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The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-09-03
"NOne that I know Of"

"NOne that l know Of"
every WE'LL" said Mr.. Murthwaite
quietly. "Iet us leave it to time to
clear the matter up. In the meanwhile,
Mr.. Bruff, We must get back again to
the Indians IN your account. Their
journey to London simply ended in
their becoming the victims of another
defeat. The loss Of their second chance
Of Selling the diamond is mainly at
tributable, as l think. to the cunning
and foresight of Mr.. Luker, who doesn't
stand at the top Of the prosperous and
ancient profession of usury for moth
ing. BY the prompt dismissal Of the
man in his employment he deprived the
Indians Of the assistance which their
confederate would have rendered them
in getting into the house. BY the
prompt transport of the moonstone to
his bankers he took the conspirators
by surprise before they We're prepared
with a new plan for robbing him. How
the Indians in this latter case suspect
ed what he had done and how they
contrived to possess themselves Of his
bankers receipt are events too recent
to need dwelling on. Let it be enough
to say that they know the moonstone
to be N more out of their reach, de-
posted under the general description
of "a valuable gem in a bankers strong
room. Now, Mr.. Bruff, what is their
third chance of Selling the diamond
and when will it Gomez"
AS the question passed his lips I pen
etrated the motive of the Indians visit
to my office at last.
81 see it," l exclaimed. "The Indians
take it for granted, as we do, that the
moonstone has been pledged, and they
want to be certainly informed of the
earliest period at which the pledge can
be redeemed because that will be the
earliest period at which the diamond
can be removed from the safe keeping
of the bank"
II told you you would find it out for
yourself, Mr.. Bruff, if I only gave you
a fair chance. In a year from the time
when the moonstone was pledged the
Indians will be on the watch for their
third chance. Mr.. Luker's wv lips
have told them how long they will
have to wait, and your respectable au.
thority has satisfied them that Mr.. Lu.
ker has spoken the truth. When do we
suppose at a rough guess that the dia'
mond found its way into the money
lenders hands?'
"Toward the end OF last June" I an
swered, "as we'll as l can reckon it."
"And we are now in the year '4S
Very good. If the unknown person
who has pledged the moonstone car
redeem it in a year the jewel will b,
in that persons possession again a
the end of June, 40. I shall be thou
sands of miles away from England ant
English news at that date. But it ma,
be worth your while to take a note 0
, it and to arrange to be in London a
= the time,'
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mind. Moving blindfold in this matter,
you have added to the burden Of anX-
iety which she has had to bear by
innocently threatening her secret with
discovery through your exertions."
lis it possible" l asked, that the
feeling toward me which is there de-
scribed is still as bitter as ever against
me now"
Mr.. Bruff looked unaffectedly dis
treSsed.
"If you insist on an answer" he said,
II own l can place no other interpreta-
ton Oh her conduct than that"
I ran the bell, and directed my serv-
send out for a railway guide. Mr..
Bruff asked, in astonishment, what I
was going to do.
II am going to Yorkshire" I an
swered, "by the next train"
"Nlay I ask for what p%urpose?"
81 shall take up the inquiry again." I
said. There are missing links in the
evidence as I left it which Gabric,
Betteredge can supply. And to Gabriel
B%etteredge I 60"
Toward sunset that evening I stood
again ON the we'll remembered terrace
and looked once more at the peaceful
old country house,
walk in. Mr.. Franklin" said my
dear old friend. opening the door be
hind him, with his quaint old fashioned
DOW. II bid you welcome, sir. l bid
YOU heartily welcome" said the pool
old fellow, fighting manfully agains,
the gloom of the deserted house.
1t vexed me to disappoint him. But
the house was Rachel's house now
Could l eat in it or sleep in it after
what had happened in London? The
commonest sense of self respect for
babe me-properly forbade me-to eros:
the threshold.
"lt's a lovely evening"" l said. IS
shall walk to Frizinghall and stay Il
the hotel, and you must come tomor
row morning and breakfast with me
l have something to say to YOU"
Betteredge shook his head gravely.
Il am heartily sorry for this" h,
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THIRD NARRATIVE.
CHAPTER |.

