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The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1915-03-19

One OF the maids was sweeping In
the hall as Dan went toward the win
dow, about to wash 1t.
81 wonder whether locked those
windows?" muttefed Jennings, paus-
ing in the hallway. Il guess I'd bet
ter make sure"
He had taken only step toward
the library again when Dan watchfully
caught sight of him. 1t would never
do to have jennings shopping around
there now. Quick action was neces-
sary. Dan knocked over a costly
Sevres vase.
"There-clumsy-- what you've
done!" berated Jennings, starting to
pick up the pieces.
Dan had acted his part well and
promptly. In the library Clutching
Hand was busily engaged at that mo-
ment beside the secret panel search
ing for the spring that released 1t.
He ran his finger along the woodwork,
pausing here and there without sue
ceeding.
"Confound i'll" he muttered, search
ing feverishly.
Kennedy, having made the arrange
ments with the telephone company by
which he had clear wire from the
Dodge house to his laboratory, had re-
Joined me there and was putting on
the finishing touches on his installa-
ton OF the vocaphone.
Every now and then he would
switch 1t on. and we would listen In
it as he demonstrated the wonderful
little instrument to me. We had
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1915-03-19

which to record something, and ycs,
miss, are a fool"
There was no combating Miss Stats
Tx. She overwhelmed all arguments
by the very exactness of her person
atty.
Elaine departed, speechless, prop
erly squelched, followed by her chauf-
feur.
f Meanwhile, closed car, such as
had stood across from the laboratory,
had drawn up not far from the Dodge
house. Near it was man in rather
shabby clothes and yisored cap on
which were the words in dull gold
lettering, metropolitan Window
Cleaning company" He carried a
bucket and a small extension ladder.
In the darkened recesses Of the car
was the Clutching Hand himself,
masked as usual. He had his watch
in his hand, and was giving most min
ute instructions to the window clean
er about something, As the latter
turned to go, sharp observer would
have noted that II was Dan the Dude
still further disguised.
A few moments later, Dan appeared
at the servants entrance of the Dodge
house and rang the bell. jennings
who happened to be down there, came
to the door.
"Man to clean the windows" sa'
luted the bogus cleaner, touching his
hat in a way quietly to call attention
to the words on 1t and drawing from
his pocket faxed written order.
"All right" nodded Jennings, ex'
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1915-03-19

BY Sort Of Instinct Kennedy
Seemed to Recognize the Sounds.
"Elainei" He Exclaimed, Turning
Pale.
for a prim, spick and span, middle
aged woman entered.
81 am Miss Statistic, of the organ
ICED charities" she announced, look
ing around sharply. 81 saw your car
standing outside miss, and the chill
dren below told me you we're up here
l came up to see whether you were
aiding really deserving poor.
She laid marked emphasis on the
word, pursuing up her lips. There was
no mistaking the apprehension that
these fine birds of prey had of her
either
"Why--wh--what's the natter
asked Elaine, fldgeting uncomfortably
This man is gunman, that won
an is a bad woman. the boy is Billy
the Bread Snatcher.' she answered
precisely. drawing out a card on
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1915-03-19

SYNOPSIS.

The New York police are mystiied by a
eeries of murders OF prominent men. The
principal clue to the murderer is the warm
Ing letter which Is sent the victims, signed
with "clutching hand" The latest VIC
tim OF the mysterious assassin is Taylor
Dodge, the insurance president. His
daughter, Elaine, employs Craig Ken
nedy, the famous scientific detective, to
try to unravel the mystery. What Ken
nedy accomplishes is told by his friend
Jameson, newspaper man Elaine Is kid
mapped by the Clutching Hand, but Is res
eued by Kennedy. who has discovered her
whereabouts through using third degree
methods on one of the crooks.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1915-03-19

