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Duluth, MINI.
L. W., Aug. 26-Sept. 80. 16-23-3o-1s16.

Duluth. Minnesota, August %. 1916
Office of the City Clerk.
Notice Is hereby given that the fol-
lowing proposed amendment to the
city charter of the City OF Duluth will
be submitted to the electors of the
CITY Of Duluth at q Special Municipal
Election to. be held in said city on
Tuesday, September 20, 1916:
Amend Section 81 OF Chapter VIII
OF the Duluth city charter. by. adding
I'm addition to ali levies permitted
by this section; the Council is hereby
authorized. at the time Of levyfng the
annual tax in each Of the years 1916
1877 and 1913. respectively. to levy moi
to exceed three mills on the dollar OF
the assessed valuation Of the taxable
property pcop in the city to create q tenn.
only Of defraying such part Of the cost
Of local improvements as shall de-
make any %R9n lew t9e by e Virtue tn Shalt
automatically cease with the levy
hereby authorized to be made in the
w. H. BORGEN,
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"The CreViCe"
By VIM. j. Burns and Isabel Ostrander

II love you with all my heart and
soul; want you to be my wife, dear!
| never knew before that such love
could exist in the world You have
your father know, but, oh, want
to protect you and care for you, and
keep all harm from you forever
Guy" Her voice was a mere
GREATNESS whisper, and her eyes
blurred with sudden tears, but he slip.
ped his arm about her, and drew her
close
Emily, won't you look at me, dear?
Won't you tell me that you care, too?
That at least there is chance for
me? II have spoken too soon, will
await patiently and serve you as
Jacob served for Rebecca Of old. Only
tell me that you will try to care, and
there Is nothing on this earth | can
not do for you, nothing will not do!
Oh, my darling, say that you care just
a little!"
There was pause and then very
softly warm arm stole about his
neck, and strand of ripping brown
hair brushed his cheek lightly as her
gentle head dropped against his
shoulder
II do care-now," she whispered.
Il knew that cared when you-went
away"
The minutes heightened into an
hour or more while Morrow in the
thrall of his exalted mood forgot Tor
the second time in the girls sweet
presence his battle between love and
duty: forgot the reason for his com
ing, the mission he was bound to full
fill--the letter he had promised his
employer to obtain.
For many minutes Guy Morrow and
Emily forgot all else but the new
found happiness OF the love they had
just confessed for each other. Nor
row had even forgotten that most-im-
portant letter which, after many mis-
givings, he had solemnly promised his
employer to obtain from Emily. 1t
was a phrase which fell from her own
lips that recalled him to the stern
reality of the situation.
my father!' she exclaimed, start
ing from Morrows arms in sudden
confusion. What do you suppose
Father will say"
1--WE will tell him when he returns"
Morrow spoke with reassuring conf
dence, but swift feeling of appre-
tension came over him. What indeed
would Jimmy Brunell' say? The
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mes ii tie vaults + the Inlrs National
bank"
But tell you am surrounded BY
enemies, by unknown eieniesb BIZ great
skill and daring. Tha has already
been proved. And Vile hey can
never make me cover, hey have at
least made me cautious.
Il guess we'd better ago down to
the Third National andmake sure
they're net putting the gold and
notes out on the wincowlls for the
first crook that comes ale, to carry
off, said the lawyer.
President Stonington ofhe Third
National received them in 8 private
office and learned from Sley the
reason Of his visit. That acial. in
fact, was an active sharer in ,e incre-
dulity OF the old lawyer Hauietly
touched bell, sent fer unifmed at,
tendant and instructed that aendant
to escort his visitor to tn bank
vaults.
BE so good, Mr.. Wells, as show
our clients that our vaults q noI
made of tissue paper
This the attendant took muehpride
in doing.
The array of defensive msai,res,
puzzling as it was to the younger DEM
bers Of the party, served to lrin. a
sense of assurance to Enoch Golen
himself
A certain one armed criminal, ne
ertheless, was at that precise momen.
very busily engaged in preparing fo.
his assault On this Gibraltar of gold
SO proudly regarded as impregnable.
