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A Figure That Wore Laughing Mask.
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 yen-
tured to explore his surroundings and
takefrom their case certain small cylin.
ders incased in grease-stained paper.
He did not explain to the already over.
puzzled girl, however, that these
grease stains were maAe by a 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 for such men
as Legar and his followers.
Now" said the masked figure, turn.
ing to the girl, Il want you to stay
here until get back"
Waiting for her deliverer's return.
however, proved neither pleasant
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house and pinning threats

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 girl, a girl in 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 some miraculous 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 me back the one thing precious
in my life, on the same day assumes
to criticize my conduct and threatens
to rob me 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
lies in the vaults of the Third National
bank, and the wealth in those banks
can't be handled over by any Tom,
Dick and Harry as though they were
remnants on bargain counter. The
wealth in all those institutions, sir,
is locked up as securely as though it
was in the subtreasury."
But tell you l am surrounded by
enemies, by unknown enemies of great
skill and daring. That has already
been proved. And while they can
never make me cover, they have at
least made me cautious"
Il guess we'd better all go down to
the Third National and make sure
they're not putting their gold and
notes out on the windowsills for the
first crook that comes along to carry
off, said the lawyer.
President Stonington of the Third
National received them in his private
office and learned from Sibley the
reason of his visit That official, in
fact, was an active sharer in the incre-
dulity of the old lawyer He quietly
touched bell, sent for uniformed at
tendant and instructed that attendant
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SPEAKS UP FOR CANADA
And No Misunderstanding His
Land He Made $3.50
Per Acre.

So many Americans now have per-
reports concerning this country are
being continually corrected by Amer
leans themselves who know the facts,
and who are too fair-minded to let a
false statement go unchallenged. A
case in point arises out Of statement
supposed to be made by resident of
Alberta, and published recently in the
Spokesman-Review, of Spokane, in
which the condition Of settlers in this
country was painted in very bad
way indeed. The writer of this at
tack on Canada refused to let his
name be known, so it can be taken
for what it is worth, but Mr. S. L.
Wallace, of N 4723 Crestline, Spokane,
who lived for soma years in Western
Canada, came to the defense of the
country in the following letter which
was published in the Spokesman-Re-
view of February II, 1876
ITO the Editor of the Spokesman-Re
view:
''In Sundays Spokesman-Review was
letter from man in Alberta to the
chamber of commerce, asking that
something be done to keep Americans
from going to Canada, and saying that
that government was run by the rail-
roads, banks and manufacturers; that
once man got there he never could
get away. Had this man published
that letter over his own signature
there is no doubt but he could get out
of Canada.
No country will do as much to help
a man to get on his feet, If he tries to
help himself, as Canada. know of
the government helping people to pro-
visions, feed, seed grain and fuel, and
charging only cost Of delivery to the
nearest town and per cent. What
more could a man ask?
lived five years in Southern Sas-
katchewan and earned patent to 800
acres of as good land as 1 ever saw.
I have raised over so bushels of oats
on sod, 40 bushels Of wheat, and 20
Of flax to the acre. Until I lost my
health never was better satisfied any
where. 1 had my land rented this last
year for one-third. 1t brought me al
most $3.50 per acre, or $1,143.91 for
1876 acres.
This man says he loves the land hfa
fathers died for. So do I, and love
the land that gave me my home.
"S. L. WALLACE"
N4723 Crestline, Spokane.-Advertise
ment.
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to escort his visitor to the bank
vaults.
BE so good, Mr.. Wells, as to show
our clients that our vaults are not
made of tissue paper"
This the attendant took much pride
in doing.
The array of defensive measures,
puzzling as it was 70 the younger mem.
bers of the party, served to bring a
sense of assurance to Enoch Golden
himself aI n
These people are right" he said
to Margory and Manley as they made
their way back to their waiting limou
sine. Ten thousand one-armed crooks
couldn't batter their way into that
bank"
A certain one-armed criminal, new.
ertheless, was at that precise moment
very busily engaged in preparing for
his assault on this Gibraltar of gold
so proudly regarded as impregnable
Two workmen in the uniform of Gen
eral Electric employees, exploring a
section of abandoned cable gallery
were busily engaged in charging a
wire conduit which met this gallery at
right angles. There, by means of an
electric mining drill, they burrowed
like two moles deep beneath the level
Of the street along which the. traffic
of a great city so ceaselessly ebbed and
flowed From manhole opening into
this gallery was quietly passed a huge
cylinder of iron capped by drum OF
zinc having a hinged cover. The two
subterranean workers had been
warned to handle the cylinder with the
utmost care. And this they did, know.
ing full well that it's weight was due
to the fact of it's being tightly packed
with high explosive.
Legar himself, in the meantime, hav
ing clothed number of his henchmen
in uniforms and caps bearing the in
scription Western National Bank" d.
rected his attention to the much more
critical task of tracing the signature
Henry H. Stonington, on typewritte-'
sheet bearing the embossed imprint
of yet another bank. the Third Ma
tional. Then, having made sure that
his secret emissary had duly executed
his plan Of bridging the Stonington
uptown house wire, he telephoned to
one McTigue certain orders as to the
future movements of duly designated
motor truck.
His next move, once he had received
a report that his two gallery workers
had fitted their massive cylinder in the
wire conduit and pushed it gently but
firmly into the uttermost recesses OF
that conduit by means of a jointed
bamboo pole, was to verify the time
at which the decorating clock had
been set, advise his colleagues, and
take up his position in the window OF
a building commanding a view Of the
great granite-bastioned bank itself.
He consulted his watch from time
to time, with his eyes always going
hungrily back to the heavy-pillared
back entrance itself.
In one minute" he announced
they'll get dose of the medicine they
gave us this morning." Again he
looked at his watch.
One of Legar's men, pushing up the
window to speak with him, stared va
cantly into the SCARED face suddenly
grown pallid. Instead of speaking he
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too. stared into the street. But stil
the seconds dragged by. ~, A+aS

