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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-02-25

the church. Members OF the congre-
CATION decided upon these Innovations
acting upon the theory that the
church should be the social center
OF the community and that church IS
most successful which offers pleas.
ant place in which Its members ana
strangers can meet.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-02-25
METCAlF'G COMET is BACK.
SKY Wanderer Discovered by Clergy
man Scientist 10 Reported.

Cambridge, Mass, Feb. 19-The
temperance OF Metcalfs comet, dis
covered in 1906 by the clergyman
astronomer Of that name, was an
nounced at the Harvard coll sge OBJ
se"vatory The comet was found by
Miss r. s. LeayItt on photographs
made at the observatory with the 10
inch Metcalf telescope.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-02-25

commissioned by a Prague attorney
to find the two women.
Mrs. Wolf Is the widow Of Harris
Wolf, a wholesale dealer in notions.
William Pepper was the name Of
the young man who knocked at the
kitchen door of the Wolf residence He
was the son of a Prague art dealer,
and had run away from home.
He used to often tell us that when
he died he would remember us in his
will" said Mrs. Wolf. I'VE would
laugh"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-02-25
Neutral Ship Sunk by Mine.

London. Feb. 2O.-The Norwegian
steamer Nordica foundered with her
entire crew when she struck a mine
planted by the Germans In the Baltic,
according TO Copenhagen dispatch
received hero on Thursday.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-02-25
Newspaper Appeal Brings $256, 900.

Leipzig. Germany.-In response to
an appeal made by the Leipzig Tage-
blatt. 1917 persons have brought a
total of 1,023,O00 marks (s256,000) in
gold to that newspaper to be ex-
changed for bank notes. The gold has
been turned over to the Reichsbank.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-02-25
Made a Cleanup,
important TO Mothers
Reason.

There's no use talking" began
Mrs. Nagg.
81 know IT," interrupted Mr.. Nagg.
"and the fact that you persist in talk
ing after making that declaration
simply proves what l have often as
serted, regarding the lack Of logic
exhibited by some women. Now pro-
coed with your lecture"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-02-25
Boomer Sentenced for Life.

Akron, o. Feb. 22.-Harry Boomer,
Ratchet murderer OF Winnie Becker,
mission worker, pale but composed,
faced fury here and pleaded guilty.
Boomer was then sentenced TO life
term In the penitentiary.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-02-25
Friend Of Cleye and Dies

ST Paul. MINI. Feb % Michael
Doran, eighty-seyen years o.d. an init.
mate friend OF the late Grover Cleye-
land and long known as Democratic
politician, died here suddenly on Sat
urday afternoon
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-02-25

Harrisburg, Pa, Feb. 22.--An order
tor 300 large armored motor trucks
costing about one million FIVE hundred
thousand dollars was placed by the
Russian government with local con.
Germ
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-02-25
British Collier 10 Blown In

Iiayre tyia Paris, Feb. 19.--Thc
British steam collier Dulwlch was tor.
pedoed by a German submarine. The
Dulwch sank In 20 minutes. Twenty
eight Of crew saved.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-02-25

Kearney Mo, Feb 20.-Frank
iames. aged sevenly-four, one of the
most daring Of the notorious band OF
bank and train robbers Of forty years
ago. died on his farm near here.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-02-25
Grab All stray Cats.

constantinople.--All stray cats IN
Lebanon and Damascus have Deen
Communicated by the Turks to pro
tect army stores from rats.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-02-25

Indianapolis, Ind, Feb, 23.-The sen
ate on Saturday passed the Maston
limited suffrage bill, giving women
the right TO vote for all Offices except
where there is constitutional proyi.
sion preventing. The vote was 81 to 3.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-02-25
Beruhardt Brave at Crisis.

