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Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-10-15
SYNOPSIS.

After the finding OF WI Fang's body
and kennedy's disappearance a submarine
appears the following morning on the bay.
A man plunges overheard from IL and
swims ashore. 1t Is the entrance of Mar
cius Del Mar into America AT the Dodge
home one OF WI Fang's men is trying 10
obtain Information of Kennedy and the
lost torpedo. His plan is blocked by Del
Mars arrival. who also succeeds In win
ming Elaines confidence. Later she is
warned by a little old man to be careful
Del Mars mission ut the Dodge house was
to locate and recover the torpedo. He
would have been successful had IL not been
for Elaine's dog. Rusty. who dug IL from
the flower pot. while Del Mar and Elaine
were talking only few Zee; away. Rusty
carried the torpedo 20 the attic. The little
old man meets Del Mar at the Dodge
home. They draw guns together, gases
from the exploded shells Of the old mans
revolver overcome rel Mar and Elaine
and the old man OF mystery escapes.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-10-15

sound follows and the experimenter's
fingers. palms and wrists undergo the
sensation Of having been caught in q
Kansas zephyr. The hand dryer
stands like q clergyman pronouncing
benediction for the space of ten Sec
onds. Then he withdraws his hands,
and after rubbing them together. finds
them perfectly dry.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-10-15

know. Please let me talk to Boum
Boum."
The cavalier bowed reluctantly ant
left us.
What are you doing here alone?'
she asked. taking of her own mask
How warm 1t is"
Before l could reply, I heard some
one coming downstairs back of me
but not in time to turn.
"Elaine's dressing table," a voice
whispered in my ear.
I turned suddenly. It was the gray
friar, Before l could even reach Out
to grasp his robe. he was gone.
Another mutt" / exclaimed. invol
UNFAIRLY.
why. what did he say" asked
Elaine.
Something about your dressing
table"
my dressing table?" she repeated
We ran quickly up the steps
Elaine's room showed every evidence
of having been the scene of a struggle
as she went over to the table. There
she picked up q rose and under it q
piece of paper on which were some
words printed with pencil roughly.
Look" she cried. as I read with
her:
do honest assistants search safes
Let no one see this but Jameson"
What does 1t mean?" l asked.
my safe!" she cried, moving to q
closet AS she opened the door, ina.
CINE our surprise at seeing Del Mar
lying on the floor, bound and gagged
before the open safe. Get my scis.
sors on the dresser" cried Elaine.
l did so. hastily cutting the cords
that bound Del Mar.
What does it all mean?" asked
Elaine as he rose and stretched him.
self.
Still clutching his throat. as If It
hurt. Del Mar choked. Il found a man,
foreign agent. searching the safe.
But he overcame me and escaped"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-10-15

for the trunks is here, Miss Elaine.
he announced.
rs he? wonder whether they are
all ready?" Elaine replied hurryine
out of the room. Tell him to wait
In the attic, Bertholdi was still al
work. keeping her eyes open to exc
cute the mission on which Del Maj
had sent her.
Rusty, forgotten in the excitement
by Jennings, had roamed at will
through the house and seemed quite
interested. For this was the trunk be.
hind which he had his cache of treas.
ures.
As Bertholdi started to move behind
the trunk. Rusty could stand it no
longer. He darted ahead of her into
his hiding place. Among the dog bis.
cult and bones was the torpedo model
which he had dug up from the palm
pot in the conservatory. He seized
1t in his mouth and turned to carry
1t on.
There. in his path, was his enemy,
the new girl. Quick as . flash, she
saw what it was Rusty had. and
grabbed at it.
Get QUIT" she ordered. looking at
her prize In triumph and turning It
over and over in her hands.
At that moment she heard Elaine
on the stairs. What should she do?
She must hide It. She looked about.
There was the tray, packed and lying
on the floor near the trunk marked e.
Dodge" She thrust 1t hastily into the
tray, pulling a garment over 1t.
Nearly through" painted Elaine.
yes, Miss Dodge"
Then please tell the expressman to
come up"
Bertholdi hesitated, chagrined. Yet
there was nothing to do but obey.
She looked at the trunk by the tray
to fix It in her mind. then went down
stairs.
AS she left the room. Elaine lifted
the tray into the trunk and tried to
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-10-15

phrenetic races as that at the Indianap-
oils speedway, 1t Is not to be denied
that to travel 500 miles in a motorcar
at 80 miles an hour il a supreme test
Of human endurance and the tensile
strength Of materials az well. Spec
tacular feats may be decried by those
interested in the sober scientific de-
velopment Of aviation. Yet even from
the pyrotechnic melodrama of the
birdman. With his startling glides and
spirals. the mystery Of blind vortices
and maelstroms. banning currents and
eddies In the empyrean, u more clear.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-10-15

er building. 1t is now believed that
they are taking the towels-conspicu-
ously marked as belonging to the de-
partment-for souvenirs. BY way of
meeting this drain upon the public
purse the treasury department con-
templates installing q system of hot
air drying. The device il at once SIM
pie and enicient. The hand drying
machine IL covered by q hood into
which the washed and still damp
hand 10 placed. while the owner Of
the hand places his foot upon Q small
pedal near Ne floor. A soft whirring
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-10-15
"Oh-then that is what the"

