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SYNOPSIS.

y Stanley Hargreave. millionaire, after a
miraculous escape from the den of the
gang of brilliant thieves known as the
Black Hundred, lives the life of recluse
for eighteen years. Hargreave accidental
ly meets Braine. leader of the Black Hun
dred. Knowing Braine will try to get him,
he escapes from his own home by bal
loon. Before escaping he writes a letter
to the girls school where eighteen years
before he mysteriously left on the door
step his baby daughter, Florence Gray.
That day Hargreave also draws 100000
from the bank, but it is reported that
this dropped into the sea when the balloon
he escaped in was punctured, Florence
arrives from the girls school. Countess
Olga, Bralne's companion. visits her and
claims her as a relative. Two bogus de-
tectives CALL but their plot is foiled by
Norton, newspaper man. After falling
in their first attempt, the Black Hundred
trap Florence. They ask her for money,
but she escapes, again foiling them. Nor
ton and the countess call on Florence the
next day, once more safe at home. The
visitors having gone Jones removes
section of flooring and from a cavity
takes box. Pursued by members of the
Black Hundred, he PUSHES to the water
into the sea- Accomplices of Braine kid
nap Florence and hurry her off to sea.
She leaps overheard and is picked up in a
dazed condition by fishermen. Braine.
disguised as her father, takes her back to
sea with him. Florence sets fire to the
boat and is rescued by a ship on which
Norton mas been Shanghafed. Concealed
above the rendezvous of the Black Hun
dred. a man learns of the recovery of
the box from the sea by a sailor and of
its subsequent return to the bottom of the
sea, and he quickly communicates the
fact to Jones. A duplicate box is planted
and later secured by the band, but before
its contents are examined the box mys-
seriously disappears. Finding himself
checkmated at every turn. Braine endeav-
ors to enmesb the Hargreave household
in the law in order to gain free access to
the house. The timely discovery of the
plot by Norton sets the police at the heels
of the pack and results in a raid the
gang's rendezvous, which, however. proves |
TO be barren of results. Following a tele- |
phone message Jones received from a |
mysterious person whom he addressed as |
"si-,' Florence is again lured from her I
home and taken out to sea. Through |
Norton's daring and skill aviator |
she is rescued and returns to her home in |!
time to confront an agent of the Black |
Through treachery in the Har- |
greave household Florence is delivered in
TO the hands of INSCRIPTIONS doctor. |
who is in the pay of the Black Hundred. |
From the faithful Susan Norton learns |
that the doctor has declared that Flor
ence is stricken with smallpox and that he
is preparing to spirit her away. By act
ing quickly the reporter. with the aid of
Susan. succeeds in extricating the young
woman from the danger after an encoun-
ter with members of the gang.
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SO his record was unknown. He had
told the city editor that he had worked
on a Chicago paper, now defunct.
He paid no attention whatsoever to
Norton, sign of no little acumen.
On the other hand Norton never went
| forth on an assignment that Gregg
did not know exactly where he was
going. But all these stories kept Nor
ton in town; and it would be altogeth-
er too risky to attempt to handle him
anywhere but outside of town. So
Gregg had to abide his time.
1t came soon enough.
Norton was idling at his desk when
wicket
General Henderson has just re-
turned to America. Get his opinion
on the latest Balkan rumpus. He's
out at his suburban home Here's the
address,"
How long will you hold open for
mes" asked Norton, meaning how long
would the city editor wait for the
story.
It'll one-thirty. You ought to be
back by midnight It's only eight
now"
All right; Henderson's approach
able may get good story out of
him."
Maybe thought Gregg, who had
lost nothing of this conversation.
1t WAS his opportunity. He smme-
diateiy left the zone OF the city desk
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could get no Information from the res
olute reporter.
The room did not look sinister, but
for all that it possessed the faculty OF
| growing smaller and smaller, slowly
or swiftly, as the man above at the
lever willed. When Jim was apprised
| of this fact, he ran madly about in
search of some mode of escape, know
ing full well in his heart that he
should not find one.
Presently the machinery began to
work, and Nortons tongue grew dry
with terror. They had him this time;
there was not the least doubt of it.
And they had led him there by the
nose into the bargain.
Twenty minutes passed, and Jones
concluded it was time for him to act
He went forward to try the door, but
this time it was locked. Jones, how
ever, was not without resource The
house next door was vacant, and he
found a way into this, finally reaching
the roof. From this he jumped to the
other roof, found the scuttle open, and
crept down the stairs, flight after
flight, till the whir of a motor arrest
ed him.
Conspirators are often overeager.
too So intent were the rascals upon
the business at hand that they did
not notice the door open slowly. It
did not take the butler more than
a moment to realize that his friend
and any was near certain death. With
an oath he sprang into the room, gave
Braine a push which sent him down
to join the victim, and pitched into the
other two. 1t was battle royal while
it lasted. Jones knocked down one Of
them, yelled to Norton, and kicked the
rope he saw down into the pit. One
end of this rope was attached to ring
In the wall. And up this rope Norton
swarmed after he had disposed of
Braine. The tide of battle then
swung about in favor of the butler,
were made to join their
chief.
Jones stopped the machinery. He
could not bring himself to let his en-
smies die so horribly. Later he knew
he would regret this sentiment
When the people came, summoned
W some outsider who had heard the
'acket of the conflict, there was no
me to be found in the pit Nor was
here any visible sign of an exit.
There was one, however, built
gainst such an hour and known only
0 the chiefs of the Black Hundred.
And still the golden tinted bank
otes reposed TRANQUILITY in their hid
lg place!
CTo BE coNTINUED)
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CORRECT TIME FOR FEEDING
Better Results Secured by Giving Full
Feeds in Morning and Night
Mix Salt With Grain.