Bordeaux, France (via Paris), Feb.
l9.-Sarah Bernhardt, who Is In hos.
pital here awaIting the amputatlon OF
her leg, necessitated by an Injury to
the knee, continues to maintain her
strength and spirits
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Together they carried the sleeping

Together they carried the sleeping girl out of the room into larger apartment. A single electric light was burning on the top of square mirror fixed upon an easel. Towards this they carried the girl and laid her in an easy chair almost opposite to it.
 ''The battery is just on the left" Laura whispered.
 Quest nodded.
 Give me the band
 She turned away for a moment and disappeared in the shadows. When she returned, she carried a curved band of flexible steel. Quest took it from her, attached it by means of a coil of wire to the battery, and with firm, soft fingers slipped it on to Lenora's forehead Then he stepped back
 She's subject, Laura-Im sure of it! Now for our great experiment."
 They watched Lenora intently.
 Lenora." Quest said, slowly and firmly, your mind is full of one sub. Ject You see your mistress in her chair by the fireside. She is toying lies there dead! Who was it entered the room. Lenora? Look! Look! Gaze into that mirror. What do ycu see there?"
 The girls eyes had opened They were fixed now upon the mirror-dis- tended, full of unholy things.
 Try harder, Lenora,' he muttered, his own breath laboring. Tt is there in your brain, Look"
 For single second the smooth sur face of the mirror was obscured. A room crept dimly like picture into being, fire upon the hearth, girl leaning back in her chair. A door in the background opened. A man stole out He crept nearer to the girl his eyes fixed upon the diamonds, a thin, silken cord twisted round his wrist. Suddenly she saw him-too late! His hand was upon her lips, his face seemed to start almost from the mirror-then blackness!
 Lenora opened her eyes. She was still in the easy-chair before the fire.
 MT. Quest!" she faltered
 He looked up from some letters which he had been studying.
 "I am so sorry" he said politely. "I really had forgotten that you were here. But you know-that you have been to sleep?"
 Can I go now?" she asked.
 Certainly" Quest replied. ITO tell you the truth, l find that l shall not need to ask you those questions, after all. A messenger from the police sta
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der bruised, his head swimming lit tie. Suddenly gleam ot light shone down. A trap-door above his head was slid 9 few inches back. The flare ot an electric torch shone upon his face, a mans voice addressed him.
 Not the great Sanford Quest? This surely cannot be the greatest detec- tive in the world walking so easily in to the spiders web!"
 Any chance of getting out?" Quest asked laconically.
 "None," was the bitter reply. You've done enough mischief. You're there to rot!"
 Why this animus against me, my friend Macdougal?" Quest demanded. You and l have never come up against one another before. l didn't like the life you led in New York ten years ago, or your friends, but you've suffered nothing through me"
 If ] let you go,' once more came the mans voice, ''I know very well in what chair l shall be sitting before a month has passed. am James Mac dougal, Mir Sanford Quest, and have got the Ashleigh diamonds, and l have settled an old grudge, if not of my own, of one greater than you. That's all A pleasant night to you!"
 The door went down with a bang.
 "A perfect oubliette," he remarked to himself, as he held a match over his head moment or two later, built for the purpose. It must be the house we failed to find which Bill Taylor used to keep before he was shot Smooth brick walls, smooth brick floor, only exit twelve feet above ones head. Human means, apparently, are useless. Science, you have been my mistress all my days. You must save my life now or lose an earnest disciple
 Quest felt in his overcoat pocket and drew out the small, hard pellet. He gripped it in his fingers, stood as nearly as possible underneath the spot from which he had been project ed, coolly swung his arm back, and flung the black pebble against the sliding door. The explosion which fol- lowed shook the very ground under his feet. For minutes afterwards everything around him seemed to rock. Then Sanford Quest emerged, dusty but unhurt, and touched a con- stable on his arm.
 Arrest me" he ordered. T am San ford Quest. I must be taken at once to headquarters"
 