Two workmen in the uniform Of Gen.
eral Electric employees. exploring q
section OF abandoned cable gallery
were busily engaged in charging /
wire conduit which met this gallery 1t
right angles. There. by means Of al
electric mining drills they burrowe
like two moles deep beneath the levi
Of the street along which the trafc
OF great city so ceaselessly ebbec ard
flowed. From manhols opening int
this gallery was quietly passed a hug
cylinder OF iron capped by drum d
zinc having a hinged c,ver. The twp
subterranean workers had been
warned to handle the cylinder with The
utmost care. And this hey did, knoy-
ing full well that its wight was due
to the fact Of its being tightly packed
with high explosive.
ITO be Continually
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FOURTH EPISODE
THE NAME AND THE GAME

Legar had reason to feel well
pleased with his mornings work. De-
feated for the time being, in one quar-
ter, he promptly swung about and
struck at another
His attack, in this instance, was d.
rected at nothing less than EnOch
Golden's own home. There, effecting
an entrance through a neglected coal
chute before even the servants were
astir, he had crept stealthily upward
until he found refuge in trunk room.
Through the door~crack Of this trunk
Gus pleasure of beholding figure quite
as stealthy as his own, figure that
wore a laughing mask and made its
way cautiously downward to the door
of Enoch Golden's study. On that door
the masked figure, before vanishing
as quietly as it had first appeared,
pinned an oblong paper. Stealing up
to it, Legar read
Enoch Golden: You have proved a
disappointment to me. Despite my
warnings. you still Cypress the poor
and abuse your power. Your daush-
ter has been saved from the clutches
Of Leaar, and at the proper time will
be produced. But that time will not
come until you have changed your
ways Of life. So while still you have
the chance, do some good deed!
THE LAUGHING MASK.
Legar, having thoughtfully perused
this strange warning, promptly added
postscript:
As slight sign of my disapprovai,
am appropriating your fifty thousand
dollars from the vaults of the Third
National bank, for which ! now take
occasion tC thank you.
Ten minutes later Legar had made
his escape from the house and was
speeding southwark in his car, to con-
fer with his own men as to the ap-
preaching assault on Golden's wealth
in the Third National vaults.
The Laughing Mask himself, in the
meantime, was busy with his own~en-
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Il wasn't even thinking of you just
then" she ayerred.
What were you thinking of" he
asked, laying his hand on her arm and
leading her into the park. Well walk
for little way-over to Fifth avenue
and then take the bus down to a
certain tea room I have in mind-so
you can tell me now what you were
daring to think Of while | was hurry.
ing toward you with all my thoughts
flying in your direction
The girl laughed, then sighed. oh,
WE'LL she replied, IF you insist on
knowing, | was thinking of my sister.
What about herr"
WHY was wondering what l was
to tell her when she asks me the
name of the person who took me out
last night. For she will ask it, of
course"
She doesn't know YETI" the man
queried quickly.
Caryl shook her head. ''Oh, mol
didn't tell her" There was mo-
ment's silence. She thinks my en-
ployer is just about right she OBJ
served with apparent irrelevance.
"Oh-she does. does she?' the man
remarked, with knowing smile. Il
see"
Even Caryl had the grace to feel
vaguely uncomfortable at the impliCa-
ton conveyed in his tone.
Oh she fastened to explain, Il
do not mean that he has paid her any
especial attention-only he happens to
be the one man she knows in New
York. and he has talked a lot of
fatherly things to meat least he has
tried to-about following my sisters
advice, and l suppose Julia thinks that
as long as am with him and no other
man, | am safe"
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"TMHE IRON CLAW"
BY
ARTHUR
STRINGER

sent Lnls OppC.,ent irving neaurorc-
most into the loose gravel. 1t was
then that Legar. seeing his men going
down about him like ninepins, re-
leased his clutch on the girls arra to
draw his revolver.
At the same moment that he did
SO the man in the mask, swinging the
girl sharply about, darted for the tun-
nelmouth. He was through it before
Legar could level his gun and fire. He
was half-leading, half-dragging the
painting girl down the narrow passage
before any of the band could follow.
But before he lodged for the hidden
powder house he threw up his free
hand and caught at the loop which
hung there at the end of his line And
he pulled it vigorously as he ran.
