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Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-01-08

mo; l warned you never to act
me- And we might have made a cap
ture! My child, always show me these
things. l will advise you whether to
tear them up or not"
Jones, l believe you are going
little too far" said Florence haughtily.
1T might have been my father"
Never in this world, Miss Florence.
Still, l beg your pardon for raising
my voice. What l do and have done
is only for your own sake. There are
two things l wish to impress upon your
mind before l go. This can be made
comedy or terrible tragedy. You
have already had taste of the latter;
and each time you escaped because
God was good to us. But he is rarely
kind to thoughtless people. They nave
to look out for themselves. l am act
ing under orders; always remember
that
Forgive me; l acted wrongly. But
I'm so weary and tired of this eternal
suspicion of everybody and every
thing. Can't l go somewhere. some
place where | can have rest?"
IF i thought for single moment
it was possible to take you thousands
of miles from this spot, it would be
done this very night. But this is our
fortress. So far it has been impreg-
nable. The police are watching it;
and that prevents general assault
by the scoundrels. If we tried to
leave we would be followed; and they
play that game exceedingly well. Now,
goodnight, Well have you out of all
this doubt and suspicion one of these
days. There will not be any past;
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-01-08
BILIOUS, HEADACHY,
SICK 'CASCARETS'
Gently cleanse your liver and
sluggish bowels while
you sleep.
Get a. 10-cent. box.

Sick headache, biliousness, dizzi-
ness, coated tongue, foul taste and foul
breath-always trace them to torpid
liver; delayed, fermenting food in the
bowels or sour, gassy stomach.
Poisonous matter clogged in the in-
testines, instead Of being cast out
of the system is re-absorbed into the
blood. When this poison reaches the
delicate brain tissue it causes con-
gestion and that dull, throbbing, sick
ening headache
Cascarets Immediately cleanse the
stomach, remove the sour, undigested
food and foul gases, take the excess
bile from the liver and carry out all
the constipated waste matter and
poisons in the bowels.
A Cascaret tonight will surely
straighten you out by morning. They
work while you sleep-a 10-cent box
from your druggist means your head
clear, stomach sweet and your liver
and bowels regular for months. Adv.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-01-08

that will be Topped off as you'd lop a
limb from tree
Please let it be quick. / want to
see my father"
Jones' eyes sparkled. And you
have my word that he wants to see
you. But dare not tell you"
Do you think he would object to
Mr. Norton?" she asked, studying the
rug.
In what capacity" he countered,
forcing her hand
"As-as husband?" bravely.
Jones in turn studied the patterns
in the rug. 1T is only natural for a
father to look high for his daughter
husband. But, after all, an honest
man is worth as much as anything |
know of. And Norton is honest and
loyal and brave"
Thank you, Jones. l intend to
marry him when the time comes; so
you may as well prepare father for
this eventuality.'
There is an old adage-"
But she interrupted him. IF you
have new adage, Jones, shouldn' t
mind hearing it. But I'm only just
out of school, where old adages are
served from soup to pudding. Good.
night
And Jones went to the rear of the
house, chuckling.
In the passing it might well be OBJ
served that the Hargreave house had
a remarkable menage. There was a
gardener, a cook, and a maid; and the
three of them reported to Jones each
night before going to bed. They were
all three detectives from one of the
greatest organizations in America
Finding themselves unable to lure
Florence away from the enVirons oi
the Hargreave home, the Black Hun
dred set some new machinery in mo
ton. Thep proposed to rid the house
of every one in it by a perfectly logi
cal device. But the first step in this
new move was going to be extremely
delicate and risky. 1t was no small
adventure to- enter the Hargreave
home; and yet this must be done. Sc
finally Spider" Beggs was selected
for the work. The man could practie
ally walk over crockery without caus
ing a sound; he could climb a house
by the window ledges; and he coult
hold his breath like those professional
tank swimmers.
Three or four nights after the Par
off fiasco, Jones started the ROUNDS
| putting out the lights. He left tht
one in the hall till the last, for it wa.
his habit, after having turned off tha
| light, to stand by the door for severa
minutes, watching. One never coult
| tell
On the other hand, Spider" Begg
never approached a house till an hou
after the lights went out. Persons
were likely to move about for som,
| minutes later; they might want some
thing to eat, a drink of water. So h
| remained hidden behind the summe
house till long after midnight Whel
at last he felt assured that all in tn
Hargreave house were asleep, h
moved out cautiously. Both his futur
and his poeketbook depended upo
the success of this venture. 1t too
! him ten minutes to crawl from tn
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-01-08
SYNOPSIS.