 ficulty. 1t was five o'clock when they reached the central police station. Inspector French happened to be just
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tion has been here. He says they have come to the conclusion that a very well-known gang of New York criminals are in this thing. We know how to track them down all right"
 T may go now. then?" she repeated, with immense relief.
 Quest escorted the girl downstairs, opened the front door, blew his whis- tie and his car pulled up at the door.
 Take this young lady" he ordered. wherever she wishes. Goodnight"
 The girl drove off Quest watched the car disappear around the corner. Then he turned slowly and made prep arations for his adventure.
 Number TOO, New York;" he nut tered, half an hour later, as he left his house. Beyond Fourteenth street "a tough neighborhood."
 He hesitated for a moment, feeling the articles in his overcoat pocket-a revolver in one. a small piece of hard substance in the other. Then he stepped into his car. which had just returned.
 Where did you leave the young lady?" he asked the chauffeur.
 Tn Broadway. sir. She left me and boarded a cross-town car"
 Quest nodded approvingly.
 No finesse," he sighed.
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You will take your own maid with you, of course" Lord Ashleigh contin ued. "Lenora is a good girl and I am sure she will look after you quite we'll, but have decided to supplement Le nora's surveillance over your comfor, by sending with you, also, a sort oi courier and general attendant-whom do you think? We'll, Macdougai. He has lived in New York for some years and you will doubtless find this a great advantage, Ella"
 Ella glanced over her shoulder al the two servants who were standing discreetly in the background. Her eyes rested upon the pale, expression less face of the man who during the last few years had enjoyed her ia ther's confidence.
 For a moment queer sense of ap pro ension troubled her. Was it true she wondered, that she did not like the man? She banished the thought al most as soon as it was conceived.
 You are spelling me, daddy" Ella sighed.
 If you think so now" he remarked T do not know what you will say tc me presently"
 He laid upon the table a very ia miliar morocco case, stamped with g coronet
 Our diamonds!" Ella exclaimed ''The Ashleigh diamonds!"
 The necklace lay exposed to view the wonderful stones flashing in the subdued light
 Tn New York" Lord Ashleigh con tinued, it is the custom to wear jew elry in public more, even, than in this country. Allow mel"
 He leaned forward. With long, capa ble fingers he fastened the necklace around his daughters neck.
 Tt is our farewell present to you,' Lord Ashleigh declared.
 Ella. impelled by some curious i'm pulse which she could not quite un derstand. glanced quickly around te where the manservant was standing For once she saw something besides
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room. Ella pointed to the door.

room Ella pointed to the door.
 'Lenora, look outside. See if any one is on that landing. fancied that the door opened"
 Lenora crossed the room and tried the handle. Then she turned towards her mistress in triumph.
 Tt is locked. my lady" she re. ported.
 GO down and ask Maodougal to come up. I am going to have this thing explained"
 Something of her mistress agita- tion seemed to have become commu- nicated to Lenora
 She walked quickly to the back part of the hotel and ascended to the wing in which the servants quarters were situated. Here she made her way along a corridor until she reached Macdougals room. She knocked, and knocked again. There was no answer. She tried the door and found it was locked. Then she returned to the lift and descended once more to the floor upon which her mistress apartments were situated She opened the door of the suite without knocking and turned at once to the sitting room.
 "I am sorry, my lady" she began.
 Then she stopped short. The lift boy, who had had little trouble with his starting apparatus and had not as yet descended, heard the scream which broke from her lips, and a fire man in an adjacent corridor came run ming up almost at the same moment. Lenora was on her knees by her mis- tress' side. Ella was still lying in the easy-chair in which she had been seated. but her head was thrown back in an unnatural fashion. There was a red mark just across her throat. Lenora shrieked, She's tainted. And the diamonds-the diamonds have gone!"
 A doctor hurriedly summoned, had just completed a nasty examination when a police inspector, followed by a detective. entered
 This is your affair, gentlemen, not mine," the doctor said gravely. The young lady is dead She has been cruelty strangled within the last five or ten minutes"
 The inspector made careful exam ination of the room.
 Tell me-" he inquired. lis this the young lady who owned the wonderful Ashleigh diamonds?" "They'ye pOnei" Jepora shrieked They've been stolen, She was wear ing them when I left the room!"
 The inspector turned to the .tele- phone.
 MT. Marsham," he said. "1 am afraid this will be difficult affair am going to take the liberty of calling in an expert. That you, exchange? want number one. New York city MT. Sanford Quest"
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CHAPTER V.

Sanford Quest was naturally a per. son unaffected by presentiments or nervous fears of any sort. yet. having advanced a couple of yards along the hallway of the house which he had just ertered without dificulty. he came to . standstill. oppressed with the sense of impending danger.
 Anyone here!" he asked. raising his voice.
 There was no direct response, yet from somewhere upstairs he heard the half-smothered cry of . woman. He gripped his revolver in his fingers. He took quick step forward. The floor gave way beneath him. He was fall ing into blackness. ..
 The fall itself was scarcely dozen feet He picked himself up. his shovl
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CHAPTER Ili.