heard the window cleaner and Jen-
nings, but thought nothing Of 1t at
the time.
Once, however, Craig paused, and l
saw. him listening more intently than
usual
They've gone out" he muttered,
but surely there is some one in the
Dodge library"
81 listened, too. The thing was so
sensitive that even whisper could
be magnified, and certainly did hear
something.
Kennedy frowned. What was that
scratching noise? Could it be Jen-
nings? Perhaps it was Rusty.
Just then we could distinguish a
sound as though someone had moved
about
'No---that's not Jennings" cried
Craig. "He went out"
He looked at me moment. The
same stealthy noise was repeated.
ITS the Clutching Hand" he ex.
claimed excitedly.
A moment later Dan hurried into
the Dodge library.
For heavens sake, Chief. hurry"
he whispered hoarsely. THE Falsers
must have fallen down. The girl her
self is coming!"
Dan himself had no time to waste.
He retreated into the hallway just as
! Jennings was opening the door for
Elaine.
Marie took her wraps and left her,
while Elaine handed her numerous
packages to Jennings.
Dan watched every motion.
Put them away, Jennings" she
said softly.
Jennings had obeyed and gone up
stairs. Elaine moved toward the IL
brary. Dan took quiet step or two
behind her, in the same direction.
In the library Clutching Hand was
now frantically searching for the
spring. He heard Elaine coming ant
lodged behind the curtains again just
as she entered.
With a hasty look about, she saw
no one. Then she went quickly to the
panel, found the spring and pressed
it. So many queer things had hap
pened to her since she went out tina
she had begun to worry over the safe
ty of the papers.
The panel opened. They we're there
all right. She opened the box ant
took them out, hesitating to break thu
seal before Kennedy arrived.
Stealthy and tigerlike, the Clutch
ing Hand crept up behind her. AS h
did So Dan gazed in through the poi
there's from the hall.
With a spring, Clutching Han
leaped at Elaine, snatching at the pa
pers. Elaine chung to them tenacious
ly, in spite of the surprise, and the
struggled for them, Clutching Han
holding one hand over her mouth t
prevent her screaming. Instantly Da
was there, aiding his chief.
Choke her! Strangle her! Don
let her scream" he ground out.
They fought viciously. Would sh
!, succeed? It was two desperate, III
, scrupulous men against one frail sir
Suddenly. from the ran N armc
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1915-03-19

had 1t repaired" ne remarked to Aunt
Josephine. Suddenly HIS face lighted
up. "Ah--an ideal" he exclaimed.
mo one win ever think to look inside
that"
Now, Mrs. Dodge he said finally,
as he had completed installing the
thing and hiding the wire under car
pets and rugs until it ran out to the
connection which he made with the
telephone, don't breathe a word OF 1t
Ito anyone. We don't know whom
| to trust or suspect"
Elaine's car had stopped finally at
a shop on Fifth avenue. She stepped
out and entered, leaving her chauffeur
to wait
AS she did SO, Dan and Billy sided
along the crowded sidewalk.
Dan the Dude left Billy and Billy
surreptitiously drew from under his
coat a half loaf of bread. With a
glance about, he dropped 1t into the
gutter close to the entrance to
Elaine's car. Then he withdrew lit
tie distance.
When Elaine came out and ap.
preached her car, Billy, looking as
cold and forlorn as could be, shot for
ward. Pretending to spy the dirty
piece of bread in the gutter, he made
dive for it, just as Elaine was about
to step into the car.
| Ialot1n o,rnrfoad Iraut haak Rim
picked up the piece of bread and with
all the actions OF having discovered a
treasure began to gnaw at 1t vora
ciously.
Shocked at the disgusting sight, she
tried to take the bread away from
him.
Il know it's dirty, MISS" whimpereo
Billy, "but it's the first food I've seer
for four days"
Instantly Elaine was full of sym
patty. She had taken the foot
away. That would not suffice.
whats your name, little boy?" sh'
asked.
Billy" he replied, blubbering
Where do you live?"
With me mother and father
they're sick-nothing to eat"
He was whimpering an address IA
over on the East side.
Get into the car" Elaine directed.
"Gee-but this is swell" he cried
with no fake, this time.
On they went, through the tenemen
canyons, lodging children and push
carts, stopping first at a grocer's, thel
at a butchers and a delicatessen
Finally the car stopped where Bill,
. directed. Billy hobbled out, followe'
! by Elaine and her chauffeur, his arm
piled high with provisions, She wa
, indeed a lovely Lady Bountiful as
crowd of kids quickly surrounded tn
car.
In the meantime Dago Mike an
, Kitty the Hawk had gone to wretch
, ed fiat. before which Billy stopped
, Kitty sat CT the bed, putting darl
circles under her eyes with blacl
, ened cork. She was very thin an
emaciated, but it was dissipation tina
i. had done 1t. Dago Mike was CORE
! spondingly poorly dressed.
!. He had paused beside the windo'
to look out. She's coming" he al
nounced finally.
: Kitty hastily jumped into the ricl
9 ETY. bed, while Mike took up crutc
;. that was standing idly in a corne
She coughed resignedly and he limpe
about, forlorn. They had assume
. their parts, which were almost to tn
burlesque of poverty, when the doc
: was pushed open and Billy burst il
followed by Elaine and the chau
feur.
:. "Oh, mach, pa" he cried, runnin
y forward and kissing his pseudo pa
7 ents, as Elaine, overcome with syr
pathy, directed the chauffeur to Ia
/ the things on shaky table.
y Just then the door opened agai
:: All were genuinely surprised this tim
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1915-03-19

