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Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1915-05-20

ly. 1.-THE truth of the matter Is. we
are known to be stopping here and the
mob will undoubtedly visit us shortly"
But the police!'
Sir Donald looked very uncomforta-
bic indeed. My dear fellow, don't you
realize that what you and did last
night was purely and simply indefensi-
BILE? We tried to rob a temple. to be
frank about it,
81 tried to recover some papers be-
longing to us" he protested.
1--WE would have stiff time trying
to prove that to the officials here"
was the reply. las matter of fact.
! can't afford to bring this up. I'm
still practically an officer and l should
have deuce Of a time clearing my
self. You can't afford to call In the
police because you're an American, and
you broke British law, and very
much fear killed British subject or
two
~ see" Dorr assented thoughtfully.
But what are we to dor
Precisely, precisely the question"
Sttlt lJO.lilu. IOu anu i COulu SIP
away, but there is the young lady to
consider"
And the plans" said John doggedly.
Sir Donald flushed angrily. II am
considering the young lady in this
matter
And l, as her guardian, have to
think of her best interests" was the
retort.
Faversham tugged ut his mustache
in perpleXity Then he said quietly,
II think Miss Gallon has really put
her interests in my CHARGE"
"What-what do you mean?" STAN
mered Dorr.
At this moment there came from the
street outside the sound Of cries and
yells and trampling feet. The two
men looked at each other. With one
accord they withdrew inside the hall
way.
That's the mob coming!" Sir Donald
said hoarsely. Now for it!'
I'VE must save Ruth at all events!"
"Certainly," said Faversham coldly
"But ] must plan quickly. All. here
comes my faithful Achmet!"
The servant spoke rapidly in the
vernacular, and Sir Donald answered
n the same tongue. Then he turned
to John.
Bring Miss Gallon here quickly" he
commanded Don't alarm her need
lessly"
Ruth responded to the summons
without a tremor, and when few
hurried words had informed her OF
what was afoot she turned to the Eng
lishman and said simply. What shall
we dog
II am going to put you III charge OF
my Old servant Achmet," he told her
II trust him, and he will see you safe
Dorr and | shall have to go ii separate
way"
BY this time the mob had filed the
street without and was yelling fol
vengeance on the sacrilegious white
men, punctuating its demands with al
occasional stone against the WALL
Achmet bowed low before Ruth ant
with gesture Indicated that she was
to follow him. She hesitated.
Sir Donald curtly said, "Hurryr'
She impulsively turned to John. ard
he saw her eyes filled with anxiety FOL
him. That satisfied his wounded heart
and he urged her on.
When she had disappeared in thu
wake of the hastening servant Sir Don
aid glanced at Dorr and then sait
abruptly: "Come ahead! Wen try ,
back way out"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1915-05-20
Eewest Battles In December

