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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-08-05

'T shall not" the girl objected. MY
uncle told me. IL anything happened
to him, that was to remain here"
"And remain here she shall, as long
as she likes" Mrs. Mallory insisted.
I've given my promise, too, to look
after her. and Mr. 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 l say goes. No harm
will come to the girl, Mrs. Mallory.
and she shall come back here, but for
the present she is going to accompany
me to headquarters. II you make any
trouble, only have to blow my whis-
tie and I can fill your house with po-
licemen."
'Tll CO." 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
fee. The man who had brought her
whispered for a moment or two with
his chief and handed him the paper.
Inspector French read 1t 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 Mr..
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 "A's" 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 fastened
into the street.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-08-05
CHAPTER XXI.

The professor laid down his book
and gazed with an amiable smile to-
wards Quest and Lenora.
81 fear" he remarked, dolefully,
"that my little treatise on the fauna Of
the northern Orinoco scarcely appeals
to you, Mr.. Quest"
Quest. whose arm was in a sling, but
who was otherwise none the worse for
his recent adventure, pointed out of
the tent.
Don't you believe 1t, professor" he
begged. 'I've been listening to every
word. But say, Lenora, just look at
Laura and French!"
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 large bunch Of wild
flowers. one of which she was in the
act of fastening in French's button
hole.
THAT fellow French has got grit"
Quest declared. "He sticks to 1t all
the time. He'll win out with Laura
In the end, you mark my words"
We've wired for them to meet
Craig" Quest said, after a short ST.
lence. Il only hope they don't let him
slip through their fingers. l haven't
much faith in his promise to turn up
at the professors. Let's see what
Laura and French have to say"
"Can't see any sense in staying on
here any longer" was French's imme-
date decision, $50 long as you two
invalids feel that you can stick the
journey. Besides. we're using up
these fellows hospitality"
They busted themselves for the next
hour or two, making preparations.
After their evening meal the two men
walked with Lenora and Laura to
their tent.
II think you girls had better go to
bed" Quest suggested. "Try and get
q long nights sleep"
That's all very WE'LL" French re-
marked. "but it's only eight o'clock.
What about stroll, Miss Laura, Just
up to the ridge?"
Laura hesitated for a moment and
glanced towards Lenora.
Please co." the latter begged. II
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
your"
Laura glanced Indignantly at him as
they strolled out, and Lenora laughed
softly.
How dared you suggest such a
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 q telegram:
To inspector French, AIisuez, N. NJ:
Very sorry. Craig gave US slip after
leaving depot. Niece disappeared from
address given. No clues at present.
When are you returning?
French swore softly for a moment.
Then he dropped into chair.
This" he declared, lis our unlucky
evening""
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-08-05
Coal Tar Once Thought Waste.

About a century ago coal tar was
considered almost a waste product,
and no one had thought 1t worth while
to experiment with 1t. At that time
gas was being introduced as new
light and Frederick Accum, who wrote
one of the first books on gas lighting.
suggested the boiling of the tar in
still and the condensation and collec-
ton Of the volatile products. The ex-
pertinent was made and the process
yielded two oils. One was heavy and
the other light. It was soon found that
the heavy could be satisfactorily used
as a preservative for wood that had to
be fixed underground or submerged in
water and was used extensively in pre-
serving piers and wharfs.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-08-05

guess you'd better cough up the truth
Where's this precious uncle of yoursT'
my uncle has gone out" the girl
replied. drawing herself up. He LETT
five minutes ago."
whats that in your hand?" he de-
manded.
Something my uncle gave me be-
fore he went out" the girl replied.
II haven't looked at 1t yet myself"
"Give it here" he ordered.
She spread II out upon the table.
"You may look at II II you choose"
she agreed. MY uncle did not tell
me not to show 1t to anyone"
They read 1t 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 a witness:
~, 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 only Of my bequest, and
beg my niece to fervently respect 1t.
II 10 that she never Of her own con-
sent or knowledge speak to anyone Of
the name Of AshIeish, 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. Wall just need
to borrow 1t for time. Go and get
your hat and coat on, miss"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-08-05

welcome death with a quip. It was
while waiting for the final hour he told
this story:
II was sitting on the window sill in
the corridor of a hotel In Jacksonville,
Fla, one morning, when we were on
tour with The Hustler A colored
chambermaid. with merry mischief in
her rolling eyes. saluted me with a
hearty Good mawnin'. sah.'
Say. Tidy / called, wouldn't you
like to go to the theater tonightr
What kin OBJ theayter 20 all
got down dah?'
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-08-05
SYNOPSIS.

