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The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1915-04-08

nett Miss Dodge has Just been tell
ing me"
Yes" interrupted Craig Look
Miss Dodge, this is it"
He handed her the letter. She al
most seized 1t, examining it carefully
her large eyes opening wider in won
der,
This is certainly my writing and
my note paper" she murmured, but
never wrote the letter."
Craig looked from the letter to her
keenly No one said a word. For
moment Kennedy hesitated. think
ing
Might I-er-see your room, Miss
Dodse?" he asked at length.
Why. certainly" nodded Elaine, as
she lead the way upstairs
1t was a dainty little room, breath
it seemed a sort OF profanity as we
all followed in after her. For mo-
ment Kennedy stood still, then he
carefully looked about. At the side
of the bed, near the head, he stopped
and picked up something which he
held in the palm of his hand.
bent over Something cleaned in the
morning sunshine-some little thin
pieces of glass. As he tried deftly to
1T the tiny little bits together he
seemed absorbed in thought. Quick
ly he raised it to his nose, as If to
smell it
Ethyl chloride" he muttered
wrapping the pieces carefully in
paper and putting them inside his
pocket
An instant later he crossed the
room to the window and examined it
Look" he exclaimed.
There, plainly, we're marks of a
jimmy which had been inserted neal
the lock TO pry it open.
Miss Dodge" he asked, might /
might | trouble you to let me see
your ARM"
Wonderingly she did so. and Ken
nedy bent almost reverently over
her plump arm examining it,
On it was a small dark discolora
ton. around which was a slight red
ness and tenderness.
That" he said slowly, lis the
mark of a hypodermic needle"
AS he finished examining Elaine's
arm he drew the letter from his peck
ct Still facing her he said in low
tone, Miss Dodge-you did write this
letter-but under the influence of the
new twilight sleep.
Why. Craig" l exclaimed excited
Iy, what do you mean?"
Exactly what l say. With Miss
Dodge's permission | shall show you
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1915-04-08

BY a small administration Of the drug.
which will injure you in no way, Miss
Dodge, think | can bring back the
memory of all that occurred to you
last night. Will you allow me?'
Mercy, no." protested her Aunt Jo-
sephine, who had entered the room
Il want the experiment to be tried"
Elaine said quietly.
A moment later Kennedy had placed
her on a couch in the corner of the
room.
Now, Mrs. Dodge" he said, please
bring me basin and towel"
Aunt Josephine, reconciled, brought
them. Kennedy dropped an antisep
tic tablet into the water and care
fully sterilized Elaines arm just above
the spot where the red mark showed.
Then he drew the hypodermic from
his pocket-carefully sterilized it.
also, and filling it with scopolamin
from the bottle.
Just a moment, Miss Dodge" he
encouraged. as he jaboed the needle
into her arm.
She did not vince.
Please lie back on the couch, he
directed. Then turning to us he add
ed, 1T takes some time Tor this to
work. Our criminal got over this fact
and prevented an outcry by using
ethyl chloride first Let me recon-
struct the scene"
AS we watched Elaine going under
slowly Craig talked.
THAT night, he said. "warily. the
masked criminal OF the 'Clutching
Hand, bent over, his arm crooked,
might have been seen down below US
in the ally Up here, Miss Dodge,
worn out by the strain of her fathers
death. let us say was nervously try
ing to read. to do anything that would
take her mind off the tragedy. Per
haps she fell asleep.
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arm, and voice whispered: Wait
you chump."
1t was Kennedy. He had whipped
out his automatic and had carefully
leveled it at the door Before he could
fire. however Bennett had rushed
ahead
/ followed. We looked down the
hall Sure enough. the figure OF
man could be seen disappearing
around an angle. | followed Ben
nett out OF the door and down the
hall
Words cannot keep pace with what
followed Together we rushed to the
back stairs.
Down there, while | go down the
'front.'" cried Bennett
| went down, and he turned and
went down the other fight. As he did
so Craig followed him
Suddenly. in the drawing room, /
bumped into figure on the other side
of the portieres. / seized him
We struggled Rip The portieres
came down, covering me entirely.
Over and over we went, smashing a
lamp. 1t was vicious. Another man
attacked me, too.
I've got him-Kennedy! / heard
voice pant over me
A scream followed from Aunt Jo-
sephine Suddenly the portieres were
pulled off me.
THE deuce!" puffed Kennedy. It's
Jameson"
Bennett had rushed plump into
me, coming the other way. hidden
by the portieres!
If we had known at the time, our
Michael Of the sinister face had
gained the library and was standing
in the center of the room He had
heard me coming and had fed to the
drawing room. AS we finished our
struggle in the library he rose hastily
from behind the divan in the other
room, where he had dropped, and had
quietly and hastily disappeared
through another door
Laughing and breathing hard, they
helped me to my feet. 1t was no
joke to me. | was sore in every
bone.
We'll, where did he go?" insisted
Bennett.
Il don't know-perhaps back there, "
| cried.
Bennett and l argued a moment,
then started and stopped short Aunt
Josephine had run downstairs and
was now showing the letter into
Craig's hands.
We gathered about him curiously.
He opened it. On it was that awe
some Clutching Hand again.
Kennedy read it. For moment
he stood and studied it, then slowly
crushed it in his hand
just then Elaine. pale and shaken
from the ordeal she had voluntarily
gone through, burst in upon US from
upstairs Without word she ad
vanced to Craig and took the letter
from him.
Inside, as on the envelope, was
that same signature OF the Clutching
Hand
Elaine gazed at it, wild-eyed, then
at Craig. Craig smilingly reached for
the note, took it, folded it, and un-
concernedly thrust it into his pocket
my Cod" she cried, clasping her
hands convulsively and repeating the
word. of the letter, YOUR LAST
WARNINGS.
| ITO BE CONTINUED)
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1915-04-08

