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time I was much more delirious and
was crying out.
saw faces about me. but | 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 hat they thought sufh-
cient time q elapsed. they had sto-
len silently 70 the apartment door.
While Ling Sin watched. WI listened.
The white devil has IT," whispered
WI Fang. as he rejoined his fellow
conspirator.
How long | should have remained
In this state. and in fact how long l
did remain. ] don't know. Vaguely. l
recall that our acquaintance. Johnson.
who had the apartment across the
hall. at last heard my cries and came
in.
Somehow or other | knew the state
I was in. I knew IL was Johnson. yet
IL all seemed unreal 10 me. With a
great effort I gathered all my scat
tered wits and managed to shout out.
Telegraph Kennedy
AT about the same time. up al Rock
ledge. Kennedy and Elaine. with her
cousin, Mary Brown. were starting out
for a horseback ride through the hills.
They were chatting gayly. but Ken
needy was forcing himself 10 do SO.
In fact. they had scarcely gone half
a mile when Kennedy. who was rid
ing between the t%o and fighting of
by sheer nerve the illness he felt. sud
denly fell over in half a faint on the
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SYNOPSIS.

The New York police are mystifed by a
series OF murders and other crimes. The
principal clue 10 the criminal IL the warn
Ing letter which is sent the victims. signed
with a 'ciutching 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 10
unravel the mystery. What Kennedy ac-
composites In told by his friend Jameson.
= newspaper man. After many ~fruitless
attempts to put Elaine and Craig Ken
nedy out OF the way the Clutching Hand
. ~ last found 10 be none other than
Ferry Bennett. Elaine's lawyer and the
man she 10 engaged TO marry. Bennett
nees 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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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 n state OF mind" WI
said In a low tone. and | have de-
cided that IL would be poor revenge
for mt TO harm you You are free"
Nothing could have come as a great
er surprise to Elaine.
DO you-do you really mean ito
she asked. scarcely able TO believe
what her airs heard.
WI merely nodded, and with a wave
OF his hand 80 Long Sin indicated that
Elaine was 10 De 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 o~bediently. afraid TO look at
him.
This VIII be the vengeance OF WI
Fang" he went on impressively.
Slowly. one by one. your friends will
weaken and die. then your family. un-
I'll finally only you are left. Then will
come your turn
He stopped again and raised his
long. lean forefnger. Go" 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 cley-
erly secreted.
There seemed TO be absolutely moth
ing TO do until some new clue turned
up. j 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
u W. OtNtlit. htlutUN TtACHtu
over instantly for the instrument In
the vague hope that at last there was
some news.
AS | watched his face IL changed
first from despair to wonder. and final
ly IL seemed To light up with the most
remarkable look OF relief and happi-
ness that n could imagine.
Il 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. 1T 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 beer living had told on
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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
lie had risen and was handing the
paper 10 the scientist when ms weak
ness overcame him. lie fell Hat 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 10 make any sense out or
Craig's broken wanderings. Gotowski
lost no time In taking samples of our
blood.
Then he hurried away 20 his labora-
tory IN his car. As he did 20. however,
Long Sin leaped into a taxicab which
was waiting, and followed.
In Godowski's laboratory. where he
was studying tropical diseases. the
bacteriologist set 20 work at once to
confirm his own growing suspicious.
iANlA ~ ANi.NNFN WHICH, Nv udu lutIt
for experimental purposes. he drew of
some blood samples. Then. with the
aid Of his assistant. he took the blood
samples he had obtained 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 were the same germs
carried by that Truesome tickl
THE spirillum." he muttered. They
are infected with African recurrent
fever. The only remedy IL atoxyl. ad-
ministered intravenously. after the
manner OF Professor Ehrlich's famous
'606.'"
Godowski had rung the call box has
tily for a messenger. when Long Sin.
who had managed stealthily 10 creep
up to the doctors laboratory window.
scowled through at the action-then
moved away.
While his assistant gathered the APP
naratus. the doctor wrote:
Miss Anne Septis.
301 w. -th ST.:
Please 90 at onee TO the apartment
OF Craig Kennedy. - claremont
Ave. Surgical case.
ooDoWsKI. N. o.
The boy arrived finally and the doc
tor rave him a generous tip. to hurry
with the note.
He had turned the corner. however.
when Long Sin appeared. Subtly he
played on the boys cupidity to get
him to deliver a note OF his own
even offered 10 deliver the boys note
for him. The fash OF a five 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 rn~e.
Before he could speak. howeyc- ing
Sin spread out Godowski's r.,-slge.
But | have this" he added.
II took merely a glance to suggest
to WI a new plan OF action. He rose
and moved quickly into the bach room.
Come" he ordered Weepy Mary.
"You must dress up as a nurse-im-
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her. Her niece. Elaine's cousin. Mary
Brown, who lived at Rockledge. had
come into the city 10 comfort Aunt
Josephine. and they had been sitting
hat morning in the library.
Suddenly a startled cry from Jen-
nings out in the hall caused both la
dies 10 Jump 10 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 n 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 the
telephone to Elaine herself.
We left the laboratory on the run.
too fast 10 notice that just around the
building line at the corner stood a lin
CUISINE with shades drawn. Even II
we had paused 10 glance back We
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horses neck. Elaine and Mary refined
up their horses.
Why. Craig cried Elaine. startled.
what's the natter"
The sound OF her voice seemed 10
arouse him. lie braced up. oh. moth
ing. | guess" he said with a forced
smile. I'm all right"
IL 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 IL 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 vel
low envelope while Elaine signed for
II. Listlessly he tore 1t open. II
read:
Craig Kennedy.
Care Wellington Brown.
RockIedee, N. n.
Jameson very ~. Wants you. Better
come. johnson.
The message seemed TO rouse Ken
nedy in spite of his fever. His face
showed keen alarm. which he endeav-
orded to conceal from Elaine. But her
quick eye had caught the look.
Il must see Walter" he exclaimed.
rising rather weakly and going into
the house.
How he ever did II Is still. | think. "A
mystery to him. but he managed 10
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. IL must have seemed 70
him that he found me almost at
deaths door.
i'll himself. Kennedy threw himself
down for a 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
10 call on" he murmured. pulling him
self out of bed and getting into the
living room as best he could.
is that you. G~odowski?' he asked
over the telephone. We'll. doctor.
this is Kennedy. Come over TO my
apartment. quick. I've a 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 bach again 10 the
bedroom. scratching his ear. lie no
ticed that | vas doing the same In
my delirium.
Has Walter been scratching his
earl" he asked OF Johnson.
Johnson nodded. That's strange"
considered Craig. t~houghtfully. I've
been doing the same"
lie turned back into the living room
and for a moment looked about. Fl
nally his eye happened 10 fall on the
telephone and an idea seemed TO &C
cur to him.
He vent over TO the instrument and
unscsewed the receiver. Carefully he
---4HM m-.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1915-01-15
PREPARED SOIL FOR ALFALFA
incubation or Previous Crop Of Sweet
Glover Ar Essentials Required
for Success With Plant.

