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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-31

"Dr. Laneham, don't h'ask me, for l
carn't tell you!'
"Very well. Maybe we can get at it
through the voice. You know, Jimmy,
we too heard voice. And you told us,
before, that you did not hear it. 2"
"An | didn't! | didn't! You were
speaking of some fearful voice that you
and Judge Bishop and Mr.. Vikings ere
card when you broke in after the murder.
That never card. On the day OF the
murder | card no voice of any kind!"
And here Vikings entered the cross
examination.
Jimmy" he said, "supposing for the
time we leave the voice. There's still
that third thing-the scritto-the writing.
We all want to keep our belief in you.
Are you going to keep silent about that,
too?"
mo, Mr. Willings!'-it burst out OF
him. "Not when you put it so, | won't.
And that scrino-you'll know anyways
why didn't speak of it before. For, gem.
tlemen, that writing-that writing was
Mrs. Fishers will, that's what it was!"
"A will?"
"That's what it was, sir. The vixen
Maddalina, she didn't know,-she 'adn't
the learning to,-but | knowed. And
Mrs Fisher had written it out 'erself that
morning"
Jimmy! But why-knowing, knowing
Continued on page 10
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Like torrent her accusations rushed
forth, one upon another.
And let them ask him about the voice
he had heard so often! Let him tell of
that! Many times he had heard it, and
so had she! In that voice was the devils
work! The corners of her mouth We're
slavered She seemed about to have an
other seizure.
"Let him tell of Mat-of Mat-of Mat!'
Clearly, nothing was to be gained by
holding her longer: she was beside her
self At nod from the Doctor, three
patrolmen, who had come with Boyce. the
Commissioner, stepped forward, and bore
her, still screaming her accusations and
denials, downstairs and into the wagon.
Judge Bishop went with them.
And again the Doctor, Vikings, and
d. Hope We're left facing the little butler
alone
His face bore teltale evidence that
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N scratches on Mrs. FlSner arms IL
~ was her shrill voice that had been
heard crying "No, no, mol and Isl, 81,
s!" on the afternoon of the murder III
was she who had opened the envelop and
stolen the bank-notes which Mrs. Fisher
had left for Vikings
But-there the trail became blank
again.
Was it her hand also that struck the
blow at Mrs Fishers temple? And, II IL
were whose hand had given those ghostly
rappngs full hour after the murder?
Whose voice had cried, any God, my
Cod" in that locked apartment, long
after Maddalina had fled?
The shock of Maddalina's attack on
d. Hope had left the little group eX-
bausted. The Doctor stood, wiping the
perspiration from his forehead. ID. Hope
had sunk into chair, and Vikings was
tanning her. Only the Judge could sum-
mon energy enough to ask one OF the ques-
tions that were throbblng IN all 'heir
minds.
@Can you make her tell anything else'
Laney?' he queried. Cant you make
her tell who the MUIR
But, before the Doctor could answer,
their attention was forced back again 10
the chair where Maddalina, painting ana
apparently exhausted, was showing signs
of waking from her trance. long-drawn,
pitiful moan broke from her lips. -.
"Ah-h! Madre di Dio!" 1t was as If, IN
her first waking moment, she realized that
she had been made to betray herself. She
dashed herself at her captors like Gagged
beast. 1t required all the strength OF the
three men to force her back into the CHAIR
Then, spent and tagging, she began
to pour forth ceaseess stream OF denlals.
She knew nothing of Mrs. Fishers
death. She had not heard of it till next
morning, when she read it in III TelegrGlo.
She knew nothing of her jewels, her pearls,
of any stolen money.
Again the Doctor showed her the big
blue envelop that had contained the bank
notes. For an instant she CAPPED, blench-
ing. But next moment came more denlas.
From the street below came the sound
of horses hoofs and gong. Judge Bishop
went to the window and looked out.
ats Boyce," he said to the Doe
tor quietly. Hes got his patrol; he's
come for her. Can you make her tell
anything else?"
I'm AFRAID not, DuV 'uere Ju''
chance. Well let her know that
we've got Jimmy, anyway. Perhaps
that may loosen her tongue. Send for
him.
A moment later the little Cockney
appeared in the doorway; but, before
he could speak word, even before ne
could enter, the girl broke forth, Shrek
ing her recognition: "A-i-i!
THEY had believed her physically
spent But now, at the sight OF
Jimmy beast fury leaped upin her that
passed anything she had shown before.
Liar! English dog! Spy!" she cried
out. And the next moment, while she
tore at her handouts, she had begun to
scream such things as Laneham himself
had never looked for.
Let them ask their questions OF
Jimmy too. she shrieked. Let them ask
him. first about that scriHo-that writ
ing-which the Signora Fisher had had
them sign, and that only a few hours
before her death! If it was thieves who
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-31
By ARTHUR E. MCFARLAND
illustration BY Henry Raleigh


