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Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1915-02-12

The father knew that to recover the
boy he would have to dig deep into
his purse. That he was willing enough
to do. but what he wanted to be sure
Of was that the payment should be
final. He did not wish to be bounded
and pursued by that terror OF uncer
tainty, of suspense He was willing
to pay In pride and money, but he
wanted security and peace in return.
The police were securing the city,
but they found not the slightest clew
to the whereabouts Of the boy or of
the character OF the abductors. After
week of misery some friend suggest
Ell that the services OF one Hassam
All. the mystic detective. or the serv-
Ices OF his niece should be secured.
The father was reluctant for he held
all these mystics as contemplate
mOuntebanks who thrived upon the
credulity OF fools But the metropolis
tan police had failed, and he was not
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CHAPTER TX.
The Missing Heir.

EHERE was something strange
about this man Hassam All.
Il There were times when he
seemed young, times wht he
seemed old, careworn. broken. z, lora
thought nothing OF these bite
changes. however. Her mind was oc.
curied with other affairs But Has
sarl Ais servant knew what II sig.
niiiel, and he boarded his sar Wings
against that day when he would nave
no master For long time he knew
thai 1t was not Ilassam All who cent
for h from the mystic room, but las,
sam Ais double, and n very da ger
ons double. had Hassam All know /.
The man was fond OF money, tn ugh
he was not quite the miser TIa sam
was, But often, while In the mystic
room, going through the mummeiy he
disliked and despised, he could hear
the real NISSAN counting his gold,
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1915-02-12

live for several months, but ncNerthe
less he had his ticket for the long
journey Baird determined to play the
game ont to the end, for llaSsam Ali
had promised him Handsome bit of
money for his loyalty He had seen
the will, but not without a certain
doubt Wills could be destroyed quite
aS easily rs they could be made.
When Xldora received the invitation
TO Nine Du Walls ball she was puz.
zled She had among her acquant
ance no woman of that name But
she found her name In the blue book
and decided to attend out Of mere en-
riosity. She called up Storm and asked
his advice and was surprised to learn
that he had been invited also.
II think we'd better ignore it," he
advised
But have so little amusement"
she pleaded. And 1t will be lark
for both Of us
IAN right, sweetheart; wen go In
deed. I'd like to find out why We both
were invited"
Xudora went about the house next
day humming So long MS John was
going she was bound TO have a good
time ut the Du Val ball II would he
as she had said, a lark. Then came
the mysterious note warning her to
keep away from the Du Val house,
and this note was signed, From one
is" Nothing, Xudora determined.
could keep her away now Even In
this short time ii was evident that the
kidnaperS had heard that her services
had been engaged, and it looked as II
they feared she would pick up some
information at the Du Val ball OF
this note she said nothing to either
Storm or her uncle
On the night Of the bah she was
rather surprised to learn that llassam
All was also going.
But were you invited. uncle?'
~ was, indeed. wrote and asked
for IN invitation" said Baird blandly
rs Storm going to call here for youF
"Ile is
I'm spite Of my protests
"Ile will not he accepting your hos
pitality. Tie will merely wait until |
come down. And 1t would be very
gracious act on your part, Uncle Frank,
to 90 with us"
And have hsticufr III the cabr'
ironically,
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AZ lure you can bring Storm into any
Kind of II spider web"
Baird felt himself pulled in two
ways. TO even hint TO this woman
that he desired to shield Xudora for
purposes OF his own would be the sign
ing Of Iudora's death warrant And
yet he needed Nine Du Val. for she
had control Of an organization whose
qualifications reached across the CONT
ncnt, He wanted John Storm ont Of
the way. and Nine. Du Val was the one
ultimately to accomplish this
well. what is your plan In regard to
Iudoraf' he asked culiously.
II could very easily send Zudora off
on the same train with the Van Wick
child
"Ah, yes. That is easy enough to
say. But how to get her to the train?'
"She does not know me. AT east !
don't think she saw me at Chicago |
will give Il bah. Oh, You need not
smile. | live two lives, II You will. In
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my own home | am II woman of com
Portable income, who INDUCES In mys-
ties us II pastime. Many noted people
come to my house. And I've an idea
Of one way OF bringing Zudora will
send her an invitation. You will urge
her to come, but not inslstently. She
VIII then receive an anonymous note
saying that II she wishes to know what
has become Of the Van Wick boy she
will find the information at my house
Oh. nothing will point to me. know
my business"
''lll have to admit that" said Baird,
listening. When he had these chats
with Nine Du Val he was not always
sure that there was not Il third person
somewhere near. But he never com
mitted himself. never confessed that
he was not Hassam All. In certain
degrees he admired this handsome wo.
man. but there was always II bit Of
fear of her Your idea isn't Il bad
one"
"l'll give the ball on chance. any.
how. 1t is up to you, Jim, II you wish
TO make use Of the idea"
Alone. the woman smiled 1t was
not pleasant smile There was no
man In the world who could fool her.
Baird WINS falling In love with IN
dora. and woe to the little fool for
crossing her path, even II unconscious.
~. She wanted Jim Baird for her
own. and she was determined to clear
the path OF all obstacles In his drec
ton Zudora off the scene. she WINS
quite confident that her own powers
of attraction would not fall upon bar
rem ground
The Van Wick family was distract
ed Despite precautions that had cost
thousands. the boy had been stolen
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1915-02-12

