recognized-and na doubt
did-a palpable attempt to play an
old game twice"
How does she act towards you?"
Cordial as ever; and yet
"Yet what?"
II thought her an ordinary school
girl, and yet every once in a while she
makes what you billiard players call
a professional shot. What matter?
So long as they do not shut the door
in my face, I ask nothing more. But
do you want my. opinion? / feel 1t In
my bones that something will go
wrong tomorrow"
Good lord, are you losing your
nerve?" cried Braine impatiently. "The
secret service has the warning; they
find the green stuff, and Jones & Co.
will mog off to the police station. And
there'n be a week Of red tape before
they are turned loose again. They'll
dig into Hargreaye's finances and all
that. Well have all the security In
the world to find out If the money
is in the house. or not. Why worry?"
It's only the way I feel. There
Is something uncanny in the regular.
ity of that girls good luck"
"Ah, but we're not after her this
time; it's the whole family"
"The servants too?"
Everybody in the house will be
under suspicion"
"And can you trust Beggs?"
His life is in the hollow Of my
hand. You can always trust a man
when you hold the rope that's around
his neck"
Still the frown did not leave Olga's
brow. With all her soul she longed
to be out of this tangle. It had all
looked so easy at the start; yet here
they were, weeks later, no further
forward than at the beginning, and
added to this they had paid much In
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ABSOLUTE PROOF OF DEATH
Simple Test Familiar to All PhysI-
clans Prevents Possibility of Per-
son Being Buried Alive.

To many persons the dread of be.
ing buried alive is an obsession. Sci
ence has so many tests now that such
a thing is almost impossible. There
is no necessity now for such precau-
tons as we're taken in ancient times,
at the request of those who feared
.a;a contingency. When tho attend
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To meet this emergency an excel
lent charity is being financed by some
wealthy women in Gotham, who have
established a nursery where young
sters ranging from a few months to
five or six years can have trained
care while their mothers, with easy
minds, are trying to regain their own
strength.
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circulation, the huorescein will have
no effect on the mucous membranes
whatever, and the eyes will not have
any brilliancy, proving that there is
no life in the body Of this person.
Here is one of the simplest, and at
the same time surest, tests Of life
known to science. There is no reason
whatever for the fear of being still
alive when buried, if this simple test
is made.
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mkInn,a catu Draws a Pension.

"KIng's Cat" DraWs a PehsIoh.
A London puss, officially known n
the kings cat" Is the only n in the
kingdom to receive an allowance from
the treasury. He inhabits the record
Office and 13 cents a week Is spent
for his meat
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Jude johnson Going Back.
Speaking of lost arts, Jude John.
on can't steal chickens half as clet
rly as he uster.-Atchison Globa
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All people luv authority, but the vul-
gar luY it the most.
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INTERNATIONAL
LESSON

by E. o. SELLERS. Acting Director sum
day School Course, Moody Bible Inst.
tute, Chicago.)
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LESSON FOR NOVEMBER 22.
JESUS AND PLATE.

