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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-05-06

Together they earned the Sleeping
gir' out OF the room into . larger
apartment. A single electric light was
burning on the top of square mirror
fixed upon an easel Towards this
they carried the girl ana laid hei in an
easy chair almost opposite to 1t.
The battery is just on the left"
Laura whispered.
Quest nodded. ...
give me the band
She turned away for a moment and
| disappeared in the shadows. When
she returned, she carried a curved
band of flexible steel. Quest took it
from her, attached it by means OF a
coil Of wire to the battery, and with
firm, soft fingers slipped 1t on 20
Lenora's forehead. Then he stepped
back.
shes a subject, Laura-rm Sire
of it! Now for our great experiment.!
They watched Lenora intently,
'Lenora,' Quest said, slowly and
firmly, your mind is full of one sub
ject. You see your mistress in her
chair by the fireside. She is toying
with her diamonds. Look agaiN. She
lies there dead! Who was it entered
the room, Lenora? Look Look!
Gaze into that mirror. WhaH do you
| see there?"
The girls eyes had open&I They
were fixed now upon the T!rror-dis'
tended, full of unholy thing1
"Try harder, Lenora," he muttered,
his own breath laboring. 1T is there
in your brain! Loos!"
For single second this smooth sur
face of the mirror was ,bscured. A
room crept dimly like g picture into
being. fire upon the hearth, a girl
leaning back in her hair. A door
in the background opened. A man
stole out. He crept nearer to the girl
his eyes fixed upor the diamonds, a
thin. silken cord twisted round his
wrist. Suddenly sac saw him-too
late! His hand WAS upon her lips
his face seemed to start almost from
the mirror-then 5lackness
Lenora opened her eyes. She was
still in the easy-c,lair before the fire.
"Mr. Quest!" yhe faltered.
He looked uo from some letters
| which he had been studying.
Il am so sor,y," he said politely. 81
really had forgotten that you were
here But you know-that you have
been to sleepr'
Can go now?" she asked.
Certainly" Quest replied. ITO tell
you the truth, find that shall not
need to ask you those questions, after
all. A messenger from the police sta
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/ going off duty. He recognized Quest
with little exclamation.
Got your man to bring me here,
Quest explained so as to get awey
from the mob"
"Say, you've been in troubled" the
inspector remarked, leading the way
into his room.
PIT Of an explosion, that's ant
Guest replied. Il shall be all right
Wkon you've lent NE clothesbrush"
The Ashleigh diamonds, eh?" the
inspector asked eagerly.
Il shalt have them at nine o'clock
this morning" Sanford Quest prom
Used. "and hand you over the muir
derer somewhere abound midnight"
Quest slept for a couple Of hours,
had bath and made leisdrely toilet.
At a quarter to nine he sat down to
breakfast in his rooms.
AT nine o'clock" he told his serv-
ahf, "a young lady will call. Bring
HER APP
TEs door was suddenly opened. Lee
nora walked in Quest glanced in sur
prise at the clock.
MY sult!" he exclaimed. I'VE are
slow. 6ood-morning. Miss Lenorai"
She came straight to the liable. She
laid little packet upon thS table.
Quest opened II coolly. The Asa,eigh
diamonds flashed up at him. He
led Lenora to a chair and rang csfi..
Prepare bedroom upstairs" Re
ordered ASK Miss Roche to come
heFe. Laura" he added, as his
seeFetary entered, will you look after
thisspoung lady?"
A fsw minutes later Inspector
French was announced Quest nodded
in friendly manner
Some cpffee. inspectbr?~
I'D RATHER have those dYamouds,"
Quest threw them lightly across the
table.
The inspector whistled.
"And now, French. win you be here.
please, at midnight, with three men.
armed?"
Here" the inspector repeated.
Quest nodded.
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del Bruised his head swimming ut
tie. Suddenly CLEAN OF light shone
uown. A trap-door above mis- head
was slid few inches back. The fare
Of an electric torch shone upon mis-
face. a mans voice addressed him.
mot the great Sanford Quest? This
surely cannot be the greatest detec-
tive In the world walking so easily in
to the spiders webb"
ANY chance OF getting out?" Quest
a. ked laconically.
Monet" was the bitter reply.
You've done enough mischief. You're
there to rot!"
why this animus against me, my
friend Macdougal?" Quest demanded.
You and i have never come up
against one another before. ] didn't
like the life you led in New York ten
years ago, or your friends, but you've
suffered nothing through me-"
"If J let you go" once more came
the mans voice, II know very well in
what chair l shall be sitting before
a month has passed. am James Mac
dougai, Mr.. Sanford Quest, and have
got the Ashleigh diamonds, and have
settled an old grudge. If not of my own,
of one greater than you. That's all.
A pleasant night to you'll"
The door went down with bang.
"a perfect oubliette," he remarked
to himself, as he held match over
his head a moment or two later, built
for the purpose. It must be the house
we failed to find which Bill Taylor
used to keep before he was shot.
Smooth brick walls, smooth brick floor.
only exit twelve feet above ones head.
human means, apparently, are useless.
Science, you have been my mistress all
my days. You must save my life now
or lose an earnest disciple"
Quest felt in his overcoat pocket
and drew out the small, hard pellet.
He gripped It in his fingers, stood
as nearly as possible underneath the
spot from which he had been project.
ed, coolly swung his arm back, and
flung the black pebble against the
sliding door. The explosion which fol.
lowed shook the very ground under
his feet. For minutes afterwards
everything around him seemed to
rock. Then Sanford Quest emerged,
dusty but unhurt, and touched con.
stable on his arm.
ARREST me-" he ordered. II am San.
ford Quest l must be taken at once
to headquarters"
They found cab without much diff.
ficulty. II was five o'clock when they
reached the central police station.
Inspector French happened to be just
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-05-06
CHAPTER v.