Stanley Eargreave, millionaire. after q
miraculous. escape from the Gen of the
gang OF brilliant thieves known as the
Black Hundred. lives the life of a re-
cluSe for eighteen years. HargreaVe ac-
cldentally meets Braine, leader of the
Black Hundred. Knowing Braine WIN try
70 get him. he escapes from his own home
by balloon. Before escaping he writes
Il letter to the girls school where eight
cen years before he nysterionsly lelI on
the uOorstep his baby daughter, Florence
Gray That day. Hargreave also draws
$l,0e0,000 from the bank, but 1t Is reported
that this dropped into the sea when the
balloon he escaped In was punctured
Florence arrives from the girls school
countess olga, Braine's companion, Wis
its her and claims to be a relative. Two
bogus detectives call, but their plot is
rolled by Norton, newspaper man. By
Di1bing the captain of the Orient Norton
lays a trap tor Braine and his gang.
Countess Olga also visits the Orient's
captain, and she easily falls into the re-
norters snare. The plan proves abortive
through Braine's good luck and only hire
lings fall into the hands of the police
Atter failing in their first attempt Nthe
Black Hundred trap Florence. They ask
ner for money. but she escapes. again
tciAng them. Norton and the countess
call on Florence the next day, once more
sale at home. The visitors having gone,
Jones removes a section of flooring and
M rom cavity taxes a box Pursued by
members of the Black Hundred, he rushes
10 the water front and succeeds in drop
ping the box into the sea. Countess Olga
succeeds in breaking the engagement ex-
lsting between Florence Hargreave and
Norton. Accomplices OF Braine succeed
IN kidnapping Florence while she is shop
ping and hurry her off to sea. She leaps
into the sea and Is picked up In dazed
condition by party of fishermen. The
Black Hundred locate her. and Braine.
disguised as her father. succeeds in TAX
ing her back to sea with him. Florence
sets fire to the boat and is rescued by a
shin which Norton has
haied. Norton and Florence. safely ashore
and with no longer any misunderstanding
between them. take the train for home.
bers OF the Black Hundred carry the in
1ured Florence to deserted hut. Norton.
who tries TO rescue her. Is tied to the
railroad tracks. Florence saves him and
finally Jones comes to the rescue Of both.
The Black Hundred recover the box
Jones dropped in the ocean. BY clever
ruse Norton and Jones regain 1t.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-01-08

branch of the secret service and put
the matter to him frankly. l. Flor
ence, Susan, and the rest of us must
be arrested The wretches must be-
lieve that the house is empty. They'll
rove about fruitlessly and will return
to their den to report the success OF
the coup. All the while you and
some detectives will be in hiding up
stairs, dictagraph and all that. When
the time comes you will follow. This
will not reach the heads, perhaps, but
it will demoralize the organization in
such way as to make it helpless for
several months to come. There is a
tunnel from the stables to this house" ="
What, a tunnel?"
Yes, Mr.. Hargreave had it built
several years ago. I don't know what
his idea was; possibly he anticipated
an event like this. You and your men
will find entrance by this method.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-01-08
E,,,ar,t. Eletion.

81 never use but seven tons Of coal
a winter in my furnace"
Since / have been with these peo-
pie they have raised my salary four
times"
81 go to bed at ten O'Clock just as
regular as clockwork."
81 always wash them out myself be-
cause the washerwoman loses so
many"
'I'I pay that bill next month, sure"
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-01-08

it. He started out to Riverdale to &C,
quaint Jones with the discovery
'EHumph!" said Jones; mot a bad
idea this So that's what the sneak
was doing here last night I've been
wondering and wondering. Let's have
a look"
He went through the books and at
length came across the three volumes.
These held a thousand in excellent
counterfeit.
Mighty good work that What
are you going to do?" asked the re-
porter.
Jones rubbed his chin reflectively.
How long may counterfeiter be
sent up?"
Anywhere from ten to twenty
years"
THAT will serve. My boy, this time
we'll go and take Mr. Black Hun.
dred right in his cubby hole,
You know where it is?''
Every nook and corner of it. Now
you go at once to the chief of the local
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-01-08
police and E;remen Ask Aid.

