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this. no less than three hideous' squeals
OF protest were evoked before they
gained the top, each indicating a pause
and wait Of several GREATNESS sec
onds.
But it would seem that such serv-
ants as had been left in the house.
in the absence Of its chateiaine. either
slept soundly or were accustomed to
discount the midnight concert of those
age-old timbers; and without mis-
chance, at length, through a swinging
door they entered the main reception
hall, revealed by the dancing spotlight
as room Of noble proportions and fur
n1shed with somber magnifcence.
Here the girl was left alone for a
few minutes, while Lanyard darted
aboyestairs for rapid reconnaissance
OF the state bedchambers and servants
quarters.
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CHAPTER XIX.
En- Route.


For all the success that had ostensi-
bly, rewarded his effrontery, Lanyard's
mind was far from easy during that
hour which he devoted to lodging,
ducking. and doubling across Paris and
back again before attempting to rejoin
Lucy Shannon He hoped to confuse
and confound any jackals Of the Pack
that might have picked up his trail as
adventitiously as Ekstrom had.
His delight, indeed. in discountenanc-
ing his dupe and enemy was quite
chilled by an apprehension that it
were madness. simply because the spy
had proved Unexpectedly tractable, to
consider the Ekstrom affair closed. In
the very fact of that docility inhered
something strange and ominous, con-
temptation of which distilled a potent
premonition of evil hardly mitigated
by Lanyard's relief on finding the girl
awaiting him, as per program, safe and
sound under the wing of madame la
concierge, in the little court of private
stables wherein he rented space for
his car. OF the Rue des Acacias.
Monsieur lie concierge. it appeared
was from home, and madame. thick
witted. warm-hearted. simple body that
she was. discovered a phase Of beam
ing fncuriosity most grateful to the ad-
venturer, enabling him as it did to dis
pense with more embarrassing men
dacity in support of his original lie as
to their relations and to whisk the girl
away as soon as he liked.
This last was just as speedily as per-
sonaI examination had treasured him
with respect to his automobiIe-super-
fcially an ordinary motor-cab of the
better grade. but with an exceptionally
powerful engine hidden beneath its
hood. A car of such a character. pass
ing readily as the town car of any tam
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the three posterns that pierced the
walls on the side streets one only was
in general use by the servants of the
establishment; the other two were
presumed to be permanently sealed.
Lanyard, however, knew better
When they had turned OF from the
avenue he sIackened pace and moved
at caution. examining the prospect
narrowly.
On the one hand he had the wall of
the private park. topped by naked.
soughing limbs of neglected trees On
the other, across the way, block Of
tall old buildings. withdrawn behind
jealous garden walls, showing-at that
hour at least-stupfd. sleepy faces and
Iightless eyes to passers-by.
Within the perspective Of the street
but three shapes stirred-Lanyard and
the girl in the shadow Of the wall, and
disconsolate. misprized cat that
promptly on their appearance vanished
like a terror-stricken ghost.
Overhead the sky was breaking,
showing ebon patches and infrequent
stars through a wind-harried wrack OF
cloud The night had grown sensibly
colder and noisy with the rushing
sweep of new-sprung wind.
Several yards from the postern-gate
Lanyard paused definitely and spoke
for the first time in many minutes, for
the knowledge of their errand's grav-
ity had oppressed the spirits of both
and en1oined an unnatural silence ever
since their departul from the Rue des
Acacias
This is where We STOP" he said.
with a jerk of his head toward the
wall; outfits not too late
Were wasting time" she returned
steadily.
Without further remonstrance. if
with a mind beset with misgivings. he
led on to the gate. blank door of wood,
| painted a dark green, deeply recessed
in the thickness OF the wall
In support OF his promise that he
had made every preparation to attack
the premises before the sudden depar-
ture OF Madam Omber for England,
Lanyard had q key ready and in the
/ lock almost before they reached tt
And the door swung on welIgreased
hinges. as silently it shut them in
Beyond the fact that they stood upon
a weed-grown gravel path. hedged
about with thicl masses Of shrubbery,
the girl was unable to make much Of
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CHAPTER Xxx.
on With the Old

