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The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-08-13
PROLOGUE.

The m~oonstone had first reposed III
the forehead Of an Indian idol. AS
centuries went by, i'll luck following
1t, it passed into Mohammedan hands.
but always through the ages three
Brahman priests kept secret watch
over it John Herncastle, an English
officer, during the storiming Of Seringa-
patam. stole the stone. killing Its
guardians. Gabriel Bettercdge, house
steward for Julia Iady Verinder) ex-
plains how the stone came into the
house in which he serves. Master
Franklin Blake, a nephew OF Lacy
Verinder, had been sent abroad to be
educated. On the day he was expected
home Penelope, Betteredge's daughter,
observes three Indian jugglers acting
suspiciously. Franklin arrives earlier
than expected, having eluded a dark
stranger following him in London.
Franklin has the diamond, which has
been willed to his cousin Rachel as q
birthday gift by Colonel Herncastle.
He puts the stone in a bank. The Jug
glers make a secret visit to the house.
Rachel receives the moonstone on her
birthday. Among the guests is Mr..
Murthwaite, an Indian traveller. The
next morning the diamond Is missing.
Superintendent Of Police Seegrave Is
called in to investigate, and the three
Indians are imprisoned. Suspicion also
falls on Rosanna Spcarman. q servant,
and others. Sergeant Cuff, a London
detective, is retained and begins his
work. He is checked, however, when
Rosanna, who Lady Verinder admits
has had a prison record, refuses to
have her room searched. 1t develops
that Rosanna has visited a neighbor,
Mrs. Golland. and borrowed a tin case.
This Sergeant Cuff suspects she has
buried in the swamp secured by two
dog chains, also borrowed. Rosanna
shows signs Of nervousness. Sergeant
Cuff asks that Miss Rachel be kept at
home. He later visits Frizinghau to
interview the three Indians. On re
turning he sees n note in which Rosan'
ma tells that the quicksand has become
her grave. Sergeant Cuff suspects that
Miss Verinder and Rosanna had a Sc
cret between them relating to the moon
stone. He wants to question her, bu'
Lady Verinder objects, offering to Dc
the questioning herself. She writes tt
the sergeant that her daughter and
Rosanna had had nothing between
them, at the same time dismissin:
him. Mr.. Septimus Luker, dealer il
gems. and Mr.. Godfrey Ablewhite arr
victims Of an outrage.
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Il want to know something about

