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The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1915-01-20

"You must Gomez said Sing Wah.
under low arches till she felt sudden
cool, salt breath on her face. At her
feet she saw the glmmer Of water and
boat riding to a long painter. Quick
ly and silently Sing Wah drew the lit
tie craft alongside and motioned to her
to get in.
BY this time the tumult had died
down to q mere muttering of shots
with an occasional yen. mutfled by
walls and the distance. She stared
fearfully about her, ut the great arches
of dripping brick overhead. at the little
landing under foot, at the dark vista
Of the tunnel through which the water
streamed in Il swishing tide. She drew
bac. and let her voice out in one long.
forlorn scream. the pent up agony of
many hours, her final call for help
against the dark powers that had seiz-
ed upon her.
With swift strength Sing Wah reach.
ed out his sinewy arms, raised her up
and seated her in the stern Of the boat.
A moment later he had cast off the
painter and shipped the oars. The boat
slipped silently away on the current
into the murk.
After some talk between the officers
John Dorr was informed that il he
liked they would enter Sing Wah's
and make a thorough search.
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He recognized Sing Wah's superiority
to all others in the great game Of out
whiting the law. He perceived beneath
the stolid mask the alert, active. stu
dious mind which was ever vigilant,
never forgetful, always intclligently
watching the world that passed before
his filmed eyes. The Chinese had, as
well, acknowledged Wilkerson's adept
ness and persistenct. In several deals
they had been partners to their mutual
profit.
You are very good fellow. Har-
ry," Sing Wah had told him once as
they drank tea in little room in the
rear. you are smart man-alm0st
as smart as am. But you are too
hungry. You cannot resist your appc-
titles. Now. The made slight ges-
ture of distaste with his lean brown
handy have no appetites."
Wilkerson nodded. II guess you're
right, Sing Wah. You even haven't
any pride. You talk pilgin English to
the tourists and the rest. instead Of
speaking the perfect English you
know"
The dull eyes lit for moment hu.
morously. Il have always felt that
owed it to Oxford not to naunt my ed
ncation in small bridesmaids shop.
don't you know:"
The imitation Of the Oxonian drawI
ho1 l>oou t,,r that vViIl.nrSnN
had slapped his thighs in delight,
Thereafter lie took n peculiar pleasure
In watching Sing Wah's assumed silent
stupidity and comparing it with what
he knew 70 be the real person behind
the dull features.
1t was to Wiliierson that the Chi
nese had explained his reason for nev.
err changing his address. no matter
how brisk the police might be. And
l have thought ont Il scheme which
you will lise," he went on. Come
with me-"
1t was then that he showed Wilker,
son the cylindrical room which bad a
single door and revolved at touch OH
a lever.
Dangerous stuff" commented vii.
kerson. IF the police find that they'll
sure land you"
Sing Wah's pallid lips opened in faint
smile. II built 1t for them. And the
Chinatown guides know about it and
will charge $40 extra for Il trip through
the horrors Of the underground, US they
call it." The Chinese sneered. ''Let
them play with such things while use
the brains heaven gave me. And vet,
sometime that trick room may serve
apurpose.
Thus it came about that Harry Will
kerson, driven to his wits end to ac-
complish his designs, betlought him OF
Sing Wah and fairly drove Jean OAR
nell and Drake before him.
To Mrs. Darnelrs credit it must be
said that she rebelled strongly. But
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CHAPTER xI.
Sins Wsh and His Wilcs.