OH WIKI the Oios
With sensation Of being crushed
and suffocated by the encompassing
dark mystery. she nerFed herself
against prOtracted vigil. The obscur-
ity on every hand seemed alive with
steaithy footsteps, whisperings, muir
murings. the passage Of shrouded
shapes of silence and OF menace. Her
eyes ached, her throat and temples
throbbed, ner skin crept, her scalp
tingled- She seemed to hear a thousand
different noises OF alarm.
The only sounds she did not seem to
hear were those-if any-that accom-
panied Lanyard's departure and re-
turn Had he not been thoughtful
enough, when a few feet distant. to
give warning with the light she might
well have greeted with a cry of fright
the consciousness Of a presence near
her, so silently he moved about. AS
it was. she was startled, appreheusfye
Of some misadventure, to find him
back so soon. for he hadn't gone three
minutes. long though her nervousness
had made that period seem.
IT'S quite all right" he announced
in hushed accents-no longer whisper
ing. There are just five people In
the house aside from ourseIves-aH
servants. asleep In the rear wing.
We've a clear heid-if no excuse for
taking foolish chances! However,
wen be finished and OF again within
ten minutes. This way"
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By LOUIS JOSEPH VANCE
ICopyriRht 81 Lonia Joseph Yance.l

Ily In modest circumstances, or else as
what Paris calls a Voiture de remise
"a hackney car without taximeter-
was q tremendous convenience, en-.
abltng its proprietor TO scurry at viii
about cab-ridden Paris without excit-
ing comment; but it couldn't be left
standing in public places at odd hours,
or for long. without attracting the In
terest OF the police and so was useless
to Lanyard at present But ne
entertained a shrewd suspicion that
his plans might all miscarry and
the command OF a fasttraveling
car ere long become a necessity
to bis salvation. so he cheer
fully devoted a fair haIf-hour to
putting the motor In prime trim for
the road.
With this accompIished-and the
fact established through discreet, OBJ
lfque Interrogation OF madame Ia con-
cferge that conditions In that quarter
were normal; that no inquiries had
been made after the whereabouts of
Pierre Lamier, and no strange or other
wise questionable characters had been
seen lettering in the neighborhood Of
lobO Nc Was ready IO1 MS QFSB true
step toward reha Utilization.
Thus it was past one in the morning
when. with the girl on his arm, he is
sued forth into the dark and droWsy
Rue des Acacias. moving swiftly,
crossed the Avenue de la Grande Ar
NEE, and thereafter avoiding main
travelled highways, struck southwark
through tangled side streets to the
aristocratic quarter OF Passy.
Here. skirting the bouleVards OF the
Notifications, they approached the pri-
Vate park Of La Muette.
The home of that wealthy and ami
able eccentric, Nine. Helene Omber,
was a souvenir OF those days when
Passy had been suburban. A survival
OF the revolution. vast, dour pie that
had known few changes since the days
OF its construction, it occupied a large,
unkempt park. irregularly triangular
In shape. bounded by two streets and
an avenue, and rendered private by
high walls crowned with broken glass.
Carriage-gates opened on the avenue,
guarded by porter's lodge. while of
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the general aspect OF their surround
ings. The park was as black as a
rocket, and the heavy ehuvia of wet
mold, decaying weeds and rotting
leaves f. choked the air seemed only
To render the murk still thicker
But Lanyard evidently knew his
way blindfold; though motives of pru-
dence babe him refrain from using his
hash-lamp, there wasn't the least IN
certainty in his actions. Never once
at loss for the right turning. he piloted
the girl swiftly through a bewilderfng
black labyrinth Of paths and lawns
and thicke.s.
In due course he pulled up and she
saw that they had come out into a
clear space Of lawn AMI stood close be-
side the featureless, looming bulk OF
lightless building.
His grasp frightened, admonitory,
upon her fingers, and she caught his
icurlously penetrating yet guarded
whisper:
This is the back of the house-the
service entrance. From this door a
broad path runs straight to the main
service gateway; you can't mistake it;
oA0 IAO SdIO llS0l mas a SQTlQS lock.
easy enough to open from the inside
Remember this in event of trouble. We
might become separated in the dark
ness and confusion
Gently returning the pressure, ST IN
derstand," she said in a whisper.
Immediately he drew her on to the
house, pausing but momentariIy before
a wide doorway. one-half of which
promptly swung open and. as soon as
they had passed through, closed with
no perceptible jar or click. And then
Lanyard's hash-lamp was lancing the
gloom on every hand, swiftly raking
the bounds Of a large. paneled serv-
ants hall, until it picked out the foot
Of flight OF steps at the farther end.
To this they moved stealthily over a
tiled flooring.
The ascent Of the staircase was &C
complished, however, only with infinite
care, Lanyard testing each rise before
trusting it with his weight or the girls.
Twice he babe her skip one step lest
the ancient woodwork betray them
with its complaints. In spite of all
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ONE MAY BEAT A DONKEY
ait Is the viii of God" Says an East
ern Legend, Reported BY
Traveller.

