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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1915-01-21

This Is Doctor Morse. am at til,
1 Queen hotel. Mr.. Norton has bee,
badly hurt, and he wants you an,
Mr.. Jones to come at once. We can
not tell Just how serious the injury il
He is Just conscious. Shall tell hin
:. you will come immediately"
4 Eyes. vest"
Florence snapped the receiver on
the hook. She wanted to fly, fly. HI
was hurt How, when, where?
SUSAN Susan!" she called.
| What is 1t. Florence?" asked Susan,
running into the room.
Jim 10 badly hurt. He wants me to
come at once. O, Susan! I've been
dreading something all day long" Flor
ence struck the maids bell. my
wraps. You will 60 with me, Susan. /"
Where. Miss Florence" asked the
maid alive to her duty.
Where? What is that to your" de,
manded Florence, who did not know
that this maid was detective.
why not wait till Mr.. Jones re-
turns?' she suggested patiently.
And let the man l love die?"
vehemently.
AT least you will leave word where
you are going, Miss Florence
THE Queen hotel. And If you say
another word I'll discharge you. Come
Susan"
There happened to be taxicab con.
veniently near Gas Vroon took care
there should be), and Florence at once
engaged it. She did not see the man
hiding in the bushes. The two young
women stepped into the taxicab and
were driven off. They had been gone
less than FIVE minutes when Jones re-
turned with his purchase, to find the |
house empty of it's most valuable asset. |
He was furious, not only at the maid,
who. he realized. was virtually help
less, but at his own negligence.
In the midst Of his violent harangue
the bell sounded. In his bones he knew
what was going to be found there. It
was letter on the back of which
was drawn the fatal black mask. With
9AoAAh6 uA6OAc AO VIC VPCu LILO GU j
1elope and read the contents:
: Florence is now in our power only-the
urrender of the million Will save her
)ur agent will call in an hour for an am
wer.
THE BLACK HUNDRED
AS matter Of fact, they had wanted
ones almost as badly as Florence,
tut her desire for a book--some
'opular story of the day-had saved
i'm from the net. The letter had
cen written against this possibility.
Jones became cool. now that he /
new just what to face. The Queen
otel meant nothing. Florence would {
OF be taken there. He called up Nor ,
IN. 1t took all the buffers patience,
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hands on the money I'd have givs1
to him! An, girl. 1t doesn't do
good to talk to you. does 4? sss
but they told me he was DYING
Jones shrugged. sssS
no be Continued. J
ABILITY TO ACHIEVE sue cESSI
The Man WHO Can % That Must Rise1
Superior TO circumstances Work
ing Against Him.

We succeed just AZ often ID splits Of
circumstances as we do because Of
them. The latter condition, infSrring
OF course. that the circumstances ~
/ in our favor, Is entirely natural and
only to be expected, and accordingly
We do not feel as though we are jus.
titled in taking to ourselves all the
credit for any success we may
achieve. When we succeed, however.
In spite Of circumstances; or, in other
words, when we rise superior to Con
ditions, then 1t is that we show tho
real fiber OF our natures and deserve
all the credit that can be accorded
US. However, If man has 1t In him
to succeed he will do so, notwithstand-
ing unfavorable conditions. The abil-
ity to achieve success is just az much
. gift as the ability to paint, or sfng,
or write. or do anything well that lies
especially In our power. It is Just is
natural for some of us to succeed -
it is for others to fail, and all condi-
tions for or against our success are
only means to an end. The man who
intends to succeed realizes that he :
must rise far above many OF the cir
cumstances Of his life and the secret
Of doing this is part Of himself and
is never readily acquired" Some OF
the most distinguished men Of the
past, men who have left the deepest
Impress upon history's pages. fought
and wrought In conditions that wore
lar from conducive to their success;
ret because they heard the call OF IN
Unknown voice summoning them to
mort, and because they felt the thrill
II a faith in themselves which could
lot be questioned they dared and won.
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W They could take his license numbe
q hundred times for Ill he cared 8,
/ they had got her? They could wal
4 til their eneniy's vigilance sIacke,
and then would strike? But Susan
The next time he saw Susan he va,
4 going to take her in his arms and kisi
her. It might be new sensation Il
kiss Susan, always 10 prim and oflsh
! Corey street-that had been her direc
i ton. They had put Florence IN q
motor boat at the foot Of Corey street
He was perhaps half an hour behind.
Florence never opened her lips. She
stared ahead proudly. She would
show these scoundrels that she was
her fathers daughter. They piled
her with questions, but she pretended
not to hear v
We'll. pretty bird, we'll make you
speak when the time comes. We've
got you this trip where we want you.
There won't be any jumping over
board this session. believe me. We've
wasted enough time. We've got you
and we're going to keep YOU"
Let her be- said vroon morosely.
well put all the questions we wish
when we're at our destination" And
he nodded significantly toward the
ships riding at anchor.
Florence felt her heart sink in spite
Of her abundant courage. Were they
going to take her to sea again? She
had acquired a horror of the sea, so
big, SO terrible. SO strong. She had
had an experience with its sullen
power They had gone about four
miles down when she looked back
longingly toward shore. Something
white seemed to be spinning over the
water far behind. At first she could
not discern what 1t was. AS she
watched it it grew and grew 1t final
ly emerged from the illusion of gi-
gantic bird into the actually Of an
everyday hydroplane. Her heart gave
a great bound. This flying machine
was coming directly toward the
launch; 1t did not deviate hairs
breadth from the line. Fortunately
The men were looking toward the huge
lItl6HtCI QudItCT VI d lille ldTIuci
oil. and from their talk it was. evident
hat that freighter was to be her pris-
IN bound for where? Nearer and
nearer came the hydroplane. Was 1t
or her?
1t was impossible for the men not
o take notice of the barking Of the
'ngines at last.
1.-THE things headed for u.s." /
Vroon stared under his palm. It
vas not credible that pursuit had /
aiken place so quickly. To test yonder
he abruptly changed the
curse of the launch. The hydroplane I
eered its course to suit. I
Florence heard her name called G
aintly. One Of the men drew his
evolver. but Vroon knocked it out
his hand. t
There's the police boat, you fool!"
Jump" voice called to Florence.
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CHAPTER XIV.
Another Trap Set.

