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Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1915-09-24

moved slowly again into the back
room.
Long Sin had remained there. With
Weepy Mary he was guarding Elaine,
when WI Fang re-entered. Elaine
was thoroughly aroused by this time
Suffering is state OF mind" WI
said in low tone, and have de-
cided that IL would be poor revenge
for me to harm you. You are free"
Nothing could have come as a great
er surprise to Elaine.
do you-do you really mean it?'
she asked, scarcely able to believe
what her ears heard.
WI merely nodded, and with a wave
of his hand to Long Sin indicated that
Elaine was to be released
She nerved herself to take several
steps toward the door. She had
scarcely crossed half the room.
Watt" ordered WI sharply.
Was he merely torturing her, as a
cat might torture a mouse? She
stopped obediently, afraid 10 look at
him.
This will be the vengeance of WI
Fang" he went on impressively.
Slowly, one by one, your friends will
weaken and die, then your family, un-
til finally only you are left Then will
come your turn"
He stopped again and raised his
long. lean forefinger CO." he Kissed
Il wish you much JOY"
don't think that in all our friend
ship have ever seen Kennedy so ut
terly depressed as he was when we
returned after the discovery of the
vast fortune which Bennett had clev-
erly secreted
There seemed to be absolutely moth
ing to do until some new clue turned
up. placed my hand on his shoulder,
but the words that would encourage
him died on my lips. Several times
started to speak, but each time
checked myself There did not seem
to be anything that would be appro-
pirate for such an occasion.
A sharp ring at.the telephone made
both of us fairly jump, SO nervous
had we become. Kennedy reached
over instantly for the instrument in
the vague hope that at last there was
some news.
AS I watched his face It changed
first from despair to wonder, and final
ly 1t seemed to light up with the most
remarkable look of relief and happi-
ness that one could imagine.
II shall be right over" he cried,
tanning the receiver down on the
hook, and in the same motion reach
ing for his hat and coat. Walter"
he cried, ut is Elaine! They have let
her go!"
seized my own hat and coat in
time to follow him, and we dashed out
OF the laboratory.
The suspense under which Aunt
Josephine had been living had told on
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1915-09-24

lboNed INSIDE. Then he looked closer,
There was something peculiar about Il
aud he picked up a blank Sheet OF
wh'te paper. dusting on the diphragm
on Il. There, on the paper, were In
Vulnerable little black ypecks.
just then, outside. Doctor Godow.
skis car drew up and he jumped out,
swinging his black bag. Not being ac-
quainted with what we were going
through, Godowski did not notice the
Acknowledged Chinaman who was
watching down the street.
How do you do, doctor?" greeted
Craig family, at the door
What seems to be the difiiculty?"
inquired the doctor eagerly.
IL don't know" returned Craig.
but | have my suspicious. I'm too i'll
to verify them myself, SO I've called
on you Look at Jameson FIRST" he
added
While Godowski was examining me
Craig managed to get out his micro.
scope and was looking through IL AT
the strange black specks on the pa.
per. There, under the lens, he could
see the most remarkable. almost mi
croscopic creature, all legs and feel
ers. most vicious object.
Weak though he was, he could not
help an exclamation OF exultation at
his discovery, just as Godowski had
finished with me.
Look" he cried. calling the doctor
Il know what the trouble is, Godow'
ski"
He had started to tell. but the ex
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1915-09-24


time ] was much more delirious and
was crying out. .tk
I saw faces about me, but l did not
see the faces which were actually out
by our hall door. WI Fang and Long
Sin had waited patiently for their re-
venge. Now that they thought SUN.
cient time had elapsed, they had sto-
len silently to the apartment door.
While Ling Sin watched. W. listened.
The white dev.! has it." whispered
WI Fang. as he rejoined his fellow
coDspirator.
How long I should have remained
in this state, and in fact how long |
did remain, | don't know. Vaguely, |
recall that our acquaintance. Johnson,
who had the apartment across the
hall, at last heard my cries and came
in.
Somehow or other I knew the state
l Was in knew II was Johnson, yet
1t all seemed unreal to me. With a
great effort | gathered all my scat.
tered wits and managed to shout out
Telegraph Kennedy-Rockledge."
AT about the same time, up at Rock
ledge, Kennedy and Elaine, with her
cousin, Mary Brown, were starting on,
for horseback ride through the hills
They were chatting gayly, but Ken
nedy was forcing himself to do so.
In fact. they had scarcely gone hall
a mile when Kennedy, who was rid
ing between the two and fighting of
by sheer nerve the illness he felt, sud
denly fell over in half a faint on the
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1915-09-24