"Oh-then that is what the"
Elaine checked herself. She hat
been about to hand the note to De
Mar when an idea seemed to come tC
her. Instead. she crumpled it up and
thrust it into Der bosom.
On the street the bolero and the
domino girl we're hurrying away as
fast as they could.
Meanwhile. the gray friar had over
come Del Mar, had bound and gagged
him and thrust him into the closet
Then he wrote the note and laid it
with a rose from a vase, on Elaine's
dressing table before he, too, left the
place.
More than ever / was at a loss to
make it out.
1t was the day after the masquerade
ball that a taxicab drove up to the
Dodge house and a very trim but no,
overdressed young lady was an
nounced as Miss Bertholdi."
Miss Dodge?" she inquired as Jen
nings held open the portieres and she
entered the library where Elaine and
Aunt Josephine were.
II Elaine had only known, it was
the domino girl of the night before
who handed her a note and sat down.
looking about SO demurely, while
Elaine read:
My Dear Miss Dodge:
The bearer. Miss Bertholdi, is an oper-
alive Of mine. / would appreciate it II
you would employ her in some capacity in
your house. as l have reason to believe
that certain foreign agents will soon make
another attempt to find Kennedy's lost
M. DEL MAR.
Elaine looked up from reading the
note. Miss Bertholdi was good to look
at, and Elaine liked pretty girls about
her.
Jennings" she ordered, call
Marie"
To the butler and her maid, Elaine
gave the most careful instructions re-
garding Miss Bertholdi. she can help
you finish the packing. first," she con-
cluded.
The girl thanked her and went out
with Jennings and Marie, asking Jen-
nings to pay her taxicab driver with
money she gave him, which he did.
bringing her grip into the house.
Later in the day, Elaine had both
Marie and Bertholdi carrying armfuls
Of her dresses from the closets in her
room up to the attic, where the last
Of her trunks were being packed. On
one Of the many trips. Bertholdi came
alone into the attic. her arms full as
usual. Before her were two trunks,
very much alike, open and nearly
packed. She laid her armful of clothes
on chair near by and pulled one of
the trunks forward. On the door lay
the trays of both trunks already
packed. Bertholdi began packing her
burden In one trunk which was marked
in big white letters, "E. Dodge"
Down in Elaine's room at the time
Jennings entered. The expressman
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-10-15

ly understood. Such men a. De Pal
ma and Resta, Gil Anderson and Coop
or. are not thinking Of the advance
ment OF applied science while they
burn up" lap after lap in . roar Of
wind and dust and hot machinery.
But improvements and developments
IN the motorcar have been one result
Of their recklessness.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-10-15
saSs S.S eaef sssss: " SON. sii
LIFTS FIRE OUT OF HOUSE
AutoIst Rescuer Also Saves Dinner
From Blazing Stove In New
Jersey Town.

A. R. Gerber. Q local clothing mer-
chant. was the hero at fire to which
he was called as he was passing
through Hartford in his automobile on
his way home from Philadelphia.
When a woman ran from her house
and yelled that her kitchen was On
fire Gerber didn't need any second
alarm. Slamming on the emergency
brake. he jumped from his machine
before it was stopped and found the
gasoline stove ablaze.
Calmly moving some furniture out
Of his way and taking the woman's
dinner from the stove SO 1t would not
be ruined. he pulled the blazing stove
right out the back door and landed Il
where 1t could do no further damage
except to itself.-Mount Holly IN. -
Dispatch Philadelphia Record.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-10-15
TAKE TOWELS AS SOUVENIRS
Visitors to Treasury Department At
Washington Carry Them Away
BY the Dozens.

Il IL quite . comedown from mat
ters of state to the domestic, not to
say intimate. matter Of towel service
In the departments Of Washington.
Yet the subject u not without its In
terest from the light which It sheds
upon what We may style the minor
morals Of the public, the San Fran
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-10-15

Paraguay has valuable forest 70
sources. the most important Of which
10 Quebracho. particularly rich In tan
min.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-10-15
CycIonic Humanity.