Another Trap Set.
1t the truth is to be told, Jones was
AS deeply chagrined over the outcome
OF the counterfeit deal as was Braine.
They had both failed signally to reach
d the goal sought. But this time the or.
gaaization had broken even with Jones,
and this fact disturbed the butler. 1t
might signify that the turning point
had been reached, and that in the fu-
ture the good luck might swing over to
tho side of the Black Hundred. Jones
reaoubled his cautions, reiterated his
warnings, and slept less than ever.
Indeed. as he went over the ground
he conceded point to the Black Hun.
dred He would no longer be able
to keep tab on the organization. They
had deserted their former quarters
absolutely. The agent of whom they
had leased the building knew nothing
except that he would have to repair
the place. The rent had been paid a
year in advance, as it had been these
last eight years. He had dealt through
an attorney who knew no more of his
clients than the agent. So it will be
seen that Jones had in reality received
a. check
More than all this, it would give his
enemies renewed confidence; and This
him of thunderbolts; one man knew
where they were going to strike.
The telephone rang; at the same |
moment Florence left the piano. She
stopped at the threshold.
Hello You? Where have you
been? What has happened?" /
Who Is it, asked Florence, step
ping forward.
Jones held up a warning hand, and
Florence paused.
Yes. yes; | hear perfectly o!
You've been working out their new
quarters? Good, good. But be very
careful. sir. One never knows what
may happen. They have been quiet
for some time now . All. You
can't work the ceiling this time?
Window over the way. Very good
sir. But be careful"
The word sir caught Florences
attention She ran to Jones and seized
him by the arm.
Who was that?" she cried as he
lpr!sed away from the telephone.
Nap"
.,u aid sir.
SIS eyes widened. Il did,"
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It Was Letter on the Back Of Which
Was Drawn the Fatal Black Mask.
however. asst required seven different
calls to locate the reporter.
Meantime the taxicab containing
Florence and Susan spun madly toward
the water front. Here the two were
separated by an effective threat. Flor
ence recognized the man Vroon and
knew that to plead for mercy would
be q waste Of time. She permitted
herself to be led to waiting launch.
Always when she disobeyed Jones
something like this happened. But
this time they had cunningly struck
at her heart, and all thought of her
personal safety became as nothing.
For the present she knew that she was
in no actual physical danger. She
was merely to be held az q hostage.
Would Susan have mentality enough
to tell Jones where the taxicab had
stopped? She doubted. In an emer.
gency Susan had proved herself q
nonentity. bundle Of hysterical
thrills.
Az . matter Of fact, for once Flor.
ence's deductions were happily wrong.
When the chauffeur peremptorily de-
posted Susan on the lonely country
road. several miles from home, she
ran hot-foot to the nearest telephone
and sent . very concise message
home. Susan was becoming acclimated
to this strange. exciting existence. y,
Norton arrived IN due time, and
be and Jones were mapping ost . plas.
when Susan's message came,
Good girl!" said Jones. shea.
learning. Can you handle this aloa&
Noftoaf TAsy want ne at of ~
1eusp aoat1 fof I bsllete theg wosol
aftef me- = ven = rloredee Hllk!
% hoGf Goae!s & I ~
1rsst lsl- ssssa 1ssfioj !.
Al = mn o1t . NJ ~. yla6)
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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1915-01-21
The First Red Cross.