too. stared into the street. But still
the seconds dragged by. w. -+as
Its time that"
But the sentence was never finished.
A sudden great thud and roar of sound
cut on all smaller sounds. Then came
the cries of terror-stricken human be-
ings, shrill calls for help, hoarse
shouts from stalwart figures in uni
forms, and the sudden shrill of po-
licemans whistle. The clamor and
tumult of the streets rose above the
quick and ever-nearing throb of en-
CINE bells, the gongs of ambulances,
the rattle of iron-tired patrol wagons
pounding over car rails. the shouts of
blue-coated patrolmen already forming
their Gordon around the dust-crowned
ruins. Then a shriller cry went up
from the gathered street crowds. for
from the midst of those ruins thin
column OF smoke could be seen rising,
growing heavier and blacker as it
drifted down the narrow canyon of
the street.
Fire." was the cry that filled the
canyon! THE buildings on fire!"
And it was then that Legar re-
placed his watch in his pocket, and
tossing aside the field glasses through
which he had been viewing the street,
showed that he was once more him.
self.
''Now's the time, men," he an
nounced to his followers, ito get ready
for work."
The Bitter Bitten.
The news of the Third National
bank outrage soon spread through the
city. And as the resultant fire grew
in intensity the crowd in the neighbor-
hood grew in volume. Police reserves,
marshaled by a stalwart and stern
faced captain, had already estab-
lished their fire lines and still fought
back the overcurious that trampled
the long scorpions of black hose and
kept edging and shouldering ever
closer to the scene of the great catas-
trophe. Rubber-coated firemen, NOV
ing silhouettes of black against the
lurid light of the bank ruins, still
played their cooling streams on the
scorched and heat blistered walls.
There was no relaxing of vigilance,
in fact, when the limousine of Enoch
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Golden himself came throbbing and
crawling through that densely packed
mob of human beings, Golden himself,
alighting from that car, pleaded and
stormed in vain with the memorable
| officials confronting him. And while
he still frenziedly argued and demand
ed hearing with the officers in
charge, a second vehicle made it's way
towards the still smoldering ruins.
This second vehicle was a motor
truck on which was mounted not only
number of men in the uniform of
bank attendants, but also police lieu
tenant, who had been requisitioned to
clear way through the crowd. For
this was not the intrusion of mere GU
riosity seekers. That much the cap
tain in charge of the police lines
promptly discovered when he was on
the point of ordering both truck and
attendants out of the forbidden terri
tory. For the cool-eyed man in COM
| mand Of that truck had come well
armed for any such emergency. Into
the astonished hand of the police Off
| cial he thrust an Notwithstanding
| document from the president of the
Third National himself:
This letter of introduction read:
To the Officials in Charge: Act
ing on an emergency decision Of our
directors, herewith authorize the
agents of the Western National Bank
| to take possession of and remove the
contents of Third National Bank vaults
| to the vaults of the Western National.
AS this decision was arrived at to
Illustrate any possible interference
with our gold and collateral when so
obviously exposed, trust you will do
everything possible to expedite the re-
moval of this treasure to a place of
| safety.
Yours very truly,
JOHN ELIOT SToNINGToN,
President.
At the same time that the police
| captain, acting on this peremptory or
| der, was clearing a path to the neigh
| borhood of the still smoking vaults,
Enoch Golden. with Margory and Man.
| ley at his side, was fighting to break
through those jealousy guarded fire
lines. And at the sight of the motor
truck and the Western National at
tendants his antics became even more
| frenzied than before.
Il tell you I've got to get in there!'
he shouted to the apathetic patrolman
holding him back.
Yes" agreed the patrolman, 'of
course you'd like to get in there. So
would all the rest o. you, with forty
millions in gold lynn round loose!"
But tell you I'm Enoch Golden, %
was the financier's frantic cry.
Il don't care if you're the president
o. the United States" was the retort.
You stay out"
1t was young Manley himself, who,
watching his chance. suddenly slipped
in through the lines and gained the
side of the busy captain before he
could be stopped. For already the
work of removing the vault contents
was under way"
You've got to keep this gold from
going out" the young man cried into
the face of the somewhat astounded
captain.
who are your" demanded that off,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-04-28
Wiaa Qruddist.