Sanford Quest, master criminologist of
the world. finds that In bringing to jus
tice Macdougal. the murderer of Lord
Ashleigh's daughter, he has but Just be-
gun life-and-death struggle with q mys-
FERROUS master criminal. In q 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-
tanning notes, signed by a pair OF arm
less hands. Laura and Lenora, his asss-
tants, suspect Craig. the professors serv-
ant, of a 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.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-08-05
Told Of Quay.

Clifford Bergman. the Washington
Star cartoonist, according to Cartoons
Magazine. tells the following story on
himself:
MANY years ago. when had been
in Washington only a short time. and
had a kids propensity for asking
questions. said to the late Senator
Quay of Pennsylvania:
Senator, how is 1t that you have
kept your seat In the senate so long,
when there are so many other able
and brilliant men from your state who
must covet it?'
Young man. said Quay. I have
never kicked friend to please an
enemy" q.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-08-05

Say, what have you got there?"
French echoed.
Quest examined the strengthening
lump of metal steadily. The most GU
rious thing about it seemed to be that
1t was absolutely sound and showed
no signs Of damage. He turned to the
professor.
81 think you are the only one woo
will be able to appreciate this, protes-
sor," he remarked. Look" 1t s a
fragment of opotan-a distinct and
wonderful specimen of opotan."
Everyone looked puzzled.
"But what" Lenora inquired, SIS
opotan?'
st is a 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-
Quoting experiments with it for the
purpose of cheapening electric lights
II 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 twitching, his face CHASTITY, was
covering in the background.
"Your last little effort, Craig?" he
demanded. sternly.
Craig made no reply. The profess
sor, who had disappeared for mo-
ment, came back to them.
There is a smaller room across the
hail." he said, (which will do for our
purpose"
Craig suddenly turned and faced
them.
Il have changed my mind" he said.
Il 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. 1t shall take
its turn with you. Bring him along.
French, to my study. There is way
of dealing with him"
Quest felt his forehead and found 1t
damp. There were dark rims under
his eyes. Before him was Craig. with
a little band around his forehead and
the mirror where they could all see It
The professor stood a 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.
tits the fight of his ufe," he NUT
tered at last, "but I've got him"
Almost as he spoke they could see
Craig'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 a black
box in his hand.
ITS coming!" Lenora moaned.
Quest stood perfectly tense. The
picture suddenly flashed into brilliant
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-08-05

TT only could do something Tor
HIM" she murmured.
Hes in some kind of trouble,
think" Mrs. Mallory observed. He
is not what you might call commu-
NEGATIVE person. but it's easy to see
that he is far from being happy in
himself. You'll ring when you're
ready, Miss Mary?"
The door was suddenly opened and
Craig entered.
Look across the road" he begged.
''Tell me If there is a man in a blue
serge suit and a bowler hat, smok-
ing cigar, looking across here"
Mrs. Mallory 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 peck
cts and drew out little paper bag,
from which he shook bunch Of vic.
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 should have
been a 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. Il think that he seems
to be coming here
Craig took the girl for a minute into
his arms.
"Good-by, DEAR" he said. II want
you to take this paper and keep it
carefully. You will be cared for al
ways, but l must co."
DuI WucTo luuSS yOu 81! ouo
asked, bewildered.
Il have an appointment at Profess
sor Ashleigh's," he told her. Il cannot
tell you anything more than that.
Good-by."
He kissed her for q 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
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. Mallory
declared, irritably. "As for Mr.. Craig,
/ told you that he'd gone out"
"Gone out, eh?" the man repeated,
speaking in a thick. disagreeable tone.
"Why, l watched him in here not ten
minutes ago. Now then, young lady,
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-08-05

sob, any kind you want. Do you
like a minstrel show?
Minstrel show? Whar dem white
men come out wifi black stun on day
faces an make out days cullud? No,
indeed. Denis frauds. All doan' like
frauds
"'Well-er-a burlesque showT
"a what?'
IA burlesque-someth funny
"What! Whar dem ordashious
things show deselves in tights? All
guess not. All was brung up diffunt.'
What kind OF q theater do you
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-08-05
CHAPTER xxxIII.