and DY anen her clan sGnS TO @ nac i
call Fisher
Who se Whose hand turns
KNOCKING the w9odIork AND w voice n agony
Mrs Fisher Every window IN
for these entrance?
Iowha he made his escpe?
mystery nrS cue
Thecal the
murderer Fishers maid has
The Doctor tries
in
eI0octora
dneckwe Maddalnas
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this moment, Enthusiastically.
"Well," said the Doctor.
"How about it, Jimmy?
You gave us to understand
that you We're telling us
everything, you know. And
if you're mott"
The little Englishman still
stood unspeaking. Perspi-
ration streamed from him,
and his eyes We're round with
a kind of piteousness. But
he made no answer.
"How about it? Surprising
we take the quarrel tirst?"
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Maddalinas thrusts had struck home.
The fatal look was there-the look that
comes into the faces of those who are hold
ing back some important bit of informa-
ton. Dr. Laneham had described it to
them at the very beginning as the "Zan-
GRAY look" 1t was on Jimmy's face at
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-04-27

the photograph. The babies. Getty.
you're a wonder. What mans bus.
mess could stand such Interrupt
tionsr''
She smiled fondly at the photo
graph and then at him. then from
her desk drew small blank book
she turned 10 page headed 'Biils
Payable" There were only two en-.
tries. and now she made third.
The dates OF all three were about
two years apart.
THAT setback In my business was
Harry" and with the tip OF her pen
ell she touched the oldest chilc-S
the photograph. "And this one was
Betsy. Today's note Is the baby. II
has taken me year TO catch up
every time"
mo business can do without the
boss" agreed the man. That APP
plies TO everything. Betty. You
look busy here"
-Oh, forgot TO tell yon." she
laughed. She picked up The two
documents which Edward Jones had
insisted on leaving for her consid-
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DETROIT TIMES