The result of that simple movement
was both prompt and appalling The
thunder of great defamation shook
the earth. The rocky hillside erupt-
ed into sudden volcano of flynn:
earth and gravel, flinging it's tons of
debris into the echoing valley. And
under the debris could be seen the
still struggling limbs of Legar and his
men.
But the man in the mask did not
linger to witness those struggles. He
darted with the white-faced girl out
of the broken tunnel mouth, dragged
her hurriedly up the slope and circled
down through rock and underbrush to
where his hidden car awaited him.
The Secret Attack.
En0ch Golden was no longer a con-
temptuously Indifferent man as he
faced his attorney, John Sibley, hur.
riedly summoned for conference.
Il tell you, Sibley,'' said the man Of
millions, something has tc be done.
and done soon. I'm surrounded by enc
even understand. In the first place,
there's this man in a mask stalking
through my house and pinning threats
to my doorpanels. Then"
wait cut in the man Of law. Did
anyone actually see this man of the
mask?"
Yes, Wilson, my butler, came face
to face with him as he stepped out Of
a passageway Then, when my secre-
tary, Manley, started in pursuit of the
intruder, instead Of finding a stranger
in this fool mask, he found his way
blocked by a girl, girl in a cloak,
who seemed to come there out of thin
air. And that girl, sir turned out
to be my own daughter, my own
daughter in sor1e miraculc us way res
cued from Legar."
Brought there by the man in the
mask?"
Yes, brought there by him. So
she asserts. Yet this stranger, who
brings NE back the one thing precious
in my life, on the same day assumes
to criticize my conduct and threatens
to rob nee Of MY money"
But that threat, as I've already
pointed out, is foolish. Your money
has all the protection that steel and
civilization can surround it with. 1t
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creep out along the rough shored pas
sageway, to where the tunnel opened
on shelf of rock and gravel half way
up the hillside. Screened as 1t was
with shrubbery she could see little Of
the valley before her. The only point
of life that met her gaze was a black
touring car crawling along the valley
road. When that car turned off the
road and twisted and rocked in be-
tween the bushes below her she
thought, at first, that 1t was her un-
known guardian returning to her. But
when she saw five men cautiously
emerge from that half-hidden car and
creep still closer through the under
brush, she felt sure that they were
not approaching as friends. For a mo-
ment her heart leaped up into her
mouth. Then she breathed again, for
she saw that they were not approach
ing her hiding place. but apparently
seeking one Of their own. And as they
foregathered behind a screen Of scrub
oak not more than thirty feet below
her she knew both by their guarded
tones and their general ccnspiratorial
aspect that they stood intent on their
own ends, quite Obvious of her and
her hiding place
Her face paled, however, as she
heard the clearer and more authorize.
tive tones Of one Of those speakers
For that voice, she knew, belonged to
Legar, and only to Legar
The girl pushing her cautious way
through the bushes, leaned even closer
over the ledge. Then she held her
breath, for she saw that her move
ments had loosened the gravel at her
feet and sent covey Of powders
careening down the hillside The
voices below at the same time came
to sudden stop. In another moment
she could hear the crash Of hurrying
feet through the tangled shrubbery.
Before she could turn and fly Lee
gar and his four evil-faced followers
were charging up the slope. They
were upon her, cutting off her retreat
before she could dodge back into the
passageway. Yet she did not surren-
der without a struggle. She fought
them back as best she could, standing
at bay with her back against the rocky
hillside. 1t was not until Legar's hand
clamped like a wise on her arm that
she screamed, and screamed again.
A masked figure picking his eau
tious way along the crest Of the hill
above them heard that cry and seemed
to understand it's meaning. For. on
hearing that repeated scream, he no
longer picked his way, but ran fran
tically, and with all his speed. SO pre-
cipitately did he scurry down that
rocky hillside, in fact, that he de-
scended in flying leap in the very
midst Of Legar's followers clustered
about the girl. He landed like a
fallen plumb bob, heels down, knock
ing one of the conspirators sprawl
ing over the cliff edge as he came. An
other he sent with a well-aimed blow
in the same direction. The third was
not disposed Of so easily. But an
adept jiu-jitsu twist Of the body scCn
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a different life. They waited on the
sick man, brought him dainties to eat,
kept his room bright and warm, and
there was nothing too hard if it con
tributed to his pleasure.
