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The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-03-28

After stealing the Omber jewels and the
Huysman war plans in London Mlchael
Lanyard returns to Troyon's, a Paris lnn'
he thinks Roddy. a Scotland Yard man,
is on his trail Lanyard dresses and goes
out. leaving Roddy snoring in the next
room. then comes back stealthily. TO mo
in his room Mile. Bannon. In the apart
ment near the Trocadero he finds an IN :
vtation from The Pack TO the Lone Won
to join them. Lanyard attempts TO ols-
pose of the Omber jewels, but finds tnat
The Pack has forbidden the buyers 10
deal with him. He meets The PACK, put
refuses alliance with them On ms re-
turn to his room he is attacked IN the
dark, but knocks out his assailant lie dlS-
covers that Roddy has been murdered IN
his bed and starts to leave the house. In
the corridor he encounters LUCIA ramon,
who insists on leaving with him. Having
no money Lucia is obliged to take refuge
with Lanyard in the studio Of an absent
artist friend Of his. He locks her In
room alone After sleep Lanyard mas
his viewpoint changed. He tells Lucia
who he is Mutual confessions follow:
She is Lucy Shannon. not Bannon, ana
has been used as a tool by Bannon. the
crook. The American murderer OF Roooy
was Bannon's secretary. Lucy agrees 10
70 with him to return the London loot
newspaper wrapped in a brick is thrown
through the skylight. The paper has an
account Of the total destruction by hre OF
Troyon's. They go to Nine Ombers Paris
residence and burglariously restore the
Jewels
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paper, to which extraordinarily compli-
Gated and minute designs had been
ansferred-strongly resembling Ia
borious efforts to conventionaliZe
spiders web
But no sooner had M. Ducroy focused
upon them the magnifying glass than
he started violently, uttered an excited
exclamation and subjected the papers
to an examination both prolonged and
exacting.
Monsieur is no doubt now salts
f1ed?" Lanyard inquired, when his pa
thence would endure no longer
Yes, the other agreed breathlessly
You have the negatives from which
these prints were made?"
Here" Lanyard said, indicating a
second cigarette.
And then, with a movement so leis-
urely and careless that his purpose
was accomplished before the other in
his preoccupation was aware of it, the
adventurer leaned forward and swept
up the prints from the counterpart in
front of M. Ducroy.
"Here!" the Frenchman exclaimed
"Why do you do that?"
Monsieur no longer questions their
authenticity?"
Il grant you that"
Then l return to myself these
prints, pending negotiations for their
transfer to France"
How did you come by them?" de-
manded M. Ducroy, after a moments
thought.
Need monsieur ask? Is France so
observed by her spies that you do not
already know of the misfortune re-
Gently suffered in London by one Cap
tain Ekstrom?"
You are-the Lone Wolf-then?"
Il am, monsieur-simply as concerns
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CHAPTER XIII.
No Solution

No Solution.
Because his money was fast ebbing
and motives of prudence alone-if
none more worthy-forbade an ATTEMPT
to replenish his pocketbook by revisit
ing the little place in the Rue Roget
and realizing on the treasures there.
he had determined to have a taximeter
fitted to his car and ply for hire until
time or chance should settle the ques-
ton Of his future.
Already, indeed, he had complied
with the police regulations, received
permission to convert his machine in
to taxicab, and arranged to have the
clock installed.
Leaving his car before noon at the
designated depot, he received the prom
Use that it would be ready for him at
four o'clock. Returning at that hour,
he learned that it couldn't be ready be-
fore six. Facing YEARLY two hours
with nothing to do, and too bored and
restless to vile them away in a cafe.
he idled listlessly hither and yon along
streets and Observation-Disclosures in
the black melancholy expressing him,
whether or not he were recognized.
In the course of his wanderings he
found himself turning from the Rue
st. HonOre through the Place Ven
dome to the Rue de la Paix.
Before one corner window Lanyard
paused involuntarily.
In that window there was a mirror,
set at an angle to one side, and sud
denly Lanyard caught it's presentment
of himself-a gaunt and hungry appari-
worn when rejoicing in the sobriquet
Of wolf, his eyes staring with preda-
cious luster
And lest some passer-by be struck
by this betrayal, he turned and moved
on hastily.
Halfway across the Boulevard des
Capucines, to the east of the Opera, he
leaped for his life from a murderous-
minded taxicab, found himself tempo
rarily marooned upon one of those
isles of safety which the Partisan
calls ''thank-Gods," and stood waiting
ullIil dh opShlIS olOulu OHcI III Iuo
congestion of traffic and permit him
to gain the farther sidewalk.
Presently the policeman in the mid
die of the boulevard signaled with his
little white wand, and the stream Of
east bound vehicles checked and be-
gan to close up to the right of the
crossing, upon which they en-
croached jealousy. A taxicab on the
outside, next the island, overshot the
mark, and, obedient to curt word
from the sergent, pulled up sharply
and began to back into place. Before
Lanyard could move round it, it's
window had drawn opposite him and
he was staring in, transfixed by cas-
ual glance
ITO BE CONTJNJTED1
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Hair Turns White in a Might.