her. Her niece, Elaine's cousin, Mary
Brown, who lived at Rockledge. had
come into the city TO comfort Aunt
Josephine. and they had been sitting
that morning in the library
Suddenly a startled cry from Jen'
nings out in the hall caused both In.
dies to jump to their feet They could
scarcely believe what they heard as
the faithful old butler cried out the
name.
Why, Miss Elaine!" he gasped.
An instant later Elaine herself burst
into the room and flung herself into
Aunt Josephine's arms. All talking
and half crying from Joy at once, they
crowded about her.
In the excitement Aunt Josephine
had seized the telephone and called
our number. She did not even wait to
break the good news, but handed tho
telephone to Elaine herself.
We left the laboratory on the run,
too fast 20 notice that iust around the
building line at the corner stood lin
CUISINE with shades drawn. Even II
We had paused &c glance back We
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1915-09-24
SYNOPSIS.

The New York police are mystified by a
series OF murders End other crimes. The
principal clue to the criminal is the warm
Ing letter which Is sent the victims. signed
with "clutching hand" The latest vic
tim OF the mysterious assassin is Taylor
Dodge the insurance president His
daughter Elaine. employs Craig Kennedy
the famous scientific detective. to try 70
unravel the mystery. What Kennedy 40
a newspaper man. After many fruitless
attempts to put Elaine and Craig Ken
nedy out OF the way the Clutching Hand
u at last found to be none other than
Perry Bennett Elaine's lawyer and the
man she is engaged to marry. Bennett
hees to the den of one of his Chinese
criminals. The Chinaman forces from
bennett the secret of the whereabouts OF
100000 Then he gives the LAWYER a
potion which will suspend animation for
months. Kennedy reaches BENEFITS side
Just after he has lost consciousness
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element OF the journey and the exer-
ton were so great that he could hard
ly humble.
"Here-look-on this paper he
cried. From the telephone"
He had risen and was handing the
paper to the scientist when his weak
ness overcame him. He fell fiat on his
face on the floor and dropped the pa
per. spilling the contents.
Godowski. now thoroughly alarmed,
bent over Craig. But the delirium
had overcome Kennedy, too.
Unable to make any sense out OF
Craig's broken wanderings, Godowski
lost no time in taking samples OF our
blood.
Then he hurried away to his labora-
tory in his car. AS he did so, however,
Long Sin leaped into taxicab which
was waiting. and followed.
-
In Godowski's laboratory. where he
was studying tropical diseases, the
bacterioiogist set to work at once to
confirm his own growing suspicious.
From a monkey which he had there
for experimental purposes, ne drew Off
some blood samples. Then. with the
aid OF his assistant. he took the blood
samples he had obtaiped from
us. The monkeys blood, under the
microscope, seemed full of rather
elongated, wriggling germs, OF a pc
culiar species. In and out they made
their way among the blood corpuscles,
each like a dart aimed at life itself.
Then he took the samples of our
blood. In them we're the. same. germs
carried by that gruesome tick!
THE spirillum!" he muttered. "They
are infected with African recurrent
fever The only remedy is atoxyl, ad-
ministered intravenously, after the
manner of Professor Ehrlich's famous
'606."
Godowski had rung the call box has
tily for messenger. when Long Sin
who had managed stealthify to Green
up to the doctors laboratory window,
scowled through at the action-then
moved away.
While his assistant gathered the ap-
paratus, the doctor wrote:
Miss Anne septix,
301 w. --th ST.:
Please 60 at once TO the apartment
Of Craig Kennedy, - claremoni
Ave. Surgical case.
ooDoWsKI, M. o.
The boy arrived finally and the doc
tor gave him gei.5rous tip. to hurry
with the note.
He had turned the corner, however
when Long Sin appeared. Subtly ne
played on the boys cupidity to gel
him TO deliver a note of his own
even offered to deliver the boys note
for him. The fash OF Ave dollar bill
made the rest easy.