aiming the order and finding it ap-
parently all right.
Dan followed him in, taking the lad
der and bucket upstairs, where Aunt
Josephine was still reading.
"The man to clean the windows,
ma'am," apologized Jennings.
"Oh. very WE'LL" she nodded, taking
I'D her book, to go. Then, recalling
the frequent injunctions of Kennedy,
she paused long enough to speak
quietly to Jennings.
Stay here and watch him." she
whispered as she went out.
Jennings nodded, while Dan opened
window and set to work.
Elaine. now decided to go home.
From his closed car, the Clutching
Hand gazed intently at the Dodge
house. He could see Dan on the lad
der, now washing the library window,
his back toward him.
Dan turned slowly and made the
sign of the hand. Turning to his
chauffeur, the master criminal spoke
few hurried words in low tone and
the driver hurried of.
A few minutes later the driver
might have been seen entering near
by drug store and going into the tele'
phone booth. Without a moments
hesitation he called upon the Dodge
house, and Marie, Elaine's maid, an
swered.
rs Jennings there?" he asked
Tell him a friend wants to speak
to him"
wait a minute" she answered. I'll
get him"
Marie went toward the library, leav
ing the telephone off the hook. Oar
was washing the windows, half in
side, half outside the house, while Jen
nings was trying to be very busy, al
though it was apparent that he was
watching Dan closely.
"A friend of yours wants to speal
to you over the telephone, Jennings,
said Marie, as she came into th'
library.
The butler responded slowly, with ;
covert glance at Dan.
No sooner had they gone, however
than Dan climbed all the way into thu
room, ran to the door and looked afte
them. Then he ran to the window
Across and down the street, thu
Clutching Hand was gazing at tn
house. He had seen Dan disappea
and suspected that the time had come
Sure enough, there was the sign 0
the hand. He hastily got out Of tn
car and hurried up the street. A
this time the chauffeur was keepin
Jennings busy over the telephone wit
some trumped-up story.
, AS the master criminal came in b
the ladder through the open window
} Dan was on guard, listening down tn
hallway. A signal from Dan, an
t Clutching Hand slid back Of the po
!, there's. Jennings was returning.
'T've finished these windows" al
. nounced Dan as the butler reappeare'
Nov, I'll clean the hall windows
: Jennings followed like a shadow.
' No sooner had they gone tina
! Clutching Hand stealthily came fro
D behind the portieres.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-12-02
SOME WHO WILL GO
With Berry Ford on His Peace
Ship To Europe.