I'm the spring of the year 1s49 l
was wandering in the east and
had then recently altered the trav-
cling plans which l had laid out
some mnoths before and which l mad
communicated to my lawyer and my
banker in London.
The change made it necessary for me
to send one of my servants to obtain
my letters and remittances from the
English consul in a certain city which
was no longer included as one Of my
resting places in my new travelling
scheme.
II am afraid I bring you bad news,
sir" he said, and pointed to one of the
letters, which had a mourning border
round it and the address on which was
in the handwriting of Mr.. Bruff.
1t informed me that my father was
dead and that l was heir to his great
fortune. The wealth which had thus
fallen into my hands brought it's re-
sp%onsibilities with it, and Mr.. Bruff en-
treated me to lose no time in returning
to England.
BY daybreak the next morning 1 was
on my way back to my W country.
l was Informed, of course, of all that
had happened in my absence. Mr..
Brutf did not, at that time, feel him
self at liberty to inform me of the mo-
tives which had privately influenced
Rachel and Godfrey Ablewhite in re-
calling the marriage promise, on either
side.
Having heard the story Of the. past,
| my next inquiries-still inquiries after
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PROLOGUE.

The moonstone had first reposed IN
the forehead of an Indian idol. AS CEN
turtles went by, Ill luck following IT,
It passed into Mohammedan hands, but
always through the ages three Bran
man priests kept secret watch over It
John Herncastle, an English officer,
during the storming of S~eringapatam,
stole the stone, killing its. guardians
Gabriel Betteredge, house steward Tor
Julia Lady Verinder) explains how the
stone came into the house In when ne
serves. Master Franklin Blake, a
nephew Of Lady Verinder, had been
sent abroad to be educated. On the
day he was expected home Penelope,
Betteredge's daughter, observes three
Indian jugglers acting suspiclously.
Franklin arrives earlier than expected,
having eluded a dark stranger ollow
Ing him in London. Franklin has the
diamond, which has been willed to his
cousin Rachel as a birthday gilt by
Colonel Herncastle. He puts the stone
In a bank. The jugglers make a secret
visit to the house. Rachel receives the
moonstone on her birthday. Among
the guests is Mr.. Murthwaite, an In
dian traveller. The next morning the
diamond is missing. Superintendent OF
Police Seegrave is called in to investi-
gate, and the three Indians are 1mpr1s-
oned. Suspicion also falls on Rosanna
Spearman, a servant, and others. Ser
geant Cuff, a London detective, Is re-
tanned and begins his work. He is
checked. however, when Rosanna, who
Lady Verinder admits has had a prison
record, refuses to have her room search
ed. It develops that Rosanna has WIS.,
tied a neighbor, Mrs. Golland, and Dor
rowed a tin case. This Sergeant Cuff
suspects she has buried in the swamp
secured by two dog chains, also Dor
rowed. Rosanna shows signs Of nerv-
Sergeant Cuff asks that Miss
Rachel be kept at home. He later Wis
Its Frizinghall to interview the three
Indians. On returning he sees a note
in which Rosanna tells that the quick
sand has become her grave. Sergeant
Cuff suspects that Miss Verinder and
Rosanna had a secret between them
relating to the moonstone. He wants
to question her, but Lady Verinder OBJ
jects, offering to do the questioning
herself. She writes to the sergeant
that her daughter and Rosanna haG
had nothing between them, at the same
time dismissing him. Mr.. Septimus
Luker, dealer in gems, and Mr.. God
frey Ablewhite are victims Of an out
rage. Both had been bound and gag
ged by evident thieves. Rachel admit:
she knows who took the diamond
Rachel becomes engaged to Godfre,
and at the sudden death of Lady Verin
der inherits the Verinder fortune. Sh,
later breaks her engagement withou
apparent reason. Solicitor Bruff relate
how he was visited by one of the In
dams.
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PLEDGED For a Year.

M"HE Indian plot, Mr.. Bruff, can
only be a mystery to you be-
cause you have never seri-
ously examined it. But after
Lady Verinder had dismissed the po-
lice officer and had stopped all further
inquiry into the loss of the diamond,
NO one else could presume to stir in the
matter. The Indians were free to go
to London, and to London they went.
What was the next news we heard Of
them, Mr.. Bruff"
''They We're annoying Mr.. Luker," I
answered, "by lettering about his house
at lambeth"
did you read the report Of Mr.. Lux
er's application to the magistrate"
Eyes"
I'm the course of his statement he
eign workman in his employment,
whom he had just dismissed on sus-
picion of attempted theft and whom
he also distrusted as possibly acting
In collision with the Indians who had
annoyed him."
The inference, as I FASTENED to ac-
kowledge, was too plain to need being
pointed out. had never doubted that
the moonstone had found its ways into
Mr.. Luker's hands at the time to which
Mr.. Murthwaite alluded.
you shall give me a piece of in
formation in your turn before we &C
on" he said. "%Somebody must have
taken the moonstone from Yorkshire
to London. And somebody must have
raised money on it or it would never
have been in Mr.. Luke's possession
Has there been any discovery made OF
who that person waS!
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How He ARRANGED Il,

