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Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1916-04-13
CHAPTER VII.
SUSPENSE.


His secret uncovered, all that labori.
ously constructed edifice of art and
chicane which yesterday had seemed
SO impregnable wall between the
Lone Wolf and the world today torn
asunder, Lanyard wasted time neither
in profitless lamentation or any other
sort of repining.
Delaying only long enough to revise
plans, he put out the lights and left by
the courtyard door; for it was just
possible that those whose sardonic
within it had been to naNe themselves
1.-THE Pack" might have stationed
agents in the street to follow their
dissocial brother in crime. And now,
more than ever. Lanyard was firmly
bent on going his own way unmatched.
His course first led him stealthily
past the door of the porter and across
the court to the public hallway in the
main body of the building
Afoot, and in complete darkness, he
made his ascent Of five flights of wind
ing stairs, pausing at length before
the door of an apartment on the sixth
floor. A fash from pocket-lamp 10.
Gated the keyhole; the key turned
without a sound; the door swung on
silent hinges.
Once inside, the adventurer moved
more freely, with less precautiop
against noise. He was on known
ground, and alone; the apartment,
though furnished, was untenanted, and
would so remain as long as Lanyard
continued to pay the rent from Lon.
don under an assumed name.
1t was the convenience of this ref
uge and avenue of retreat, indeed, that
had dictated his choice of this par.
ticular floor, for, the siXth-story fiat
had one invaluable feature-a window
opening on the roof of the adjoining
building.
Two minutes examination sufficed
to convince Lanyard that here at least
the Pack had not trespassed.
Five minutes later he picked the
common lock of door opening from
the roof of an apartment house on the
farthest corner of the block, found hts
way downstairs. knocked on the door
of the porters lodge, chanted that ven.
cradle open sesame of Paris, Gordon,
sill vous plait!" and was made free OF
the street by a worthy concierge too
sleepy to challenge the late-departing
0nest-
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1916-04-13

fear. that of finding himself strapped
in time Of stress.
The fold yielded up its hoard to q
sou-Lanyard removed and counted
over five notes of one thousand francs
and ten of twenty pounds-their sum
approximating two thousand dollars.
But If nothing had been taken away,
/ something had been added-the back
OF one of the Bank of England notes
had been used as blank for a mem.
orandum.
Lanyard spread 1t out and studied it
attentively.
The handwriting had been traced
with no discernible attempt at dis.
guise, but was quite strange to him
The pen employed had been one Of
those needle-pointed nibs so popular
in France; the hand was that OF an
educated Frenchman. The substance
of the memorandum translated as fol.
lows:
ITO the Lone Wolf-The Pack sends
greetings and extends its invitation to
participate in the benefits OF it's fra
ternity. One awaits him always at
pAbbaye Theleme."
A date was added, the date Of that
same day.
Deliberately. when he had conned
this communication. Lanyard produced
his cigarette case, twisted the note Of
twenty pounds into rude spill, set It
afire. lighted his cigarette therefrom
and. rising. conveyed the burning pa
per to u cold and empty fireplace.
where he permitted it to burn to a
crisp. black ash.
When this was done his smile broke
through his clouding scowl.
We'll, my friend!" he informed the
author of that document which now
could never prove incriminating-"at
all events. have you to thank for
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1916-04-13
SYNOPSIS.

At Troyon's. a Paris inn. the youth
Marcel Troyon, afterwards TO be known
as Michael Lanyard. Is caught stealing
by Burke. an expert thief. who takes the
boy VITA Rim TO America and makes OF
him finished cracksman After stealing
the Omber Jewels and the Huysman war
plans in London Lanyard returns to
Troyon's for the first time In many years
because he thinks Roddy. a Scotland
Yard man, is on his trail On arrival he
finds Roddy already installed as a guest
Al dinner a conversation between Comte
de MorDihan NJ. Bannon and Mile. Ban
non about the Lone Wolf, a celebrated
cracksman who works alone. puzzles and
alarms him as TO whether his identity is
only guessed or known. To satisfy him
self that Roddy Is not watching him,
Lanyard dresses and goes out. leaving
Roddy apparently asleep and snoring In
the next room.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1916-04-13
By LOUIS JOSEPH VANCE
tcopyright by louis Joseph vancel