Cincinnati. A delegation of po
lice and fire department officials
from Ohio cities met here to discuss
a bill which they want introduced al
the coming session of the general as
sembly to have $1,50o,000 fees and
taxes on foreign insurance companies
diverted from the state to the use oi
the police and fremens pension funds
of the various cities. The officials
came particularly to consult Safety
Director Holmes as to his opinion
Mr.. Holmes said he would give them
an answer later.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-01-08
Proper Underclothlna.

The Japanese are now making and
extensively wearing underclothing
made of paper. The material is finely
grained and has number of remark
able qualities. It is very strong and
at the same time very flexible. and
after being worn few hours it offers
no more interference to perspiration
than ordinary cotton clothing. After
becoming wet the material is so strong
that it can be torn only with difficulty.
In the manufacture of these garments,
after being cut to pattern. the seams
are sewed together and hemmed. The
buttonhole5 are REINFORCED with linen
or some other fabric.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-01-08

matism, neuralgia, ETC., have shown
rapid improvement when the change
has been persisted in to the extent
of lessening weight, and chronic rheu-
matism-though resisting such treat
ment as drugs. hot baths and massage
has been relieved permanently dur
ing moderation, returning with any
new excess. High blood pressure is
lowered by the dieting. The superfiu-
GUS flesh is not the cause of the rheu-
matism, etc.. but both the extra weight
and the attendant disorders seem to
be due to the habit OF overindulgence.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-01-08
Eamilx Found, Destitute.

Chardon. = When complaint was
made that William Frieler OF
Mansfield, near here, was neglect.
ing his horse, investigation proved that
the family was destitute Frieler and
wife and their six children had been
living on frozen potatoes for five
weeks. The baby, Evelyn, Ia months
old, was clad only in gingham apron
and both feet are frozen. The feet of
Raymond. Violet and Aeretta Frieler
are also frozen. Frieler speaks seven
languages, but says he is unable to
work much because of poor health.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-01-08

1t can be done without exciting the
suspicious of the watchers"
Looks as if my yarn wasn't going
to be delayed so long after all. Jones,
you ought to have been in the secret
service yourself" admiringly.
Jones smiled and shrugged. q am
perfectly satisfied with my lot-or
would be if the Black Hundred could
be wiped out of existence"
I'll see the secret service people at
once. stand in well with them all"
"And good luck to you. Well need
good luck"
Norton was welcomed cordially by
the chief The secret service men
trusted him and told him lots of tales
that never saw light on the printed
page. The reporter went directly to
the point of his story, without elabora.
ton, and the chief smiled and handed
him the original letter.
Morton, I've been after this gang
of counterfeiters for months and they
are clever beyond words. I've never
been able to get anywhere near their
presses And for a moment l thought
this note was from a squealer I've
dozen men securing the country
They find the bogus notes, but never
the men who pass them You see
it's new stuff. / know what all the
old timers are at; but none of them
has had hand in this issue. Some
foreigners, take it, under the leader
ship of man I'd very much like to
know. Now. what's your scheme?"
Jim outlined it briefly.
1T all depends said the chief
upon the fact that they will be i'm
patient If they have the ability to
wait, we Iose But we can afford to
risk the chance The man who wrote
this letter is not counterfeiter. He's
an old yeggman. We haven't heard
anything of him lately. We tried tc
corner him on post office job, but
he slipped by. He may be stool
Anyhow, I'll draw him in somehow"
''There1I be some excitement"
We're used to that; you too. Al
we've got to do is to locate this MAI
Beggs There are signs of spite in this
letter Very well played, if you wan
my opinion. What's this Black Hun
dred?"
I'm not at liberty to tell just yet
It's a strange game; half political
half blackmail It's a pretty stronl
organization But if they're back o
this counterfeiting, there's a fin,
chance of landing them ALL
Here the chiefs assistant came in
Got Beggs on the wire. Says he'll
| conduct you to the home if you'll
promise him immunity for some othe
| offenses.''
"Tell him he shall have immunit,
| on the word of the chief. But ais,
say that he must come to see me il
| person"
"An right, sir"
Il don't believe it would be wis
for Beggs to see me here. gave hin
good send-off-Sing Sing-five year
ago. He may recollect," said Norton
Suit yourself about that. Only
keep in communication with me b
telephone and I'll tip you off as t
when the raid shall take place. Luck
| you came in / should have honestl
| gone there and arrested innocen
| people, and they would have had
| devil of time explaining 1t woul
| have taken them at least week t
| clear themselves. That would leav
the house empty all that time.
Norton did not reply, but he pu
the blotter away carefully. Their
was no getting away from the fac
but the god of luck was with him.
DO you know what's back of
all?"
81 can't tell you any more than
have" said Norton.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-01-08
CHAPTER xiv.
Norton Makes a Discovery