Mrs. Wiggins-You heard the drug
gist say. If you tried his pain killer
you would use no other.
Mr. Wiggins-Yes; heard him, and
l saw him wink ct the undertake.
when he said It.
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The Trouble.

he Trouble.
Those soldiers don't look natural.
It's fake film
No, it is not. The soldiers are real
soldiers. Not being versed in acting,
of course they don't look natural"
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Cooling 1t Off.

BILL see pocket-size electric fan
has been invented.
Jill-To keep money from burning
in the pocket, no doubt.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-04-28
THE MAGIC WASHING STICK

"The Magic Washing Stick is Just
fine. 1t did just what you said It
would do, and the clothes were so lice
and white with all that hard rubbing
left off," writes Mrs. Sarah Goodale,
Preston, Texas. The Magic Washing
Stick is not soap nor a washing
powder. Fifteen washings 25c. Sold
by all grocers everywhere. Winston.
Harper, Fisher Co., Minneapolis.
Mimi, Distributors.-Adv.
Light moves $4,000 miles per Sec
ond.
A friend who is not in need Is q sur
prise Indeed.
skillful men should know how to dis.
guise their skill
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Enoch Golden was no longer a con-
temptuously Indifferent man as he
faced his attorney, John Sibley, hur-
riedly summoned for a conference.
Il tell you, Sibley," said the man Of
millions, something has to be done,
and done soon. I'm surrounded by ene-
mics can't run down. enemies can't
even understand. In the first place,
there's this man in a mask stalking
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Light moves 10000 miles per Sec
ond
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-02-09
Chicago Horse Market.

