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TOT and silver-topped bottles, and on gazing out saw, to my surprise, it was the only window which gave view of that corner of Rannoch wood where tffe double tragedy had taken place. Indeed, any person standing at the spot would have clear view of that one distant window while out of sight of all the rest. A light might be placed there at night as signal, for instance; or by day towel might be hung from the window as though to dry and yet could be plainly seen at that distance.
 Another object in the room also at- tracted my attention-a pair of long field glasses. Had she used these to keep watch upon that spot?
 I took them up and focused them upon the boundary of the wood, find. ing that I could distinguish everything quite plainly.
 That's where they found the man who was murdered" explained the servant, who still stood in the door way.
 q know" replied. 'I was just try ing the glasses" Then l put them down, and on turning saw upon the mantel shelf a small, bright red can dle shade, which I took in my hand. It was made, found to fit upon the electric table lamp.
 Miss Muriel was very fond of a red | light" explained the young woman; and as I held it I wondered if that | light had ever been placed upon the toilet table and the blind drawn up whether it had ever been used as a warning of danger?
 As I expressed a desire to see the young ladys boudoir, the maid Cam eron took me down to the luxurious little room where, the first moment I entered. one fact struck me as pecu- l liar. The picture of Elma Heath was no longer there. The photograph had been taken from its frame and in its place was the portrait of a broad browed, full-bearded man in a foreign military uniform-a picture that, be- ing soiled and faded, had evidently been placed there to fill the empty | frame.
 Has the gentleman who called on the evening of Mir. Leithcourt's disap- pearance been back here again since he left the hospital?" I inquired as a sudden idea occurred to me.
 tTO BE CONTINUED
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SYNOPSIS.

Gordon Gregg is called upon in Leg horn by Hornby, the yacht Lola's owner, and dining aboard with him and his friend. Hylton Chatter, accidentally sees torn photograph of a young girl. That night the consul's safe is robbed. The roace find that Hornby is a fraud and Ts Capt. Jack Durnford of the marines aboard his vessel. Durnford knows, but will wi. not reveal. the mystery of the Lola
 Ut concerns woman" In London Gregg Is trapped nearly to his death by a former servant. Ointo Visiting in Dumfries Gregg meets Muriel Leithcourt
 Hornby appears and Muriel introduces nim as Martin Woodroffe. her fathers friend Gregg finds that she is engaged 10 Woodroffe. Gregg sees a copy of the torn photograph on the Lola and finds mat the young girl is Muriel's friend
 Woodroffe disappears. Gregg discovers tne body of a murdered woman in Ran noch wood. The body disappears and in It's place Is found the body of Olinto
 Gregg talks to the police but conceals his own Knowledge of the woman. Muriel calls secretly on Gregg and tells him that she Is certain that a woman as we'll as . man has been murdered. They search Rannoch wood together, and find the pooy or the woman Gregg recognizes ner as Armida, Olinto's wife Gregg tells me police but when they go to the wood the body has disappeared. In London Sregg meets Olinto. alive and we'll. Fail ing to get any clue from Olinto, Gregg traces the young girl of the torn photo
The Spectator., 1915-07-09
HID WEALTH UNDER CARPET
lodqer in New York Roomine House Had Considerable Sum Put Apart
 From Frying Eyes.

Three Lank books, showing a bal ance of 5000 including accrued inter- est, were found and turned over to the public administrator of New York city by Mrs. Juliet O'keefe of 679 East One Hundred and Seventy-ninth street, The Bronx.
 The books were found underneath a carpet in Mrs. O'Keefe's home, and at the suggestion of her brother, who is a lawyer. Edward J, Kiely of 357 Full ton street, Jamaica, Mrs. O'Keefe transferred them to the administrator.
 The name in the books show that they belonged to Thomas Griffin, one of Mrs. O'keefe's boarders when she ran a large boarding house twelve years ago, at 129 East One Hundred and Fiftieth street Griffin was a street car conductor and had come from Salem. On May %, 1903, he was taken to Fordham hospital, seriously i'll, and he died there after an opera lion, He did not reveal the presence of the bank books.
 Mrs. O'Keefe says he was always reticent with her and his fellow board CTS regarding himself and his rela- tives.
 The day before he died I called at the hospital and asked him if he wished me to communicate with any relatives or friends" said Mrs. O'Keefe. 'He replied he had none, and gave me no hint of the hidden bank books"
 The bank books will be held for rel atives of the dead man, if any may be found.
The Spectator., 1915-07-09
TolIol.