+ December is the least belligerent
month in the calendar A correspond
ent who has analyzed the dates OF
over 1000 battles of the world, from
Marathon to Mons. finds that fewer
than fifty of them were fought In De
cember. and these few were among the
least important and decisive. Scarcely
one Of them would be known to the pro.
verbal schoolboy. On the other hand.
July. as is only fitting. seeing that ii
is named after a soldier. is the most
belligerent. with 132 great battles to
ITS credit or otherwise. and is closely
followed by August with 122.-West.
minister Gazette.
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we shan't interfere with Ruth's
getting away. shall WEI" John re
sponded.
There was glimmer Of admiration
in Faversham's eyes az he shook his
head.
mo. Achmet will take her his own
way. We go an entirely different one
If we escape the mob"
He had hardly spoken when the out
er gate swung inward and there was
wild crush Of struggling bodies be-
tween the high pillars. A stone struck
the floor between the two Europeans.
Come with me-" said Faversham
and drew Dorr around corner and
then inside small entry. Another
entry giving off this offered escape
and they darted down it. An instant
later they were in an empty courtyard.
~ know where am now" Faver-
sham said coolly and opened gate in
the opposite wall which led into gar
den. Five minutes later the two men
were strolling along quiet lane out
of sight and sound of the mob.
'"rhey will destroy all our things .
Dorr suggested.
mo. The hotelkeepcr and the po-
lice will see to it that they don't. All
they wanted was you and me. Fail
ing to catch us. they will disperse.'
but where shall we find Ruth?'
John went on eagerly.
"Achnet will take her to a camp of
beggars outside the city" he an
swered.
"But how? She won't be safe with
only a nntive.'
Safer than with n regiment of SOL
diers.'' WAS the response. 81 know
where the place il. Let's go to it, /
guarantee that we shall find Miss Gal
lon safe and sound know Achmet
of old. He IL specially trustworthy
because he is 81 Mohnmmedan and be
doesn't respect idols any more than
you and do"
They finally reached the camp up
the bank of the river and Achmet sa-
laamed before them.
"Where is the maiden?" demanded
Faversham
The servant rose and took the cover
ing or large basket. Ruth smiled np
at them.
II heard your voices" she said.
laughing. "Achmet thought ought to
get out right away. but wanted to
surprise you
"And that is the way you got out of
the hotel?' demanded John.
yes. Achmet tucked me into this
basket and carried me right through
Ill those terrible people"
what is to be done now?" John de
manded presently.
"I'll have Achmet get our belong
ings." said Faversham. This gang
here is his. he says. We can't do bet
ter than stick with them for awhile.
: believe they are going up into the
hills anyway. So much the better for
us. Bhala is no spot for you and me
just now"
But the idol and the plans" protest
ed John. I'VE know where it is today.
Tomorrow 1t may be Il hundred miles
away or hidden past our ever finding
itw
THAT is true" said Sir Donald "Rut
the safety Of Miss Gallon is paramount.
| will do what can. Possibly I'll be
able to do more than you think"
With this Dorr had to be content but
later when lie and Ruth were alone
he brought the subject up again.
TO his amazement. Ruth seemed lit
tie interested and her manner was an
odd mixture of reserve and timidity.
Gone was the old frankness and in
timucy.
At last John said quietly. II hope
you don't think was wholly careless
Of your safety last night. My only OBJ
ject was to get back your papers"
And Ruth. with Sir Donald's flushed
face before her eyes and his voice in
ncr ears. remembered her promise and
was silent
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but you certainly stirred up the priests.
Dorr."
We'll, what do they intend to dog
inquired John. undisturbed. except that
he did not understand "a glance ex-
changed by Ruth and Sir Donald.
1T seems they have started kind
Of holy war against us" the baronet
answered grimly. You desecrated
their idols and they've excited lot Of
the people against you and"-
'And what?" demanded John impa-
tiently.
With meaning look toward Ruth.
Sir Donald faced Dorr. This is not a
place for Miss Gallon" he said formal.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1915-05-20
The First oh;est That Mes Their Eyes
Was the Image They Sought.

it lay staring Grotesquely at the stars
through its siEele eye
Drake and 'viIkerson carefully eS-
amined their fNd. and Wilkerson laugh
ed almost Historically.
THE gold isn't a thousand feet from
the main tunnel of the Master Key
mine!" he said trinmplantly and
thrust the plans into his bosom before
Drake could see more.
IF those plans are lost or anything
happens to yGn.~ Drake said. with an
hgly note in his voice. All our trouble
goes for nothi:g am entitled to a
ropy of those pinns =
Wilkersen laughed in his face. and
inc expression an his satu.nine visage
made even tn. brutal guide cringe
backward
Give you copy!" he snarlcd.
When I've hunted for them all these
years and suffered the agonies Of hell
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The Master Key will be seen in Pictures
Every Saturday Evening at the Palm Theatre