The origi. Red Cross society dates
back from long before the Geneva
convention. Just 800 years ago m
anonymous German work. which aD,
peared at Cassel, called upon the
learned to join and test the claims
Of the Rosicruciau order. said to have
been founded two centuries betnSdI
that by one Christian Rosenkrens,,
who had gained his mysterious knosll
edge in the East The order NJ
Christian and Protestant, and -
though It professed to possess many
secrets. including that Of making gol1,
its chief object was the gratuitosa
healing Of the sick. A tremsndoua
controversy arose, the order hsing ~
lently assailed as herstical ana ~
violently defended By the hepaass-
minded or more credulous. The vholN
story appears to have been triu1a-
plant German university spoc1.
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= hydroplane 9 little above here, YOt
I might interest the Teller that runs III
Thanks
/ But the aviator would not listen.
"A life may hang IN the balance
u mani expostulatcd Norton, longing n
v p6mmel the stubborn man.
What proof have / OF that?'
Norton showed his card and badge
20, l see!" jeered the aviator "A
i little newspaper stunt Ia which am
70 be the goat. Il can't be done, Mr..
Norton; It can't be DONE"
"A hundred dollars!"
Not for FIVE hundred and the
aviator cautiously turned away toward
the young woman with whom he had
been conversing prior to Norton's ap-
proach. The two walked . dozen yards
away.
Norton had not served twelve years
as metropolitan newspaper man for
nothing. He approached, the mechan.
les who were putterlng about the
machine
How about twenty apiece?" he
began.
For WHAT" the men asked.
r For sending that paddle around !
few times"
Get into that seat, but don't touch
any of those levers one of them
warned. Twenty is twenty, Jack, and
the boss is sorehead today anyhow.
Give her shove for the fun Of It,"
1t was dumfounded aviator who
saw his hydroplane skim the water
and moment later sail into the air.
These swift moving days reporter
of the first caliber is supposed to be
able to run railroad engines, subma-
rines, flying machines, conduct war;
able to shoot, walk, run, swim, light,
think, go without food like a python,
and live without water like camel. !
Norton had flown many times in the
last four years. At the moment he
called out to Florence to jump he
dropped to the water with all the skill
Of an old timer and took her. aboard.
And he could not use line of this
exploit for his paper!
Jones heard the bell. It was the
agent from the Black Hundred. He
smiled jauntily.
We'll, old fox, we've cornered you
It last. haven't we? want that money,
IF Hargreave's daughter takes another
ca voyage, and this time she will not
Jump overheard. A million; and NO
nore nonsense"
Give me fifteen minutes to decide"
egged Jones, hoping against hope.
Fifteen seconds!"
Then we can't do business. What!
i've you million knowing you all to
e pack of liars? Bring Miss Flor
nee back and the money is yours. We
re tired OF fighting AS indeed
ones really was. The strain had been
critic for weeks.
The money first. We don't LID any
etter than you do. Fork over You'll
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gally in control here. I am sorry
that you have made me recall this
fact to YOU"
Florence began to cry softly.
am sorry. very sorry" said the
butler, torn between the desire to
comfort her and the Law that he had
laid down for himself. 1T 10 very
gloomy today, and perhaps we are q
little depressed by it. am sorry"
%. realize. Jones. that all this
unending mystery annd secrecy have
q set purpose ct back. Only, It does
Just seem ~ II + should 30 mad some
times with waiting and wondering"
And u the truth must be told, It
II the same With me. We have to
wait for them to strike. Shall 1 get
ycu something new % reads am
going down to the drug store and
they have circulatine library"
Get me anything you please. but
rd feel betttf With : little sunahine..
That's univessal" replied Jones,
gong into tAe ha1I for hin .Aat.
Hal ~ telspAous ring again IT.
that nonGnt n = Qlifo prohaAle that
the 1ay w0aD1 6ayo eono g : c1oee
. he lax stbse ~, noncfonousIy.
hi Dc f1nS olzhe NJ 2lidtaa sftsr
Js6ee hn4 ~ - kdl1k s.
as:fn1p - 1loe 1910 ytkss1
YN ~ ooopoa. WI 3 Mp
~ = 1G11o HarrIonSU tn5l1ne4s
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Florence Knew That to Plead for \
She flung herself into the water
without the slightest hesitation.
ALI this came about something after
this fashion. When Norton arrived at
the foot of Corey street a boatman
informed him that young woman Of
his description had gotten into a fast
motor boat and had gone down the
river.
Was there any, struggle?"
Struggle? None that could see.
She didn't make no fuss about GO
ing"
Have you a launch?"
Yes, but the other boat has half
an hours start, and I'd never catch
her In thousand years. But there's
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srcy Would es Z Waste Of Time.
nave to Trust us. Re have NO use
for the girl once we get the cash.
"And you'll never touch a penny Of
1T, you blackguard!" cried Norton
from the doorway.
The agent turned to behold the re-
porter and the girl He did not stop
to ask questions. but bolted. He never
got beyond the door, however.
Always the small fry sighed
Jones. And II I could have nut nv
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Idns