that you've made real competition
In our territory. How dogs this
idea suit you" He produced anoth'
or document Andnspread Il before
her.
Il hereby agree to sell, assign and
transfer the business conducted un'
der the name OF Elizabeth Sawyer
to Edward Jones for the sum OF -"
Again she laughed and shook her
head
"You see. left the amount blank, I"
he insinuated.
"Thats the only amount Id accept
nj present" decided the woman. She
passed her hand for a moment over
her eyes. You see. Mr.. Jones, I've
given 80 much To make my business
q success
A tall. good-looking man came into
the room, the man OF the picture on
the desk. Mrs. Sawyers hand had
been pressed over her eyes. At the
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beneath the stairway. sped lightly
across the abandoned tsnking room
and changed the iron door. slipping
the heavy erossbar into it's place
BIN Wolf NJ last got his fingers
unnumbed enough 20 open his
pocketknife. and with this he sawed
on his cravat Just below the knot.
Tie galloped straight across the
street with a strange, sidelong mo-
ton and. entering q saloon. slapped
quarter on the bar.
-Four beers!" he husked with his
dusty tongue. II was not until he
had swallowed the third one that he
took his nickel OF change and tele-
hhoned TO Honoria Blye
4 keen eyed man with'bushy eye
brows came In TO see Elizabeth Saw
yer rs June Warner sat patiently at
the window. He put hts hat on the
corner OF the desk and unbuttoned
hii smooth. neatly fitting overcoat
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loo Within txo minutes after
that a luxurious Limousine had stop
ped in front OF the new home OF the
runaway bride. The door opened.
and man with a white mustache
sp-eng out. followed BY q dark man
With a black vandyke. They dashed
for the entrance. but a noise halted
them. The sound came from the
back OF the car and was made by q
large round lump which clustered
around the spare tires. That lump
vas the private detective, BIN Wolf
end the face which he turned side
wise as the driver OF the luxurious
Limousine ran back 20 him was COW
cred with dust. The driver. . vide
faced Italian. grinned as he saw that
tie involuntarily faithful sleath was
firmly attached 20 the tire covering
by his cravat, which was entangled
in 6 strap.
Well. Why don't you help me. you
big Wopf" complained the trapped
detective.
Help you. Sure" The driver
jumped behind Bill Wolf and kicked
him with q sound like the beating
OF carpet
"scatiii" called the black Van
dyked man. Gilbert bye. and the
srinnins scatu ran to him
Gilbert Blye pointed up the street.
There tore toward them . family
car. on the front seat Of which. be
side the chauffeur. sat q handsome
collie. June Warmers Bouncer, The
black vandyked man whispered In
the ear OF his driver. and the
gleam OF JOY came into the Italians
narrow slitted eyes.
Beautiful June Warner. more ap
realing than ever IN her plain little
back dress and her fragile pallor.
entered the, door which was lettered
Elizabeth sawyer-Real Estate and
Investments and found herself in
the railed Oh reception space Of
large once which vas alive with
the hum OF enersetic business.
A thin. stir necked young woman
came out and went DIRECTLY TO the
heautifui girl with the plata black
dress. -
''wiIl you come In" she invited
With al unexpected asreeableness.
and she led the way into the very
center OF this web Of industry.
The family car stopped At the
curb WITH . slam. and the collie.
was on the ground. From
the car sprang the young husband Of
June. her bosom friend, Iris plether
Ing. and Robbie
They're IN there," called dusty
voice. n vas the well known and
Iastly famous private detective. Bill
Wolf, still attached to the luxurious
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Grafton, Her husband read them
sravely and passed them back.
'Fiaitering." he smiled.
Isn't lit" Her eyes frightened.
They had seemed rather tired. "of
course the consultations absurd.
but Jones would pay me q good
price for an outright sale" And she
pointed 20 the line left blank.
"T1i pay you better. Betty"
The reason wouldn't sell 10
either OF you Is that I want to keep
the business. I'm proud OF a."
"Aii right" He shook hands with
her. "A bargains a bargain"
A boy came In. She bad rung for
him as soon as she had the check.
She indorsed II now and put II IN
her bank book and gave II TO the
boy.
The nurse Is outside with the
children" the boy reported as he
turned to go
ere Ne cessiases rAsrsaayJ
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Well. Mrs. Sawyer. how about
t- he inquired. putting his hands
on his knees
Mrs Sawyer had been busy sort
ing papers.
Il couldn't think Of consolidating.
she said crisply. with shake Of her
head
Sorry The man had laid q fold
ed document before her. -AIl right,
you won't consolidate" And the
mans tone was regretfuL You're
a very fine business woman. Mrs.
Sawyer. and I don't mind. admitting
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me SH11O FEHyURED
H0N0RtH 81 " q

entrance Of her husband she sprang
up with an exclamation OF pleasure,
her face glowing. and turned TO him.
The poor little runaway bride
glanced hastily out Of the window.
and the tears sprang into her eyes.
How she Ionged for Ned Dear Ned
Dear Ned was In small. dim
room. lighted by one high window.
across which were June's father and
mother and Bobbie and Iris Blether-
ing. and standing in the corner. with
his back 20 the wall. was the wide
featured Scatu.
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RUNAWAY ~
The Great Photoay Serial Of Love- Mystery Adventure
Rv C>o,n. Pcn-L,lob Chesfer


limousine by his strong eravat. but
no one heard him. The party had
rushed into the dim hallway,
June Warmers eyes frightened as
she entered the private once OF
Elizabeth Sawyer. That pleasant
featured woman sat az desk piled
hish with a litter OF papers. AS she
passed the desk June saw. standing
amid the papers. the portrait OF
Eilssbeth Sawyer. 4 tall. good look.
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&c man and. three handsome chill

Ing man and. three handsome chill
csen-
AZ Ned Warner rushed impetuous-
" m from the street a figure sprang
from the dim hallway. That figure
ves Scafti. and. closely pursued by
the party from the family ear. he
tore across the big vacant room
which occupied the ground floor
and darted through q heavy iron
door. and the pursuers piled In after
him. II was then that the dark.
handsome man with, black Van
eyke slipped from his eoncealment
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-04-27
CHAPTER n.