on account Of them? They're minel
All that gold is mine! Mine! Mine.
tell you."
This last he almost shouted into the
still air. and Drake drew back.
The man was mad.
AT least let tenn have their Idol
he muttered. picking 1t up.
Wilkerson snatched it away from
him with gesture at once childish
and murderous.
II think I'll keep this for me
mento." he cried, careless Of who
might hear him.
He stood up. the image in his grasp
and before the sound Of his blasphemy
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| Ing Il large extra sum in comi4crsa.
ion for his risks and Unlimited with
| extreme p,aiG;lesS thai in case his eX.
| orbitil.t blacknsiii was not paid he
| would moi only not accompany them,
but put 1t out of their power to go
alone
For an hour Wilkerson bargained
and hagglcd, but all to no purpose At
last he gave i'll and practically strip
ped himself OF coin which the other
pocketed without IL thank you
The three of them started forth un-
der IL glimmaiing moon toward the
priests camp Il mile or so away by IL
spring
,ia.f an hours steady tranping
I.ought them within eyeshot OF the
place. and Wilkerson went ahead to
spy out the lay of things.
When he came back he roughly told
Drake, in reply to his question. tlnlt
the IDOL must be in one of the pack
sacks lying about.
Its a case of sneak up and get a
sack each of US and then look for the
idol in it, he said
IAN right" Drake grow!ed. But
it's risky business. In case of Il muss
wherc'll we meet again."
AT our own camp" Wikerson wills
pcred and led the way.
When they came close to the spot
where the natives were asleep the
three of them paused and listened.
signal that no one WAS awake, and
they crept up among the baggage.
The first two sacks yielded nothing
and WillSerson was reaching ont for
one that seemed bulliier than the rest
when their guide cou.hed and Instant
ly Il couple of the priests wakened
Seeing strangers. they gave an alarm.
and one, apparently Il soldier. fred off
an ancient musket so close to Drake
that he incontiDeItly dropped his bur
den and fed
He heard WilkerSon cursiMg behind
him. couple. OF more shots and then
took to his heels in good earnest as he
heard rapid footsteps.
A moment later Wilkerson had
caught up to him. painting and dra@
ging the sack, which he had refused
to surrender.
Between them they carried it on fur
Their and then rested in slight hollow
till their guide came up.
''lf the idol isn't in this sack" Will
kerson said with Il s.,nrI. iii 90 back
and shoot up the whole outfit and
get it"
When the thongs We're cut and the
great laa opened the first object that
met their eyes WAS he image they
songht. giiminaling in the half light.
The mn."aat he saw it and knew
that his quest WAS ended Wilkerson
fang tie rest of the stuff away aud
boldly rot to his feet.
Nov for on own camp Well Just
see H.iere those plans are he growied.
llr..e a!l the guide both protested
in vain.
Safely away from pursuit they lit
light and examined their liil,l.
IFS the same one. WilSerSon sid
triumphantlv.
Made of metal too" said Drake
slowly WOW. where are the ni'nsG'
Inside of IT, announced his com
mnion. benting on the idol With his
kiluciles. Now to fin,i out the open
ing"
Ii dill not take long fol, him to dis
cover the movable eye. ard when he
had pulled that ont he thrust his iin
ger in and Withdrew it with !; folded
paper.
Safe and sound. he cxulted. drop
ping the image to the ground. where
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Donald remarked, pointing to Il |,u.
besiragglcd native who mad entered
compound and was evidently wett;r
for some one.
That's my old servant" he Gait
ned. IF you will excuse me I'll gas
hear what he has to tell us"
Ruth and John watched the to
them for some time, the tall, car fuf
dressed Englishman and the dirif II
tvs.
they could see that the latte W.
much excited, and toward the lf-7t =
Donald himself seemed to lose & lit
of his aplomb.
Finally they saw him nod cu~ly
the native, who squatted down ,;a ii
pavement. A moment later he l,,d r
joined them. His usually placii fW
bore an expression of anxiety.
What can be the matter?" desnar
ed Ruth.
Not anything for you to vor,
about" replied Faversham. I'm 81
J can arranr everything prese-
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CHAPTER XIV.
The Escape of Ruth,

