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must try to dance, not as he dances,
but with him alone, and 1 am going
to try and be very good wife from
now on. l am going to follow the
pace he has set in everything"
"That'n certainly be going some,v,
old man." called Jim gaily as we
danced away.
81 must not think of that letter."
kept repeating to myself, when all
at once / was aware that Jim was
saying something to me. He stopped !
in the middle of the ballroom floor
and said impressively: "Margie Wa
verify, do you know that I'm talking
to you?"
Pardon me, Jim, guess was too
engrossed in the dance"
Eyes, you were-not My dear
lady, you don't even know you are
dancing as you never danced before
1 have been doing stunts with you
that outcastle the Vernon Castles;
you have been like so much thistle
down that has f1uttered here and
there as wished. Neither are you
aware that you are the most beauti-
full woman in the world, that the
poor bride isn't in it, and that every
one is talking of your beauty and
grace. Margie, I've always thought
you little too spirituelle, little too
intellectual, but tonight you measure
up to that standard of feminine fas-
cination raised by one of the most
famous lawyers III America"
What was that?" 1 asked me- =
chanicaIy.
1.-TWO parts spirituality, three
parts intellectually and ninety-five
parts anatomy"
"Jim, you're impossible 1 muir
INJURED, holding up an admonishing
finger.
"And you, my dear lady, are ire
sistible," he answered. 81 see by old
Dicks face that 1 am making him
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ready rich. Why all this mummery
He took dislike to Radcliffe imme-
diately. The other individuals he met
he rather ignored. But he IL duty
bound to turn over his present consign.
ment of diamonds. The other claim
ant must establish proofs. That was
all there was TO II.
While madame engaged his atten-
ton Bruce signaled to Radcliffe, and
they strolled out into the conserva-
tory.
That man." whispered Bruce, us
thinking OF going to the other side.
Hassam AIS niece has tumbled to the
fact that this mine is really hers. You
already knew that she held that gold
mine In Montana, worth kings ran
som. Well, I've faxed stun to make
her believe that n landslide has de-
stroyed the mine and that the trustees
have absconded with the funds. This
was done with the idea OF making Zu-
dora and Storm hike out to Montana
to investigate. Once there there was
mighty slim chance Of their ever
coming back. But, oddly enough, they
have accepted the fake as truth and
have made no effort to go out there.
I'll write another anonymous note ad,
vising them that 1t would pay TO In
yestigate the report. But meantime
there's this man Howard TO take care
Of Wen warn him, and II he does not
fall In with us-why, he must be push
ed Off the board"
"I'll take care OF that end OF It,"
agreed Radcliffe. We're running toe
smoothly to let fool cog us up. Trust
me-"
They returned 10 the salon, and a
quarter OF an hour later Bruce and
Howard departed.
Gyp and his two companions then
entered the salon and were given a
small bag with the best OF the gems
They were 20 be cut at once in case
Howard jumped the traces. Gyp and
his companions returned TO the old ga,
rage or junk hut. The moment they
left the hut for the street Baird fol,
lowed. He had an inkling that they
were going o the diamond cutters
with the Howard collection, and he
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once outside he lay to 1t as fast as his
legs could go.
There was Il fine racket In that sa-
loon when the crooks discovered their
loss. Each accused the other of care
lessneSs. Gyp, more than the other
two, appreciated the thunderbolt that
had fallen ut his feet Radcliffe would
collapsed on the table. His compan.
Ions dragged him from the saloon. and
the three started out on the hopeless
task of hunting for man with an
ivory crook to his cane.
That evening Howard found n note
which filed him with CONSERVATION
1t was an open threat from his EN-
ployers. He was walking on thin ice
But he was an old hand ut warfare
He had lived too many years In Africa
to be really afraid OF threats. He
merely slipped an automatic into his
pocket and went about his affairs
calmly.
That same evening Zudora and Storm
were greeted with tremendous sur.
prise.
Mrs. Ramsey, with whom Zudora
was living, knocked to say that a MIR
Baird was anxious to see Zudora.
"Send him right upr'
Baird was greeted cordially. He put
the valise on the table, opened 1t, lift
ed the false bottom, and there lay Q
handful of uncut diamonds, a comfort
able fortune for any reasonable per
son.
what has happeued?" demanded
Zudora, grently excited.
