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June hesitated, but down the pas.
sageway came Grin Cunningham. his
eyes twinkling and the laugher OF
wine upon his lips. June darted
into the magnificent stateroom. has
tily shut the door and locked II.
In the crimson and gold salon
were the popping OF corks. gay
laughter in which even Mrs. VII
lard joined. and then the loud
strains OF swift dance music, pound
ed out by the nimble fingers Of Tom
my Thomas.
Blye sat quietly, with that suave
smile upon his lips and stroking his
black yandyke with his long. lean
white fingers, upon one Of which
sparkled a diamond. He rose pres
entity. and, tiptoeing down the gang
way. stopped Mt June's door and lis
tened. He could hear an occasional
stified sob as June sat amid the
soft cushions OF the couch. Before
her. through half open door. could
be seen a glimpse OF a snowy white
bathroom. and In the adjoining little
pale blue boudoir stood June's own
luggage!
Ned. That brief sight OF him
had filled June's whole soul with
longing. Poor little runaway bride /.
There were he rattle of q donkey
engine and the scraping OF chains
on the yacht Hilarity. The anchor
was coming up. and there was an
instant change in the easy rocking
OF the craft. She. shuddered, and
then there was the sound OF seeth.
ing water as the Hilarity gathered
Roadway. June was on her feet In
an instant. She ran to the portfolio
and gazed out at the barely moving
lights along shore. The portfolios
were too small to let her shoulders
through. She ran to the door and
opened IL stealthily. then closed 1t
and held the knob as Tommy Thorn
as and Grin Cunningham danced past
In the salon.
June sat on the couch In her state
room with her hands locked upon
her knees. staring into the white
slice OF brightness formed by the
thing OF the bathroom, and while
she pondered on what she should do
Marie and Henri reached the city
and stopped at a telegraph once.
When they came out OF that place
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HIS ExAMrE
IA GOOD on


The movement to aid the st>I
ing babies OF Belgium. started
William Manchester. Jr.. editor
chief OF the Hubbard school ~
for the Detroit Times, and his
sociate editors promises 70 spre(
to all OF the schools OF the city.
Young Manchester and his sssI|
ants have announced that they 81
visit the other schools OF the ~
and tell them how they raised mon
for the purchase of the IA cans
condensed and matted milk Will
have been turned over to the CO..
mission for relief in Belgium ia
sent with the Michigan ship Whc(
1t sails from New York In May.
The children OF Hubbard scho1
raised the fund with which they ~
chased the milk In about wee
Should the little folks In all Of O.
other schools in the city duplico[|
the example set by this school.
two weeks they could form q fuI
which would buy enough milk q
take care of thousand Belgian W
bies for a month.
Advices from Belgium say that
Brussels alone there are $1,000 q
bies who are wholly dependent uDc|
supplies from America, wttho<
which they viii starve. Many him
already starved to death In spite 4
the efforts OF their mothers TO ke>
them alive ~.
This country and people n IT,
than year have been reduc(
from among the most prosperous A
the world to absolute heIplessnoc|
Not a factory is turning q wh64
not a store Is doing business ~
the fields are overrun and occupI1
by the armies OF the warning q
lions. The fathers of q large nun
Der OF these helpless Infants l1
dead either In an unknown grave, 3
exposed to the elements on tho ~
tlefeld.
The once rich and the poor -
now all on the same plane, absoIut|
ly unable to help themselves o.
wholly dependent for their existen6
upon the gifts from this count<]
Even those who may have none
can buy nothing. as every bit q To-
has been Communicated By G.
armies. and there is none 70 ~
other than that shipped IN throne
the commission. whose ships \
agreement Of the allies and a.
mans are the only supply ships th1
Twin be passed through the blockadl
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FORGERY CHARGE
AROUSES FEELING

owOssO. Mich. March 2s.-
George Hammer. prominent In Len
non. which Is situated on the border
of Shiawassee and Genesee counties.
was taken to Dowagiac, Saturday, to
answer charge OF forgery prefer
red by z. Bert Jenney, who former
ly controlled string OF private
banks in Michigan.
Haffner was assistant cashier Of
Jenney's private bank at Lennon
before the bank was closed by the
state banking commissioner. and ar.
terward was cashier when the bank
was reorganized by Lennon citizens.
A note for $3.50 was given the
bank in 1911 by M. e. Frazier. .
farmer. The original note was cop
led by Haffner on Jenney's order. he
alleges. and the copy was sent to
Jenney at Dowagiac.
II Is said that when the original
note was paid short time after
ward the copy was not cancelled. and
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Our Ds1sAt~r Is in Nsnssrl'