Toluol is hydlocarbon used in tho manufacture of dyes and also in pro duction of high explosives. Benzol is also a hydrocarbon. the chief raw ma terial of the artificial dyestuns indus try and a fuel that can be used in in- ternalcombustion engines as a sub st,tute for gasoline. Half of the beu- zol output of German coke ovens was used for motors in 1913. and at pres ent it has almost completely replaced gasoline for automobiles in that coun. try.
The Spectator., 1915-07-09
Little Thlnss Count.

It's the little things that count. Save and care well for the lambs, calves and pigs. and the country w1il not long be short of cattle, sheep anA hcgs: neither will the farmer vho cares for them be short of dollaxe
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CHAPTER ix
Strange Disclosures Are Made

The strange letter of Elma Heath. combined with what Lydia Moreton had told me. aroused within me de. termination to investigate the mystery. From the moment had landed from the Lola on that hot, breathless night At Leghorn. mystery had crowded upon
The Spectator., 1915-07-09
Different DoInue.

How is your brother, the fashion- able expensive surgeon doingYs
 He is cutting up high." V
 And how is your brother. the dsn- tist. getting on?''
 "Oh. he's plugging away"
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CHAPTER VIII-continued,

Well, the last received only a fortnight ago. If you will wait a mo ment l will go and get it. It was so strange that l haven't destroyed it." And she went out, and heard by the the frou-frou of her skirts that she was ascending the stairs.
 After five minutes of breathless anxi. ety she roJoined me. and handing me the letter to read, said:
 Tt is not in her handwriting-I won der why"
 The paper was of foreign make, with blue lines ruled in squares. Written in a hand that was evidently foreign. for the mistakes in the orthography were many, was the following curious communication:
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-03-19
This is Our March Sale Special for This Week
and VIII Not Be Duplicated in April
Du-1can-Schell Furn. Co.

TO THE PUBLIC: authorize this sale, limited
to White Beauty Hoosier cabinets, at $3.50 less
= the fixed cash price OF these cabinets, this
week only. The HoosIER MIG. CO., Neu Castle, Ind.
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from the people of Keokuk. Unusual
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road companies
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Putnam patriot., 1915-09-17

advanced little toward him. then paused to look at him with fear dilated eyes What is the danger that threat ems you?'
 Wainwright spoke very softly
 T mustn't tell you now. dearest he ssid. Later on, I will"
 '.Now-nowrr she begged.
 The husband. however. persisted in his refusal.
 In the library he spoke to the wait ing detective in a voice cautiously re strained but with sharpness:
 "Oh. Mir Marshall, please let him tor' she besought him frantically. Give him tte money and let him go! Oh. you must
 The detective. however, could no longer accept this way out of the tan gle of events. His first instinct of de sire 10 shield the woman fo. her hus- bands sake. if not for her own, was overcome by the responsibility involv- ed by such q coarse.
 "It is impossible" he said.
 "Oh. if you only knew she breathed.
 Marshall remained unshaken
 Madam" he said coldly, T am a your husbands employ"
 She twisted his argument in her own favor:
 But it would be doing him the great est possible kindness to let this man go" She made q despairing gesture. ~Oh. I know just how strange 1t must seem to you. but it's true-it's truer'
 Marshall found that it required all his. strength of will to withstand her suBplication.
 You mean. without your husbands knowiedgeT
 E .'0h. yes. yesr' was the instant an swer. @He must never know-never; l can't fell you why-I can't. l can't, If only eeuldl But swear to you, on my honor as a woman, that my hus- bands happiness. his career, his honor even. everything. depends on your do- jng as I ask you Please-oh. pleaser'
 Nevertheless Marshall had the cour- age to deny Der prayer
 .lt is impossible.
 eEhv. I'm his wife. and I love him. It's for his sake that I beg of you to let this man s0- she made a slight gesture toward treegstH Hell gO-if you will let him Yes. he'll go, and never come back again" She glanced for an instant into the brutal face. as she added her question confidently: You will go. won't you. Tell him..
 sure thing was the harsh answer. The thiefrs small eyes. blcodshot now, were leering- Sure. I'll go fast enough if you'll go with me Maggie" Lucene seemed not to hear the vile utteranee. Certainly she gave it no ap- parent heed. only persisted in her wild
Putnam patriot., 1915-09-17

