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esson," had arrived at the little tumble
down station and had taken the only
vehicle in sight, a very ancient car
riage.
It ambled along until, at last, 1t
pulled up before the vestry room door
of the church, just as the bogus min
lister was finishing his transformation
from a frank crook. Clutching Hand
was giving him his final instructions.
Elaine and the others alighted and
approached the church, while the an
cient vehicle ratified away.
They're coming!" whispered the
crook, peering cautiously out of the
window.
Clutching Hand moved silently aid
snakelike into the closet and shut the
door.
How do you do, Doctor Carton ?"
greeted "Weepy Mary" I guess you
don't remember me-"
The clerical gentleman looked at
her fxedly moment.
Remember you?" he repeated. "Of
course, my dear. I remember every
one marry
"And you remember to whom you
married me?"
Perfectly. To an older mana Tay-
lor Dodge"
Elaine was overcome.
Wont you step in?" he said
suavely. "Your friend here doesn't
seem WE'LL"
They all entered.
"And you-you say-you married
this-this woman to Taylor Dodge?"
queried Elaine, tensely.
The bogus minister seemed to be
very fatherly. YES" he asserted, Il
certainly did so.''
"Have you the record?" asked
Elaine, fighting to the last
why, yes. I can show you the
record"
He moved over to the closet. "Come
over here" he asked.
He opened the door, Elaine screamed
and drew back. There stood her arch
enemy, the Clutching Hand himself.
AS he stepped forth, she turned wild
ly, to run-anywhere. But strong
arms seized her and forced her into
a chair.
She looked at the woman and the
minister. 1t was plot!
"A moment Clutching Hand looked
Elaine over. PUT the others out" he
ordered the other crook.
"Now, my pretty DEAR" began the
C1utching Hand as the lock turned in
the vestry door, I'VE shall be joined
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1915-02-25

shortly by your friend, Craig Kennedy,
and" he added with leer, II think
your rather insistent search for
certain person will cease"
Elaine drew back in the chair, horri-
fed at the implied threat.
Clutching Hand laughed diabolically.
While these astounding events were
transpiring in the little church, Ken
nedy and I had been tearing across
the country in his big car, following
the directions of our fair friend.
We stopped at last before a pros
porous, attractive-looking house and
entered very prettily furnished, but
small parlor. Heavy portieres hung
over the doorway into the hall, over
another into a back room and over
the bay windows.
Wont you sit down a moment?"
coaxed Gertie. I'm quite blown to
pieces after that ride. My, how you
drive!"
AS she pulled aside the hall por-
there's, three men with guns thrust
their hands out. I turned. Two 9TH
ers had stepped from the back room
and two more from the bay window.
We were surrounded. Seven guns
were aimed as us with deadly preci-
sion.
Gentlemen" he said quietly. '*I
suspected some such thing. Il have
here small box of illuminate of mer-
curry. If I drop it, this building and
the entire vicinity will be blown to
atoms. Go ahead -shoot!" he added.
nonchalantly.
The seven of them drew back rath-
er hurriedly.
Kennedy was dangerous prisoner
He calmly sat down in an arm
chair, leaning back as he carefully
balanced the deadly little box of full
inmate of mercury on his knee.
Gertie ran from the room
For a moment they looked at each
other, undecided. Then, one by one,
they stepped away from Kennedy to-
ward the door.
The leader was the last to go. He
had scarcely taken a step.
"Stop!" ordered Kennedy.
The crook did so. AS Craig moved
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1915-02-25
SYNOPSIS.