N3 Y1OHN DORR stood stupidity
Esa staring ut the papers which
EsNs55S he had found In the locked
&H&h8 drawer Of the dresser. His
brief Inquiries ut the desk had only
served to make the matter darker. go
he had come back to the room to puz-
gle things out.
Painfully he set the facts in order
1efore him The first was that Ruth
had gone to New York to deal with
Everett about money for improvements
to the Master Key" The second WAS
that she had evidently not been able
to find Everett and had started west
again. The third was that she had
been in this very room. There lay the
papers that represented the mine and
its value. But NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. could
1t be?.
His businesslike senses returned, and
lie proceeded to wire Everett's office In
New York. with the result that he was
soon in possession of his address In
San Francisco.
80 Everett's here. too" he mutter.
ed THAT is stranger yet. guess It
was time I dropped in. Now to find
Ruth!'
He thrust the packet Of papers in his
pocket and then withdrew them and
Mckcd them again into, the. dresser
drawer He had dim notion that
Ruth might come back for them. Then
ne telephoned to the St Francis hotel
and left word for Everett, who was re.
ported to be out.
Still following what his common
sense told him was the logical method
OF unraveling the tangle he went down
to the desk and entered into converse
tion with the CLERK. Meanwhile his eye
ran down the register. Opposite the
number OF the room he now occupied
he saw u heavily scrawled Mrs. ].
Darnell and daughter
He frowned, and the clerk said sym.
pathetically. You must have nasty
headache?"
II have" John returned. "Met with
an accident in an auto that rather up
set me-" He laid his finger on the reg
lister and, controlling his voice. went
on as IL casually. II see Mrs. Darnell
stops here"
To DORIS secret amazement the clerk
became mysterious, leaning across the
desk to whisper, "Ah. you know her:'
Il wanted specially to see her" John
e1uivOcatcd. SIS she here?"
"She is not. and. she left In very
strange way" the clerk explained
quietly. "She came here last evening
with her daughter. ] gave them the
room you have now. Along in the late
hours she suddenly came down with
the girl unconscious and told me that
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John saw the reasonableness of this
and bent to his oars without regard
to his wound. The boat surged
through the water after the other.
With good lead of a hundred yards
Sing Wah stood Il fair show OF gaining
his object-a landing under some
wharf and quiet escape. He knew
that il he were to fall into the hands
of the police under the present cir.
cumstances he would be treated mer.
cilessly. Ee rowed furiOusly.
But the Chinese had long since ceas.
ed active life. and his muscles were
soft. John Dorr steadily gained on
him. Slowly he crept UP, foot by foot,
inch by inch. his eyes fixed on the
steady figure Of the officer in the stern.
At last he caught encouragement
from the policeman's face. He heaved
the stiff fairly out of the water. grasp
ed the stern Of the other boat and be-
fore the Chinese could clear himself
for leap overheard was upon him.
Now. Sing Wah was true oriental.
1t showed in his swift drawing OF Il
knife and a swifter slash at John
sDorr's arm But he was too late. With
an inarticulate roar of rage John flung
the knife overheard and then flung Its
owner after it.
Sing Wah gone and swimming away
toward the shelter OF a nearby wharf,
John strobe back to where Ruth lay
half inanimate and picked her up In
his arms.
Honey! Honey" lie murmured.
You're safe With me-"
Very slowly she opened her eyes and
gazed long aud searciiingiy into his
face. 1t was indeed true that she was
safe. She laid her head on his shonl-
der in perfect, confidence tnat all was
well. The police lieutenant stepped
into the boat and took the oars.
ITS not like Sin. Wah to be doing
such tricks" he argued to himself. Il
believe that Harry Wilkerson is back
of this III just keep an eye out for
Mr.. Wlkerson."
The lieutenant contemplate ted his drip.
ping uniform with 4 frown. which soft.
eped when he looked up at the two
lovers. He pulled more strongly for
the landing.
Continued fro>, Preceding Paee)
Don't offer your hest Girl Crane
frult II you think she knows how ohaan
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she had been taken very Ill and she
was hurrying her to hospital. There
were Il couple Of men with her, and the
house detective didn't like the looks of
the whole affair, SO he followed them"
WAS the girl very fair haired and
and beautiful" Dorr managed to ask
in an Indifferent tone.
Precisely" responded the clerk. sud-
denly matching his guests manner.
IF you want to find Mrs Darnell
maybe the house detective got her ad-
dress.-or the address Of the hospital
they took the girl to-
! Presently. in response to summons,
appeared the detective, who scanned
Johns somewhat bruised face thought.
fully. saying nothing until the clerk
explained that Mr.. Dorr wished. II pos
sible. to get into communication with
Mrs. Darneil.
1.-The best can do is to find the taxi
driver for you." he said slowly, still
studying Johns stalwart figure. HE,
may be out OH the stand now. Let's
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The girl shrank back. ''No, no, no."
she moaned. ''They are not my
friends.'
Surely Harry Wilkerson''- Sing
suggested craftily, to see now the land
lay.
"Wilkerson!" she whispered. rs he
was he here?"
Her tone conveyed all that he wished
to know. He motioned to the woman
to leave and when she was gone pulled
n cord, which let down q light rope
ladder.
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Don't offer Your hest girl grape
fruit ii you think she knows how cheap
they are
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CHAPTER XII.
Crossed Wires.