Chicago. Feb. 9.-Tuesday's horse
market was on a general unchanged
basis from Monday and trade shows
no change from the close last week
The large run Of horses looked for at
the start this week failed to ma
terialize and the total for the first two
days is running far under the arrivals
for the corresponding days last week.
Eastern buyers did not have their
usual orders on the Monday market,
but they picked up some on the line
today.
Army buyers took their usual per-
centage Of the arrivals, they picking up
everything that will pass inspection.
numbers having 10 influence Oh the
buys. Quality Of horses offered this
week is generally fair for this seaso.
of the year. The receipts have In
cluded some horses Of very good
quality. the kind that is always sought
and sell at relatively good prices.
During the first two days Of the
week there have been about 1900
horses received at Chicago, against
2.240 for the same days last week, l,254
year ago and 1889 for corresponding
period two years ago. Quotations:
Poor Choice
-, to good. to extra
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-02-09

Chicago, Feb. 9.-Active demand from
shippers today sent prices of hogs up
grade.
There We're 1922 hogs shipped from
here Monday. This number stands the
largest in a long time. 1t has been the
large shipping orders of late that has
caused prices to rule at such high
levels. Outsiders were good buyers on
the Tuesday market and by getting
started early some were able to get
relatively cheaper droves.
Eleven markets received 133,500
hogs Tuesday, or 1900 less than last
Tuesday, $500 less than a year ago
and $500 more than two years ago.
Total thus far this week 100000, or
$4,000 more than same period last
week, 10000 more than like time last
year and $4,000 more than correspond
ing two days two years ago. Total for
1916 to date Abs, 600. or 100000 more
than same period 1915 and 1,591,000
more than corresponding time 1914
Cattle.
Liberal receipts tended to depresI the
cattle market.
More beef at this season means a
working of prices to lower levels, not
withstanding the fact that the outlet
for product is broad and killers ap-
pear to need every pound Of beef which
Is coming into the market. OF the
commodity is running high when
dressing figures are considered and
stiff cost at retail is some retardent
influence upon consumption. To work
the values lower would mean a freer
distribution Of beef. and this seems
killers aim. The country has jockeyed
the market we'll for the six weeks past
however, rarely oversupplying 1t, and
declines, while severe when they come,
are merely sporadic, and can quickly
be recouped by choking off supply.
A raft of warmed up and short fed
stuff is on the horizon. however, and
the country is disposed to sell a lot Of
corn rather than feed II. Some little
dip in the country price of corn, were
II permanent might revive tendency to
feed out cattle, but there are few in
deed who look upon recent recessions
Of the corn price as likely to have any
permanence especially when It is con-
sidered that the main feeding sections
are far shorter Of good corn than they
have been in a decade past.
Sheep. s~-
Sheep and lambs continued to be in
request.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-02-09
INSTALL NEW ARCHBISHOP.
Rev. George w. Mundelein 10 EccIesias.
teal Ruler Of 1.4OO, 900 People,

/
Chicago, Feb. 9.-The Most Rev
George w. Mundelein, who today
takes the investure as archbishop OF
the Chicago diocese at Holy Name
Cathedral here, becomes head Of the
largest and one of the most wealthy
archdioceses in the United States.
He assumes on behalf of the bish-
opric the ownership of property worth
approximately $50,0D0,000.
He is ecclesiastical ruler OF Ro-
man Catholic community Of 100000
men, women and children.
He holds religious authority over 500
priests and has executive control OF
$50 churches and missions, $50 coll
leges. academies, parochial schools and
other educational institutions, and
nearly fifty hospitals, a.sylums and
similar enterprises.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-02-09

! Chicago, Feb. 9. - Wheat gathered
| strength today Notwithstanding that at
/ first some uncertainty was shown.
Bulls relied chiefly on the fact that
the demand at Liverpool continued to
exceed the supply and on opinions that
damage reports from the domestic win
ter crop belt were likely TO become
more numerous. Falling off in receipts
northwest tended to handicap the
bears. After opening u as to u up,
with May at 1.29A to 1904. and July
at 1929 to 1.231e, the market sagged
a little, and then scored moderate
general advance.
The close was steady, but PA to 2k
cents net lower with May at sl.27A
and $l.277s and July at S1.205s.
Corn.
Seaboard demand lifted corn. The
rise was helped by the removal of en-
bargos on shipments to Baltimore and
by bulliSh crop reports from Argentina.
Opening prices, which ranged from Is
q !. 10 q higher, were followed by
further upturns.
The close was heavy at y and Is
cents net decline.
Oats.
Oats responded to the corn strength
There We're reports of an improved
domestic inquiry east.
Provisions.
Provisions advanced with hogs. On
the bulge, however, packers sold and
caused something Of a reaction.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-02-09
Chicago Produce.

