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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1915-02-03

But even now Alan was in little or
no better case than before. If he faced
the thug, he faced him with no arms
other than his bare hands. He had not
even a pen-knife in his pockets.
With low cry Of desperation Alan
snatched off his hat, soft and shape
less felt affair, and flung it squarely in
the fellows face.
Before he could recover before,
that is, it dropped away and cleared
his vision, Alan had bent forward and
grasped the wrist of the hand that
held the knife
He snatched simultaneously at the
other hand, but it eluded him.
Alan had this advantage, as long as
the knife might not strike-that his
right arm was free, while the assassin
had only his left With this he strove
persistently to reach his knife-hand
and possess himself of the weapon.
AS persistently Alan foiled his purpose
by dragging the knife-hand toward him
and swinging it far out to one side At
the same time he struck repeatedly
with his clenched right fist at the 9th
er's face His blows did little dam
age beyond disconcerting the other;
hut this proved q very considerable
served together with that steady, re-
sistless downward and outward drag,
to break the grip of the mans locked
legs.
Abruptly he pitched forward on his
face along the girder, kicking wildly.
grasping at the air. The stiletto fell
from an instinctively relaxed grasp,
and disappeared. And before Alan
could release his hold, or ease the
strain upon the right arm Of the as
sassin, this last had slipped bodily
from the girder and hung helpless in
space, dangling at the end of Alan's
arm-with no more than the grip of
five fingers between him and death.
The shock of that unpresaged turn
| brought Alan forward and fat on his
stomach. And the strain on his left
arm was terrific. He doubted if he
could maintain it for another minute
Nor was there any reason why he
should retain it, The end he had de-
signed for his victim was merely his
just desert.
And yet Alan could not let him go.
Thus the battle began anew-but
now it was battle with a man half
crazed and struggling so madly that
he well-nigh frustrated the efforts of
his rescuer.
In the upshot the assassin lay like a
limp rag across the girder, head and
arms dangling on one side, legs and
feet on the other, spent with his ter
rife exertions and physically sick with
terror.
And in this state Alan left him: he
had done enough; let the man shift
for himself from this time on.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1915-02-03
CHAPTER XIV.
The Time o, Nlaht.


Not ill-pleased to be left to his own
devices (whose proposed character
Digby would never have approved had
he so much as suspected them) Alan
none the less deferred action until
after midnight
And espionage was all he feared
save and except always, of course, fail
ure to find his Rose.
1t was about one in the morning
when he arrived inconspicuously (but
not SO much so as to seem deserving
of police surveillance) in the neigh
borhood of the Riverside drive home Of
his mortal enemy, a grim white house
that lowered, stark and tall, upon .
corner.
His preliminary reconnaissance pro-
vided little more than comfortless ex-
ercise. Huge, still, it's wall bathed in
the milk and ink Of moonlight and
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1915-02-03

here in anguish all these weary years
for the fultillMent OF my revenge only
to be cheated at the end by Death?
God grant that Alan Law may be laid
down still living here lat my feet!
Then :"
A bitter smile twisted his tortured
features: Then shall my will be done
, to him! And then, when | have seen
him die as his father died-then-Ah,
God!-then at last l too may diei
There was a long silence, then q
groan of ezasperated protest: why
do they not come? Why does Judith
delay, when she knows how | suffer!
Why have 1 been put off from day to
day with her kilograms that begged
for more time and promised every
thing-but teld nothing!-until yester-
day. Where are those mes
sages she sent me yesterday"
His one sound hand CROPPED out like
claw and sought a mass of papers
on the desk beside him, sorting out
from among them two yellow forms
Painfully he blinked over these and
slowly his pain-bent lips conned their
wording;
"Alan and Rose safe with me-wilI
bring both home tomorrow night with
out fail he read the first aloud; and
then the second: "'Have motorcar
waiting for me tomorrow morning
from three o'clock till called for New
Bedford waterfront-Judith'"
"No!" he affirmed with the fervor
of one persuaded by his own desires:
Il must not doubt the girl! She has
promised she has performed:
So still was he, indeed that he
seemed to sleep, but so deceptive was
that semblance that he was alert for
the least sound. The girl entered soft
~, as if fearful of disturbing his slum-
bers; but she found him with head
erect and eyes a-blaze.
Judith" he cried, his great voice
vibrating like brazen bell. eat last!
Where is he? You have brought him?
Where is he?"
!. With no more answer than a sigh,
the girl dropped her head and let her
hands hang Imply with palms ex-
posed.
After an instant of incredulous dis
appointment the man shot a single,
frigid question at her:
You have failed?"
Il have failed" she confessed.
"Why?"
She shrugged slightly. who knows
why one fails? | did my best: he was
too much for me, outwitted me at
,Severy turn. Time and again / thought
| had him, but always he escaped,
either by his own wit and courage or
with another's aid. Only yesterday
night they were all three in the hol-
low of my hands-but now bring you
only Rose"
She faltered,- awed by the glare Of
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1915-02-03
CHAPTER XIV.
Changelina.


