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 b1e was never received by the AT mands, hut by confederate fn this fellows employ, and it was that con federate who answered it.
 saThen you still believe that the eabi- net was sent to Vantine by design and not by accident7"
 Absolutely. It was sent by the Ar mands in good faith because they be- heyed that it had been purchased by Vantine, all of winch had been arrang- ed very carefully by the great un- known.
 aTell me how you know all this, Godfrey ,'a said.
 s'I cabled our man at Paris to inves- Hgate. Our man went at once to the elder Armand and learned a number of very interesting things. One was that the son, Felix Armand, was in Paris; another was that no member of the firm knew anything about your cable or the answer to it: third was that had the cable been received it would have been understood, because the Armands' books show that this cabinet was bought by Philip Vantine for the sum Of 15,o00 francs"
 Not this onei' protested.
 .'Yes, this one, and 1t was cheap at the price"
 4sBut vantine told me himself that he did not buy that cabinet 7
 t.Nor did he. But somebody bought it in his name and directed that 1t be sent forward to him.''
 And paid 15,OOO francs for it?'
 Certainly. And paid 15,0O0 francs to the Armands.''
 Father an expensive present. I s<7 ming to whirl again
 sstOl, it wasn't intended as a present. The purchaser planned to reclaim. it, but Vantine's death threw him out.
 s'But what was his object? Was he trying to evade the duty?''
 ''The other cabinet is the one which Vantine really purchased. It was, of course, sent forward to this other fel- lows address here in New York. His plan is evident enough-to call upon Vantine as the representative of the Armands or perhaps as the owner of the Montespan cabinet and make the exchange. Vantine's death spoiled that, and he had to make the exchange through you.''
 "And he accomplished all this by means of a confederate in the employ of the Armands?''
 No doubt or 1t. The clerk who made the supposed sale to Vantine and got a commission on it resigned suddenly two days ago-just as soon as he had intercepted your cable and answered it. The Paris police are looking for him, but doubt if they'll find him.
 That's all clear enough I said. tsbut what is there about that Boule cabinet which makes this unknown willing tO do murder for if9 Does he think those letters are still in it?''
 "He knows they are not in it now you told him. Before that he knew nothing about the letters. If he had known of them he would have had them out before the cabinet was ship ped"
 What is it, then?" I demanded And above all, Godfrey. why should
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l suppose he would nave been able to take Armand prisoner if Armand had not been willing that he shonldg'
 ssI don't see how Armand could help himself after that fellow got his hands on him.
 ssYou don't? And you saw yourself that he was not really bound-that he had cut himself loose!"
 ssThat is true" I said, thoughtfully.
 s'Let us reconstruct the story God frey went on rapidly 'AThe traitor discovers the secret of the cabinet. He follows Armand to New York, shadows him to the house on Seventh avenue, waits for him there and seizes and binds him. He is half mad with trl- unph. He chants a crazy singsong about revenge, revenge, revengel And in order that the triumph may be conn pIete, be does not kill his prisoner at once. He rolls him into a corner and proceeds to rip away the buriap. His triumph will be to open the secret drawer before Armand's eyes And Ar4nand lies there in the corner, his eyes gleamfng, because 1t is really the moment of his triumph which is at hand The instant the traitor open ed the drawer he would be stabbed by the poisoned mechanism! It was for that that Armand waitedY'
 I lay back in my chair with a gasp of engagement and admiration had been blind not to see if!
 sIt was not until the last moment" Godfrey went on, when the traitor was bending above the cabinet feeling for the spring that realized what was about to happen. There was no time for hesftation-I spEang into the room Armand vanished in an instant, and the giant also tried to escape, but caught him at the door. I had no idea of his danger; I had no thought that Armand would dare finger. He had to kill that man; there were no two ways about it. Whatever the risk. he had to Kill him."
 But whyY' I asked ''Why?"
 "To seal his lips. If we had cap tured him do you suppose Armands secret would have been safe for an in stant? So he had to kill him-he had to kill him with the poisoned barb and he did kill him and got away into the bargainv'
 Perhaps he knew that we were there all the time"
 ssOf course he did, assented God frey grin1y. EsTo think that I was fool enough to suppose that I could follow him about the streets of New York without his knowing ftI He knew from the first that he might be followed and prepared for it-''
 .3But how about ArmandY' I pro- tested. Aren't you going to try to capture him? Are you going to let him get away?''
 s'He won't get awayi'' and Godfrey's eyes were gIeaming again. we don't have to search for him, for we've got our trap, Lester, and it's baited with a bait he can't resist-the Boule cabi- net!''
 And you really think he will walk into your trap?'
 q know he will! One of these days he will trySto get that cabinet out of
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Godfrey? Be was almost $ Gantp
 He couldn't have done it if Armand hadn't been willing that he should, 7 retorted Godfrey curtly. You see he had no dif1culty in getting away" and he held up the net and pointed to the great rents in 1t s'He cut his way out while he was lying here. I ought to have knoyvn-
 He threw the net down upon the floor with gesture of disgust and dis pair. Then he stopped in front of the Boule cabinet and looked down at 1t musing1y, and, after a moment, his face brightened The burlap wrap pings had been almost wholly torn away.
 ..But we'll get him, Simmonds,n said Godfrey, and his lips broke into a smile sfIn fact, we've got him now. We have only to wait, and he'll walk into our arms. Simmonds, I want you to lock this cabinet up in the strongest cell around at your station. carry the key yourself and give your reasons to nobody"
 That'n be easy" laughed Simmonds. '.I haven't got any reasons"
 @Oh, yes, you have and Godfrey bent upon him gaze that was pos itively hypnotic. You will do it be- cause I want you to and becauseI I tell you that, sooner or later, if you keep this cabinet safe where no one can get at it, the man we want will walk into our hands. And I'll tell you more than that, Sinmonds; if we do get him, I'll have the biggest story ever had, and you will be world famous. France will make you a chevalier of the Legion of Honor. Simmonds, mark my words. This fellow is the biggest catch we could make. He's the greatest criminal of modern tines
 With Armand, so finished, so self poised, go distinguished, in my mind, and the body of his latest victim be- fore my eyes. I nodded gloemily.
 "But, Godfrey, who is this man?'' I asked. why did he kill that poor fellow up there? Why did he kill Drouet and vantine? How did he get into the vantine house? What is it all about?'
 "Ah!" he said, looking at me with a smile. That is the important ques- don-what is it all about If I can, I'll drop in tonight to see you, and we can thrash it out. Will that suit you?''
 "Yes,'' said; 'sand for heavens sake, don't fan to come!'
 That night I had begun to fear that Godfrey was going to disappoint me, 10 late it was before his welcome knock came at my door. hastened to let him in, and I epu1d tell by the sigh of relief with which he sank into chair that he was thoroughly weary.
 eff you have an explanation, God frey" I said, flor heavens sake tell mel Tell me first how you and Sim monds came to be following Armand .''
 simply because had found out he wasn't Armand Felix Armand is in Paris at this moment. You were too credglous, Lester"
 '.Why, I never had any doubt of his being Armand I stammered. "He knew about my cablegram; he knew about the firms answer"
 sOf course be did. because your ca
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CHAPTER XIII. @crochard the InvincibIe.v

