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Rock Island Argus., 1915-03-15

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gong ist8 causgnptisn- Ore day
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Rock Island Argus., 1915-03-15

The services OF internes and nurses
as attendants for the emergency drug
victim hospital were volunteered by
=. :. Gilmore OF the Wesley hospital.
DR.. Milton Mandel OF Mercy hospital.
Dr. Martin n. Ritter Of Columbus hos
pital. Miss Nina Dale. superintendent
OF the German hospital OF Chicago,
Assistant Superintendent Meigs Of St
Luke's hospital. Mr.. Bacon and DR..
Hornsl,y OF Hahuemann hospital also
offered the services OF attendants.
At the conference Monday plans
viii be discussed for raising funds for
the supplies of the special hospital.
Mayor Harrison announced before the
conference he would ask the council
for a special appropriation for the en-
terprise. President ReinberE express
ed the opinion the county commission
ers would do their share in supporting
such an institution.
Word came from washington the
federal authorities would not allow
the use Of the marine hospitals az
Chicago and Cairo for the care of dope
cases. \ message vas sent TO Gov
ernor Dunno following a conference
in Washington between Acting Secre-
tary OF the Treasury Newton and
General Blue OF the public
health and marine hospital service.
Il as pointed out in the message
10 the governor the laws under which
the marine hospitals we're established
did not permit or their use except for
the care OF United States sailors.
Surgeon General Blue had indicated
ID al
after the state and municipal facilities
had been exhausted. II was pointed
out by DR. Newton the service had not
available appropriation from which 10
draw for drug victims.
Rock Island Argus., 1915-03-15

fee. Physicians in the public service
who also carry on a private practice
must register, pay special tax. and
keep records as though they were only
in private practice.
Druggists will be held liable for
all frauds Healers, not cIassed as
physicians in the states where they re-
side. will not be permitted to register
and distribute drugs.
Rock Island Argus., 1915-03-15

wuiissa FsE. moving picture p-o-
f1rFr. ts called the ~moa&rch % tss
m9viss- because d; ths vast suEs he
pays for sesnarfos and actors AaoaE
sss famous literary n1@a on his pay
roI as scenario writer's are fsrasl
ZasEvut. EsdyaTd EipilaF. Count
t.gaaof To,ssoi Edward SAeidoa.
asrrv Gay Caristoa Gad others % al
zass ~quat tzEs. 90 wh1u BE- has a.
ready paid ft.a00f 90.
Rock Island Argus., 1915-03-15
Notice to Contractors.

Bids Will be received at the may
or's Office 8 a. m. March -, 1915, for
constructing a six inch Waterman on
Eleventh street north of Brashar
street n. NJ. SCHRIVER,
(Adv.) Mayor.
Rock Island Argus., 1915-03-15

get YOUR foot misery. All how COM
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box Of 'TIZ" now at any druggist or
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good feet, glad feet, feet that never
swell. never hurt, never get tired. A
years foot comfort guaranteed or
money refunded
Harper House Pharmacy.-(Adv)
Rock Island Argus., 1915-03-15

raw spots No
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pain or drawing
up your face in
agony. "TIZ" is
magical, acts
right off. "TIZ"
draws out all the
poisonous eruda-
tions which puff
up the feet Use
liz" and for
Rock Island Argus., 1915-03-15

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Rock Island Argus., 1915-03-15

IRE Rock ts.saa Satiarai bass. To-
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triross. ss crsssrE its affairs. All soto
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Rock Island Argus., 1915-03-15
HOW ''TIz" HELPS
SORE, TIRED FEET

Good-by sore feet, burning feet. svol-
len feet, sweaty feet, smelling feet, tired
feet-
Goodbye eorns, eallouses, bunions and
Rock Island Argus., 1915-03-15

t- sv~-y tess ~ nussian cavalry
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Rock Island Argus., 1915-03-15

AEEaaaAEANr
usf~f at n1es tsiaad. Illinois. this
sd Gar OF Hfarcs. y. o. tSts.-tAdvI
Rock Island Argus., 1915-03-15
Rulings on Law.