In the vague, chill gray Of that dull
and desolate dawn, Judith stirred alb
ruptly on the couch of a sleepless
night, and with the rapidity of one
VINO has arrived at a settled purpose
after a long period of doubt and per-
plexity, rose and bathed and dressed
herself in negligee.
In the adjoining room she could hear
small, stealthy ncises-the sounds
made by her sister moving about and
preparing against the unguessable mo-
ment when her rescue would be at
tempted, according to the information
conveyed in that midnight message.
For chance had conspired with her
insomnia to station Judith in the re-
cess of her darkened window, idly
viewing the gaunt framework of the
unfinished building from an angle
which, when Alan edged out along the
girder, showed him plainly in silhou.
cite against the sky.
In Judiths eyes his identity was un.
mistakable. She had hardly needed
brought to bear upon him at the mo-
ment when he was laboriously inditing
his message-while grim death stalked
him from behind
She had seen him throw the watch
and had heard the double thump of it's
impact with the wall and floor of
Roses bedchamber.
And she had witnessed with wildly
beating heart that duel in the air
able to surmise it's outcome only from
of the vanquished.
The clock was striking six as she
left her room: across the street work
ingmen were streaming into the build
Ing to begin the labors of the day.
Brushing unceremoniously past the
drowsy and Indifferent guard in the
corridor outside the door to Roses
room, Judith turned the key that re-
manned in the lock on the outside. re-
moved it, entered, and locked the door
behind her.
Without any surprise she found her
sister already dressed to the point of
DOMINIC her outer garments.
Rendered half-frantic by this unex.
pected interruption, threatening as it
did the perilous scheme that Alan had
proposed, Rose greeted her sister with
countenance at once aghast and
wrathful.
What do you want?" she demanded
tensely
ITO come to an understanding with
you.' Judith told her coolly.
There is no understanding possible
between US; you know that as well as
l."
Yet one there must be-"
Il insist that you leave this room at
once!"
Insist by all means-and be
damned! I may leave this room-and
| may not, dear little sister. But one
OF us will never leave it alive"
With start Of terror, Rose shrank
back from this strange wild thing
that wore the very shape and SEM
blance of herself.
What do you mean? You cannot
mean to murder me in cold blood.
The Washington herald., 1915-01-03
THREE SPEED COMBINES
ENTER FOR BIG RACE
Eddie PulIen. Barney Old6eld. and
Earl Cooper Enroll Among Aspir-
ants for Honors at Exposition.

