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CHAPTER XIX.
When DImpIes Win.

Inspector Martin MCGEE. as one who
must do something, no matter how fl.
tile. to lull his impatience, rang a bell
on his desk.
Send for Grimaldi again." he said
to the doorman.
"Grimaldi." he greeted the scholar
Of the italian squad, what did this
Mrs. Le Grange say to you when she
let you go-and Just when was itf"
TT was night before last" replied
Grimaldi. I'D met her for a report
and told her that Estrilla-or Perez
had an engagement with his tailor to
try on some clothes for two-thirty yes
terday afternoon. She told me then
that she had finished with me, and l
was to report back to headquarters-
which did yesterday"
His rooms-Estrilla's- being
watched in case he returns?"
Yes. We've got some one at every
place where he's likely to appear"
"All right. ThatIl do"
Then the Inspector fell to pacing
the floor and to meditating. He burst
not leave his office. The search was
covered at every point where the miss
Orange might be expected to appear.
He must stay in his office until-oh.
why had he trusted Rosalie Le Grange
to arrest a desperate criminal alone?
One obvious suspicion did not occur
to him: never for a moment did he
diotrust Rosalie.
She had gone out to make the ar
rest single-handed, for some good rea-
son of her own.
She had failed. and dreaded to come
back without her man: she had been
delayed and would appear with him
yet; she had ventured too much and
something had happened to her.
Hare, Inspector McGee smote a fist
in;o an open palm and swore under
his breath. That consideration. and
not the failure of the department to
put the finishing touch on a big case.
was the thing which haunted him now,
made him unable to rest his body or
to quiet his mind
The last eighteen hours had been
one long secret hunt for Juan Perez
alias Estrilla, and for Rosalie LIE
Grange. When, after the detectives
finished with Miss Estrilla-Senorita
Perez-he found Rosalie Le Grange
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coming down the stairs. armed to tn,
teeth? A man is not supposed, e1
cept by an extinct type Of Puritan, t.
give away" the woman who ha,
made sacrifices for him: and ever
the extinct type Of Puritan woult
hardly expect you to tell your hostes,
that her dinner party had been dull
From this Heterogeneous group of er
amples, one may infer that there ar,
lies and lies; and while 1t ia neve,
permissible to lie, 1t is sometimes
quite unpermissible to do anythin,
else.
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CHAPTER xviIi-contInued.


He sat facing the door: he perceived
her first: he rose with an expression
of real surprise and pleasure. why.
Mrs. lie Grange! How did you get
here7" he said. But now his eye
caught Betsy-Barabara. She, too. had
risen, as one who acts at last after
long strain Of repression. Her color
came and went: she was looking at
Rosalie and then back at Estrilla.
Miss Lane" said Roaalie In q quiet
meaning voice. well excuse you. Take
your coat, dear"
Estrilla opened his mouth as though
to protest. made an inarticulate sound.
stopped. His eyes were on Rosalie.
What does this mean7" he asked.
TT means first that you had better
sit down." she said. The walters
lookin' this way. A man in your posi-.
ton can't afford to make a scene in a
public place."
Estrilla sank with an unsteady mo-
ton into his chair. At this physical
support, he seemed to grip his nerve.
What do you mean by my posi-.
ton? Why do you come this way
Why"
Listen. First Of all. I'm your
friend. Get that right away!-l'n
here to help you. An I'm In a hurry.
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Prison Population Decreasing.

Colorado's prison population is de-
creasing Since the first of last jan
uary the number of persons convicted
of felonies and sent to the state peni-
tentiary at Canon City and the re-
formatories has dropped SS 1-3 per
cent. If the present rate of decrease
is maintained, state officials declare
that within another year Colorado will
have the smallest prison population of
any state in the Union, regardless of
population. With paroles and dis
charges, the prison population in
Canon City at the end of May had de-
creased nearly 20 per cent or a total
of 1S1 prisoners.
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Gamble Drops Second Regiment.

The first steps toward the reorgan-
ization of the Colorado National Guard
and the consolidation of the First and
Second Colorado regiments were
taken when Adjutant General Gamble
accepted the resignation of all staff
and field officers of the Second in
fantry and issued an order calling for
the dissolution of the Second infan-
try, its headquarters, field staff and
band. This action is the result of
request made by Gen. Gamble several
weeks ago for the resignation of all
guard officers.
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Ask Rebate on Freight Charges.