The treasury department az Wash
inEton i-sued a synopsis of rulings on
questions relating 20 the enforcement
OF the Harrison anti-drug law.
Rock Island Argus., 1915-03-15

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avense frusa Tkirtirta street % Fes.
tY stxts street
Rock Island Argus., 1915-03-15

All tAe ss~s AL tss u@s-Ths
ArsgA
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SYNOPSIS.

Stanley Hargreave, millionaire. after a
miraculous escape from the den OF the
gang OF brilliant thieves knowp as the
Black Hundred, lives the life of re-
cluse for eighteen Fears. Hargreave acct
dentally meets Braine, leader of the Black
Hundred. Knowing Braine will try to get
him he escapes from his own home by a
balloon. Before escaping he writes a let
ter to the girls school, where eighteen
Year, before he mysteriously left on the
doorstep his baby daughter, Florence
one million dollars from the bank. but 1t
is reported that this dropped into the sea
when the balloon he escaped in was pune
tured. Florence arrives from the girls
school. Countess Olga, Braine's compan-
ion, visits her and claims to be a relative.
Two bogus detectives call. but their plot
Is foiled by Norton. a newspaper man.
By briblng the captain of the Orient Nor
ton lays q trap for Braine and his gang.
Braine's good luck. After failing in their
FIRST attempt the Black Hundred trap
Florence. They ask her for money, but
she escapes. again foiling them. Norton
and the countess call on Florence the
next day, once more safe at home. The
visitors having gone, Jones removes q
section of flooring, and from cavity
takes a box. Pursued by members of
the Black Hundred. he rushes to the
water front and succeeds in dropping the
box into the sea. Braine conceives the
Florence is invited. Jones and Norton
both go along and are fortunately on
hand TO save Florence from being I'm
prisoned in the country house to which
she is lured Braine plans to capture
Florence while she is horseback riding.
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you fully it was because / d,

H. you fully 1t was because did
not care to drag you in too deep"
Deep? Norton thought OF Florence
and smiled inwardly. Could anybody
be in deeper than he was? Once II
was on the tip Of his tongue to CON
TESS his love for Florence, but the
gravity of Jones' countenance was an
obstacle to such move; 1t did not in.
vite 1t.
To be sure, Jones had no real an.
thority to say what Florence should OF
should not do with her heart Still,
from all points Of view, 1t was better
to keep the affair under the rose till
there came a more propitious hour in
which to make the disclosure.
Love, In the midst of all these
alarms! Sharp, desperate rogues on
one side, millions on the other, and
yet love could enter the scene Sc
renely, like an actor who had missed
his cue and came on too soon.
Oddly enough, there was no real
love-making such as you often read
ABOUT. A pressure OF the hand, a
glance from the eye, there was seldom
anything more. Only once-that mem
orable day on the river road-had he
kissed her. No word of love had been
spoken on either side. In that wild
moment all conventionalities had dis
appeared like smoke in the wind.
There had been neither past nor fu-
ture, only the present in which they
knew that they loved. With her he
was happy, for he had no time to plan
over the future. Away from her he
saw the inevitable barriers providing
against the marriage between a poor
young man and a very rich young
woman. A man who has any respect
for himself wants always to be on
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CHAPTER vII-continued.