Whether one approves Of the auto
mobile hippodrome or not, in view Of
the personal hazard incident 10 such
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-10-15
Reasonable.

Reasonable.
"Fogarty has quit the profession.
What do you think of THAR"
"Fogarty quit? You must BE- A.
fected by the heat. Why. he's on the
bill this very day. What got the idea
into your panama."
well. I saw him coming out Of .
business mans lunch place"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-10-15

It's easy to be economical when one
is bankrupt.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-10-15
Just 40 Good.

Just a. Good.
81 wonder women don't want - play
football"
why should they when they have
bargain-counter rushes?'
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-10-15

Down the road the bearded and gog-
gled motorcyclist stopped just in time
to avoid observation. To make sure,
he drew a pocket field glass and lev
eled 1t ahead.
wait here" ordered Del Mar. TIL
call when / want you"
Back on the road the bearded cy.
clist could see Del Mar move down the
track though he could not hear the
directions. It was not necessary, how
ever. He dragged his machine into
the bushes, hid it, and hurried down
the road on foot.
Del Mars chauffeur was waiting
idly at the wheel when suddenly the
cold nose of revolver was stuck
under his chin.
Not a woodland hands up-or Ill
let the moonlight through you,"
growled out harsh voice.
Nevertheless the chauffeur man.
aged to lurch out of the car and the
bearded stranger. whose revolver it
was, found that he would not dare to
shoot. Del Mar was not far enough
away to risk it.
The chauffeur flung himself on him
and they struggled fercely. rolling
over and over in the dust of the road.
But the bearded stranger had a grip
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-10-15

Speeding up the road the former
masquerader and motorcyclist stopped
at last.
Eagerly he leaped out of Del Mars
car and dragged the trunk over the
side regardless of the enamel.
It was the work Of only . moment
for him to break the lock with q
pocket Jimmy.
One after another he pulled out and
shook the clothes until frocks and
gowns and lingerie lay strewn all
about.
But there was not q thing in the
trunk that even remotely resembled
the torpedo model.
The stranger scowled.
Where was It!
TO BE CONTINUED.)
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1915-07-09
NO AGENTS!
POCKET THE COMMISSION

HERE ARE THE RoCKBoTToM PRICES UNEQUALLED
BY ANY OTHER ENGINE MANUFACTURER, FOR sANDoW
KEROSENE ENGINES: ~ H. P. BULL PUP ENGINE,
$SS75. ~ H P. sANDow, $3.50. H. P. sANDoW, $65OO
H. P. SANDoW, $500. s H. P. SANDOW, $4,000 10 H.
p sANDoW, $25O.OO IS H. P. sANDow, $SS5OO ::
what you by dealing direct with big
tory We have agents. dealers middlemen You the
Sandow low inside wholesale factory price, and
agents profits and commissions Our output enables
quote you loest price made to engine
and judge for yourself Thousands Of will
yGu splendid service the Sandow gives through
of the hardest day. That's why back
Sandow with our TEN YEAR IRON-CLAD GUARANTEE
Makes you Judge whether Sandow makes
good every claim Use the engine day. Job
you Put through test think Of
you don't say it the satisfactory engine you
saw and will refund cent have paid
us without bubble question.
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1915-07-09

We have the engine for
your farm-a size for every
demand. The Sandow will
run your feed grlnder--do
your pumping-run your
cream separator-your fan
ming mill--your silo filler
your spray pumps - your
grindstone - your saws -
your hay baler - your
bone cutter - your home
electric lighting plant =
polishing wheels-cllpping
machine - sheep shearing
machine. II will give you
power for running pulleys
or windlasses. II will run
your whole water supply
system - pump water for
your stock = Cor washing
buggies OF windows
watering the gErden-fiush-
ing concrete floors.
Get Oar 30 Day MONEY SACK TRIAL
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1915-07-09
w KEROSENE Engine
Saves : Fuel Cost
INVESTIGATE


of
Gasoline Dsta Acohoh all the
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-24
SENTENCED TO 80
DAYS BIBLE STUDY

Los Angeles, Cal, Jan 93.~-Haroid
Lane Is IN a cell at the county Jail a
picture of religious devotion. A visit
or paused at the grated bar. peered IN
and remarked 10 a warden; "A re-
ligious youth. / am glad to see that
he loves the Bible. Intelligent read
ing of the Holy Book will make him
a better man
Chase Yourself muttered Harold.
II amt reading it because / want to.
but because | got to-
A unique punishment had been
melted out TO him by Judge Wilbur.
He got the alternatives Of serving ten
years In the pen for violating his pro-
baton. or reading the Bible in the
county Jail for thirty days. Harold
chose the Bible.
At the end of the thirty days the
court, himself Bible student, will ex-
anime Harold. 1t will be an exam ina
ton that viii take the youth from
cover to cover of the Good Book
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-24
PROVIDES NO PAY FOR
ASSISTANT P. M. S

