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give up this fight until am beaten
She glanced at the clock 1T Is time
John was here. Why not come along
with usy The skating will be fine
Il haven't had skates Oh in an age
protested Mrs. Ramsay.
That won't matter. all the more fun
for YOU" insisted Zudora.
You're IL strange girl"
"ln what wayY'
why, you can throw OF your bur
dens so quickly, without apparent ef
fort"
Il do not throw them of; merely
refuse to let them dampen what pleas
ure can get out Of life" Zudora ran
to II window. There he Is nov. He's
Just as patient and kindly us he can be-
And there's box under his arm. III
wager It's dollhouse violets. He never
forgets the fact that love flowers"
She did not notice the two men loIter
Ing on the opposite side Of the street
Radcliffe and Gyp the gun man.
Storm came In. his eyes clear and his
cheeks full Of color He was bubbllng
with cheer.
"All aboard! The ice will be just
splendid Here's bunch Of violets fol-
you sweetheart"
'Thank you. John" Zudora pinned
the flowers against her waist You
are very thoughtful, after all the trou
BILE have caused YOU"
"Pif1e. What man wouldn't be-
thoughtful II he had you always In
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Cautiously the Detective Re- entered.

pretended not to notice thls peculiar
ity, but he could see that madame be-
gan to stir reStvely. Suddenly she
set down her cup, comp aiming Of a
violent headache Hunt adhered up
his materials and politely excused
himself The footman. however IN let
ting him out failed 10 H9te that the
ferrule Of Hunts cane h. caught be
tween the door and the lamb. eau
tiousIy the detective re- entered and
tiptoed into the conser atory. He
waited for moment q two, then
stole out into the salon. 4 spot on one
Of the columns attracted is attention.
Upon close inspection he found II to
be a sliding panel He vas lingering
about for a method to c zen it when
he heard footsteps He 5 pped behind
the portiere.
1t was Nine Du Val, coming down
to greet Captain Radcliffe, who had
lust come In. She at once showed
him the portrait He shrugged. He
was not at all interested In this style
Of art.
There goes the fountain" he warn
ed.
"MercIful heaven, had forgotten all
about those fools! They struck the
signal while La Fontaine was here, but
luckily lie did not notice It. Let them
! in."
Hunt was very much surprised to
see three old antagonists enter the
room from one Of the columns. He was
still more surprised when he saw
madame open the secret drawer In the
onyx table. His eyes snapped. That
table would be worth while. Just AS
soon as these precious rogues left the
salon he determined to investigate. He
was an ingenious man. but his lngenu
ity failed utterly to learn the secret OF
the onyx table. He was certain, how
ever, that 1t held all he wanted Sc
badly. He left the villa unohscrNr,l
In the meantime Baird had discover
ed that the tunnel from the garage led
directly to the Du Val villa, but he had
chosen bad day for the Investigation
The three crooks. returning from thciI
visit, caught sight Of him aud gave
chase. lie reached the trap door X
the garage first, but bef' he could
make the door they wer upon him,
He succeeded In laying out Two OF
them, but the largest man proved to
be tough customer. I .is was not
the first time Baird had It the bear.
like grip Of the man.
They battled through he doorway
along the sidewalk. until hey reached
the bridge That Baird lived TO tell the
tale was due solely to the unexpected
arrival of Zudora and S jrm They
recognized Baird as he nd his an
tagonist toppled over the paraprt into
the Icy stream below, wh"ec the fight
still ragged. At length tAe reporter
succeeded In getting free the clutch
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the spang!es and MULE Of the old cir
Gus days. But the folded sheet Of pa
per interested him far more. And
when he spread 1t out and discovered
that II was practically complete sur
yey of the mine In Africa he was de-
lighted, He already knew the defines
Of the African property. So far as he
was concerned II was Of no intrinsic
value, but it would eventually be
valuable to Zudora. SO he stuffed II
into his pocket and went on with his
scare Then he calne upon the false
bottom to HE trunk, and here he found
the documents which completed the
case. He laughed. With these in his
possession Hudora would lose her case
Ia any court in America. What II find.
Neither the girl nor her advisers had
ever thought to thoroughly inv estigate
the battered old leather trunk!
He was In high feather when he
stole out of the Ramsay house He
had made Il great find. He was legally
master Of millions. 1t would be sim
pie case of manufacturing Will Of
prior date to Xudora's, upon old legal
cap, with the notary's seal Of some old
chap who had died In Montana. 1t
would be very easy now that he had
all the documents In the case. Nine,
Du Val would be pleased, 50 pleased
that she might lend Il more willing ear
to his pleas. They had had this trunk
all these weeks and had not thought to
sound 1t for false bottom That was
supreme luck. He felt more and more
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assured of his star as he rejoined Gyp.
Millions, luxury, all his cravings to be
graiilied.
And Xudora, flying across the smooth,
glistening surface OF the pond, began
to have hopes that her star had reach
ed Its nalir and was once more ascend
Ing toward the zenith. Well, perhaps
1t was, The sunshine, the exhilaration
Of the sport, the nearness Of one be
loved, these would have set cheer into
many Il heart darker than Zudoras
When the three OF them returned to
Mrs. Ramsays the latter served tea,
and for un hour 1t was happy family.
Then Storm remembered the survey
map.
"You'd better let me have that and