As the boy disappeared on a fake
errand. Long Sin. with the real note
hurried downtown. smiling wickedly.
They have discovered the fever
MASTER" he reported in the den.
WI was beside himself with rage
Before he could speak. however, Ions
SIN spread ont Godowslxi's message
But have this" he added.
II took merely glance to suggest
to WI a new plan OF action. He rose
and moved quickly into the back room
Come" he ordered Weepy Mary
"You must dress up as q nurse--im
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horses neck. elaine and Mary refined
up their horses.
why, Craig cried Elaine, startled,
whats the natter"
The sound of her voice seemed to
arouse him. He braced up. "Oh, moth
ing. 1 guess" he said with forced
smile. I'm all right"
It was no use, however. They had
to cut short the ride. and Kennedy re-
turned to the house glad to drop down
in an easy chair on the porch. while
elaine lowered about him solicitously
They summoned the country doctor
but 1t took him some time to get out
to the house. Suddenly a messenger
boy rode up on his bicycle and mount
ed the porch steps. Telegram for
Mr.. Kennedy" he announced, looking
about and picking out Craig naturally
as the person he wanted.
Kennedy nodded and took the yell
low envelope while Elaine signed for
1t. Listlessly he tore 1t open. 1t
read;
Craig Kennedy,
Care wellington Brown,
Rockiedue, N. Y.
Jameson very III. Wants you. Better
come. johnson.
The message seemed to rouse Ken
nedy in .pite of his fever. His face
showed keen alarm, which he endeav
orded to conceal from Elaine. But ner
quick eye had caught the look, q.
II must see Walter" he exclaimed,
rising rather. weakly and going into
the house.
4 How he ever did II Is still, ! think, a
mystery to him. but he managed to
pack up and. in spite Of the alternating
fever and chills, make the journey
back to the city.
When at last Craig arrived at our
apartment, II must have seemed to
him that he found me almost at
deaths door.
III himself Kennedy threw himself
down for moment. exhausted. when
did this thing come on, Walter?" he
asked of Johnson.
Yesterday, think. as nearly as |
can find out" replied our friend.
Craig was decidedly worried.
There's only one person in New York
to call on" he murmured, pulling him
self out of bed and getting into the
living room as best he could.
lis that you, Godowsh?' he asked
over the telephone. well, doctor,
this is Kennedy. Come over to my
apartment. quick. I've case-two
cases, for YOU"
Godowski was a world-famous scien.
fist in his line and had specialized In
bacteriology. mainly in tropical dis.
eases.
AS Kennedy hung up the receiver
he made his way back again to the
bedroom, scratching his ear. He no
ticed that was doing the same in
my delirium.
Has Walter been scratching his
carr" he asked Of Johnson.
Johnson nodded. That's strange.
considered Craig. thoughtfully. i've
been doing the same"
He turned back into the living room
and for q moment looked about. Fl
nally his eye happened to fall on the
telephone and an idea seemed to oc
cur TO him.
He went over to the instrument and
] unscrewed the receiver. Carefully he
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-05-01
CHURCH BELLS
to Former Watertown Min
listers Wife.

WATERFOWL, May In memory of
his wife, who died here in 1895, Rev.
A. j. Chase, founder and first pastor
of the Methodist church here, has
presented the church with a set of
three peal" bells, which have just
arrived in the city, and which will be
set in place in the tower of the
church as soon as the stone founda-
ton work is completed. The bells
will be dedicated at a suitable service
as the "Chase Memorial Peals," Rev.
FRANKLIN Lewis, the present pastor
presiding.
These bells are the largest ever
shipped into South Dakota. The
large bell is ga inches in diameter
and weights, with mountings, 5000
pounds. The next largest bell is Az
inches in diameter and weighs over
1000 pounds, while the smallest of
the trio is "a inches in diameter,
weighing somewhat less than half a
TOT
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-05-01
BIG CONVENTION
Splendid Array of Talent Secured for
sunday School Meeting at
Parker.