Meantime Florence was walking her
mount slowly. For once the scenery
passed unobserved. She was deeply
engrossed with thoughts, some of
which were happy and some of which
we're sad II only her father could be
with her she would be the happiest
girl alive.
She was brought out Of her revery
by the sight OF man staggering along
the road ahead of her. Finally he
plunged upon his face in the road Like
the tender hearted girl she was, she
stopped. dismounted, and ran to the
fallen man to give him aid She sud-
denly found her wrists clasped In two
hands like iron. The man rose to his
feet, smiling evilly. She struggled
wildly but futilely.
Better be sensible" he said II am
stronger than you are. And l don't
wish to hurt you. Walk on ahead of
me. 1t will be utterly useless to
scream or cry out. You can see for
yourself that we are in deserted part
Of the road. II you will promise to act
sensibly shan't lay hand on you. Do
you see that hut yonder, near the fork
In the road? Well stop there. Now,
march,"
"She dropped her handkerchief, later
her bracelet, and finally her crop, in
hope that these slight clues might
bring her help. She knew that Jones
would hear OF the fire, and, finding that
she had not returned with the riding
master, would Immediately start out in
pursuit. She was beginning to grow
very fond of Jones, who never spoke
unless spoken to, who was always at
hand. faithful and loyal.
From afar came the low rumble of a
motor She wondered if her captor
heard it. He did, but his ears tricked
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l may not be an heiress after all. And
some day / shall marry him."
Jones bowed. This seemed to ap-
pear final to him, and nothing more
was to be said.
Norton did not return to his rooms
till seven. He found the telephone
call and also note in = handwriting
unfamiliar. He tore on the envelope
and found the contents to be from the
Countess Perigon.
Call at eight tonight" he read. Il
have an important news story for you.
Tell no ono, as / cannot be involved
in the case Cordially. Olga. Countess
Perigo6."
Humph! Norton twiddled the note
in his fingers and at length rolled 1t
into ball and threw 1t into the waste
basket. He, too, made . mistake; he
should have kept that note He
dined. and hurried on to the
apartments Of the countess.
He arrived ten minutes before Flor
ence and Susan.
And Jones did some rapid tslephoa-
ing.
How long, how long!" the butler
How long would this
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strange combat last? The strain war
terrible. He slept but little during
the nights, for his ears were always
waiting for sounds. He had cast
the chest into the sea, and it would
take dozen expert divers to locate
it. And now, atop OF all these wor-
ries, the child must fall In love with
the first conner! 1t was heartbreak.
ing. Norton, SO far as he had learned.
was cool and brave, honest and reli.
able IN q pinch; but as the husband
OF Stanley Hargreave's daughter, that
was altogether different matter. And
he must devise some means of putting
stop to 1t, but
But he was saved that trouble.
Mongoose and cobra, that was the
game being played; the cunning OF
the one against the deadly venom OF
the other. II he forced matters he
would only lay himself open to the
strike of the snake. He must have
patience. Gradually they were break
ing the organization, looping OF
branch here and there, but the peace
of the future depended upon getting
q grip on the spine of the cobra him
self.
The trick was simple. The count
ess had news; trust her for that. She
exhibited a cablegram, dated at Glib
raltar, in which the British authori-
ties stated definitely that no such a
person as William Orts, aviator, had
arrived at Gibraltar And then, as he
rose, she rose also and gently precip-
itated herself into his arms, just at
the moment Florence appeared in the
doorway.
Very simple, indeed. When a wom-
an falls toward a man there Is moth
ing for him to do but extend his arms
to prevent her from falling. Outward
ly, however, to the eye which saw
only the picture and comprehended
not the cause, it had all the hallmarks
of an affectionate embrace.
Florence stood perfectly still for q
moment, then turned away
Il beg your pardon" said the count
ess, ~but a sudden fainting spell seize
me. Ny heart is bit weak.
Don't mention it," replied the gal
liant Norton. He was as innocent as
a babe as to what had really taken
place.
Florence went back home She
wrote brief note to Norton and In
closed the ring which she had secret
ly worn attached to a little chain
around her neck.
When Norton came the next day
she refused to see him. It was all
over. She never wished to see him
again.
HE says there has been some cruel
said Jones'
Il saw him with the countess in his
arms. l do not see any cruel mis-.
take in that / saw him. Tell him SO.
And add that / never wish to see him
again"
Then she ran swiftly to her room.
where she broke down and cried bit
.erly and would not be comforted by
Susan.
in heavens name, what has hap
oened?" demanded the frantic lover.
what has happened?'
The comedy of the whole affair lay
n the fact that neither of the two
the countess, who eonsoled
hem both.
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him into believing that 1t came from
another direction. Eventually they ar
rived at the hut, and Florence was
forced to enter. The man locked the
door and waited outside for the auto
mobile which he was expecting. He
was rather dumfounded when he saw
that 1t was coming from the city, not
going toward 1t.
( 1t was Norton. The riderless horse
told him enough; the handkerchief and
bracelet and crop led him straight for
the hut.
The man before the hut realized by
this time that he had made a mistake.
He attempted to re-enter the hut and
prepare to defend 1t till his compan-
ions hove In sight. But Florence, rec
ognixing Norton, held the door with
all her strength. The man snarled and
surned upon Norton, only to receive q
smashins blow on the jaw.
Norton flung open the door. Into
the car. Florence! There's another car
coming up the road. Hurry"
1t was not long chase. The car
Of the auto bandits, looking like an
ordinary taxicab, was highspower ma
snine, and 1t gained swiftly on Nor
sons four-cylinder. The reporter wait
I'd grimly
Keep your head down." he warned
Florence. I'm going to take pot ct
their tires when they get within range.
Il miss I'm sfraid wen have trouble.
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Under no circumstances attempt to
leave this car. Here they comet"
He suddenly leaned back and fired.
1t was only chance. The Eaxx:ler in
which the cars were lurching made q
poor target for marksman even OF
the first order. Chance directed Nor
toms first bullet into the right forward
tire, which exploded. Going at sixty
odd miles an hour, they could not stop
the car in time to avoid fatality. The
car careened wildly and plunged down
the embankment into the river.
Florence covered her eyes with her
hands, and, quite unconscious of what
he was doing, Norton put his arms
around her.
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CHAPTER TX.
The Leap in the Dark.

