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The Elbert County tribune., 1916-08-18
Lhrone. -rhe painting-.t IL spit

| throne. The painting-it II spit
ting steel at us!'
Legar, however, was no longer In
need OF that warning. Standing to
one side of the mantel, close beside
the wall. he attacked the huge can
vas with his fire-tongs, beating in the
center of the picture at the same time
that Peggy O'Mara, realizing that
she was no longer being held a pris-
oner, caught up a teakwood tabou-
ret and with 1t precipitated her.
self on the preoccupied Legar.
He ignored that flank attack. how
ever, for the Iron Claw suddenly found
himself confronted by a figure of more
Importance than either the spindle
legged girl or painted gunman.
Out from behind that tattered can
vas had emerged a man wearing a
yellow mask, tossing to one side a
slender blowpipe as he came. Before
he could regain his feet after that hur-
ried leap from the mantel shelf, Legar
himself had dropped the fire tongs and
whipped a revolver from his pocket.
This he leveled directly at the body
OF the Laughing Mask. But before
he could pull the trigger. Peggy's
tabouret struck against his out
stretched arm, knocking the weapon
up in the air.
By this time the Laughing Mask
was up on his feet, and face to face
with his enemy. Before the revolver
could again be brought into play uce
two had clenched. Then the Iron Claw
went down before a clean-cut blow
from his opponent. He recovered him
self sufficiently, however, to roll to
where his fallen revolver lay. But
before he could level that firearm at
his adversary the Laughing Mask, re-
membering that even the officers of
the law were no longer his friends,
dived out through the small door at
the rear of the studio and disappeared
from sight, for already the sound of
O'Mara and his rescuing party could
be heard as they swarmed up the
stairs.
The Iron Claw himself heard those
sounds. drew himself together, and
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-08-18

stared helplessly about the disman.
tied studio. Then the instinct of self
preservation reasserted itself. He ran
to the back of the room, dived into
kitchenette, found a small door in its
wall, swung it open, discovered
dumb-waiter shaft in front of him, and
escaped to the street.
The Corridors of Dread
Margery Golden, as she sat in the
taxicab which carried her homeward,
was comforted by the thought that she
had at least saved the life of a factory
girl to whom she stood indebted for
her own escape from death. The
further thought that she had sent Dan
O'Mara and his exhausted daughter
safely home in her own luxurious
limousine even reconciled her to the
somewhat stuffy-aired public convey
ance in which she found herself. She
blinked meditatively out at the back
OF the heavy faced dylver so sullenly
and yet SO adroit.y plotting her
through the tanglo ~ traffic. Then the
abstraction suddenly went from her
eyes and the lisNessness from her
pose. For, froE .hu back window of
the red-wheeled tasicab Immediately
in front of her Bhe caught sight of a
peering face. And it took no second
glance to tell hef that it was the
deep-seared face OF the Iron Claw him
self.
The next moment Margery was
! shouting to hsr sl.llen-faced driver.
Follow thrt red-wheeled taxi" she
told him, pctntiog down the side
street. "Keer within sight of it, what
ever happepsl"
Soon they had left the city well be-
hind them and were in that twilight
zone which is neither quite rural nor
quite urban. But Margery. the mo-
ment she saw the red-wheeled taxicab
come to stop, commanded her driver
| to draw il under the shadow OF a
| dense row of catalpa trees. There,
from the running board of her car,
she beheld Legar step out on the road,
pay his che nffeur, and stand looking
after the departing taxicab until 1t dis
appeared from sight. Then he turned
about. pushed his way in through a
tangle of shrubbery, and left the lone
| ly roadside as empty as desert trail.
Then the resolute browed young wo-
man turned to her chauffeur.
I'm going to follow that man. II /
! fail to return here jpside Of IAN win
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-08-18

