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Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1915-07-16
2s EXPANSION CLUB
INSTALLED OFFICERS
Gooding New Head of the Organiza-
tion-Event Celebrated With a
Chicken Supper, After Business
Meeting Was Concluded.

The Twenty-Five Expansion Club
has Just wound up the first five
months of its organization. and on
Tuesday night If this week at the
first meeting of the second six
months was held, and at which time
new officers were installed as fol-
lows; President. NJ. r. Gooding,
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1915-07-16

These suits are sold even higher than
$500. our regular prices have been
$12.50 and SASS. Pretty line pat
terms. all sizes up to AZ. Blue serges.
Fine Worsted, and Check. Pin-strlpe.
and Plaids. all at Red Tag Sale Price
only .SS. "a
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1915-07-16

Our Specials. 1885 and $1,000 Suits.
all good seasonable suits of worsted.
Serge and Cashmeres. all sizes to fit
anyone. in Sims. regulars. and stouts,
At only ............. 81 .8S
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1915-07-16
Suits Worth $3.50
to $500 now at
S8.88
Our $3.50 and
and $24.50
now at
$12.75

sisting OF fried chicken on toast.
sliced tomatoes. olives. cream gravy,
and ic tea, was served by the re.
freshment committee.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1915-07-16
"a DAYS ONLY;
CLOSES JULY 81
A Shirt Sale You Can't Afford to Miss

Mems 800 Negligee Shirts in good
finished garments. splendid values
assortment OF patterns, while thoy
last. this sale only ......... .61c
Blue Chambray Shirts with collar.
nicely made, well finished, all sizes,
special, each .....,.......... .40f
One lot Blue Work Shirts with fancy
stripes, while the lot lasts. mems sis-
es, each ................. 2SC
Mems Soft shirts with military and
plain collars. solid cream or white.
values soc. CSC and use. special this
sale ..,...............s.. SOC
Mems Fancy Soft Shirts with plain
and military collars, good wash pat
terms. all sizes, soc. Csc and 75c val
ues. this sale each -. nm. SOC
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1915-07-16

$3.50 and s19S Waists all go in this
sale. at choice each ...,....$1, ,63
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1915-07-16

About IL Dozen Pretty organdie.
Wolfe. and Sheer Batiste Waists,
been selling at s1.25 to s1.45, this
sale ...,,,....,r-,.,.9 csc
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1915-07-16

No house In the country sells better
values than the Special Perkins Bros.
Co.'S Suits OF High Quality. High
grade. both English and conservative
models. this sale ........$12.7S
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1915-07-16


LOT 2-Figured voile Dresses, and
Crepes. Fancy Cottons and Linens
all this seasons styles; earlier prices
$3.50 to 1885, choice .....$3.95
LOT 3-Odds and ends in Poplin
Dresses. also Silk Dresses for street
wear, and Wolfe and White Dresses :
values to s2o.o0-go at. :. 1875
LOT LACE. Net. and Organdle
Dresses. mostly one OF a klnd-to be
closed out: values ranging up to
s24.50-now only. ...... .S11.SS
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1915-07-16
SALE OPENS
FRIDAY JULY IS
Ladies Attend

Tell your friend and both come along
and pay our Waist Section n visit.
YOU'LL BUY YOURSELF
A WAIST
You'll More Than Save
The Making
such hot weather-then you'll need
one 81 these-they're 80 cheau.
43c each buys lot Ladies Waists.
worth up to CSC
j Big Assortment. many Of which are
worth twice the price OF the Red Tag
Ticket mark. several styles. all new.
our leader at CSC and $500. this sale
only ........."..... .S3c
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1915-07-16
These Waist
Unexcelled

Waists Beautiful" Waists EXquls-
ite." are common expressions hettd
in our Waists Section OF waists CELL
ing at ss.45. s3.95. to s5.95, These
waists all go in Red Tag Sale at as
low as. 1920, $2.49 and S2.0S
The Huttig news., 1915-08-28
CHAPTER xxxIt.