That hair ever turns white in a sim
gle night has been emphatically de-
MED by some doctors, in spite of his
toric instances-such as that Of Marie
Antoinette-to the contrary. But Doc
tor Lebar called the attention of the
Societe Medicale des Hopitaux Of
Paris to an actual case. 1t was that
of a young French soldier who was
blown into the air by mine and
buried in the earth, from which he
extricated himself with difficulty.
The man was deafened by the deto-
nation, his face was burned, and there
were several bruises on his head. He
was taken to neighboring hospital,
where the following day he noticed
four islets of white hair on the fronto-
parietooccipital region of his head.
The loss of color was complete from
the roots to the ends of the hairs, and
the white hairs were as firmly in his
scalp as their brown neighbors.
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CTO BE Continued
KINGSLEY A HARD WORKER
Famous Author often Broke Down and
Had to Outfits impressive
Sermons.

Kingsleys life was a series of ups
and downs He would work with such
fury, writing letters, preaching, visit
ing the sick, teaching, smoking all
day, and at night, after the rest of the
house were all in bed, sitting up till
the small hours writing at one Of his
novels, that, after several months of
this kind Of thing, he would have
breakdown and be ordered to quit.
At first he thought what he needed
was physical exercise, and off he would
go on long tramp or fishing trip.
But soon he learned that what he
must have was absolute quiet, says
Hildegarde Hawthorne in St Nicholas,
and then he would sit for hours in the
sun, soaking in some lovely scene be-
fore him and waiting till his energy
returned, as peacefully as he might
Every now and then he was subject
to intense fits of depression, such as
men of his temper are apt to suffer,
but his buoyant spirit soon came sing
ing home again, and the boy in him
walked with a shout, ready for play
and for work.
Kingsley made tremendous impress
sion in his lifetime, not SO much from
anything he actually did, but because
of all he hoped and wanted to do, and
tried to make people see was worth
doing His sermons were listened to
breathlessly; and though the conven-
tiOnal churchmen did not approve of
him, his congregations loved him. Once
he was preaching to a throng of work
ingmen, and, when he had finished, the
incumbent, one of the dignitaries OF
the church, rose and said that he did
not believe in most of what Mr. King
sley had said and had expected a very
different sermon. Kingsley made Do
reply. simply bowling his head. But as
he walked back through the aisle the
men in the seats near him stretched
out their hands to touch him as he
passed and murmured blessings on
him.
He loved the poor, the weak, the I'M
happy, and he gave himself to them
with a fervor it is hard to realize.
He loved gay and gallant doings. clean
and bright, as you can see in his books
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CHAPTER XX-Continued.

