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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-05-30
CHAPTER XIV!

! Quest took the dispatch which the
hotel clerk handed to MIN one after
noon 4 fortnight later and read It
through without change OF express
sion Lenora. however who was oy
his side. knew at once that Il con
tanned something startling
What is it," she asked
He passed his arm through hers and
led her down the hall 20 where the
professor and Laura were just wait
ing for the lift. lie beckoned them
to follow him to a corner OF the
lounge.
There's one thing quite forgot, a
fortnight ago" he said, slowly when
| suggested that We should none OF US
look at a newspaper until the time We
were in California Have you kept to
our bargain, professors"
Absolutely
And you, girls"
I've never even seen one" Lenora
declared.
Nor !. Laura echoed
"I made a mistake, Quest con
fessed Something has happened
which We ought to nave known about
You had better read this message
1r wait. Ill read it aloud
To Sanford Quest, Garfield Hotel
san Diego injured r wreck oF I'm
tied. Recovered consciousness today
Craig reported burned n wreck out
:alrk you had better come on.
FRENCH
Samaritan Hospital, Auguez
Say, when can We start2' Laura
exclaimed excitedly
Lenora clutched at Quests arm.
Il knew it, she declared simply. Il
felt perfectly certain, when they left
San Francisco, that something would
happen. We haven't see the end OF
Craig yet.
Quest. who had been studying a
timetable, glanced once more at the
dispatch
Look here" he said. "Allguez isn't
so far out OF the way il we take the
southern route TO New York. Let's
get a move on tonight"
Laura led the way TO the lift. She
was In a state OF rare discomposure.
To think that al the time we've
been giddying round. she muttered.
that poor man has been lying in hos
pltal! Makes one feel like a brute"
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SYNOPSIS.