T&HIS M. Armand" continued
 Godfrey, Sis a great criminal
 and has, of course, various
 followers, upon whom he must rely for the performance of cer- tain details, since he can be in but one place at a time. Abject and absolute obedience is necessary to success, and he compeIs obedience in the only way. i'll which it can be compelled among CT ninals-by fear. For disobedience there is but one punishment-death And the manner of the death is so cer- tain end so mysterious as to be almost supernatural for deserters and trai- tors are found to have died, inevitably and invariably, from the effects of an Insignificant wound on the right hand. just above the knuckles.
 <.It is l,y this secret Godfrey con- tinued, that Armand preserves his absolute supremacy. But occasionally the temptation is too great, and one of his men deserts Armand sends this cabinet to America. He knows that in this case the temptation is very great indeed. He fears treachery, and he arranges in the cabinet mecha- nism which will infiict death upon the traitor in precisely the same way in which he himself inf1icts ft-by means of poisoned stab in the right hand. Imagine the effect upon his gang. He is nowhere near when the act of treachery is performed, and yet the traitor dies instantly and surely!''
 But r questioned, what act of treachery wls it that Armand feared? ?"
 +'Fhe opening of the secret drawer"
 '.Then you still believe in the poison ed mechanism? ?''
 T certainly do. The tragedy of this afternoon proves the truth of the theory
 .sI don't see it, said heIplessly-
 ''Why, Lester," protested Godfrey, tits as plain as day. Who was that bearded giant who was killed? The traitor, of course. Do you suppose for an instant that Armand was ignorant of his presence in that house? Do you
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Ccontinued,