One day Jem went early into his
fathers room and found him dead
The other boys came racing in did not
stop even to glance at his face, but
jerked the boxes out from beneath
the bed.
Here is your old crate" shouted
the oldest son, as he threw the iron
case at Jem's feet But Jem, who
was weeping over his fathers body,
did not notice it at all. All morning
he sat in silent grief, and in the after
noon kind neighbor came and buried
den away to tell their friends of their
coming good luck. for they were going
to give big party and open the gold
en- cases before the uests
"Of course" they said, the boxes
must be full Of jewels, for there is
nothin else one would put into boxes
Of gold
That night a crowd gathered to en-
JOY the feast. At last the sons brought
out each his box. Up in his own room
little Jem was all alone with the old
iron box on his table. for he priced it
as his fathers last gift. ,
Suddenly the door opened and in
walked the Wizard
open the boxes" exclaimed he to
the sons. The four young men jerked
open the lids. expecting to be dazzled
by flashing jewels, but within was
only black powder The guests looked
frightened and the sons grew red with
anger.
You are getting just what you de-
serve" laughed the Wizard. You I'M
grateful sons, who neglected their
father, and only did for him in hopes
of gain, you will now get your re-
ward. Your hearts are black. Now
black be your bodies in future, and
may you one day repent and resume
your human form
With that he threw on each son the
black powder, and as it touched them
they became crows, tapping their
way sorrowfully out of the window
into the night. Then the wise man
went into Jem's bare little chamber
open your box. son." he said kind
ly. Jem pried up the lid, and there
vanished from the girls face as she
turned and greeted the new arrival.
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| thought of lying to Emily's father was
repugnant beyond expression, and yet
what account could he give Of himself
of his profession and earlier career?
What credentials, what proof of his
integrity and clean, honest life could
he present to the man whose daugh-
ter he sought to marry? At the first
hint of detective" the old fOrger
would inevitably suspect his motive
and turn him from the house, forbid
ding Emily to speak to or even look
upon him again. There was an alter
native, and although he shrank from
it as unworthy of her faith and trust
in him, Morrow was forced to accept
it as the only practicable solution to
the problem confronting him
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Little Jem sat on a stump in the
corner of the barnyarG looking very
sad. The weather was chilly and his
thin jacket, full of holes, did not
keep out the dampness. But that was
not the cause of his grief The real
reaso was that his father was i'll
and the doctor seemed to think he
would never get we'll.
Jem was the youngest Of five bro
Tiers. The four older boys did moth
ing but ride around the country, let
ting the farm go TO ruin, while their
father lay sick. They would not even
aid the old man, but left him helpless,
and had it not been for Jem, the
poor father would have suffered for
food and fire. II was Jem that made
blaze in the sick room and Jem
that brought in cool water as well as
hot soup three times a day.
One day at sunset there came to
the house an old man who was known
far and wide for his wisdom. In fact,
he was so Use that people called him
the Wizard
Friend" said the Wizard, as he
took seat by the i'll mans bed Il
have come to see If there is anything
can do for you"
NO" replied the old man, feebly
"Jem cares for me ell. but the other
boys neglect me in my last days"
II can fix that replied the Wizard,
with smile. Here are five boxes
Four are of gold, and the last one Of
iron. Place all under your head and
order no one to tou, h them while you
are living. only tonight you must
show them to your children and tell
them to each select the one he wishes
toh vac, but he is not TO get II unless
he proves in future a kind SON.
At evening when the sons came in
the sick man sent for them to come
to his room, They had not been in it
T. weeks, but when JeI told them
of the golden boxes they came quickly
There are five boxes said the
father. You boys choose the one
you wish. but it must be left under
my bed as long as live. II you each
prove good sons you will receive at
my death the one you selected"
The boys crowded about the beau
tifuI cases, and the four older boys
took the four golden ones for their
share, leaving Jem the old battered
iron box But ne said nothing, only
slipped them back far under the bed.
The next day the greedy sons began
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SYNOPSIS.