lock 1t up In my safe" he suggested.
"You never can tell what will happen
these days"
But Zudora searched the leather
trunk from top to bottom In vain.
THAT'S funny! You saw me put II
on the top tIayT
II did" said Storm gravely He
went about the room examining the
windows. He left the two women and
went downstairs On the linoleum in
the Kitchen he saw muddy tracks. That
was enough Some one has been here
during our absence" he declared on
returning to Hudorn's room. whoever
It was has got that piper Evidently
| was watched, and when We went to
the pond the watcher came into the
kitchen window. Well, perhaps I'm to
blame. should have put 1t into my
pocket"
Meantime In Detective Hunts Office
things We're being arranged for the
sscendency OF Xudoras star. which
was In truth very low,
Baird. I'm going to enter the Dn
Val villa by the front door this trip"
What do you mean hy that?' asked
the late IInssam AIS double.
~ mean that I'm going to enter in a
capacity which will excite mndam's
vanity. There's no woman alive that
does not like the idea Of having her
likeness perpetuated In oil II done by
Federated artist"
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"But, Lord, man, Gun you paintT
well enough to serve my purpose"
you're man Of many surprises"
That's high praise. You used to be
that yourself"
"Give me all the points Of the game"
you've heard Of Jacques La Fon-
taine?"
Yes. Just at present he's In the
trenches In Alsace."
$50 | learned. But Nine. Du Val will
not dig deep so long Us can keep her
vanity stirred. Now, then, watch your
Uncle Dudley. In ten minutes I'll be
the exact counterpart OF the painter as
he was during his last visit, six months
ago. He came with splendid introduc-
tons, one Of which | have. And I've
based neat little forgery on 1t. Here's
La Fontaine's photograph. Keep your
eye on me and take a lesson on how to
get into the skin Of another man. l
want to get into that villa the worst
kind Of way 1t keeps going through
my head that there Is some connection
between 1t and that old junk hut or
garage we've skylarked In once or
twice"
n re0llect the place." observed
Baird dryly. They nearly had me
there one day.
Hunt m xunpk rnni1lv nd oh Ill
fully and within the stipulated time
presented an appearance that was near
enough to that Of the real artist to fool
the ordinary eye.
"Great work. cried Baird. II tell
you what-you enter the villa and get
established, and on my part will see
where that garage trapdoor leads to-"
At that afternoon Hunt, armed
with his forged introduction, presented
himself at the front door of the Du Val
villa. He was ushered In by the pom.
pous footman. The peudo artist was
requested to be seated Then the foot
man took the letter upstairs to his mis-
tress, who was more delighted by the
letter than the thought OF being paint
ed. She had met the distinguished
French nobleman but twice, and 1t
fattered her greatly to believe that
she had been remembered. And, more
than this, the famous artist had once
noted her singular beauty and never
would be happy until he had put 1t
upon canvas.
Thus Hunts initial reception was
mOst cordial. Nine Du Val would be
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delighted to give him as many sittings
as he desired
Baird met Hunt n short distance
from the villa. and the two Of them
walked toward town.
What luckY'' asked the reporter
ut was the easiest bit of work
ever did. When you tickle woman's
vanity you blind her I'm going to put
up at one of the hotels. She might have
II In her mind to call me up to change
the hour OF appointment Tomorrow
III begin to outline her features. You
can take 1t from me, though that she'll
never hang this portrait anywhere for
her friends to see. What | want Ia Il
few minutes alone insHie that villa,
when they think I'm outside Of 1t.
That's the ticket, and 1t may take q
week or two to make the play"
Later, when they reached another
part OF the town, Baird caught Hunt
by the arm.
"See that old codger ahead OF usl"
Hunt nodded.
well, that's the diamond cutter !
to\l you about. Suppose we run along
after him and see where he goes?"
The old man led them to his den
without SO much as single glance
over his shoulder. Hunt agreed to &c
inside while Baird stood on guard out.
side Half IN hour later Hunt rejolned
the reporter.
81 have seen Captain Radcliffe go In
there said Baird, "and I've just been
thinking hard
"Now cried the detective jestingly.
THAT bearded man In Montana and
the captain shape up good deal alike
80 much nike that I'm certain they
are one and the same I've been think
Ing too. But when a fisherman casts
are no holes in It. That old lapidary's
face Is known to me Half the SNUG.
glel gems go to him. but we can't ar.
rest the old boy. It's only logical that
II some one brings him stone to cut
he cuts It without asking questions
But I'm hanged II don't stop some
of the men who 90 there. can't
bother with him now. | want Nine
Du val's portrait started"
-Four days later at half after AIT
the same moment Zudora and Storm
set out upon short automobile trip
you could have seen the detective In
his velvet jacket. daubing away ear
nestly and with no uncomfortable sue
cess He could paint and paint well
but he was man who required &C.
ton, complexities to untangle, mo
bility, and 1t irked him to sit In a
chair for an hour or two with the odor
Of paint making him headachy.
Nine. Du Val sat SO that from the
corner Of her eye she could watch the
fountain BY and by Hunt laid aside
his palette.
THAT will be all for today. am
quite sure you are tired"
"Join ME with a cup Of chocolate
she said amlably.
While they were slipping the choco
late the fountain Jet reversed. Hunt
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CHAPTER XVI.
Ths Battle at the Bridge.