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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-04-01
MAKES NEW WEAPON OF WAR
Iowa Physician invents Gas Bomb
Which 10 Designed To Kill Men
BY Poisonous vapors.

Des Moines.-Adjt. Gen. Guy E.
Logan has been called into consulta.
ton by a prominent Des Moines ply.
stefan who is working on a scheme
to manufacture a bomb to contain
poisonous gas. II the idea works as
we'll as experiments indicate, II will
prove Of great value in waging war,
the inventor claims.
The bomb will be made of a gas
which is heavier than air. Whether
the bomb breaks in the air or on the
ground, the gas will descend The
poisonous vapor in trench will Kill
or drive out the soldiers.
Experiments conducted recently in
dictate that the idea is of value. AID.
jutant General Logan says: "The man
who is working on the gas bomb is
a prominent Des Moines physician.
He believes that it will prove OF great
value. A short time ago an expert
ment was made with the gas in an
office building in this city. Three men
were placed in room and bottle
containing the gas was broken against
the ceiling. The men were almost
asphyxiated in short time by the
gas. They were carried from the
room"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-04-01

1 that Easter, we climb. not as slaves
who endure because there is no escape,
but with Joy triumphant. For the as.
surance is ours that We shall thus rise
with him into the light.
And so he bids us on this Easter day
to accept our valleys. for they lead
out into life; not alone beyond, but
now. The sliding stones cannot
plunge US over the brink, nor the
threatening rocks crash down and
crush out our lives. We have his word
that because he lives we shall live
also. Our feet are set securely upon
the road, and we shall climb in safety
up the vision-brightened way to the
goal.
1t is into our night-dark valleys that
the vision comes, for sunshine blots II
out. The valley is by day smiling
thing, tempting to lettering among its
trees and flowers, and to dreaming
beside its singing brooks. So COM
pletely does 1t satisfy the senses that
it may even become lotus vale Of
forgetfulness, to lure the traveller from
his sturdy purpose and beguile him
into indifference to the way that leads
to the plains of God. But presently
night oyertakes him. Then he rouses.
With the shadows chill and heavy on
his heart, he at last looks up and, be-
holding the star, begins his climb up
toward the morning. Gethsemane and
Golgotha lie along the way, but Eas-
ter breaks beyond. The vision has glo-
rified the vale.
And still Easter does not mean to
us all that it should. 1t is day Of
somewhat selfish rejoicing. We quick
en- to the new life of the spring, we
make our hearthsides gay with fresh
blossoms; our hearts echo the glad
message of the bells. II is our Joy, our
peace, our brightness, our Easter
But II was very different on that
first Easter. If you will think back a
moment you will recall the word of the
angel to the women at the sepulcher-
HE is risen-go tell his disciples"
Now, as then, there are many to whom
Easter has not come. They are dead
to life, back there in the valley-little
children defrauded of their birthright
of joy; women exploited for gain;
youth drawn into evil by the lure of
false brightness. That We might have
life" is the purpose Of the Christ in
his resurrection; and yet in that death
valley they know nothing OF life and
light. they who are also part of that
all-inclusive we"
Before we can make our Easter trlIy
his Easter we must first hearken to his
message: go down into the valley
and carry the vision to those who per.
ish there Make your joy their Joy:
your life their life; your safety their
safety Lead them up with you. into
the light" s-g.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-04-01
IOWA STATE BUDGET
Recommendations of Committee
Already Totals $1,199,526
MANY BILLS AWAIT ACTION
Expenditure Of Nearly Three Mil
lions Or One-third More
Than Allowed.

