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Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-02-12
SYNOPSIS.

Stanley Hargreave, millionaire. after
miraculous escape from the den or the
gang OF brilliant thieves known as the
s' Black Hundred, lives the life Of reciuse
tor eighteen years. Hargreave accidental
y meets Braine, leader OF the Black Hun
dred. Knowing Braine will try to get him,
he escapes from his own homo by bal
e be Where yeaTs
before he mysteriousiy left on the door
step his baby daughter, Florence Gray:
That day Hargreave also draws sl,OO0,OOo
from the bank, but It Is reported that
this droppeG into the sea when the balloon
he escaped In was punctured, Florence
arrives from the girls school. Countess
Olga Braine's companion. visits her and md
tectives call, but their plot is foiled by
Norton, a newspaper man. After failing
in their first attempt. the Black Hundred
but she escapes, again foiiing them. Nor
ton and the countess call on Florence the
next day, once more safe at home. The
section lection of fiocrins s and iron from cavity
takes a box. Pursued by members Of the
Black Hundred, he rushes to the water
front and succeeds In dropping the box
nap Florence and hurry her or to sea.
She leaps overheard and Is picked up in a
daxed condition by fishermen. Braine,
disguised as her father. takes her back to
sea with him. Florence sets fire TO the
boat and Hfrescued by a ship on which
Norton has been shanghaied. Concealed
above the rendezvous OF the Black Hun
dred, man learns of the recovery Of
the box from the sea by sailor and Of
its subsequent return to the bottom Of the
sea, and he quickly communicates the
fact 10 Jones. A duplicate box Is planted
and later secured by the band. but before
its contents are examined the box myss-
terlously disappears. Finding himself
checkmated at every turn. Braine endeay,
prs TO enmesh the Hargreave household
IN tho law In order to gain free access TO
the house. The timely discovery OF the
plot by Norton sets the police ut the heels
OF the pack and results In raid on the
to be barren OF results. Following a tele-
phone message Jones received from a
mysterious person whom he addressed as
.sir." Florence Is again lured from her
home and taken out u sea. Through
Norton's daring and skill as an aviator
she Is rescued and returns TO her home IA
time to confront an agent OF the BLACK
Hundred. Through treachery In the Har-
Ereave household Florence is delivered In
TO the hands Of an unscrupulous doctor
From the faithful Susan Morton learns
that the doctor has declared that Flor
enco Is stricken with smallpox aud that he
n preparing to spirit her away. BY act,
ing quickly ths reporter. with the aio Of
Susan. succeeds in extricating the young
woman from tho danger after an encoun-
Ter with members OF the gang. The Black
Hundred begin to fear Norton and plar
to dispose OF him. Again the unnoticec
butler shows his hand by rescuing Nor
ton and defeating Braine. Braine and
Countess Olga plan a daring attempt g
ball given by Princess Parlova. They de
feat their own plan by overanxiety. Ant
still the golden tinted bank notes repos'
TRANQUILITY In their hiding place!
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-02-12
REPEAL OF OHIO
FL GOD ACT
IMPENDING DANGER IN MIAMI
VALLEY DISCUSSED BY THE
GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
WAYS AND MEANS POSTPONED
Number of Policy BilIs-Reached
Program Conclusion.
(Ry Denny Donovan.)

Columbus.-Within the sound of the
neighboring river, and with late edi-
tions of newspapers carrying reports
of impending danger in the Miami val
ley before the members, the general
assembly took up the vitality important
subject of virtually repeating the legis-
lation enacted for protection following
the tremendous flood Of March, 1913.
Both branches worked upon the calen-
dars, each passing number of bills
but when adjournment came the rec
ord Of having enacted no new legisla-
ton remained unbroken. This fact
the Democratic state central commit
tee, which met near the capitol during
the session. This gathering was in re
sponse to motion made last Decem
ber. At that time the committee accept
ed the view that Republican legisla
Istive leaders and Gov. Frank B. Willis
would have put through number Of
the party's policy bills and also have
reached some conclusion as to gen
eral program. When the session was
| begun Vice Chairman w. w. Durbin
of Kentucky, announced that the pro
| posed intention to devise ways ana
means to combat the actions of thu
majority would have to be indefinitel,
| postponed for the reason that ther,
were no new laws to criticize and NJ
apparent crystallization upon any o
the bills designed to redeem campaign
! pledges.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-02-12
ADOPTED THE IDEA AT ONCE
Proposed Change in Knitting Pfana
Met Enthusiastic Appreciation of
the Debutante.