dora and Mrs. Ramsay sat In
the formers room discussing
the malignancy Of the star
only she might find one bit Of com
plete evidence against her enemies or
some document to fully uphold her
claims! She could do nothing at court
with these fragments, these half
sheets. Possession was nine points In
law, and 1t did not require John
Storms legal advice to convince her Of
this fact.
IL Hassnm All had not been thor
ough miser all valuable papers would
have been deposited In the deposit box
at the bank. More and more she be
came convinced that her uncle had had
sinister designs upon her life; that he
had been maneuvering to get her out
Of the way so that he might control the
entire fortune. All she w nted was to
be mini free. Well. 500. er or later
something would turn up. some work
able pltn Three such men as Storm
Baird and Hunt would find chilk In
the enemys armor.
I'm going to look through that old
trunk again" Zudora declared, rising
"Come and help me-"
SO the Two Of them dragged out the
trunk and went through everything re-
ligiously. 80 thoroughly that moth
rould not have escaped. Protruding
from torn place In the lining Zudora
came upon a sheet Of paper. She stud
led the pothooks from all angles. but
could make nothing Of It. However,
she laid II aside for Storms appraisal.
What puzzled her az much as any.
tIing was the fact that the spurious
claimants had the law on their side.
Where had they secured their back
ing? How had they learned that there
existed documents, that there were
gold and diamond mines? Hassam Ali
certainly had not confided these facts
10 them.
There Is nothing but this sheet with
the pothooks," she declared finally. II
can't make anything out Of it,
you poor child! Why don't you
marry your sweetheart and have done
with all thisY He has plenty for both"
THAT isn't II, Mrs. Ramsay. come
from a fighting stock, and | win never
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Common knowledge.

Sister-"Tm writing composition
on dogs. Can you tell me anything
about them?" Small Brother-"Well,
there's one thing about dogs everyone
ought to know, and that ia fleas,"
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the Map.
OF bis antagonist, who paid the penalty
for his loyalty to a bad cause.
Storm got Il rope from his tool box.
This he tied to the extra tire tlinging
1t out toward Baird as one would throw
u life preserver at SEA Baird was all
Id. He had just strength enough 10
grasp the tire, and Storm hauled away
with Will
TO BE CONTINUED.
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Hopeless.

Hopeless,
Greene-"Are there any really In.
destructible toys?" Gray-"None that
] know OF, except those that make an
Internal noise Judge.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1915-11-27
JOLLY THANKSGIVING
CELEBRATION AT p. A. & NJ. A.

The P. A. & NJ. A. fttinglv celebrat-
ed Thanksgiving by giving a Ladies
Night at their commodious Club House
on Thursday evening. Dancing was
enjoyed during the evening, but the
feature of the evening was a peanut
hunt" Two quarts of peanuts were
hidden in various parts of the rooms,
three peanuts bearing the numbers
dip, which would draw prizes.
The winner of the first prize was Fred
L. Winch, who found peanut No. 7
and received an umbrella. Miss Helen
Hartzell found No. II and received a
box of candy. Dan Hallam won the
BOBBY prize of a small pumpkin pie.
Refreshments of pumpkin pie and
milk were served. Among those pres
ent were: Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Um-
brine, Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Ennis,
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Titreville, R. A.
Gale, Miss Helen Umbrine, Miss Grace
Adams, Miss Bertha Vincent, Mrs.
Cliff. Lake and many others.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1915-11-27
UNUSUAL ANIMAL FOUND
AT PORT REPUBLIC.

