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The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1915-02-25

Jim Baird Has Been Following Them
Steadily For an Hour.
the same Nine. Du Val had given him
and waited.
Presently the door opened-after a
slithering Of steel bars and clinking Of
chains.
Got some candy for yuh. OIL gamonr'
said Gyp cheerfully. "You know who
sent 'em. Seven shirt lamps, mazda
power. Take tenth Of carat or O
each. Them's tn orders"
AN keeps tn chips"
"Surei Gimme a receipt They love
me. but they don't trust me, an
amt wantin' t make tn tide any high.
er In East river when she rolls In
tmorrer."
"Then there's some one you're afraid
Oft"
"Surest thing, bor'
Hand 'em over. An say, start 'er
up. | never seen diamond nicked
down."
Jus to please the ladiesr' cried the
Iapidary, going to his machine.
1t took a long time for his friends to
come down. thought Baird. Finally he
determined to risk meeting them.
He entered the building and tiptoed
up the stairs The burr of machinery
caught his ear, and he knew that he
need not go any farther.
He tried the doorknob, but only half
heartedly. Such door would never
be unlocked.
Then he heard voices. All were there
yet. II he could but find ropel
He peeked into the dumb waiter and
found an unused coil OF manila hemp
on the top of II. Just what he wanted
Next he hunted around for the scut
tie ladder and crept up on to the roof
He tied the rope to chimney and gen.
tly lowered himself down to the lapi
dary's window.
Nothing doing there. Blinds were
closed. He could see four men. but
could not distinguish any features.
And what he wanted most OF all was
one good look Mt the man who pared
ortunes from diamonds, as It were
He wanted this knowledge keenly.
All, he was turning. The light was
striking In his face. Baird drew him.
self up quickly, regained the hall aud
stole down the street
II Hunts private rogue's gallery held
no likeness Of this CUTTER then It was
a find, a scoop.
he set out for Hunts office, know.
Ing that he had fair chance OF catch.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1915-02-25

why they did It."
Storm, however, appeared rather
skeptical about the ghost proposition
Some ones been hoaxing you"
For what purpose7"
THAT remains to he found out Sup
pose we run down to Hunts office and
see what he ms to shy. He's a sensi
BILE chap"
Iudora readily agreed to this. Storm
called up the detective. who replied
that he would await their coming.
When Zudora told him about the
vision he did not laugh. as she expect
ed he would He began pacing the
office After awhile he spoke.
do you want my honest opinion9"
"Surely"
"Well, some one wants to get you to
run AWAY. And what some ope would
this EeT"
IudCra thought for moment. Some
one who knows about the diamonds!
with sudden excitement.
"Rlght-o! At least that's my opin
i'N' We nc bNNAAlls NAi lli' hlllNl
farther away than New York. Tn,
secret may be right here in this llttl,
old burg Itself Play mp to It. some
one will be watching you. and your
game will bp To let them believe
they've got you scared. Confidence ~
crooks always breeds carelessness."
THAT Is my opinion" said Xudora.
You ought to know. Why don't
you set yourself to the job yourselfT
asked the detective curiously.
"The truth is, Mr.. Hunt, I've really
lost my grip since my uncle died.
seem to be oppressed all the time.
jump when hear unexpected noises;
I find I'm always looking over my
shoulder"
"For what2"
IF knew that I could face It with
out the least difficulty. It's the TN
known that rasps on the nerves. |.
who until recently never knew what
nerves were"
well. whatever game your enemies
are playing you dnesse your cards and
see what they've got. They've surely
got the ace of trumps; make no doubt
of that Our game Is to draw that out
on a worthless card. And now you'll
have to excuse me. Got to so down
to the Red line pier. More diamonds
are due. They'll pull the wool over my
eyes for awhile, but sooner or later
I'll get leetle hole to peek through
Zudora's enemies did hold the ace
but they did not intend to waste 1t as
Detective Hunt hoped they would
Self preservation forbade them to lei
go Of 1t until the last trick.
Said Nine. Du Val that afternoon
"She looked frightened. and she was
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1915-02-25

ing his friend doing little night work
Sure enough. Hunt was Mt work
Storm had gone home. and Baird was
rather glad to have missed him
Not that he disliked the young law
yer: rather that he envied him his
good luck.
Zudorn Keene was the kind OF won
an who led men TO great endeavors
Was II not due to her that he had
chosen the straight and narrow way
and was making good IN ~
There was one thing Zudora must
never. never know the role he played
When Hassam Ali died his double had
gone with him.
Say. Baird. you're Just the chap |
want to see. Did you ever do any
corresponding In that Hassnm Ali
gamer" asked Hunt.
How do you meanT returned
Baird. rather disheartened. Here was
Hunt resurrectlng the deadl
IL mean did you answer or receive
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1915-02-25