perial enactment applicable to the Isle
OF Man, the privilege is seldom or never
exercised without consultation with
the Manx people. These happy island
ers have no armed forces to maintain,
no income tax. death, estate, 6: stamp
duties to pay and their customs dues
are in most cases on a lower scale
than in the United Kingdom
Manxwomen too. hav, special priv
leges. Every female adult, widow o.
spinster, in the Isle of Man, whether
she be owner. occupier or ledger. has
vote for the house of keys elections.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1915-04-08
For identification Purposes Only.

Gentlemen" began the speaker.
thus putting himself en- rapport with
his auditors, flattering their self-es-
TEEN, though committing the crime of
uttering a pale, white lie
Gentlemen" he repeated, thus rub
bng it in, II desire to call your kind
attention to the four poems | am
about to recite"
A sub rosa groan escaped the teth-
cred audience.
Only the first of these poems," an
nounced the speaker, lis mine. The
other three are by Longfellow.
With an audible sigh of relief, the
audience settled back, prepared to
endure the worst
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dition that the Romans in time of
war once shaved the beard of St. Pc
concerning this.
Several hundred years later. when
the Germanic and Teutonic hordes
came down from Germany and over
ran Rome and Italy. they brought the
custom OF the beard back among the
clergy, and this remained the custom
for several centuries. Finally. with
the advent of the present high state
of civilization and the general custom
of not wearing boards. the clergy al
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1915-04-08
Proner SURROUNDINGS.

q have called a conference of lead
ing citizens to consider assisting the
starving of Europe"
I'll provide nice lunch for those
who come"
No leave out the lunch Let EN-
feel how it is to be hungry They'll
appreciate the situation better. Kan
sas City Journal
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1915-04-08
HOME RULE IN ISLE OF MAN
Small Dot Off English Coast Is Not
Subject to Laws of British
Parliament.

The decision of the Manx house of
keys not TO raise the duties on beef
and tea serves to remind her English
neighbors that the Isle Man has
code oil laws entirely its own. Th6 is
land has never been ruled by the laws
Of England, ano although parliament
reserves the right to make any i'm
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1915-04-08

most TO a unit have refused to wear
them.
There is no direct command to the
contrary. but special permission is
granted TO those who for some rea
son wish TO wear one. Several differ
ent orders still wear them, who have
numerous parishes over the United
States.-Pittsburgh Catholic
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1915-04-08

Copyright by Company Foreign Rights
SYNOPSIS.

The formation of partnership as pro-
fessor and aide in crime science between
Craig Kennedy. university chemistry pro-
fessor and Walter Jameson. newspaper
man. is at once followed by their becom-
ing interested in series of murders by
a master criminal who leaves no other
clue to his identity than the sign manual
of a "Clutching Hand" Elaine Dodge
whose father is one of the latest victims
of the mysterious murderer, witnesses
the beginning OF kennedys scientific in
yestigation of the murder.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1915-04-08
WHEN PRIESTS WORE Boards
In Ancient Times It Was a General
Custom, Though Now They
Are Seldom Seen.