In the bare little room upstairs
stood the wefi-groomed Grin Gun
ningham. twiriing his white mus
tache and counting some money
into the hand OF dumpy Mrs Wa.
ters. Gilbert Blye stood by. his
black eyes glowing. He stroked
his black vandyke with his long.
lean. white fingers. and he smiled
his suave smile ns Mrs. Waters,
tying the money In a corner ~ her
apron. pointed 20 the bundle OF
pants In the corner, then she moved
the narrow washstand from In front
Of . door and inserted a key In the
lock. She threw oyer :he door.
closed 81 again and gave the key
TO. Gilbert Biye-
IN the once OF elizabeth Sawyer
the tail. good looking man sat down
with a smile. Neither he nor his
wife noticed or thought OF the quiet
lille figure In the corner.
well. Betty. what can do for
your asked Sawyer cordially.
loan me some money. Harry"
I'D rather give II to you" he
said.
Il couldn't think OF H." Mrs.
Sawyer reached In her desk for
block OF note blanks. II shall need
$4,000 II you can spare H."
Certainly"
They both wrote al once. sitting
aide by side ~ the desk. he q check
to his wife and she thirty day note
TO her husband.
you will get in trouble once In
awhile, won't you. Betty" laughed
the man.
She looked at him reproachfuliy.
You know why"
Yes" He nodded sympathetical.
" and. patting the hand which lay
on the Edge Of the desk. picked up
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-04-27
rousrsENrH EPISODE,
m THE GRIP or POVERTY.
CHAPTER I.

The cold eyes Of the dumpy land
lady suddenly warmed. They had
caught the glitter Of diamond.
wait . minute" she called"
The beautiful young girl swayed
- the doorway. Mrs. Waters caught
her By the arms. put down the heavy
.buadls under which the girl had
<Dopt and led her to chair.
81 sYou need a cup Of tea the land
Ia6y ruttled on. and her eyes strayed
korpervise 20 the tapering white
hand upon which giowed spark
IlDg solitaire. The girl also wore q
3gfght new wedding ring,
q Ths woman waddled away. and
yuno opened the bundle OF pants
phlch shs had brought with her and
>oonn 70 So.
s'rut 'em up the busting land
1n6yi with q neck like a crease cried
Dhe liftsd the garment from June's
ID and tossed Il aside. You can't
|ma1s 3 living sewing pants. A
Eue1y gfri like you ought to get .
ne tDb IN IN once. Here's q cup
- tea got for you from Mrs Par
rpns and morning paper got
(som Mrs. Kedxie. Drink your
- while I hunt you Job.
md theoretically she turned the
DnDer inside out. Ny goodness!
he had been about % drive away
IL bssutiful young girl, And with
1T costly diamond ring on her hand
~ : brand new wedding ring. I'm
I|D6 ron car fare n you want it,
4 Within two minutes more she had
~ new ledger handled out OF the
~ and on her way TO hunt
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THE EDISON DIAMOND DISC

The candidate in the Frisco campaign
to win the $50 Photograph should thing
Edison There many distinctive the
Edison Diamond Disc Photograph There needles
records impaired by playing partially reproduced
overone brought out There harsh discorant
but instead pure liquid tone
There mo needles to change the Edison
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requires adjusting The quality Of the tone well the life
the record is thus assured.
Something like recorders and daphragms
ed with and rejected before Mr. Edison found the secret of true
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The Edison Diamond Disc is equipped with
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Ned warner confronted scatti.

Ned Warner confronted Scatti.
you're the man; want TO see
you." he declared" his voice tremb-
ling with suppressed fury. Now. /
want some Information, and I'm So
Ing TO have IT,"
sea,u leaned comfortably into the
corner.
"will you speak. OF won't YOU"
Hold on. Ned Bobbie Blether
Ing had caught that muscular arm
as e was tensely drawn back. Let
me try this fellow. And little bob
bic took the lead with easy assur.
ance. "Now, see here. old man.. be
said. you like money. don't youl"
A CLEAN In the little narrow eyes.
Now. suppose We start bidding.
went on Bobbie, pleased with his
progress. lie extracted long black
poeketbook from somewhere inside
and opened II and nuttered the ca
nary and orapge-colored bills and
the pale green ones
Say $50. say 500. for just a bit
OF conversation" soothingly remark
ed Bobbie. and separated that
amount. futtering Il tantalizingly be-
fore the cleaning eyes.
scatti shifted uneasily In his cor
ner.
For Gods sake, man. cane yov
taik!- said stern John Moore. "You
know where my daughter H."
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-04-27