"a series of murders and other crimes. The
principal clue to the criminal is the warn
ing letter which is sent the victims
signed with a ''clutching hand. The lat
est victim of the mysterious assassin Is
Taylor Dodge. the insurance president:
His daughter. Elaine. employs Cralg
to try to unravel the mystery. What
Kennedy accomplishes is told by his
friend Jameson, newspaper man. En-
ragged at the determined effort which
Elaine and Craig Kennedy are making to
put an end to his crimes, the Clutching
Hand as this strange criminal is known;
schemes to put Their out of the way.
Each chapter of tn, sto-. tells Of a new
plot against their live and OF the way
save this pretty girl and himself from
death
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e'Who is that woman?" she asked,
still wondering about the identity OF
the niobe outside.
At first he said nothing. But finally,
seeing that she had noticed it, he
handed Elaine the card, reluctantly.
Elaine read it with gasp. The look
of surprise that crossed her face was
terrible.
Before she could say anything, how
ever, Milton had returned with the
sheet of paper on which "Weepy
Mary had written and handed it to
Bennett.
Bennett read it with uncontrolled
establishment.
What is it," demanded Elaine.
He handed it to her, and she read:
AS the lawful wife and widow
of Taylor Dodge | demand my
sons rights and my own.
MRS. TAYLOR DODGE.
Elaine gasped at it. !
"She-my fathers wife!" she ex-
claimed. what effrontery! What
does she mean?"
Bennett hesitated.
Tell me-" Elaine cried. els there
can there be anything in it? Mono
there isn't
Bennett spoke in low tone. Il
have heard a whisper of some scan
dial or other connected with your faith
er-but-" He paused.
Elaine was first shocked, then indig-
nant.
"Why-such a thing is absurd. Show
the woman I'M"
"No-please-Miss Dodge. Let me
deal with her.
By this time Elaine was furious.
'Yes-I will see her.
She pressed the button on Benefits
desk, and Milton responded.
Milton, show the-the woman in, .
she ordered, land that boy, too"
AS Milton turned to crook his finger
at "Weepy Mary" she nodded surrep-
titiously and dug her fingers sharply
into sons" ribs
"Yell-you little fool-yell," she
whispered
Obedient to his mothers" COM
mands, and much to Millions disgust,
the boy started to cry in close imita-
ton of his elder.
Elaine was still holding the paper in
her hands when they entered.
What does all this mean?" she de-
handed.
"Weepy Mary" between sobs, man.
aged to blurt out, you are Miss
Elaine Dodge, aren't you? Well, it
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1915-02-25
for the ladder leading farmer up into
the steeple.

for the ladder leading farther up into
the steeple.
Kennedy followed.
Elaine had recovered consciousness
almost Immediately, and, hearing the
commotion, stirred and started to rise
and look about.
From the church she could hear
sounds of the struggle. She paused
just long enough to seize the crooks
revolver lying on the floor.
She hurried into the church and I'D
into the belfry, thence up the ladder.
whence the sounds came
The crook by this time had gained
the outside of the steeple through an
opening. Kennedy was in close pur-
suit.
On the top of the steeple was a
great gilded cross, considerably larger
than man. AS the crook clambered
outside, he scaled the steeple, using
lightning rod and some projecting
points to pull himself up, desperately.
Kennedy followed unhesitatingIy.
There th&y we're, struggling in dead
y combat, cf1nging TO the gilded cross.
The first l knew OF it was Mortified
gasp from my own crook. looked up
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means that your father married me
when was only seventeen and this
boy is our son-your half-brother.''
''No-never," cried Elaine vehem-
emily, unable to restrain her disgust.
''Weepy Mary" smiled cynically.
"Come with me and I will show you
the church records and the minister
who married u.s."
"You will?" repeated Elaine defiant
ly. well, I'll just do as you ask. Mr..
Bennett shall go with me-
"No, no, Miss Dodge-don't go.
Leave the matter to me-" urged Ben
nett. Il will take care of her. Be-
sides, l must be in court in twenty
minutes
Elaine paused, but she was thor
oughly aroused.
Then I will go with her myself
she cried defantly.
In spite of every objection that Ben
nett made, ''Weepy Mary" her son
and Elaine went out to call a taxicab
TO take them to the railroad station
little town where the woman asserted
she had been married.
Meanwhile, before a little country
church in the town, a closed automo-
bile had drawn up.
AS the door opened a figure, bumped
up and masked, alighted.
1t was the Clutching Hand.
The car had scarcely pulled away
when he gave long rap, followed by
two short taps, at the door of the
vestry, a secret code, evidently.
Inside the vestry room a man we'll
dressed, but with a very sinister face.
heard the knock and a second later
opened the door.
"What-not ready YETI" growled the
C1utching Hand. "Quick-now-get on
those clothes. I heard the train whis-
tie as I came in the car In which
closet does the minister keep them %
The crook, without word, went to
closet and took out a suit of clothes
of ministerial cut Then he hastily
put them on, adding some side-whisk-
ers, which he had brought with him.
At about the same time Elaine, ac-
companied by 'sWeepy Mary" and her
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Just Then ] Saw Woman's Face
Tense With Horror; 1t Was Elaine.
carefully, fearing it was stall to get
me off my guard.
There were Kennedy and the other
crook, struggling, swaying back and
forth, between life and death.
There was nothing 1 could do.
Kennedy was clinging to a light
ming rod on the cross.
1t broke.
gasped as Craig reeled back. But
he managed to cath hold Of the rod
farther down and cling to it,
The crook began to exult diaboli-
cally. Holding with both hands to the
cross he let himBelf out to his full
length and stamped on Kennedy's fin
gers, trying every way to dislodge him.
1t was all Kennedy could do to keep
his hold.
I cried out in agony at the sight, for
he had dislodged one of Craig's hands
The other could not hold much longer
He was about to fall.
Just then l saw face at the little
window opening out from the ladder
to the outside of the steeple-a wom-
ans face, tense with horror
1t was Elaine!
Quickly a hand followed, and in it
was a revolver.
Just as the crook was about to dis
lodge Kennedy's other hand 1 saw
flash and puff of smoke, and second
later heard a report-and another
and another.
Horrors!
The crook who had taken refuge
seemed to stagger back, wildly, taking
a couple of steps in the thin air.
Kennedy regained his hold.
With sickening thud the body OF
the crook landed on the ground around
the corner of the church from me.
"Come-you!" 1 ground out, cover
ing my own crook with the pistol, "and
if you attempt getaway I'll kill you,
tool"
He followed, trembling, unnerved.
We bent over the man. 1t seemed
that every bone in his body must DO
broken. He grosned, and before
could even attempt anything for him.
was dead.
AS Kennedy let himself slowly and
painfully down the lightning rod,
Elaine seized him and, with all her
strength, pulled him through the win
dow.
He was quite WAX now from loss OF
blood.
Are you-all right?" she gasped, as
they reached the foot of the ladder
in the belfry.
Craig looked down at his torn and
sofled clothes. Then, in spite of the
smarting pain of his wounds, no
smiled, "Yes-all right"
Thank Heaven" she murmured fer
vently, trying to stanch the flow Of
blood.
This time-it was you-saved me!
he cried, "Elaine!"
Involuntarily his arms sought hers
and he held her moment, LOOKING
deep into her wonderful eyes.
Then their faces came slowly I"
gether in their first kiss.
(TO BE CONTINUED
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-11-24