from the door and ssw Legar himself
standing before her.
She stood there, white Tipped, star
ing from one evil face to the other as
Legars companions closed in about
her
You're q fine bunch O. cradle
snatchersl" she finally and wrathfully
burst out at them, with the ultimate
and reckless anger of desperation in
her eyes. You're a grand army O
heroes, you are, to come five strong
agin' girl like mel"
stop that brat," commanded the
irate Legar. And there was a general
movement in the direction of the blaz-
ing-eyed girl.
There was one man in that group,
however, who did not join in that
movement. The reason for this lay
in the fact that at that moment he
happened to be looking up at the paint
ing of THE Vigilante."
He was about to reach for a heavy
easel-peg, to fling at the canvas. when
he suddenly Strengthened up, clapped
hand to his shoulder, and turned
about. There was a look of mingled
wonder and incredulity on his face.
| Then he slowly drew from the feshy
| part of his upper arm a small steel
dart, little bigger than a knitting
| needle.
The next moment a second man,
| moving across the room to catch up a
| curtain cord with which to tie the
captured girl, felt sudden sting in
his hip, stopped abruptly and point
| ed with a shout of anger toward the
| canvas above the mantel
Still another of Legar's followers,
not realizing the meaning of that cry,
stepped forward and stared at the
painting. Out OF the barreI-end Of the
| painted rifle, as he did so, shot still
another dart which buried itself in his
neck
"Th' dartsl" he mumbled, as thick
ly as a drunken man might. 9Th
darts re drugged!'
But even before those mumbled
words were spoken the swarthy-
skinned Mauki. trying to hold the still
| struggling Peggy O'Mara down on q
divan, felt sharp pain above his
shoulderblade. turned about, and saw
Legar run across the room and catch
up the heavy brass fire tongs from be-
side the mantel end.
The painting!" squeaked Mauh
staggering out against the model
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-08-18
SYNOPSIS.

On Windward Island Palidori intrigues
Mrs Golden into an appearance OF cvil
which causes Golden TO capture and tor
ture the Italian by branding his face and
crushing his hand. Palidori floods the is-
land and kidnaps Golden's little daughter
Aargery. Twelve years later In New York
\ Masked One rescues Margery from Le-
gar and takes her to her fathers home.
whence she is recaptured. Margery's
mother frutlessiy implores Golden TO lind
their daughter. The Laughing Mask
again takes MarHery away from Logar
Legar sends to Golden a warning and n
demand for a portion of the chart OF
Windward Island. Margery meets her
mother. Tho chart liz lost in a fight be-
tween Manley and one of Legar's hench-
men, but Is recovered by the Laughing
Mask. Count Da Espares figures in a
dubious attempt to entrap Legar and
claims to have killed him. Golden's house
In dynamited during a masked ball. Le-
gar escapes but Da Espares is crushed In
the ruins. Margery rescues the Laughing
Masls from the police Manley finds Mar
gerry not Indifferent TO his love. He saves
her from Maultis poisoned arrows. Man
ley plans n mock funeral which fails to
accomplish the desired purpose. the cap
ture OF the Iron Claw and his gang. Mar.
gerry Ia saved from death ut the hands oil
the Iron Claw by the Laughing Mask.
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-08-18

| ing as a costume model. Legar and
two OF his followers. IN the meantime
entered Aimick's studio on the pre-
tense Of being fire arshals inspec
tor. caught the artist on his guard
and carried him bound and gagged and
helpless to one of the small back
rooms of the studio building.
Peggy herself. before starting out
in answer to that summons, was still
somewhat uneasy in mind over recent
events. So she left word with her
father to call for her not later than
eleven o'clock
But more than Dan O'Mara called
for his daughter that night, for ten
minutes after her departure from the
cottage Margery Golden's Limousine
drew up at the door. Margery's eyes
widened when O'Mara explained the
reason of his daughters absence from
home
But an artist like Frank Aimick
would never be able to work at night"
she argued, with growing alarm. HE
must have daylight for working in
color.
Dan O'Mara turned to the table at
his side.
Here's his message. plain as day,
written In his own handwritin'," was
the puzzled workman's only explana-
ton.
Margery took the message in her
hand and studied it. Then her color
faded a little.
That is not Frank Aimick's writ
ing!" she suddenly announced.
I'VE must get to that studio as fast
as my car can carry US.
Peggy O'Mara, in the meantime.
was being confronted by moro than
one surprise. The first came with her
arrival at the Aimick studio, when
the stranger who opened the door in
response to her knock informed her
that the artist was out. but would re-
turn in a minute or two. The sec
ond came with the quiet movement
of yet another man who sidled up to
the studio door and promptly locked
and barred 1t. But the greatest sur
prise of all awaited her as she turned
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-06-23
Ladies' Shirt Waists