A bud of the season who well de
served the name was puckering her
pretty brows over piece of gray
woolen knitting. What are you max
ing, Dorothy?" friend asked her.
Il don't know. 1t was going to be q.
scarf and l had SO stitches on my
needle to begin with and now there
are 80. However can it go on get
ting so much wider? Now they tell
me that l ought to make it two and
half yards long and l simply cannot
carry the dirty thing around with ms
that long"
Yes" said her friend sympatnet-
fcally, Il can't bear those dirty gray
things, so 1 made darling little pink
one"
"But that won't do foe a soldier"
81 know it. so sent it for some 1t
tie Belgian child It's far more enter
tanning than those awful things you're
DOING
What a perfectly lovely idea!
am going to throw this away and
make blue one for little Belgian
baby. Won't that be cute?"
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-02-12
CHAPTER XIX.


- DIHUN 00tCl " oNoIs
Florence was fortnight in recov-
ering from the shock Of her expert
ence at the masked ball Of the Prin-
cess Parlova, who. by the way. disap-
peared from New York shortly after
the fire, no doubt because of her fear
OF the Black Hundred. The fire did
not destroy the house, but most Of
the furnishings we're SO thoroughly
drenched by water that they we're
practically ruined Her coming and
going were nine days wonder, and
then the public found something else
TO talk about.
Norton was a constant visitor at the
Hargreave place. There was to him a
new interest IN that mysterious house,
with It's hidden panels, its false floors,
its secret tunnels; but he treated
Jones upon the same basis as hitherto.
One thing, however: He felt q sense
of security In regard to Florence such
as he had not felt before. SO, between
assignments, he ran out to Riverdale
and did what he could to amuse his
sweetheart. Later. they took short
rides In the runabout, and at length
she became as lively as she had ever
been.
But often she would catch Norton
brooding.
what makes you frown like that?"
WAS frowning?" innocently
enough.
II and you this way a dozen times
in an afternoon. What Is the matter?
Are they after you again?"
Heavens, no. I'm only vague is
sue. They viii not bother me so long
as I do not bother them. 1t has
dwindled into game OF truce"
do you think soY" eying him curl
ously.
why. yes" :
What's the use OF trying to fool
p,e. Jim7 II they haven't been after
you. you are sensing presage of evil
I'm not child any longer. Haven't
been through enough to make me a
womanf Sometimes feel very old. .
"To me you are the most charming
in all this wide world. No. you're not
a child any longer. You are woman.
brave and patient: and ! know that
could trust you with any secret have
OF own. But sometimes person may
have secret which is not his and
which he hasn't any right to dis.
close
She became silent for awhile. II
hate money" she said. 'I hate It
hate itl"
ITS mighty comfortable to have II
around sometimes" he countered.
"As In my case. for instance. II
we're poor and had to work no ons
would bother me-"
Il wouldl" he declared. laughing
"come: let's throw of moods and gc
into town for tea at the Rose Garden
and II you feel strong enough wei
trio the light fantastic"
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-02-12

told them what she had accomplished
all alone? Her exultation was of short
duration. She heard the whine of the
door on its hinges The men were re-
turning. Why?
They were returning because they
had discovered woman's shoeprint
outside. 1t pointed toward the cave,
freshly, and there was none coming
away. To reenter the chest would be
foolhardy. 1t would be the first place
the men would look. She glanced
about desperately. She saw but one
chance, the well. And even while the
door was swinging inward, letting the
| brilliant sunshine enter, she sum
moned up the courage and let herself
down into the well, which proved to
be nothing more nor less than an un
derground river!
The men came in with a rush. They
upset boxes, looked into the chest, and
the man who was evidently in com
mand gazed down the well, shaking
his head. Their search was thorough
but they found no one. And at length
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-02-12