gracefully above them in the misty
river.
June's struggles were useless In
that heaving water and her cries oil
protest were unheard In that lonely
waste. Strong arms lifted her to
her feet: strong hand from above
grasped hers. and she was pulled
up to the deck. Below her she
heard the laughter OF the three men
who had abducted her, and with
their laughter blended the shrill
high voice OF that vivacious bru
nette. Tommy Thomas. June's heart
sent out a wild call to Ned. This
had been the first time she had seen
HIS face since the day OF their wed.
ding.
Al the door of the sumptuously
fitted crimson and gold salon on the
yacht the tottering June was con.
fronted by stolid steward with
gray mutton chop whiskers and a
puckered looking stewardess, who
wore. as II habitually. a half within
per.
The dearie looks faint" said the
stewardess.
well, bring the young lady q
glass OF wine, you" gruffy ordered
the steward.
Mrs. Willard came in and dropped
In a chair. while the vivacious Tom
my danced over TO the gold lacquered
plano. its beautiful marine view
painted by the famous velaz. Blyt
and the white mustached Cunning
ham and the heavy Edwards fol
lowed. laughing. az Wilkins wheeled
In from the pantry q portable buffet
It's frosty topped bottles packed in
glistening ice.
Have a taste OF this, dearie. II
will soothe your nerves. The whin
Ing stewardess held to June's lips
glass Of sherry. but June drew
away from II with repugnance, and
rising. hurried away from the stump
tuously fitted saloon. She did not
know where that passageway led
except that II led away from that
hateful company. The stewardess
followed her. the glass OF sherry
still In her hand. Fright in here
dearie.' and she opened the door OF
magnificent stateroom. ifs mahog
any walls paneled with ivory tinted
tapestry. its brass bed hung with
rich lace.
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not conflde In this creature. "You
may bring me some water, please
Eyes. dearie." The stewardess
whirled and hurried to the door of
the crimson and gold salon. where
Tommy Thomas sat between Gun.
ningham and Edwards, with a hand
on shoulder OF each. The steward
ess, with sidelong glance at the
quiet Blye In the corner, hurried
over to the group on the bench.
"She wants some water" she
whispered, bending over and grin.
ming her ugly grin.
"Oh, yes" Again the grin. Young
ladies always trust me. Say, think
she wants to escape"
Blye, with frown on his dark.
handsome face. walked across and
spoke to Cunningham. Grin nodded
and, his eyes twinkling. went to the
portable buffet. where he selected a
long stemmed. gracefully shaped.
gold incrusted goblet Of Venetian
glass. He filed 1t with ice and set
II to one side. Then, while the others
watched him, Tommy Thomas with
n half sheer and Mrs. Willard with
shocked concern. he took from 3
locked case tiny stone bottle. Now
he emptied the ice from the beauti-
full goblet. and poured into 1t few
blood red drops. Mrs. Willard half
rose and looked toward Gilbert
Blye; then, with q catch in her
breath. she sat down and was silent.
Blye went to the door as the stew
ardess came up the gangway and
called her In with jerk of his head.
On the lips of Edwards there had
come firm set, and his heavy lid
ded eyes had narrowed. without a
word Cunningham handed the glass
to the stewardess, but between the
two there passed a look which was
full OF meaning. Blye with his
glowing eyes on the glass, smiled
suavely.
Il brought you the water. dearie, /"
said the stewardess. entering June's
stateroom.
"Oh!" An exclamation of delight
from June as her eyes widened with
the beauty Of the delicate Venetian
goblet.
(Continued TAursdsy,.
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IS DOUBLE
Remarkable Case Di-
agnosed BY
Alienists

CHICAGO, March 2s.--Local,
alienists and medical experts today
exhibited deep interest in the cases
Of Mrs. Clara l.. Kittredge and Miss
Mary l.. Stephens. whose wealthy
brother was expected to arrive here
today from Springfield. Mass. Physi
clans have diagnosed the cases as
double insanity" one Of the rarest
and most peculiar mental diseases
known TO medical science.
Mrs. Kittredge and Miss Stephens
came here six months ago to study
mental healing. Since that time
friends of the women say they have
spent hours daily on their studies
The mental strain. according To
physicians. proved too much. Sat
urday night the women. scantily
Clad. dashed from their East Fifty
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TENTH EPISODE.
CHAPTER 4,