The professor laid down his book and gazed with an amiable smile to- wards Quest and Lenora.
 T fear" he remarked, dolefully, 'that my little treatise on the fauna of the northern Orinoco scarcely appeals to you, MT. Quest"
 Quest, whose arm was in sling, but who was otherwise none the worse for his recent adventure, pointed out of the tent.
 Don't you believe it. professor" he begged. I've been listening to every word. But say, .Lenora, just look at Laura and French" 1.
 They all three peered anxiously out of the opening of the tent. Laura and the inspector were very slowly ap- preaching the cook wagon. Laura was carrying a large bunch of wild act of fastening in French's button hole.
 That fellow French has got grit" Quest declared. He sticks to it all the time. He'll win out with Laura in the end, you mark my worlds
 We've wired for them to meet Craig Quest said, after a short si- lence. T only hope they don't let him slip through their fingers. I haven't much faith in his promise to turn up at the professors, Let'a see what Laura and French have to say" .
 Cant see any sense in staying on here any longer" was French's imme- diate decision. ESQ long as you two invalids feel that you can stick the journey. Besides, we're using up these fellows hospitality
 They busied themselves for the next hour or two, making preparations. After their evening meal the two men walked with Lenora and Laura ta their tent,
 T think you girls had better go to bed" Quest suggested. Try and get 8 long nights sleep"
 That's all very well," French re- marked, but it's only eight o'clock. What about a stroll, Miss Laura, just up to the ridge?"
 Laura hesitated for 8 moment and glanced towards Lenora.
 Please go," the latter begged. 4 really don't feel like going to sleep just yet"
 I'll look after Lenora," Quest prom. ised. You have your walk. There's the professor sitting outside his tent. Wouldn't you like to take him with you?"
 Laura glanced indignantly at him as they strolled out, and Lenora laughed softly
 "How dared you suggest such & thing" she murmured to Quest. Do look at them. The inspector wants her to take his watch and she can't quite make up her mind about it. Why, Laura's getting positively frivolous"
 When the inspector returned Quest handed him telegram:
 To Inspector French, AiIguez, N. M.:
 Very sorry. Craig gave us slip aftss leaving depot. Niece disappeared from address given. No clues at present. When are you returning?
 French swore softly for moment. Then he dropped into chair.
 This" he declared, lis our unlucky evening"
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CHAPTER XXXIV.