New York, Nov 30 M ,ra accept
auces to the invitations mt out by
Senrv Ford n take passage on this
Peace Ship" when it sails from
this port on Dec. 4, ave pouring in
daily.
Among the prominent people who
have accepted Ford's invitation to
join the party of pac' fists who will
hold forth in some neutral country
are:
John Wsnsmsker, merchant. New
York and Philadelphia.
Frederick c. Howe, New York
Immigration Commissioner, and Mrs.
Howe.
Miss Helen Keller
Mrs Alice Park, suffrage leader.
California.
Richard Rartholdt of st. Louis,
Representative in Congress.
The Rev. S. S. Marquis, dean Of St.
PauPs Cathedral. Detroit.
A. L. Westherbee. Secretary Of
the Nebraska Peace Society. Lincoln.
Neb.
The Rev Washington GLADDEN., Co.
lumbus, Ohio. lecturer.
Miss Jane Adams of Chicago.
Judge r. B Lindsey of Denver.
Helen Ring Robinson, woman SER
ator from Colorado
Ne Intz Milhslland Boissevine,
New York.
Col. r. H. Henry, publisher, Jack
SOD, Miss.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-12-02
TWO HUNDRED AND
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nestle vicissitudes for girls, stories
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Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-12-02
BAND BOYS
Will Participate in Inaugural
Parade at Frankfort Decem-
Der Z.

Frankfort. KY. Dec. | -Adjutant
General TandyEIlis says that two. Ma.
tional Guard companies from Lexing-
ton. two fromLouisville, undesignated
and the companies from Richmond.
Shelbyyille. Eminence. Frankfort.
jacksonville and Henderson, with
the bands from Richmond and Hop.
kinsvile, will participate in the inau-
gural parade December 7 under Maj
or c. w. .Longmire, of Frankfort,
aud Major Thompson B. Short, Of
Lexington.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-12-02
Preparing A Protest.

The German Embassy resents the
accusations understood to have been
made sgainat Capt. Boyd, German
navel attache, at the plot trialin New
York, and Ambassador Won Bernsorff
is said to be preparing a protest to
be filed with the State Department.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-12-02
Reports Conflict.

A Serb an report says the Serbisns
IN theie retreat last $4,000 men.
The Germans claim 1O1 900 prisoners
alone. The Serbians place their
losses at Is 900 men taken prisoner,
1900 xii ed and II, 900 wounded.
Gen Putnik proved to be brill
liant strategist, in his retreat.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-12-02
CHAS. T. SHELTON, Manager
OF THE
HOME INVESTMENT AGENCY
The Real Estate man with
Real Bargains.

Farms and farming lands. fruit
and grazing land. truck. dairy and
poultry farms, suburban homes and
city properties.
We exchange properties at their
fair valuation. Office now in Hop
per Bldg. up stairs. In front of Court
House. Phone SSl.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-12-02

ble-minded children, the Colored Nor
NAL School and the numerous other
points OF interest.
AS usual Col. e. H. Taylor, Jr., pro-
prietor OF the Old Taylor distillery
will keep open house and incidentally
will extend a general invitation to
visitors to roam over his magnificent
Woodford county farm and see his
champion herd OF Hereford cattle and
other prize-winning stock. Col Tay-
lor's estate is destined to be the rival
of the Haggin farm and already is
considered one of the show places.
At Bakers distillery and the many
others in and about Frankfort the well
come sign will be hung out to visitors
while merchants and citizens through
out frankfort will have the latch
string hanging outside. . Warden Wells
of the Reformatory is planning a holi-
day for the unfortunates incarcerated
behind the grim walls of the Reforma.
tory and thousands of visitors prob
ably will take advantage OF the oppor-
tunity to get glimpse of the inside.
MAIN VIII MOI interfere.
The committee in charge of the ar
rangements for the inaugural cere-
monies at the Capitol has completed
plans whereby stand may be thrown
up in a few hours either inside or out,
according to weather conditions. The
disagreeable weather that marked the
induction into Office of Governor
McCreary will have little effect should
there be recurrence, for the broad
corridors and galleries in the new
Capitol will hold several thousand
visitors and in. the event of rain the
stand will be erected inside and the
ceremonies held there.
That the attendance will be larger
than ever before is conceded. The
editors of all the Kentucky newspa-
pers have been placed on the Publicity
Committee and through their papers
have extended the invitation to Ken.
tuckians to be present and participate
In the inaugural ceremonies. The Pub
licity Committee will have headouar-
tiers In building adjoining the Court
House. equipped for the convenience
OF newspaper men who will be among
the visitors and cordial welcome has
been extended to all of the Kentucky
newspaper-men to be present and par
take OF Frankfort's hospitality.
The beautiful scenery in and about
Frankfort, the drives along the Ken
lucky river and the splendid roadways
radiating from Frankfort will furnish
opportunity for visitors to spend a por-
ton OF their time In pleasant sight
seeing trips after the Inauguration
ceremonies arc concluded. a r.
AZ Cheap Railroad Rates.
All steam railroads in the State OF
Kentucky have published rates to
Frankfort and return on account of
Inauguration Dec. 7th OF three cents
per mile plus twenty FIVE cents for
the round trip. Tickets to be sold on
Dec. 9Th and 7th good returning until
Dec. 9Th midnight.
On above basis the round trip fares
to Frankfort and return from the prin-
cipal cities are as follows:
Louisville $3.50 Covington 1855
Lexington >. ITO Newport 49,. s.55
Richmond :. 1880 Henderson =. 6.20
Paris ...... 1.45 greensboro :. $50
Bardstown =. 2.s5 Paducah 49,. Sos
Cincinnati. ......... 1886
c. w. Hay. vice-Chairman.
4. -. -. a..
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-12-02
10y Roger 5urlinaame.)