The streets of New York were cov- cred with thin, powdery snow as the very luxurious car of Mrs. Delarey drew up outside the front of the Le- land hotel. little after midnight Ella leaned over and kissed her hostess.
 Thank you, dear. ever so much. for your delightful dinner" she ex- claimed. "and for bringing me home. As for the music. we'll, l can't talk about 1t. I am just going upstairs into my room to sit and think"
 The car rolled on. Ella, a large umbrella held over her head by the doorkeeper. stepped up the little strip of drugget which led into the softly warmed hall of the Leland. Behind her came her maid, Lenora, and Mac dougal. who had been riding on the box with the chauffeur. He paused for a moment to wipe the snow from his clothes as Ella crossed the hall to the left. Lenora turned toward him. He whispered something in her ear. For . moment she shook. Then she turned away and followed her mis. tress upstairs.
 Arrived in her apartment. Ella threw herself with little sigh of con. tent into a big easy-chair before the Ire and gave herself up for few mo ments to reverie.
 A log stirred upon the fire. She leaned forward lazily to replace 1t and then stopped short. Exactly opposite to her was door which opened on to back hall. It was used only by the servants. Just as she was in the act of leaning forward Ella became conscious of curious Authorization.
 "Lenora. come here at once"
 The maid hurried in from tho noxt
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going off duty. He recognized Quest with little exclamation.
 Got your man to bring me here," Quest explained "so as to get away from the mob"
 Say, you've been in trouble!" the inspector remarked, leading the way into his room.
 Bit of an explosion, that's all," Quest replied. T shall be all right when you've lent me a clothesbrush." |"
 "The Ashleigh diamonds, eh?" the inspector asked eagerly.
 q shall have them at nine o'clock this morning." Sanford Quest prom ised, and hand you over the mur- derer somewhere around midnight"
 
 Quest slept for couple of hours, had a bath and made leisurely toilet At quarter to nine he sat down to breakfast in his rooms.
 At nine o'clock" he told his serv- ant. "a young lady will call. Bring her up."
 The door was suddenly opened. Le- nora walked in. Quest glanced in sur prise at the clock. My fault" he exclaimed. "We are slow. Good-morning, Miss Lenora!"
 She came straight to the table. She laid a little packet upon the table. Quest opened it coolly. The Ashleigh diamonds flashed up at him. He led Lenora to q chair and rang a bell.
 Prepare bedroom upstairs" he ordered. Ask Miss Roche to come here. -. Laura" he added, as his secretary entered, "will you look after this young lady?"
 A few minutes later Inspector French was announced. Quest nodded in friendly manner.
 Some coffee, inspector?"
 "rd rather have those diamonds!"
 Quest threw them lightly across the table.
 The inspector whistled.
 And nov, French. wfll you be hera please. at midnight with three nsvl. armed?" 8
 -Herer the iaspsetor rspsatsd. \
 Guest no69o1 M
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1.-THE TENEMENT HOUSE MY
 TERY."
CHAPTER 1.

"This habit of becoming late for breakfast" Lady Ashleigh remarked, as she sat down the coffee pot, Ifs growing upon your father. Any news, dear.?"
 Ella glanced up from a pile of cor respondence through which she had been looking little negligently.
 "None at all. mother. My core spondence is just the usual sort of rub Authorizations and gossip. Such a lot of invitations, by the bye"
 At your age" Lady Ashleigh de- clared, that is the sort of correspond ence which you should find interest ing"
 You know am not like that. moth er." she protested. My music Is really the only part of life which absolutely appeals to me. Oh. why doesn't Dela- rey make up his mind and let father know. as he promised! r. Here comes daddy, num-"
 Lord Ashleigh loitered for a mo- ment to raise the covers from the dishes upon side table. Afterwards he seated himself at the table.
 'I heard this morning." he said. from your friend Delarey. Ella. He went into the matter very fully. The substance of it is that for the first year of your musical training he ad- vises New York.
 ". have not finished yet. This cable gram." he went on. drawing a little shp of blue paper from his pocket. was brought to me this morning"
 He smoothed it out before him and read:
 To Lord Ashieigh. Hamblin House. Dor oet, England: l nnd a magnificent pro- gram arranged for at Metropolitan Opera house this year. Have taken box for your daughter. engaged the best profess cor In the world and secured an apart uaent at the Leland. our most select and your brother Is stili in South America. re- Co make your daughters year of study as pleasant as possible. Advise her sail on Saturday by Mauretania.
 "On Saturday." Ella almost screamed.
 "I shall now," Lord Ashleigh said. 'leave you to talk over and discuss this matter for the rest of the day. At dinner timc tonight you can tell me your decision. or rather we will dis cuss 1t together"
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CHAPTER w.