ed, WItH --~--. know itf'
 No, never guessed anything of this" she said, now thoroughly fright ened at the thought of peril for him. How should l know anything of it? You never told mel"
 Wainwright answered frankly.
 T have told you already, Lucene that l sometimes feared lest you had some anNiety you kept secret from me You explained the cause of your dis freSs 10 me Yet l thought there was | remote possibility that you might be able to tell ne something more"
 The wife watched her husband as Ee thus spoke with an astonishment into which blended reproach.
 What k 1t you wish to know?' she said. with trace of bitterness in her tone T know nothing of any enemy, but I am ready to tell you whatever | do know
 Wainwright shook his head.
 since you know nothing of my enc my he said, it would be vain to bother you with questions. You can not help me" He turned and went toward the door, but halted as his wife called to him.
 But you haven't told me-" she ex- claimed Who is your enemy" she asked tremulously. She sprang up and
Putnam patriot., 1915-09-17

petitioning.
 Don't you see, Mr. Marshall. no one will ever know-not living soul ever,''
 The voice of Greeean sounded.
 "Say." he cried to the detective. 'are you such bonehead you can't see that me and the lady was gein' away to gcthergr Marshall made a threatening movement Creegan spoke again. reck- less of the menace. "Aw, cut it ont cull lust ask the lady
 Marshall looked down into the face of the trembling woman But the denial for which he longed did not burst from her lips. Instead, she stood in mute abasement
 Did you hear what the man said ?" Marshall asked
 "Yes. came the untitled syllable.
 "Of course he iies#'
 There was q pause. pregnant of a hateful possibility. And then. at last. there came from tke girl the word that was the seal of her degradation:
 No" It was hardly breath Of sound.
Putnam patriot., 1915-09-17
CAST OF CHARACTERS.

HENRY ALLEN, young mar ried man, found guilty of homi- eide. first degree.
 ANDREW ALLEN, the Master Mind. and the real brains of the underworld.
 CORTLAND WAINWRIGHT, district attorney, who IS hated implaeabiy by the Master Mind. LUCENE. "the one girl" in the heart of District Attorney Wainwright.
 DR. FORBES, famous sienist, friend and admirer of Vain wright
 MIR eLouNT, alias "Rlaok Hank" veteran thief and swindler.
 MRS. BLOUNT, alias "Milwau- kee Sadie" shoplifter and &C., complioe of crooks.
 WALTER BLOUNT, clever thief, who is in deadly fear of Wainwright and the Master Mind.
 MARSHALL, a Pinkerton de- tective, who is employed by Wainwright.
 SCENES OF ACTION, court, streets and houses in New York city; also a country place out side of New York near a state insane asylum.
Putnam patriot., 1915-09-17