They had to walk as far as the
Place de Trocadero before Lanyard
found a cab, which he later dismissed
at the corner of the Faubourg st. Ger
main.
Another brief walk brought them to
a gate in the garden wall of resi-
dence situated at the junction OF two
quiet streets.
This. | think. ends our Partisan
wanderings." Lanyard announced. IF
you'll be good enough to keep an eye
for busybodies-and yourself as in
conspicuous as possible in the recess
of this doorway.
And he walked back to the curb,
measuring the wall with his eye.
What are you going to do?"
He responded by doing it so swiftly
that she gasped with surprise; pausing
momentarily within yard of the walk,
he gathered himself together, shot up
lithely into the air, caught the top
curbing with both hands, and She
heard the soft thud of his feet on the
earth OF the enclosure, and the latch
grated behind her as the door opened.
For the last time" Lanyard
laughed quietly from the aperture,
permit me to invite you to break the
law by committing an act of trespass!
Securing the door, he led her to a
garden bench secluded amid conven-
tional shrubbery.
IF you'll wait here" he suggested
We'll, it will be best. I'll be back as
soon as possible, though l may be de-
tanned some time. Still, inasmuch as
I'm about to break into this house, my
motives, which are most commendable,
may be misinterpreted, and I'd rather
you waited here, with the street at
hand. If you hear noise like trouble
you've only to unlatch the gate. But
let's trust that my purely benevolent
intentions toward the French republic
won't be misconstrued!"
"IIl wait" she assured him bravely;
"but won't you tell me-"
With a hand he indicated the man
sion towering above them.
I'm going to break in there to pay
an early morning call and impart some
interesting information to person OF
considerable consequence = nobody
less, in fact. than M. Ducroy."
And who is he?''
THE present minister of war. We
haven't as yet the pleasure of each
others acquaintance; still / think he
won't be sorry to see me. In brief,
mean to make him a present of the
Huysman plans and bargain for safe
conduct for us both from France"
Impulsively she offered her hand
and, when he somewhat diffidently
took it, she gave his fingers a firm
compelling pressure with her own.
BE CAREFUL" she whispered broken
", her pale, sweet face upturned to
his. "Oh, do be careful! am afraid
for YOU"
And for a moment the temptation
to take her in his arms seemed strong
er than any he had ever known.
But reminding himself that he had
voluntarily stipulated for years pro
baton, he released her hand with an
incoherent humble, turned, and hastily
disappeared in the direction of the
house.
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you, the person in possession Of these
plans, and who offers them through
you, to France, for price
But why introduce yourself to me
in this extraordinary fashion to con-
summate a transaction for which the
ordinary channels with which you
must be familiar are entirely ade-
quate?"
Simply because Ekstrom has fol-
lowed me to Paris" Lanyard explained
indulgently. Did l venture to ap-
proach you through the customary
channels, my chances of rounding out
a useful life thereafter would be prac-
tically nil. Furthermore, my circum-
stances are such that it has become
necessary for me to leave France i'm
mediately without an hours delay
also secretly; else | might as we'll re-
main here to re butchered. Now you
command the only means l know of to
accomplish my purpose And that is
the price, the only price, you will have
to pay me for these plans"
Il don't understand you"
II Is OH SCuGuulG, 10 IL uOl, LudL Gap
tain Vauquelin of the aviation corps is
to attempt a nonstop flight from Paris
to London this morning, with two pas
sengers, in a new Parrot biplane?"
THAT is so. Wen?"
Il must be one of those passengers;
and have companion, a young lady,
who will take the place of the other"
1T isn't possible, monsieur. Those
arrangements are already fixed"
You will countermand them"
but there is no time"
You can get into telephone COM
munication with Port Aviation in two
minutes
But the passengers have already
been promised"
You will disappoint them
"The start is to be made in the first
flush of daylight How could you reach
Port Aviation in timer"
in your motor car, monsieur"
ct cannot be done"
1T must, If the start must be de-
layed until we arrive, you will give
orders that it shall be so delayed"
For a minute the minister of war
hesitated; then he shook his head def
nitely.
"The difficulties are insuperable-"
There is no such thing, monsieur"
81 am sorry; it can't be done"
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pretext and another contrived to haunt
the neighborhood of Wells until the
party came out. something after one
o'clock
1t was evident they had supped mer-
rily; the girl showed every sign of the
gayest humor; Wertheimer seemed a
bit exhilarated, De Morbihan was
plainly much amused. and even Ban
non-bearing heavily on the French
mans arm-was chuckling apprecia-
lively. The party piled back into De
Morbihan's limousine and were driven
up the Avenues des Champs Elysees.
pausing at the Elysee Palace hotel to
drop Bannon and the girl-his daugh-
ter?-whoever she was!
Whittier it went thereafter Lanyard
didn't trouble to ascertain. He drove
morosely home and went to bed,
though not to sleep for many hours
bitterness Of disillusion ate like ar
acid into his heart.
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Instantly the countenance of the
stout Frenchman was lighted with a
CLEAN Of eager interest-romance
lover that he was-and he stepped
nearer, peering closely into the face
of the adventurer.
Gomez" he echoed. "Mademoiselle?
Your sweetheart, eh?"
Lanyard assented with disconso-
late nod and sigh. Impatiently Ducroy
caught him by the sleeve.
Gomez" he insisted, tugging-
come at once into the house Now,
monsieur-now at length you enlist all
ones sympathies! Come, l say Is it
your desire that l catch my death of
cold?"
Indifferently Lanyard suffered him.
self to be led away. He was, indeed
barely conscious of what was happen.
ing. All his being was possessed by
the thought that she had forsaken
him.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-03-28
MORE THAN EVER
Increased Capacity for Work Since
Leaving Off Coffee.