0COnemue01
 "Was 1t Armand" asked, swho lay there in the cornerT'
 sCertainly 1t was,'' Godfrey answer cd ''who else could it be7''
 "GodfreyT cried, remembering suddenly. 'Did you see his eyes as he lay there watching the man at the cabinef?'
 'sYes; saw them
 s'They were the same eyes?"
 .'The game eyes,
 rAnd the Iaugh-did you hear that Iaughs"
 f.Certain1y heard it''
 s1 heard it once before,' I said, "and you thought it was a case of nervesr'
 I fell silent moment, shivering a little at the remembrance.
 ''But why did Armand lie there so quietly ?'' I asked at last. Was he in- juredy'
 Godfrey made little gesture to- ward the corner.
 ''Go see for yourself" he said.
 Something lay along the wall, on the spot where I had seen that figure. and as bent over it I saw that it was large net, finely meshed, but very strong.
 ssThat was dropped over Armand's head as he came up the stairs,'' said Godfrey, Cor flung over him as he came into the room. Then the dead man wonder jumped upon him and frIlssed him up with those ropes"
 Pushing the net aside. I saw upon the floor little pile of severed cords. Yes" agreed: he would be able to do that Have you noticed his size.
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the steel cell at the Twenty -tafrd ltrl-st station in which we have ft loclsd- The only thing am afraid of l-rtal hell get away with the cabinet fn spite of us."
 Days passed and nothing happeuea- nothing. that is, in 50 far az che cab met was concerned There wag an il- quest, of course, over the TictlEn cf the latest tragedy, and once again T vas forced to give my evidenee before a coroner's jury.
 cTo be contInusd.1
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CITY COURT CASES

Mrs Blanche Ayrault. S62 Fairfel1 avenue, was renanded until Feb. lf when arraigned in the city court ta- day on the charge Of maintaining C. disorderIy house at that addreas and on another charge of keeping Into1i- cants for sale. The place war raided Sunday morning and besides the ai- legged keeper, her husband. George AyrauIf, and Myrtle Lynch were ap- prehended as frequenters. Their caaH1 were continued to the same date.
 Paul Youngs, 147 North Washingtcn avenue, charged with keeping "a Gan- Bling house at 50 Elm street furnis1ac bail for his appearance next Tuesday. A dozen freouenters secured eontiu- uances to the same date This pllc1 was rafded early Sunday morning.
 George Woodrun, Of Danbuzlr. charged with ennbezziement Of @ Erom his ha1f-sister. Vernz French. Of 1a Lesbia street, secured cOntiuuaucs until tomorrow.
 Theodore Sozinon, SOP Pem1r0l-l street and Dominic LonGO.- 68 Green street, were fined q and 6 reaDec- lively for theft of harns from the Nor ris Beef Co.'S wagons
 Hunger led George Doherty, % years old, of 556 Hancock avenue, to steal vine, Harrison street and Fairfield avenue, this morning. He was caught in the act and was arrested. Tu pua lice court today he said he had re- gently lost his job at West End fac tory and this was followed by trouble at home He said he was hungry and stole only to keep hinseR from what he thought was certain starvaticl- The rolls cost him dearly, as the court imposed a fine of q and costs.
 Mrs Harry Steadwell was cfarEe9 by Attorney J. B. Klein with the theEs of three keys valued ar fifteen csnta- The case was continued until tomcF- row under bonds of $25.
 Joseph GilItck of 1O4 Arch street charged with assaultIng his slsteE. Mrs. Lucy O'Connor, was fined S5 and costs.
 James Coughlin, of 1O6 James street forfeited bonds of $50 on charEes of intoxicatfon and assault
 Frank CoughIin, of 1.1s5 Bread street, charged with assault on John Connors, Saturday, was fined ss5 auE costs. It was charged that CouBhEl was one of a gang who called c1 Connors Saturday for the express pug pose of beating him up- The Tow TT#m said to have started over Connorsr re- marks about one of Coushlin's lady friends.
 On T.incoIr,s birthdaxr ground urr
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On Lincoln's birthday ground win be broken in Wsshington for the cct-
 FauSto American E1aMAa facturer, who died at Nice. Frarr- left an estate valued at fz.o0o.Coo.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-10-09