On Wlndward island Palidori intrigues
Mrs. Golden into an appearance of evil
which causes Golden to capture and tor
ture the Italian by branding his face and
crushing his hand Palidori opens the
dyke gates and floods the island and in
the general rush to escape the flood kid
maps Golden's six-year -old daughter Mar
CORY. Twelve years later in New York
Masked One calling himself "the Hammer
CT God" rescues an eishteen-year-old girl
from the cadet Casavanti, to whom Jules
Legar has delivered her, and takes her to
the home of Enoch Golden, millionaire.
whence she Is recaptured by Legar. Legar
denis secretary. setting fire to Golden's
buildings, but escape. Margory's mother
fruitlessly implores Enoch Golden to
find their daughter. The Masked One
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THE dessert for Summer must be
specially suited to the season.
During hot weather delicate sweets
and frozen desserts of various kinds
are sure to meet with favor. This de-
licious dessert is simply made by
first preparing vanilla custard,
then pouring it into little custard
cups. Decorate the top with whipped
cream and a teaspoonful Of grape
Jelly.
Put two cups Of milk into sauce
pan with tour tabicspoonfuls OF
,a2a1 aud one teaspoonfui Of vanilla
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terprise He had rescued Margory
her conveyance to a place of safety,
in open daylight, was a much moro
difficult problem. In his extremity,
accordingly, he had to resort to those
expedients nearest at hand.
This led him down a secluded by
way, where the powder shack of con-
struction company still stood half way
up wooden hillside. At the end Of
tunnel piercing this hillside was a
timbered chamber for high explosives.
Guarded as 1t was with its double lock,
the Laughing Mask seemed an expert
in the manipulation of such obstacles
since five minutes work with his
skeleton keys threw open that we'll
hidden room. Once there, he even ven
tured to explore his surroundings and
takefrcm their case certain small cyin.
ders incased in grease-stained paper.
He did not explain to the already over
puzzled girl, however, that these
grease stains were made by sub
stance known as nitroglycerin, nor
did he explain to her, at the end OF
his quiet yet hurried labors, that the
looped line hanging at the tunnel
mouth was in any way connected with
the illuminate caps which he had
placed so pregnantly close to his bur-
led mine. But it was well. he remem-
bered, to be prepared fer such men
as Legar and his followers.
Now" said the masked figure, turn
ing to the girl, 4 want you to stay
here until l get back"
Waiting for her deliverers return,
however, proved neither a pleasant
nor tranquilizing pastime. The girl
became restless. Then she became
worried. Then she even ventnred TO
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Vanilla Custard
Bv CONSTANCE CLARKE.

essence; let the milk steep until 1t is
we'll favored. Bring it to the point
OF boiling, then strain it into bowl;
rwhisk five eggs well, and, when the
milk has cooled little, stir In the
eggs and strain this mixture into
bowl. Place the bowl in a saucepan
of boiling water over the fire; keep
stirring the custard Zone way until
it thickens. but on no account allow
it to reach the boiling point, as il
will instantly curdle and be full OF
humps. Take it off the fire and pour
it into glasses.
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"Oh, no, don't let us tell him-yet!'
Unconsciously Emily smoothed the
way for him. II don't mean to de-
ceive him, of course, or keep anything
from him which it is really necessary
that he know at once, but it seems too
wonderful to discuss, even with
Father just now. 1t is like a fairy
promise, like moonshine, which would
be dispelled if we breathed word of
it to anyone"
"Of course, dearest, If it is your
wish. we will say nothing now" he
returned slowly. In his heart a fierce
wave of self-contempt at his own
Hypocrisy surged up once more, but
he forced it doggedly down.
More Tomorrow.
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frown of anxiety on her forehead.
1t was already / o'clock. She did not
want to place herself in position
where Julia could question her as to
her whereabouts this afternoon, there
fore she must be back in her room
before her sister returned from work.
Yet she hated to miss moment OF
pleasure with Hadley.
Why stand looking exactly in the
opposite direction from that in which
| might be expected to Gomez" asked
a gay voice behind her, and all shadow
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Her employer said nothing in reply
to this pseudo explanation In his
heart he was thinking-"that was not
Somerdykes voice-thank goodness
But it was no clerk from Baird's
either. And he delivered to my very
uncandid little stenographer no mes
sage from her sister.
Caryl Marvin was at the place sug-
gested by Ben Hadley some minutes
before he appeared. Standing in the
park gateway, the girl waited for him,