The woman who had just laid the
cloth for a homely evening meal
smiled across at the girl who stood
at the window.
It's all ready now directly your
uncle comes home" she announced.
Mrs. Mallory came to the girls
side.
Your poor uncle looks as though q
little peace would do him good" she
remarked.
The girl sighed.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-08-05

Her Way Into the House."
clearness. They saw Craig's features
with almost lifelike detail. From the
corner OF that room where the profess
sor was standing. came a smothered
groan. 1t was a terrifying. paraly.
zing moment. Even the silence seemed
charged with awful things. Then sud-
denly. without any warning. the pic
ture faded completely away. A cry.
which was almost howl OF anger.
broke from Quests lips. Craig had
fallen sideways from his chair. There
was an ominous 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
to 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.
CTo BE coNTINUEDJ
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-08-05
Stage Humor Has Changed.

Stage humor today isn't quite as
outlandish as 1t used to be fifteen or
twenty years ago. Charles H. Hoyt
once wanted certain type of come
dian and. hearing Of a team called
Coyne and MCGEE playing in an up
stairs theater on Third avenue. went
to see them. The Coyne was Joe
Coyne, now a great favorite both here
and In London. MCGEE began telling
Coyne about chance he had to make
a lot of money. "All need is a stake"
said MCGEE. That's easy" replied
Coyne. With that he took a piece of
beef from his pocket, stuck it on his
cane and broiled 1t over the gas foot.
lights.-New York Letter to the Pitts
burgh Dispatch.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-08-05
Different In Real Life.

Another society girl has given up
her task as war nurse and is coming
home because, her friends say. there
was too much scrubbing. In the nov
els one does not have to scrub when
one is a nurse. Dear. no; one mar
ries hero or a rich manor some
thing.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-08-05

mayor indicates to the municipal coun-
Gil certain expenditures that are to be
met. For the month Of February,
among other items, one may read:
For discourse pronounced at the
grave of the territorial soldier, Jean
F.. five francs.
For discourse pronounced at the
grave of Lieutenant de la M. OF the
- infantry, ten francs.
For discourse pronounced at the
grave of Commandant Albert o.. Of
the - chasseurs. rs francs"
From which II may be seen that the
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-08-05
LAUGHTER FROM THE TOMB
John kerneII Tells Funny Story While
Waiting for the Call Of
Death.

The late John Kernell whose death
In Q Detroit hospital is one Of the pa
thetic incidents Of local mortuary his
tory, retained his unconquerable spirit
to the last gasp. Cardinal Mazarin
was not more tenacious Of his beloved
gold than was John Kernel of the
sense of things that enabled him to
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-08-05

like, them?
"'Now Ah'll tell you. man dropping
her duster and coming close to me
with her arms Indignantly akimbo).
All tell yo' when Mistah Shakespeare
bring his plays to town NAH parents
got to chain me to de hoah.'"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-08-05
Being Kind to Tommy Atkins,

oeIH0 NIhu 70 Tommy NtkIhs.
We'll, we'll bring the car tomor.
row and take Sc ae Of your patients
for drive. And. by the bye. nurse,
you might look out some with band
ages that show-the last party might
not have been wounded at all, 30 far
as anybody in the streets could see.-
London Punch.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-08-05

price Of mortuary eloquence varies
with the grade Of the soldier whose
body is consigned to the grave.-Le
Cri de Paris.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-08-05
Price Of Mortuary EIoquenee,

The municipal accounts of some Of
our provincial cities contain chapters
which should not tpass unnoticed. B
is a modes. little7 place, neighbor
Of the city OF Lyo1e. Each month its
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-08-05
Mo Doubt About L.