Chicago, FED. 3.
Butter-Higher; creamery, 24G31.
Eggs-Lower: receipts. 1854 cases
at mark, cases included. 226231a ordi-
nary frsts, %; frsts, "a.
Poultry-Alive, higher; fowls 161
1919; springs, 1Ik.
Pork-May, 20.3O; July. 20.42a: cash,
19.0OG 1000.
Lard-May, 1o.22k; July, 1910; cash
1924.
Ribs-May, 11.12h: July, l1.o.la;
cash, 1O.371a 91os7k.
Rye-No. ?, 100.
Barley-67G
Timothy-5.5Od 500.
Glover 1900 1iS.5I.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-02-09
New Bank For Spencer.

Spencer, Feb. 9.-The Farmers Trust
and Savings Bank, Spencer's fourth
banking institution, will be opened for
business here March /. It will be cap
italized at $4,000. Temporary quar-
tiers will be maintained at Main and
Fourth streets, but new structure.
designed especially for the bank, will
be erected. William F1indt. sof Spencer
chief organizer Of the bank, will be It's
president and John Sieh Is TO be cash
Ter. Directors are n. o. Green, Otto
Hiornstad. Jr,hr cs~. - = ~ Tnttles
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-02-09
Peoria Cash Grain Close.

FURNISHED by Taylor & Patton, over
% East Main street,
Peoria, Feb. 9.
Corn-Receipts ISL cars: unchanged
and up No 3. 49, No. 4. II: No. 5,
67d67A: No. 6, 81: sample grade. 800
so; No. white. 81: No. 3 yellow. 1914 :
No. 4 yellow. 71672: No. 5 yellow. 81
d6S; No yeloww Lr.syRh,uW7W
ass: No. yellow, e4664A.
Oats-Receipts. 10 cars: Il up; No.
8 white. Az: No. ! white. A.
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Range Of Chicago Grain Prices.

Chicago, Feb. 9.
Wheat-May opened at 1.2sA high
est, 1873; lowest, 1878; closed,
1.27a: 2uIy opened at 1925: closed.
1908.
Corn-May opened at 773s highest,
1875; lowest 7sas closed. 7sa; July
opened at 77a4 closed, 7S4.
Oats-May opened at 4sA: highest.
1919; lowest. 4SA; closed, 4s1z: July
opened at 1872; closed, ass.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-02-09
LIVERPOOL DEMAND
LIFTS WHEAT PRICE
MARKET GATHERS STRENGTH
AFTER MARKED UNcER-
TAiNTY AT THE START.
FALLING OFF IN
RECEIPTS NORTHWEST

Seahoard Demand Tends to Boost Corn
Prices, and the Advance Is Aided
~ Removal OF Embarsos on Ship
ments to BaItimore-Oats Respond
to Corn Strength.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-02-09
Chicago Grain Close.

Ihicago, Feb. 3.
Wheat-No. 2 red. 1.279l.3O; No. ?
hard, nominal: No. hard, 1861 @1.2s
Corn-No. 2 yellow, nominal; No. 4
white. 711a d73A; No. 4 yellow, Tx q
1871.
Oats-No. 3 white, AIN @4sA; stan
dard, 50650Ia.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-02-09
Kansas City Cash Grain Close.

FURNISHED by Taylor & Patton, over
% East Main street,
Kansas City, Feb. 9.
Wheat--No. red, l.2S01.33: No 3
red, l.24 61.2S: No. 4 red, 1.0991.17:
No. . hard. 1.24d1 100; No. 3 hard, 1.19
61.221s; No. hard, 1.09@l17.
Corn-No. ., 20; No. 8. $50 @6s1s:
No. 4, 81: No. 2 white. 71a72k; No.
white, 6ak @7O1e; No. 2 yellow. Tx
@721a; No. 3 yellow, II.
Oats-No. .. 47@4sEs: No. 8, 1906;
No. white. 5o@52: No. white, 471s
@4Sh.