Many former coffee drinkers who
have mental work to perform day If
ter day, have found better capacity
and greater endurance by using Pos
tum instead of coffee. An Illinois
woman writes:
81 had drank coffee for about twenty
years, and finally had what the doctor
called coffee heart was nervous and
extremely Respondent; had little men
tai or physical strength left; had kid
ney trouble and constipation.
"The first noticeable benefit which
Postum was the improved action OF
the kidneys and bowels. In two weeks
my heart action was greatly improved
and my nerves steadier.
Then | became less respondent.
and the desire to be active again
showed proof of renewed physical and.
mental strength.
Il formerly did mental work and had
to give it up on account of coffee, but
since using Postum / am doing hard
mental labor with less fatigue" Name
given by Postum Co., Battle Creek,
Mich.
Postum comes in two forms:
Postum Cereal-the original form
must be well boiled, 15c and 25c pack
ages.
instant Postum soluble powder
dissolves quickly in a cup of hot wa
ter, and, with cream and sugar, makes
a delicious beverage instantly. 30c and
Soc tins.
Both forms are equally delicious and
cost about the same per cup.
There's a Reason" for Postum.
sold by GrocerS.
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CHAPTER XXI.
EIation and Despair.

EIation and Despair.
Established behind his splendid ma
hogany desk in his Office at the minis
try of war, or moving majestically
abroad attired in frock coat and shin
ing topper, or lending the dignity Of
his presence to some formal function
of state in that beautiful uniform
which appertained unto his office. NJ
Hector Ducroy cut an imposing figure.
Abed-it was sadly otherwise.
Lanyard switched on the bedside
light, turning it SO that it struck full
upon the face Of the sleeper, and as he
sat down he smiled.
The minister of war lay upon his
back. his distinguished corpulence Sc
verely dislocating the chaste simplicity
of the bedclothing. Athwart his shelv.
ing chest fat hands were peacefully
folded in a gesture affectingly naive.
His face was red, noble high-light
shone upon the promontory of his bald
pate. his mouth was open.
10 the best CT his unconscious abil-
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gered by brutal blow from a trusted
hand, Lanyard turned from the bench
and stumbled out of the garden and to
the junction with the cross street. But
nowhere in the compass of their per-
spectives could he see anything that
moved
After some time he returned to the
garden and CHARTERED it with the thor
oughness of a pointer beating a covert
But he did this hopelessly, bitterly
aware that the outcome would be pre-
cisely what it eventually was-that
is to say, nothing
He was kneeling beside the bench
microscopic attention by aid of his
f1ash-lamp, seeking some sign of strug-
gle to prove she had not left him will
ingfy; and finding none-when a voice
brought him momentarily out of his
distraction.
He looked up wildly, to discover Du-
croy standing over him, his stout per
son chastely swathed il quilted
dressing-gown with trousers, his ex-
preston one of stupefaction.
We'll, monsieur-well?" the minis
ter of war demanded irritably. What
i repeat-are you doing there?"
Lanyard essayed response, choked
up, and gulped. He rose and stood
swaying, showing a stricken face, but
for the moment couldn't speak.
'Eh?" Ducroy insisted, with an ac-
cent of evaporation. why do YOU
stand glazing at me like that-eh :?
Come, monsieur; what ails you? I
have arranged everything, l say.
Where is mademoiselle?"
Lanyard made a broken gesture
She is gone" he muttered forlornly.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-03-28
No Barber Bill to Paw.