In ancient times it was the custom
for all priests to wear boards, and this
remained a practice until the days OF
Nero, and when Rome was in the
height of her glory and power. AS the
Romans Wore no boards, or only very
rarely, the priests discontinued the
wearing of the beard There is ira.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1915-04-08

Every widow enjoys half of her hus-
bands personal estate and has life
interest in his real estate, and she can
not be deprived of this by will. Her
written consent must be obtained to
all transfers and deeds affecting her
husbands property. On the other
hand no married woman can legally
possess in her own right either money
or property in thu Isle of Man: she
can have no separate estate unless
specially protected before marriage,
and can make no will without the
| leave of her husband.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1915-04-08
SIGHTED.

Dorothy overheard her parents talk
ing about Bible names
Is my name in the Bible?e she
asked
No. dear
why, didn't God make me?s
yes, dear"
Then why didn't he say something
about it,
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1915-04-08
Great Sailors Superstition.

Nelson the English naval nero, al
ways carried a horseshoe with min
into battle
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1915-04-08
New York's Master Criminal Remains
Observation-Disclosures New Oar
ing Murder and Robbery on Mil
ilonaire Dodge

t1e Df1eI Out dldFlll0S NEWS StOTS that
followed and laid the paper on the
desk when a stone came smashing
through the window from the street.
Startled. we all jumped to our
feet Craig hurried to the window.
Not soul was in sight,
He stopped and picked up the stone.
To it was attached a piece of pa
per Quickly he unfolded 1t and
read:
Craig Kennedy will give up his
search for the 'Clutching Hand'-or
de-
Later | recalled that there seemed
TO be slight noise downstairs, as If
at the cellar window, through which
the masked man had entered the
night before.
In point of fact. one who had been
outside at the time might actually
have seen a sinister face at that cell
lar window. but to us upstairs it was
invisible. The face was that OF the
servant. Michael
Without another word Kennedy
passed into the drawing room and
took his hat and coat Both Elaine
and Bennett followed.
I'm afraid must ask you to ex-
cuse me-for the present" Craig
apologized
Elaine looked at him anxiously.
"You-you will not let that letter
intimidate your" she pleaded laying
her soft white hand on his arm. "Oh.
Mr.. Kennedy" she added. bravely
keeping back the tears, "avenge him!
All the money in the world would be
too little to pay-if only"
At the mere mention of money Ken
nedy's face seemed to cloud, but only
for moment
I'll try" he said simply.
Elaine did not withdraw her hand
as she continued to look up at him.
Miss Dodge" he went on, his voice
steady. as though he were depressing
something. Il will never take another
case until the 'Clutching Hand is
captured"
The look Of gratitude she gave him
would have peen princely reward
in itself
II was some time after these events
that Kennedy. reconstrueting what
had happened, ran across, in strange
way which i need not tire the reader
By telling Doctor Haynes, head OF
the Hillside Sanitarium for Women,
whose story / shall relate substan-
italy as we received it from his own
lips:
II must have been that same night a
distinguished visitor drove VI in cab
10 our Hillside sanitarium, rang the
bell and was admitted to my Office
/ am, by the way, the experimenting
physician. and that night l was sitting
with Doctor Thompson, my assistant
in the Office discussing rather inter
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1915-04-08
SECOND EPISODE
The twilight Sleep"