The American Smelling & Refining
Company has filed with State Public
Utilities Commission complaints
aimed at three railroads, asking a re-
bate of s12,563 on freight charges paid
on coal from the northern coal fields.
Similar complaints were filed in the
District Court covering the same
cases.
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Construction curtaiIed by Wire Cost.

The recent advance of As per cent
in bids for furnishing wire to the
forest service, together with the in
creased cost of other equipment, may
lead, it is said, to the material cur
tailment of the program for telephone
line construction on the national for
ests this summer. approximately p
900 miles of new lines were planned
for the coming season.
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Undesirable

Are they desirable tenantsr r
Dear me. no. They're nice people
but they've got four children."-De
troit Free Press.
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Telephone Profits over Half Million.

Roderick Reid, general auditor for
the Mountain States Telephone &
Telegraph Company, testifying before
the State Public Utilities Commission.
stated that the yearly net profit of
the properties in Colorado ranged
from s1,250,O00 to sl,500.O00 during
the last four years. The profits from
the Denver exchange have been from
100000 to s750,O0O throughout the
four years, while but few exchanges
through the state failed to show a
yearly profit. The total operating rev.
enues for 1914 were given as s3,262.-
9S5.37, the operating expense as s2,-
074, ,440.5S.
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STATECAPITOL
NEWS
Western Newspaper Union News Service.
UTILITIES TAXES UP $s,617,ae6.
Order of State Commission Boosts Z
Several Corporations.

Order Of State Commission Boosts
Several Corporations.
Denver.-The railroads express com.
panies, private car lines, telephone
and telegraph companies, and the To-
cal public utility corporations of Colo
RADIO will pay into the state treasury
next year taxes on an increased val.
uation of $9.617,396 over last year, &C
cording to the order of the state tax
commission. In addition to this vast
increase in valuation the commission
recommended to the assessors of the
state that the property of the various
sugar factories be assessed at a val
uation $S,71S,15S over last years
figures The total increase recon.
>mended is s1S.335.554.
The railroads and utilities of the
state are assessed at $25S, ,430.
Last year the figure was SPAS. .549.034
The 1915 valuation on the sugar fac
tories was $s,SO3,S2O, while the state
commission recommends this be made
$17,521,97S this year. This last is for
factory site, buildings and machinery
only.
In addition the state board asks the
assessors to raise the valuation of the
E. l. Du Pont De Nemours Powder
Company from $SS9.17O to $1,6S0.940,
and the valuation placed on the plant
of the Portland Cement Company in
Fremont county from $612,56O to ST..
9O6, ,73O
Some of the larger railroads are
raised in this years valuation and
others are decreased. The Santa Fe
has been raised from $19,4SS,650 to
$19,512.550. The Burlington has been
reduced from $19, ,366,340 to SIS 1881 .O90.
The Rock Island has slight reduction;
the Colorado & Southern has a small
increase; the Rio Grande is increased
about 100000; while the Union Pa.
cific has a slight increase. The total
increased valuation placed on the rail
road properties is under 100000.
Over S2.0O0,00O valuation is added to
the Telephone Company valuations.
The public utilities will pay on nearly
ss,O00,000 more than in the previous
years valuation.
The Mountain States Telephone &
Telegraph Company valuation is in
creased more than 100000. The
Tramway increase ordered also totals
about 100000. OF the express COM
panies, the valuation on Wells-Fargo
company holdings is increased from
$205, $50 in 1915 to $7S1,190.
The tax commission will receive
protests on the assessed valuations
until August 20. Hearings will then
be held and the final figures sub
mitted to the treasurers of the differ
cnt counties on the first of October.
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sYNoPsIs.