Alfalfa will not grow in q soil in
which It has never been grown or In
which i:s near relative. sweet clover.
has not grown. o. unless the soil has
been i~noculated. This Is for the reason
that the little germs or bacteria which
produce the knots or nodules on the
roots Of the alfalfa must be present
in the soil before the crop will thrive.
These nodules are important in the
development and thriftiness Of the
crop. and it Is through them that
nitrogen is added to the soil. The In
.culation OF the soil with these germs
may be done by spreading q little soil
from an old alfalfa or sweet clover
field at the time the alfalfa seed Is
planted, or by inoculating the seed
with a commercial culture Of the or
ganism be- ore II is sown.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1915-01-15
FEEDING TROUGH FOR FOWLS
Arrangement Described to Save Feed
and Protect Il From Drop
pings and Other Filth.

The majority of poultry diseases
are picked up with tho food or taken
from the drinking pans. 1t is diff
cult to keep food clean and dry dur
ing bad weather where 1t is thrown
on the ground or even in litter. But
this exposure is nearly overcome by
using troughs with Slated sides and
detachable roofs. The trough can be
from six to ten feet long. with the
sides five inches high: the lath Stats
are two inches apart and the troughs
sixteen inches from the floor to roof.
The roof should project two inches on
the sides to protect food from the
weather. The roof is easily removed
by lifting one end and sliding it end
wise on the opposite gable end on
which 1t rests. The trough can then
be filled and the roof drawn back in
place without lifting it. This arrange
ment saves feed as we'll as keeps It
clean from droppings and other filth.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1915-01-15
'CAsCARE7S' FOR
SLUGGISH BOWELS
No sick headache, sour stomach,
biiousness or constipation,
by morning.
.ot q 10-cpnt box now.

Get a 1O-cent box now.
Turn the rascals out-the adach
biliousness, indigestion, the sick, sour
stomach and foul gases-turn them
out tonight and keep them out with
Cascarets.
Millions OF men and women take 2
Cascaret now and then and never
know the misery caused by a lazy
liver. clogged bowels or an upset stom-
ach.
Don't put in another day OF distresA.
Lei Cascarets cleanse your stomach:
remove the sour. fermenting food.
take the excess bile from your lives
and carry out all the. constipated
waste matter and poison In the
bowels. Then you will feel great.
A Cascaret tonight straightens Q
out BY morning. They work while
you sleep. A 10-cent box from
any drug store means a clear head.
sweet stomach and clean. healthy liver
and bowel action for months. Chill
dren love Cascarets because they
never grippe or sicken. Adv.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1915-01-15
TRANSFORMING GRAPE VINES
Operation viii BE Successful II Work
10 Done Properly-Good Time Is
Early In the Spring.