Des Moines.-The senate appropria-
tons committee issued report show.
ing that appropriations amounting to
S,199,526 have been recommended
for approval of the senate.
Including the half mill tax former.
ly given the institutions under the
board of control. the general assem-.
bly, will have 100000 for appropria.
tions, according to Senator Savage,
chairman of the appropriations COM
mittee.
The second table issued shows that
bills remaining in the committee
would provide appropriations amount.
ing to $2.S92,24S. However, Senator
Savage asserts that number OF
these measures will be killed. A num-
Der of others will be materially re.
duced, he says.
The following appropriations have
been recommended by the COMMITTEES:
Panama exposition, $4,000; inaugura-
ton expenses, $4,000; claim of G. d.
Shaw, $4,000; raise in salary of rail.
road commissioners, $1,000; increase
in salaries Of men at state prisons,
$1,000; reimburse Gettysburg fund
subscribers, s1,275; claim J. l.. Davis,
s675; claim Eta Jopling, $1,000; rail-
road maps, $3.50; losses foot and
mouth disease, $52,455; increase sup
port soldiers orphans home, $14,40O;
increase consolidated schools, $780,
900; claim w. d. Atchison, 5000;
claim ]. NJ. Tannehill. $500; expense
western rate case, $4,000; increase
for Iowa militia, 100000; judges ex-
pense, estimated, $4,000; for the
board of control in lieu Of the mill
age tax, $s25,000. The total is s1,199.-
1926.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-04-01
MISS THE VISION
OF THE VALLEY
Too Many Are Late in Seeing the
Way Out From Darkness to
the Light That Is Tri-
umphant.

A CAMPING party from the East
"a stepped from a belated train late
one August afternoon at the station
of a bleak little frontier town at the
edge of the Black Hills, and looked
anxiously at the shadows already lying
long across the one street.
We'll, here's one day lost" grum.
bled member of the party. ct will
De night before everything is loaded
and ready, and we can't start off in the
dark"
why not?" asked the guide.
Couldn't find the way"
Il know the way" returned the
guide simply. Wen start at eight"
Night was swallowing the last dregs
OF daylight when eight o'clock came,
and apprehension was lined into every
face as the party climbed into the
wagon and plunged into the dark
mouth of the canyon, which opened
abruptly into the town. The road
Rugged the canyon wall ON one side;
on the other rushed a noisy little
mountain brook, its chatter softenine
gradually into quiet murmur as the
canyon road wound up the hillside.
leaving it far behind In the depths
below.
Dense darkness separated the tray-
elers each from each Stones dislodged
by the scrambling hoofs of the horses
slid down into the canyon, measuring
the narrow margin between safety and
destruction. Hand gripped hand, and
breath came short.
Its like the valley of the shadow
of DEATH" a voice shuddered out into
the darkness.
The guide. directing his team in
front, sensed an unspoken fear.
Just look up" he called hearten.
ingly over his shoulder.
A wedge of brilliant stAr-strewn sky
seemed swung into the abyss, forcing
the canyon walls apart and stretching
a luminous canopy from crag to crag.
The radiance transformed the valley.
in the uplook, into a vision of glory.
Up and up wound the road, nearer and
nearer to that overwhelming arch of
star-shot brightness. till the travellers
at last stood safe upon the shining
Interest, the dark hours of trembling
bewilderment over and Joy beyond.
They looked back silently, as far as
the starlight revealed it, over the road
up which they had come.
Il wouldn't have missed it for the
world" one of the party finally broke
the spell 1T would have been trag.
edy to lose an experience like that"
And in that brief sentence she un-
consciously summed up the one real.
tragedy of life-to miss the vision or
the valley. The valley itself is not a
tragedy to thinking people. For while
men can still "just look up" and look
ing, realize that ahead lie fairer lands,
to which they are surely bound, they
are safe. 1t Is where there is no
vision the people perish"
The road toward those fairer lands
Is the common, everyday road of hour.
ly living. 1t lies inevitably through
the valleys, often through environing
night. To travel 1t means WEAKNESS,
bruised and trembling feet, cropping
hands. poignant pain, and back look
through a vista Of disappointments
and apparent failures.
But there is way out. Centuries
ago. on the day that we call Easter,
a light broke into the darkened val.
leys. and the way shone forth for all
who will Just look up" Now, since
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-04-01
Washington