will welcome the visiting travelling
men. l.. G. Apple. OF GAINESVILLE. will
make the response. Rev. Mr.. Levitt,
of Sioux City, will then lead praise
and prayer service, following which
Rev. Arthur Metcalf, of this city. will
conduct quiet hour" to be followed
by lunch.
AT 6 o'clock banquet will be served
in the basement of the Methodist
church, following which there will be
toast program with r. Z. Crowther
of Waterloo, as POSTMASTER. Later
there will be campfire led by F. NJ.
Wishard. of Sioux City.
Sunday morning Rev. Mr.. Levitt. of
Sioux City, will lead conservation
service, after which speakers will be
assigned to the various churches for
morning services. Sunday afternoon
there will be mems meeting at the
Baptist church led by National Presi-
dent a. y. r. Moore, OF Cedar Rapids.
The closing service Sunday evening
will be held in the Methods. church.
National President Moore Will deliver
the address,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-10-09
OLIVER J. SMITH, PIONEER NEWS.
PAPER MAN OF IOWA, PASSES
AWAY IN VANCOUVER.
PUBLISHED IOWA WEEkLlEs
FOR TWENTY-FIVE YEARS
Editor, at Various Times, of Shells.
burg Call, Hardin County Citizen.
Ackley Photograph and Eldora Her
aId-Resident Of Canada Past Six
Years-Life Of Disappointments.
Special to Times-Republiaan

special TO TlmeS-RepubilcaE
Iowa Falls, Oct 2. News comes
from Vancouver, Is. c., of the death
there of Oliver j. Smith one of the
pioneer newspaper men of Iowa
Covering a period of twenty five years.
lie was engaged in publishing weekly
newspapers at various points in Iowa
his first success being the Shellsburg
Call. From there he came to Iowa
Falls and was for many years the
editor and publisher of the Hardin
County Citizen. He next started the
Ackley Photograph which is now
known as the Ackley Journal. His last
newspaper work in this county was
in Eldora where he published the Her
aid for several years and six years
ago sold out and went to The northwest
in hopes of benehting his health which
had been poor for several years.
For time. Mr.. Smith was engaged
in the grocery business here. II Was
while doing yeomen service for the re-
publican party that he was promised
postmastership but was double
crossed by scheming politicians and so
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-10-09
CONTROL BOARD SAVING
BETTER SHOWING TO BE MADE
FOR BIENNIAL PERIOD JUST
CLOSING.
EVERY STATE INSTITUTION
KEPT WITHIN APPROPRIATIONS
Deficit of Over $4,000 Two Years Ago
Only Two Have Spent in Excess of
Have More Than 1900 Employees
Few More Inmates in Asylum.


Special - Times Repuoi!can.
Des MONIES. Oct s,-When the state
board OF control makes repor; 10 the
legislature on the condition OF the
funds for support of the various ~
stitGtions ! better showing VIII be
made ,han TWO years ago. AZ that
time there were deficits in the support
funds o: about $30.o9e, which called for
inclusion in the appropriation bills Of
deficiency item Ter the Institutions
Now there are good indication that Al
/ The close O. the year there viii not be
single institution but that has l.ep;
within the income provided ny Law.
Only Two OF them have red inA items
and these aggregate only about Sl,[ee.
The net agsreEate Of all balances IN
the support funds is Sli4.55+.sl. or was
,he first day OF September. The tNo
prisons are ahead substantial amounts.
Fort Madison sI2.+73.25 and AnaInosa
$I2,l12.91 The soldiers home has i
good credit in the support fund. A
Clar!nda and Independence, thanks 10
the fine large farms there are credits
Of s24.920 and s2a.lSo respectively.
Over 1900 Employees.
The August payments from ali funds
for support % the institutions agsre-
gated sl7s ,650.71 which IS at The rare
Of over TWO million dollars d year The
total Of employees Aug. 81 WAS 1871.
There were a,579 inmates an increase
IN the month OF 49,
The number OF insane IS rot increas-
ing quite as rapidly as az some other
times in the past. The increase az the
four Institutions in the year was ~.
The aggregate Aug 81 was $50
divided as follows: independence.
1877. Clarin9a 49, Mount Pleasant
1876, Cherokee i,0S2.
The prison count a. Fort Madison
was So an dac -Anamosa 81 an in
crease In the year OF -
There were a. Eidora ~ and ~ Nit
chellY!lie 81, al increase .or the lear
% as
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-10-09
Health Restored by
Eckman's Alternative