Washington. n G., Jan 2S.--As-
sistsnt post masters in small commun-
titles over the United States, by reason
OF pending legislation, face the pros
pect OF being iegisiated out of office
by failure Of appropriation, should
they be designated TO NIL the duties
OF superintendent Of anance--suhsti-
tuted i'm the bill. making appropriation
for the Postaffica Department for the
fiscal year 1916. In the absence of
appropriation for the salaries OF ass
si~tant postrnasters. reduced cpupen-
satton viii lose to them the ea2aed
promotion that has come with years
OF service and experience.
The pending bill makes no appro-
priation for the salaries OF assistant
posInasters although the measure
does not expressly abolish these Of
fees. Appropriation is made for the
new position Of superintendent of
finance, at rate az compensation
that will materially cat down the pay
Of men now filling the duties OF as
sistant postnasters. should they take
over the duties and compensation pro-
vtded for superintendent of finance.
The bill is intended 10 effect an econ
crny in the public service.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-24
RUSSIAN LEADER
HAS TURNED TIDE
HIS WAY AGAIN
Petrograd Asserts Germans
Have Lost Offensive in Cen
trail Poland and Warsaw
Safe

London. Jan. 2S.--The sifua-
tion In eastern Europe appears
To be undergoing one of those ka-
1etdoscopic changes which, when
the vastncss of the field and the
enormous numbers of troops en-
gagged are considered. produce
anlaxement In the minds of mill
tary critics.
The reports of correspondents, sup
ported for the time being by the COM
munications of the Russian general
by the Russian armies In every field
OF operations except western Gaitcia.
Up to two weeks ago. Russian armies
were at standstill and Warsaw
seemed definitely in peril. German
military writer's and publicists were
exultant Those who had carefully
followed the tactics OF Grand Duke
Nicholas, however. reminded them
selves that the Russian commander
in-chief had never failed to perform
brilliant sstroke when such stroke
was imperative. They awaited eager
ly for the next move on the part OF the
great strategist
That move was made, as expected
and has SO developed that the whole
plan OF German operations IN POLAND
has- been, 1t appears, materially al.
tered. Operating with such secrecy
that Petrograd was unaware of what
was going on until the stroke was
partly consummafed. the grand duke
delivered in the region of Mlawa q
very large force. probably six army
corps and two or three divisions oil
cavalry. and began a march toward
Thorn. the base of all German opera
ton in northwest Poland and south
ern East Prussia.
t:ernaan Resistance SttMens.
Rolling back German advance guards
along the lower vistula. the Russians
advanced to within twenrysffyc mite
of the Prussian frontier before Sc
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-24
AYORO WAS NOT
SUBMARINE VICTIM
OPINION HELD HY sARITTSH THAC
HER loss w4AS~CAUSED NY
SHIFTING CARGO.

London. Jan. 2a.--It Is believed
here now that the loss OF the British
ship Hydro, of the Wilson line. was
not accustomed by a submarine at
tack. but was caused merely By q
shifting OF the cargo which caused
her to founder in heavy sea. This
statement is made today by two sur
vivors OF her crew OF twenty meA
when she sank Off the Donegal coast.
The other eighteen man were lasf
seen by the survivors In an open boat.
and little hope Is held out for tlnsm.
A report also has been received u
the loss OF the Norwegian steamer
yesterday. the Roorda. which sank
with her crew OF ten off Lewis Island.
near Storneway. Scotland.
Two British ships. one bearing 40
refugees. have been detained 1t the
Hook of Holland because of the sup
posed presence OF German submarines,
as evidenced by the sinking OF The
British steamer Durward-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-24
SECOND WIFE OF
ROGERS ENTERS SUIT

Giddtngs Rogers. second wife OF
Loriys Elton Rogers. signed her name
today 70 the II gal papers with which
she will begin proceedings for divorce
against the lawyer Tho papers in
the case will be served on Rogers
some time this week. and Will be
filed in the Supreme Court.
Mrs. Rogers, in her petition, names
as correspondent Mrs. Ida walters
Rogers, with whom Rogers lived in
the Bronx. She alleges that Rogers
lived with the woman. who poisoned
her two babies and then attempted
suicide. between August 1 and Deem
Der %, last.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-24
USED LONG WAY TO
TIPERARY" AS BAIT.