Marshall" he said. the next time your brother officers boast of their ac- duaintance with prominent men you may say that. face to face. you have met the Master Mind"
 Marshall said not a word, only re Parded the speaker with amazement He threw a quick glance to..ard the doorway through which Andrew had disappeared
 You don't mean-him?" he exclaim- cd.
 Precisely"
 In a second Marshall was on his feet his eyes suappng with eagerness. - energy anl alerme~s.
 Its the chance of my lifer' he ex- claimed gleefgly.
 What do you intend to dof"
 The detective grinned Tiumphantiy. What do I intend to dof" he repeat cd "Why. intend to slip the brace lets on him inside of two minutes
 Permit ne to ask. on what charge" His eagerness dropped visibly.
 "on what charger" he quoted help lessly. Why He halted, at a loss. Yes; on what charger Wainwright snapped. "Oh. come. man. he exhort- ed Just sit down and think it over d bit. As q matter of fact, we're help less against this fellow. If you have anything else to suggest
 The detective threw up his hands in a gesture eloquent of despair. His voice was angry:
 T don't know"
 Wainwright walked slowly up the stairs and along the upper hall to the door of his wife's boudoir, where he knocked gently He entered in re sponse 10 her call, Come in," and went to her where she was standing eXpectant and took her hands. She was dressed in a blue negige that em- phasized the purity of her pearly skin md enhanced the sapphire radiance Of the eyes. Now she looked at her hus band intently as he approached her and if seemed to him that Il faint trace of anxiety lay beneath her sur face greeting He had need to put forth the full strength of his will to conceal the wretchedness of his thoughts.
 I'm sorry if I disturb you. dear. He regarded her searchingly. You are looking a little fasged.'
 T have a right to be tired.' Lueene answered brightly, flor I've been help ing-mother with her packing
 Now. what does that meanY' the husband inquired, surprised. Are your estimable parents planning to leave us1
 ..Yes." the wife replied "I didn't know that you hadn't heard the sad news.
 Wainwright's lips frightened. To him. mindful of the symbolism of the black card. this swiftly arranged partial breaking up of his household appeared as a confirmation of the worst fears.
 And Andrew?'
 .eh. yes; he goes with tfem, of course. since he was really only loan ed to Us"
 Then he added, curiously: Its all Lii sudden isn't it:"
 eYes. I.ucene said contentedly, ii all came up and was deeided-liSe that She snapped her fingers airiiy-
 He spoke very grayely:
 .Iucene. I came to you to say some thing Of d certain important natter
 The wife drew her hands from his. and moved a little away from him- de feefedly.
 .please. Cortland" she pleaded, ..ean't vou wait until tomorrowf am 50 tired"
 -Iucene.~ he said very seriously, T have an enemy-one in particular, l mean. a man who k powerful"
 .An enemy your she cried, ineredu- lously. To her. who worshiped him, the bare idea seemed preposterous, absurd ly impossible
 .Yes. an enemy" Wainwright repeat --s.h added energy Didn't yop
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1915-06-22

MEET IN
WAHPETON

Wahpeton, N. D., June 22.-There
are fully 800 delegates to the big
Thirty-seconds annual convention Of
the North Dakota Firemen's associa-
ton, which opened here this morning.
Fully 125 towns in all parts Of the
state are represented, which makes the
meeting one of, If not the largest that
has ever been held in the state.
The meeting this morning was large
ly for the purpose Of getting organic
ed and the addresses OF welcome
and response. The morning session
was called to order by Chief Ernest
Runner of the Wahpeton fire depart
ment The address of welcome was
made by Mayor Louis Fligelman who
on behalf of the citizens of Wahpeton
welcomed the IRE fighters to the I@n-
munity. This address was responded
TO Sy President BridgsfoId ef thea2sse.
ciation President Bri6geford then
took the chair and called the conven-
ton to order and adjournment was
taken until this afternoon at Q o'clock.
The work this afternoon consisted Of
appointment of the committees and
the annual address Of the officers. The
session this evening will be devoted to
memorial exercises for deceased mem
bers of the organization.
One of the features of the conven-
ton is a large exhibit of fire lighting
apparatus which Is shown by the
various manufacturers end jobbers.
The memorial service this evening
will be held in the armory and ar
rangements are being made for a
large crowd of people in addition to
the delegates. s#
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1915-06-22
STILL TIME TO PLANT CORN,
SAYS MINNESOTA AUTHORITY