Many feeders seem to think that
the oftener they can coax the cows
to eat the better, but / believe that
better results may be obtained by
feeding full feeds in the morning and
at night and a light feed of hay about
noon, says writer in an exchange.
We feed silage, grain and hay in the
morning, as soon as the milking is
completed, a light feed of hay at noon
to induce the cows to walk directly to
their places when they come in from
the yard, and repeat the morning feed
ut night, Immediately after milking.
We have found it better not to feed
the cows before milking time, and
more especially when silage is being
fed, as it is likely to impart bad
odor to the milk.
The amount of salt to feed depends
upon conditions. We feed more salt
than many dairymen, for the reason
that when feeding corn silage we have
difficulty in getting the cows to drink
sufficient water, unless they have
plenty of salt.
It may be one of the writer's mol
tions, but there seems to be somej
thing about the slightly acid condition
of the silage that satisfies the cows
thirst, and for that reason we mix salt
with the grain feed. One ounce day
is fed to each COW in her grain ration
and once a week we give them some
in their managers.
We have water basins by the side
OF the cows, but the animals ara
turned out every day in the year
while the stables are being cleaned
and aired out. Our yards are we'll
sheltered. and we seldom leave them
out more than three-quarters Of A
hour. They are turned out in groups
Of ten or twelve and made to stay
out until we are ready for them to
come to their places. On very colo
lays they are not kept out lond
enough to get chilled.
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see Gregg scribbling away. He never
read his mail. After awhile Gregg
rose and left the Office; and, of course,
Jim left shortly afterward. When the
newcomer saw that he was being fol-
lowed, he smiled and continued on his
way. This Norton chap WAS suspi.
cious. All the better; his suspicious
should be made the hook to land him
with. BY and by the man turned into
a drug store and Jim 1oitered about
till he reappeared. Gregg walked
with brisker steps now. 1t was his in
tention to lead Norton on wild goose
chase for an hour or so, long enough
to give Braine time to arrange a vel
come at another house.
Norton kept perhaps half block in
the rear of his man all the whAe. But
for this caution he would have wit
messed little pantomime that would
have put him wholly upon his guard.
Turning a corner, Gregg all but
bumped into the countess. He was
quick enough to place a finger on his
lips and motion his head toward a |
taxicab. Olga hadn't the least idea
who was coming around the corner,
but she hailed the cab and was OF in
It before Jim swung around the cor
ier. /
Jones, who had followed the count
BIS for something over an hour and
half, Rugged, doorway. What now?
le wondered. The countess knew the
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CHAPTER XVII.
Setting Traps for Norton.