Sanford Quest was naturally a pes
son unaffected by presentiments or
nervous fears Of any sort, yet, having
advanced couple of yards along the
hallway Of the house which he had
just entered without difficulty, he came
to a standstiil, oppressed with the
sense OF impending danger.
Anyone hereg' he asked, raising
his voice.
There was no. direct response, yet
from somewhere upstairs he heard the
half-smothered cry of a woman. He
gripped his revolver in his fingers. He
took a quick step forward. The floor
gave way beneath him. He was fall.
ing into blackness. a.tt.
The fall itself was scarcely dozen
feet He picked himself up, his shout
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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-05-06
CHAPTER III.

The streets Of New York were GOV.
cred with thin. powdery snow as the
very luxurious car Of Mrs. Delarey
drew up outside the front of the Le-
land hotel, little after midnight Ella
leaned over and kissed her hostess.
Thank you, dear, ever SO much,
for your delightful dinner" she ex-
claimed. land for bringing me home.
AS for the music, well, can't talk
about 1t. / am just going upstairs
into my room to sit and think"
The car rolled of. Ella, a large
umbrella held over her head by the
doorkeeper, stepped up the little strip
Of drugget which led into the softly
warmed hall of the Leland. Behind
her came her maid, Lenora, and Mac
dougal, who had been riding on the
box with the chauffeur. He paused
for moment to wipe the snow from
his clothes as Ella crossed the hall to
the left. Lenora turned toward him.
He whispered something in her ear.
For a moment she shook. Then she
turned away and followed her mis-
tress upstairs. an
Arrived in her apartment, Ella
threw herself with little sigh of con-
tent into big easy-chair before the
fire and gave herself up for few mo-
ments to reverie.
A log stirred upon the fire. She
leaned forward lazily to replace It and
then stopped short. Exactly opposite
to her was door which opened on
to back hall. 1t was used only by
the servants. Just as she was In the
act of leaning forward Ella became
conscious Of curious hallucination.
"Lenora. come here at once"
The maid hurried In from the next |
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dewy-lipped little miss with all the
artlessness of the country maiden writ
In every feature of her dainty face and
line Of her trim little figure. AS she
tripped along she gazed now right. now
left upon the waiting throng, as
though expectant of someone. When
Just opposite the group Of young men
waiting for the friend she stopped,
fixed her big, blue eyes for a moment
upon tall, young Jim, and then, with
an ejaculation of delight, flung two
round arms about his neck, planted a
resounding kiss squarely upon his lips
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-05-06
For People Hard Of IIearlnu.