There is a BARRIERS shop in Cape
Town at which Sir Leander Starr ia
meson can always have a haircut and
shave for nothing. Years ago Doc
tor JIM" then in practice. attended
the BARRIERS wife during a dangerous
illness. Though his skill she recov-
cred. The husband was deeply CRATE
full; but he was not in a position to
pay. Instead, he offered to give Doc
hor Jim" a free haircut and shave
for the rest of his life. Whenever Sir
Leander is in Cape Town he goes to
the shop, and the barber carries out
his bargain.
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That Is your answer"
TT Is regrettable. monsieur f"

II IS ItSISLldDlS,
Very WE'LL" Lanyard bent forward
again, took a match from the stand
On the bedside table, and struck it.
Very calmly he advanced the fame to-
ward the cigarette containing the roll
of infiammabIe films.
"Monsieur!" Ducroy cried in hor-
ror. What are you doing?"
Lanyard favored him with look of
surprise
Il am about to destroy these films
and prints"
You must never do that"
why not? They are mine, to do
with as l like If l cannot dispose of
them at my price, l shall destroy
Shem!"
"But-my God!-what you demand
IS impossible! Stay, monsieur! Think
what your action means to France!"
Il have already thought of that. Now
l must think of myself"
"But-one moment"
Ducroy sat up in bed and dangled
fat legs over the side.
But one moment only, monsieur.
Don't make me waste your matches!"
Monsieur, it shall be as you desire,
il it lies in my power to accomplish
it,"
With this the minister of war stood
up and made for the telephone, in his
agitation needless Of dressing gown
and slippers.
You must accomplish it, M. Du-
croy," Lanyard advised him gravely,
putting out the flame; "for if you fail.
you make yourself the instrument of
MY death. Here are the plans
you trust them to me?" Ducroy
asked in establishment.
But naturally-that makes it an al
fair Of your honor" Lanyard explained
suavely
With a gesture of graceful capitula-
ton the Frenchman accepted the little
roll of films.
Permit me-" he said, ito acknowl-
edge the honor of monsieur's conf
dencel"
Lanyard bowed low and gravely.
"One knows with whom one deals,
monsieur! And now! if you will be
good enough to excuse me-"
He turned to the door.
'But-eh-where are you going?"
"MadeInoiselle, Lanyard said, paus-
ing on the Threshold is, the
young lady who will accompany us-is
waiting anxiously in the garden out
yonder l go to find and reassure her
and-with monsieur's permission-to
bring her into the library, where we
will await monsieur when he has fin
ished telephoning and-ah-repaired
the deficiencies in his attire, which
one trusts he will forgive ones men
tioning!"
He bowed again, impudently, gayly
and-when the minister of war looked
up again sheepishly from contempla-
ton of his naked shanks-had van
ished
In high feather Lanyard was making
his way down to door at the rear of
the house which gave upon the gar
denim his new social status of gov
ernmental protege disdaining any such
a commonplace avenue as the conser-
vatory window whose fastening he had
forced on entering. And, boldly I'M
boiling the door, he ran out into the
night to rejoin his beloved, like a new
man walking to new life.
But she was no@more there-the
bench was vacant, the garden desert
ed, the gateway yawning to the street.
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FIERY RED PIMPLES
Soothed and Healed by Cuticura Soap
and Ointment. Trial Free.

Smear the affected skin with Cuticura
Ointment on end of finger. Let it re-
main five to ten minutes. Then wash
off with plenty of Cuticura Soap and
hot water. Dry without irritation.
Nothing like Cuticura for all skin
troubles from infancy to age.
Free sample each by mail with Book.
Address postcard, Cuticura, Dept. l.,
Boston. Sold everywhere.-Adv.
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A Question.

This is the 10Th of February, isn't
it,"
1T is
There's one thing | can't figure
out"
What is it?''
Where was | this day a year ago,
and what was | doing?'
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MANY Children are SickIv.

Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children
Break up Colds in "a hours, relieve Feverish-
ness, Headache, Stomach Troubles, Teething
Disorders, move and regulate the bowels, and
Destroy Worms. They are so pleasant to take
childrenlik them Used by mothers fora Syears.
All druggists, 25c. Sample FREE. Address,
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New Stuff.

81 struck the boss for raise today,
and what do you think he said?"
Gave you that old CUFF about bust
ness being bad, suppose.
mo, he said business was so good
in our line that he didn't believe I'd
have much difficulty in finding another
lob if 1 didn't like the one | had
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Good Advice

Il intend to bag an heiress."
Look out that she doesn't give you
the sack
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Her Idea.

do you think Cholly Primrose ever
thinks?"
IF he does, he takes pains to hide
it."