We have received by express the last two days large
shipment of White Muslin and Wolfe Shirt Waists that the
seasons latest and best values When in Barre this line
of popular priced Waists
See special values in the Fern Waist At only $100
is fine Muslin Waist embroidered 'front.' with large collar
Comes in Wolfe and Musins.
See special values &c. values from 81 90 to S25
We have Waist values in the Coored Stripes and
Plain White Wolfe and Muslins at S100 to SIPS.
.v
See our Light Coored Wash Silk Waist at $500.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-06-23
TALK OF THE TOWN

Silk hose bargain. 35c pair, 3 pairs
for 81 90 AT Vaughans.
Miss Helen Averill, who has been teach
ing school in Boston, is passing the sum
mer vacation at her home on North
street
Get your seats for "T'he Birth Of a
Nation Park Theatre. Monday, Tuesday
and Wednesday. Same music. Office
open from 1890 a. m. to $3.50 p. m.
Additional recruits for the cavalry unit
that is being completed at Norwich uni
yersity were secured last evening when
Ernest Thompson and Guy George en-
listed at the temporary headquarters of
Lieutenant Berry and Private Qgston at
Hotel Barre. ALessrs. Thompson and
George went to Mortified this morning
along with Bert Mercer, who was accept
ed for service early in the week. John
McHugo, James Gibson and Joseph vii
liams. whose enlistments were registered
almost as soon az recruiting headquar-
ters was opened. returned from North
field last night, after passing the physi
cal examination. The men were assigned
suits and told to report to morrow.
Attaches at the Central Vermont sta
ton. startled by huge columns of smoke
billowing out Of the turning table pit
at the south end of the freight yard,
called the auto fire truck to the scene
Thursday afternoon at $3.50 o'clock. A
pile of rubbish under the table deck was
burning briskly when the regulars ar
rived and in another moment would have
encompassed the wooden structure used
to set the engines in the right direction.
Vigorous application OF the chemical so
luton extinguished the blaze. Acting
Chief Carpenter states that outbreaks Of
fire have been at a minimum this year
and If the first half year. ending a week
from to-day is reached without any fires,
a record for the organized fire department |
will have been established.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-06-23
Better Acquaintance Tour.

Members of the Barre Board of Trade
with their wives and sweethearts, will
motor to AIarshfeld the evening OF
Thursday. June %. This is TO be a bet
ter acquaintance tour. Have supper at
O'Clock Hear few remarks. Hear the
Barre band play, look at l25 stereopticon
pictures Of Barre's industries (many OF
these pictures were taken for this special
tripl Get acquainted with our Marsh
field neighbors and at the same time get
better acquainted with our own people.
Have jolly good time, motor home feel
ing that the trip was good for all.
Join the Board OF Trade and 60 along
with us.
Supper viii be so cents for each person.
Only members of the Board OF Trade
with one lady expected to 60. Those that
will use their automobiles please notify
the auto committee. Those that do not
have automobiles will please notify same
committee of your intention to go and
your transportation will be furnished
free. Buy your supper tickets from this
same committee. Automobile committee,
b. w. Hooker, Guy r. Varnum, Eugene
c. Glysson.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-06-23
Children's Wash Dresses

When you buy good Dress made the seasons best
style and from good quality Fast Coored Bingham in sizes
from to IA years. at only 79c EACH you cannot afford to
spend your time making them You will pay much for the
goods alone
See our line of fine Dresses at from S1.00 to $500.
See Shocked MILDLY Dress in Striped MILDLY with
White Skirt.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-06-23
TALK OF THE TOWN

Ext Gov. Allen NJ Fletcher OF Cavendisf
is registered at Hotel Barre for a few
days.
J. l.. Barnum of Boston. who is con
nected with the time service department
of the Western Union Telegraph com
pany, was visitor in the city yesterday
and to-day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Fuller, who
have been visiting at the home of Mrs.
Fuller's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Leander
Howard, returned yesterday to Troy, n.
Y. where the former has position. Mr..
Fuller was formerly engaged in news
paper work in Vermont.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-06-23
Only One Day More

to get your carfare refunded.
This has been a very satisfac-
tory sale. The trade have APP
preciated this way of helping
them out. They have all had
an opportunity to pick up spe-
cial values. Our town trade
have been as we'll satisfied as
our out of town.
All will be better satisfied with
their purchases when they see prices
going higher.
You are buying DRY GOODS to-
day for less money than they can
be bought in any town in Vermont.
This is not guesswork: we have
way of knowing.
Stocks of goods in Barre are al
ways large. It's these large stocks
that at this critical time keep the
prices down.
Large stocks with close competi-
ton makes Barre one of the best
shopping sections in the whole of
New England.
Try our free parcel post. It's your
best and quickest way of shopping.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-06-23
TALK OF THE TOWN