The professor, who was comfort ably seated in Quests favorite easy chair. glanced at his watch and shook his head.
 "I am afraid, my friend" he said, that Craig's nerve has failed him. A voluntary surrender was perhaps too much to hope for,
 Quest smoked for moment in si- lence
 His servant entered bearing note,
 This was left a few minutes ago, sir he announced, "by messenger boy There was no answer required
 The man retired. Quest unfolded the sheet of paper. His expression suddenly changed,
 ''Listen," he exclaimed. To Sanford Quest:
 Gather your people in Professor AshIeigh's library at ten o'clock to- night. l will be there and tell you my whole story. JOHN CRAIG.
 The professor sat for moment speeches..
 Then he meant 1t. after alli" he exclaimed at last.
 Seems like it." Quest admitted. "Tll just telephone to French"
 The professor rose to his feet knocked the ash from his cigar, strug- gled into his coat and took up his hat Then he waited until Quest had com. pleted his conversation. The latter S face had grown grave and puzzled. It formation of some importance. He put down } instrument at last with curt word of farewell
 The professor moved towards the door
 ''If only this may prove to be the end'" he sighed
 Quest spent the next hour or so in restless deliberations There were still many things which puzzled him At about quarter past nine Lenora and Laura arrived. dressed for their expedition.
 I'm afraid we are in for bad thunderstorm. girls" Quest remarked
 Laura laughed
 Who cares? The automobile $ there. Mir Quest
 Let's go, then" he replied
 They descended into the street and drove to the professors house in si- lence. Even Laura was feeling the strain of these last hours of anxiety. On the way they picked up French and plain-clothes man and the whole party arrived at their destination just as the storm broke. The professor
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Quest did not wait for another word. He jumped rough bush of scrub on the righthand side. galloped over the ground, which was already hot with the coming fire, and followed along down the road which Lenora had passed When he came to the first bend, he could hear the roar of flames in the trees. A volume of smoke al most blinded him; his horse became wholly unmanageable. He slipped from the saddle and ran on, staggering from right to left like drunken man. About forty yards along the road, Le- nora was lying in the dust. A volume of smoke rushed over her The tree under which she had collapsed was already afire. A twig fell from it as Quest staggered up, and her skirt be. gan to shoulder He tore off his coat, wrapped it around her, beat out the fire which was already blazing at her feet and snatched her into his arms. She opened her eyes for a moment.
 Where are we?" she whispered. "The fire!"
 That's all right" Quest shouted. We'll be out of 1t in moment Hold tight to my neck
 Say, that was close shave" he faltered, as he laid Lenora upon the ground. Another five minutes-well, we won't talk about it. Let's lift her on to your horse, Laura, and get back to the camp"
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'T shall not the girl objected My uncle told me, if anything happened to him, that I was to remain here.
 And remain here she shall, as long as she likes." Mrs. Malony insisted. I've given my promise, too, to look after her. and MT. Craig knows that I am an honest woman"
 You may be that" the man re- piled, but it's just as well for you both to understand this. I'm from the police and what 1 say goes. No harm will come to the girl, Mrs. Malony, and she shall come back here, but for the present she is going to accompany me to headquarters. If you make any trouble, I only have to blow my whis- tie and l can fill your house with po- licemen."
 ''1'll go," the girl whispered.
 In silence she put on her hat and coat, in silence she drove with him to the police station, where she was shown at once into the inspectors of flee The man who had brought her whispered for moment or two with his chief and handed him the paper. Inspector French read it and whis- tied softly. He took up the telephone by his side.
 Say, you've something of find here,' he remarked to the plain clothes man Put me through to MT. Quest, please,'' he added, speaking into the receiver
 The two men whispered together. The girl stole from her place and turned over rapidly the pages of a di- rectory which was on the round table before her. She found the As" quick ly. Her eye fell upon the name of Ashleigh. She repeated the address to herself and glanced around. The two men were still whispering. For the moment she was forgotten. She stole on tiptoe across the room, ran down the stone steps and hastened into the street.
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If only [ could do something for him!" she murmured.
 Hes In some kind of trouble, think, Mrs. Ma1ony observed He Is not what you might call a commu- nicative person, but it's easy to see that he is far from being happy in himself. You'll ring when you're ready, Miss Nary"
 The door was suddenly opened and Craig entered.
 Look. across the road,' he begged. Tell noe If there is a man in blue serge suit and a bowler hat, smok. ing cigar, looking across here
 Mrs. Malony and the girl both obeyed The girl was the first to speak.
 Yes" she answered. He IS looking straight at these windows
 Craig groaned and sank down upon a chair.
 Leave us, if you please. Mrs. Ma lony," he ordered I'll ring when I'm ready
 The landlady left the room silently. The girl came over to her Uncle and threw her arm around his neck
 He patted her head, felt in his pock- cts and drew out little paper bag, from which he shook bunch of viO- lets,
 How kind you are to mel she ex- claimed. You think of everything!"
 He sighed.
 If had had you for little longer, Mary" he said, perhaps l should have been better man. Go to the window, please, and tell me if that man is still there"
 She crossed the room with light footsteps. Presently she returned.
 He is just crossing the street." she announced. T think that he seems to be coming here.''
 Craig took the girl for a minute into his arms.
 "Good-by, dear" he said T want you to take this paper and keep it carefully. You will be cared for all ways, but I must go"
 But where must you go?' she asked, bewildered.
 T have an appointment at Profes- sor Ashleigh's," he told her. q cannot tell you anything more than that. Good-by"
 He kissed her for moment pas sionately Then suddenly he tore him. self away. She heard him run lightly down the stairs. Some instinct led her to the back window. She saw him emerge from the house and pass down the yard Then she went to the front The man in the blue serge was talking to the landlady below. She sank into a chair, puzzled and unhappy. Then she heard heavy footsteps. The door was opened. The man in the blue serge suit entered, followed by the protest ing landlady.
 There's no sense in coming here to worry the young lady" Mrs. Malony declared, irritably. As for MT. Craig, told you that he'd gone out
 Gone out, eh?. the man repeated, speaking in thick, disagreeable tone. Why, I watched him in here not ten minutes ago. Now then. young lady,
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Say. what have you got there?' French echoad