Ned Warner. In front OF the blaz-
lng windows OF the New York cafe,
stood as one In dare. deaf to all
the words of Bobbie and Iris Bleth-
erfng. who feared. from the ashen
pallor OF HIS face. that his murder.
BUS frenzy might react upon him
SELF. He saw again his lovely run
away bride being forced out OF the
tafe against her will by the man
with the white mustache and that
Internal scoundrel with the black
vandye. Gilbert Blye, He saw him.
self prevented by the frightened
Bobbie and Iris and the soiicitous
walters from dashing among the gilt
lering tables and graphing Blye by
The throat and strangling him to
death. He saw himself rushing to
The ornate entrance through which
they had taken his beautiful June
and arriving in time only TO see her
whiri away into the night In Biye's
Injurious limousine. the heavy man
with the thick eyelids up I'm front
with the driver. the middle-aged
women and the vivacious brunette
with concern and fright on their
pale faces as the dome light OF the
car shone down upon them. and on
The rear seat with June the two
men who had carried her away by
violence. the white mustached man
laughing. and the dark, handsome
lace OF Gilbert Blye bending over
June with that suave smile on his
dps.
Too latei Too late for anything
but HIS stupor. The limousine had
burned the corner. On that side OF
he cafe there was not taxi to be
Desn. Boobies car stood in trent.
On the other street. While Iris en-
leavored TO arouse the stupefied
Ned. Bobbie ran around and brought
his roadster. They drove UP to the
Dorner and turned down the street
through which the limousine had
disappeared. but where in all that
wilderness OF moving vehicles could
The track Of June be found? No
where! II was as II the earth had
opened and swallowed her up.
II might as well. for June, In n
bwift motorboat with the gay party
which bad kidnapped her from the
tafe. was then swiftly approaching
I long. low yacht which doomed
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fourth-st. apartment. They were
with difficulty persuaded to return
to their home. Trained nurses were
in charge Of them when they again
became suddenly violent. They were
removed to a city institution for OBJ
servation.
Police Physician Frank Rastal and
DR.. Leonard s. Wood diagnosed the
cases as double insanity"
such cases. explained DIR. Rastal
today. ARE exceedingly rare. They
usually develop when people are to-
gether constantly with their minds
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mention Of Blye, stated that conclu-
sion.
1T is a matter for the police" he
declared and picked up the tele-
phone.
"our daughter is In danger" said
the grave voice Of John Moore.
CHAPTER %.
In the dock adjacent to the one
from which the Hilarity's motor
tender had departed there paced.
almost perceptibly. night watch
man, who consisted Of an overcoat.
a cap and two glints of eye. To him
there came, as the docks intensified
their loneliness. brisk little chauf-
feur with q thin mustache and wo-
man with high cheek bones.
"The Hilarity!' stated the little
chauffeur. with an accusing tone.
and with a sweeping gesture he
pointed to that adjacent dock where
stood a big hamper with the word
"Hilarlty'' glazing white on its side.
"She is gonel" Then Henri stepped
back.
"Yep," rumbled a frosty voice. !
"But her tender" objected Henri.
ALSO Is gone. Listen. my friend"
insisted Henri. stopping In front Of
the overcoat and cap, but moving
..ta. .. a. .axo< Srraatst thtv IN ssTha
facts are like these. Mademoiselle
has gone board the Hilarity. Be
hold. here is the maid OF the charm
ing mademoiselle. She was also to
have gone on board the Hilarity.
How, then. shall she go?'
Dunno"
The maid OF the charming made
moiselle now stepped forward.
Can you drive a motorboat7" she
asked.
VOLTA" And Henri snapped the
fingers OF both hands, snapped them
three times. VIOLA, mademoiselle.
Marie! II Il goes I can drive IT,"
cant we hire this boat!" and the
resourceful Marie pointed to trim
little craft.
The overcoat and cap wheeled
slowly In Marie's direction and shot
forward frosty breath.
Nope"
"But, comrade." And Henri jerked
his cap on the back OF his head as
he wheeled at right angles.
"It is important Look. Here is
money. take the swift little boat.
I swish out Of the slip. swish
down the river. I swish across the
bay. Like lightning swish, and !
overtake the yacht Hilarity. de-
liver the charming maid"--a little
bow here-"and kiss from the
finger tips to the charming made
moiselle. and Immediately swish
back. Nothing r. lost! All is safe!"
Get on the dock" came the an
swer.
But, monsieur"
Hike"
II, Henri, detest you" was the
angry response. And he followed
Marie on the dock.
Up on the street stood the Willard
touring car, and az Marie and Henri
climbed in II q fat figure skunk out
OF the shadows and hung on behind.
gripping a thick cigar butt between
It's teeth. Up and down the docks
ranged Henri and Marie. but not
one motorboat could they find.
Wherever they stopped the thick.
fat figure dropped on the car and
skunk into the shadows.
Henri had another idea. He drove
to a nearby saloon and procured a
bottle Of whisky. which he offered
to the man on the dock.
Thanks The voice was one de-
gree iess frosty. The neck Of the
bottle disappearsd into the AIT Of
I.
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Aune and the Consp,rzeor.