Adams S parents, Mr.. and Mrs. James
Hanchett
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Williams and son,
Edward, of Middle Granville, y. y,
came Wednesday TO spend Thanksgiv-
ing with Mrs. Williams 5 parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Joseph Gilbert.
Among the hunters who have shot
deer the last few days are Lee Daris.
Lee Titus, Percy Haskins, +. \. Nellis,
Phny Crafts, Charles Ames, Dan
o 'Donnell, Elbie Pike, Leland Pike.
While on their way home the horses
of the Somerset stage took fright when
one of the bits broke, and ran from
Somerset through Wilmington to Mr..
Wimmelmann s home east of Whining
ton. Mr.. Wimmelmann and a woman
passenger remained in the wagon during
the entire ride, and except for being
somewhat frightened they were I'M
harmed
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-11-24
WOOD PULP WONDERS.
Product That Has Wrought Revolution
in Manuf a curing.

The claim of the Germans to have
substituted wood pulp for cotton in the
manufacture of xplosives-whether the
claim he true or false-calls attention
to the properties of this wonderful
product, which has already wrought
more than one revolution in the manu-
featuring world.
Wood pulp is just what its name inn
plies, and is obtained by dsintegrating
wood either by mechanical or a
chemical process. The former variety
is prepared by grinding it under water.
1t is inferior in quality, as the ibres
are short and the product readily dis
colors. Under the chemical process the
wood is cut up and boiled under pres
sure with solution Of caustic soda,
sodium sulphide, or, best of all, cal
cium bisulphite, and the resulting soft
product is pulped, pressed, washed and
bleached.
It was the use of this material that
SO reduced the cost of paper as to
make the half-penny newspaper possi-
BILE. So rapidly, indeed, did paper
cheaper from 1875 to 1885 that the III
PRODUCTION of wood pulp is said, with
| in those years, to have trebled the cir
culation of England s newspapers.
| 1t is a far cry from high explosives
| and half-penny newspapers to ladies
stockings and ''silk' nee kites, vet the
latter no less than the former are now
adays commonly products of the same
origin.
| It is years since the writer. on a
trip in the States, was invited to in.
spect a knitted silk tie of wonder.
full color and softness He inquired its
price, and expected to hear ''tall
one for so handsome an article. Yet
the figure was egHgible-ninepence OF
so-and the "sill1'' was only wooe
pulp. Thousands of the silk : stock
ings that fash in the sun along Picca
dilly and on the seaside ''prom,' are
made of the same material.
All sorts of hardware articles arc
now compounded of the pulped tissue,
Of trees that once swayed GRACEFUL,
in some northern forest - cigar .anC
cigarette holders, fancy combs, umbrel
la handles, buttons, insulating materi
ais, films, and a hundred other things
OF course, the extensive use O
wood pulp for articles Of clothing !
not strange. Cellulose, which is en-
ployed in enormous quantities in tn
fibrous state in the form of cotton
linen, jute, hemp, etc, is the chic
component of all vegetable tissues. i
which it exists in elongated cell
/, or fbres. Cottonwood and filter-pa
r per are almost pure cellulose. 1t is OF
4 ly a matter of technical skill to cor
tivert to textile uses the cellulose of til
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-11-24
LONDONDERRY.

