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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-03-06

fashion" writes London correspondent
The w;r has affected in various ways
our daily mode of life. and Tho feeling
that in these strenuous days simpler
,iicl table should rule has brought about
the passing Of the seVon-course dinner
Three or tour courses are now deemed
llI-sufTiCient even for the smart dinner.
and there is a decided vogue for typical
old English fare. We have grown NOR"
serious. and plain fare IS possibly the
most suitable dietary to accompany our
newly acquired habit of deep thinking.
Possibly. too we are largely influenced
by the attention directed to our beef
eating TommieS' great powers of endur-
ance at tn efront on simple fare and
enough of it"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-03-06

Corn Gems-One cup of sweet milk,
one cup of corn meal. one cup Of
wheat flour, one-half cup OF sugar,
one tablespoonful of melted butter or
drippings, a pinch of salt, and one
teaspoonful of Royal baking powder
One or two eggs may or may not be
added Bake in gem pans.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-03-06

Meat Turnovers-Stew the end of
cold roast of beef or lamb until tender
and let the water almost cook away
Chop fine and mix with twice as much
hot mashed potato. Season to taste,
and moisten with water in which the
meat was stewed sufficiently to form
into cakes. Then form into fat cakes,
brown in sausage fat on both sides,
and serve.
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lasf few years had enjoyed her ID
tner's confidence
For a moment queer sense OF ap-
pr" ension troubled her Was 1t true
she wondered, that she did not like the
ihau? She banished the thought al.
most as soon as 1t was conceived.
You are spelling me, daddy" Ella
sighed
If you think so now" he remarked
4 do not know what you will say to
lie presently"
He laid upon the table a very ia
lniIiar morocco case, stamped with a
coronet.
Our diamonds" Ella exclaimed
"The Ashleigh diamonds"
The necklace lay exposed to view
the wonderful stones flashing In the
bubdued light.
In New York." Lord Ashleigh con.
tinued. 1T is the custom to wear jew.
elry In public more, even, than In this
country. Allow mel"
He leaned forward With long, capa.
BILE fingers he fastened the necklace
around his daughters neck.
1T Is our farewell present to you,
Lord Ashleigh declared
Ella, impelled by some curious i'm
pulse which she could not quite un
derstand, glanced quickly around to
where the manservant was standing
For once she saw something besides
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these things. Mr. Quest, the ms &C.
tor admitted grudgingly.
Mostly lucky" Quest replied. Take
cigar, and so long, inspector. They
want ME to talk to Chicago on an
other little piece of business :.
1t was few minutes before mid
night when Quest parted the curtains
of room on the ground floor of his
house in 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, 81 am going out
Stay here, II you please, until re-
turn"
He left the room. Fer few mo.
ments there was a profound silence.
Then white face was pr ssed against
the window. There wa 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.
so you've deceived me, have your"
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 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-
volvers covering hlm-Sanford Quest
with Lenora In the background. In
the sudden Illumination Macdougals
horror turned almost to hysterical
rage. He had wasted his fury upon a
dummy
Take him, men," Quest ordered.
Hands up, Macdougal. Your numbers
up"
The handouts we're upon him be-
fore he could move.
What about the young woman
the inspector asked.
Lenora stood In an attitude OF de.
spair, her head downcast. Shu had
turned a little away from Mac6ougal
Her hands were outstretched. II was
as though she were expecting the
handouts.
You can let her alone" Sanford
Quest said quietly "A wife cannot
give evidence against her husband,
and besides. ] need her. She is going
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CHAPTER 10.