lifted up and carried through n secret
passNgeway. Then she smclled the
slCkish odor Of chorOform, and after
that Darkness, When she came to
she was in n small room She was still
blindfoldcd, but her ears were alive.
md she could hear the pIalntiye sob.
hing Of a child,
Meantime Storm returned with the
ices to hnd the bench deserted He sat
down the dishes grumblingly and went
out to the ballroom. He saw Nine. Du
Val ana this stranger Baird talking
pleasantly
Madame. where is Miss keeneT'
"Why, didn't she run after you to tell
you to bring coffee instead OF ices? |
left her Just as she departed for the
refreshment room. Doubtless you will
find her there"
Storm rushed away, not at all pleas
ed with events. There WAS no Xudora
in the supper room; there was no Zu
dora anywhere to be found. Then his
suspicious were fully aroused. He
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Any one who called Ilassam Ali con.
temptible had at least some attribute
in common with himself
Il Will inquire If the young lady has
been to the dressing room, said Nine
Du Val, moving Off.
But IudOras cloak and scarf were
still on the bed in the dressing room.
That was enough for Storm ile left
the house immediately and drove to
police headquarters.
Upon his departure from the Ia Val
house Baird resumed his llassam All
disguise and returned home. Xudora
was his. He concluded to make his
patron II visit The real llassam Ali
was evidently sinking 10 Rnirds
eyes the nasl Of death already lay
upon the plnc"ed features, the mind
alone was yigo. aus.
"keene, you are ON your denthbe
Am ! indeed ironically. A tit of
coughing followed and llaSsanl All
writhed upon his cot
The Hassam Ali standing over him
frowned
Where is the VIII" he asked,
DO you wish to murder mr?n
I'm Gods name, no, Bul You are
dying, aud I've done all your work on
promises OF the future. lou know
that you are dying"
Where Is Xudoru?'
she is In the hands of Nine. Dn
Val"
You will be n pauper my man, II
yon fail this time She must die,
die
NO, she shall not die. Yon are not
a human being; YOU are n fiend. IN
dora shall not die for the simple fact
that | have grown to love her.
Grown to love her" Keene fell
back, looking as II he We're really dead
this time.
Baird left the chamber, angry with
himself for having given the old
scoundre glimpse Of his heart. But
he was dying, there was no doubt Of
il at all
Indora, together with the Van Wick
boy, were taken away from the base
ment where they had been confined.
and from the whispers 1oatins about
Iudora understood that they were TO
be conveyed to ship Of some sort
She understood Tor thought She did
now; she had been lured 10 he On Val
place for the purpose Of abduction
Ihe scoundrelS who had kidnapped the
Van Wick child feared her Whether
Nine IN Val had any place in the
affair she was not ready to determine,
Jut ii WAS rather odd that good Wo
man should live in house with secret
'OOmS and exits
1t was through simple country |
nan'S alarm that Xudora ana the child |
we're brought back to the world again.
The old man had read about the alb
Iuction, and the sight Of a pathetic |
little boy being carried aboard ca.
loose on a siding was enough to set
lis suspicion into lively action He |
elephoned the police, who in turn
warned the metropolitan force And
hat is how Storm and the detectives
rrred in time To prevent the catas-
rOphc,
mi,
The kidnapcrS put up Il strenuous
'attle and nearly all Of them were cap
urcd, Baird alone escaping Rul
TRANCE to relate, Baird had taken sides
With the police. In reality it signiicd
hat the turn in the road had taken
lace. Baird wanted to be good. want
Il To 20 back to the world again with !
lean hands and guard the woman he
ad grown to love. 1t dug into his
cry soul to turn this woman over to
be- arms OF John storm, but he did SO
That hight IInssam Al died in his
tile cell. and with INN died his dou
le, for never again would BAIRD dos
lat black shining wig which he httN
TO BE Continued
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which Baird determined some day to
get hold OF. He lived In the house d.
rectly back Of the mystic house, and
there was secret tunnel between the
two houses.
In the beginning he had followed out
Hassam Ais orders without any par.
ticular notice OF the victim, but after
the affair of WI Chang. Baird awoke
to the fact that Zudora was an ex-
tremely attractive young woman Thus
his interest In doing away with John
Storm hegan to have something more
than a negligible interest. But Zu-
dora. That was another matter after
he 1egnn to recognize that his cart
beG faster whenever she came lto
his presence. 1t was fortunate that
Hassam An was by nature cold and
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1915-02-12