Grape vines can usually be trans
planted successfully, no matter what
age, il the work is done properly.
With vines as old as Is years, 1t
would be necessary to cut back the
top severely and leave as much OF a
root system as possible. 1t may be
somewhat difficult to take up a vine
of that age as the roots have quite a
spread. A large hole should be dug
SO that the roots will be al least six
inches below the surface soil and
they should be we'll spread out. Fine
top soil should be well worked
around the roots and firmed down
with the foot.
Transplanting may be done either
in the fall or early spring before the
sap begins to flow.
II it is not desired to move the older
vines they can be propagated either
by cuttings or by layering. and a large
number Of new plants secured at small
expense.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1915-01-15
NOTES OF SnEEPF0LD
yves With Lambs Should Have
the Best Of Care.
Sheep Are Gentle Animals and Are
Easily Injured When They Come
In Contact With Horses and
Mules-Must BE Protected.

The ewes that are to lamb should
have special care. They should be
separated from the flock and given an
extra grain ration, Oats. bran and
crushed corn make a good feed for
the eve. She will grow strong and
the tactical organs will be healthy.
The eve should not be turned out
In very muddy weather. for if the
ground is soft the are liable to mire
down and be unable to extricate
themselves. At least they are liable
to get their wool bedraggled with
muddy water, Sc 1t is best to keep
them in a dry lot. When turned out to
water they should be guarded care
fully If allowed to run to branch or
pond for drink. They may slip into
the water or get down in the muddy
water.
The successful sheep raiser keeps
the ives out Of the way OF horses,
mules, etc. Ewes are gentle animals;
they ire easily injured when they
come n contact with strong. rough
horses and mules. The owner should
endeavor to keep the flock healthy and
in prime condition. then when lamb
ing arrives he will have a flock Of
| strong lambs. Ewes that are neg
lected will not give gooC results at
lambing time.
One advantage of keeping sheep on
the farm is that sheep is one
Of the most valuable of fertilizers. 1t
stands to reason that the more bed
ding that can be worked into the
manure, the larger the supply g avail
able fertilizer will become.
Give the sheep plenty of exercise,
but keep them in when it storms. A
wet fleece is a sure of sickness.
Sheep feel neglect more than other
animals. and respond more quickly to
careful attention.
Once a week is not enough to salt
get what they want every day.
AS soon as the ewes have all been
served get the ram out. He will only
be a nuisance from that time on.
Sort out the dry ewes o and sell
them. They will not pay for winter
ing at present prices of feed.
II you are planning for early lambs
fix up a good warm place for the
mother sheep. Don't let them out In
the cold when the critical time comes.
Sheep and young stock should never
be yarded together. The young stock
will be pretty sure to chase the sheer
and that means trouble every time.
Never drive a sheep body-deep into
the snow. II you do make up your
mind loss will follow. 1t simply takes
the tuck out of a sheep to wade deer
in
Hay scattered about on the ground
'or sheep is largely hay thrown away
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1915-01-15
PREPARE SOIL FOR ALFALFA
Important That Preparation Of Ground
Be Uniformly Good-Youno Plant
Of Tender Nature.

The tender nature of the young al.
falfa plant makes a well-prepared seed
bed necessary. The root Of the young
plant strikes down Immediately. and
It will be seriously injured IL 1t strikes
q layer Of dry. loose soil at the bot
tom Of an old furrow, or II the ground
has many hard, unbroken clods In 1t.
A very good plan is to let the ground
settle for = few weeks before seeding.
1t is also important that the prepare
ton of the ground be uniformly good,
as the poorly prepared spots are like
~ to fall. and these bare places will
form ceaters from which weeds will
spread and perhaps injure the entire
field.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1915-01-15

lest In hunting up mislaid tools. col
lecting materials and the like. To
remedy this | have a portable repair
shop in which all kinds Of tools, nails,
bolts. nuts. washers, wire, and innum-
eri-ble other things are kept. writes
Frank Ebersole of Lecompton. Kan,
in Farmers Mail and Breeze. 1t also
includes a work bench. The wheels
are from an old cultivator and any
blacks NTH car cut down an old buggy
axle to suit the width desired. Fasten
the frame to the axle with U-bolts.
Make the work bench any length de-
sired and have the handles and legs at
the end. The tool box has a roof over
it, both sidec being hinged.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1915-01-15
SALTS IF BACKACHY OR
KIDNEYS TROUBLE YOU
Eat Less Meat II Your Kidneys Aren't
Acting Right or It Back Hurts or
Bladder Bothers You.