Three of the swiftest speed creations
ever turned out by an automobile factory
were entered last week for the Vanderbilt
Cup and Grand Prize races, to be held
at the Panama Pacific International Ex-
position February p and February q,
respectively They are the Mercer trio,
one of which is to be piloted by the we'll
known Eddie Pullen, winner of the last
Grand Prize race at Santa Monica, Cal,
this year and winner of the recent CO.
roma race. In the latter event Pullen
broke all worlds road race records by
averaging 81 3-4 miles an hour in the
30O-mile event. Pullen also holds the
record for the Grand Prize races, hav-
ing shattered all previous marks on the
Santa Monica course. Pullen's team
mates have not yet been announced by
the Mercer company.
Another trio of entries recently made
which insures some great competition
is the Maxwell team. The veteran Bar
nsy Oldfield will head this squad. Billy
Carlson, the Pacific Coast crack, having
one of the others. Prior to the pres
ent year Oldfield had never enjoyed much
luck in road races, but his recent victory
in the Los Angeles-Phoenix desert road
race, broke his streak of bad luck and
Barney is out to prove that he can be
as much Of a star in road racing as
in his old game of mile track work.
Earl Cooper, who ranks second to De
Palma in the number of road races won,
will be at the wheel of a Stutz, his team
mate being GIL Anderson. The Stutz
will be in both big races.
The Washington herald., 1915-01-03
WAVERLEY BROUGHAM
POPULAR AT SHOW
Curved Sill Construction Of New Car
Only One of Features that
Make IL Winner.

New York. Ian. AT the opening OF
the New York auto show tonight the
Waverley Company. of Indianapolis. ex-
hibited its Model lO9, four-chair broughaln,
quite the most original and distinctive
car this company has yet produced.
Built on a curved sill that brings the
floor six inches nearer the ground than in
most electrics, this Waverley brougham
has great stability, combined with a
lightness and airiness of effect due to its
unusual design.
The door is brought forward close to
the CoUpe-pillar, giving only two large
window openings where three of smaller
size are usually placed. The rear corners
arc rounded and two small oval windows
are placed in the curve between the side
and rear windows.
All OF these windows are draped with
silk damask curtains having escalloped
edges. The same pale blue and drab silk
damask material. which is of Louis Qua
torze pattern and French manufacture,
covers the walls and ceilings, while the
sets are upholstered i'm a delicate gray
mixture Of rich and substantial weave.
The seats themselves are four luxurious
chairs grouped in a three-quarter circle
as they might be in any boudoir, the left
hand chair from which the car is driven
having absolute command of the road
ahead on all sides.
To attract attention to this fea ture of
the car a separate exhibit is made of the
staggered rear seats of the four-chair
brougham, and this is one of the most
attractive novelties OF the show.
At the showrooms of the Pollock Car
Company, at 1913 Connecticut avenue, the
Waverley is shown in Washington.
The Washington herald., 1915-01-03
signs OF REVIVAL
In EXPORT TRADE
R. 7. Yates. of Briggs-Detroiter Com
pany, Says Business Prospects
Are Getting Brighter.

Export shipments of ppleasure cars
are being resumed at the factory of the
Briggs-DetrOiter Company. Detroit, and
prospects are good for a steady revival
of foreign business. according to Export
Manager P T. Yeats of that company
We are receiving letters of a most
optimistic nature from our dealers in
South America. New Zealand and Aus
tralia," said Mr. Yeats. and there is
substantial evidence of the optimistic
mood of these dealers in the shape of
orders for immediate shipment.
Our exports practically ceased at the
outbreak of the European war and for
weeks at a time we did not ship a car
Since the first of December, however,
we have received number of immediate
Shipping orders, and our dealers in
South America. New Zealand. Australia.
the West Indies have given US specifica-
tions for a gratifyinGIy large number of
cars. conditions considered.
The bulk of our export shipments will
be to South America New Zealand and
Australia for several months to come.
According to our dealers conditions there
are slowly but surely improving and
moderate price American cars will pretty
nearly have a corner on the market Buy
ers there who ordinarily buy the larger,
heavier and more expensive European
cars are becoming keenly interested in
the light weight. efficient American car
that retails at about S1,2OO or $500 laid
down abroad The splendid service these
cars are giving. together with the closed
source of supply in Europe, is going to
vastly increase the popularity of this
type of American motor car and believe
that the prejudice that has existed in
many sections south OF the equator will
practically disappear within the next
wear or So
The Washington herald., 1915-01-03
WASHINGTON Will Be
REPRESENTED At SHOW
Many Auto Men Leave for New York
Exhibit of Motor Cars and
Accessories.