Norton Makes Discovery.
Perhaps the most amusing phase of
the secret agents discontinue was the
fact that neither Jones nor Florehce
had the least idea what had happened
Florence regretted a hundred times
during the evening that she had not
gone out to the summer house. 1t
might really have been her father. Her
regret grew so deep in her that Just
before going to bed she confessed to
Jones.
you received letter of that sort
and did not show 1t to me?" said
Jones, astonished
You warned me never to pay any
attention to them
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-01-08

ing physician is in the least doubt he
has very harmless and simple mode
of testing the point and proving abb
solutely whether the patient is really
dead or only in cataleptic fit. sim
ulating death.
1t is known that even Tough the
finger cannot detect the beat Of the
pulse, nor the stethoscope bear to the
listening ear of the physician the
least beat of the heart, a quiet cir
culation of the blood may be going
on, and the person be actually alive,
though giving. no signs that can be
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-01-08
strikinn miners MUST Paw Rent.

Cleveland. = Eviction proceedings
against two hundred families of East
Maher Coal Co. mines are to be begun
Immediately after Jan. Is unless the
miners pay 10 months back rent or
give peaceful possession of the houses
they occupy, the company has just an
nounced. The company owns mines at
Maynard. Starkville, Neff and Glen
coe 1t owns about 200 houses in
those towns where it's former employees
live. Many of the families are des-
titute
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-01-08
How to Take Your Own Photo.

Many schemes have been devised
by persons wishing to photograph
themselves, but the most unique
scheme is by using clothespin and a
fuse. This is done by taking a wood
clothespin and shaping one end SO
that it grasps the bulb of the shutter
and the spring tends to press the
bulb. The other ends are brought to-
gether so as to release the bulb and
are tied with string or thread. On
this Is put fuse of some length.
Peering through the camera and dis
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-01-08

Then pass. I know you well
enough. If you've made up your mind
not to talk man couldn't get any
thing out of you with a can-opener.
And that's why we trust you, my boy.
Don't forget the telephone"
Il shan't. So long"
That same night Braine paid the
Russian woman a brief visit.
Il think that here's where we go
forward. The secret service will raid
the house tomorrow and then for a
few days Wen roam about as we bally
please. I'm hanged if l don't have
every plank torn up and all the walls
pulled down. More and more I'm con-
vinced that the money is in that
house"
Don't be too confident" warned
Olga. so many times have we been
tripped up when everything seemed in
our hands. The house should be
guarded but not entered for day
or two; at least not till after the raid
Is cold I'm beginning to see traps
everywhere"
Nonsense! Leave it to me. We
shan't stick our heads inside the Har.
greave house till we are dead certain
that it is absolutely empty. Olga
you're a gem. / don't think Russia
VIII bother us for awhile. Eth? Paroff
Will not dare tell how he was film
fiammed. The least he can do to save
his, own skin is to say that we are
fully capable of taking care of our
selves
Olga laughed. ITO think of his
writing a note like that Florence
would have recognized-and no doubt
did-a palpable attempt to play an
old game twice.
How does she act towards ycu?"
Cordial as ever; and yet p. :"
yet what?"
Il thought her an ordinary schoo
girl, and yet every once in while she
makes what you billiard players cal
a professional shot What matter
| So long as they do not shut the doc;
in my face, l ask nothing more. But
do you want my opinion? l feel it II
my bones that something will g
wrong tomorrow"
Good lord, are you losing you
nerye?' cried Braine impatiently 9TH,
| secret service has the warning; the!
find the green stuff, and Jones & Co
will mog off to the police station. Ant
| there'H be week of red tape befor,
| they are turned loose again They'll
| dig into Hargreave's finances and al
that. Well have all the security il
the world to find out if the none,
is in the house or not. Why worry?'
| Its only the way l feel. Their
is something uncanny in the regular
| ity of that girls good luck"
'Ah, but we're not after her thi
time; it's the whole family"
THE servants too?"
Everybody in the house will b.
under suspicion"
And can you trust Beggs?"
His life is in the hollow of m,
hand. You can always trust a NAL
when you hold the rope that's aroun'
| his neck"
Still the frown did not leave Olga
brow. With all her soul she longel
| to be out of this tangle. 1t had al
looked so easy at the start; yet her
| they were, weeks later, no furthe
| forward than at the beginning, an
| added to this they had paid much il
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-01-08
CLEAR YOUR SKIN
BY Daily Use Of cuticura Soap and
Ointment. Trial Free.