Jenney now charges Haffner with
having forged Frazier's name to the
copied note.
Four Owosso and Corunna attor
neys retained by Haffner and sew
eral prominent men OF Lennon and
vicinity who declared they stood
ready to go surety on Haffner's bal
bond accompanied him to Dowagiac
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completely centered on one thing to
the exclusion Of everything else.
They get to be Influenced mutually,
one leading the other along. ! have
never heard OF case where two
patients became violent at the same
time In so remarkable way az
this"
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The Irish river. in Siberia. is 1900
miles long. and drains 100000 miles
or territory.
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as an institution. Everything was an insti-
tuition that night, you must remember. But
there was very vivacious young woman who
declared that in these uncivilized days a woman
couldn't wear a one piece bathing suit on d
beach without being arrested, and that when
you were arrested you couldn't swim, or some
thing like that. What did the Philosopher
have to say to that outrage The Philosopher,
he laughed, while the other people knit their
brows over this problem. They were trying
to decide whether it was a group response
bility' or not But hire hall was MS
answer When you want to do stunts that
the public eye would scrutinize too carefully,
why, DO it in private; hire a hall Then the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-03

group doesn't know about it, and therefor.
does not feel its responsibility. and you will
escape night in chilly cell, perhaps.
The two wars, European and suffrage, came
in for their usual modicum Of attention. Some
body said that Germany had never contributed
anything to the worlds budget Of improve
meats outside Of Germany, and that made
everybody shout for they all knew better than
that. Think OF the German toys" said the
Psychoanalyst in triumph, and vast silence
fell upon us, each thinking of particular little
red wagon cherished in our hearts and homes.
As for suffrage, they gave an ethical basis for
that much abused principle, based upon so
many different foundations as it is. The ethics
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THE OTHER SUBJECT.

Back to institutions for a while TrsY would
know what the Philosopher thou 5hC about
marriage and monogamy. He was here cheer
full and breezy-and compromising. Mo
nogamy tempered with alarms ard excursions
he said. This seemed highly satisfactory 10
the assenblage; that is, nobody swooncd or
made fuss. He went on further to say that
monogamy and varietism were utterly unlm-
portant in the spiritual relationship of mar
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rage There was an educator there very
thoughtful admirable woman, who said she
thought pernioious people ought 70 be alien
ated eff man were suf cring from an acute
case Of varietisrn, for example she explained
acute or chronic" came the quick query
from the other side Of the room
The discussion became rather highbrow at
times. reminding one Of college classes when
you hadn't read your lesson. I found myself
floating in thin air. but perhaps there were sew
eral of us together in thai same delicate posi-
ton.
Religion seemed 20 create complexities. Tho
Philosopher classes his gods right along with
the theatre. he said. Gods are for consolement
only. they sooth. one and rest one II that
consolation consists in believing that the gods
are responsible for whatever happens, good or
III. If ii means that a man depends upon his
god 70 get him TO Heaven, then the r ) be-
come dangerous allies says the Philosopher.
But otherwise. let man have the kind OF
religion he wants the particular brand that
proves most soporihc after the days work has
been done.
The Anthropoogst had higher notion.
And it really was very worthy notion, and
should have beamed upon the Anthropologise
If il hadn't been for one thing--his prickly
whiskers. The Anthropologist was saying that
each man is a godhead himself and that we are
all divine and that god is therefore subjective.
But as he spoke the Anthropoiogist stroked
his pricky faded whiskers so oonspicuously
that the shining radiance OF his goodness was
successfully obsoured and one merely gazed at
the pricklos, the likes Of which we pray our
own god not to emulate.
Those people there that night propagated
one idea that Is going TO be more and moro
valuable as time goes on. They called 1t tho
educational theory Of education" and OPP
posed il to the vocational theory, and they
meant that education in the future is going 10
teach people what to 60 in their leisure time,
as well as how 70 work az their Jobs. II somo
of the so-called leisure class could take few
lessons right now it might not be so bad.
Anyhow. the minimum wage people, proud in
the glory of new found off time, are going 10
be shown what = do with it IN the future and
there's new culture for our nation.
BUT WORTH IT.
1t did get hghbrow, l repeat. So extremely
highbrow that once when somebody reached
around and closed a window, l felt mighty
reef at considering again that human backs
and arms get cold and that windows have TO be
shut-to consider these potent facts well
as the subjects of 'immortalistic thesm' and
~ f,orfs aaA
ache when l eft-ideas are vitiating--but
perhaps a mental indigestion is better than tho
other kind the kind you get after lobster and
alligator pear salad and complete dearth ct
ideas for hours upon hours
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He May, Though.