II you know what a man likes to
talk about you can get in a half hour
with him any time. no matter how
busy he thinks he is.-Laporte Her.
aid
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-11-21

, coercion OF unsound private enter.
prise. But the civic corporations o.
England are quite unmoved by TASTE
knowledge or fashion. They sImnlv
have a corporate instinct or prediler.
ton for anything that was bad in tho
fashion Of the day before YESTERDAY
Their new buildings and monument,
do not even reflect the bad taste Of
the present dag, only the bad taste
Of middle and late victorianism."
OF all the known representation,
Of the Drunken Hercules. the one r.
Gently acquired by the metropolitan
Museum Of Art is considered by the
authorities to be the finest. II Is r.
statuette but little more than six
inches In height and Is Of the tyne
that was prevalent In the third cen.
fury B. c.
Miss Richter says in the museums
Bulletin that ut shows HellenistIc
art Mt its best in both treatment and
conception. The Keeling posture shows
OF the strong. muscular body to great
advantage. The modelling is wonder.
fully lifelike and full of refreshing
vigor and exuberance. The rendering
Of the hair and beard-by means Of
wavy lines ending in small spiral
curls-is interesting. and shows how
the Hellenistlc artist sometimes hor.
rOwed from much earlier times"
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Sketch by Rembrandt.
In the British Museum.

tive drawings Of the little group 10
that Of the baby in a perambulator
tlklng the In a park.
Hugh II. breckenridge. Reynolds
Beal and Walter Griffin belong to the
list Of those who paint in water color
40 though II were oil.
John Winstanley Breyfogle paints
Q carefully realistic picture Of a young
lady who Is occupied in a kitchen
with a homely task. The title Of the
picture asks. Can She Bake u Cherry
Piei" and the answer to the question
IL "She cannot" Any m who Is at
all sensitive to variations from per-
lection in piecrust will see at once
from the blush purple color Of the
dough that the young lady's pie will
not succeed. In fact one never gets
the best results when using preserved
CHI rie wen when the fruit has been
perfect. y put up. and the sickly blush
tint Of the cherries in the jar would
destroy all confidence in TINT pie. even
were the dough itself all right. which
II Is not.
An unusual feature for a New York
exhibition Is a group Of water colors
by a japanese painter. Kubota Bdsen.
which have been loaned by Mrs. r.
y. Vanderpoel. These betray a pretty
fancy and n sense Of pretty color. The
animals in these pictures are done
with especial skill and humor.
Charles II. Woodbury. sends n group
81 water colOrs, most Of them marines,
The lines and washes in these draw
ings are applied with a certain ease.
betrayinG much practice upon the part
Of the artist. but unfortunately the
lines and washes have almost 10 mean
ing. a Wave" for instance, might
he anything. Knowing ii to be a
wave we make an effort and get at
the painters intention. II he had
labelled It "Sand Dune or something
else we would have about as much
faith in its reasonahleness. All OF
these water colors Of MIR. Wonibury
may he compared to tn" performance
of n highly trained golfer who plays
the stroke in form and yet misses
the shot.
4. T, Van Laer'S water color OF "Ly-
man Beecher's Old Church at Litch-
field" preserves the lines Of n charm
ing edifice. For good measure Mr..
Van L.aer also puts a nice old tree
in the picture.
George Wharton Edwards and
Joseph Pencil are two old timers who
have survived one era to find them
selves in the inner gallery surrounded
by the noisy work Of the young people.
Mr.. Pencils two sketches are modest
affairs that will escape attention un-
less sought for. Mr.. Ewdards's brittle.
Dresden china method also suffers
from the too close proximity Of the
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By Rembrandt Is from the collection
In the British Museum.

By Rembrandt Is from the collection
In the British Museum.
Roger Fry's pen portrait Of the late
Sir William Van Horne In the Bur.
in0tOn Md0dsine for October has a
downright anu British quality that
Will astonish Americans. We are not
accustomed over here to speaking Of
our rich men in so free n fashion or
Of our dead with such dispassiOnate
Justice. Nevertheless once our sur
prise nj the toni OF the sketch wears
away most Of us will confess that
the little portrait conveys a vivid
sense Of character.
Sir William Van Horne. writes Mr..
Fry, was one Of the most striking
and picturesque figures among the
great collectors Of America. A big.
burly figure. overlooking with vitality.
he took his chances in society as he
had taken them in the backwnOds OF
Canada, with n genial and unpreten.
tious simplicity Of manner. He did
not care to hide lNhind the intrencn
mcnts IT etiquette and formality with
which q Of the newly rich protect
their SrnsitivenesS to criticism. On
his frequent visits to New York he