There seemed to be nothing at all the great criminologist when con fronted with this tableau of death and robbery. His remarks to the inspec' tor were few and perfunctory. He asked only few languid questions of Macdougal and Lenora, who were summoned to his presence.
 Macdougal then turned to leave the room. Lenora was about to follow but Quest signed to her to remain.
 q should like to have a little con- versation with you about your mis- tress," he said to her pleasantly. "If you don't mind. l will ask you to ac- company me in my car. l will send the man back with you" They descended in the lift together and Quest handed the girl into his car. They drove quickly through the silent streets.
 In few minutes Lenora was in stalled in an easy chair in Quests sit ting-room.
 Lean back and make yourself com fortable." Quest invited. as he took a chair opposite to her. q must just look through these papers"
 The girl did as she was told. She opened her coat The room was de- lightfully warm. almost overloaded. A sense of rest crept over her. She was conscious that Quest had laid down the letters which he had been pre- tending to read. His eyes were fixed upon her. There was a queer new look in them. strange new feeling creeping through her veins.
 Quests voice broke an unnatural silence.
 one." he said. You looked at both the booths as we e @ through the hotel. Then you remembered, I think. that he would not be there yet. Tele- phone now. The telephone is at your right hand. You know the number"
 She obeyed almost at once.
 Number TOO. New York city"
 You will ask" Quest continued, whether he is all right whether the jewels are safe."
 There was a brief silence then the girls voice.
 Are you there. James? Yes, l am Lenora. Are you safe? Have you the jewels? Where? You are sure that you are safe? . No. nothing fresh has happened"
 You are at the hotel" Quest said softly. You are going to him."
 T cannot sleep." she continued. "I am coming to you"
 She set down the receiver. Quest leaned a little more closely over her.
 You know where the jewels are hidden" he said. "Teil me where?"
 Her lips Quivered. She made no an- swer.
 'very good." Quest concluded. You need not tell me. Only remember this: At nine o'clock tomorrow morning you will bring those jewels to this apart ment. Rest quietly now. l want you to go to sleep"
 She obeyed without hesitation.
 Quest watched. for . moment. her regular breathing. Then he touched bell by his side. Laura entered d. most at once.
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FIRST INSTALLMENT
"eANFORD QUEST, CRiMiNOLO.
 CYST"

The young man from the West had arrived in New York only that after. noon, and his cousin, town born and bred, had already embarked upon the task of showing him the grea' city. They occupied table in somewhat Insignificant corner of one of New Yorks most famous roof garden res taurants. The place was crowded with diners. There were many nota- Utilities to be pointed out. The town young man was very busy.
 Tell me-" the country cousin in- quired, "who is the man at a table by himself? The walters speak to him as though he were a little god. Is he . millionaire. or a judge, or what?"
 You're in luck, Alfred" the New Yorker declared. That's the most in- teresting man in New York-one of the most interesting in the world. That's Sanford Quest"
 Who's he?"
 Sanford Quest is the greatest mas ter in criminology the world has ever known. He is a magician. scientist, the Pierpont Morgan of his profes- sion.'
 Say, do you mean that he is de- tective?"
 Yes" he said simply, you can call Aim that-just in the same way that you could call Napoleon a soldier or Lincoln a statesman. He is detec. tive. if you like to call him that, the master detective in the world"
 When Sanford Quest entered his house an hour later he glanced into two of the rooms on the ground floor, in which telegraph and telephone op- orators sat at their instruments. Then, by means of a small lift, he as cended to the top story and entered . large apartment wrapped in gloom until, as he crossed the threshold. he touched the switches of the electric lights. One realized then that this was a man of taste. Quest drew up an easy chair to the wide.flung win dow. touching bell as he crossed the room. In few moments the door was opened and closed noiselessly. A young woman entered with a bundle of papers.
 The criminologist glanced through the papers quickly. No further in Quiries, Laura?"
 She left the room almost noiselessly. "THE TENEMENT HOUSE MS
 TERY."