Get your seats for "The Birth of a
Nation" Park Theatre, Monday, Tuesday
and Wednesday. Same music. Office
open from 1880 a. m. TO 9:30 p. m.
Green Mountains are composed of the
varsity team of L. V. NJ. They will be
seen at the Granite City trotting park
Spear or Palmer will Pitch
adv.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-06-23
TALK OF THE TOWN

Peter F. Passera was a visitor in the
city yesterday while on his way home to
Williamstown after having attended the
wedding of friend in Manchester.
The ladies' aid of the Swedish Baptist
mission will have a social tomorrow
night at SIP. m. Useful gifts appreciat-
ed. Ice cream will be served. No admis-
sion fee.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-06-23
TALK OF THE TOWN

Buy your coat at Vaughan's.
Auto service. Afternoon parties espe-
cially solicited. Mrs. Perley M. Carr.
Dry soft slabs, $50 load dry mixed
slabs sl.75. dry hard slabs, $3.50, cash,
Calder & Richardson, phone 400.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-06-23
TALK OF THE TOWN

Baseball st. Adams vs., 1, A. c., Sat
urday, 3 p. M, l. A. c. field, Good game.
adv.
Chocolate sale-50c chocolates for soc
a pound Saturday only, at Cummings &
Lewis.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-06-23
Some of the Greatest
Values

in our whole store are in our Bargain
Basement. See these few kinds, and
there are lots of others.
Children's Fast Black Hosiery, all
sizes. This lot at Zoe per pair.
Compare with l5c Hose,
One lot of Ladies Plain White
Hose, all sizes, at lie per pair.
One lot of Ladies' Black Hose at
lie per pair,
One lot of Ladies 25c Isle Hose,
fast Black, at 19c per pair.
One lot of Scotch Ginghams and
Mercerized Pophns in Stripes, now
at 15c per yard.
One lot of l21ac Ginghams at Toe
per yard.
Yard Wide Percales at Zoe per
yard.
One lot of Turkish Bath Towels
at Sc each.
One lot of l215c Cotton Huck Tow
els now Sc each.
One lot OF lSc Doeskin Cloth. This
is heavier than Outing and will out
wear two lots. The best cotton goods
made for gents work shirts. This
lot now IL / 2c-the best buy in
our whole department,
One lot OF Turkey Red Table Lin
en-Bates Best. These while they
last at 39c per yard.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-06-23

A. P. ABBOTT co.
A. P. ABBOTT co.
This Is Your Opportunity!


o the large outoftow bushes switch esto Barre
This alike
public
this opportunity visit Barre and values offered
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-05-09
Their friendly spirit that now

together LIlCuuly spirit LudI HOW
exists.
Tinker is having trouble with the
same positions that baffIed recent
Cub managers and caused them end
less worry. He has not a good pi-
votal pair to work around second
base. Steve Yerkes is fielding well
and Outhitting every man on the
club. Steve is not a flash for speed,
but he is fast enough for all pur-
poses.
His support from Mike Doolan,
however, is not what it should be.
No club with as weak a defense
around the middle of the diamond
has ever won a pennant, and the
Cubs will not shatter tradition this
year. Mike DOOlan never was a
great batter. His reputation as a
star was made on the strength of
his fielding and his ability to throw
a baseball while poised on his left
ear or some other part of his anat-
Omy.
Now Mike appears to have lost
some Of his speed as a ground cover
er. He moves neither to his right or
left with his old-time celebrity, as
was Illustrated in the second game
yesterday. Mike made three cold
errors, but those miscues are liable
to happen to any well-intentioned
person and Mike should not be CEN
sured for those failings.
There were a couple of balls hit
through his territory, however, that
should have been captured. But be-
cause Mike could not move quickly
enough to get in front of the smashes
they were registered as clean hits
and proved extremely costly.
Pittsburgh would have had two
fewer runs if these hits had been
converted into outs or even if they
had been knocked down and held
within the envirOns of. the infeId.
A split was as good as the Cubs
IocorvroH TTTiI1foV,,g
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-05-09