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 LIE
land hotel. a 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 It. | am just going upstairs
into my room to sit and think
The car rolled Off 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 q 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 moment she shook. Then she
turned away and followed her mis-
tress upstairs.
Arrived In her apartment. Fila
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 1t and
then stopped short. Exactly opposite
to her was door which opened On
to a back hall. 1t was used only by
the servants. Just as she was 10 the
act Of leaning forward Ella be..E
conscious Of a curious halmcinatios-
"Lenora, come here at once"
The maid hurried In fr0E thr mem
room Ella pointed to the door.
'Lenora, look outside. See II any
one is Cd that landing. fancied that
the door opened
IChOid GiOobCu NiAC ioOh anu WIZ
the handle. Then she turned towards
her mistress In triumph.
1T is locked. my lady," she re-
ported ...
Go down and ask Macdougal to
come up am going to have this
thing explained"
Something of her mistress agita
ton seemed to have become commu
nicated to Lenora.
She walked quickly to the back part
Of the hotel and assembled to the wing
in which the servants quarters we're
situated. Here she made her way
along o corridor until she reached
Macdougal's room, She knocked, and
knocked again. There was no answer.
She tried the door and found It was
locked Then she returned to the lift
and descended once more to the floor
upon which her mistress apartments
we're situated. She opened the door
OF the suite without knocking and
turned at once TO the sitting room.
Il am sorry, my lady" she began.
Then she stopped short. The lift
boy, who had had a little trouble with
his starting apparatus and had not a.
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going of duty. He recognized Quest
with a little exclamation.
Got your man to bring me here"
Quest explained so as to get away
from the mob"
SAY. you've been In troubled" the
inspector remarked. leading the way
into his room.
"Bit of an explosion, that's ALL
Quest replied. 81 shall be all right
when you've lent me q clothesbrush'
THE Ashleigh diamonds, eh?" the
Inspector asked eagerly.
ri shall have them at nine o'clock
this morning" Sanford Quest prom
ised, land hand you over the muir
derer somewhere around midnight"
Quest slept for q couple of hours,
had bath aud made leisurely toilet.
At quarter to nine he sat down to
Breakfast In his rooms.
AT nine O'clock" he told his serv-
INT. "a young lady will call. Bring
her up"
The door was suddenly opened. Le-
nora walked in. Quest glanced In sur
Prise at the clock.
my fault" he exclaimed. 1--WE are
slow. Good-morning, Miss Lenora!
She came straight to he table. She
laid little packet upon the table.
Quest opened 1t coolly. The Ashlegb
diamonds flashed up at him, He
led Lenora to chair and rang bell
Prepare a bedroom upstairs he
ordered. ASK Miss Roche to come
here Laura" he added, as his
secretary entered, will YOU look after
this young LADY,"
A few minutes later Inspector
French was announced. Quest nodded
In q friendly manner.
Some coffee, inspector"
I'D rather have those diamonds"
Quest threw them lightly across the
table.
The inspector whistled.
And now, French, will you be here
please. at midnight. with three men
armed?"
"Here!" the inspector repeated.
Quest nodded
"Oul friend" he said "is going u
&c mao enough to walk into nell
even, when he finds out What h.
thinks mas happen "a
at wasn't any OF Jimmy's LOTT"
Sanford Quest shook his head
# nch," he said, keep mum but IL
was Il elderly family etainer, Mac
dougal felt restless about MIN
He has lost the girl-he was married
to hel, by the bye-and the jewels.
No fear of his slipping away. shall
have him hero Ut the time tolt
you"
You've a way Of your own Of doing
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FIRST INSTALl,MtKT
stanford QUEST, GRiMiNoLO
ClST.n

The young man from the West had
arrived in New York only that ofter
noon, and his cousin, town horn end
bred, had already embarked upon the
task OF showing him the grea city
They occupied table in a somewhat
Insignificant corner OF one of New
FORKS most famous roof garden res
taurants The place was crowded
with diners. There were many nota
btlities to be pointed out The town
young man was very busy.
Tell me-" the country cousin in.
CURED, who Is the man at table by
himself? The walters speak to him
a. though he we're little god. is he
Q millionaire, or a Judge, or whatf'
you're in luck, Alfred" the New
Yorker declared. THAT'S the most In
teresting man In New York-one or
the most interesting in the world
That Sanford Quest"
"Wlo's he?"
Sanford Quest is the greatest mas
ter In criminology the world has ever
known. He is a magician, a scientist
the Pierpont Morgan Of his proras
sion"
"Sav, do you mean that he is de-
tective?"
"Yes." he said simply, you can car
him that-just In the same way thai
you could call Napoleon soldier o,
Lincoln a statesman He Is detec
tive. If 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 or
orators sat at their Instruments,
Then, by means OF small lift, he az
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 a man Of taste. Quest drew VI
an easy chair to the wide fung win
dow, touching bell as he crossed the
room In a few momehts the door was
opened and closed noisel'ssly. A
young woman entered with bundle
OF papers.
The crminologist glanced through
the papers quickly. mo further In
quiries, Laura?"
She left the room almost noiselessly
THE TENEMENT HOUSE MYA
TERy"
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yet descended, heard the scream
which broke from her lips, and fire.
man In an adjacent corridor came run
ming up almost at the same moment.
Lenora was on her knees by her mis-.
tress' side. Ella was still lying In the
asy-chair in which she had been
seated, but her head was thrown back
in an unnatural fashion. There was
a red mark Just across her throat.
Lenora shrleked, shes tainted!
And the diamonds--the diamonds have
gone!"
A doctor, hurriedly summoned, had
just completed hasty examination
when a police inspector, followed by a
detective. entered
This is your affair, gentlemen, not
mine," the, doctor said gravely. THE
young lady Is dead. She has been
cruelty strangled within the last five
or ten minutes"
The inspector made a careful exam
ination of the room.
"Tell me- he inquired, is this the
young lady who owned the wonderful
Ashleigh diamonds"
They've gone!" Lenora shrieked,
They've been stolen! She was wear
ing them when I left the room!"
The inspector turned to the tele-
phone
"Mr. Marsham," he said, 81 am
afraid this will be a difficult affaii
am going to take the liberty of calling
in an expert That you. exchange?
want number one, New York city
Mr., Sanford Quest"
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CHAP FER u.