Say. what have you got there?" French echoed.
 Quest examined the strange-looking lump of metal steadily. The most cu- rious thing about 1t seemed to be that it was absolutely sound and showed no signs of damage. He turned to the professor.
 T think you are the only one who will be able to appreciate this, profes- sor." he remarked. Look" It is Q fragment of opotan-a distinct and wonderful specimen of opotan."
 Everyone looked puzzled
 "But what" Lenora inquired, "is opotan?"
 Tt is new metal" Quest explained gravely, towards which scientists have been directing a great deal of at tention lately. It has the power of col lecting all the electricity from the air around us. There are a dozen people, at the present moment. con- ducting experiments with it for tho purpose of cheapening electric lights. If we had been in the room ten sec. onds sooner"
 He paused significantly. Then he swung round on his heel Craig, a now pitiful object, his hands nervous ly twitehing, his face ghastly, was covering in the background.
 Your last little effort, Craig?" ha demanded. sternly.
 Craip mada pn rap1v Tho profac sor, who had disappeared for a mo. ment, came back to them
 There is a smaller room across the hall, he said, which will do for our purpose
 Craig suddenly turned and faced them.
 T have changed my mind,' he said. T have nothing to tell you Do what you will with me. Take me to the Tombs, deal with me any way you choose. but have nothing to say"
 Quest pointed threatening finger at him.
 "Your last voluntary word perhaps" he said, but science is still your mas. ter, Craig. Science has brought many criminals to their doom. It shall take it's turn with you. Bring him along, French, to my study. There is a way of dealing with him."
 
 Quest felt his forehead and found fl. damp. There were dark rims under. his eyes. Before him was Craig, with little band around his forehead and the mirror where they could all see it.. The professor stood little in the background. Laura and French were side by side, gazing with distended eyes at the blank mirror, and Lenora was doing her best to soothe the ter rified girl. Twice Quests teeth came together and once he almost reeled.
 It's the fight of his life," he nut. tered at last, but I've got him
 Almost as he spoke they could sec Graig's resistance begin to weaken. The tenseness of his form relaxed, Quests will was triumphing. Slow ly in the mirror they saw little pic ture creeping from the outline into definite form, picture of the profes- sor's library. Craig himself was there with mortar and trowel, and black box in his hand.
 It's coming!" Lenora moaned.
 Quest stood perfectly tense The picture suddenly flashed into brilliant
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Sanford Quest master crminologist of the world. finds that in bringing to juss tice Macdougal. the murderer of Lord Ashleighs daughter, he has but just be- gun life-and-death struggle with mys- terious master criminal. In hidden hut in Professor Ashleighs garden he has seen an ape skeleton and a living creature. half monkey, half man, destroyed by fire. In his rooms have appeared black boxes con taining notes, signed by pair of arm less hands. Laura and Lenora, his assis- tants. suspect Craig, the professors serv ant. of double murder. The black boxes continue to appear in uncanny fashion. Craig. trapped. escapes to England Quest. Lenora and the professor follow him. Lord Ashleigh is murdered by the hands. Craig, captured, escapes to Port Said. Quest and his party follow, and be- yond into the desert. They are captured by Mongars. escape with Craig as their captive. and turn him over to Inspector French in San Francisco. He escapes in train wreck. outgenerals his pursuers and starts back to New York
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guess you'd better cough up the truth. Where's this precious uncle of yours?" My uncle has gone out" the girl replied, drawing herself up. He left five minutes ago"
 What's that in your Aand2" he de- handed.
 Something my uncle gave me be- fore he went out" the girl replied. T haven't looked at it yet myself"
 Give it here,' he ordered
 She spread it out upon the table.
 You may look at it if you choose, ; she agreed. My uncle did not tell me not to show it to anyone"
 They read it together. The few lines seemed to be written with great care. They took, indeed, the form of a legal document, to which was af- fixed the seal of notary and the name of witness:
 "I, John Craig, being about to re- ceive the just punishment for all my sins, hereby bequeath to my niece, Mary Carlton, all moneys and prop erty belonging to me, list of which she will find at this address. ! make one condition pnIy et my bequest, and l beg my niece to ferventIy respect it. 1t is that she never of her own con- sent or knowledge speak to anyone ef the name of Ashieleh, or associate with any of that name.
 JOHN CRAIG.
 The man folded up the paper.
 "I'll take care of this he said. "Its yours, right enough. We'll just need to borrow it for time. Go and sas yGur hat anu coat on, miss."
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CHAPTER xxxlII.