tBy special Arrangement for yhis
paper q photo drama corresponding
10 the instalImenfs OF Runaway
June" may now be seen At the lead
tng moving picture thsaters BY ar.
fanGement made with the Mutual
FILM CORPORA Ia % not only pos
eible 20 read Runaway June" each
Week. but also afterwaTd TO see
moving pictures illustrating our
story.
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Copyright 1915. by Serial Publication
Corporation.
SYNOPSIS.

~, SYNOPSIS.
ice 81, n. bride q Ned wsr o ,b la
honeymoon because she begins 70
realize that she must be entirely de-
pendent on him for money. She de-
June IL psrsusd BY Gilbert Blye. a
wealthy married man. She eseApes
from his clutches with difneulty.
Ned searches distractedly for June.
$enx eancs on him. After many adj
ventures June 10 rescued from river
pirates by Dur ban, an artist. she
poses a. @The Spirit Of the aMrsh. -
Griven by Mrs Durham and IL Kid
mapped by Biye and Cunningham
June escapes, tries sweatshop work
and n dispossessed by her landlady
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-07

An American, who recently arrived
in Picking from the far interior Of Chi
ma, had with him when he reached Pc
king a string of copper coins with
holes through the center such as he
had been using on his journey. The
whole string, two feet in length. was
deemed to be worth about ten or tif
teen cents, for the coins were only the
ordinary cash" in current use in the
province of Shensi. from which the
traveller came; but upon examination
by member of the American legation
who knows the Chinese language it
was found that some bore the marks
of emperors as far back as the year
2S4 B. c. On the string were cash
representing every reign since the be
ginning of the Ching dynasty, many
of the Ming dynasty, and even the
dynasties that precede the latter.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-07
MIDNIGHT MAGIC
BY cATHARINE cANMER.

When the party assembled the day
before at Allison s. there were nineteen
guests, one of whom was Mrs. Stanley
Smith, sister of the hostess, and ru-
mored lately to have become es-
tranged from her husband As they
sat down to dinner Mrs. Allison re-
marked that everybody had arrived
except Stanley. who would be there
in time for the party next evening II
possible. More than one besides
Madge wondered whether she re-
ferred to Stanley Smith or Stanley
Parker, but owing to the rumored
break with Stanley Smith, nobody ven
tured to ask.
After dinner the next evening the big
ballroom on the third floor, which had
been mysteriously closed during the
day, was opened and there was re-
vealed all the paraphernalia for many
kinds Of old-fashioned games and for
tune telling
There was one man lacking to make
the couples come out even, and just as
Mrs. Smith was protesting that she
much preferred to remain out so that
she could take flashlight of the
dancers there was a general exclama-
ton of surprise as a man in travelling
clothes appeared in the doorway and
looked bit uncertainty toward his
hostess. Mrs. Allison's surprise was so
great that it was hard to tell whether
it was pleasant or otherwise, but she
quickly regained her composure and,
with a side glance at her sister, who
was busy arranging jack o-lantern,
she moved toward the door, exclaim-
ing in an unnecessarily loud voice,
Why Stanley Smith You're better
late than never"
Mrs. Smith turned at the name, and
even in the dim light her face looked
ashen pale. AS her husband was be-
ing greeted on all sides she looked
about as IL seeking some means of
escape before he reached her. Then
he walked straight to her with look
of such penitent pleading in his tired
eyes and with both hands extended,
so expressive of his desire to take her
again to his heart, that she almost
fell into his arms. Those who stood
near caught the sound of sob in
her voice as she said: Much better
late than never. l couldn't have
spared you much longer"
At few minutes before midnight
all the guests were hurried off to be
sheeted and masked for midnight
procession backward downstairs. The
now radiantly happy Smiths managed
this part of the program. One by one
the ghostlike female figures silently
passed with their lighted candles back
ward down the right hand flight of the
old colonial stairway, whose two di-