The birth rate in Berlin has dropped IS Der cent
Not even Judge McIneney can attribute this TO te per
nicious effect of the suffrage propaganda
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"HE Observation-Disclosures of dumb brutes compared
TO the sehshness of the talking biped is the
II keynote OF Dog Stars" by Mrs. T. p. OCon-
nor writer wit and wife of the famous Irish National
ist. Mrs. OConnor Texan by birth, with the reputa-
ton of being the best known American woman in
London, is at the Holley Hotel, in Washington
Square
The book. its author says portrays the life and
conversation of two of her illustrious dead-Coaxie
and Comedian, which named because of his win
ming ways. and Max Gladstone OConnor which
ike the great in the expression OF his eyes
and his power of diplomacy.
Max Gladstone had many distinguished friendships"
said his biographer. He not such snob. but he
had the oldfashoned English idea of class distinction
and his associates were like hmself-gentlemen.
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Bv SARAH ADDINGTON.

I've Philosopher started il all by iia-
Tribe on etmos. He chose to say that
4 ethics were not individual matters, but
....;.r.osal and that II the institutions as
49,, are do not suit. why. just change them
hat Of course, IS profoundly right, but pro-
..,,5y difficult Philosophers must have
,-,,, deal of enersy. They sit at tables and
~. out 10 the world large drastic plans for
,.,,qine things. little things like marriage and
.-,.-,a,;onsl relations. Il would take sew
,rsl mems H.eumes to change those things, Of
.,y,.. with small time left to earn their
breakfasts and Merry their wives. But as
cay even srch undertakings and such sacri
fee, are nothing to the energy Of philOsO
pssi.
He sat uamoved and wholly Intellectual, the
.,.skrg centre Of q dinner table that dined TO
,,ssk and no, 90 e-t super section O. the
a7s diners. TO aa whatever to the common
dining group that eats to ct and sits with
i.oa and fellow diners for mere gustatorial
pleasure.
Me- was q Lit Of a ringer at the feast, but
Will. the Philosophers first rush OF drastic
Comment left ne pale and weak, none else was
rsibly affected The others sat in solemn
,-cls plotting almost phlegmatioally the
downfall of Things as They Are, and the rise
dThinqs as They Would Like to Have Them.
RAINBOW INTERNATIONALs.
Tie Philosopher was going 10 be nice about
though. lie was going to compromise
whenever he could For example, he talked
Of rainbow interaadonalsm" which meant
Low. Of ones own country without hate Of all
other countries. Now. that was a beautiful
.Aough, and j was dreaming sentimentaIly
over the happy time to come, when the Econ
ozlst objected
Must we COMPROMISED" he asked. Can't
W, have absolute Right? Must we meet
Wrong half wsya"
The Philosorh-- explained further. He had
o. intention Of meeting the Wrong half way
b; somewhere between the two poles OF ind
udul good and social good there was
happy medium for both. and that was the
Right was still aoelaiuing when the mathe-
nsdcs professor hled his complaint. 1t was
tt, same complaint; compromise he would
have none Of. And would you believe it, the
more lucid the Philosopher made himself the
ss willing those gentlemen were to accept
MS pronounoements?
Now the Philosopher was really good