Tommy North. returning to his room in
Mrs. Moores boarding house at 2:80 a. m,
another roomer. n eT' with III a knife HSnV wound on
hts breast. Suspicion rests upon a man
Ewing the name OF lawrence Wade. who
During the excitement a strange woman
who gives her name as Rosalie IeGranse.
sppears and takes into her own, home
valid. whose brother. was . favorite
M. oinsd Who Wss pyins
ss es had Sdsd
Constance Hanska. widow Of the murder.
wsSss Mss nsa sssn ssy. sRs
bad s.ai LEFT isn, Gsr hu:bsnd and aiseio:s; re
Hsn.ss os tse nsns Of hsb . anS MURDER
admits Wade was in love with her. Wade
ef HansEa Tommy NORTH. who had been
held by the police. Is released and re-
comes infatuated al once WITH hiais; Betsy u Bar ar
aaS S + fhe%.! sss r. &
ska was killed and nnds on the fire .es-
Sa'ai %oh .ss HsaGw ss 'fss
Orange secretly examines the shoes of her
% M 81. il e. % 70 % into red
IN Miss Estriiia's room and communes
with spirits. Rosaiie secures from In
:psctor McGce the services OF ap italian
RsssIis iinds svid.nos g show that Es:
trilla's real name q Peres and that they
Eoes into another trance in Misc Estrilla's
room and gains the young wonan's CON
lead. Ms: Estrilla to believe she q taik::
gets information that leads her to pre-
psrs for supreme test: With Inspector
Ro.alie. In q final seance. leads Miss Es-
frtlia to tell. In supposed conversation
with the spiTit of Hspsks. that her broth
ska's heart. Confronted by the ofhcers
Miss Estrilia makes a full confession. She
tells how Hnnska secured possession Of
her Jewels and ned to New York. and
how she and her brother Juan had traced
him to Mrs. Moore's house. She says
that Juan. dressed in her clothes. entered
Fanska's room to search for the Jewels.
that Hnnska awoke and rushed at the In
truder who picked up a knife from the
table TO threaten Hanska. She declares
Hanska. In his rage. was suddenly striek-
en- with apoplexy and fell upon the knife.
which pierced his heart
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Total Of twenty-five
Dead--,Large Part of
Death List Made Up
From Rescue Parties

Cleveland, July 25-Tweny
others dying result explosion of
tunnel, mi Lake
The dead include workmen trapped in the
exploded members
the first trapped
Of the the explosion.
None of these escaped
Tho party perished
three we're
The second comprised eleven Six of these lost
The first accomplished nothing
the relief expedition.
who did enter tunne
third the
Gustav
struction, who headed the relief force.
1t had been pershed
brought by the third member
instances
unavailable No puors
to rssuscitate the victims.
Mayor Harry today
CATION into this hortcomine well the itself
TRAINED REscUERs
Pittsburgh, July 25-A trained
euh station bureau Of mines left today
equipment pparatus
~ M Woin, this division, ordered
rescue with entire
Cleveland with all possible speed Six party
leaving here. J.
The explosion aoertaned supposed
collected the tunnel beeon iented by
The tunnel equipped with electrically driven machinery.
IL became known today that had been for three
days because had found The
Eight bodies 10:45 o'clock.
ore"s is now TO- All were members Of the first parties
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Splendid Farewell for
Secretary and Mrs. R.
Wolf by ''Y" Folks

Members Of the board of directors Of
the Young Mems Christian associa-
ton and the ladies' auxiliary last night
rendered q farewell banquet to Secre-
tary and Mrs. r. r. Wolf, who will
leave the first Of next week for their
new field of work at Johnstown, Pa,
where Mr.. Wolf becomes secretary of
the Y. M. c. A. of that city.
Frank H. CLANCY, president of the
board of directors Of the Fargo Young
Mems Christian association, presided,
and read a letter from A. B. Dale, who
was recently appointed state secretary
for North and South Dakota in this
particular field of work. Mr.. Dale
wrote in appreciation of the work Of
Secretary Wolf and what the Fargo
secretary had done in promoting state
work. 1t was through the efforts put
forth by Mr.. Wolf that Mr.. Dale secur-
ed his position.
DR.. j. M. Walters, pastor Of the
First Methodist church, and one of the
prominent leaders in Y. NJ. C. A. work
in the city and the state, gave an ad-
dress on the subject of 1.-THE Relation
Of Churches and the Y. M. C. A"
Robert McCulloch of Fargo, spoke for
the work of the boys department and
what it has accomplished and is do
ing for the young men Of the city and
the state. W. j. Lane, another active
"Y'' worker. emphasized the work of
the institution and what it stands for
and means to the boys and the men.
Mayor Emery spoke in relation to the
work in connection with Friends and
the Home"
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Fine Gifts Made,