knew now. Hassam Ali was back of
all this.
He approached Nine Du Val Where
is Miss Keene's uncle, Hassam Alp
"Hassam AIi?' she repeated.
"Oh, he left shortly after the first
dance" said Baird. "He seemed ILL.,"
He turned to Nine Du Val. What
made you invite that contemplate old
faker?"
Storm found that his dislike for Baird
was not 50 strong as at the beginning.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-12-06
80 Escape Death in
Clarksburg Hotel

-
cLARKsBURG, W. Va, Dec. g.
Warned just in the nick Of time by out.
siders, 30 persons had narrow escapes
from death by! jumping from windows,
two ofthem were hurt and aSproperty
loss Of $4,000 to $4,000 was coused
when fire, originating in the kitchen.
virtually destroyed The Walker House,
alarge three:story frame hotel and one
Of Clarksburg's landmarks, Just before
daybreak this morning.
Practically all those who escaped
jumped from windows or slid down a
rope made by tearing bedclothing ii
strips and tying them together. They
had to leave most OF their clothing; be.
hind. Lloyd Moore, a tool dresser OF
Cairo, and 7. C. Smith, OF Webster
Springs, both hotel guests, were hurt
seriously by jumping. from second
story windows to brick sidewalks. 6
The building was owned by Judge
c. w. Lynch OF the State Supreme
Court, and the hotel fixtures by. John
A.. Parent. Equipment OF Ernest l..
Myers barber shop and Will Martins
restaurant was ruined.
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Effect
on Retail Trade

The United Wooden Mills COMPANY,
one OF the branch establishments OF
which has been successfully conducted
10 Falrmont for ainumber OF years, re.
Gently closed a %, years lease on q
business corner In Columbus, Ohio,
and report that by reason of the
change, which affords them better fa-
,cilities for the advantageous display
of their goods, their trade has doub.
led, showing conclusively that location
has a marked effect upon business,
their new location being not more than
200 feet from their former quarters,
where their trade was good. but where
their products and their stock could
not be as well displayed as under pre-.
sent conditions.
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sent to the United States Senate from
the Mountain state.
The new vessel is intended for the
coast-wise coal.carryins trade between
Baltimore aud Boston.
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Two women were killed. Mrs. J.,
=. Ford OF Dnnviiie. MI. WAS accident.
ally shot by her husband while on q
duck hunt In Colorado Mrs! Reuben
bartlett o. Blanchard. Re, was SHOT
by a hunter who thought be was shoot.
ing at q deer.
Accidental discharge Of guns was
responsible for most deaths and in.
Ejuriess In many other cases hunters
shot at what they believed 10 be
game. and found they had killed fol!
low hunters!
The death toll: Michigan II, Iii.
nois ~ Wisconsin ., Iowa, New Jer.
seys and New York q each 4; Colorado
Indiana and Maine Q each: Connecti:
cut, Minnesota. Montana, Ohio, South
Dakota and Virginia, one each.
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Figures Show Hunting is Most Dangerous Sport;
50 Persons Are Killed sc Hurt