Auto stage lie yes Office Of Hamnsa-
ield-Pearce Co., Winnemueca, every
morning, except Sunday, and leaves
MeDermitt and National at same hour.
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WESTERN PACIFIC RAILWAY
M STAGE LINES


Summerfleld-P earce
Paradise and Willow Point Linz
Leaves winnemucca (snd opposite
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Sc ID for excess.
Office and garage Second and Bridge
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MECHANICAL ENenuHreo DEPARTMENT
ssEruus mmurcs SCHOOL
uE UNIVERSITY
nwrw~ cswceu
Nay LIST 1915.
The Bever notor Car Company,
1YC Chapel Street
Nw HAvn,C om.
Gentlmens-
an emosrer report of test of your nrual mso0als recently made In
our laboratory.
hu1d like to add the following cmanss,
LII RELIABILITY OF TEST.
A preliminary test was doo on 8pl 18TH. uhng a new car vhichw was rather
stiff. The showing was 80 good that we decided to make a second tet. Tn was made
on April 5ohs usg sns AR. On Hist test, the car showed 1s stiffness and the
Performance was better than on the first Jar. The second test was supervised our
nostc careful experts. and the rem1ts. I believe TO be perfectly reliable.
g. ME1GE.
the Efficiency Of The Aaxe11 mtooble as indicated by the nnmr Of niles
on a level road is exceptionally high. This mileage record s better than that of any
one of forty ato~bi1es tested In our 1boatOy 70 date.
5. MOTOR PMFUMWE
The efficiency of the motor and carmretor as indicated the pounds Of gas
olne used per hour perl horsepower at rear tires is exceedie1y g@s and indicates
very perfect armetora action over the mole range Of speed and 1Md. This record
like that on uilmg per gallon. Is the best os that we have had.
Jerry truly yours.
EA3-
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR MECHANICAL ENGINEERING.
The daily Alaskan., 1915-10-26
REAR AND CARIBOU HERDS
 NEAR COLD BAY

Alaska Evening Post: Harry Wilmore, an experienced miner, formerly of the Fairbanks district, has just returned from a prospecting trip to King Cove and Cold bay in compaoy with s. N. Morrison and J. c. ClarksOn.
 After prospecting considerable country around King cove the party went to Cold bay and made the portage over to the Boring sea side.
 There's more caribou and brown bear in that part of the Alaska pen insula than I ever imagined could be found in that part of the cOun- try" said Wilmore. "The caribou run in immense herds and we saw some brown bear, which we avoided that beat anything for size nave ever seen"
The daily Alaskan., 1915-10-26
NEWS 0F
 THE STEAMERS

The Spokane Is due here this af- teruOon or evening.
 The Humboldt is due in Skagway from the south sometime tomorrow,
 The Princess Alice will be in to- morrow morning at 2 o'clock with eight passengers and 54 tons of cargo for this port. She will sail south at ' o'clock Thursday night.
 The Jefferson came in this morn ing from the south at 1:3O o'clock and sailed on her return at 3:1O a. m. She only brought a small amount of freight and a few passen- gers. ; l '4:l
 The City of Puebla is due from the westward at 6 o'clock tOmor- row morning. She will probably no remain long in Skagway, but leave as soon as possible for the south. She is loaded with passengers Lo- cal Agent E. J. Shaw of the Alaska Steamsn.y Co.,, by which company the City of PuebIa is under char ter, having only been allotted two rooms and two berths for this port
The daily Alaskan., 1915-10-26
NATIVE BLAMED FOR
 DOWNFALL WHITE MAN