FTER his experience in res,
cuing John Dorr from the
! hands of the outraged priests
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Drake and the guide crept away in 81.
lent horror
And not far distant Faversham sat
yigilant by the side of his camp watch.
ing over the sleep of Ruth Gallon.
Possibly it was an echo Of Wilker.
sons savage cry of triumph that stir.
red her in her dreams.
She sighed and reached out one slen.
der hand. 1t touched that Of John
Dorr and rested there as if she had
found safety.
his eyes burned with jealousy. But
he did not move. keeping his ears open
for the slightest sound. his eyes for
the faintest shadow between his
charges and the horizon.
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CHAPTER XVI.

WiIkerson Again on the Trail.
SyY1T had not been difficult for
Xxi Harry Wilkerson and Mrs.
pSS1@zs0 Darnell to trace Faversham
t3sgsg and his party from the time
they landed to their arrival In Bhala.
But the idol itself, the object of their
quest. still concealed its whereabouts
i'll spite of the most minute inquiries.
We'll simply have to watch Dorr,'
Wilkerson said at last. I'VE know he
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is on the trail. and we'll Just follow
him. Sooner or later we'll catch him."
Jean Darnell sullenly agreed. but
privately confded to Drake that she
thought Wilkerson had lost his nerve.
The climate did not suit her, nor the
food, nor the primitive modes of travel.
and her temper grew worse and worse.
Drake promised to dc some inyestigat
v.Ssww ssn
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-11
Thy Kingdom Come"

This petition in what we call the Lords Prayer was no new thing in Israel. Thousands doubtless used it every day; but they had no such Kingdom" and no such "coming" in view as Christ prayed for. It is an illustration of the way in which He constantly took old words and ideas and invested them with new meaning.
 The ordinary Jew, when he prayed "Thy kingdom come," had visions of the re-establishment of the old glory of the kingdom of Israel. He simply prayed for the coming of the ex- pected Prince, who should lead Israel's new armies against her ancient and hated enemies.
 But when Jesus said, "Thy kingdom come," He saw no sheen of marching armies and mighty kings. He prayed for the silent, unseen coming of a spiritual dominion, in which God should be father and all men brothers together.
 We have been accustomed to de- plore with fine piety the materialism of the old Jewish conception of the kingdom of God How dull of ear and eye, how earthly of spirit they werel But we have been guilty of an error as great and well nigh as costly. We have made the beginning of the king dom of God co-eval with the end of the world. When we have prayed "Thy kingdom come," we have grasped our selves by the spiritual bootstraps, and tried to lift ourselves to the place where we could long for the second coming of Christ. Prayer for the sec ond coming of Christ may be allowa- ble, but He Himself had no reference to that event when He said, "Thy kingdom come."
 "Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven," is a good commentary on Christ's meaning when He prayed for the coming of Gods kingdom. The kingdom of God is the reign of God in the hearts of men. It is to touch all men in all places, in all rela- tions, in all time. It is not con- fined to special nationalities or kinds; it is restricted to no coun- tries or climes; it concerns the re- lationships between husband and wife, parent and child, friend and friend, man and man, capital and labor, na- tion and nation; it is to begin now and last forever.
 HENRY M. EDMONDS.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-11
Regarding Jail Conditions

Notwithstanding the fact that pr. w..
 c. Oates, state prison inspector, has re-
 peatedly condemned that portion of the
 county Jail in which white women are
 incarcerated as a place unfit for human
 habtation, and Judge w. l. Grubb of the
 United States court has refused to allow
 white women charged with federal of-
 lenses to be placed in the dungeon afore-
 said, the county authorities seemingly
 pay no attention to conditions and still
 allow white women to be placed in these
 vile surroundings" said L. c. Grimes. Probably there is not more, undeslra-
 that provided by Jefferson county, and certain 1t Is that there is not a jail of any size or consequence that has not a matron to look after its women prison CTS. It is to the discredit of the county that such conditions exist and if the county is not in position to provide bet ter quarters for its white women prison CTS. it could follow the example of Judge Grubb and place them in the detention home of the city pending their trial in the courts.
 'The tendency of the times is for the humane treatment of convicted prisoners. Should not this apply more strongly to those unconvicted for almost every inmate of the county jail is presumably inno- eent?''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-11
being made to meet the Japanese de-