traps fNostOiis
The Black Hundred possessed three
separate council chambers, always in
preparation. Hence, when the one in
use was burned down they transferred
their conferences to the second coun-
. Gil chamber appointed identically the
same as the first AS inferred, the or
ganization owned considerable wealth,
and they leased the buildings in which
they had their council chambers.
leased them for number of years,
and refurnished them secretly with
trap floors, doors and panels and all
that apparatus so necessary to men
who are sometimes compelled to make
a quick getaway.
When the Atlantic City attempt was
turned into fasco by Norton's timely
arrival Braine determined once more
to rid himself of this meddling re-
porter. He knew too much, in the
first place, and in the second place
Braine wanted to learn whether the
reporter bore a charmed life or was
just ordinarily lucky. He would at
tempt nothing delicate, requiring
finesse. He would simply waylay Nor
ton and make a commonplace end
of him. He would disappear, this re-
porter, that would be all; and when
they found him he might or might
not be recognizable.
So Braine called a conference and
he and his fellow rogues went over a
number of expedients and finally
agreed that the best thing to do would
be to send a man to the newspaper,
Ostensibly as reporter looking for
q situation. With this excuse he would
be able to hang around the city room
for three or four days. The idea back
of this was to waylay Norton on his
way to some assignment which took !
him to the suburbs.
All this was arranged down to the |
smallest detail; and man whom they
were quite certain Norton had not |
yet seen was selected to play the
part. He had been reporter once,
more's the pity; 80 there was no doubt
of his being able to handle his end
Of the game.
II want Norton, / want him badly"
declared Braine, land woe to you il
you let booze play in between you and
The object of this move"
The man selected to act the re-
porter hung his head. Whisky had
been the origin of his fall from hon
EST living, and he was not so cal
oused as not to feel the sting of
-emorse at times.
More" went on Braine, II want
Norton brought to 40. It's little on
he beat, and we can handle Norton
Is we please. When we get rid Of
his newspaper ferret there1l be an .
,ther to eliminate. But he's a fox,
nd fox must be set to trail him." ,
"And who is that?"
Jones, Jones. Jones!" Numbered
Iraine. Hes the live wire. But the q
eporter first. Jones depends a lot b
n him. Take away this prop and
ones will not be SO sure Of himself. /,
here's a man outside all this circle,
nd all these weeks Of warfare have d
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know their cows as irdividuals and
feed so as to get the greatest return
for every dollars worth of feed pro-
vided The value of the silo in sup
plying fresh summer succulence dur
ing the winter months, and in helpin
out when pastures dry up in the sur
mer, is also shown best when cows Al
under test.
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Proof Positive.

Don't you be afraid, FRITZ called
the ally as Fritz pommelled the new
conner at school. He amt got no
big brother. His schoolbooks are per
fectly new
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Important Factors.

1t is very often as much the fault 81
the mixer, if tho COW goes dry, as L
ID the fault Of the COW herself. The
way she is hanllsd and the feed she b
Given are importanl factors.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-10-15
Detectives Say Women
Secured Big Haul in
Local Department Store

Nearly $500 in goods was recovered
with the arrest yesterday afternoon
of two women charged with shoplift-
ing in the Bamberger department
tore in Market street. Various silks
and other expensive articles of wear
ing apparel were found concealed on
their persons when they were
searched.
The women were discovered In the
store by Miss Gene Smith and Miss
Alice Bolles, store detectives, who de-
clare that they saw the women steal
several articles. Police Headquarters
was notified, and the women were
placed under arrest by Lieutenant
Horter, Sergeant Hummel and Detec-
tiyes Donnelly and Con1on.
The women registered at police
headquarters as Josephine Manfredi
twenty yeaIe old, and Mrs Mary In
nocento, thirty years old, both of
Kenilworth. They will be arraigned
tomorrow before Judge Grice In the
First precinct court.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-10-15
ROCKED CHILD
TO SLEEP, THEN
SOUGHT DEATH
Fred Powell, Despondent, Re-
sorted to Gas, but Wife
Prevented Fatality.