Rev. 7. d. Preston has moved to
Haddam, Conn.
The village schools are having a va
cation this week
Clarence Stowen Of New York is
calling on friends here.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Shattuck are
visiting in Granville and Niagara, y
y
Richard Convey of Brattlebcro was
here the first CT the week looking for
deer.
Mr. and Mrs A. B. Waite went to
BrookGne, Mass, to remain until after
ksgiving.
Mrs Charles Stowell of Maplewood
\. j., was guest recently of her
brCthor-in-law, Frank Stowell. Mr.. and
Mrs Charles Stowell have bought
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-11-24
WILMINGTON.

DR.. l.. 7. Page is business visitor
III Boston.
Arthur Steans is working in w. d.
Brown S store.
Mrs Mary Gorham has taken rooms
at Mrs. Russell s.
Mrs. c. b. Kelland was in North
Adams Thursday.
Miss Florence Fox is visiting friends
and relatives in Brattleboro.
Little Eleanor Buell. has been i'll the
past week, but is improving.
L. E. Sawyer, superintendent of
schools, was in town Monday.
Rollin S. Childs of Brattleboro was
in town a few days last week.
Fred Tanner left Tuesday for New
York to spend Thanksgiving.
w. Frank Jones of Dover was a
business visitor in town Tuesday.
John Fowler and Frank Smith joined
the hunters in Somerset Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Grimes motor
ed over the Mohawk Trail Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. c. ]. Maher of RtUds-
boro are visiting at C. c. Burlow =.
Mrs Wales Cheney and Miss May
Deane were shoppers in North Adams
Tuesday
Mrs David Norton of North Adams
has been visiting her sister, Mrs. NJ
A. Norton.
Frank Brainard of North Adams
was business visitor in town the first
of the week
Byron Harris of West Dover ha,
been visiting his grandparents, Mr.. anC
Mrs. f. r. Cook.
Samuel Mayhem has moved his fam
lily into the home formerly owned anc
occupied by l.. w. Boyd.
Mr.. Harrington and Mr.. Rice of tn,
Manchester Lumber Co., Manchester
y. H., were in town Monday.
Mrs J. II. Kidder left Wcdnesda,
for Bronxville, n. y, TO visit he
daughter, Mrs. Charles Gardner.
Helen Jefts, who had been visitin;
friends in West Dover, has returne,
to her work at Childs Tavern.
Miss Jessie Follett has taken DC
sition with the Monroe Bridge Pape
company. She began work Monday.
Mrs. Ernest Harris and son. RicharC
visited her aunt, Mrs. Rosetta Davis
at Mrs. Martin Wheeler s in Monro
Bridge Thursday.
Miss Macauley, assistant principal
the high school, went Monday to he
home in West Rutland to spen
Thanksgiving day.
John Hogan and Nelson Pickera! al
working for the Power ConstructiC
company in Bennington, putting
new transmission line.
Mr.. and Mrs. +. L. Gaines al
daughter of Greenfield visited Nh
Gaines s parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Hem
Millington, the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hobart Davis return,
Saturday from their wedding trip al
are staying with Mr. Davis S parent
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Davis.
Mrs. V. l.. Adams and daughter, B;
bara, returned Friday from Springfe
Mass, whore they were visiting Nj
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-11-24