Glandular trouble. very frequently. d.
agnosed by physicians as ''Trberculosis IN
the Glands" has been found TO yield 20
Eckman's Alternative when other treat
ments did not bring relief EckInan's
Alternative is medicine which during
the past fifteen years has brought about
many recoveries even III number OF
supposed hopeless cases Read This -
257 Lauriston St, Phila.. Pa,
Gentlemen In March. 1909. nay doc
tor pronounced my case '.TuberculOsis IN
the Glands" and number Of operations
in hospital failed 10 benefit ne. In The
meantime q friend OF mine advised Eek
mans Alternative The wounds in NY
neck we're stili open and In a frightfui
condition when I started 10 take H. After
using two bottles ! found l was inprov-
ing. having gained weight. could eat and
was able to sleep. continued using IL
until | was well. which was in November,
1910. On November II. 1910 started 20
work. and since that time ! have rot .ost
one days work through sickness. highly
recommend Eckman's Alternative 10 any
one who is suffering from Gland trouble
tAHcav!t> JOSEPH p WHITE
fAbove abbreviated; mora on rsGueStl
many years test IN be -ost efncacious
Bronchitis Bronchia Asthma. stubborn
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Contains no narcotics. potsons Or haift-
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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-10-09
DANDRUFF SURELY
DESTROYS The HAIR
Makes it Dull. Brittle. lifeless. and
Causes Ii to Fall Out.

Girls--if you want plenty Of thick,
beautiful, glossy. silky hair, DO by all
means get rid Of dandruf. for it viii
starve your hair and ruin II II you
don't
1t doesn't do much good, TO try 10
brush or wash it out. The only sure
way to get rid OF dandru1 is 10 dissolve
1t, then you destroy il entirely. TO do
this, get about four ounces Of ordinary
liquid arvon; apply it at night when re-
firing; use enough 10 noisten the scalp
and rub it in gently with the finger
tips.
BY morning, most if not all, of your
dandruff will be gone. and three or four
more applications Will completely dis
solve and entirely destroy. every single
sign and trace of it.
You will find. too. that all itching and
digging of the scalp will stop. and your
hair will be silky, fluffy. lustrous. soft,
and look and feel hundred times bet
ter. You can get hauid aryou at any
drug store. 1t is inexpensive and four
ounces Is all you will need. no matter
how much dandrun you have. This
simple remedy never fails.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-10-09
MAsoNs ELECT OFFICERS.
Royal Arch and Select Masters Choos
Officiary at Clinton Meeting. +.


officiary at Clinton Meeting. :
Clinton, Oct. 9.-The grand chapter
of the Royal Arch Masons. "a session
here this week today selected Des
Moines as the place of its sixty second
convocation to be held next year.
Alfrea Wingate of Des Moines. who
has been grand secretary OF the chap
ter for twenty-seven years. announced
his retirement from the office. caused
thru i'll health. His retirement was
greeted with general regret.
The following officers were elected:
Grand high priest-Joh w. Cory.
Spencer.
Deputy grand high priest-F'rank Il.
Fowler. Nevada
Grand kiug-Charles A. Dewey,
Washington.
Grand scribe-E. n. Schilt. Grinne!l.
Grand treasurer-M. r. Nasba,ch.
Clarinda-
Grand secretary-William F. Cleve-
land Harlan.
The grand council of Iowa. Royal
and Select Masters. elected officers.
Most of the elections We're in the form
of promotions. One of the most i'm
portant selections was that Of w, F.
Cleveland of Harlan to be illustriouS
grand recorder.
The full list OF officers follow:
ROYAL illustrious grand master-W.
D. Irvine OF Sioux City.
ROYAL illustrious deputy grand mas
ter-Charles A. Dewey of Washington
Illustrious grand principal conductor
of work-G. w Lipe OF Des Moines.
nlustrious grand treasurer-A. H.
Holt. of Waterloo.
.Illustrious grand recorder-Wiliiam F..
Cleveland OF Harlan.
Illustrious grand captain of guard
Eugene Schaffter of Eagle Grove.
1llustrious grand conductor of coun-
cil-A j. Sourwine of Red Oak.
Illustrious grand chaplain-W. ".
Written of Charles City.
Illustrious grand steward-Frank s.
Moses OF Clinton.
Illustrious grand sentinel-A. y. AL
berson OF Washington.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-10-09

never fails. That's why millions OF
peopel are using "GETS-IT" today and
throwing away their fussy plasters
sticky tape. toe eating salves, and
wrapping outfits" that make bundle
around the toe and choke it into pain
by pressing either on or around the
corn. There is nothing to stick TO your
stocking. nothing TO cause infanIna
ton or rawness, nothing to press on or
around the corn. You apply it IN ,
seconds. No more knives, razors. SETS
sors or files, with their blood poison
dangers. Try "GETS-IT" for that corn,
callus, wart or bunion.
"GETS-IT'' is sold by druggists ev-
erywhere. csc bottle or sent direct by
E. Lawrence & Co. Chicago.
"GETS-IT" Is sold in Macshalltown
by the Mcbride & VIII Drug Company.
Peter Mayer & Son, Henry c. Sieg,
Beinert Drug Company.