Paterson, n. j.. Jan. 23-Hearing
the strains of Die Wacht Am Rhine
In a. high pitcher tenor voice, come
floating eve" he chasm of the Passalc
Falls, Policeman J1rlett FASTENED TO
investigate He said today he found
Charles Steinheaver hanging TO the
railing at tho brink of the falls basin.
singing and making dramatic gesture.
ma bic to remove him by urging. tho
policeman. who is no mean singer him
self hid behind a nearby building and
starting a competitive concert, COM
menced singing Its Long Way to
Tipperary Steinheaver could not en-
dnre this. ard promptly walked over
TO Inc policeman, ready to fight He
was arrested. charged with intoxica-
ton
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-24
IMPRISONED By
QUAKE, SAW ALL
HER CHILDREN DIE
Had Just Received Money From
Husband to Bring Family to
America-Crazed by Grief

Rome. Jan 23.-~The number o
wounded and homeless, as the result
of the recent earthquake. who are nov
being cared for in Rome. is now u.s.
ooo Among them is married wo-
man, Maria Irti. whose husband is In
the United States. Her pttiable case
has attracted attention because she
was buried In the ruins for seven days
before being found by rescuers. HeI
home was at Ortucch!o. During heI
imprisonment she had to watch her
seven children, who were also i'm
prisoned in the ruins, die one by one
Her trial has driven her mad
Only few days before the earth.
quake she had received the savings OF
her husband, amounting to $500
which were to have taken her and
her family to America.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-24
WORK WITH HOPE
IS CURE FOR ILLS
IN INTERVIEW. HENRY FORD PRE-
sCRIBEs REMEDY Fou DISEASE
AND CRIME.
GOSPEL O IF INDUSTRY
WOULD GIVE EVERY PRISONER IN
SING SING A jon AVID WOULD
HAVE NO FEAR OF THE
AZ
OUTCOME, a.
GOSPEL OF INDUSTRY

New. York. Jan. 33-Henry Ford
clasped his two hands tightly about
his right knee, drew that member up
in the most awkward position al
most to his chin. as he sat in his
sitting room at the Hotel Belmont
this afternoon and smilingiy elabor-
ated upon his gospel OF work with
hope AZ the cure for most of the
ills of the world.
If there were enough good Jobs TO
GO round. plenty of good hard work.
but not drudgery. there would be no
need for prisons, he believes.
Give them work" he answered TO
What would you do with criminals"
isn't that what they do now? Work
will save any man II he has the right
chance. He shouldn't be made to
drudge. though. He must work with
hope in sight. / have no plan OF that
sort, OF course / make automobiles.
Hut / could give every man In Sing
Sing Prison worx / sasd THAI yes
terday In my testimony before the in
dustriai relations commission. I do
not believe in the death penalty.
The Way To Save Man.
''I could take the toughest fellow
they've got IN Sing Sing, give him a
good job, and get him to be a man
That's the trouble with Warden
Osborne He has no Jobs for anybody.
The great thing is TO make positions
for these men. He's handicapped.
..Out I'm DetTxat we don't pay any
attention TO a mans record. That's
the fault with society. 1t points ITS
finger AT ex-convictS- We don't And
we get after the police, too II they
hound the men Besides, IL n man
saws he doesn't want to work along
side of an ex-convict the thing for him
to do is TO get out, not the ex-Convict.
Ii a mas too good to work Asestde q
man out of prison. he's too good for
rs. We don't want htm-"
Henry Ford, Jr.''
In this connection Mr.. Ford was
asked about n young man. who some
time ago posed as Henry Ford, Jr..
the manufacturers son, and ran up a
bin of several hundred dollars in a
hotel. refusing to pay 1t when asked
to. MIR. Ford recalled the case at
once.
''Oh. yes" no remarked casually.
We have him working for us. He
has been in the hospital twice for two
CONTINUED on Second Page)
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-24
MRS. BOND WILL
BIZ. TR1ED MONDAY

Bristol, Va. Jan. 23.--Judge Dana
Haron, who has just concluded term
OF the Bristol law Court. will con-
vene a term of the Circuit Court at
BIountville on Monday. During the
approaching term the case OF Dora
Horton Bond, charged with the MUIR
der OF Walker Merritt Bond. is to be
tried. Dora Bond. handsome young
woman about twenty-one years old,
shot Merritt Bond to death on a Bris-
toll Street last month. She does not
deny the shooting. but declares she
had been so badly mistreated by Bond
that her course was tustihable.