The inventors have long promised
device which will do for the ears
what spectacles do for the eyes. But
they are so slow in perfecting their
device that instruction in lip reading
is now recommended as the shortest
way to surmount the handicap of duh
hearing. A league has been organized
In New York to promote lip reading
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-05-06
CHAPTER w.

There seemed to be nothing at all
original in the methods pursued by
the great criminologist when con
fronted with this tableau of death and
robbery. His remarks to the inspec
tor were few and perfunctory. He
asked only few languid questions OF
Macdougal and Lenora, who were
summoned to his presence.
Macdougal then turned to leave the
room. Lenora was about to follow
but Quest signed to her to remain.
II should like to have little con
versation with you about your mis-
tress," he said to her pleasantly. IF
you don't mind, / will ask you to ac-
company me in my car. ! will send
the man back with YOU"
They descended ip the lift together
and Quest handed the girl into his car
They drove quickly through the silent
streets.
In few minutes Lenora was In.
stalled in an easy chair in Quests sit.
ting-room.
Lean back and make yourself com.
Portable" Quest invited, as he took a
chair opposite to her. II must just
look through these papers"
The girl did as she was told. She
opened her coat. The room was de.
lightfully warm, almost overheated. "A
sense Of rest crept over her. She was
conscious that Quest had laid down
the letters which he had been pre-
tending to read. His eyes were fixed
upon her. There was a queer new
look in them, strange new feeling
creeping through her veins.
Quests voice broke an unnatural
silence.
you are anxious to telephone Some
one" he said. you looked at bStii
the booths as we came through the
hotel. Then you remembered, think,
that he would not be there yet. Tele.
phone now. The telephone is at your
right hand. You know the number"
She obeyed almost at once.
Number 700, New York city"
you win ask" Quest continued,
whether he is all right whether the
jewels are SAFE"
There was a brief silence then the
girls voice.
Are you there, James? Yes,
] am Lenora. Are you safer Have
you the jewels? /. Where? :.
You are sure that you are safe? :.
No, nothing fresh has happened"
you are at the hotel" Quest said
softly. you are going to HIM"
Il cannot Sleep" she continued. IT
am coming to you"
She set down the receiver. Quest
leaned little more closely over her
you know where the Jewels are
hidden" he said. Tell me whereg"
Her lips quivered. She made no an:
swer.
Very good" Quest concluded. you
need not tell me. Only remember this.
At nine o'clock tomorrow morning you'll
will bring those jewels to this apart
ment. Rest quietly now. II
want you to go to sleep"
She obeyed without hesitation.
Quest watched, for a moment, her
'egular breathing. Then he touched
bell by his side. Laura entered al. |
most at once.
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Sauce for the eander.

The game had been called on ac'
count of darkness at the end of the
sixteenth inning, and consequently
hubby was very late for dinner.
fis wife greeted him with smile,
but not the kind she turns on when
she wants new gown. There are
Smiles and smiles, as you may have
NOTICED; 5
I'm afraid you'll have to be salts
fed with cold steak and potatoes" she
remarked, as he headed for the dining
room. "The cook positively refuses to
play extra innings" re-,
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and then Rugged the astonished young
fellow with naive unreserve.
"Oh. jack" she cried. I'm SO glad
to see you again!" and hugging him
again. backed of to get another look
Then, as she gazed upon Jim, standing
there grinning with delighted embar-
rassment, the mistake dawned upon
her. She gave gaap and buried her
face In her hands.
"Oh," she exclaimed, 81 thought you
were my cousin, Jack. that I'd tele-
graphed to meet me. I'm, I'm 600
OH" and the damsel hurried away In
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confusion and was lost in the throng
before the lucky Jim had time to re-
cover himself and offer to help hunt
Cousin Jack.
Jim's companions were loud In their
expressions of envy. And Jim was
copiously loquacious in detailing all
the sensations that titillated through
him when th,se soft arms eneircled
his neck and the full. red lips were
pressed to his. Jim was good master
of talk and graphically described it'alr
again and again to the minutest de.
tails-but he didn't gay a. word more
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FIRST INsTALLMENT
stanford QUEST, cRIMINoLo.
ClST."