Sanford Quest master crlminologist ot
the world, finds that IN bringing TO justice
MaCdOugal the murderer Of LORD ASH
leigh's daughter. he has but just begun a
life-aud-d death struggle with mysterious
muster criminal In hidden hut In Pro
fessor Ashleigh's garden he has seen an
ape skeleton and a living creature, halr
monkey. half man. destroyed by FIRE. In
his rooms have appeared black boxes con
taIuiug notes signed by a pair of armless
hands Laura and L-nora. his assistants.
suspect Craig the prof, ssOrs servant, OF
a double murder. The black boxes con-
tiuur to appear In uncauny fashion. Craig
Is trapped. but escapes to England, where
Quest, LcnOra and the professor follow
him Lord Ashlcigh il murdered by the
Hands Craig Is captured and escapes to
Port Said. where Quest and his party also
go and beyond into the desert They are
captured by Mongars among whom Craig
seems TO boz iu authority. escape with
Craig as their captive and are rescued BY
British tTuDUg
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nat "HeTe tne Drtt2e ia
Ihat other cross Is the camp
She pointed away southwards.
mats the line, she continued.
Laura, where's the professor"
Il don't know" Laura replied He
rode off some time ago; and he was 20
ing to meet Mr.. Quest
If only he were here" Lenora NUT
tered. Il feel sure Craig means to
escape. There he goes"
They saw him ride off into the dark.
was tethered.
I'm going after him. she an
nounced. Listen, Laura. IL they ar
rive soon, send them after me"
She galloped off while Laura was
still undecided. Almost at that mo,
ment she heard from behind the vel.
come sound Of horses feet in the oppo.
site direction and Quest galloped up
Laura laid her hand upon his rein.
Don't get off" Laura continued
quickly. Craig has escaped, riding
towards the Mexican frontier. Lenora
is following him. He's gone in that
direction" she added pointing when
You come to the river you'll have to
hunt for the bridge
Quest frowned as he gathered up
his reins.
Il was afraid they'd try something
of the sort he muttered Tell the
others where I've gone, Laura"
He galloped off into the darkness.
Behind, there were some growls from
the little group of cowboys, none Of
whom, however attempted to inter.
fere with him. Long Jim stood up
and gazed sullenly southwards.
"Cookie'll make the bridge all right
he remarked. IF the girl catches him.
she cant do anything. And that guy'll
never make it. Whoop. Here comes
the rest of them"
The inspector. with the two depu-
ties, rode suddenly into the camp, The
inspector paused to speak to Laura.
Long Jim's eyes sparkled as he saw
them approach
IL . OIu IldII anu lat Auus, he
whispered Wen have some fun with
them"
The older of the two deputies ap-
preached them, frowning
Been at your games again, Long
JIM" he began. 81 hear you declined
to hand over a criminal who d been
on your ranch? You'll get
into trouble before you've finished
Got the warrant?' Jim asked
The deputy produced 1t Long Jim
looked at it curiously and handed it
back.
Guess the only thing you want,
then, is the man
Better produce him quickly" the
deputy advised.
Jim turned away.
Cant do it. He's beat it."
"You mean that you've let him go?'
Let him go?" Jim repeated. 81
amt got no right to keep him. He
took the job on a moments notice and
he left at a moments notice. There's
: JllO VI yOui PoiNy olNSA oAA
right"
The hunted man turned round with
a little gasp. Before him was the
rude mountain bridge, and on the
other side-freedom. Scarcely a dOz-
en- lengths away was Lenora, and
close behind her came Quest He
slackened speed as he walked his
horse cautiously on to the planked
bridge Suddenly he gave little cry.
rhe frail structure, Unexpectedly in
secure, seemed to sway beneath mis-
weight. Lenora, who was riding fast,
vas unable to stop herself She came
IN to the bridge at a half canter.
yraig, who mad reached the other
side in safety, threw up his hands.
Look OUT he cried. my God!
The bridge suddenly collapsed as
hough 1t had been made OF paper.
.enora. grasping her horse, was
brown into the stream Quest, gal
oping up, was only able to check him
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Hes been unconscious all the
time Quest reminded her.
Might have expected to find us
| there when he came to, anyway,
Laura insisted
Lenora smiled family as she caught
a glance from Quest
'Lauras got a heart somewhere,
she muttered. only 1t takes an awful
lot of getting at"
They found French, already conva.
descent, comfortably installed in the
private ward of a small hospital in the
picturesque New Mexico town. Laura
almost at once established herself by
his side
Can you remember anything about
the wreck, French?" Quest inquired
The inspector passed his hand
wearily over his forehead
1t seems more like a dream-or
rather a nightmare-than anything,
he admitted. Il was sitting opposite
Craig when the crash came. | was
unconscious for time. When came
to, was simply pinned down by the
side OF the car could see a man
working hard TO release me. tugging
and straining with all his might. Every
now and then ! got a glimpse OF his
face. II seemed queer, but | could
have sworn it was Craig. Then other
people passed by. | heard the shrek
of a locomotive | could see a doctor
bending over some bodies. Then Ii
all faded away and came back again.
The second time | was nearly free.
The man who had been working so
hard was just smashing the last bit
OF timber away, and again | saw his
face and that time | was sure that II
was Craig. Anyway. he finished the
Job. | suddenly felt could move my
limbs. The man stood up as though
exhausted. looked at me, called TO the
doctor, and then he seemed to fade
away. 1t might have heen because |
was unconscious myself, for | don't
remember anything else until | found
myself in bed"
1T would indeed" the professor re-
marked, be an interesting circum.
stance-an interesting psychological
circumstance, il | might put it that
way-if Craig, the arch-criminal the
man who has seemed to US so utterly
devoid of all human feeling, should
really have toiled in this manner to
set free his captor."
Interesting or not" Quest OBJ
served. I'd like to know whether It
was Craig or not ! understand there
were about a dozen unrecognizable
bodie. found.
The nurse, who had left the room
for a few minutes, returned with a
small package in her hand. which she-I
handed to French. He looked at it in
a puzzled manner.
Say, what can that be-" he NUT
tered. turning II over Addressed 10
me all right but there isn't a soul
knows I'm here except you folks. VIII
you open it, Miss Laura
She took it from him and united the
strings A little breathless cry es.
capped from her lips as she tore open
the paper. A small black box was dis
closed. She opened the lid with trem-
bling fingers and drew out scrap of
paper They all leaLed over and read
together:
You have all lost again. Why not !
give up? You can never win.
THE HANDS,
Lenora was perhaps the calmest
She simply nodded with the melan
choly air of satisfaction OF one who |
finds her preconceiyed ideas con.
iirmed
I knew it," she exclaimed softly |
~ knew it at the depot. Craig 5 time
has not come yet He may be some
where neal US, even now"
she glanced uneaslly around the
ward Quest, who had been examin-
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ing the postmarks on the package,
threw the paper down.
The postmark's all blurred out.
ne remarked There's no doubt about
L, that fellow Craig has the devil )
-an luck. but wen get him-well get
him yet. I'll just take a stroll up to
police headquarters and make a few
inquiries You might come with me.
Lenora, and Laura can get busy with
ler amateur nursing"
Il shall make inquiries the profes-
sor announced briskly Concerning
he local museum. There should be
Interesting relics hereabouts OF the
prehistoric Indians"
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CHAPTER XVII.