How He Arranged Il.
Bobby" inquired the mother, ibid
you wash your face before the music
teacher Cameo"
"Yes'm."
"And your hands?"
"Yes'm."
"And your ears"
"Well ma" said Bobby judicially,
II washed the one that would be next
to her."-Ladies' Home Journal.
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. Wasting a
! Few Minutes
! In Laughter
How H Turned Out.

Did Blabson's love affair have q
happy ending"
II presume 50. I saw his former
fancee the other day, and she must
weigh at least 200 pounds"
do you suppose that makes Blab-
son happy?"
eat least it doesn't make him un-
happy. You see, she didn't marry Blab-
son."-Birmingham Age-Herald.
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Psychological Moment,

Psychological Moment.
"Now, this hat really ought to suit
her exactly"
"All right; I'll show it to her first"
bah! That's no way to sell a hat to
a woman. Show it to her about four
teenth."-Louisville Courier Journal.
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A Family Jar.

A Family Jar.
"Providence intended me for a lead
err Of fashion,"
providence intended you for a
fool!"
"Well, whether Providence did or
not you got me.'-Houston Post.
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His Trouble.

IT'S IFoUpIe.
"How are you getting on with your
golf?"
"Not very WELL"
"What's the trouble?"
"I'm not able to get off often enough
to get on."-Detroit Free Press.
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Gentle Methods.

Lucille-Anything can be accom-
plished by gentle methods. Cruelty Is
unnecessary.
Edna-I suppose instead of whipping
cream you would just scold it.-Seg-
ment Block.
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Self Protection.

Singleton-1t seems to me you are
paying your cook pretty high wages.
Wedderly-Yes, a a matter Of self
protection. If I were to cut her wages
she would leave. Then my wife would
do the cooking.-Indianapolis Star.
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Reversed.

"Who is that homely, little sawed of
chap over there?" she asked.
'That Is my husband" she replied,
"but don't apologize. You can't make
me mad by calling him names."-De
troit Free Press.
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He Knew It.

"There are things more valuable
than money!" ruminated the philoso-
pher. -,
"Sure," retorted the iconoclast. "That
is the reason l need money to buy
Observation-Disclosures Ledger.
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No Room For Mirth.

Eleanor-I believe my husband Is
provoked at my extravasance. lie
didn't even smile when.h he saw my
dress. Madeline-Some men, my dear,
have no sense of humor.-London Ex.
press.
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No Wonder.

"That young widow does not like to
speak Of her late husband. She says
he died very suddenly of a terrible
shock"
$50 he did-in the electric CHAIR.
Baltimore American.
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IT leave you forever" said Artemus
Phipps.
He loved her, that wasn't the question.
The red stuff she smeared on her kiss
able lips
Gave Phippsy acute indigestion.
Kansas City Star.
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Opposing Arguments.

"Why can't those two men agree In
their dispute"
"Well, you see, the skinny ones ar
g,ments are too thin and the big fell
lows are too fatuous. Baltimore
American.
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Without a Guide.

II went to Jonesboro to see my ia
Their and mother the other day, Percy"
"By Jove! And how did you find
them?"
"Oh, knew where they lived."-Wis.
consin State Journal.
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Sens Of Security.

"You like the movies?
Eyes. When you go to the movies
you feel absolutely r nobody is 60
ing to come out and try to make an
original THANK you one and all
Star.
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""HE Indian plot, Mr.. Bruf, can
only be a mystery to you be-
cause you have never seri-
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-09-03

N the spring of the year 1s49 I
was wandering in the east and
had then recently altered the trav-
- o1ipu n1opc which 7 had laid n,1f
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Too Much For His Constitution.