being made to meet the Japanese de- mand.
 But, the subtle Chinese smiled blandly, when the Japs were not look ing, for they knew better trick than a crude boycott. The Japs could not openly object to the patriotic plan to promote trade in native goods, al- though the Chinese might happen to make the same articles previously bought from Japan and might even copy Japanese goods. The Society for the Propagation of the Use of Chinese Goods and the Society for the Protec- tion of Chinese Trade were organized and are already in a flourishing con- dition. The movement has spread widely through China.
 The Chinese government has given it's solemn word that no anti-Japanese boycott exists, but nevertheless, the Japs face a tremendous loss in trade and for once they have been beaten at their own game.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-11
Express Cars Should be Guarded

The frequency with which express and mail cars are robbed by bandits should cause the railroads, the ex- press companies and the postoffice department to join in the expense of employing heavily armed guards for duty on each train carrying money packages.
 Train robberies occur from time to time in every section of the country, and as the passengers are terrorized and members of the train crew are in jeopardy, sometimes killed, the trans portation company might be expected to share in whatever expense was in- cured in keeping bandits from ac- complaining their designs.
 The "holdup" of a Louisville and Nashville train by four masked men near Greenville and the robbing of the express car shortly after Friday mid night was one of the boldest of crimes Conductor McRae died of apo plexy resulting from the excitement. Had there been guard or two on the alert, ready to get "the drop" on any gang of bandits that might appear on the scene the progress of the train would not have been interrupted.
 In order for an armed-guard sys- tenn to be efficient there should be four train deputies or policemen for duty in the mail car and express car. This would give two shifts with one man on each shift to guard the mail and one to guard express safes. Such special protection would involve an expenditure of about S350 month for each train, but it might prove an economy in the end.
 Train crews are so used to facing danger that they give little thought as to what might happen, but the pas sengers would feel more comfortable and the express companies more se- cure if officers with guns in hand were always doing guard duty.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-11
The Chase

Two grayhounds owned by Ivan Marshall of Lebanon, Kan, ran them selves and a jack rabbit to death in a chase recently. The chase was long, the dogs were keen for the prey, and after miles of swiftest running the rabbit toppled over dead. The dogs were too exhausted to exult over the fallen prey. They trembled, stumbled and fell beside it, dying within a few minutes.
 A plain little story, this, which re- gently came over the news wires. And yet how many times it has been en- acted in various phases and with diff ferent settings.
 The student has his eye set upon the heights of learning. He strains every nerve and tolls by day and far into the night to reach the intellectual plane that represents his ambition. He does not spare himself, but whips on his Tagging strength. At length his work is done, but he succumbs to exhaustion.
 The fanancier has set before himself certain goal, written in figures of gold. He enters "the game" he gath CTS in the heavy coins until he stag gers under the load. He sets a heavy foot upon those who hamper him, he tramples upon little children and those who toll for him. These, he consoles himself, he will aid when he has satis- fled his ambition. He struggles on- ward with ever increasing burden of wealth. He reaches the mark he set for himself, but he is an old man. He falls, crushed by the weight his own greed has accumulated.
 A general dreams of himself as the head of conquering nation. He plans and builds with this end in view, he crushes out all that does not con- 
 tribute to the attainment of his ann bition. He sacrifices friends, kinfolk, his own people who give themselves Loyalty to his service. He sees vic tory just within his grasp, but the sound of victorious cheering is drowned by the cry of the perishing, and in the disdain of nations his triumph turns to dead ashes within his grasp.
 History is but the story of the chase-no matter what the goal of the striving. Often the runner perishes beside the prey, exhausted by the care, the burdens and the woe of the conflict.