Where have they hidden that
money!"
Il don't know"
We'll, well; I've given you your
chance. You'll have to try your luck
with the water again
Florence, weak as she was, set her
lips.
"You don't ask for mercy?" he said
banteringly.
Il should be wasting my breath to
ask for mercy from such monster as
you are" she answered quickly.
"That damned Hargreave nerve!"
he snarled
He rolled up his sleeves and stepped
toward her. She braced herself but
did not turn her eyes from his. Sud-
denly, from nowhere at all, came
| pair of hands. One clutched the gun
vale and the other laid hold of Braine.
A quick pull followed, and Braine be-
gan to topple. But even as he, fell
he managed to fling himself atop his
assailant; and it was only when the
struggle began in the water that he
recognized the reporter. All the devil
| in him came to the surface and he
| fought with the fierceness of tiger
to kill, kill, kill. In nearly every in
stance this meddling reporter had
| checkmated him. This time one or the
other of them should stay in the
water.
Norton recognized that he had a
large order before him to disable
| Braine. The recognition between
them was now frank and absolute;
there could never again be any diplo-
matte sidestepping.
you're a dead man, Norton!'
painted Braine, as he reached for the
reporters throat
Norton said nothing, but struck the
hand aside. For a moment they both
went under. They came up sputter-
ing, each trying for hold. 1t was
terribly enervating struggle.
Florence could do nothing. The
boat in which she sat continued to
drift away from the fighting men.
Once she tried to reach Braine with
the pole he had been using, but failed
From the shore came another boat
For awhile she could not tell whether
it contained friends or enemies. Il
was terrible to be forced to wait, alb
soluteiy helpless. When she heard ths
newcomers call encouragingly tt
Braine she know then that the brave
fight of her sweetheart was going tx
come to naught She knew LITTLE
about motors. She threw on thu
power and headed straight toward th'
rowboat. The men shouted at heI
!. but she did not alter her course. Th'
rowboat had its sides crushed in ant
: the men went piling into the water.
"Jim,' she cried.
Norton suddenly flung off Braine AM
began to swim madly for the motor
Z boat, which Florence had brough
:. about. Even then it was only by tn
:. barest luck in the world that Norto
2 managed to catch the gunwale. TIL
: rest of it was simple. When the
: finally reached haven, Florence, ode
ly enough, thought of the horse sh
: had left tethered nine miles from th
: stables. She laughed Historically.
II guess he won't die. We can sen
!. someone out for him. Now, for hea'
ems sake, how did you get into this
Where we're you? What have 20
been up to?" with tender brusquenes
g Il wanted to DO little detectiy
u work of my own" she faltered.
II 1T looks as If you had done
q You infant VIII you never learn
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-02-12
Will Continue Campaign.

Reaffirming their action of last No.
vember in declaring for resubmission
of prohibition amendment to the
Ohio constitution at the November
1915, election, the trustees of the Ohio
Anti-Saloon League voted unanimous
ly their willingness also to back a
campaign submitting an amendment
repeating the "home rule amendment,
adopted at the late election and held
valid By the state supreme court.
Fifteen hundred delegates to the state
dry convention, which was held here,
voted on the proposal to include a
home rule repeal measure in this
years campaign. Many dry leaders
strongly favor this policy, but senti-
ment among the delegates is said to
be divided as to its expediency. Some
fear that this dual program would
spell another dual defeat.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-02-12
LIQUOR REACHED THE SPOT
Error Made by Assistant Need Not
Have Worried the Dispenser
Of Drugs.

Wallace Irwin is fond Of telling a
yarn about a Scotch sheep herder who
sloucbed into western town which
had recently gone for prohibition. He
entered drug store and, as was Gus
tomary. made a signal on the soda
counter. Now. the proprietor was out.
80 the assistant, a young lad. under
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-02-12

and even wrote book entitled THE
Cooks Oracle" in which culinary in
structions are given with such entic-
ing pleasantly and clever anecdote as
to win the dullest reader. The second
Kitchener was a noted jockey, who
rode in the year 1874 the horse Red
Deer for the Chester cup and won,
says an exchange. He had weighed
In at two stone twelve pounds (forty
pounds). and four years before he
went to scale at Ascot weighing only
two stone seven pounds. Having
spent many years in France. he came
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-02-12
Quiz For Administrator Board.

Among the first departments to be
examined by the special legislative
committee to survey salaries and jobs
with the intention of cutting both will
be the state board of administration.
Administration leaders indicated that
this investigation may lead to an en-
tire reorganization of the board The
administration program, it is said, is
to cut the salaries of members of the
board from $4,000 to $4,000, of the sec,
retary from $4,000 to $4,000, and of the
fiscal supervisor from $4,000 to $4,000
q saving ct $1,000 a year.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-02-12
Hostess at Ohio Ruildinn.