Frankfort, Ky. [Speciall-Standin
In the shadow Of the magnificent
81. 900, 900 Capitol with his eyes rest
ing on the statue OF the martyred VIII
liam Goebel, his friend and counselor.
Augustus Owsley Stanley will take the
oath Of Office as Governor Of Kentucky
at IL O'Clock, Tuesday. DecemberS7 I,
while the greatest throng that ever
has witnessed an Inauguration in
Frankfort will be present to do him
honor.
Carrying out his campaign promises
Governor Stanley will once more pro-
claim himself the champion of econ
omy, retrenchment and the rule of the
people.
Arrangements rapidly being COM
pleted for the inauguration presage
the greatest spectacle it has been the
lot of Kentuckians to witness and from
reports received by the various COM
mittees in charge of the details incl
dent to the event, Kentucky from the
Beargrass, the Bluegrass, the Penny
rifle and the Purchase will be present
to lend enthusiastic acclaim to the
States new Chief Executive.
Ohio Visitors Coming.
vieing with the uniformed marching
clubs from Louisville. including the
Nose Green Club, the oldest and
strongest political organization in the
metropolis will be the Duckworth
Club, the crack Democratic marching
club from Cincinnati whose members
will Join the throng in Frankfort for
the inaugural festivities as a tribute
to the former Congressman who in
many times OF battle has been ever
ready to go to the aid OF his Demo
cratic brethren in the Buckeye state.
Henderson, the home OF Governor
elect Stanley will send a special train
with a brass band and thousand
enthusiastic "home folks" while Cow
ington, Newport. Paducah. Owens
boro, Bowling Green. Shelbyville and
Lexington will have marching clubs
in the big parade that is confidently
expected to eclipse that of any former
Inauguration.
oUOO FRO LOUISVILLE.
From Louisville alone 5000 visitors
are expected ana it is believed the
greater portion ~ the population OF
Lexington will spend the day in the
Capital city. Already the advance
reservations have exhausted the avail
able supply OF hotel Accommodations
and for days the members Of the Ac-
commodations Committee have been
at their wits end TO find quarters for
the thousands OF visitors who will be
IN Frankfort for one or more days.
The committee has issued a call to
the residents OF Frankfort asking them
20 report the number OF rooms they
will place at the disposal OF visitors
and has fixed a standard price OF $1.0O
for sleeping quarters for persons who
remain over night. The COMMITTEES
will have the addresses OF all persons
who have available rooms indexed and
will have members Of the committee
assigned TO the hotels and the depots
10 take visitors In charge and escort
them to houses where they can secure
quarters, at the price agreed upon.
The Executive Committee in charge
OF the Inauguration determined to dc
away. with the idea OF sending out In
vitations over the State inasmuch al
Tie ceremony 10 an event Of Interest