II want to know something about
Mr.. Luker, Godfrey"
Il am again unfortunate, Rachel. No
mai knows less of Mr.. Luker than
l do
Mr.. Luker was robbed of Il receipt
was he not? What was the receipt
for:"
For a valuable gem which he had
placed in the safe keeping Of the
bank"
That's what the newspapers say. 1t
may be enough for the general reader,
but it is not enough for me. The bank
er's receipt must have mentioned what
the gem was:"
The bankers receipt. Rachel-as I
have heard it Observation-Disclosures
nothing Of the kind. 4 valuable gem.
belonging to Mr.. Luker; deposited by
MIR. luker; sealed with Mr.. Luker's
seal, and only to be given up ON Mr..
Llkcr's personal application. That was
the form, and that is all l know
about it."
Tell me plainly, Godfrey, do they
any of them say that Mr.. Luker's val
liable gem is-the moonstone"
They do say it," he answered.
Their are people who don't hesitate
to accuse Mr.. Luker Of telling a false
hood to serve some private interests of
his own. He has owe and owe again
soiemnly declared that, until this scan
G11 1Scni1nI him ho hO1 nny-or ny-oD
heard of the moonstone. And these
vile people reply. without a shadow of
proof to Justify them, He has his rea-
sons for conccalment. We decline to
believe him on his OATH Shameful,
shameful!"
II am certain" she said, that have
found out the true reason of your UNI
Willingness to speak of this matter be-
fore my mother and before me. An
unlucky accident has associated you in
peoples minds with Mr.. Luker. You
have told me what scandal says Of him.
What does scandal say Of you"
IF you will have it, Rachel. scandal
says that the moonstone is in pledge
to Mr.. Luker and that l am the mar
WHO mas paWneQ II.
She started to her feet with a
scream. She looked backward and
forward from Mr.. Godfrey to my aunt
and from my aunt to Mr.. Godfrey in
such a frantic that l really
thought she had gone mad.
|, Don't speak to me! Don't touch
me" she exclaimed, shrinking back
!. from all of us-I declare like some
hunted animal.-into a corne- of the
room. "This is my fault. l must Sc
j, it right. l have sacrificed myself
+ had a right to do that if l liked. Blu
i, to let an innocent man be ruined, t.
keep a secret that destroys his charac
, ter for life--oh, good God, it's too hor
rible. I can't bear it,"
MY aunt called to mo family ant
q pointed to a little phial in her work
box.
"Quick!" she whispered. "six drop
in water. Don't let Rachel see."
Under other circumstances l SHOULD
have thought this strange. There wa
no time now to t~hink-there was onl,
l time to give the medicine. Dear NJ,
: Godfrey unconsciously assisted HE il
: %concealing what l was about fror
9 Rachel by speaking composing word
: to her at the other end Of the room.
g "Indeed-indeed you exaggerated"
S heard him say. "My reputation stand
too high to be destroyed by a misera
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position Of which caused him
to stand with his back turn
ed toward the closed fold
ing doors communicating with the
front room, when, without the slight
est previous noise to warn him, he felt
himself suddenly seized round the neck
from behind. He had just time to no.
tice that the arm round his neck was
naked and Of a tawny brown color be-
fore his eyes We're bandaged, his
mouth was gagged and he was thrown
helpless on the floor by, as he Judged,
two men. A third rifed his pockets
and-if, as a lady, l may venture to
use such al eXpression-searched him
without ceremony through and through
to his skin.
The outrage had been perpetrated
throughout in dead silence. At the
end Of it some words were exchanged
among the invisible wretches in a
language which he did not understand,
but in terms which We're plainly ex-
pressive to his cultivated ear of dis
appointment and rage. He was sud
ACAAN lIANVu " ~ SAoVAANs lAA>SN AA
q chair and bound there hand and
foot. The next moment he felt the
air flowing in from the open door,
listened and felt persuaded that he
was alone again in the room.
An interval elapsed. and he heard a
sound below like the rustling sound Of
a woman's dress. 1t advanced up the
stairs and stopped. \ female scream
REM the atmosphere of guilt. A mans
voice below exclaimed. "Ha(loo" a
mans feet assembled the stairs. Mr..
Godfrey felt Christian fingers unfas'
tening his bandage and extracting his
gag. He looked in amazement at two
respectable strangers and family artic'
ulated, What does it mean:' The
two respectable strangers looked back
and said, Exactly the question We
were going to ask YOU"
1t appeared from the statement OF
the landlord and landlady Of the house
persons Of good repute in the neigh
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-08-13
The Other Wav.

A compositor once set up the word
"%doughnut" so that it read "donut."
Don't YOU know how, to spell better
than that?" asked the foreman.
"Well," said the compositor thought,
fully, do you know it didn't look just
right to me. I had a W. in there once.
and took it out."-Kansas City Star.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-08-13
Wasting a
Few Minutes
In Laughter
His Qualifications,

49," said the old general, ''you think
you would make a good valet for an
old wreck like me, do you? l have a
glass eye, a wooden leg and q wax
arm that need looking after, not to-
mention false teeth, ETC."
ooh, that's all right, general" repliedl
the applicant enthusiastically. Eve
had lots Of experience. l worked six
years in the assembling department of
an automobile factory."-Ladies' Homel
Journal.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-08-13
What We All Think.

"1'm glad to know that you liked
my Sermon" said the minister to an,
enthusiastic member Of his flock.
Indeed l did. 1t was SO true and SOY
to the point. I wish a neighbor Of
mine could have heard it. l know it,
was intended just for him."-Detroit|
Free Press.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-08-13
Consolation.

"You We're not at the theater yes1
terday when the first representation Of
your new piece took place."
II was kept away by an Important
engagement"
Indeed! (Kindly) Well, you didn't;
miss anything". - Munich F%liegende
Batter.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-08-13
Great Triumph.

"Well. how did you come through
that afternoon tea?"
"Came through all right. Didn't spill
anything Oh anybody but myself
Kansas City Journal.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-08-13

The Psychological Moment. {,
"Now's the time to spring that new
gown on pa"
"Why? Is he in a good mood?"
1.-THE best. I just heard him bragg
cling that he played the best golf of his
life yesterday afternoon."-Detroit Free
Press.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-08-13
Squaw Style.