In his article on his journey to Baby
Ion. in Harper's. William Warfeld told
a legend prevailing among the natives
by which they justify beating Of don
keys but not horses
I'VE stopped to change our mules
In the roadway before the khan sat q
group of Arabs. A servant supplied
them with little cups Of tea from a
rude samovar. We saIuted them, and.
taking our places in the circle, we
were served in turn Someone in the
dark doorway was humping away on
drum. A boy came out of the khan
beating a poor lame donkey covered
with f1y-infested sores. / turned to
one Of my neighbors:
is it not cruel for that boy to beat
lame ass in that way?'
50 'Efendim. it is the will Of GodI'
But you do not allow horses or
camels to be beaten thus
'Efendim. the donkey is not like
the horse. nor yet is he like the camel
The reason is this: Upon a certain day
the donkeys went before Allah and
complained that they were grieEously
beaten by men. so that life was
greater burden than they could bear.
Then said Allah: Il cannot make men
cease from beating you. It is no sina
neither does it cause them any great
loss. But will help you 1 viii give
you SO thick a hide that however much
you are beaten you shall not suffer"
$50, said my informant, 1T is Of no
consequence If men beat an ass So
thick a skin did Allah give him that
after he dies men use il in the making
Of drums. and the donkey continues to
be beaten after DEATH"
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Carat

The word carat is derived from an
Arabic word meaning a weight Of four
grains. In Greek il signifies little
horn, the fruit Of the carob or locust
tree. The carat is a small weight
(originaIly in the form Of seedJ used
for diamonds and precious stones. and
a measure for determining the fine
ness Ct gold The exact weight of the
carat IN practice varies slightly In diff
ferenf places. In 1877 syndicate OF
London. Paris and Amsterdam jew
elers fixed the weight at 205 mil
Iigrans 1858 troy grains) The
South African carat is said to equal
3-174 grains The hneness OF gold is
measured by a ratio with "a carats
as a standard; thus two parts of alloy
make it 22-carat gold. and so on
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A fve-pound package of
AlabaStine, the beautiful wall
tint, Is mixed with two quarts
OF cold water, stir for about
one minute, and Alabastine is
ready to apply.
New and individual shades or tints
can be Obtained by combining regular
tintS.
And when you consider that you obtain
me most beautiful, mellow, nature colors,
VIZ, soft buffs, delicate greens. and e-ulIis;t,
blues, OF azy ShaAe you wish by combining
shades OF Alzbzstine, then you'll kzszv y.hT
AlabzstIne Is one Of the most popular wall
decorations with millions of Painters and
househoiders, Decorators and Womeafolk,
who take q pride IN their homes the vide
world over
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say that have been in good health
since and able to do considerable
work at the advanced age of seventy
two 1 am glad you induced me TO
continue their use at the time, as
am cured
Dodd's Kidney Pills, soc per box at
your dealer or Dodds Medicine Co.,
Buffalo, n. Y. Dodd's Dyspepsia Tab
lets for Indigestion have been proved.
Soc per box.-AdT.
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He Was Roped In.


Mary understand Hazel has taken
advantage Of her leap-year prerogatiTe
and captured husband
Aimee don't think leap year had
anything to do with it You see she
spent six weeks In Texas last summer
and learned to manipulate the lasso.
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Dodd's Kidney Pills.
It is now three
years since 1 I'm
ished taking these
Pills and 1 have had
no trouble with my
kidneys since I
was pretty bad for
ten or twelve years
prior to taking your
I'm
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Imnortanf 40 hHothnr,
Bears the


"I wonder what the house wreckers
DO with all the old bricks when they
tear a house down"
Il imagine they sell them to the
moving picture concerns that spe-
cIalize in comedy films"
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Half a century ago milk vas re-
garded by japanese with deep suspf-
cfon, and It is said the first Japanese
TO drink milk did 80 with misgivings
lest he sprout horns like Gov.
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AN APPREcIArIVE LETTER.