Fred Powell, thirty years old,
painter out of work and respondent
tried to kill himself by gas in the Gel
lar of the rooming house at 200 Plane
street, where he had lived with his
wife and young daughter for the past
five weeks. He was taken to the City
Hospital and recovered so rapidly he
was up and about at noon today.
Powell formerly lived in jamaica,
but moved here with his family In
the middle of September He got a
JOB which lasted only three weeks.
and for the past two weeks has not
been able to find employment.
Yesterday he seemed unusually
respondent and his wife saw him ex-
amining carefully life insurance
policy for $75. When bedtime came
for their little girl, Powell told her to
remain up a while longer and sat for
a couple OF hours holding the little
one tightly in his arms. Finally, he
permitted her to be put to bed and
went out of the room, telling his wife
he would be back in a minute.
When he did not return right away,
Mrs. Powell started searching for him,
to find him In the cellar with rubber
tube extending from his mouth to a
gas jet. Her quick action in search
ing for him was all that saved him.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-10-15
CALENDAR FOR
THE SUFFRAG|STS
Woman's Political Union In
cIudes Four MONDAY Meet
ings in Schedule.

Todays suffrage activities directed
by the Woman's Political Union, will
! include tho following schedule of
meetings and speakers:
Noon meetings at Il. B. Osborn's
calendar factory, Mrs. Ella Reeve
Bloor speaking; Titan Storage Com
pany, where Mrs. Liska Stillman
Churchill will be heard; Sherwin-
Williams paint works, with Miss
Roaul as the speakers, and James tin
factory. where Mrs. Maud Schwartz
will address the audience.
The evening meetings will be as
follows:
Branford place, Mrs. Julia Rine-
hardt, C. p. Connolly and Charles
Kemble; Market and Washington
streets, Mrs. Liska 8. Churchill;
Jewish section, DR.. Schuhlman; Broad
and Cedar streets, Mrs. Ella Reeve
Bloor, Mrs. Winston Churchill and
Mrs. Everett Colby; Prince and
Spruce streets, Mrs Frank II. Pierce
and Mrs. Maud Schwartz; Grant and
| Broad streets. Oscar FitZallen-G Gains
Magee; Belmont and Court streets,
Robert w. Peach. Miss Violet Dean
| and NJ. C. Leonard; Belmont and
Springfield avenues, Morris Cohn;
Ferry street, Miss Melinda Scott;
italian quarter, Miss Alyse Gregory.
Out-of-town meetings will be as
follows:
Oakland-Senator Charles O'Connor
Hennessy and William j. Dowd.
Rahway-Mrs Lois Pratt Babeock,
J. A. TT. Hopkins and Frank Amber
Pattison.
Paterson--Miss Emily Pierson and
Miss Erika Willrich.
Morristown--Miss Julia Hurlbut and
Miss Agnes Campbell.
Matawan. Keyport and Long
Branch--Mlss Margaret G.. st. John
and Miss Constance Greenawalt.
Passaic--Miss Lola Trax and
George La Monte.
Mendham-Dr. Frank Bofn.
ckenBaok-Countess Castel Vec-
chic.
Maplewood-Spenoer Miller.
Oradell--Mrs. Isabel SCHNEIDER.
Jersey City-W. w Hoover and Mrs.
Eliza abeth Brown.
Dover-Senator Moses n. Clapp.
Roselle-Mrs. Frederick Nathan;
Clifton-Bugene r. Kinkead.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-10-15

stance. A perusal and comparison OF
the bids received disclosed the fact
that an exceptionally fair price had
been secured and that the competi-
tion was keen since more than fifty
bids were received.
II the mayor approves of the ad-
ditional $4,000 bond issue which is
required, q special meeting of the
finance committee will be called to-
night to draw up a resolution which is
to be submitted at an adjourned
meeting of the council tonight.
Earlier in the afternoon members of
the Board of Health conferred with
Mayor Raymond with q view to hav-
ing him approve the additional ap-
preparation required, to complete the
work without delay. In expressing
his opinion as to the general propo-
sition the mayor said that he favored
the idea of having the work completed
without further delay.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-10-15
Ribs Broken When Auto
Struck Him, Victim Taken
to Home, Later to Hospital