Shopper-Have you any red lady's'
house slippers?
Shoe Clerk-You mean moccas1ns.
That's what the red ladies wear.-Chl>
cage News.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-08-13
ALI He Wanted.

money, my boy, won't buy every1
thing"
81 know, pa, but If you'd let loose q
little of it you could get me q bicycle"
Detroit Free Press.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-08-13
Reconciled.

Visitor-I don't see how you can rec,
oncile yourself to being a farmer. 81
Seeder-I couldn't if I didn't see n
of you city men once in awhile.-Phil>
adelphia Bulletin.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-08-13
A Woman's Preroeative.

"Willie, did you see my new shaving
brush?'
yep: nom is using it to repaint the
birdcage.'-Columbia Jester.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-08-13

"VVho is he??"
That's Bill Bones. He amt done q,
stroke of work for sixteen years. Just!
sits around and tells Stories"
whats the matter with HING"
"Nothing. Only some fool fellow,
back in '93 told him he looked like Lin
coln.'-Pittsburgh Dispatch.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-08-13
Distressed Him.

Distressed Him.
"You called me a boneheaded jelly>
fish,
"Yes."
"NVell, I don't care about your opin-
ion; but, for heavens sake, don't mix
your Observation-Disclosures Courier
Journal.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-08-13
X Him Wise.

Jones-Do you know, l fancy I have
quite a literary bent. Friend-All right.
nv boy. Keep on and you'll be worse
than bent; you'll be broke.-Stray Sto,
ries.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-08-13
Sour Grapes.

"The man l marry must have COM,
no sense" she said haughtily.
HE won't" replied he BITTERLY
Denver Clarion.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-08-13
Godfrey Explains.

TTE was looking at the book, the
position Of which caused him
to stand with his back turn
- ol %ovx.o,1 thu o1ocoI F,I6
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-08-13
An Error In Tactics.

II didn't think Ralph would marry"
.'Neither did he. He thought himself
-Philadelphia Ledger.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-08-13
Batter.

~ ~
"Nho is he?"
''That's Bill Bones. He amt done q,
stroke of work for sixteen years. Just!
sits around and tells stories"
whats the matter with him?"
Nothing. Only some fool fellow,
back in '93 told him he looked like Lin
colin .'-Pittsburgh Dispatch.
Distressed Him.
"You called me a boneheaded jelly>
fish,
"Yes."
"Well, 1 don't care about your opin-
ion; but, for heavens sake, don't mix
your metaphors!"-Louisvill Courier
Journal.
The Psychological Moment.
"Now's the time to spring that new
gown on pa"
"Why? Is he in a good mood?"
1.-THE best. I just heard him bragg
cling that he played the best golf Ut his
life yesterday afternoon."-Detroit Freq
Press.
All He Wanted.
money, my boy. won't buy everyH
thing"
Il know, pa, but If you'd let loose q
little of it you could get me q bicycle"
Detroit Free Press.
Great Triumph.
"Well. how did you come through
that afternoon teal"
"Came through all right. Didn't spill
anything on anybody but myself
Kansas City Journal.
Reconciled.
Visitor-1 don't see how you can rec-
oncile yourself to being a farmer. 81
Seeder-I couldn't if I didn't see one
of YOU city men once in awhile.-Ph1l>
adelphia Bulletin.
Squaw Style.
Shopper-Have you any red 1ady's'
house slippers?
Shoe Clerk-You mean moccas1ns.
That's what the red ladies wear.-Ch1>
cago News.
Making Him Wise.
Jones-Do you know, l fancy I have
quite a literary bent. Friend-All right.
my boy. Keep on and you'll be worse
than bent; you'll be broke.-Stray Sto,
rieS.
A Woman's P~rerosative.
"Willie, did you see my new shaving.
brush?'
yep; nom is using it to repaint the
Observation-Disclosures Jester.
Sour Grapes.
"The man l marry must have COM,
mon sense" she said haughtily.
:'He won't" replied he BITTERLY
Denver Clarion.
An Error In Tactics. e,
II didn't think Ralph would marry"
"Neither did he. He thought himself
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Ledger.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-10-27
MIDDLEBURY FARMER MISSING
Pratt B. Terrill sappears-Neighbor
Search Forests.