Kennedy had thrown himself whole
heartedly into the solution of the mys-
ferrous Dodge case.
Far into the night, after the chal-
lenge of the forged finger print. he
continued at work, endeavoring to ex-
tract a clue from the meager evil
dence-a bit of cloth and trace of poi
son already obtained from other cases.
We dropped around at the Dodge
house the next morning. Early though
it was, we found Elaine trifie paler,
but more lovely than ever, and Perry
Bennett. themselves yainly endeavor-
ing to solve the mystery of the Clutch
ing Hand
They were at Dodges desk, she in
the big desk chair. he standing beside
her looking over some papers
There's nothing there, Bennett
was saying as we entered.
l could not help feeling that he was
gazing down at Elaine bit more ten
DERBY than mere business warranted
Have you-found anything" que
ried Elaine anxiously, turning eagerly
TO Kennedy.
"Nothing-yet." he answered, shak-
ing his head. but conveying a quiet
idea of confidence in his tone.
Just then Jennings, the butler, en-
tered, bringing the morning papers.
Elaine seized the Star and hastily
opened it. On the first page was the
story ] had telephoned down very late
Ia the hope of catching a last city
edition
We all bent over and Craig read
aloud:
"CLUTCHING HAND"
STILL. AT LARGE
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1t was early the next morning that l
awoke to find Kennedy already up and
gone from our apartment. ] knew he
must be at the laboratory, and. gather.
ing the mail. which the postman had
just slipped through the letter slot
went over to the university to see him.
AS ] looked over the letters TO Gull
out my own one in woman's hand
writing on attractive note paper ad
dressed to him caught my eye.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-04-25
Girl CHORUS
VIII Be Feature Of John W..
vogeI's Minstrel Enter
tainnent Next Season.

Well, what do YOU know?" John
~. Vogel's minstrel entertainment,
which has delighted Clarksburg au-
diences for a number Of Years. will
go out next season with a chorus of
twenty sprightly girls. Mr.. Vogel has
acquired an operate minstrel extrav-
aganza called -.Japland; or the Gar
don Of the NTikado' and will go into
rehearsals with it early in July, his
opening for next season being booked
for August 2.
The book Of the play calls for a
cast OF eighteen. chorus of twen-
,ty and. because OF. the minstrel part.
an orchestra. Therefore, Mr.. Eogel
Will have a band and very impos-
ing street parade as it is his intention
to employ six or more automobiles
for the outdoor display. After his
openin gnight. Mr.. Vogel will. take the
company on four weeks OF one night
stands after which the route Will en-
brace. one. two and three week
stands.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-04-25
PALACE WILL, HAVE.
TIE BECKER TROUPE
Splendid Musical c comedy COM
paRy to Present Three
Plays During Week.

h Grant Becker,s musical comedy
company EilL be the feature hiEi, class
.offering at he popular Palace theater
the coming week and being booked
through the big Green wood Agency is
sufficient guarantee hat this company
sis G head liner attraction. 95
5a The coni pan. comes direct from
New ork City VIII, record Of u
long rim there 70 capacits business.
There are four principal stars support
.ed b. a@chorns OF eight real singers
and dancers. a number Of cteFer
,specialties said to have been this
season 3 big vaudeville successes arc
presented. Three complete chsnges
will be offered during the week All.
entire new play being offered MONDAY.
"Wednesday and Friday and ny this.
the management means .lcw scenery.
comedy and songs.
Local thea gcsrs now realize the
Greenwood time produces only such.
musical shows as are seen in tne best
class OF thester; In the United states.
Its plays are minus the sburlesqle at.
#mosphere. Aacerdial iayitattori< 5 es-
tended to ladies and children to at
tend any performance as the usual
policy or giving clean and MIC sal playa
is-in fuli effect and every care Isl takeu
for their convenience. ~ @
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-04-25
ANNUAL AN ] 4 | THING ]
Will Be Production of New
American Play by BeIasco
and Frohmarl.

David Belasco and Charles F'rohman
have Keen 50 much pleased Al the
Case that they have resolves, to
max. all annua! production or sta.'s
in a :tew play by an American author.
Thes Lave already asked Augustus
Thomas. Justus Miles Forman and
Edward. Sheldon to submit plays
which will give character scope for
such stars as they have in the pres
ent revival, consisting OF Nat G. Good
win. Otis Skinner. Frederick De
Belleville. Eugene O'Brien and Ber-
.crly Sitgreaves. who will make the
nucleus OF their all-stlr company.
Other authors than the ones approach-
ed can also submit manuscripts.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-04-25
IN THE: LEAD
With This Years Stage Sue
cesses Are SeIWyn and
Conlpany