one had started in panic for the door.
then stopped in terror
Words followed-the strangest he
could have imagined-words spoken
in a gentle and tremulous voice:
"In PHYS name! who are you and
what do you want?"
Thunderstruck, Lanyard switched
on the lights.
At a distance of some six PAGES he
saw not Roddy but woman, and not
woman merely. but the girl he had
met in the restaurant.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1916-04-13

syllable of understanding, an Obi"
abruptly gasped. simultaneously her
face and throat famed scarlet with the
color that flooded them.
Your room, Mr.. Lanyard"
Her tone was so convincing in its
meditation of shame and horror that
his heart misgave him Not that alone.
but the girl was very good to look
upon.
Pm sure" he began soothingly, sit
doesn't matter. You mistook one door
for the"
But you don't understand" She
shuddered. This dreadful habit And
| was hoping had outgrown it! How
can EXPLAIN"
Believe me, Miss Bannon. you need
explain nothing"
But l must. | wish to. / couldn't
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1916-04-13

new sensation. 1t has long been my
ambition to feel warranted in lighting
a cigarette with a twenty-pound note,
If the within ever seized mel"
His smile faded slowly; the frown
replaced it-something more valuable
to him than a hundred dollars had
just gone UP in smoke.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1916-04-13

II was with the reflection that. If
Roddy were really playing possum. he
was welcome to whatever he could
find in the quarters of Michael Lam
yard.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1916-09-28

Government bonds are considered a
"safe investment" But even United
States Government bonds and money
have been worth only half their face
values in gold at time within the men,
DRY of people now living. Land will
never be worth less than it is now. The
Government may go to smash, as all
governments do sooner or later, but the
land that God made will most likely be
here when governments of the dim
future are collecting taxes from your
children in the twentieth generation.
Own Bossier Parish farm, gentle
reader. The land is good, and cheap.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1916-09-28

stairs outside, the door opened gently,
and the young ward physician, Dr.
i;run, entered. His face was pale, and
black circles showed under his eyes.
He had met Katharine before during
that night, so nodded to her pleasantly
and, observing the sleeping family, mo-
toned for her to follow him out on to
the landing.
After giving him an account Of ROsa's
condition and the treatment she had
administered Mrs. Ware asked alb
ruptly:
DO you know anything about the
chilI-the little boy-who is in there
He certainly isn't one of them-the La
tinSkis.'
NO." answered her companion. Its
rather sad case, that, and one with a
bit of mystery about it. He, the young
ster, was the child of a young Ameri-
can woman who had a back room on
the floor below this. The other tenants
are all Yiddish and speak no English OF
any account.
why she should have come here is
the mystery. However, she did and
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1916-09-28

In Ohio they have law that auto
matically relieves a sheriff from his
office when he allows a mob to take q
prisoner from him. The other day a
delegation of leading citizens called on
an Ohio sheriff for a prisoner whom
they were aiming to lynch. Did they
get the prisoner? They did not secure
that individual. The sheriff still has
the prisoner and is continuing to draw
the salary and perquisites of the office
of sheriff. The leading citizens are
bringing pressure to bear on the court
to have the prisoner legally hanged.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1916-09-28

ing therefrom to arrive at her own de-
ciSiOn.
Switching on all the electric lights
near the dressing table, Katharine sub
jcctcd her face and figure to Il most
critical survey The result was only
partly satisfactory.
I'm forty-fve" she muttered under
her breath, land might pass for forty.
My figure is still slim and rather good,
but my hair is commencing to show
many gray threads, little wrinkles are
creeping around my eyes, and-alto-
gether-1 am just a we'll preserved
middle aged woman who knows how to
dress and to carry herself gracefully"
Yet Katharine Wares position was
no exceptional one-better far better,
in fact. than that of thousands of other
women in their widowhood. She had
married when a girl of less than twen-
ty a man who. while brilliantly edu-
gifted, was at that time comparatively
poor. She had seen him rise to a posi-
tion of much wealth and influence and
to become power in the political world.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1916-09-28