Parker. May Local interest in
the state Sunday school convention.
which will V i'm Parker May A.,
5 and D, has reached such a pitch
that the churches of the community
have decided to unite in a union
meeting in the large city auditorium
next Sunday night, with a preconven-
ton talk by the state secretary and
special music by the 100 voice choir
which has been organized for the con
vention.
In addition to the splendid array
of talent which has been secured for
the convention. including Il. o. Ex-
cell. w. r. Ropel, Rev. VIM. A.
Brown. all of Chicago, President Mar
quis of Coe college, President Perisho
of State college, Senator Sterling and
many others from this state, the local
committee is arranging for a street
parade On the last evening of the con-
ve%ntion, in which, according to pres
ent conservative estimate, there will
be 500 men in line of march. Word
has been received from Sioux Falls
that. roads permitting auto travel.
the boy scout band will be here for
the parade, together with approx
mately 100 men. Hurley also plans
on bringing the band for the parade
Local arrangements have been com
pleted and provision made for 500
delegates.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-05-01

duced to believe that he can not af-
ford to ignore such a bargain. This
is carried to such an extent that a
treatment" the original price of
which is $25, may be offered at the
end of six months for $3.50.
AS a matter of fact the successful
treatment of tuberculosis requires
much more than the mere giving of
medicine. and moreover what will
help one case will not necessarily
help another. Claims that are abso-
lutely unwarranted are no longer
permitted on the labels of medicines
shipped in interstate commerce, but
the wording may be such as to convey
a misleading impression without the
use of absolute statements. Thus
these preparations continue to find a
sale despite the fact that a little trou-
BILE on the part of the prospective
purchaser will reveal their worthless
ness.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-05-01

oO0.0 for equipment and better
ment, a sum exceeding that of recent
years and greater than had generally
been expected. Construction of 1000
freight cars and other equipment will
figure in important manner The
money will be spread over the sys-
tenn, the northwestern end of the
road getting a liberal proportion, also
the Kansas City division and the lines
through Iowa and Wisconsin. Dou-
BILE tracking of the line from Mime
apolis to Cologne, announced several
weeks ago by General superintendent
j. II. Foster of Minneapolis, which
Is now under way. is part of the gen.
eral work covered by the appropria-
ton.
Geo. I'll. Waskey, who returned yes
terday from Minneapolis called at the
offices of the Luce Eelectric Short
Line during his stay in the city. He
was assured by the officials that road
building west of Winsted. Mimi.
would begin at an early date and
considerable new road of the extern
sion would be placed in operation this
year. The officials of the company
are highly pleased with the progress
of their business, financially and 9TH
erwise and look upon Madison as
their western terminal as a valuable
asset. There is no assurance that
the road will reach Madison this
year, such an event being perhaps too
great an undertaking, but Mr.. Was
key received assurances that the road
would be built to this city just as
soon as the work can be practically
accomplished.
An audience of about 200 assem-
bled at the courthouse last evening
to listen to a discussion of the sub
ject, Resolved, That socialism is more
desirable socially and politically than
the present order. Prof. f. A. Beu-
chel presided and Claude Tyrell serv-
ed as timekeeper. The affirmative
was presented by Ingman Iyerson and
Sidney Sollitt and the negative by c.
II. Westaby and J.. f. Blewitt. C. T..
Olstad, Judge ID. II. Holdridge, r. j.
Lyons, Albert Meinicke and DR.. O.
w. Hanson were the judges. The ar
guments presented on both sides of
the question were so convincing that
the judges failed to agree on a ver-
dict. The debate had been under con
sideration for several weeks and con
;iderable interest had become mani
fest among friends of both sides to
the controversy.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-05-01
DRY TREATY
Government Officials Active i'm Pros
ecutions on Former Nankton
Tracts.