Alexander Smith, f1fty-eight years
old, of IT'S Highland avenue. was
taken to the City Hospital today suf-
fering from injuries that he sustained
when he was struck by an automobile
on Broad street last night.
The automobilist, whom Smith says
he does not know, picked him up and
took him to his home. His condition.
proved so serious today that he was
taken to the City Hospital, where it
was found he was suffering from d
lacerated scalp and several fractured
ribs. The police are investigating.
The chances of life OF John Franks,
thirty-four years old. OF 915 jackson
avenue, Elizabeth, trolley accident
victim, are steadily improving at st.
Barnabass Hospital. Franks Is now
resting comfortably and reported in
little danger. He was struck by a
Trenton fast line trolley car wednes-
day afternoon, on Frelinghuysen ave.
nue., near Virginia avenue
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-10-15
Governors Attitude to
Suffrage Is Nothing New

Commenting upon the announce
ment which appeared in the New
York Times yesterday that Governor
Fielder had openly avowed himself
in sympathy with the ants, Mrs. Nina
c. Van Wrinkle, State president of
the Womens Political Union, said to-
day that there was nothing novel or
startling in this announcement.
"Governor Fielder has always been
perfectly frank with US in acknowi-
edeing his opposition to our princi-
pies" said Mrs. Van Wrinkle. "He
has repeatedly told us that we could
kexpect nothing from him. For five
hears past we have been striving to
I'm him over to our side. but in all
at time he has consistently stood
fis original declaration.
i"fiis statement this week, there
IRE. carries very little weight 20 Ear
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-10-15
B0yina Sent to Jail on
Misrendlno Murder Charge;
Three Witnesses Arrested

Charged with the murder of Frank
Misrendino. a special policeman, on
April 21, 1914, James Bovina, alias
Chick" Bennett, was arraigned be-
fore Judge Mancusi- -Ungaro In the
Third Precinct Court today and re-
manded without bail for an exaniina,
tion Monday.
Three witnesses to the alleged
shooting of Misrendino by Bovina
were arrested by the police last night.
They are Sue Brown Clark, twenty
two years old, of 17S Runyon street;
Lucy Ems, nineteen years old, of 224
Elm street, and Joseph Seritella
twenty-eight years old, of "a Tichenor
street. Misrendino was shot during a
dance In a saloon hall following a
quarrel which is said to have been
over the Clark woman.
The three alleged witnesses were
arrested last night by Detectives Con-
lon, Donnelly and Kinney, of police
headquarters, and Detective Cheno-
weth, of the Third precinct
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-10-15
MAYORS AID SOUGHT
FOR MORE FUNDS TO
FINISH IMPROVEMENTS

Before building operations at the
City Hospital can be completed II
will cost the city of Newark $7S.S29
additional. This information was
ascertained at a meeting of the build
ing committee of the Common Coun-
Gil in conference with the mayor yes
terday afternoon. Since there Is still
credit of SAG, 900 to the building ac-
count the finance committee will be
asked to issue additional bonds
amounting to $S5, 900.
Bids received for the construction
of a laboratory and morgue at tho
City Hospital have been received and
the estimates far exceed the appro-
priation. The approximate cost of
construction of the laboratory has
been placed At s40.0S7, while the con-
struction of the morgue is estimated
to cost 1892. In addition to these
costs Architect Henry ]. King said
that the estimate of cost for furnish
ing and finishing the northeast wing
at the City Hospital would be about
$4,000: $4,000 is the estimated cost to
install a new elevator in this wing,
and $1,000 furnishing laboratory and
morgue.
During the conference 1t developed
that the bond issue for the construc-
tion of the hospital was made under
aneact of the Legislature which pro-
vided that three mills on every dollar
of the total ratables of the city could
be appropriated. There was question
raised as to whether the total bond
issue would be exceeded on this
basis, since nearly one million dollars
having already been expended.
Alderman William r. Haas said
that his experience with work in con-
nection with the City Hospital had
been that specifications were drawn
that entirely exceeded the amount
appropriated, and he said that the
Same condition existed in this in