HC EGdR III tfC 0of n.
So far as Jones was concerned, he
was rather pleased with the turn OF
affairs This was no time for love-
making; no time for silly, innocuous
quarrels and chickering's, in which love
must indulge or die. Florence no
longer rode horseback, and Norton
returned to his accustomed hauntas
where no one made the slightest -
tempt upon his life. In his present
state of mind he would have welcomed
it.
Whats the matter with JIM"
asked the night city editor, raising his
eye shade.
81 don't know" answered the copy
reader
Goes around as if he'd been eating
dope; bumped into the boss while
ago and never stopped to apologize
Perhaps he's mapping out the front
page for that Hargreave stun,
laughed the copy reader Between
you and me and the gate post, dont
believe there ever was man by the
name OF Hargreave.
"Oh, there was chap by that name,
all right. He's dead. A man can't
swim 800 miles in rough water, HE
buoy or no. They ought to have
funeral services, and let 1t go at that
But what was the reason for that
fake cable from Gibraltar saying that
Orts was alive? l don't see any sense
in that"
THE man who pulled 1t on did.
think, for my part, that both Orts ana
Hargreave are dead. and that the man
picked up by the tramp steamer Orient
was riding some other balloon"
You're wrong there. The descriD-
ion of it proved that 1t was Orts' -
chine. oh, Jim probably has got .
mans size yarn up his sleeve, but he'D
! long time in delivering the goods.
Hes beginning to NOPE . good deal.
Woman back Of It somewhere Haven't
leld down this copy Job for twelve
ears without being able to make eone
Guesses- inns . star man-
When he gets started nothing ca stop
i'm. He covered the Chinese Boxer
ebellion better than any other corre-
pondent there. l wonder how old -
u"
20, should say about thirty-one or
no. Hero he comes now. 10. Jimf
Go BD CoNTugUDD)
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1 Dhall never marry again. Men arr
gay deceivers; they always have beer
and always will be. Perhaps I'm a BIZ
wicked; but ! rather like to prove my
| theory that all men are weak. II
had daughter I'd rather have her be
an ole mans darling than a young
mans drudge. l distrust every man
to go to the opera with me tonight
You will come to my apartments first
You win Gomez"
ITO be sure we will"
Simple little fcol!" thought the
Russian on the way home. she shall
see"
II believe the countess Is engaged
to be married." said Florence to
Jones.
Indeed, miss?"
Eyes. 1 couldn't get anything def
mite out OF her, but she had a beauti-
full ring on her finger. She wants
Susan and me to go to the opera with
her tonight. Will that be all right"
Jones gazed abstractedly at the rug.
Whenever a problem bothered him he
seemed to find the so ution in the deli
cate patterns of the Persian rugs FL
nally he nodded II see no reason
why you should not go. Only, watch
out"
Jones, there is one thing that will
make me brave and happy. VIII you
tell me if you are in direct commu-
nication with my father?"
yes, Miss Florence" he answered
promptly. But do not breathe this
to a single soul, neither Susan nor
Norton"
II promise that But, ali. hasten
without fear"
That Is my wish Also
you need not call me miss Why
should you?"
1T might not be wise to have any
one hear me call you thus Familiarity"
he objected gravely.
please yourself about that. Now
must telephone jim"
"Jim?" the butler murmured
He caught the word which was not
intended for his ears. But for once
Jones had been startled out Of him
self.
'Is it wrong for me to call Mr.. Nor
ton JIM" she asked with a bit of
banter.
'"It is not considered quite the prop
fbipn Miss E1oropoo n ooH
young man by his first name unless
you are engaged to marry him, or
grew up with him from childhood"