Mrs. T. J. Bryce, of Columbus, who
has been appointed hostess at the Ohio
building at the Panama exposition, is
the widow of the late Thomas J..
Bryce, member of the clothing firm
of Bryce Brothers, and we'll known in
this and other states for his interest
III baseball He was president of the
Columbus American association club
company at the time of his death.
Bryce dropped dead while watching a
game on the grounds of his company
here eight years ago. 1t had been sup
posed that he was wealthy
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-02-12

to do it. Often, when you have al
most tainted in spirit, the thought
comes. IF thou hast run with the
footmen, and they have wearied thee,
what shalt thou do with the horse
men?" Put it from you, 1t Is faithless
thought; If you need more strength,
you will have it be sure OF that; or
the call to greater exertion may never
come to you. Your business Il with
the present; leave the future in his
hands who win be sure to do the
best. the very best for you.-Priscilla
Maurice
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-02-12
tcopyrisA. i0i4. b. Harold MAcorashi

They had been gone from the house
less than an hour when a man ran
up the steps of the veranda and rang
the bell. Jones being busy at the rear
of the house, the maid came to the
door.
lis Miss Hargreave in?" the stran-
ger asked.
mo-" abruptly. The door began to
close ever so slowly.
DO you know where can find
herr"
The maid eyed him with covert keen
ness; then, remembering that the re-
porter was with Florence, said: 81
believe she is at the Rose Garden this
afternoon"
That is in town."
Yes"
Thanks" The man turned abruptly
and ran down the steps.
The maid ran back to Jones.
''why didn't you call mer he de-
manded impatiently.
There wasn't time"
did you tell him where she WASP
"Yes. But shouldn't have told him
II Mr.. Norton had not been with Miss
Florence
Jones ran to the front, dashed out
eyed the back of the man Fastening
down the street, smiled, and returned
to his work. or. rather, to the maid
He took her by the shoulder, whirled
her about, and shot look into hel
eyes that quailed her.
Always call me hereafter, no mat
ter-what I'm doing That man ha!
never laid eyes on Florence and has
no idea what she looks like. Why die
you drug my coffee the night of tina
ballf"
She stepped back.
"And how much did they pay 20,
for letting that doctor send Florenc'
to Atlantic City? know everything
Hereafter, walk straight. If you pla.
another trick I'll kill you with thes'
(. two hands. And listen and tell thi
to your confederates: always knoy
every move they make; that is why N
one is missing from this house. Their
is traitor. Let them find him If the
can. VIII you walk straight. or vii
you leave?"
FL will walk straight" she ia
tered. THE money was too big
temptation"
4 did they give it to you?"
Yes. And more to stay here. Blu
this is the first bit of dishonest wor
ever did"
well, remember what have sait
Another misstep and I'll make an en-
to you. Don't think I'm trying
: scare you. You've witnessed enoug
: to know that it's life and death
: this house. Now run along"
7 At the Garden Jim and Florenc
: sauntered among the crowd. not ha
ing any particular objective point
view.
: "Shl" whispered Jim.
, what is it?"
Olga Perigoff is yonder in box
Very well; let us go and sit wit
> her. Is she alone?"
Apparently. But don't you thin
. we'd better go elsewhere?"
. my dear young man." said Flo
J, ence with mock loftiness, "Olga Pei
!, goff has written me down as sir
pie young fool, and that is why, SOON
}. or later, I'm going to put the she
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-02-12
RypIay Minstrels.

Mister Interlocutor, can you tell
me the difference between an Irish
soldier and Scotch soldier when
fighting in the trenches with the al
dies?"
"No, Mr.. Bones, cannot. Will you
elucidate the difference?"
"One says he is kilt with the cole
and the other says he is cold with
the kit
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-02-12

standing the Indian sign. took a bot
tie from a shelf and helped the GUS
toner to half a gobletful of brown
liquid. The Scotchman smacked his
lips. paid his score and went his stolid
way.
Shortly afterward the proprietor
came back and said to his assistant:
ANY business?''
"Scotchman came and tapped the
you-know on the counter" replied the
boy, so I gave him some" He point
ed to the bottle of brown liquid stand
ing alone on the shelf.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-02-12
HAIR OR NO HAIR?
It Is Certainly Up to You and CUT
cura. Trial Free.