Here he kept his gems and chips" for
diamond cutter knows the value OF
'chips."
The cutter himself was rather q
frowsy looking old chap. He wore q
greasy old brocade dressing gown and
eyeglasses which resembled the chauf
feur's goggles.
He finished polishing a stone, locked
u up and left the room. In the hail
outside this den was dumb waiter
From this he took can OF oil and re.
turned
He filled the lamp and III II, then snt
down and smoked his pipe In the att
tude OF waiting for some one.
At three men arrived at the door
OF the tenement They stood idly I'm
the doorway for minute. then ducked
inside.
But Jim Baird. who had been fol.
lowing them steadily for an hour or
more. was quite confident that some
where In yonder tenement was the
wonderful crook diamond cutter he
masquerade as llussnm Ali.
What chance there had been for
real honest money In that old inventor
Of diamonds whose shop had been
bUck of the cheese makers! But he
had to go and die
Baird did not thrill pleasurably at
the sight of the gun man called Gyp.
He had nlrcndy in his capacity as re
porter run up against that murderous
scoundrel, and Gyp had sworn he'd
get him."
He loitered about, wishing to give
the rogues plenty of time. What he
wanted was good look at the dia.
mond cutters shop
He had no interest In the three
crooks who had shown him the way
here. Two Of them had beaten him
up not more than fortnight gone. SO
he was perfectly willing to keep out
of their way.
The crooks climbed the three flights
of riCkety, creaking stairs until they
came to the lapidary's door.
The gun man used the knocker
With his machine humming the cutter
could not hear the sound of ordinary
knuckles
Gyp raped three times and then
showed aside the knocker, revealing a
small hole.
He passed through slip Of paper
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1915-02-25

He Hunted Around For the scuttle
Ladder and crept Up on to the Roof.
letters addressed to him when he was
too III to attend to themr
Eyes"
"What was the nature of his &C.
Quaintance with Nine. Du yal2"
"Rather formal, so far as 1 know"
Nothing between them"
'There may have been. You see.
Hunt, 1t was only toward the last that
| really did any Hassam All stunts.
And l wish to heaven you'd forget
that part of my past I'm trying hard
enough"
Hunt put his hand on the young
mans shoulder. "Cheer up. shan't
mention II again"
"Thanks. Now I've bit of good
news for you. I've seen the man who
does that mysterious cutting. know
where his shop is. aud have seen him
at work"
"Finel Wait minute" Hunt took
down fat volume and turned the
pages rapidly. Here. did he look any.
thing like thisF'
Lime for liner
81 thought so. He's been lying low
II you know where he lives you might
take me around there and give me the
lay of the land for future use, mind
you"
Come along. then"
At half past 10 Zudora sat before the
! fireplace In her room twirlug the brace.
let and vaguely wondering why she
felt this presage of evil. II she told
Storm about the gold he might believe
that that stood between them and the
altar. So she must stll keep that a
| secret What was that? She started
/ up with repressed shrek. Before
the window appeared the ghostly form
Of woman. II seemed to dissolve into
nothing even as she looked. Zudora's
| cry, however, brought In Mrs. Ramsey.
the landlady.
"What has happened. child?"
II don't know, but either I've seen Q
ghost or some one Il playing a sorry
trick on me-"
The two examined the window, drew
back the curtains and peered outside.
There was nothing to DO seen.
"Perhaps you were dreaming" sug.
gested Mrs. Ramsey.
~ never dream with my eyes open,
not that kind Of dream" declared
Zudora stoutly. "Some one has at
tempted to brighten me, and perhaps
the best thing can do Is to make be-
lieve that he or she has succeeded. III
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1915-02-25
CHAPTER xI.
A Message From the Heart.


INFORM was deeply concerned over
the diamond affair. Some one
~ had cheated and was still cheat
Ing Zudora. He was also puz-
Fled why Hassam Airs papers contain.
ed no will of his.
He made journey to all the banks,
but at none Of them did he find that
the uncle had had an account or lock
box.
There was no doubt In his mind that
the villainOus servant AIMED had made
or with what money Hassam Ali had
around the house.
But there was this diamond mine
Who was manipulating It and pocket.
Ing the pro6ts2 He was In a blind
alley.
To find out where this diamond mine
was would be like hunting the pro-
verbal needle in the haystack. Hunt
was working all the wires he could,
but to date he had not discovered any.
thing.
"Zudora." said Storm, "Tve got some
thing to cheer you up bit"
"NewsT
mo. That's an article as elusive as
a New Jersey mosquito" He took
from his pocket small box and
opened 1t.
"0h, how prettyr' she exclaimed
tits an engagement bracelet"
IL wish II was wedding ring. Why
mott" impulsively. you are all alone
now, You haven't any bargain TO full.
I'LL Why can't you marry me right
away, HudoraY I'm not rich. but |
have a little, enough for our needs
III buy some pretty little bungalow
around Long Island. and Wen live like
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1915-02-25