We'll, supposing were engaged to
him." haughtily.
THAT would be a very grave affair.
What have you to prove that he may
not wish to marry you for your
why, Jones, you know that
haven't a penny in the world l can
call my own! There is nothing to
prove, except your word, that / am
Hargreave's daughter"
mo, there is nothing to prove that
you are his daughter. But hasn't 1t |
ever occurred to you that there might |
be purpose back Of this? Might it
not be Of inestimable value that your
fathers enemies should be lea In
doubt? Might it not be means of
holding them on the leash? There is
proof, ample proof, my child; and
when the time comes these will be
shown you. But meantime put all
thought of marrying Mr.. Norton out
If your mind"
That l refuse to do" quietly. Il
I'm at least mistress of my heart;
md no one shall dictate to me whom
shall or shall not marry. love Mr..
Norton and he loves me, knowing that
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Norton Put His Arms Around Her.
equal terms with his wife. It's the
way this peculiar organization called
society has written down its rules
Doubtless relic of the stone age,
| when Alb went out with his club to
| seek wife and drag her by the hair
| to his den, there to care for her and
to guard her with his life's blood. 1t
! is one of the few primitive sensations
that remain to US, this wanting the fe-
male dependent upon the male. Per-
haps this accounts for mans lack of
interest on the suffragette question.
Only Susan suspected the true state
of affairs, being a woman. Having
had no real romance herself, she de-
lighted in having a secondhand one,
as you might say. She intercepted
many glance and pretended not to
see the stolen hand pressures. The
wedding was already full drawn in her
minds eye. These two young people
should be married at Susan Farlow's
when the roses were climbing up the
ms were boldly trying their fuzzy
wings. 1t struck her as rather strange,
but she could not conjure up Cat this |
wedding) more than two men besides |
the minister, the bridegroom, and the |
butler.
By forsaking his accustomed haunts,
under the advice of Jones, the hidden
warfare ceased temporarily. You can't |
very well kill man when you don't |
know where to find him. He ate his
breakfasts haphazardly, now here,
now there. He received most of his
assignments by telephone and wrote
his stories and articles in his club, in
the writing rooms of hotels, and in
variably dispatched them to the office
by messenger. The managing editor
wanted to know what all this meant;
but Norton declined to tell him.
1t irked him to be forced to rear
range his daily life-his habits. 1t
was a revolution against his ease, for
be loved ease when he was not at
work. He had the sensation Of having
been suddenly robbed of his home, of ,
having been cast out into the streets
And on top Of all this he had to go
md fall In love!
There was no longer a shadow op- !
,osite the apartments OF the Princess !
3erigoff. Braire came and went night
y without discovering any one. This !,
ather worried him. It gave him the |,
that the shadow had found J
tut what he had been seeking and no :
onger needed to watch the coming !
nd going of either himself or the 3
Perigon. h
"Olga, 1t looks a. II we were at the
nd Of our rope, he said discouragedly.
We have failed in all attempts so far t
he devil watches over that girl" b
"Or God" replied the countess t
loomily. In nearly every instance
heir success has been due to chance. a
omehow I'm convinced that we be-
an wrong. We should hare let Har-
reave escape quietly, followed him,
nd made him fast when the right op- Y
came. After a month or SC
is vigilance would have relaxed; he h
ould have arrived At the belief THAI 81
. had eluded 49,