The young man from the West had
arrived in New York only that after.
noon, and his cousin, town born and
bred. had already embarked upon the
task of showing him the grea' city
They occupied table in somewhat
insignificant corner Of one of New
Yorks most famous roof garden res
taurants. The place was crowded
with diners. There were many nota'
bilities to be pointed out. The town
young man was very busy.
Tell me-" the country cousin In
quired, who Is the man at table by
himself? The walters speak to him
as though he were little god. Is he
a millionaire, or Judge, or what?"
You're in luck, Alfred" the New
Yorker declared. That's the most in
teresting man In New York--one OF
the most interesting IN the world
That's Sanford Quest"
"Who's he?"
Sanford Quest is the greatest mas
ter In criminology the world has ever
known. He is magician, scientist
the Pierpont Morgan of his profess
( sion"
Say, do you mean that he is de-
tective?"
Eyes," he said simply, you can call
him that-just in the same way that
you could call Napoleon soldier OF
Lincoln statesman. He is a detec
tive. II you like to call him that, the
master detective in the world"
When Sanford Quest entered his
house an hour later he glanced into
two of the rooms on the ground floor
in which telegraph and telephone op
orators sat at their instruments
Then, by means OF a small lift, he as
cended to the top story and entered
a large apartment wrapped in gloom
until. as he crossed the threshold, he
touched the switches of the electric
lights. One realized then that this
was q man of taste. Quest drew ur
an easy chair to the wide-fung win
dow, touching bell as he crossed the
room. In a few moments the door was
opened and closed noiselessly. A
young woman entered with bundle
of papers.
The criminologist glanced through
the papers quickly. mo further in
quiries, Laura?"
She left the room almost noiselessly
"THE TENEMENT HOUSE MYs
Terry"
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CHAPTER Z.

"This habit of becoming late for
breakfast" Lady Ashleigh remarked,
as she sat down the coffee pot, SIS
growing upon your father. Any news,
dear?"
Ella glanced up from a pile Of cor
respondence through which she had
been looking little negligently.
None at all, mother. My CORE
spondence Is just the usual sort of rub
bish-invitations and gossip. Such a
lot of invitations, by the bye"
"At your age,"' Lady Ashleigh de.
clared, that is the sort of correspond.
ence which you should find interest
ing.9
"You know I am not like that, moth
err" she protested. my music is really
the only part of life which absolutely
appeals to me. Oh, why doesn't Della
rey make up his mind and let father
know, as he promised! Here
comes daddy, num-"
Lord Ashleigh loitered for q mo
ment to raise the covers from the
dishes upon side table. Afterwards
he seated himself at the table.
I heard this morning." he said,
from your friend Delarey, Ella. He
went into the matter very fully. The
substance Of 1t is that for the first
year of your musical training he ad-
vises New York.
i - have not finished yet. This cable
gram" he went on, drawing a little
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you've Had Rough Time, Lenora."
have him here at the time 1 told
you"
you've way Of your own of doing
these things, Mr.. Quest" the inspec-
tor admitted grudgingly.
Mostly lucky" Quest replied. "Take
a cigar, and so long, inspector. They
want me to talk to Chicago on an.
other little piece Of business" -.
| It was a few minutes before mid.
night when Quest parted the cdrtaiGs
of a room on the ground floor OF his
house I'm Georgia square and looked
/! out into the snow-white street. Then
he turned around and addressed the
figure lying as though asleep upon the
sofa by the fire.
"Lenora," he said, "r am going out.
Stay here. If you please. until ! re-
turn"
He left the room. For a few mo-
ments there was a profound silence.
Then white face was pressed against
the window. There was a crash of
glass. A man covered with snow
sprang into the apartment He moved
swiftly to the sofa, and something
black and ugly swayed In his hand.
$50 you've deceived me, have you? ?"
he painted. Handed over the Jewels,
chucked me, and given me the double
cross! Anything to say?"
Macdougal leaned forward, his
white face distorted with passion. The
life-preserver bent and quivered be-
hind him, cut the air with a swish
and crashed full upon the head.
The man staggered back. The
weapon fell from his fingers. For a
moment he was paralyzed. There was
no blood upon his hand, no cry
silence inhuman, unnatural! He
looked again. Then the lights flashed
out all around him. There were two
detectives In the doorway, their re-
yolvers covering him-Sanford Quest,
with LeH6fa In the background In
the sudden illumination Macdougal's
horror turned almost to hysterical
rage. He had wasted his fury upon a
dummy!
Take him. men," Quest ordered.
glands up. Macdougal Your numbers
up"
The handouts were upon him be-
fore he Gould move.
"what about the young woman"
de Inspector asked.
I.snora stood IN an attitude Of do.
spsfC her head downcast. She had
turned 4 little away from M3Sd6ugal.
Her HANDS were outstretched. IL was
as though she were. expecting the
handouts.
"You can let Der alone" sanfcsd
Quest said quietly. "A wife Cannot
give evidence against her husband,
and besides. need liSst She is going
to work for me-"
Macdougal was already al tie door,
between the two detectives. ne swung
around His voice was calm, almost
ciear--calm with concentratidp Of
hatred.
You are a wonderful man, Mr.
Sanford Quest" he said. Make the
most Of your triumph. Your time is
nearly up, there is one coming whose
wifi and GINNING science and skill are
all-conq uefing. He VIII brush you
away SANFORD 6dest, like a fly. Wait
d few weeks"
"Yog interest me-" Quest muir.
niGfed '..Teii! me- Some more about
this great master?1
II shall tell you nothing, Macdous.
al replied. you viii hear nothfns.
you will know nothing. SaddenIy you
will find yourself opposed You WIN
then the end II is Ger
tain" 81
They led him away. Only Lehors
remained. sobbins! Quest west up
10 her.
You've had rough time, Lenofa,"
he said. with strange gentleness. |
Perhaps the brightsf days are sc6lhp
ng."
(To BE CoNTfNtED)
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Our friend" he said, 'fs going 70
be mad enough to walk into hell.
even, when he finds out what he
thinks has happened"
1T wasn't any OF Jimmy's LOTT"
Sanford Quest shook his head.
French" he said, keep mum, but II
was the elderly family retainer, Mac.
dougal. ! felt restless about him.
He has lost the girl-he was married
to hei. by the bye-and the Jewels.
No fear of his slipping away. | shall
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through the formation ofssilent voice
clubs. People who are affsicted with
only a moderate deafness are said to
md lip reading comparatively sim
pie method of helping the1i lin ever.
coming their affiiction. There are
said to be more than 100000 " them
In New York alone.
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JOKE VERY MUCH ON Jim
A II Turned Out, Little Country Girl
Was Not So Artiess az
She Seemed.