frightened. but It will take a series
Of frights to make her feel like run.
ming away"
SWELL" advised Captain Radcliffe.
plant a series of frights. Keep her
guessing. What's the matter with ship
ping her heart once a week with
warnings to leave town or suffer the
consequences Send 1t by mail. Leave
It under her door. Waylay dry goods
bundles and slip one In there. IL you
keep at thing like that II always
wears them down In the end. She
may be Just as clever as you say she
Is, but nerves are nerves Her uncle
had whacking lot of gold In that
house. Do you think that Hindu ser
want got away with itr"
81 rather believe SO. II Zudora had
that gold she would not be living so
modestly. A woman who is used to
runabouts and Paris gowns isn't going
to give them up unless she has to-"
SO Zudora began to receive the mys
terious heart. She found 1t In her laun
dry, stuck In her dressing mirror. on
the floor In the hall. In boxes OF fruits
and candy. and always with the warn
ing:
Beware! Save your life, Leave
the country" And II did wear down
her nerves.
But In the meantime Hunt ran down
two OF bis quarrles. Ike and Bill One
has to work up to land the chief
crooks.
You never, or rarely, begin with
them. You lop or this tentucle and
that, and each operation weakens them
The fnal presentation OF the mys
ferrous heart made Zudora nearly
break down. II seemed to her that her
uncle must have had some deadly en-
emies and that she had inherited thek
vengeance.
But they did not succeed in their en-,
deavor to Brighten her TO the extent OF
driving her away. The "heart" failed
In Its purpose, but the evil star still
sailed clearly across the heavens.
fro BE CONTINUED
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1915-02-25
these tools, but In crime one has to
take what tools one can.


take what tools one can.
And there was always the possibility
of these low brutes speaking incau
tiously during some drinking bout
She brought the little no, re gems
back. Then Radcliffe drew the sign on
a piece of pnpcr-n heart with n dagger
running through IT,
This was kind of key that would
open n certain door. The initials OF
each were then written within the
heart, which was surrendered to Gyp.
This sort Of business was after his
own heart. He did not like drectness
except when he struck. after the fash
ion Of his prototype, the rattlesnake.
About that same hour, half after g.
Detective Hunt was going carefully
over n package Of partly burnt letters.
those rescued from Hassam Ais house
before the fire got beyond control.
He was studying each bit Of paper
with scrupulous care. The door open
ed. He looked up impatiently.
"Oh, Storm! Come In; interesting
work here, but ! haven't found any
thing worth wooden toothpick."
II want you TO look at this, Hunt"
said Storm, producing the burnt piece
he had shown Zudora that afternoon.
"Hum! Where did you find IT."
"In the cellar of the burnt house"
"Uhuh." He searched 1t thoroughly
Lnder his magnlfying glass. Haven't
come across any mate to 1t. Comet
dig into these and see what you can
dnd."
BY and by he came upon half burnt
letter that made him sit up with q
jerk. Then he laughed shortly. mime
Du."
John, did Hassam All know wo
man by the name Of Nine. Dur
Mime. DUP Not that I'm aware of
but he knew Nine. Du Val"
"Ah. l seel" Then the detective
stacked those letters he had gone
through and picked up his pipe
Queer old codger, that uassam All
These scraps of paper prove to me that
crooks are the most credulous people
In the world"
what do you mean by thatT
"Well, he seemed to know some OF
the biggest I'm the country, and they
always went to him when In doubt
Evidently thought he could look into
the future and tell them whether they'd
go to Jail or not Crooks are peculiar
people, believe me, boy. Now let's &c
out and get bite somewhere. I've
been cramped up In this caboose since
this afternoon"
Nothing about the diamondsT
mot an eyelash. But there's a vague
mention of couple of tons of gold"
"What?'
"Gold. But whose 1t is or where II
Is, nix. Shops closed for the night.
But there's one thing There's some
fancy diamond smuggling going on and
some fancy diamond cutting besides
And your Uncle Dudley's going to nail
EN- one of these days"
And that fancy diamond cutter him.
self was wondering how long this soft
snap was going to last.
To take known diamond and make
It IN unknown one was the main trick
Of his present occupation.
1t was good money and little danger
SO far as he was concerned.
His room was In a garnet in a par.
tally deserted tenement He was rare
ly disturbed by any one but the Jan.
itor. who was old and nearsighted and
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1915-11-11
GRIFFITH STOCK co.
SCORES HEAVILY IN
CLEVER COMEDY
Large Audience Expressed Keen
Appreciation
We EDITOR HAD GOOD TIME