A man sat on the steps OF the range
,ook wagon. crouching as far back az
possible to take advantage Of its slight
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After the Wreck Another Warning.
self Just in time. He flung himself
from his horse and plunged into the
stream. 1t was several moments be-
fore he was able to reach Lenora.
From the opposite bank Craig watched
them. glancing once or twice at the
bridge. One of the wooden pillars
had been sawn completely through
Are you hurt, dear?" Quest gasped.
as he drew Lenora TO the bank.
She shook her head.
Just my side. Did Craig get
away
Quest looked gloomily across the
stream.
"Craig's in Mexico. right enough.
he answered savagely. but I'm be-
ginning to feel that could fetch him
back out OF hell
CTO BE CONTINuED)
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shelter from the burning sun. He
held before him a newspaper, GER
tain paragraph of which he was eager
ly devouring. In the distance the mail
boy was already disappearing in a
cloud of dust.
Evening star., 1915-02-09
CONFIDENCE RESTORED
BY COTTON LOAN FUND
Only $2s, 900 Borrowed, But $lol,-
o36, 100 Available Before
Plan Closed.

The beneficial effects of the fund.-"
says a statement of the central COM
nittee of the $1S6, 100000 cotton loan
fund. practically announcing the close
of the fund, ARE not to be measured
by the small amounts that were act
Tally loaned. It's benefits consisted
largely in the public knowledge that
there was a source of assistance which
could be confidently looked to and
availed Of
The buying movement which set in
following the establishment of this
iund has carried prices of cotton up to
> cents per pound, and exports since
December 1 have exceeded those for
the same period of year ago."
Applications for loans from cotton
producers of the south amounted to
$4,000. Subscribers to the fund, the
committee points out, have not been
ceieased from liability for their proper
tionate share OF the $4,000, though.
Il all the loans are paid, 1t probably
will not be necessary to call any sub
scriptlons
In it's announcement the committee
shows that the actual subscriptions to
the fund aggregated s101,036,l0O, and
came from 4S7 banks, 1856 firms and II
individuals. ranging from 500 to
$1,000 representing 81 cities in 1S
states and the District of Columbia.
Evening star., 1915-02-09
For Catarrhal Deafness
and Head Noises

( Here in America there is much
}.suffering from catarrh and mead
noises. American people would do
J we'll to consider the method en-
} 7loyed by the English to combat
, This IlIsIdious disease. F.v ~ one
knows how damp the English eli
mate is and how dampness affects
( those suffering from catarrh. In
. England they treat catarrhal deaf
ness and head noises as a constitu-
! fional disease and use an internal
J remedy for 1t that is really very en-
lracious.
Sufferers who could scarcely hear
a watch tick tell how they had their
hearing restored by this English
treatment to such an extent that
dible seven and eight inches away
from either ear.
Therefore. 6 y"u know some one who is
, troubled with catarrh, catarrhal deafness OF
head noises, cut out this formula and hand
1T to them and ycu will have beer the means
total deafness. The prescription can be
easily prepared at lsone foF about .5c aud Is
made a. follows:
Prom your druggist obtain or. OF Parmtn,
this home. and add TO II L pint of hot water
: and ounces Of .granulated sugar: stir until
dissolved. Take tablespoonful four times
g day.
J reduce by tsnic action the Inflammation and
swelling In the Eusfachian Tubes. and thu>
t. p-,ua ize TIE ar pressure on the drum, bus
to correct any excess Of secretson> in th,.
II remarkably quick and effective.
Every person wE0 has catarrh in any form
should give this recipe trial and free them
selves from this destructive disease
Evening star., 1915-02-09
INDIANS BIG TRIP.
Cleveland to Play Many Games
While in South.