Washington will supply a goodly
dealers who will attend the Fifteenth
National Automobile Show, which open
ed yesterday at 2 o'clock in the Grand
Central Palace at New York, under the
auspices of the National Automobile
Chamber of Commerce. A new record
in attendance is expected at what is
claimed to be the greatest and most
magnificent display of motor cars and
accessories ever seen in America.
There will be cars of every size and
description under the one roof and a
car to mt every pocketbook. Every
train from the West brings motorcar
tradesmen and enthusiasts into the city
for the show and hotels are being
filled rapidly with show folk. 4 special
train arrived Friday from Detroit and
Indianapolis and another yesterday
from the far West. Members of many
automobile clubs are journeying to the
show by motor.
The Washington dealers who will at
tend are: Robert H. Martin and B. 3.
Nyce. of the Buick Motor Company. will
leave Monday night; r. H. Harper and
+. i. Harper, of the Harper-Overland
Company, will leave Monday morning;
tomObile and Supply Company. left last
Thursday; r J. Henderson and P. f.
Rowe are leaving tonight; T. o. Probey
and w. d. Arrison. of the Briscoe Sales
Company, will leave Monday noon; Sam
Luttrell, of the Packard Automobile
Company. will leave Tuesday; c. II.
Warrington, of the Warrington Motor
Car Company, will leave Thursday
night; Sam and G. c. Bensinger, of the
Commercial Garage, are leaving to-
night; A. J. Woodruff, of the Cartercar
Sales Company, will leave Wednesday:
g. o. Stevens, of the Little Giant Motor
Truck Company. is leaving tonight: Ed
mund X. Fox and W. L. Hummer, man
ager of the Matheson Motor Company, will
leave Monday night; c. W. Semmes
and II. e. Kneesi. of the Semmes-
Kneesi Company. Semmes left last
week and Kneesi will. very likely leave
Monday night; W. S. keeler. of the ZeIl
Motor Car Company, will leave tomor-
row night; David S. Hendrick, of the
David S. Hendrick Company, will leave
Tuesday night; T. Lamar jackson will
leave sometime during the first part of
the week; H. a. jerks, of the Locomo-
bile Company, left the latter part of
last week: William Jose. of the Ma
tional Electrical Supply Company, is
leaving tonight; Irwin T. Donohoe may
leave Monday night.
The Washington herald., 1915-01-03
ENDS CARBURETER TROUBLES.
Device of Cadillac Company Saves
Chauffeurs' Tempers.

One of the interesting features in con-
nection with the development of the
eight-cylinder motor by the Cadillac
Motor Car Company has been the cor
rection of a fault common TO practically
all, if not all carbureters.
Ofttimes there is the lack of ability on
the part of the carbureter to respond
freely and fully to a sudden and COM
pletc opening of the throttle. When the
throttle is quickly opened, the gasoline.
flowing through the spray nozzle, does
not at once pass in sufficient quantity to
form, with the inrushing air. a gas of
the required explosive quality.
The device which the Cadillac engineers
have evolved to obviate the condition
just described is an ingenious application
of the plunger pump principle, though
its action is confined to a single stroke
of the plunger. When the driver suddenly
opens his throttle, the plunger automatic
ally forces an extra supply of gasoline
through the spray nozzle, thereby pro-
viding a correct explosive mixture for
quick aCceleration.
The Washington herald., 1915-01-03
|NEW YORK AUTO SHOW
SETS RECORD FIGURES
Exhibits Elaborate and Enthusiasm of
Crowd Runs High-Automobile
Trade Flourishing.