Briefly Baird recounted his adven
ture, and when he had done the cir
seized Storm and began TO waltz hin
around the room. But these uncut
stones could not be kept I'm the house
nor could they take them and sell
them or deposit them IN safety box
at bank. What to do with them now
they had them? Until the mine was
Individually proved to be Zudora's le
gally they had no right to them. Nor
ally they had, Of course. Then Mrs
Ramsey made n suggestion.
"Why not hide them In yonder flow
erpotr
They congratulated Mrs. Ramsey
upon her happy thought After the
stones were hidden Baird took hi
departure.
Gyp and his frightened companions
after having hunted futilely for tn,
man with the ivory headed cane final
ly concluded that tina hest thing tho,
could do would be to go to Nine. d.
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Amazing Aversions.

Vincent, the great painter, would
swoon upon going suddenly into a
room where roses were blooming, even
though he did not SEQ them. valtaid
tells US Of an army oficer who was fire.
quently thrown into violent convul.
siors by coming in contact with the
little flower known as the pink. This
same authority also tells Of the case of
a lady forty-six years Of age. hale and
hearty, who II present when linseed
was being boiled for any purpose
would be seized with violent fits Of
coughing, swelling Of the face and par.
tial loss OF reason for the ensuing
twenty-four hours.
Writing Of these peculiar antipathies
and aversions, Montague remarks that
he has known men OF undoubted cour-
age who would much rather face a
shower OF cannon balls than look at an
apple. In Zimmerman's writings there
Is an account of lady who could not
bear TO touch either silk or satin and
would almost faint II by accident she
should happen to touch the velvety
skin OF peach. Boyle records the
case of n man who would faint upon
hearing the Swish" OF broom across
the floor and of another with a natura,
adherence OF honey. Hippocrates Of
old tells of one Nicanor. who would
always swoon at hearing the sound OF
fiute.-Pearson's.
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mond mines. This conversation was
going to be interesting Bruce had
put one over Evidently Towards
boat had beat day from the trip, as
he had been scheduled to arrive the
following morning.
you have the gemsT asked Bruce.
81 have"
"You pulled them through the Gus
tomsT
IL did. But that does not mean that
l intended to keep their arrival a
secret from the United States govern
ment"
"Oh" was the noncommltai utter.
ance of Bruce.
Now, Mr.. Bruce" went on Howard,
there is another claimant to this
mine"
And with not foot to stand on"
said Bruce trlumphantly.
well, that remains to be seen"
what do you menn?"
'Why, that this middle has got to be
thrashcd out. I'm honest, Mr.. Bruce"
Detective Hunt gIinncd from behind
his shutter.
Nobody accused YOU of not being
honest said Bruce In lignantly. Wen
go right now and get the facts ms our
side know them, and you'll realize that
1t will take long sle"c in court TO
pry this mine out of our hands. Come
along Are the gems I'm that valiseT
SIN false bottom"
"Ahr
Detective Hunt did not like the sound
OF that ejaculation. He was mighty
glad that he had detailed Baird to
keep an eye on the garage. Bruce
meant to play some trick on Howard.
There was nothing for Hunt to do but
trust to Bnlrd's watchfulness.
Sure enough, half an hour later,
Baird saw Bruce and the stranger
enter the hut, and almost Immediately
two rough looking men and another
whom Baird recognized as Gyp the
gun man came into view. Baird re-
manned In his hiding place. II was
going to be long wait, and he want
ed the men to reappear before he left.
He wanted Gyp's status In this affair.
Meantime Bruce and Howard arriv-
ed ut Nine. Du Walls through the tun-
mel. This tunnel did not particularly
reassure the superintendent of the Zu-
dora dinmend mine. why all this
bother TO enter his employers house ?
Were they smuggling the gems, then,
and this tunnel was for madames 60
betwecnsT He did not like the bust.
ness Mt ALL He was more than ever
inclined to the opinion that he had
been long the dupe of these people.
But Mime. Du Val impressed him
The beauty of her home and its luyu.
rious furnishing rather upset his pre-.
conceived ideas, This woman was NJ.
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find. The mine had been paying, but
not largely. The description Of the
mine was well done. One saw the
Kafflrs In breech cloths digging In the
blush clay, the white pen on guard
to make sure that none of the natives
hid stone. Suddenly one blazing hot
afternoon one of the Kaffirs came run
ming over to the nearest watcher. He
exhibited a stone Of several carats, a
real find. The watcher placed 1t in a
bag suspended from his neck and gave
the signal to quit work for the day.
The Katfirs dropped their tools and
filed away under escort Of the watch
ers. There followed a little sketch OF
how a crooked Kaffir was caught with
n gem hidden In his ear. The African
was promptly arrested and marched
Off to Jail.