LESSON TExT-Luke 2s:1a-2s. See also
datt. 27:11-s1.
GOLDEN TEXT = PLATE saith unto
them, h then shall I do unto Jesus, J
who Is called Christ?-Matt. 27:22 r. v.
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Printed right, right here.
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CONTINUED from page one.)
Nplift tendency-with this effort to
Nevate society and benefit humanity.
Nm they are not, then he ought to be
Burned, for he would fairly repre-
Rnt the majority. If the fact be
herwise, as l believe it is, then he
ght not to be returned. But, say
If opponents, admitting that Mr..
llingham ought not to be return
still we are not proceeding to de-
Nat him in the proper way. We are
w rates upon the sea of politics and
ght to be scuttled and sunk at
ght.
81 believe in government by party.
Nht the purpose of government is to
press the will Of the majority, and
len 1t comes to pass that party
vernment no longer does this,
VI en- some other expedient ought to
resorted to. That is exactly the
Nndition in Vermont and that is
Nhy this movement exists. 1 can
10 better state my position than
giving the figures at the last cleo
bn in this state. In round num-
rs the parties voted as follows:
kpublicans $4,000, progressives,
WFUUV anu dIAAAOOAAN osOVOs liz
M 900 were apparently for progress;
M were many of the $4,000. Many
Bist that a majority of the 49,
NO are progressive or liberal. l
HBume however that at least 49,
10 are reactionary and 1900 lib
III. While the democratic party
htain many reactionaries, the ma
trity of that party are heartily
aggressive. l have differed with
M democratic friends about the
diff, and / stiIl differ, although
Mat party has come over somewhat
M the idea of protection. But / am
Mund to admit that aside from the
liriff and aside from free silver,
hich is no longer an issue, l have
hlnd much more earnest support
III the measures which 1 have adj
Ncated in that party than in my
IN. 1t is fair to assume that H.
no of the democratic votes are
aggressive and but 1000 reaction
liz. We have therefore $4,000 vot- !
of liberal or progressive ideas as
hinst 10000 reactionary voters, !
h yet If we adhere strictly to party |
Eernment the $4,000 reactionary |
ers OF the republican party would !
( Mr.. Dillingham; in the senate. !
rty machinery instead of carry |
B out the will of the people would |
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LOWER WATERFoRD

Mrs. Cora Goss was in Orleans on
business one day last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. James e. Parker, and
sister, Mrs. Rand of Randboro, p.
O., are guests of Mrs. Henry Morri-
son.
Mrs. S. w. Bennett and two child
rem and Miss Mary Hale returned
home last week after spending a
week with relatives in Barton and
Orleans.
Mrs. Katherine Morrison is paint
ing her house.
Mrs. Nelson Blodgett of Boston is
a guest at Austin Blodgett's.
Mrs. HI. B. Morrison pleasantly
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EAST ST. JoHNsBURY
Death of III. G. Wood, an Old Resi-
dent-LOcal News.

II
dent-Local News.
H. G. Wood, a long time resident,
died at his home August IL, 1914.
He had been failing in health for
some time, and the end was not un-
expected. Mr.. Wood was born in
Lyndon, Dec. II, 1889, making him
just "A years of age. He moved to
Kirby when he was about six years
of age. Later he moved to the Math-
ews place, and from there to the place
where he lived at the time of his
death. He married Miss Katherine
Conley May 10, 1864. They two had
journeyed together for more than
SO years, even up to the time of his
death there had been no breaks in
the family circle. Mrs. Wood sur
wives him, also one son Colvin Wood
of Laconia, N. H., two daughters,
Mrs. Peter Brown, who came from
St. Johnsbury to live with her father
and mother only few months ago,
and Mrs. Martin of Marlboro, Mass.
The funeral was held from his late
home Friday, August IA. The SER
vices were in charge of Rev. e. K.
Grant, assisted by Rev. A. ". Fisher.
Mr.. Wood was a member of the Con-
gregational church at East St. Johns
bury, having united during the pas
torate of Rev. Humphrey, over 40
years ago. Mr.. Wood will be missed
as all such men are because he was
a man with an ideal and he labored
continuously to attain that end he
had set for himself. And it could
further be said that one might stand
up and say to all the world he was a
man"
Miss Abbie Smith is spending a few
days at Lake Willoughby.
Miss Ruth Thygeson of st. Paul,
Mimi, was the guest of Miss Bertha
Lee last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Clark, former
residents of this village, but now of
Hopkinton, Mass, were here last
week visiting their old friends and
neighbors.
During the past week Charles Copp
has entertained as his guests, Cor
don Davis of Sutton, Miss Marguer-
tie Esden of Passumpsic, Miss Gladys
Moore Of Springfield, Mass, and Ray
mond Shepard of Tilton, n. H.
Mrs. Truman Brewer of St. Johns
bury Center visited her niece, Mrs.
G. l. Copp Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Knapp start
ed for their home in Waverly, Mass,
Sunday morning in their auto. They
were accompanied by Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph Clark. Mr.. and Mrs. II. w.
Knapp, Horace Knapp and Miss Mil
dred Spencer went through the noun
tains with them in their auto.
Mrs. A. ". Fisher, who has been
in .Metuen, Mass, several weeks has
returned home.
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