in a baseball pool
Fresh from a toppy triumph over
the Erie, Pa, team, the White SOX
are in New York today to open their
invasion of the east. They will prob
ably find both town and team much
different from what they saw in Erie.
But RowIand's people did maintain
their excellent reputation OF not
having lost an exhibition this spring
and banged q hits off the minor
pitchers. Three-fOurths of these
bingles came in the pinches, some
thing very unusual for the SOX.
Rowland has settled on John COL
Inns as his regular right fielder, with
Felsch and Jackson occupying the
other garden positions. The infield
will be the same combination that
played here Sunday in the final mas
sacre by the Cleveland Indians.
The outfield trio will remain intact
until Collins fails in his batting,
whereupon Eddie Murphy will be
rushed into the breach. That is the
way Rowland figures at present, not
believing that Felsch will have the
same difficulty as ShaunO in solving
the excellent pitching supposed to be
contiguous to the east.
Lefty Williams and Red Faber are
to be two pitching regulars, given
their turns on the stub, but the other
beavers have not been definitely set
tied on.
Here we have been directing ribald
outlaws and proper sympathy toward
Connie Mack and his high school
boys. But suddenly we awake to the
fact that this same misfit gang is
now but two games behind our stall
wart fellows in SOx uniforms. Con-
ME is not banking on much sympathy
and continues dOggedly on his course
of building up ball team.
He has already discovered one ex-
ceIlent banplayer in Witt, a short
Of f-I Dbl iC
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-11-08

3raforla music formed most Del
@@HE.s. Era@raul given vest arday aft
erEoan at tha First Methodist church
ar sn open meeting 81 the Rock Island
Musical club. the main floor OF the
auditorium being filled with an audi
ehee that was much Interested
-he program was in charge Of Mrs
a r. AaI.jn and participating On n
were Miss Hazel Parker. AIiss Bessie
Noftsaer. and 5lrs Iurrel Lind0rff.
organ. Mrs Edward ApDelquisr. Mrs
A. ~ HuesinE. Jr and Mrs Daniel
ttayes- Jr-. voice, and Miss Iva Pearce
reader. with Miss Catherine HeImbacly.
MISS katherine Gest and Mrs j. r.
tucAls as accompanies The mum
DeEs were exceptionally well given
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-11-08
Had Awful Pains in Side.

Branch. Ark Every month suffered with
canning paiTls and had awful pains IN my left
size. was very irregular. had tired feeling III
the time and did NOT sleep good at night. l took
Tvdia & Pinkhau-s Vegetable Compound and III
fhree months / was weu."-Mrs. MAE GATTIs,
Branch, Ark.
If you want special advice write TO Lydia r.
Pfnkharn Medicine Co. CONFIDENTIAL. Lynn,
Mass. Your letter viii be opened. read and
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-11-08

Roxl.-rv. Vt-@ A year ago last December
was taken nth a female trouble and docgored ror
it bug did not get any help until I took Lydia =
me 4 good deal and these troubles lasted So long
that [ grew terribly poor and I felt great deal
easier living down no one knows what suffered.
/ did not dare consult another doctor I was 50
afraid he would SAY had got to have an operation
/ can truly say that Lydia L. PInknams Fege-
table Compound was gOd-send TO me for after
suffering about eight months this wonderful u1edl-
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-11-08
SOCIAL EVENTS

club ul# 5a entertained Dec hN
-s Henry -aHlE. 1s-5 EGfra-aua-a-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-11-08
Sep0rts F0r1
&DerV State
All Agre7 that Lydia E. Pinlzham's
Vegetable Compound Wonderfully
Relieves Woman's Suffering.

From all parts of this country the clearest evidence Is
constantly ror5in to the Office Of the Lydia r. Plnzhan
Medicine Co 81 LYNN. Mass, proving the wonderful power
shown bv lydia +. Pinsham's Vegetable Compound n
controlling Ills peculiar to women. Here are letters from
Vermont Arkansas and New Jersey:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-11-08

weehawken, \ J. Lmust call you my best friend for what
The Change for time felt bad but since took
Tv5ia pinkhaus feel
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-11-08

All The news all the ume-The
Araus.