MIDDLEBURY. Oct. 27.-Pratt B.
Terrell, who conducted farm on
Beech hill in New Haven and who n
few months ago bought the G. H. Balm
farm on Middle street east of this vii
Iage, has suddenly disappeared and his
friends and neighbors are at less to ac-
count for the man s actions. He had
been working on his recently purchased
farm and last Friday morning left tne
home of Herbert Sumner on Case street,
where he was boarding and where he
had spent the previous night, ostensi-
bly, to 60 to the Balm farm to feed his
horses. 1t has been learned that he did
not feed the animals.
Since leaving the Sumner farm he has
not been seen. A party of about 30
neighbors have made a search of the
fields and woods without finding any
clue as to the man s whereabouts The
authorities have been notified. He was
IN his usual health when he started
across the meadows from the Sumner
to the Balm farm Friday morning 1t
is said that he had sum of money
and several checks on his person.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-10-27
TRAVELLERS PRESIDENT DEAD.
Sylvester G. Dunham Contracted Pneu-
monia While Motoring.

HARTFORD, Conn. Oct. 27. = Svl-
vester Clark Dunham, president of the
Travellers Insurance company and one
of the best known life and accident
underwriters in this country, died yes
terday afternoon from pneumonia at
his home While motoring Saturday
Mr.. Durham was chilled and pneumo-
ma set in almost Immediately.
Mr. Dunham was go wears old. He
was born on April "a. 1916. at Mans
field, Conn. He was educated at Mount
Union college in Ohio and in 1873 be-
gan the practice of law in Hartford
After u years of general practice he
became general counsel of the Travel
ers' Insurance company. In 1897 he
was made vice president. He became
president of the company after the
death in 1901 of James G. Patterson.
founder and first president of the com
pany.
When Mr.. Dunham assumed the
presidency Of the company its assets
were $33,000.00o. Today thew are
800, 100000. Mr.. Durham s activities
were not confined to the one company.
He was director in a score of banks
and big corporations.
On October IS 1877. Mr. Dunham
married Miss Mary Austin of Bristol.
Conn. He is survived by Mrs. Dun
ham and their son, Donald, who is an
assistant secretary of the Travellers
Insurance company.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-10-27
EDITH CAvELL HOME PLANNED.
Memorial Service for Slain Nurse
to Be National Affair.

LONDON, Oct. 27.-The Daily Mirror,
which is running one of the Edith
Cavell memorial subscriptions, has re-
eeived telegram from the mother of
the nurse opposing the plan to erect a
statue to Miss Cavell and favoring a
proposal to established an Edith Cavell
home in connection with the London
hospital.
The memorial service fer Miss Cavell
at st. Paul s, which has been postponed
until Friday, has developed into a ma
tional demonstration similar to that for
Florence Nightingale. The dean of the
cathedral will officiate and there viii
be a choral service, the Life Guard 5
band accompanying the organ. King
George will be represented by Premier
Asquith. Some of the other members
of the cabinet, diplomats, the Lord
Mayor of London and other officials
will attend the service.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-10-27
PREMIER WILL FACE
A DIFFICULT TASK
Troublesome Questions About the War
Situation Awaiting Him in
House Tomorrow.

LONDON, Oct. 81. - When Premier
Asquith returns to the house of COM
mons tomorrow he will be asked by
Amman Bryce whether unofficial ex-
changes of views have been carried
on between Berlin and London with
the possible object of the conclusion
of an early peace and whether inquiries
of a similar nature have been made by
official representatives. of any neutral
power.
Mr. Asquith also will be asked
whether he still adheres to the deelara-
tion in recent speech that Great
Britain should not sheathe her sword
"until the freedom of Europe was Sc
cured -
Another of the many questions to
be addressed to the Premier is whether
Sin view of the defiance of interna-
tional law by the German emperor in
ordering the wholesale destruction Of
private property of civilians in this
country by Zeppelins the government
will take steps to trace and
scquestrate private securities in Eng
land of the German emperor and rulers
of German states and hold them as Sc
curity for present and future damage
caused by air raids -
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-10-27
DRUGGIST THOMAS
TO MOVE HIS STORE
Leases Corner Store in Brooks House
Building. H. Allen to Move Bar
ber Shop to South Part.