modify has of late years been greatly en-
HANGED by the ingenuity and skill of
decorative artists, especially the
French. The rich mouldines that give
so imposing an aspect TO certain pub
pulp product
Carton pierre an article that the
French have carried to a high state Of
perfection-perhaps marks the acme in
this line of manufacture 1t consists
OF paper pulp, whiting and gum, press
ed into plaster moulds and stove dried.
Improved so as to admit of gliding
easily, it decorates portions of the
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-11-24

spruce tree instead of using that of the
cotton plant. In the manufacture Of
hardware purity is not so essential.
high pressure and strong adhesive
being the great factors.
Nor is the course of wood pulp run
when it is made into textiles or papers
The paper itself, when it has served
its turn, goes back into the boiler, and
once more becomes pulp. Mixed with
starch, paste or glue and pressed, it is
then forced into mouIds, previously
oiled and we have that useful product,
papie: mache.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-11-24
SOUTH HALIFAX

Lester Fairbanks secured doe
Tuesday afternoon.
d. f. Harris and Perley Pond are
cutting logs in Whitneyville.
Clinton Barry and Norton Fairbanks
were visitors in Green River Sunday.
NJ. c. Harris is building two new hen
houses, Bert Culver is doing the work
Miss Jennie Gary of Grove is with
Ter sister, Mrs. Pearl Fairbanks. for a
few days stay.
Allie Mitchell is at work for his
brother-in-law. Fred May, ir., who was
injured last week.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-11-24

Mrs. Daniel May and grandson of
Westheid, Mass, are guests at c. H.
Learnard s.
Leon Mixer and Miss Ellen Miner
of West Brattleboro are visiting AT
Fora Whitney's.
Miss Sadie Helyar will teach the
Whitneyville school this winter and
board at A. c. Jones 5.
Rev. l. F. Mayhem has been engaged
to carry the pupils from here to the
Whitneyville district this winter.
Among the successful deer hunters
this week are Earle Worden, John Wor-
den, Lester Fairbanks, Harry Learn
ard, Leon La Rock, Allie Mitchell and
Aubrey Amidon.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-11-24

Tuileries, the Louvre and the Palais
Royal at Paris.
The demand for wood pulp articles
is said to be rapidly increasing, and in
some of the factories they are unable
TO cope with it. The making of pro
pulsive explosive does not exhaust the
use of the pulp even from military
point of view. In the form of solu-
ton. If is extensively used in the treat
ment of fabric for accoutrements and
in other ways.-Tit-Bit
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-11-24

The tonnage increase of the Ameri-
can merchant marine up to May ! Of the
fiscal year 1915 amounted to 1919 YES
sells of $50 55 gross tons. according to
a report made recently by the Bureau
Of Navigation. Department of Com
merce. This is a greater increase than
has been recorded for any previous
year In 1907, 596.70S gross tons were
added to the American registry, and
previous to that the record had been
held bv the year 1855, when an increase
Of $50, 1o2 gross tons was recorded.
Colombia in 1914 exported Panama
hats valued at S263.27I
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-11-24

Franks place, but he win continue TO
live here
Mrs. Metzler Of Staten Island, y. y,
who had been III It G. :. Waite s Tor
some time, was taken home last week in
a large automobile which came fer h..
Sac was accompanied by her husband
and sistC"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-11-24

Do not allow jealousy to creep into
your soul, it win warp it.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-11-28
Inspiration Copper.

III" particular bull argument on III
spiration Copper apparently !s that pow
erful interests have the market In con-
troll. There are, OF course, the general
arguments such as the great strength
OF the position OF copper metal and the
big earnings for producers In present
prices, But these arguments refer TO all
shares alike. Insiders declar. that
there IL nothing 20 the story that Inspi--
alton will be absorbed BY Anaconda.
They REFER 70 the rumor az made in the
street" but admit that II the Anaconda
was anxious enough to pay n very big
price II could have the stock. The mer-
ger story has served a long time 10 ex-
plain the greater prominence Of Inspir-
alton as compared with other coppers.
The market In Inspiration has been AK
traordinary for the size OF tho dealings.
Enormous blocas OF the stock have
changed hands within a very narrow
range. Heavy trading has developed In
tho past day or 10. Just below the level
where the last upward swing eliminated
last October. The question Of dividends,
II is said. will be taken up around the
nrst or the year n the rate made Will
depend upon the outlook at that time.
II Is estimated that by January. tie
conpany's output will have reached To-
100000 pounds monthly. which would
figure out profits at the rate OF about sl0
"A share.