Mnneapois June 22It is not yet planting in
Bull nd authority the
compensated Professor Bull
the questions lis
o-How late year?
OF maturity,
Q-Where ow
has a Iist OF
lus seedco stocks
on in to
9
the Of
III
owoun advise replantin
ABy all means. per
4
oHows would advise farmers fodder?
In n
I overetifnated, Professor Bulls
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safety; and Frank F. Baker, former
county prosecuting attorney, are among
the more prominent men indicted.
All the men, Democrats, Republi-
cans and Progressiyes5 are named in
9, single Indictment The main charge
is conspiracy to G. anit felonies by
corrupting the election by violation of
the primary law. and registration
laws by bribery and blackmail.
The Indictment charges certain pri-
mary, registration and election off,
Gals with conspiracy to permit rer-
sens to register falsely, and to vote
falsely in the primary an din the cleo
ton.
Another count charges persons with
repeating. Other counts allege that
certain primary and election boards
permitted the destruction OF ballots
for the purpose OF substituting other
ballots therefor.
Two counts set up a conspiracy to
aid and abet primary poll clerks In
marking ballots in a manner. differ
entIy from that requested by the vot-
or while other counts allege the use
Of money and influencing electors.
Padding the tally sheets for certain
candidates is alleged while another
count charges policemen were permit =
ted to stand within fifty feet or eoIs
Repeaters were imported from out
side the county for use in the cleo
ton. 1t is alleged.
Several counts charge the election
offlciaIs with irregularities in con-
nection with voting machines, and
tampering with them,
In all 12S men are nasaed In the In
dictnent. which is said Is possibly the
largest number ever indicted in sim
gle bill. 1t Is two more than named by
the Federal grand jury here after an
investigation of the Terre Haute cleo
tion conspiracy In that case 11e men
were either convicted or pleaded suilty
Taggart was the first of the indicted
men to appear at the. sheriffs office
to acknowledge service in the case. He
was closely followed by Mayor Bell
Both were released on their personal
bonds of $4,000 each. Taggart arrived
In indianapolis from French Lick about
the time the indictment against him
was being returned.
mo, don't know anything about IT
except what I have seen in the extras.
said Taggart, when asked II he had
any statement to make. 49,
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Grand Lodge K. Of P.
Opens Big Session

The North Dakota Grand Lodge, Of
the knights Of Pythias, opened it's
three day session. in the city this
morning at the A. D. U. w. hall with
large attendance. The usual busi-
ness meeting was held.
Supreme Chancellor B. S. Young.
who arrived in Fargo Saturday even
ing to be present at the meeting, was to
have given an address at this morning s
session. but owing to his being taken
i'll and in a local hospital, it is
hardly probable that he will be able to
attend the meetings before Thursday
morning
In connection with the three day ses-
sion OF the order, the twenty fifth
anniversary of the organization Of the
lodge in this state will be observed in
some appropriate manner as part of
the program.
Yesterday and last night. large num-
bers of state and northwest Pythians
arrived in the city and more than kept
the committee from the local order
busy placing them. A large number
of prominent Pythians. among whom
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QUIET
TODAY IN
GEORGIA

Atlanta, Ca, June 22.--While the
militia is still on guard at Governor
Slatons' country home, quiet prevailed
both there and in the city and there
was no indication of a repetition OF
the exciting scenes of yesterday and
last night which followed the an
nouncement of the commutation cf Leo
Franks death sentence.
In the city the ''near-beer" saloons,
closed by the authorities yesterday,
were allowed to reopen. There were
no crowds in the streets.
At the governors home 1t was stated
the militia would probably be with
drawn tonight.
The governor was hanged In effigy
at Marietta last night. Marietta was
the home OF Mary Phagan, the muir
dered girl. On the effigy was the in
|scription:
"Georgia's traitor governor"