The woman who had just laid the cloth for a homely evening meal smiled across at the girl who stood at the window.
 Its all ready now directly your uncle comes home," she announced.
 Mrs. Malony came to the girls side.
 Your poor uncle looks as though a little peace would do him good, she remarked.
 The girl sighed. j
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 clearness. They saw Craig's features with almost lirelfke detail. From the coraer of that room where the profes-. sor was standing, came & smotheref groan. It was terrifying. a paraiy- zing moment. Even the silence sesmedl charged with awful things. Then sud-, denly, without any warning. the pie. ture faded completely away. A cry. which waa almost a howl of anger, hfaks from Quests lips, Craig had fallen sideways from his chair There was an ominoIs change in his face. Something seemed to have passed from the atmosphere of the room. some tense and nameless quality. Quest moved forward and laid his hand on Craig's heart The girl was on her knees, screaming.
 Take her away" Quest whispered la Lenora.
 What about him?" French demand. ed, as Lenora led the girl from the room.
 He fought too hard,,' Quest said. gravely. He is dead. Professor" They all looked around The spot where he had been standing was empty. The professor had gone.
 tTo BE coNTINuEpl ..---A
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-19

nv him to MD war sufferers wa~ i~ved
yesterday by III. DIRECTORS ~ tho Cardinal
Mcr'i"r FUND. which IL under the
auspices of Louis no sadeieer. Mtnlsic,
Of stat" for Belgium. and Pierre Mali.
Belgian 'onsul-Ucnera1
After calling attention 10 the desperate
's,pdiiion of both the former wealthy
class IN Belgium and the poorer classcr.
and also OF educational and charitable
ORGANIZATIONS. the appeal continues
From ssh institutiona, organizations
and individuals without number desperate
appeals reach Cardinal Mcrcier every
day. because he II the principal figure
In authority low remaining ia Belgium
TO whcn the suffering people can con-
ddently appeal for aid. We know that
rdinaI MERCER In his daily distribu-
ton of aid does not consider the re-
lleious convictions. but only the needs Of
the distressed and sufroying. without
to creed.
The purpose then Of this fund IL TO
supply Cardinal Mercier with money
that will enable him to respond TO APP
peals made to his charitable aid"
Checks may be masie payable 20 J. r.
Morgan for the Cardinal Mercter Fund.
~ Wall street.
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REDFIELD URGES
FIREPROOF VESSELS
Secretary Also Wants InSpec-
ton Of Hulls by Naval
Experts.

W~AsHINGroN. Dec. ls.-Nianv dangers
OF navigation due 10 inadequate inspec-
ton laws and the meagre force of en-
ployees In the steamboat inspection SER
vice are ac~centuated by Secretary Red
he'd in his annual report on the activi-
ties of this branch of the Department
Of Commerce. The repor, was made
public to-day.
Mr., Redfeld emphasizes PARTICULARS
the inability OF the department 10 safe
guard passengers on motor boats except
by fixing the life saving equipment, ard
urges the enactment of legislation to
give inspectors authority to limit tho
number OF passengers and fix other re-
quirrments in the int crest of safety.
As an aftermath OF the Eastland dis
aster the Secretary of Commerce reit-
crates his recommendation that a board
of naval experts be established TO pass
on the hull construction OF vessels. He
also suggests legislation requiring fire.
proof construction OF all excursion
steamers after January l. 1918. and an
increase in the number of inspectors
and other employees with whom the
safety OF passengers OF vessels rests.
For the fiscal year ended June 30.
1915. the increase In the American mer-
chant marine amounted to 3sg vessels
Of T95.3al tons. placing the United
States in this respect ahead Of Sweden.
the Netherlands and Italy II almost
equal with japan.
Ship yards. the Secretary reports,
which were relatively idle before the
war, are now working at full blast.
The total tonnage for 1915 will approxi-
mate 400 600.