CLEVELAND, February 9.-Manager
Joe Birmingham will lead his hopeful
band of Indians (new title for the
Naps) out of town on. the 1880 am.
flyer for San Antonio. Tex, Friday.
February &c, on what probably is one
of the most important training trips
the Cleveland club has ever taken. It's
up to Birmingham to make or break
this year, and the boy manager" fully
understanding what the Cleveland fans
expect of him. is going to do his
''darnedest" to give the town winner.
Secretary Billy Blackwood has ar
ranged one of the best exhibition
schedules the club has ever been called
upon to play, and the players surely
ought to be In the pink of condition
when they get back to town ApGil IL.
Twenty-Five games will be played be-
fore the Indians go into championship
battle. The club will stay at San An
tonic until March Is, when the eXhi-
bition games will be started.
Twenty-s seven men will make the trip.
twelve being recruits who have yet to
earn their spurs. The newcomers are
De Vogt, Fohl and Billings. catchers:
Bowman, Morton, Walker. Harstad and
Jones, pitchers: Shields and Rodgers,
infielders, and Thomas and Smith, out
fielders.
The schedule follows: March 10. at
Fort Worth; March 20 and 81, at Dal-
las; March %. at Waco; March 90 and
"a, at Palestine: March %, at Calves
ton; March 26. at Houston; March 81.
New Orleans; April and 6. at Bir-
mingham; April and s. at Chatta-
nooga; April 8, at Lexington, KY;
April 10 and II, at Columbus, Ohio.
Evening star., 1915-02-09
TO PLAY FOR TENNIS TITLE.
Kinsella and White Will Meet to
Decide Court Championship.

NEW YORK, February 9.-Walter A.
kinsella of the New York Squash Club
and John White of the New York
Racquet and Tennis Club have been
matched to play for the professional
court championship of America here
Saturday. February 20 Announcement
of the match states that this is the
first time in the history of court tennis
in the United States that professional
championship has been at stake.
The European war is responsible for
the absence of international court ten
mis- fixtures this season. and to fill this
vacancy 1t was decided that the game
had reached sufficient degree Of ex-
pertness among the young profession
ais to warrant arranging a match for
the championship of America. and out
side of that between Jay Gould and
George H V. Covey. the British cham
pion, for the open title it will be the
most important ever played in America.
Evening star., 1915-02-09
IN NEED OF HELP.
Protestant Churches in France Re.
port Depletion of Resources

A delegation. bringing word that the
Protestant churches in France have
been so depleted that they need help
N order to continue their work in
caring both for the spiritual and ma
-erial needs of their people. has come
from the National Union of Reformed
Evangelical Churches Of France to the
Federal Council of the Churches of
christ In America to seek the assist
ance OF the American organization.
The union comprises 45o of the old
state Huguenot churches which were
d'sesta blished in 1905.
The delegation is headed by Rev.
stuart L. Roussel, pastor of the church
at st. Cloud. France, and will be re-
,eived by the administrative commit
ZEE OF the Federal Council here Thurs.
They have met the general secre-
tary Of the council. Rev Charles S.
Macfarland. who promised to arrange
Tor their hearing before the admins
trative committee.
Evening star., 1915-02-09

efficiency is apparently the chief hope
we have Of working out our problem
the Intelligent man who would sue
ceed in railroading must therefore pre-
pare himself. He must search his own
heart with ruthless determination to
recognize his own defects of character
and equipment, that by recognizing
them he may strengthen himself.
Business Recovery.
From time to time," concluded Mr..
Harrison. I'VE have had business de-
pressions. and it is probable that we
shall have them in the future. but as
the country rallies from each one the
volume of business expands beyond it's
former limits, with corresponding de-
mand for increased railroad service.
That has been past experience. and
justifies our acting upon the confidence
of its recurrence. 1t has almost be-
come a law of American business.
we are now on the road to recovery
from the depression which came to a
head with the beginning of the war In
Europe last summer. That conflict has
Withdrawn millions of men from agri-
cultural and industrial occupations,
and we, In the United States now have
an opportunity such as we have never
had before to obtain larger share of
the trade of the world.
MANY of our manufa cturers are NOV
ing intellisently to take advantage of
this opportunity, and l believe that we
may look forward to new era of pros
perlty in the United States which will
bring about a steadily increasing de-
mahd for railroad service"
Evening star., 1915-02-09
DIED.