Juneau Empire: When Matt Carlson was called before Judge Jennings this morning to regitter of selling liquor to a native on his plea in response to the charge which he had been indicted by the grand jury, John c. Held as Carl sons attorney asked that the court be lenient in pronOuncing sentence on the ground that although he has been @ resident of Alaska for r years, this Is the first time he has ever been called into court "Ou the other hand" said MT. Held, ''the Indian to whom he sold the i- Quor has been in the courts on one count or another for the past 25 years. have known of iuuumerabE times when that Indian, Jake Will Hams, has done this very same thing-receiYed liquor from a white man, and l see no reason when he is really at the bottom of jt all he should go clear and even get paid for it."
 This man Carlson" continued Mir. Held, had been drinking, and he met Jake Williams, and he took Jake's dollar and bought whiskey and at an appointed place gave the Indian the liquor He doesn't de- ny it. He says he's guilty. But I submit to the court that carlson was merely a tool for a man who is as big a scOundrel as ever lived outside of a penitentiary."
 Before pronouncing sentence Judge Jennings warned Carlson that if convicted of the same offense a second time he would be surely sent to McNeill's. Then, Tt is the judgment of the court that you spend four months in the federal jail at Juneau"
The daily Alaskan., 1915-10-26

 ABOUT TOWN

Tomorrow Mrs. Frank Suffecool will resume her winter At Home on the afternoon of the fourth We'd nesday of each month.
 Mrs. L. II. Johnston and two children, who had been visiting in Whitehorze for several days, re- turned home on tOday's train.
 There was a fine turnout at the W. p. A. club last night to witness an exciting and fast practice game of basketball between two w. P. A. club teams.
 J. M. Keller and Royal Pullen left this morning for Dyea for a couple of days hunting They were accompanied as far as the Pullen ranch at Dyea by James sullivan the Skagway painter, who is reno vating and repainbng the dwelling house there.
 Mrs. Weldon Warren and IlJIIe daughter Margaret, left on the Jet- ferson this morning enroute to Crawling, Michigan, where Mrs. War reu's parents and many relatives and friends live, and where she passed her girlhood. Upon arriving at De troit Mrs. Warren will stop oyer for a time to visit with a sister who lives in that city.
 On Thursday there will be an eN- tra train run each way between Skagway and .Whitehorse, as there
 CContinued on page A
The daily Alaskan., 1915-10-26

Capt. J. H. Miller is in command of the Jefferson on her present Yoy- age in place of Captain Nord, who has gone to San Francisco to bring the Kansas City, recently purchased by the Alaska steamship Co.,. for the Southeastern and Southwestern Alaska run, to Seattle. Capt A. C. Jensen, well known northern naYi- gator, and at one time in command of the Cottage City, is acting as pi- lot on the Jefferson.
The daily Alaskan., 1915-10-26
AN INCLUSIVE
 ORGANIZATION

The National Abstainers' union Is a new temperance society, off spring of the federal council of the Church of Christ in America-a federation which represents thirty denominations and seventeen and cne-haIs million church members. The \. A. U. Is the result of two great mass meetings held in New York and Philadelphia, addressed by William Jennings Bryan, It is non-sectarian and non-pOlitical. A committee of one hundred leaders in the industrial, financial and la
The daily Alaskan., 1915-10-26

Washington, D. C., Oct. 26-At- torney General Gregory believes that in the arrest yesterday in New York of Robert Fay a lieuten- ant in the German army, and Wal ter schoIz, a gigantic German con spiracy for the destruction oG Am erican munitions plants and ships having on board war ssupplies for the quadruple entente allies, has been nipped in the bud.
 New York, Oct. 26-It is ru-
The daily Alaskan., 1915-10-26
BEyEVE GIGANTIC CONSPIRACY
 HAS BEEN WIPED IN THE BUD

mored here that Robert Fay, in his confession of conspiracy, has i'm plicated many prominent Germans in the plot to destroy American muni- tion plants and shipping, Two oth- CT persons are said to have been arrested at the same time as Fay.
 A dispatch just received from Washington, D. C., states that it is probable the administration will demand an explanation from the Kaiser in the Fay case.
The daily Alaskan., 1915-10-26
CHARLTON GETS SIX
 YEARS, EIGHT MONTHS

Como, Italy, Oct. 26-Porter Charlton, wife murderer, was found guilty today and sentenced to six years and eight months imDrison- ment. Owing to amnesty, however, Charlton will oulybe compelled to Serve twenty nine days of his sen teDce. 7