II am to take It, 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
You viii take your own maid with
yup. OF course" Lord Ashleigh contin.
ued. "Lenora 10 good girl ard am
sure she will look after you quite well,
bur have decided to supplement Le
pora's surveillance over your comfort
by sending with you. also, a sort Of
courier and general attendant whom
do you think? Well, Macdougal. He
has lived in New York for some yeara
and you will doubtless end this .
great advantage. Ella"
Ella glanced over her shoulder az
the two servants who we're standing
cIscreotly In the background. Her
ewes rested upon the pale, expression
less face Of the man who during the
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1915-05-07
New Ordinances

|, A. l.. Clark, town clerk to the
Board of Commissioners of the town of
Roanoke Rapids, do hereby certify that
the following are true copies of ordi-
nances adopted by the said Board of
Commissioners at their session held on
Friday, the 9th day of April, 1915, all
of the commissioners being present and
voting in favor of the said ordinance:
Be it resolved by the Board of Com
missioners of the town of Roanoke Rap
ids: That any person or persons
owning any fowl or fowls of any de-
scription whatsoever and allowing the
same to run at large in the town and
off the premises of such person or per-
sons shall be deemed guilty of mis-
demeanor and, upon conviction, shall
be fined Five ($5. 00 Dollars.
BE it resolved by the Board of Com
missioners of the town of Roanoke
Rapids: That any person or persons
owning or maintaining an open well or
wells on his or their premises in the
town and the territory over which the
town has criminal jurisdiction shall
provide cover or covers for same and
keep the same covered from the LIST
day of April to the LIST day of Novem-
Der annually. Any person or persons
violating this ordinance shall be deem
ed guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon
conviction, shall be fined Five $500
Dollars
In testimony whereof, have here
unto set my hand and affixed the seal
of the said town of Roanoke Rapids, N.
c., this 9th day of April, A. D. 1916.
(Signed)
A. L. CLARK. Town Clerk.
| fc AZ
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THE TENEMENT HOUSE MYS
Terry"
CHAPTER !.

This habit of becoming late fol
break asst" Lady Ashleigh remarked,
as sha sat down the coffee pot, 'is
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
Discrimination and gossip. Such u
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"
you know 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-"
Lore Ashleigh loitered for mo-
ment to raise the covers from the
dishes upon side table Afterwards
he seated himself at the table.
II 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.
e. have not finished vet. This cable
gram" he went on, drawing little
slip OF blue paper from his pocket.
was brought to me this morning"
He smoothed 1t out before him and
read:
To Lord Ashieigh, Hambln House Dor
set, England: ! find a magnificent pro.
gram arranged for at Metropolitan Opera
house this year. Have taken box for
your daughter. engaged the best profess
sor In the world. and secured an apart
ment az the Leland. our most select and
comfortable residential hotel Understand
your brother is still In South America. re-
turning early spring, but will do our best
W "iahe your uoushtef ycui vi s'uu! -
pleasant as possible. Advise her sail on
Saturday by Mauretania,
"On Saturday." Ella almost
screamed.
y shall now" Lord Ashleigh said.
leave you to talk over and discuss
this matter for the rest OF the day.
At dinner time tonight you can tell me
-FOUR decision, or rather we will dis.
cuss II together"
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CHAPTER v.