Hunting-5e killed.
Footbsii-d6 killed.
Baseball 50 KILLED.
: These figures, complied ON the most
recent seasons III the three branches
5ot outdoor sport show hunting the
most dangerous pastime.
There were as many deaths In base.
ball as Ia hunting, but the baseball
season covers nine months OF the
year, while hunting lasts onlS few
monthsa nd there ARE many many
more persons engaged in baseball
than in hunting.
The football season lasts about as
long as the hunting season, but the
death sioll q much smaller.
Besides the 50 persons killed In
hunting, 6s were badly injured. The
figures are gathered from Is states.
Last year the dead numbered Ill,
the injured 1852, i. I.
i The decrease probably Is due the
fact that fewer persons hunted this
year Wisconsin, for instance, passed
a law prohibiting the shooting OF; does
and limiting each hunter to one buck,
Many. old.time hunters stayed at
home, " 81 q = ~ !.
Michigan,sas has beenFth case for
several years, led in deaths with
IA. 80 d y.
Among the deaths in Michigan was
that OF Jacob sBensomeni Of Calumet.
He was 40 and had hunted for years.
He went out this season for bis last
hunt, Hetwasl found dead from heart.
failure; his body lying across his last
bit OF game. s. 8 4.
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Is asked for the purpose.
The usual estimates for the up:keep
of western mints and assay offices
.whichiare the subject Of attack at each
session of Congress.
The pension bill apparentlysis one of
the few decreasing items, $4,000 900
being asked in place OF 1854 100 900
last year. For public buildings the ies.
Inmates are about 100000 less than
last year. f.S
For the Panama Canal exclusive OF
Notifications, ETC., the estimate is S19,-
301 1853. compared with SIS, 940. 900 last
year. For the reclamation service the
estimate is $13,9S0,0O0, over. 50 ,sSs 900
appropriated in 1915.
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Especial The West Nlrginiar.1;
CHARLESTON w. Va, Dec. s!-.Al.
hough not generally known, one Of the
men who will seek, the Republican
nomination fof the Presidency next
year, Is interested in tic Industrial de.
iyelopment OF West Virginia. He Is.
John Wingate Weeks. United States
Senator from Massachusetts, aud one
Of the Republican leaders in that
branch OF Congress.
Known to thesma jorityiof West Wiz.
ginians onlysby reputation, he has
achieved in the United States Senate,
the information that Senator Weeks
was interested in the business life OF
the state was brought here by Frank
B. Dowst, OF MacD Donald, former
classmate Of the Presidential possibil.
ity at the Annapolis Naval Academy!
! For the past ilyefyears Mr. Dowst has
been located in Fayettej County where
he is Secretary Treasurer OF the New
River Company, operating In the New
River field. Senator Weeks is a stock
holder in that company and has, with
other eastern stockholders, made In.
spections ofsthe properties.
While here today, Mr.. Dowst stated
that not only was Senator Weeks a
stakeholder in that company, but that
he was acquainted with the coal In.
dustry and had taken deep interest in
the industrial development OF, West
Virginia. "Ie has a keen; appreciation
+of the potential possibilities OF our
state said Mr.. Dowst.
My acquaintance with John W..
Weeks began in our boyhood,r con.
tinued the Fayette County man. "He
is a typical American. BornjonIa small.
New Hampshire farm, Senator Weeks.
came direct from the people. He
taught school until he entered the
Naval Academy at Annapolis. We
were classmates and It Is known 10
but few that Hon, Malcolm jackson
OF Charleston, for awhile was mem.
Der Of the same class.
Senator Weeks was graduated from
the Naval Academy In 1881 and two
years later with myself any many
others was mustered out of the service,
because Of the lack OF ships. He has,
always retained, however, an intense.
ly active interest in the American,
Navy, was commander OF the Massa.
,chusetts Naval Brigade for six years
and we served together. in the volun.
teer navy during the spanish-Ameri:
can war. 81. 7; +,
For WHAT know Of the man IL
would be contrary to the nature OF
MIR. " eeks to engage In a mad scram.i
BILE for support in West Virginia or
any other state. Senator Weeks, how:
ever, does want the friendship Of the
people of West Virginia, and II, the
delegates to theme Republican Nat.
lonal Convention, in their combined.
wisdom, should choose him as the
standardbearer Of that great organiza.
tton, am certain that he would lead
It to victory, and lam equally certain
that he would feel kindly toward
West Virginia where he and HIS
friends have substantial interests
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-12-06

Jane Grey, star OF Legitimate
drma, is probably the only actress
playing in motion pictures who is not
an enthu! siastic booster for the
screen:
ut seems to me-" said she, that,
the drama Of words Is able to say,
so many important and beautiful
things that the photoplay. cannot say.
The power aud appeal Of words Is a
wonderfullthing and the living contact
between actor and audience across
the footlights counts enormously.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-12-06
Girl Chriis listens
New W. Va Collier

PHILADELPHIA, Dec! The spon.
{ sor for the new steel screw collier,
"Bylayals built for the Pocahontas
Navigation Company and launched on
Saturday the Camden, N. ]. ship:
yards. was Miss Alice Wright Mann,
the 1s.year old .doughter OF Han. Isaac
T. Mann, president OF the Pocahontas
Consolidated Galleries Company, Inc,
the West Virginia coal operator and
politician whose name has frequently
been mentioned in that state In con-
snection with the possibility Of being
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-12-06