President Wilson, addressing the
Baltimore conference Of the Methodist
church. South, at Washington, said
that 1T is not our privilege to form
plans for peace" and that wars will
never end until the brotherhood of
man Is a reality. He said 1t was pos
sible for people to be neutral when
a quarrel is none of theirs.
A total of 30.053 bills and joint reso.
lutions were introduced and seven
hundred were passed during the Sixty
third congress at Washington.
Proposed increases in lake and rail
freight rates. both east and west.
bound. were suspended by the inter
state commerce commission at Wash
ington for investigation Of their RED
sonableness
The condition of Secretary of the
Treasury McAdoo Is very serious" 1t
was stated at his Office in Washington.
nc oCSlCtaiJ oohCASu q iCidpSC UT
lowing his removal to his home from
Providence hospital where he was op-
Grated on for appendicitis.
Attorney General Gregory at Wash
ington instructed the United States
district attorney of Porto Rico to in
stitute libel proceedings against the
German steamship Odenwald, which
attempted to leave San Juan harbor
without clearance papers.
Notifications of the peace commits
sion treaty between the United States
and Russia were exchanged by Sec
rotary Bryan and George Bakhmeten.
the Russian ambassador at Washing
ton. Fifteen such treaties now are In
force.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-04-01
WH049WHD
NOW
HATES LONG-TAILED COATS

Senator Norris of Nebraska never
wears long-tailed coat. He hates
long-tailed coats. One day he was
asked why and he told this story:
When he attended college years
ago at Baldwin university, in Berea,
o., Norris and little crowd of stu.
dents one night conceived a merry
prank. On the college campus was
towerlike building on which some re.
pairs were being made. A large
quantity of old lumber was piled up
On the top of the tower. The student
comedians thought it would be pretty
rich to shove this lumber right over
the edge and hear it hit the ground
below.
They crawled into the building
through window. Two or three OF
the students wore cutaway coats,
which were considered the snappy
thing for varsity men in those days,
but they got through the window all
right, and with their combined
strength were able to heave over
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-04-01
TO RULE HONDURAS

DIR. Alberto Membrane, minister
from Honduras, in Washington, has
been designated as first vice-presi-
dent of Honduras to serve as chief
executive of that country pending the
election Of new president January
81, 1916.
DIR. Francisco Bertrand, the
present constitutional president of
the republic of Honduras. decided in
obedience to the will of the people
to retire from office next July 81, six
months before the expiration of his
presidential term. to enable himself
to become a candidate for the sue
ceeding period.
The Honduran constitution pre-
vents the reelection of a president
unless he retires six months before
his term ends.
The Honduran congress found 1t
necessary to elect vice-president 70
succeed Doctor Bertrand, and Doctor
Membrane was unanimously elected
primer designado." and accepted
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-04-01

the pile of old lumber The lumber be taken anyhow
do 1t all
reasoning might have been all that the students neglected
wider
The
it's
That being
The morning the pankh lads filed into chapel each looking
way they could be found out and they walked about with light hearts
president
college motoned
Now, Norris president, laboutit
all whole
truth you'll all easily;
wasn't till the president
suhed him
handed him a little clothcovered button.
think"
trimmed with buttons"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-04-01
Inward Progress.

A man who follows his own vir-
tuous heart will be always found In
the end to have been fighting for the
best. One thing leads naturally to an
other In an awakened mind, and that
with an upward progress from effect
IN cause r.. l.. Stevenson.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-04-01
Peculiar Ayersions.

Robert Boyle. the philosopher.
could never overcome his aversion to
the sound Of water splashing from
pipe, and he has put on record the
case of one OF his servants, who could
never bear hearing a knife being
sharpened or sheet of brown paper
torn without bleeding at the gums.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-04-01


University
judge subsequently
The elevation of Doctor Membrane the presidency
of
distinguished diplomat
plant life the tropics and in the Lorth temperate
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-04-01
w,sn,t Familiar With the Name.

"Put your John Hancock down
here" said the Neosho county officer
to the little boy from the country who
had brought in some crow heads. The
boy labored industriously over the
blank with his pen and then innocent
ly INQUIRED: How do you spell Han
cock?"-Kansas City Star,
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-04-01
HE KNEW ABOUT THE TWINS

One day President Cleveland sent
for John Barrett, now director of the
bureau of American republics, and
said:
Mr.. Barrett, am looking for
some young man who is not afraid of
hard work, and who wants to make a
reputation for himself, to go as min
lister to Siam, to settle the claim Of
DR.. NJ A. Cheek involving several
million dollars, and also iavolving
some delicate matters in connection
with the Interpretation of our treaties
with oriental countries. This partic-
ular case is one of the most important
We now have in the Orient. Will you
accept the position as minister to
Siam? But first, what do you know
about Siam"
Mr.. Barrett couldn't remember
whether Siam was in Asia or Africa.
but little thing like this didn't
bother him, so he said: "Mr. Presi-
dent, | know all about Siam"
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