Sclwyl s Company at the present
writing are the most successful firm
OF producing managers OF the current
year, and their profits are making less
fortunate contemporaries enFiouS OF
! what They s:al -!Seiwyll luck. het
what is really fine discernnlent and
business Rerspicasty on the part Of
Arch Sela7yn and Edgar Selwyn.
Last season as the American Play
| Company, they produced that great
thief play, Within tho Ian Il the prof
Tits of which would make the earnings
or a public service corporation look
like a plugged Mexican dollar. Added
to within the Law. they produced
another thief play. Under Cover,
which was tried ont III Eostca 1T tic
Plymouth theatsr. and ran for twenty
two weeks before it was brought "a
New York to follow Laurette Taylor
i'll Peg % My Heart" ait the Cort
Etheatcf Hherc4i it il. stiIlrrunning.
This season they produced Twin
Beds the most successful farce Of
the year. at the Fulton thcatcr. On
Ehristmas The Lie, with Margaret
Ellington. had its premier in New York
at the Harris theater. SO instartan-
eous was the SUCCESS Of this piece
that before 1914 was dead they were
selling seats twelve weeks in advance.
and nothing better han the thirteenth
row.
On New Years; Eve The Show
Shop by James Forbes. author Of
t+The Chorus Lady. had its first New
York production at the Hudson thea
ter. and this farce which deals with
theatrical life jumped into instant
favor. This gives the firm Of SelWyn
and Company thirty-three and one
third per cent#of The successful plays
nov appearing in New York, H. record
never equalled nv any producing firm.
They are sending Twin eds" here
for its local premier at the Robinson
Grand Monday evening. The engage
ment is for only the one night
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-04-25
4 little
I a title
Frederick Pau1ding has been de
voting his attention to playwriting.

Frederick Pau1ding has been de
voting his attention to playwriting.
" "
is to make a tour of America the
coming autumn.
Glorious Betsy" by Rida John
son Young, is among the plays which
are to be put on the screen.
Daniel Frohman says that theat-
rical conditions are bad. owing chief
" to the lack of good plays. 81 M
Adeline Genee is appearing on the
London stage.
Raymond Hitchcock may play .
short vaudeville season.
u IL
A musical %la5 called Little Mary
Mack vas recently produced at
4. Ellen Terry Is considering going
in vaudeville With the sleep WALKING
scene from Macbeth
George Nash has had a successful
TROUT With his sketch, THE Stray
Kid" by Edwin Milton Royle.
" "
Alice LLOYD and her husband. Tom
Alc:Sau gilton. may be co-stars next
season in a musical piece.
Owen Davis has a new play called
The Fraid Cat IN which Clara Bla ~
dick Will have the leading role.
v V K
!. 'l'onson flcEard's novel. can En-
envy to Society isEEto b elturned into
q moving picture drama 5s5
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V n s# a (
Decides to Move.
y. True TO the sisnora's prediction
Monti, entering with Mrs. Hawkins
persists in attempting TO sing The
aria which has made him famous. The
host and his wife leave the room, and
sfgnora Month says that she is going
to take her4spouse from temptation,
I. that they are going to move
When their guests have departed.
/ Hawkins informs his wife that he has
\ had q letter from his landlord import
ing the lnfOrma ton that he has com
pleted sa new apartment building on
the other side of the town and thinks
Il Hawkins might care TO move into
more modern quarters.
In Their New Home,
The second act shows the Hawkins's
IN their new home, with the Twin beds
which SIrs. Hawkins has esacted as
the price for moving. In the midst
OF a love scene. a voice much like
Months comes from the apartment
overhead singing the great aria HaM-
kins phones and learns that .tsilas
$Jones" and wife have the place above,
and that they do not know. .Signor
Month
Hawkins soes to his club and Mrs.
s1lah8 Jones, otherwise the signor3.
brushes BY the protesting maid into
the Hawkins home. She accuses the
young vile OF following them into
the ne W building. While they argue
and explain there is crash of glass.
Mon ii has escaped from the bathroom
where his wife locked him. He re-
turns at four in the morning, ineb-
rated, mistakes the ninth floor for the
tenth. enters the Hawkins sleeping
apartment sees the twin beds, knows
he7'is safe and retires.
Ono Continuous Yell.
His efforts to escape and those OF
Mrs. Hawkins to get him out undis-
covered. is one continuous yell. The
denouement Is Very clever. With the
s care that is characteristic Of Selwyl
and Company. they have selected an
excellent cast and given Twin Beds
ia flne production for presentation
outside OF New York. 1T Will have
its premier local appearance at the
I Crimson Grand Monday evening.
\. here will be but the one performs
sance.