II am growing less sure though OF
what the silent drama cannot say.
The photoplay, industry is young and
growing. There seems no real reason
why 1t should not deal with the big
themes and vital problems that have
always been left to the stage. All'that
is needed is the big impulse OF a pho.
todramatist who is q true artist 4
Miss Grey has just finished her
fourth photoplay, called Mother of
Severn a story OF Mother love for a
family Of brave children. 4
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sRANDLlN'. FUNERAL inc PLANS

Funeral services over the body Of
Gottleib Brandlin whose death occur.
red on Saturday morning at the Min.
er's Hospital will be held on Tuesday
afternoon at 2 o'clock from his late
residence at Hoult Town. Rec. L. X.
Probst will conduct the services as.
sisted by Rec. "A. r. Richardson, OF
the Grafton Lutheran church. The
body win be laid at rest in Maple
Grove Cemetery. N
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-12-06
Charities Board to Meet.

The executive board OF the Associa.
ted Charities is meeting in special
session this afternoon for the discuss.
ion OF business connected with the
coming holiday season. Tho Associated
Charities room in the City building has
been moved from the third to the sec.
ond floor Of the building.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-12-06
SENATOR WEEKSRAS
N. VA. Investments
Massa chusetts Aspirant For
Presidency Said to be
Acquainted with State.
lssAelala ~. |. !.

3
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sl,285,857,808 TO
RUN THEG'0|V|E|:.R|i|MI.E|:N||||T'|i'
Budget Calls for SILL o0|,-:
OOOlMore Than Appro- (
priated Last Year.
fEy AssoeLated LRrtss!Il

- q BY AssocIattd FFrtpsD e 81 y
WASHINGTOS5D Dec Estimates
for the most elaborate program OF ex-
penditures ever asked OF an Ameri;
can Congress In times OF peace were
submitted today proposing a total out.
lay OF 81 ,2s5. 1857 sos, or S170,S53,6A
more thaniwas appropriated ilastsyear:
The great increase Is almost wholly
due to the administration plans for
military preparedness, More than SIG
100000 OF the total is for direct ex.
penditures on the army and navy.
with millions more to be used In coast
defense and other fertilization work
By establishments the amounts asked
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-20

with Mrs. Howard Beverly on Scot
land avenue.
Mrs. c. w. Boast and children spent
Friday with relatives in North To-
peka.
Mrs James Stevenson and Mrs. E.
lC. Cayanaugh spent Wednesday with
Mrs. A. B. Smythe.
J. W. Ferguson, who has been
spending the winter at Little Rock and
Loanoke Ark, is home for an indef-
mite time.
Rev. E. c. Moore of Westmoreland,
Kan, will occupy the pulpit at the
Highland Park church Sunday morn
ling Rev. Moore is a son of Mr.. and
Mrs G. A Moore of Highland Park.
p H. Booth had the misfortune to
get his hand caught in the machinery
where he works and cut the forefin-
ger of his right hand completely off.
The funeral of Mrs. Bertha Brand
LEY was held from Bomgardner's chap
lei this morning. Interment in Foster
cemetery. The bereaved family have
the sincerest sympathy of their many
friends.
The Highland Park Grange will
hold its regular meeting at the
school house next Tuesday evening.
The initiation of new members is a
special order of the evening and it is
hoped that all applicants who have not
received all the degrees will be pres
emit
ciety met with Mrs. j. G. Lair last
Thursday afternoon Mrs. B. Caps,
Mrs Jeremiah Chubb and Mrs. Car
RE Crews were guests of the club.
The Chalitso club will meet Thurs
day. March 25, at 2:30 o'clock at the
home of Mrs. j. w. Ferguson on
Twenty-first street with Mrs. Mills
and Mrs j. W. Ferguson as hostesses.
The K. K ks of Highland Park
held their regular meeting at the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-20
HIGHLAND PARK NOTES

Mrs I. L. Morris of 1910 Kansas
avenue spent Thursday with Mrs J.
w. Ferguson
The Shawnee County Pomona
Grange met at the Y. w. c. A today.
The topic discussed was 1.-The Uses
and Abuses of the Pomona Grange
Mrs. J. d. Vance of Berryton is
spending the weekend with her sis
ter Mrs. o. 0. Shaul.
Mrs E. A. Dunlap spent Friday
with Mrs. Clark of Topeka
Mrs. c. b. Buehrer spent Friday