~
II leave you forever" said Artemus
Phipps.
He loved her, that wasn't the question.
The red stuff she smeared on her kiss
able lips
Gave Phippsy acute Indigestion.
Kansas City Star.
Self Protection.
Singleton-1t seems to me you are
paying your cook pretty high wages.
Wedderly-Yes, as a matter Of self
protection. If I were to cut her wages
she would leave. Then my wife would
do the cooking.-Indianapolis Star.
His Trouble.
"How are you getting On with your
golf?"
"Not very WE'LL"
"What's the trouble?"
"I'm not able to get off often enough
to get on."-Detroit Free Press.
He Knew 1t.
"There are things more valuable
than money! ruminated the philoso-
pher.
Sure" retorted the iconoclast. "That
is the reason l need money to buy
them.'-Philadelphia Ledger.
Sense Of Security.
"You like the movies"
Eyes. When you go to the movies
you feel absolutely sure nobody is 60
ing to come out and try to make an
original Thank you one and all
| Star.
No Wonder.
"That young widow does not like to
speak of her late husband. She says
he died very suddenly Of a terrible
shock"
$50 he did-in the electric CHAIR.
Baltimore American.
Reversed.
"Who is that homely, little sawed of
chap over there?" she asked.
'That Is my husband" she replied.
"but don't apologize. You can't make
me mad by calling him names."-De'
troit Free Press.
Without a Guide.
II went to Jonesboro to see my ia
Their and mother the other day, Percy"
"By Jove! And how did you find
them?"
ooh, I knew where they lived.'-W1s'
consin State Journal.
Opposing Arguments.
"Why can't those two men agree in
their dispute"
DWELL, you see, the skinny ones ar
euments are too thin and the big fell
lows are too fatuous. Baltimore
American.
Gentle Methods.
Lucille-Anything can be accom-
plished by gentle methods. Cruelty Is
unnecessary.
Edna-I suppose instead of whipping
cream you would just scold it.-Seg-
ment Block.
No Room For Mirth.
Eleanor-I believe my husband Is
provoked at M extravaganza. He
didn't ever smile when. he saw my
dress. Madeline-Some men, my dear,
have no sense Of humor.-London Ex-
press.
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Ao "
out on us from among the sand hills,
that morning, looking for Mr.. Better
edge? You were like a prince In a
fairy story.
81 went back to the house, and some
devil-no, I ought to say some good
acknowledgement to me, Go and look
in the glass. l was too foolish to take
the warning. I tried-oh, dear, how l
tried-to get you to look at me.
"It would have been no very kind
look, perhaps, if you had known how
| hated Miss Rachel. l believe l found
out you We're in love with her before
you knew it yourself.
This is all l have to say about my
self, reckoning from the morning when
l first saw you, to the morning when
| the alarm was raised in the house that
the diamond was lost.
"Mr. Seegrave began, as you may re
member, by setting a guard on the
women's bedrooms, and the women al
followed him up stairs in a rage, te
know what he meant by the insult he
had put on them. I went with the
rest, because if I had done anything
different from the rest. MI. Seegravt
was the sort Of man who would have
suspected me directly. We found hin
in Miss Rachel's room. He told us lie
wouldn't have Il lot Of women there
and he pointed to the smear on the
painted door and said some of our pet
ticoats had done the mischief and SEN
us all down stairs again.
ITO bo continued
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-16
COMPOSITE CRUSHED STONE AND ASPHALT
PAVING BLOCKS WIDELY USED. /
Best Features of the Sheet Asphalt Pavement Preserved, with
Increased Wearing Quality and q Better Surface for
Horse Drawn and Motor Traffic..