I'VE" had been told that the newly.
organized Griffith Stock company was
more than just good tits first
class" asserted a friend of ours, "and
deserves to be supported by the PEG.
pie of Everett" We heard practically
the same comment on the street. So
we became interested.
Most of our readers will remember
that ii was the Griffith organization
produced the initial performances of
ye editors "The Call of Conscience
over a year ago, at the Peoples Thea.
ire. Maybe we had soft spot in our
heart for this company when we start
ed over to see "The Green-eyed Mon
ster" last Sunday evening. Anyhow
we thought we'd blow two-bits and
il we were pleased with the new
stars, hit brother and sister Griffith
for a STEADY adj" Eth, what?
SO we went, we saw, and were con.
quered.
1t was a splendid show, all through
We took Watts with us. And he's
an Englishman.
He laughed right then and there
frequently. None of this hear the
joke in Everett and laugh in London. "
There hasn't been comedy at the
Everett Theatre for two years that
any more than equals what we saw
Sunday evening.
The Griffiths, Mr.. and Mrs, are al
ways dependable.
They get all out of any part that
can be gotten by anybody, bar none
Miss Lillian Johnson and Mr.. Dick
Frazier played the leads, and left alb
solutely nothing to be desired. we
were in a captious mood, for strang
ers, and were somewhat disappointed
at finding two such clever actors on
the job. Their work was faultless
And that's going some.
Thomas Sullivan had only q "bit,'
but he made the most of what he did
have to do. Mr.. Myers also played
a small part very creditably.
Other roles were capably interpret
ed by Miss Matte Lemere, Miss Wick
ers and Miss Dot Mulalley.
In short, the Griffiths are giving US
a $3.50 show for Csc.
We wish them success.
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The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1915-11-11
HERE'S YOUR CHANCE!
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The well-known Everett Music
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The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1915-11-11
VICTOR HUGO
ON SOCIALISM
From "WilIiam Shakespeare"

From "WilIiam Shakespeare"
A certain hatred of Socialism, very
blind, but very general, is most bit
terly at work among the influential
classes. Let it not be forgotten, So
cialism, true Socialism, has for its
end the elevation of the masses to
civic dignity, and therefore its prin-
ciple care Is for moral and intellectual
cultivation. The first hunger Is ig-
norance; Socialism wishes then,
above all, to instruct. That does not
hinder Socialism from being calumni.
ated. and Socialists from being de-
nounced. To most of the infatuated,
trembling towards who have their say
at the present moment, these reform
ers are public enemies. They are
guilty of everything that has gone
wrong. 30 Romans!" said Tertulian,
I'VE are Just. kind, thinking, lettered,
honest men. We meet to pray, and
we love you because you are our
brethren. We are gentle and peace
able like little children, and we wish
for concord among men. Neverthe-
less, o Romans! If the Tiber over
flows, or If the Nile does not, you cry,
to the lions with the Christians!'
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CONGRATULATIONS
Editor Northwest WORKER

Editor Northwest WORKER
The result of the recent election
proves the quality of the propaganda
and the efficiency of the managerial
and editorial staff of the best Social
list paper in the Northwest, if not
on the Pacific Coast
You may be few in numbers, and
short on dollars, but considering the
relative position of you and your OPP
position, you are receiving greater re-
wards for your efforts than any other
propaganda paper, or so-called Social
list paper, in the United States, as
proven by the recent seeming capital
istic success of one of your near
neighbors, and also the almost COM
plete failure of the paper as a propa-
ganda sheet.
You cannot mix Socialism and capt.
talism, because they are two direct,
opposite forms of society. Socialism
Is managed from the bottom I'D. and
capitalism, or industrial despotism, is
managed from the top down.
Workers, how much longer will you
permit yourselves to be governed by
an individual over whom you have
absolutely no control whatever?
Yours for greater Socialist propa-
ganda.
HARRY FETTERHOFF,
Seattle, Wash
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1915-11-11

The experience of Snohomish coun-
ty has proved what other communi-
ties all over the United States have
found to be true: that graveled and
macadam roads are of very short life
under automobile use. A graveled
surface on well-traveled roads now
has to be rebuilt every two or three
years. Crawling is at the best very
temporary expedient
Some citizens have the impression
that the Pacific Highway, being class
ed by the legislature as a public high
way would be eventually paved by
the state anyway, and that therefore
to pave it by county funds would be
needlessly doing the states work.
This is not so. The State Highway
Commission has recently announced
that the state will not do any paving
on any of the public highways.
(Signed)
SNOHOMIsH CO. GOOD
ROADS ASSOCIATION.
The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1915-11-11
WHY ARE WE HERE?

We are in the field to help Locals
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campaigns of education. If your 10.
cal intends to take an active part in
an election, they should communicate
with us and let us give them our fig
ures on bundle orders and printing.
We will supply the local with what
ever they order at cost. We are not
in the field to make money. We are
In the field to make Socialists.