Henry Howard, the superintendent.
was seated at his desk when the head
watcher came In with the find. II
weighed three carats and was of the
purest white. A stone of this quality
bled the supposed owners. The next
day the strike Travelled up and down
the region.
Bruce, the smuggler himself. receiv-
ed the cable, and he fastened away TO
acquaint Nine. Du Val with what had
happened. Nine. Du Val and several
others were in the Grecian salon when
he arrived through the secret passage,
He was greeted effusively, Nine. Du
Val looked extremely beautiful to him
at that moment. There were times
when he wished his friend Radcliffe
In the neither regions. The woman
puzzled him. She was rich. Her home
was one Of the most beautiful In or
about New York, yet she played a
crooked game. She vas evidently one
OF those women who played the game
for the sport of 1t, for the blind haz-
ards, the excitement. The morals OF
-er ENGAGEMENTS neEeE bothered her.
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-..- 80 - -
"I'll wager Hunt is back of this
coup" said Radcliffe. you see we've
got to act quickly, and l think that
Mum game Is the best we can use.
Get Zudora In this private asylum and
1t will take ten Sherlock Holmeses to
get her out"
Every well. We will make the ar.
Engagements ut once. Zudora must be
put away. That will relieve the pres.
sure against u.s."
DIR. Mum received them. q 0mirk on
his face. Visitors Of this character al.
ways meant patients" He never In
quired into his clients motives. Terse.
ly he was given his lines.
at must be accomplished at once,
said Nine. Du Val.
Leave It to me, madame. How long
will your patient remain here?"
Forever, II you can make that pos.
sible."
"Many of my patients are afflicted
with strange Illnesses, and generally
they die. But 1t is very expensive"
"Will $4,000 cover these eXpenses?"I
"Amply, madame"
The first individual to disappear
from the haunts of men was Howard
the diamond mine superintendent.
The second to vanish was Zudora
Bruce and Radcliffe accomplished the
feat dexterously by means of ladder
to Zudora's window. She was half
asleep when they fell upon her, bound
and gagged her. They searched In
vain for the diamonds, which they
were confident Zudora had hidden In
this room somewhere. They even lift.
ed the plant out of the flower pot, but
fortunately did not examine the dirt
carefully. They flung 1t to the floor
where later John found the stones
scattered about.
Radcliffe wrapped blanket about
the girl and took her out of the win.
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hidden from Zudora by her uncle for
years"
Storm was dumfounded. <And she
never told me the slightest word about
it,"
For fear old Hassam All would
stick knife into your back, my boy"
II understand now That devil was
giving Zudora these cases to lure her
to her death. Good henvens And that
girl kept her secret! But who controls
this diamond mine 1t is illegally done.
How are we to get at it,
'Cable the superintendent that you
are the attorney for the rightful own
err of the mine and demand n full in.
ventory OF the property and its out.
put"
"a bully idea! And now I'll take
this whopping good news to the girl
herself. She's all the time talking
about the evil star but this looks as II
II were on the wane. Luck! I should
rather say 1t was luckr'
Zudora was overjoyed when she
learned that the mine itself had been
discovered. Gently Storm chided her
In regard to the gold.
81 did not tell you because I did not
want you involved, John. And, more
than that, I was afraid I might loso
you"
close meT'
Eyes. / was afraid that so much
money would frighten you away
Storm laughed. THE only way you
can frighten me Is to tell me that you
don't love me-"
well, then, l shall never be able to
brighten you" she smiled back Mt him.
"And now" said Storm, I'm Off to
send that cable before those crooks
can get the benefit of the find. oh,
we'l come out on top. You watt
I'm going to, John. I'm going to
wait until there are no more clouds
anywhere. Then I'll marry you"
That's a bargain?"
"A real bargain. Goodby, and may
your cable bring good luck to us ALL"
There appeared story in one of the
Sunday newspapers about the Zudora
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SYNOPSIS.