When you wake up with backache
and dull misery in the kidney region
1t generally means you have been eat
ting too much meat, gays a well-knowr.
authority. Meat forms uric acid which
Sverworks the kidneys in their effort
to filter it from the blood and they be-
come sort Of paralyzed and loggy.
When your kidneys get sluggish and
clog you must relieve them like you
relieve your bowels; removing all the
body's urinous waste, else you have
backache. sick headache, dizzy spells:
your stomach sours, tongue is coated,
and when the weather is bad you have
rheumatic twinges. The urine Is
cloudy, full OF sediment. channels oft
en- get sore, water scalds and you are
obliged to seek relief two or three
times during the night.
Either consult a good, reliable physi-
clan at once or get from your pharma-
cist about four ounces Of Jad Salts:
take a tablespoonful in a glass OF
water before breakfast for q few days
and your kidneys will then act fine.
This famous salts is made from the
acid Of grapes and lemon juice, com
bined with lithia, and has been used
for generations to clean and stimulate
sluggish kidneys, also to neutralize
acids in the urine SO 1t no longer irri-
tates, thus ending bladder weakness.
Jad Salts is a life saver for regular
meat eaters. It is inexpensive, cannot
injure and makes a delightful, effer-
vescent lithia-water drink.-Ady.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1915-01-15
Stories Old and New.

Some men are born story tellers,
some achieve the story telling faculty.
while others-who constitute the
great majority-can only sit in amase-
ment and listen to the man who car
glibly reel them Oh. one after another.
- II they were al new. fresh and
original. You can recognize . good
story by tho number Of times you
meet It. for the good story Il picked
up and repeated. interchanged. en-
larged, improvised and spread. until
It Il liable to reappear. q natural.
or in disguise. at the four corners
Of the earth. and 1t widely separated
periods OF time. That's what makes
the modern story teller such = delight
because until he finishes you cannot
know whether you are about to inset
an old friend or be initiated into
novel mysteries. The redeeming tea
ture Of It II that every year another
crop OF listeners grows to maturity for
whom the old ones are always new.
and who. in consequence. must b
the perpetual inspiration and the Nv
ing encouragement to the story teller.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1915-01-15
fKRWN6fBS-

The intelligent farmer fs the one
who succeeds.
All soils are not adapted to the
growing OF all crops.
Book farming is excellent, cut actual
experience is the real thing.
Let every farmer be his own ex.
pertinent station to a certain extent.
1t Is just al necessary to use brains
in farming as in mercantile life.
Never leave home without q heavy
blanket. and cover your horse even II
lou only stop q very short time.
A six-tined fork is good to take up
ensi]age with. Don't dig too deep.
Take the top OF in fakes and leave
the rest undisturbea.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1915-01-15
. TREATMENT THAT HEALS
MOST SKIN

Don't stand that itching skin humor
n day longer. Go to the nearest
druggist and, for about 75c, get a jar
OF resfnol ointment and a cake of res
mol soap. Battle the eczema patches
with resinol soap and hot water, dry
and apply a little resinol ointment.
It's almost too good to be true. The
torturing, itching and burning stop in
stantly, you no longer have to dig and
scratch, sleep becomes possible. and
healing begins. Soon the ugly, tor
turing eruptions disappear completely
and for good.-Adv.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1915-01-15
Sheep to Flight Spotted Fever.

Spotted fever is spread b. a species
of tick. which will attack sheep and
other domestic animals as we'll as men.
In order to free the Bitter Root Ma.
tional Forest of Montana of these
ticks. which are very numerous there.
a flock of $500 sheep is to be turned
loose on the reservation. 1t Is expect
ed that great numbers of the ticks will
attach themselves to the sheep, and
these will be destroyed by dipping the
sheep from time to time in a solution
that is deadly to the insects.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1915-01-15
SYNOPSIS.

Paris. which. perhaps. accounted for Ed
ward COurtlandt's appearance there. Null
ttmtlllona1re. he wandered about where
fancy dictated. He might be in Paris ON
DAY ~ Kamchatka the next. Following
the. opera he goes to . cafe and II ac-
coseed. b. 4 pretty young woman: She
kIve9 him the address OF Flora Desimone.
vocal rival of T~oscana. and Flora gives
him the address Of Eieanora. whom he II
determined to zee. COurtlandt enters
EuoanorA's apartments. h orders him
out n shoots at him. The next day
Paris ID shocked by the mysterious dis
appearance OF the prima donna Reayxln9
that he MAJ be suspected Of the a0duc-
ton OF Eleanora COurtlandt arranEe0 for
IN alIbi. Eieanora and accuses
Courtlandt of having abducted her. His
AIibi - satisfactory to the police and the
charge II dismissed.