To Parish Fair Exhibitors
l will have car at Benton October
18th and 18th and will leave October 10Th
at nine o'clock am. for Plain Dealing.
Please have your exhibits sent in to
Benton and made ready for shipment on
these days, and will take pleasure in
entering same for you.
Now let everybody come up with some
thing and we will have the grandest
exhibit for our Parish Fair and State
Fair we ever had. Let us put our Shout
ders to the wheel and keep old Bossier
in the front, where she has always been.
Don't fail me, who has the success of
the fair at heart. If any one wants me
to help select premium corn or other
exhibits, notify me what day to come
and will do so with pleasure.
Yours truly,
E. S. BURT, Parish Agent.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1916-09-28
PO5tGd!

4 Ii persons are hereby warned =
n my plantation and pasture FH
erty located near Benton are posted,
this notice is being published to funA
comply with the trespass law. Huni'
fishing and promiscuous trespasslngF
not be tolerated and proseautiols
follow if such are persisted il. 4
means to include all.
IT. w. w. STEsN
Benton, La, Sept, Il, 1915.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1916-09-28

A German American newspaper says
that of twenty eight daily and 236
weekly German newspapers in the
United States, which were formerly
Democratic, not one is now supporting
Wilson. Well, why exult? All are
agreed that Germany herself would 60
Republican in November if she had d
chance. 1t is thought, though, that the
United States may go Democratic.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1916-09-28

The Bossier Parish Fair is only about
three weeks in the future. If you have
cow with twin calves, or triplets, enter
her, for such COW deserves a blue
ribbon and can be outpointed only by
the COW that jumped over the moon.
Bossier is full Of wonders this year and
it's 1916 fair will be good one.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1916-09-28

Brother Hughes viii have to talk fast
during the next thirty-odd days of the
campaign if he catches up with his
"answers to questions" There was
never man who had more to answer,
and so far he has replied only to those
about women's suffrage and the Tariff.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1916-09-28

When the enemy comes into your
country, as come some day he will, your
house may be burned, crop seized and
cattle driven away, but the enemy will
leave the land as too cumbersome to be
moved. A farm is a safe investment
and sure living for any one hungry
enough to work it. Land is cheap in
Bossier Parish.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1916-09-28

Those who do not like the idea of $50
per year for the Banner have until jan
uary /, 1917, to advance their dates as
far into the twentieth century as they
please at the familiar price of ST per year.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1916-09-28

Bossier Parish might do we'll to cele-
brate this year of t5-eent cotton by
building good roads on which to haul
future crops to market.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1916-09-28

Eg@ If you intend to enter your son
or daughter in business college save
S. by buying the scholarship the pro-
prietor of the Banner has for sale.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1916-09-28

No man who works for. wages is OPP
posed to the eight hourlaw, We take it.
If he is he is an exceptional employee.
How many men work for other people
can be told by the census reports.
There are quite number of millions of
them. Those who oppose the eight
hour law are, for the greater part, people
who have work to be done by others.
The Banner has friends of both opin-
ions but we trust there is no harm in
saying that tic boys who favor eight
hours for 4 working day will find Mr..
Wilson SO strong for their proposition
that he considers it no matter for arbi-
tcation. The Banner is for Mr.. Wilson.
He sleeps nine hours, he says, and works
at least eight. If he wants to play in
the White House garden the remaining
hours Of the day we hope he gets the
chance for the next four years.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1916-09-28
Lumber for Sale

7 l have purchased all the REMAIN
buildings, trans, sheds and founlatia
at Bolinger, as well as enough d y
new lumber to take care of the aa
trade. Any one wanting lumber \
find stock on hand there, at loWprts
Will handle Windows, Doors, LiR
Brick, Cement and Shingles. ezpa
to handle all kinds of building matters
T Come and see me. Yours truly,
45-tf *. L. FUh(ElLl
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1916-09-28