Definite arrangements for the occu-
pancy of the corner store in the Brooks
House building, formerly the n. l. Haw-
ley dry goods store, recently vacated
by X. E. Harper & Co.. have been
made by the proprietors. involving
changes of more than passing interest
The north part of the store has been
leased by Druggist c. Frank Thomas.
now located in the Waite & wilkins
building on the east side of Main
street, while James H. Allen, barber.
has leased the south part of the store
and will move his barber shop from the
High street side of the building, west
of the Postal telegraph office.
The work of making improvements
and getting the place ready for the
new tenants was started today These
will include taking out the north stair
way to the Brooks House. the High
street entrance having been in disuse
several years. The stairway is built in
to the store, so its removal will give
MIR. Thomas an entrance on both the
High street and Main street sides. A
partition will be built Just north of the
lower Main street entrance to the store
as 1t now stands, giving Mr.. Allen an
entrance on Main street to his barber
shop. The use to which his present
shop will be put has not been decided.
Mr.. Thomas is seriously considering
putting in a soda fountain, his store
being the only pharmacy in town with
out that equipment. Mr.. Thomas has
built up large business since coming
to Brattleboro Is years ago, and with
a corner location the business naturally
would be expected to increase. He for
merly was in Plattsburg, n. Y, going
from there to Rutland with the expec-
tation of working six months, but re-
naming nine years, as clerk and as pro-
prietor, coming here in June, 1900 The
stand where he now is has been used as
a drug store over so years, being the
old Thorn store. Mr.. Thomas succeed
ed Fred R. Durgin. He still holds the
lease of the place.
Mr.. Allen came to Brattleboro 16
years ago and with the exception of a
few weeks he has been in his present
location, the first two years employed
by f. A. Larrow and for IA years as
proprietor.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-10-27
AMERICAN ARRESTED.
Remanded on Charge of Trading with
Interests Hostile to Britain.

LONDON, Oct 81. = Edward Vein
aeht, shipping agent and an Ameri
can citizen, was remanded in court to-
day on a charge of trading with hos
tile interests. He was admitted to
bail on furnishing two sureties of So
500 each. The attorney for Weinaeht
said that the latter had complete
answer to the charge He is a general
manager of a company with large in.
terests both here and in the United
States and only arrived in England
four days ago on his first visit to this
country since the issuance of the war
rant.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-10-27
Government Makes This
Charge Against the New
Haven Road Directors
STOCK TRANSFERRED
TO MORGAN COMPANY
Later It Was Turned Over to the New
Haven Corporation After Legal Au-
thorlty Had Been Obtained-Records
Of 1894 Read in Court.

NEW YORK, Oct. 27.-When Charles
). Mellen resumed the witness stand TODAY
for his sixth day of testimony at the trial
Iot eleven directors, past and present of
the New York, New Haven & Hartford
railroad under the Sherman antitrust law.
Attorney Swacker for the government
spread before the jury written testimony to
prove that the New Haven directors took
action to deceive the authorities of AIassa-
chusetts at time when it was seeking to
acquire the stock of the Old Colony Shin
Company back in 1894.
lie read into the records minutes which
indicated that the board of directors took
cognlzance of the fact that the AIassachu-
setts senate was inquiring into the lease
lot the Old Colony railroad by the New
Haven and Old Colony Steamboat Com
pany, and that the question of New Ha-
ven's interest in the matter was dis
cussed
The government alleges that the steam
boat stock acquired was temporarily trans
ferred to J. p. Morgans Philadelphia house
until legal authority had been obtained
emitting the New Haven to hold it.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-10-27
FIFTH MAN ARRESTED
IN CONSPIRACY CASE
Breitung Is Alleged to Have Been in
the Plot for Destroying Ships
Carrying War Supplies.

NEW YORK, Oct. 27.-Max Breitung.
the fifth man named in the conspiracy
which federal detectives allege was formed
Tor the purpose of destroying ships laden
with war munitions for the allies, surren-
dered himself today
He appeared before Commissioner Hourh-
ton and after the government complaint
had been read he was held in SO 900 bail
for further hearing next week.
Breltung, who is a relative of Edward
\. Breitung, the banker of this city and
Michigan, furnished the necessary bail
BOND and was released. He came here di-
reetly from Chicago, he said, as soon as
he heard OF the proceedings in order to
give himself up Government detectives
are busily engaged in the investigation of
the alleged plot and it was said that new
developments might be expected at any
time.