Sanford Quest was naturally per.
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 standstill. oppressed with the
sc ase Of impending danger.
Anyone here" he asked, raising
his voice.
There was no direct response, yet
from somewhere upstairs he heard the
half-smothered cry Of woman. He
gripped his revolver In his fingers. He
took a quick step forward. The floor
gave way beneath him. He was fall
ing tAto blackness.
~ fall itself was scarcely dozen
hasG He picked himself up, his shout
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his face seemed to start almost from
the mirror-then blackness!
Lenora opened her eyes She was
still in the easy-chair before the fire.
"Mr. Quest!" she faltered,
He looked up from some letters
which he had been studying
II am SO sorry" he said politely II
really had forgotten that you were
here. But you know-that you have
been to sleep?"
Can 60 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.
ton has been here. He says hey
have come to the conclusion that a
very well.known gang of New York
criminals are In this thing, We know
how to track them down all right"
81 may go now, them" she repeated,
with immense relief
Quest escorted the girl downstairs,
opened the front door, blew his whis.
tie and his car pulled up at the door.
take this young lady" he ordered,
wherever she wishes. Goodnight"
The girl drove off Quest watched
the car disappear around the corner.
Thea he turned slowly and made prep
arasions for his adventure.
Number TOO, New York." he NUT
tered, half an hour later, as he left
his house. Beyond Fourteenth street
e tough neighborhood"
He hesitated for moment, feeling
the articles In his oyercoat pocket-a
revolver in one, small piece of hard
substance In the other. Then he
stepped into his Car. which had Just
returned
Where did you leave the young
lady?' he asked the chauffeur.
I'm Broadway, sir. She left me and
boarded a cross-town car"
Quest nodded approvingly.
mo flnesse." he sighed.
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uri.ed his head swimming it
suddenly CLEAN o. light shont
20 n A trap-door above his heat
10 I SHE few inches back. The flare
u an electric torch shone upon nit
tace, mans voice addressed him
mot the great Sanford Quest? This
surely cannot be the greatest detec
I've In the world walking so easily in
70 the spiders web"
ANY chance OF getting out?" Quest
asked laconically.
''None!" 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 } have never come uI
against one another before. ! didn
like the life you led in New York ter
years ago, OF your friends, but you've
suffered uothing through me.
III ! let you go, once more came
the mans voice, - know very well in
what chair ! shall be sitting before
4 month has passed. am James Mac
iuugal, Nh. Sanford Quest, and have
got the Ashleigh diamonds, and have
settled an old grudge II not OF my own
d one greater than you That's all
A pleasant night to you!'
The door went down with bang
"A perfect oubliette, he remar keo
to himself, as he held match over
his head moment OF two later, built
for the purpose II must be the house
we failed to find which Bill Taylor
used to keep before he was shot
smooth brick walls, smooth brick floor
,nly exit twelve feet above ones head
human means, apparently, are useless
Science, you have been my mistress all
ny 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 a con.
stable on his arm
Arrest me" he ordered 81 am San
ford Quest must be taken at once
TO } 'adquarters."
Ttsy found cab without much DIFF
dcuey. II was Ave o'clock when they
reached the central police station,
inspector French happened 10 be just
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to work for me"
Macdougal was already at the door,
between the two detectives He swung
around His voice was calm, almost
clear-calm with concentration of
hatred
You are wonderful man, Mr.
Sanford Quest" he said. Make the
most of your triumph. Your time is
nearly up, there is one coming whose
wit and cunning science and skill are
allconquerlng. He will brush you
away, Sanford Quest, like fly. Wait
few weeks"
you interest me-" Quest muir
INJURED Tell me some more about
this great master?"
81 shall tell you nothing. Macdoug-
al replied, you will hear nothing,
you will know nothing. Suddenly you
will find yourself opposed You will
struggle-and then the end. 1t is Ger.
tain"
They led him away. Only Lenors
remained, sobblng. Quest went up
to her
You've had rough time, Lenora, y
he said, with strange gentleness.
Perhaps the brighter days are com
ing
tTo BE CoNTINUEDl
EYF
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Majority Of Friends Thought Mr..
Hughes Would Die, But.~a
One Helped Him to
Recovery.

Pomeroyton, Ky.-ln interesting ad-
vices from this place, Mr.. A; J. Hughes
writes as follows: 81 was down with
stomach trouble for five (5) years, and
would have sick headache so bad, al
times, that thought surely ! would die.
tried different treatments, but they
did not seem 10 do me any good.
got so bad, could not eat or sleep,
and all my friends, except one, thought
would die. lie advised me 10 Try
1hedfords Black-Draught, and quit
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STOMACH TROUBLE
FOR FIVE YEARS

taking other medicines. ! decided to
take his advice, although did not have
any confidence in it.
| have now been taking Black Draught
for three months, and il has cured me
haven't had those awful sick headaches
since began using ii.
] am so thankful for what Black
Draught has done for me-"
Thedford's Black Draught has been
found a very valuable medicine for de-
rangements of the stomach and liver. II
is composed of pure, vegetable herbs,
contains no dangerous ingredients, and
acts gently, yet surely. II can be freely
used by young and old, and should be
kept in every family chest.
Get package today.
Only quarter. Ia
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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.