1t was q gay party of roistering
blades that went to the station the
other afternoon to meet an incoming
friend. They lined up outside the
gates, scanning every face as the pas
sengers from the just-arrived train
came trooping through.
Among them came bright-eyed
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CHAPTER n.

i am to take 1t, believe" Lord
Ashleigh began after dinner that eve
ming, that you have finally decided,
Ella. to embrace our friend Delarey's
suggestion and to leave us Saturday,"
III you please" Ella murmured.
with glowing eyes.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-05-06

about it after he came to pay for the
treat and searched through every
pocket he had for his piirse!
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the perfect automaton. His eyes, In.
stead of being fixed at the back of his
masters chair. were simply riveted
upon the stones. A queer little feeling
Of uneasiness disturbed Ella for the
moment. 1t passed. however. as In
glancing away her attention was once
more attracted by the sparkle Of the
jewels upon her bosom.
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compound mas cone
more for me than
anything else, and /
had the best physi-
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that / could not do
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down in m y right
side for a year or
more. / took Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vege-
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White Crows In Illinois.

White crows have recently been
snot by Illinois farmers. Many OF
them are perfectly white. withoatSa
single dark feather.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-05-06
Drink penIson's Coffee.
Always pure and delicious.
Different.

Different. ,a.i
81 understand Iobbs is painting a
portrait of the rich Mrs. Uglymug."
He's painting a picture OF her. !
don't believe she'd stand for real
portrait"
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FARMERS WIFE
TOO ILLT0 WORK
A Weak, Nervous Sufferer
Restored to Health by Ly-
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etable Compound.

Kasota, MINI. eel am glad to say
that Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
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Most men are willing to serve their
country--in an official capacity.
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1.-THE TENEMENT HOUSE MYs
Terry"
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(To BE coNTfNUED.)