Zudora liz left an orphan at an early
age. Her father Is killed In q gold mine
Zudora and the fortune from the mine,
which grows to be worth s20OO0,O00, are
left In the guardianship of Frank Keene,
Zudona's mothers brother, who has set
himself up as a Hindu mystic and is
known as Hassam Ali. He decides that
Zudora must die before she can have
chance to come into possession of her
money, so that IL may be left to him, the
next of kin. Hassam Ali sees an obstacle
TO his scheme in the person of John
Storm, a young lawyer. for whom Zu-
dora has taken a fancy, and he COM
mands the girl to put the man out of her
mind. Zudora insists that II she cannot
marry Storm she will marry no one.
well. WELL" says Hassam Ali, solve
my next twenty cases and you can marry
him; fall In single case and you must
lrenounce him."
first case-a case In which John Storm Is
saved from being c, nvicted Of murder
'instigated by Hassam Ali himself.
zudora and Hassam Ali visit Nabok
Shans house, where sleep overcomes ev-
cry one whenever Nabok attempts to mar
ry q princess. Storm, seeking Zudora, Ii
made prisoner Zudora foils Nabok
Shan. restores the princess to her original
lover and saves Storm from death.
A maker Of diamonds tells Hassam Ali
his secret. Storm informs Zudora that
his life Is being attempted frequently.
Storm suspects Hassam Ali. Storm Is
arrested for stealing the diamond makers
gems, but Zudora discovers the real
thieves-a pair of mice
The negro help employed on Storms
fathers farm are fleeing because a great
skeleton hand appears at night upon a
hill near by. Storm is bafied In his in
'vestigation. but Zudora learns that her
uncle has employed Jimmy Bolton, n half
witted man. thus to annoy Storms par
,ents. Zudora finds Bolton operating a
big magic lantern and is attacked by
him. Storm appears and saves her.
Hassam Ali asks Zudora to find q gem
lost by two mysterious old men. Zudora
gets q photograph OF the gem and II burns
In her hand. An old house is mined by
Hassam ALI and the old men. Storm and
Zudora are lured there and narrowly es-
cape destruction when the house blows up.
John McWinter. endeavoring to trap and
kill George Smith. Is killed himself, and
Smith is charged with murder. Hassam
All consplres to have John Storm meet
the same fate as Mcwinter. and he and
storm are overcome by powerful fumes.
Zudora saves them. proves that Melvin
ter's own dog trapped and killed him and
saves Smith from band OF lynchers.
An inventor blows up a submarine with
powerful heat ray which he sends
through water. Hassam Ali sends Zudora
to q photographer directly beneath the in
ventor's laboratory and orders the in
ventor to kill her. Zudora gets a warning,
and her life is saved. The heat ray ma
chine Is destroyed. and the photographer,
after quarrel with Hassam Ali, is found
dead in the river
WI Chang prevents Zudora's elopement
with John Storm by hypnotizing her. and
he and Hassam All attempt to smuggle
her out OF the country. This plot is fr1ls-
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CHAPTER XII.
Bag Of Diamonds.
TROUBLES never come singly, In
a saying rs old as the hills.
II One morning came the bolt

TROUBLES never come singly, II
a saying ms old as the hills.
One morning came the bolt
from the blue. The gold mine.
with Its millions, was no more. A ter
rife landslide had wiped It out of ex-
istence, at the least buried 1t under
thousands of feet Of rock and rubble
On top of this fiGuratively the trustees
had absconded with the reserve, and
Zudora was at the beginning of things
again. There was, then, nothing but
this diamond mine, Of which she knew
nothing except that 1t existed and that
some one else was profiting by its out
put.
Detective Hunt had agencies through
out the world on the lookout for a
mine registered under the name Of
Trainor, but as yet nothing had turn
I'd up. Hunt was In his office one day
busy with clippings about diamond
news when a name struck his eye: "A
rich strike at the Zudora I'm South Az
gica. Owners are highly enthusiastic"
Hunt snatched up his hat and hurried
of TO John Storms Office. Here was
something tangible.
"That's Trainor's mine, I'll wager
my hat" said the detective Jubilantly.
-'Ever see such luckl II hadn't been
1dling, looking over the news Of the
day on diamonds Just to see what
might be tried in the smuggling line
we might have gone on until the end
of time before we'd have landed with.
In thousand miles OF the place Your
sweetheart will be rich one OF these
days, Storm. Did you know that every
penny OF the western gold mine has
gone TO the Orient with abscondina
trustees?"
"What are you talking aboutT de
manded John.
why, the Zudora gold mine, rated
among e-richest In the world. kept
- @@A~kSNvn8
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determined that the game should never
get that far.
The three crooks finally went into n
saloon. as Baird had suspicion they
would. He strolled In and took the
table next to them. Under the table he
saw the little valise. And while the
three Were busily engaged in the pleas
ant pastime of shaking dice for the
drinks Baird neatly flshed the valise
from under the table with the crook OF
his cane. Then he left the saloon, and
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1915-03-04
Touch Silk Grass.