You may rely on these fragrant
supercreamy emolliants to care fo-
your skin, scalp, hair and hands. Moth
ing better to clear the skin of pimples,
blotches, redness and roughness, the
scalp of dandruff and itching and the
hands of chapping and soreness.
Sample each free by mail with 32-p.
Skin Book. Address postcard. Cuticurs.
Dept. Y, Boston. Sold everywhere. Adv.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-01-08
ABSOLUTE PROOF OF DEATH
Simple Test Familiar to All Physi-
clans Prevents Possibility Of Per.
son Being Buried Alive.

To many persons the dread of be-
ing buried alive is an obsession. Sci
ence has SO many tests now that such
a thing is almost impossible. There
is no necessity now for such precau-
tions as were taken in ancient times,
at the request of those who feared
this contingency. When the attend
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-01-08

consummate She could smile and
laugh and jest, all the while her heart
was burning with wrath.
One day, week or SO after her
meeting with Norton in the summer
house, Olga arrived, beautifully
gowned. handsome as ever. There
was not the least touch Of the adyen-
turess in her makeup Florence had
just received some mail, and she had
dropped the letters on the library table
to greet the countess. She had opened
therA, but had not yet looked at their
contents.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-01-08

brought out in the analysis of a
meter readers movements in town
of 1900 people, as presented in the
Electrical World.
The data show that 2S hours was
required in reading 730 meters. Dur
ing that time 6S1 stairs were climbed
and 1857 doors had to be opened. In
travelling from one consumers house
to the next the meter reader trav-
ersed 304 blocks and crossed streets
314 times.
These figures suggest that consid-
erable time could be saved the men,
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-01-08

lives and money. Well, if she would
be fool enough to love this man she
must abide with the consequences.
She wanted him all by herself, out OF
danger, in a far country. He might
tire, but she knew in her heart that
she never would This was her one
great passion, and while her mode
of living was not as honest as might
be, her love was honest enough and un-
swerving, though it was not gilded
by the pleasant fancies of youth.
"Of what are you thinking?" he
asked when he concluded that the
pause had been long enough.
You"
HIN. Complimentary?
No; just ordinary everyday love. y
CTO BE CONTINUED0
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-01-08

To meet this emergency an excel
lent charity is being financed by some
wealthy women in Gotham, who have
sters ranging from a few months to
five or six years can have trained
care while their mothers, with easy
minds, are trying to regain their own
strength.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-01-08
Qanneroua.

William ]. Burns, the noted detec-
tive, was congratulated by New York
reporter on recent success.
"Yes," said Mr.. Burns, I'VE found
out the color of the mans beard, and
the rest was easy.
"a little knowledge" he ended, sis
a dangerous thing-if a competent de-
tective gets hold OF II"
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-01-08

corning the object by which you can
focus yourself into the cameras eye
you light the fuse. Then placing
yourself in position the fuse gradually
burns until it reaches the clothespin,
which springs. pressing the bulb and
taking the picture.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-01-08
noted by touch or nearing.

noted by touch or hearing.
1t has been proved that If 16 grains
by the chemists as an anhydrid of
resorcin, the well known aseptic
agent-be injected into the circuia-
tory system say at the jugular vein, in
a few minutes the mucous membranes
of the patient will appear a decided
yellow. and the eyes will be phosphor-
escent-if there is any circulation go
ing on in this persons body, be it ever
SO silent and gradual
II, on the other hand, there is nc