Mr.. II. A Page, Osceola, Wis, IN
der date OF Feb. 16, 1916, writes:
Some years ago was troubled with
my kidneys and was advised to try
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aREALIY. NOW

Il can't take that 1 must have Rec
Cross Ball Blue. have used it for
more than ten years by white
dresses, linens and lace curtains are
snowy white. simply can't do with
out Red Cross Ban Blue. You viii get
it7 An right, I'll wait "-Adv.
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Arthur Brisbane. the veH-known edi-
torial writer. once wrote % editorials
In one day.
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DR.. Pierce's Pellets are best for liver,
bowels and stomach One little Pellet for
q laxatiEe-three for cathartic--AdY-
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Beware Of the bunko man If you
would live to q green old age
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Didn't Try Any Soft soan.

Didn't Try Any Soft Soap.
''Gol" said the girl Il wash my
hands OF you"
Before you do any hand-washing,
better take on that ring I gave you"
he retorted, frigidly.-Boston Tran
script
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Write for Free Book
The Mystery Of the Lest Ro1aa''
and Free Color Scheme Cards

Be r1rc The I'D cr0sI and circl
Al1b1Sune yo1 buy- AEz5zEciae
Z sod By 1oE drzzEis1. hard
E17e eezl-1 and paint E,oua
rFeVEberc
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Bio Demand for Steel Pipe.

A notable romance OF industry Is
found by Pittsburgh company In the
extension OF the uses OF Iron and steel
pipe. The applications are continually
increasing. Among the purposes for
which the pipe Is now employed may
be mentioned agricultural implements,
automobiles, bcdstead and hospital
furniture. architectural work, grill
work. building columns, rcfrlgcrntlng
machinery, dry.kiln apparatus, clcva.
tor cars, fence posts, ornamental
fences, ilagpolcs, gymnasium, nppnra.
tus, whcclbnrrows. work benches, or.
namental gates, elevator grain spouts,
invalid chairs, irrigation systems. safe.
~ ladders, loom cylinders, warship
masts. lighting and high tension poles,
playground apparatus, electric wiring
conduits, railway signal apparatus,
sprinkler systems. signal towers, and
Tor many parts Of the equipment Of
mines, mills, and other establishments.
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Bird That Dances.

There is n bird In the bIrdhouse OF
New York Geological park that Is u
bird OF dancer. He can do all the
modern dances. His name Is Cock
of-the-Rock, or the rupicola cotingidac.
He is most peculiar bird. His aim
less leaping about meant next to moth.
Ing TO the casual observers, who
thought that the floor Of the cage pos.
slbly might have become too hot for
his feet. But to Keeper Stacey the
same antics conveyed u message Of
loneliness. "You see, Cock.of-the- Rock
BIRDS" explained the keeper, ''like TO
dance. Down In British Guiana. where
this fellow comes from, the birds gath.
or and dance In big circle. This bird
likes to think that he Is home and so
dances around, taking the part OF the
whole bunch. After he has danced
around In big circle he thinks he's n
whole flock OF birds" The Cock of.the-
Rock Is n rare bird. with beautiful red
and crane plumage. Unlike most birds
Of this color. he has not faded TO any
noticeable extent since being made a
captive.
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USE FOR SUGAR.BEET PULP
In France II Is Now Dried and Trans.
formed Into What ls Called
"SuQar Flour"

The drying Of fresh sugar-beet pulp.
thereby transforming 1t into what Is
called sugar -four" Is now being I'M
dertaken In northern France as COM
merclal proposition. The purpose Of
this process IL much the same as the
deslccation of potatoes, which has been
described In Popular Mechanics Maya
zine. namely, to eliminate the moisture
from the vegetable matter so as to re-
duce Its weight and make 1t possible
to preserve part of all Of the food
value for some time. This new sugar
-four has certain amount Of sweet
ness and can be used In cases where
pure sugar Is not required, rs, for ex-
ample, in certain brewing processes,
In making special breads, feeding stock,
and the like. In preparing II, fresh
beet pulp Is poured into the top Of a
tower, where II comes In contact with
warm air and then is delivered into Il
rotary device on set Of gratlngs,
placed one above the other. Next 1t
Is subjected to hot air and eventually
reaches air heated to 2IS degrees. A
ton Of beets will yield 500 pounds Of
-four. 1t is thought that other drying
processes may be invented which will
make 1t possible to utilize many other
Industrial resldues which are now
thrown away. - Popular Mechanics
Magazine.
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LEAVE YOUR CARDS BY PHONE
Recent Invention Leaves Record Of
Call II There 10 No One to
Take Message.