Hot shampoos with Cuticura Soap.
followed by light dressings of CutI-
cura Ointment rubbed into the scalp
skin tend to clear the scalp Of dam
druff, soothe itching and irritation and
promote healthy hair-growing condi-
tions. Nothing better, cleaner. purer.
Sample each free by mail with Book.
Address postcard, Cuticura. Dept. Xfs
Boston Sold everywhere.-Adv.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-02-12
War Wounds.

Doctor Osler, the enemy of old men
as he was once classified, says that
the carnage from the present war is
not so great as it seems. With 800
wounded men in the hospital at Ok
ford, only one death occurred, and that
from lockjaw. The doctor thinks that
this war will establish a new record
for low rate of mortality from wounds
He attributes this to the antiseptic
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-02-12

back to England in 1864 and won the
Northamptonshire stakes on a horse
named Dollar. While the great Kitch-
ener is now central figure in the
European conflict, it was the Franco
German war of 1870 that proved the
undoing of the great little Kitchener.
That war drove him back to England,
where he died in 1872 at the age of
forty-three years. Johnny Reiff, the
little American jockey. who achieved
glory on the English racecourse on his
first appearance, weighed four stone
two pounds. and was eighteen pounds
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-02-12
No Relief for Prospective Brides.

No relief will be forthcoming at the
present session of the Ohio assembly
for prospective brides. The senate
has killed bill introduced by Senator
Archer, of Noble, to permit prospec-
tive bride to secure a marriage
license by making affidavit of the in
formation expected of her. AS re-
suit prospective brides must accom-
pany the prospective bridegroom to
the court house when the marriage
license is issued.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-02-12
WHAT ECONOMY NEXT?

To dispense with the paid chap
lain on the ground of economy and
to contribute his salary to charity,
was moved in a resolution by Rep
resentative George Morris, of Fair
field, in the Ohio assembly. In lieu
of the chaplain it was proposed to
open sessions with the repeating
of "The Lords Prayer" in unison,
and to mark the closing with ''The
Doxology" in long meter, the
speaker of the house leading the
song.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-02-12

sheep herder, healthy and matter-of-
fact, shuttle into his drug store, step
to the counter, beckon mysteriously.
and whisper:
"Losh, laddie. Ye maun gle me a
wee nipple. And mind ye pour it out
o. the same bottle. It's wee bit
strong, but it puts heart in a mont"
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-02-12

Great heavens, child,' shrieked the
proprietor. that amt whisky. That's
sulphuric acid!"
Tableau.
For two weeks the druggist lived
the life of hunted man. He dis
charged his helper, made his will,
contemplated suicide and spent real
money advertising for the widow of
the unfortunate customer whom his
carelessness had sent to an agonizing
death. Just as he was about to sur
render to despair he was suddenly re-
lieved by beholding the same Scotch
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-02-12
MTCHENERs KNOWN TO FAME
English Military Leader ls the Third
Of His Name TO Have Won
Distinction.

Kitchener Of Kharhm is not known
nrst but the third Kitchener known
20 fame The nrst VAS DR.. William
FhrNinsr--the variation in the secono
VS. 81 counts for nothIng--a London
'''rArv man Who died at the age Of
Qpe. ~ 1877 He Inherited for.
sisnr0o was rofed euicure.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-02-12
The Asylum's Advantage

At the orphan asylum the childless
Mrs. Hathaway, who had selected aH
infant for adoption. suddenly showed
trepidation.
"Will have to keep the baby if II
doesn't suit my husband?' she asked.
hesitatingly.
'Of course you won't have to keep
it." responded the accommodating
matron. you can bring the kid back
and exchange it any time. We're not
arbitrary, like the stork
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-02-12
When Your Ewes Need Care

Use Murine Eye Medicine. No Smartng-Feels
Fine-Acts Quickly. Try it for Red, Weak.
compounded by our Oculists-not a aPatent
Medieiner-but used in successful Physicians'
Practice for many years. Now dedicated to
the Public and sold by Druggists at Soc per
Bottle. Murine Eye Salve in Aseptic Tubes,
CSC and Soc. Write for Book of the Eye Free
Murine Eye Remedy Company, Chicago. Adv
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-02-12
Leaving the Future to God.

Do not. yield to the temptation of
looking at everything at once, as II
everything would happen at once, and
all the events of the day be crowded
into an hour. Do not thus forecast,
but take each thing as 1t comes to
you, and look upon 1t as the present
expression of the will of God concern
Ing you: then regard the next in the
same way, and thus receive your day
piece by piece from him who will re
member always when he gives you
work 70 do. that you need strength