New York, Jan. 1.-The fifteenth annual
automobile show opened in the Grand
Central Palace today with all previous
records broken for attendance, elabor-
ate exhibits, and enthusiasm.
You could never tell that the world
is suffering from a war or that business
has been uneasy, judging from the un-
restricted fashion in whfeh automobile
manufactu- ers are going ahead for 1875"
said George NJ. Dickson, general manager
Of the company building National cars.
Dickson is reported to have exhibited
National cars at every automobile show
since the beginning.
Il think the automobile, or rather the
motor car industry, can be taken as a
baromete. of the condition of the en-
tire country" continued Dickson. 1T
represents the buying power OF the ma
tion, as individuals and as a unit. The
automobile reflects both the business and
social activity, one might say 1t gives
us the tone of the nations vitality
The show will las. for one week. In
teresting figures concerning the size of
the automobile industry in the United
State5 have been compiled by Dickson.
There are 1,50O, 900 cars in use; cost price
81, ,5OO,O ,O0O,0 900. OF commercial vehicles
there are 10000 in use. Last year, up to
June 30, there were $4,000 cars produced
in that single year. The value Of last
years cars is s425, 10000. Every year
about 100000 tires are worn out. In
the whole of Germany there are 5000
while in New York City A.
62S There are $1,000 chauffeurs in New
York State.
Chicago had 1l,OOO cars in 1911. 5000
in 1914 There are 1880 automobile deal
ers in the United States. One half the
owned in Iowa are owned
by farmers and in Wisconsin one third.
Dickson says this years sales will total
S75, 600 cars.
The Washington herald., 1915-01-03
DOCTOR PRAISES ELECTRIC.
Kansas City Physician Says Mn
chine Has saved Him Money.

The Electric Vehicle Association Is
in receipt of a letter from a physician
IN Kansas City, one of the hilliest cities
in the country-extolling the virtues Of
the electric vehicle as used in his prac-
tice in the place OF five horses for the
past six years. He further states that
he obtained l2,OOO miles from his first set
of batteries and the same mileage from
his first set of tires. He also advises
that the average cost of charging, which
he does at home, is $50 a month, and
that the repairs and upkeep averaged
less than s. a month for the six years
he has had the vehicle, which is still
running with entire satisfaction.
This doctors experience is that of
large number Of physicians all over the
country for the electric appeals especial
ly TO them for its low operating cost,
its dependability and noiselessness, and
particularly its complete cleanliness,
which is a most important factor to men
OF this profession.
The Washington herald., 1915-01-03
Many Fords Sold.

Miller Brothers this week sold Ford
cars to the following Touring cars, T.
3. Amiss, Boycc Garage, Mrs. NJ L.
Booth, F. p. Peel, F. w. Hill; runabouts,
c. W. Lockwood, Mazo Brothers; town
car. James B. Lambie; coupelet, Claude
E. Miller; delivery wagons, H. Vassillion,
Eugene Kahn.
The Washington herald., 1915-01-03
Peerless Six Arrives.

The all purpose Peerless six arrived
last week at the Zell Motor Car Com
pany. The six has. a 12l-inch wheel
base, is left-hand drive. center control,
with a unit power plant. high-speed
type, cylinders cast en- bloc, with a
brake horsepower of fifty. The trans
mission is of selective type. three speeds
forward and reverse, the third speed be-.
ing the direct drive
The Washington herald., 1915-01-03
Autoists Given Weeks of Grace.

Two weeks of grace within which to
procure 1915 licenses will be granted auto
mobilists by Maryland authorities in
counties adjoining the District. Only 500
Maryland licenses have been issued so
far this year by S. G. Cole. of 111O F
street northwest, who has charge of is
suances in the District. This is much
smaller than the number for the same
period last year.
The Washington herald., 1915-01-03
Tours Sixteen States

From Vancouver. B. c, to Greensboro.
n, c., was the ambitious tour which Mr..
and Mrs. W. NJ. Snipes recently COM
pleted in their Studebaker car. They saw
Grand Canyon, Mammoth Cave and
many other points Of interest. passing
through sixteen States, without an acci-
dent Of any sort.
The Washington herald., 1915-01-03
Studebaker Promotions.

Vice President Benson, of the Stude-
baker corporation, has appointed Henry T.
Myers to management Of the department
of delivery car sales. G. n. Jordon,
travelling representative, succeeds Mr..
Myers as manager Of the corporations
Boston branch.
The Washington herald., 1915-01-03
Studebaker Sales

The Commercial Automobile and Sup
ply Company reports the sale of
Studebaker six" touring car to former
Congressman Albert Douglas and a
Studebaker -four" touring car to DIR.
Raymond Fisher.