An ingenious apparatus for record.
Ing on receiving telephone the num-
Der of calling telephone when there
is no person present to answer ut the
receiving end of the line has been In
vented by Charles II. Bedaux Of Grand
Rapids, Mich.
'The telephone Is a wonderful ma
chine when people are present at each
end Of the line, but 1t becomes useless
when the person called Is absent" says
Bedaux. "You call your doctor on the
phone when he is out. You get no an
swer. You cannot leave your number
because there Is no one ut the re-
ceivlng end Of the line. You wait
awhile and call again. Perhaps be-
tween your calls the doctor has come
In and gone out Sgaln. You cannot
reach him, nor can you let him know
that you want him to reach you until
such time as you can find him at the
other end Of tho telephone. This same
situation is duplicated hundred times
a day in every department of life.
have perfected call recorder which
will Obviate these difficulties"
With the "Bedaux telephone call re-
corder," the person calling, receiving
no answer, will press on n button Sc.
ries of short and long rings. These
short and long rings will be repro
duced on the new machine Of the tele-
phone called In the form of dots and
dashes that will represent the number
Of the telephone calling.
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Useful In Locating Bullets.

Every hospital In the war zone has
some electrical equipment for locating
the bullets In wounded men, but Ger.
man has recently invented pocket In.
,trumcnt for this purpose. II consists
81 a two-polntcd probe connected 10y
insulated wires to pocket electric
lamp. When the probe comes In con.
tact with n bit Of metal n closed cir.
suit Is formed which lights the lamp.
Flashes from the bulb also indicate
when the probe Is approaching or re.
cedlng from n bullet or bit Of shrap.
nel. for these latter are more frequent
" the cause of wounds than bullets.
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CHANGE OF FARM MANAGEMENT.

Hearne, Tex, Dec. 13.-Some chan
ges have been made in the manage.
ment of the different plantations in
the bottom for the coming year. Il.
G. Walker, who has been manager
on the Shultz plantation, has resigned
and will 60 to a North Texas farm.
Mr. Schultze will manage his own
place. Mrs. G.. G. Wood has contract.
ed with viii Evans, who will be To-
Gated on her plantation at Nicholas.
and B. Wood who will manage her
plantation at Glass Station.
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DO CLASSIFIED ADS PAY9

Three times within two weeks we
have been told by some OF our good
friends that an ad in the Eagle elias.
sified column was well worth the
money. Two Of these we're where the
party had something to sell and the
third person had a place TO rent. In
each instance there were inquiries
after the first insertion than were
needed to dispose OF the article. II
YOU wish TO buy. sell. rent or have
lost anything. use the Eagles classi.
fled columns. They get results.
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POULTRY PRICES IN BRYAN.

Turkeys. zoe; hens. l2c: bakers,
i2c: flyers. lie; ROSTERS. SC: geese.
81 per dozen: eggs. iOc per dozen.
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CLASSIFIED COLUMN
RATES..

One cent per word for first inser.
ton, " cent per word for each inser-
ton thereafter; minimum rate, rs
cents. Classified advertisements must
be paid cash In advance. a.t
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RETIRING CONGRESS
MAN INVENTED

Washington, Dec. 1S,-speeches
complimentary to Representative j.
II. Stephens of Texas, retiring chair
man OF the House committee on In
dian affairs. Mr.. Stephens will com.
plete his Goth year in Congress next
March. Mr.. Stephens replied briefly.
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FOR RENT.
WANTED.

WANTED-TO buy good young
mich COW. J. G. Gregg. phone lii9.
93pd
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Get In the Eagles big automobile
contest.
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Constable J. II. Reed Of Harvey was
In the city today.