BASIlIA.~Sister OF the Order OF Saint Dominic.
Or Monday. February S, 1915, at 9:lo pm, at
Funeral Wednesday. February 10. at 10 IN.
fton 81. Dominic's Church, 9Th street south
west.
BENTE. On Saturday. Fehruan; s. 1915, HER
MAN BkNTE, aged seventy five years.
Funeral services fpriyste) AT chapel OF Joseph
Gawler's Sons; 1880 rsnnsylsani1 avenue
northwest. Gu Tuesday, February D. lEterraeui
in Arlington cemetery.
sun pm at n his residence. $50 sth street north
ast, ORLANDO A, beloved husband of Ko
Funeral services at Keller Memorial Lutheran
Church Thursday, February IL, at Pr Pm
special meeting of Mount Memo Encampment
ruary O. 1918. at 7:30 o'clock. 70 arrange for TIE
funeral Of BrothSr cr, o !. : R0oTu n1vf 2 nc C ,.
BROOKS On Monday. February S. 1915 at 1924
&oS &n ss rs Is hsRe BRook Beloved ss hsssand
Kate Brooks and father of Milton: Samuel
En,h Emma Gso.se sf -asnc and ap
the odd Fellows cemetery.
'f9m Alliance, Ohio. JEASNETIE BROWNE tnee
NoriSs sfa OF funeral later Fredericksburg papers
please copy.)
BURKE. Suddenly. on Monday, February 8,
1915. at pm. CECILIA G. nee Watson.
widow OF e late John F. BgrSs- ,, Ann.
nue. northeast. on Thursday. February II. at
10 am. Relatives and friends invited In
terment private. 1o
cASTER. On Monday, EeeE,aEg s. as; 1913; at IT.
band of Ene N. Canter. in the forty-third
Funeral services will be held at his late resi-
u m
wednesday. February 10. Interment in Con
gressional cemetery. TO-
Members Of Bartenders' Union. Local No. AS
are -Nspectfully invited to attend the funeral
oANrER, at his late ate -1teldence. 500 18Th street
so.~ sat, Wednesday, February 10th Instant.
at pm.
FRANCIS J. o'DoNSELL R. s.
COLLINS. On Monday. February g. 1918. at his
residence; llos 18th street northwest JOHN
Funeral services at Rock Creek cemetery chapel
on Wednesday, February 10. At II am
pm. SAMUEL. e, beloved husband Of Mary
A: Davis tnee Phueer,. in the sIty-eish'h
Funeral from his late residence: Michigan ave-
nue.. Brookland. D. c.. on Wednesday: Feb
5ua.y TO- at pm Relatives Taa R"ct if,eeSs rss
cemetery. Baltimore papers please copy) %
DAVIS. Departed this life, suddenly; Monday
night. February 8. 1915. at 1915 O'Clock. al
her residence. 1909 D street northeast, EMMA
ME DAVIS and beloved sister Of Jerrymiah
Davis, Mary Green, Lucy Brown and Elizs
Notice of funeral hereafter.
aLoYD. On Monday. February S. 1913: a
&c Gs95Ess0"' %Tn University Hospital sA"oh'
Funeral from the John L. Wright Co.'S funeral
Evening star., 1915-02-09
TO LECTURE AT G. ". U.
Montessori Method to Be Topic Of
DR.. Harriet Z. Hunt.

DR.. Harriet e. Hunt. specialist in the
Montessori method, Is to lecture on va
rious phases of Auto education" at 4
o'clock tomorrow. Thursday and Fri
day in the assembly hall Of the arts
and sciences building of the George
Washington University, 2023 G street
northwest. under the auspices of the
teachers college OF the institution.
The title of tomorrow's lecture will
be THE Tendency to Establish Rela-
tions." Thursday the subject will be
The Training of the Kinesthetic
Sense Through the Use of the Montes-
sori Material" and the theme Friday
will be The Significance of the Montes-
sori Material in Developing Forms of
consciousness"
Evening star., 1915-02-09
TALKS OF OUR OWN AMERICA.
Frederick Vining Fisher Lecturing
on Garden Spots of West.

Our Own America" was the subject
of lecture delivered in the auditorium
at Woodward & Lothrop's yesterday by
Frederick Vining Fisher. manager of
the bureau of lectures Of the Panama
Pacific exposition The lecture was re-
peated at 1890 o'clock this morning,
and also is to be given at the same
hour tomorrow. Admission is free.
Mr.. Fisher. by means of antern
slides and motion pictures. took his
audience Though the YELLOWSTONE Ma
tfonal Park, the Grand Canyon and
other garden spots of the west The
goal and climax of the pictures was
California. Views of the Panama Pa
cific exposition grounds were shown.
and the lecturer also described and
showed pictures of the Panama-Cali-
fornia exposition at San Diego.