Wagner, May THAT the United
propose to strictly enforce that clause
of the treaty with the Yankton Sioux
Indians by which a considerable por-
tion of Charles Mix county was open
ed to white settlement with a pro-
vision which permanently prohibited
the sale of liquor on the coded lands
is indicated by recent announcements
and by the instituting of cases
against a number of defendants
charged with selling liquor in Wag-
ner and other towns which are stu
ated i'm the ceded tract.
AS a result of the announced inten-
ton of the federal authorities it is
probable that in future the entire
ceded tract will be dry" and that
none of the residents will take the
chances of getting into difficulty
with Uncle Sam. 1t is said that the
name of every person in the coded
lands who has been selling cider or
any of the other so called temperance
drinks. and merchants. who have
been selling extracts which contain a
percentage of alcohol, is on d list
made by the federal authorities.
knowledge of this has created a
sensation, and the result has been
hat dealers have voluntarily placed
a ban on prohibited drinks of all
kinds and merchants have ceased
selling extracts which come under
the federal ban.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-05-01
WAR SUMMARY
PROGRESS OF CONDITIONS AS
COMPILED BY THE ASSO-
GATED PRESS.

New York, May Special: Spor-
adic attacks characterize the cam
paign in Belgium and France and on
the whole. the troops have remained
comparatively quiet in the past TWEEN
ty-four hours. The Germans have
been repulsed at two points-by the
Belgians north of Ypres, and by the
French at Les Eparges.
The British and French continue
their efforts on Ypres sector. but the
Germans claim to have repealed these
assaults and brought the number of
guns captured up to s~ixty-three.
Nor do the reports of the opera
tons in Poland and the Carpathians
record any movements having any de
cisive effect on the campaign in the
east. The heavy guns of the oppos-
ing forces continue to shell the posi-
tons. but so far as the public is in
formed there has been no infantry
fighting to compare with that of a
few weeks ago.
The Dardanelles is the central
point of interest. The British and
French landing forces, according to
the brief reports from the British
war office, have succeeded in secur-
ing a firm foothold on the Gallipoli
peninsula and on the Asiatic side of
the strait. These expeditionary
forces are said in some quarters to
number $4,000 men, but it is hardly
considered likely that this number
has yet been put ashore. The south
ern section of the peninsula has been
occupied and entrenched and a steady
though probably slow advance is be-
ing made.
The British chancellor of the ex-
chequer has introduced in the house
of commons his measures for con
trolling the liquor traffic.
These consist of proposals for
doubling the duty on spirits, quad
rupling the duties on wines and a n
increase i'm the tax on beer. These
measures have yet to be accepted by
parliament before they can be put
into effect.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-05-01
THE CHURCHES.

Grace Episcopal Church Holy
communion and sermon, 1880 a. m,
baptism. Sunday school at II m. No
evening service.-E. Wilson, Rector.
First Baptist Church-There will
be the regular services at the First
Baptist church tomorrow. There will
be the Lords supper in the morning
service and the pastor will make a
short address. In the evening the
theme for address will be, Jacob, the
Deceiver, Afterwards Called Israel.
Miss Mabel Odell is leader of the r..
Y. p. IT,, which meets at Z p. m.
All are most cordially invited to at
tend.-Roy l.. Palmerton, Pastor.
United Lutheran Church-There
will be English services tomorrow
evening at s o'clock. Special music
will be rendered by the Nordraak
male chorus. On Thursday after
noon the Ladies' Aid meets with Mrs.
Martin Westby. Sunday school every
Sunday at IL o'clock. Everyone is
welcome to these serviees.-Olin
Reigstad, Pastor.
First Presbyterian Church-There
will be the usual services, at 1890 a.
m, and s p. m, subject of the SER
mon for the morning, The Right Am
bition. In the evening the subject
will be The Right Influence. There
will be special music rendered at both
services under the direction OF Miss
Tyrrell. The Christian Endeavor So
ciety will meet at 7 p. m, the subject
is The JOY of the Christian Life l
Pete 1912. Ruth Habeger will be
the leader.-C. McKibbin, Minister.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-05-01
COUGH.

Well-everyone knows the effect of
pine forests on coughs. DIR. Bells Pine
Tar-Money is a remedy which brings
quick relief for whooping cough. 1oosens
the mucous, soothes the lining of the
throat and lungs. and makes the cough
ing spells less severe. A family with
growing children should not be without
it. Keep II handy for all coughs and
colds. 25c at your druggist.
Electric Bitters a spring tonic.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-05-01

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Make Good work Possible.

You cannot do good work while your
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