The best fish line IL made in Hondu.
ras of silk grass" one plant OF which
has from fifty to a hundred leaves up
to nine feet long. Tho flbsr Is so
strong that the native drivers OF OK
teams In the mahogany camps braid
their bull whips from II, preferring II
to leather. Experiments are now un-
der way to see If It can be cultivated
proftably.
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Val's and throw themselves upon her
mercy. She needed them. They had
that much In their favor.
When they burted out the cost OF
their carelessness Nine. Du Val's rage
was terrible, She seized bronze
statuette and rushed upon the whining
gun man, and Radcliffe's interference
doubtless saved him from a broken
head. 1t took half an hour to pacify
the woman. Gyp and his friends were
happy to escape with nothing more Sc
rious than curses. She ordered them
out OF the house.
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Wasted a Baraain.

Panhandler-say, pal, could you give
a guy nickel for a bed?
Hard Hearted Party-Let's see tho
bed.-Buffalo Express.
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did that dressmaker give your wife
a good tit with her new gown
eyes, and she gave me another with
It's bill. Standard.
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He had watched Radcliffe Tor some
time and gathered no little satisfac-
tion from the fact that Nine. Du Val
simply tolerated him because he was
n redoubtable schemer, brave and
shrewd.
"Well, what's TO be done?" inquired
Radcliffe.
send for Howard to bring the dia.
monds here. We will have to see that
man personally. That story in tho
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1915-06-16
15 KILLED BY ZEPPELIN IN WEST
COAST COAST Of OO|F ENGLAND NGI AND As Asst NIGHT NIGHT;
ITALIAN ADVANCE Is HALTED
ADMITS THE LUSITANIA WAS
GOING At SLOW SPEED WHEN
STRUCK TO SAVE MONEY

London. June 16:-Chairman A.
A. Booth, of the Cunard Company
Board of Directors, today admitted
that the Lusitania was proceeding at
a comparatively slow rate of speed
when she was torpedoed because the
company wanted to save money. He
was the first witness at the inquiry
into the sinking of the big liner with
heavy loss of life at the southwest
coast of Ireland He eorroborated
the statement of Captain Turner
that he had been given orders to
work only nineteen boilers to save
coal and labor cost.
In November the company con-
sidered whether to continue the sail
ing of the Lusitania and the Maure-
tanfa. Because of the war there had
been heavy falling off In trans
Atlantic travel We finally decided
to continue the sailings of the Lust
tania but at reduced speed to save
operating expenses"
Cross-examined Booth admitted
that after warnings of danger of
submarines the company recognized
that speed was very essential If the
Lusitania was to escape attacks.
But we concluded the Lusitania
was too speedy for any submarine
and that 1t made little difference if
she was travelling at twenty-one or
twenty-five knots an hour"
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1915-06-16
GEO. F. REYNOLDS SPEAKS AT
ST. MARY'S COLLEGE

George F. Reynolds, of this city,
who presented large flag to Mt st.
Marys College, Plain6eld, last year,
was the speaker at the fsg day exer-
cises held there Monday afternoon.
The address was a stirring one, end
upon it's completion a fine patriotic
program was carried out. The pro-
gram started with march by the
college orchestra; standard bearer,
Master Jack Cannon; drummer,
Charles A. Reynolds. This was fol-
lowed by salute and pledge to the
flag by the scholars. The remainder
of the program was made UP of pa
triotic recitations, readings and sing
ing.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1915-06-16
SWEARING AT WIFE NO CAUSE
FOR DIVORCE, JUDGE RULES.

Declaring that because her hus-
band had sworn at her was no valid
ground for divorce, as such was
common occurrence in many house
holds, Vice Chancellor Baekes, sit
ting in Trenton yesterday, dismissed
a petition for a decree of divorce
made by Mrs. Anna Wiedenhopt, of
Iselin, against her husband, Henry
Wiedenhopt, formerly Of this city,
and until recently keeper of the Ise-
lin hotel, and well known in this
county. Mrs. Wiedenhopt charged
cruelty in trying to secure the di-
voree decree and was represented by
Arthur v. Schenck, Of New Bruins
wick. The defendant was repre-
sented by Joseph E. Stricken and
showed that he had not treated the
petitioner cruelty and that even if
he did swear at her at times when
aggravated by domestic infelicities,
that such would not justify a de-
cree.