When the new Edouard VII. street,
cines. was cut through an old section
of the city Of Paris some years ago
the municipality looked about for a
pavement hat would combine the best
features Of sanitation, durability and
comparative noiselessness. Their Sc
lection fell on the composition
asphalt and crushed trap rock block
pavement made by the Hastings Pave
ment Company at Hastings-on-Hud-
son, New York. Such prizes are fire.
uuent Incidents in the history of the
concern. which is the pioneer American
manufacturer OF asphalt blocks Tor
street use. 1t Is interesting TO note
that a large part OF their business is
carried on with foreign buyers. Some
Of the finest streets In South America.
Cuba and Porto Rico are paved with
the blocks made by them. In Rio de
Janeiro. Manaos n other Brazilian
cities the Hastings pavement Is cften
met with. The Plaza de Armas. Lima.
Peru, was paved with these blocks In
1901 and still remains one Of h finest
paved squares Of the Southern conti-
nent.
II Is almost trite to say that the
coming of the automobile has worked
h revolution in the streets and roads
of the world. In so far as the United
States il concerned. 1t IL easy to re-
member the time when Belgian blocks
and cobble stones were the only forms
OF pavement in general use. whereas
to-day they have been practically
eliminated. Sheet asphalt succeeded
the granite trh1ck and appeared to be
the ne plus ultra OF p1vemepts for a
time. but its susceptibility to moisture
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and the wear OF travel left m oppor-
tunity for some one e~nterprising
enough to discover a pavement that
combined the latter's qualities oi
noiselessness and smooth surface with
greater durability. =
This has been attained by the Hast
ings Pavement Co. in the shape OF a
composition crushed trap stone and
asphalt block. compounded at a tenn
perature OF 800 degrees Fahrenheit
and pressed to the consistency OF
granite under "a pressure of zoe tons
TO the block, which are of the standard
sizes of 5"xl2"x2", 5"xl2"x2h~ and
~5"x12"x3". weighing II. 1914 and Is
pounds respectively. These blocks are
produced under laboratory conditions
with minute changes 10 conform with
climatic conditions. The block suit
able to the streets Of New York would
become a mass OF gum in the tropics
and the one adaptable to the tropics
would splinter in the odd weather OF
northern ATTITUDES. These climatic
variations have been closely studied
and the company can now produce "A
block which is practically impervious
to changes OF weather.
Trinidad Lake asphaltum. said to he
the best in the world. is used ex-
c,usiyely In making this form OF pave
ment, as the company has found 1t to
excel all others. : It vas by a happy
chance that they hit upon trap rock
as the principal mineral ingredient Of
their blocks. supplanting limestone
which had been found too soft. al
though still used with success in thu
manufacture Of tiles for foot walks
The crushed trap rock gives the
asnhalt block a slightly gritty surface
hat provides excellent foothold foi
horses. The two elements resist veal
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I'm the 3 enty years from 1871 to 1890
turned out s25,O oo, 600 OF gold. but the
recent production has been small.
The river system Of Venezuela affords
the most effective means of communica-
ton for the interior. The Orinoco Is the
third largest river on the continent.
There are said to pe seventy navigable
rivers in the country with a total naviga-
BILE length Of 5000 miles, Of which the
Orinoco and its tributaries furnish 1000.
Lakes Play Important Part.
Lake Maracaibo in the northwest,
which is nearly 400 miles in circum-
ference and covers an area OF 5000
square miles. Is the outlet for a very
productive region. The entrance to the
lake from the Gulf Of Venezuela Is a
narrow channel 81 miles In length through
which traffic Is carried on by OF
small lake steamers. Lake Valencia is
another important lake.
The coast lire Of Venezuela. lie 1000
miles long and there are more than
twenty-five ports,
The railway system consists Of about
900 miles In operation. The invested
capital Is placed at $4,000. 900. The
Great Railway OF Venezuela is the longest
! line in the country. II runs III miles,
from Caracas to Valencia. 1t crosses
morethan geo bridges and passes through
so tunnels. The Bolivar railway is iit
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miles long, and connects the port OF
Tucacas with Barquisimeto, with a short
branch line to the copper mines at Aroa.
At the southern end Of Lake Maracaibo
are three lines which provide for the
traffic from the lake boats to the coffee
plantations OF the interior and back.
The population Of Venezuela is esti-
mated at :, 100000 Caracas, the capital.
at an elevation of 5000 feet, is famous
for its delightful climate. The popula-
ton Is between 10000 and 100000. La
Guayra Ia it's seaport. Ciudad Bolivar. on
the Orinoco. 24O miles from the sea, Is
the trade centre Of the Orinoco valley.
1t has a number of local industries.
Foreign Trade Increasing.
The foreign trade Of Venezuela Ia
between Si5, 600, 900 and $1,000 600. The
exports exceed the imports by 5000, 600.
Up to the European war disturbance
there was a steady increase in volume
and value. In 1909 the total foreign
commerce was SIS, 800, 900. In 1918 II
! was 81, 500, 900.
Coffee Is by far the most valuable
export, amounting to considerably more
than that of all the other products COM
bined. In 1912 the value of the coffee
exports was more than SIS, ooO, 900. Cacao
comes next. to the amount Of 81, 500, 900
Balata furnishes. exports from 81, 100, 0Ot