AS was some months ago intimated in
these columns, the price Of subscrlp-
ton OF the Banner is to be increased to
$l.5O per year. This raise in the price Of
the Banner is made necessary because OF
the increased cost of materials entering
into the making of the paper, the prin-
clpal OF which is news print paper. That
commodity is now scarce in the market
and continues to advance in price. A
recent shipment of forty reams of print
paper cost the proprietor in New Orleans !
just about double what former shipments
cost some months ago.
Ell The manager of the Banner regrets
this change, and particularly that it
has become necessary to make it at this
time. However, no department OF
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drain, to be supported at the expense
of another department., so the only re-
naming recourse is the increased price
1t is absolutely necessary to make the
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revenue producing.
O Our readers and old friends will please
u take notice of this announcement, but
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One Year ..... Sl.5O Nine Months -. 81
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Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-04-07
REVISION OF OHIO
INSURANCE Rates
WITH GREAT BENEFIT TO HOME
OWNERS, ASSURED THROUGH
LEGISLATIVE PROBING.
Underwriters CO-OpERATED
Protected Cities Will Receive Reduc-
tions That Average Twenty
Five Per Cent.

Western Newspaper Union News Service
-Fruition of the work of
the legislative investigating commit
tee, headed by former Senator Daniel
F. Mooney, now United States MINIS
ter to Paraguay; former Gov. James
M. Cox and g number of far-seelng
state insurance agents, is seen IN an
nouncement of revised insurance rates.
This revision, and it is downward
one, too, is the result Of what insur-
ance men say was move planned
years ago, but it may have 'Deeh
hastened by the investigation with the
intimation of possible increased regu-
lation. Specifically, it is the consum-
nation of what has been Tariously
termed an implied understanding
and 'gentlemen's agreement" reached
in the governors office when the COM
mittee held it's final meeting.
The position at that time was taken
that reduction Of insurance cost to the
property owners would be better than
additional legislation. The >sLa.@'] part
of the understanding was that no leg
islation would be enacted, although
| the committee had made recommends
| tions which were to be alternatives ii
the reductions were not worked out
| The general assembly faithfully kept
its part of the pact and the revision
of rates demonstrates, so say the in
surance men, that the insurance in
terests have been just as faithful il
keeping theirs.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-04-07
Money PaId Out tlleaally.


In no city in the state have alleGen
illegal payments reported by the state
bureau of accounting been SO large as
in the city of Portsmouth, where they
total $108, 8,650.14. This is due to the
payment of various pieces of work,
$107,265.08 to S. G. Monroe & Co. One
of the persons interested in the com
pany is city official, the report says,
and the law forbidding official interest
has been violated, it is alleged. There
is no statement that the city did not
get the moneys worth in the work.
The findings for recovery" are
$253.12, and it is found that the city
owes $40 to former Mayor Adam Frick.
In Miami township, Clermont county,
special examination which was re-
quested by one of the factions dis
closed that the discrepancies in ac-
counts were only SIS. There was paid
to Clerk A. A. Brown the sum named
for posting election notices after he
1 had exceeded his salary allowance, it
/ is charged. The expenses of the in
/ vestigation are much more than the
! findings. In Hooking county the find
/ ings, largely due to errors of various
sorts, are 1,44360 In Marion county
there is due the county strong box
/ $275.35, and due from the county to
various persons $890.40. In Warren
county the amount due the county is
only $94.50 In Perry county the find
ings in favor of the county are
$1,763.31.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-04-07
CONGRESS TO DECIDE
LAWMAKERS MAY ACT FIRST ON
LINER ATTACK.
Washington Hears Berlin Will Disa-
vow Act If Shown U-Boat At
tackled Steamer Sussex.