The following letter from Port Re-
public describes a peculiar animal
killed there by Capt. r. w. Bowen:
81 would like to call your attention
to an animal that was captured by
Captain R. w. Bowen, of Port Repub-
lie. His rabbit hounds got on its trail
at even in the morning and with his
crowd of hunters they tramped all day
long until darkness came upon them.
They finally brought it to bay under
an old house and Captain Bowen, be-
ing used to hunting wild animals in
South Africa before he retired from
sea-faring life, volunteered to go I'M
der the house. With a powerful light
he crawled beneath the building and
with a well-directed shot he killed the
animal and it is like an ordinary rab-
bit excepting it has no fur whatever.
It's entire. covering was feathers. 1t
has been viewed by hundreds of peo-
pie and the Oldest hunter never saw
anything like it before. We Port Re-
public folks would like to have some
body name it."
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1915-11-27
WE STAKE OUR CLAIM
NO EUCHRES IN DECEMBER.

The semi-monthly euchre for st.
Peters R. C. Church was given at the
home of Mrs. Frank Wallis, 108 S.
Main ST., Wednesday afternoon.
Those who attended were: Mrs.
Frank Reinar, Mrs. Margaret Aller-
mann, Mrs. Frank Wallis, Mrs. Kirk
bride, Mrs. Fieldhouse, Mrs. Turney,
Mrs. Curry, Mrs. REILLY, Mrs. Geo.
Leech, Miss Edith Wallis, Miss Mary
E. Boyle, Miss Helen Wallis, Mrs.
Cassidy and Mrs. Titreville. During
advent" the euchres will be discon-
tinued and no more will be held until
sometime in January.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1915-11-27
CIVIC CLUB MEETS
NEXT FRIDAY.

The Civic Club of Pleasantville will
hold its next meeting at the resi-
dence of Mrs. Roland Place, S. Main
St., near Edgewater Ave-, on Friday,
Dec. 3rd, at 3 p. m.
Mr.. Sinner, the Supervisor of the
Pleasantville Public Schools, and Mr..
Maltby, the head of the Vocational
Schools, will address the meeting.
A cordial invitation is extended to
all the ladies of the town to come and
hear what these gentlemen have to
tell us.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1915-11-27
ADVERTISERS, ATTENTION.!

We desire to call the attention of
Merchants, Dealers and all those
who will have wares to sell during
the Holidays and who wish to so ap-
prise the buying public, to the fact
that the Christmas Edition of the
Pleasantville Press will be published
on Saturday, December Is, and those
wishing to take advantage of its col
umns should get their ads. in early.
We are daily receiving copy for
Christmas advertising and so advise
those desiring space not to delay too
long.
The Christmas Edition will be at
tractively clothed in a handsome
Christmas cover and we expect it to
reach every home in Pl%easantville
and along the Shore Road. The num-
Der of copies will be nearly doubled,
but the rates for advertising will be
the same as usual.
Come in to see US, or a call on the
phone will bring the sad. man to
your place of business.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1915-11-27
ENTERTAIN IN HONOR OF
MISS ANNE HODGSON.

Mr.. and Mrs. Fred L. Winch enter
tanned at a six o'clock dinner on Mon
day evening. The table was spread
for eight overs and presented a
beautiful appearance with the hand
some cut glass, silver and beautifully
embroidered linen. The dinner was
in honor of Miss Anne Hodgson, of
Scranton, Pa. After the dinner the
evening was enioyably spent in play
ing 800. The guests were: Mr.. and
Mrs. Mervyn Wilson, Miss Edith
Hodgson, Miss Anne Hodgson, Mr..
Walter MacDougal, Miss Lorena Will
son.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1915-11-27
ROGER WILLIAMS FNTERTAINS
SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASS.

Mr.. and Mrs. Roger Williams en-
tertained the formers Sunday School
Glass on Thursday evening at their
pretty new home on Chester avenue.
There are twenty-four boys in this
class and Mr.. Williams is a popular
teacher and big brother to each one
of the twenty-four. The pupils came
bearing a handsome gift for their
teacher and his bride. Among the
pupils are: Harvey Allen, Russell
Swift, Gerald Tompkins, Eugene
Bates, Harold Peck, Clarence Peck,
Irwin Praster, Everett Smith, Fred
Smith and others.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1915-11-27

Is there any valid reason why you
should go out of town to do your
Christmas shopping? For eleven
months in the year some people let
the local merchants fill their wants.
Then abor' Christmas time they think
it necessary to go out of town. If
the local merchants are good enough
for you eleven months in the year
they should be good enough for you
during the holiday season. Don't go
out of town. Do your shopping at
home.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1915-11-27
SURPRISE PARTY
FOR MRS. HARRY PAGE.