Washington, March 29.-It was au-
thoritatively stated on Monday that
the president would communicate the
situation fully to congress before TAX
ing any definite steps which might lead
to rupture of diplomatic relations as
a result OF the attacks on the steamers
Sussex and Englishman.
1t was stated that should it be shown
that German submarine attacked the
Sussex, Germany would disavow the
act, offer reparation, punish the sub
marine commander and satisfy the
United States that the act was in vio-
lation of instructions.
1t was also stated that the German
ambassador, Count Won BernstOrff,
was mainly responsible for the recent
retirement of Grand Admiral Won Tir-
pitt. who is understood to have been
eliminated because of his views on
submarine warfare after Count Won
Bernstorff had made certain recon
mendations to the imperial chancellor,
Won Bethmann- Hollweg.
Chairman Stone of the foreign rela-
tions committee said, after seeing
President Wilson, that all facts would
be awaited before action was taken
and that in their absence he refused to
express an opinion.
Senators and representatives who
called at the White House reflected
the view that the situation was seri.
GUS.
Consular Agent Whitman at Bou.
logne reported that he was informed
| by French officials that a piece OF
bronze resembling a part of torpedo
had been found on the channel liner
Sussex.
Dover, March 29.-That the channel
boat Sussex was struck by an enemy
torpedo" was the finding of coronerIs
jury at an inquest over the bodies oi
victims brought here.
Information obtained by the EN-
bassy indicates that two or three
Americans on the Sussex were injured
dangerously.
| OF the three American survivors oil
| the Sussex who are in a hospital al
Dover. only one-George Crocker oi
Fitchburg, Mass.-is in a serious con
dition His skull was fractured by q
falling mast. He regained conscious
ness and his physician believes he
Twill recover.
Joshua d. Armitage of New York
and Wilder Penfield of Hudson, Wis.
are suffering from shock and bruises
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-04-07
SEEK UNIFORMITY In STATE
Public Fire Fighting Utilities of State
May Soon Become Standardized.

Springfield, ON an effort to ere
ate sentiment for state and country
wide uniformity in the dimensions and
design of public fire-ighting utilities.
especially as relates to hose couplings
and hydrant association is circulating
an enlightening pamphlet on "The
Need of Cooperation Between Com
munities in Case OF Fire" The PAM
phlet describes in detail the method
of standardizing attachments, giving
figures as to the cost and listing Ohio
cities with data as to whether or not
the attachments are now standard, are
adaptable, or non-adaptable.
The association is made up largely
Of insurance men. The pamphlet sets
forth in detail, with illustrations, the
method of approaching standardiza-
ton in hose couplings and suction
couplings on the pumping engines.
The cost in towns listed as non-adapt-
able is given as about one dollar each
for couplings, including exchange of
present couplings, and about the same
each for hydrRnt attachments.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-04-07
IEWS FROM FAR
AND NEAR

Washington, March 29.-Thomas J.
Pence, secretary of the Democratic
national committee and President Will
sons political adviser, who had been
i'll for several months as a result of
pneumonia. died at his home here on
Monday.
Washington, March 29.-Threatened
complications in the Mexican situation
disappeared on Monday when the SEN
ate Republicans decided to accept the
Administrations assurances that sufh-
cient troops were on the border for
protection Of American interests and
not to carry the agitation for more
troops further at this time.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-04-07
WILSON AID TO WED HEIREsS
Mlss Alice Gertrude Gordon Announces
Her Engagement to Or. Cary
Grayson, U. s. N.

Washington. April Announce
ment was made at the White House
on Thursday that Miss Alice Gertrude
Gordon. an heiress and former ward
OF Mrs. Woodrow Wilson. had an
nounced in New York the engagement
to Dr, Cary T. Grayson. United States
navy surgeon and PERSONAL friend.
aide and physician to the president
Miss Gordon Is the possessor of mil
lions. Mr.. Gordon died five years ago.
He was a world-famous bridge build
or. Miss Gordon's romance is the
fourth in the White House since
Woodrow Wilson became president.
Mr. Wilson and his two daughters
have been married since his term be-
Ean.