A Surprise Party was given to Mrs
Harry Page on Thanksgiving night.
The evening was spent in games and
having a good time. Mr.. Harry Page
rendered some music, which was en-
joyed by all. Those present were:
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Page, Mrs. Anna
Price and daughter Edith, Mr.. and
Mrs. Chas. Atkison and son, Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred. Atkison and sons, Miss
May Atkison, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM
Prettyman and son, Mrs. Atkison,
Mrs. VIM. Adams, Mrs. Franklin
Reed, Mrs. John HILBERT and sons
and Mrs. Lizzie Atkison.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1915-11-27
BUILDING PERMITS.

The following permits were issued
by Building Inspector Stiles the past
week:
John R. Champion for Horace Zane,
garage, 1874 North Fourth street; cost
$50.
VIM. H. johnson for Edward Thume
alterations and repairs, $50 North
Main street; cost 5000.
Paul Wootton for Elizabeth C. Will
son, repairs, 10 North Second street;
cost $40.
Fred Parsels for Aldoria Reeves,
blacksmith shop % Washington ave-
nue.; cost $500.
Chas. S. Adams for John H. Scott,
cottage 18x37, First and Shadeland
avenue; cost $1875.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1915-11-27
MISS FLORENCE LEE
SMARRIES SAMUEL WALDEN,

A pretty home wedding occurred at
loon on Thanksgiving when Miss Flo
renee Lee became the bride of Samuel
Walden, at the pretty Lee home at
Bayview avenue and Main street. The
ceremony occurred in the presence of
the immediate families only. Mr..
Walden is the proprietor of Walden's
Garage in Atlantic City. The happy
couple left on the 500 train for a we'd
ding trip to Washington, Baltimore,
and other points of interest in the
South.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1915-11-27
H CLOVER CLUB.

Mrs. Harry Umbrine entertained
the Clover Club at her home on Vero-
ma avenue on Tuesday afternoon.
Those present were: Mrs. E. A. Lake,
Mrs. A. F. Bossler, Mrs. John Blake,
Mrs. Clarence Daugherty, Mrs. F. l..
Winch, Mrs. WOODBURY. Hudson, Mrs.
Geo. M. Bates, Master Howard Hud-
son, Misses Elizabeth Thomas and
Pauline Lake. Mrs. John E. Blake
will be the hostess on next Tuesday
afternoon.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1915-11-27
THANKSGIVING GUESTS.

Mr.. and Mrs. ]. G. Thomas enter
tanned on Thanksgiving Day. The
guests were: Mrs. Anna McCorkle,
Pres. of the N. W. Philadelphia w.
c. T. u, Miss Marion McCorkle, Miss
Rachel Killen of FELTON,, Delaware,
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard S. Collins, Miss
Margaret Sahl, Clarence Brown of
Port Republic, Capt. and Mrs. Mark
w. Blake, Mrs. Charles w. Blake,
Misses Mida c. Blake and Gladys
Blake, MI. and Mrs. Henry C. Thorn
as, Lynwood Godfrey of Philadelphia.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1915-11-27
IT POINTS THE A

Thousands of dollars will be spent
by the people of this community in
doing their Christmas shopping.
The ads. in The Pleasantville Press
will point the way to the stores with
the best bargains. -.
The live merchant will take prompt
advantage of this opportunity.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1915-11-27

A bird in the hands worth two in
the bush. When you go out of Pleas
antville to buy you don't know what
you are getting. The merchant you
p~atronize in Pleasantville knows that
to keep your trade he must treat you
squarely. Besides, you keep the mon
ey in Pleasantville. And you are a
town booster. Read The Pleasantville
praCS
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1915-11-27

Why do your Christmas shopping
out of town? If it's a fad it's an
expensive fad, for you can buy better
goods just as cheaply at home saving
time and worry and a fare. Besides,
every dollar kept in circulation here
adds to the prosperity of this COM
munity.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1915-11-27

Be a life saver. Save the life of
the town. 1t will die if you don't
boost it. The best way to boost it
is to read the home paper carefully.
Take an active interest in the towns
affairs. Spend your money in town
with the local merchants.