In behalf of the board of directors,
President CLANCY presented Secretary
Wolf with a gold watch. The address
particularly empha sized Mr.. Wolf
work during his stay in Fargo. In be-
half of the ladies' auxiliary, Mrs.
Percy Goodwin presented Mrs. Wolf
with silver pitcher. Both Mr.. and
Mrs. Wolf responded.
During the time that Mr. Wolf has
been associated with work in the Y.
M. G. A. here, the membership has in
creased threefold. He promoted var
ious campaigns which placed the Far
go Y. NJ. c. A. on a plane with those
in other sections of the middle west.
Resolution by Methodsts.
The First Methodist church official
board adopted the following resolu-
ton, anent the departure of Mr.. and
Mrs. Wolf from the city:
I'VE, the members of the official
board of the First Methodist Epis-
copal church Of Fargo, North Dakota,
wish to express our sense of regret
and loss in the removal of our brother,
friend and fellow worker, Brother r.
r. Wolf, to Johnstown, Pa.
while he has had a job too big for
any one man as general secretary Of
our Y. M. c. A, and while he has filed
that job in such a way as to put the
Y. NJ. c. A. On a footing such as ought
to make every lover of the association
proud, still he has found time to give
himself in very vital way to the
church.
He has been a member Of the board
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Danish West Indies
Will Be Purchased
by the United States

practically been completed for the
purchase Of the Danish West Indies
by the United States from Denmark
for $25,000,000. The treaty closing the
transaction will probably be signed
today and sent Immediately to the
senate.
While details of the treaty were not
given out it is understood that the
United States would come into COM
plete possession of the islands. Word
has been received from Denmark that
the treaty is practically certain of be-
ing ratified by the Danish parliament.
Chairman Stone, or the senate for
eign relations committee saw Presi-
dent Wilson today but said afterward
they had not discussed the purchase of
the Danish West Indies and knows
nothing Of the question. 1t is under
stood that the government hopes the
treaty will be ratified at the present
session of congress.
Three islands of the Danish West
Indies-St. Croix. st. Thomas and st.
John, lie due east of Porto Rico and
from a strategic military point of
view. The harbors of st. Thomas and
St Croix are of first Importance to
the American navy and st. Thomas
itself lies in the lane of the shipping
from Europe to the Panama canal.
Important German, French, and
English mail companies have coaling
stations there.
The acquisition of these islands by
the United States has been the SUBJ
ject of unsuccessful diplomatic nego.
tiations since the civil war. If Dem
mark decides to part with the islands,
there will remain to her only two
colonial possessions, Greenland and
Iceland. Denmark's huge expenses
since the beginning of war; are said
to be responsible for her Willing1sesu
to sell.
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Ringing Circus Will
Show Tomorrow at
Front and Sixteenth
The Line of Parade

highest dest in Fargo Bakers pasture Front
Ringing
the most adaptable show grounds in the city The
inspected found
soft tonight the circus agents state that
will still be hard and excellent condition for the
crowdng than
this the visitors
will be assured of dry lot
PARADE GOES TO MooRHEAo
laid Chief and Chief Matvey
Moorhead follows: From circus grounds Front street to
bridge south, Moorhad,
north bridge NJ p Fifth
Front and back show
grounds the lot 10 o'clock possible
Eighth the circus coming the Great Northern from
sections expected between and
O'clock
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Deutschland Is Held
bY circumstances and
Conditions Over Which
There Is No Control''

Baltimore, July 25"circunances conditions
keeping Baltimore There
for alarm from At the time will
There time for everything"
Thus Capt Paul koenis commander of the German merchant
Deutschland his Baltimore
when asked what delaying his sailing.
What the circumstances conditions" Captain
would hint He laughed heartily when asked
his
perilous
what is there to fear7" he replied.
"The s big Deep"
Loaded with crude rubber and nickel the Deutschland "
pier all ready start said today good authority
BernsorH
the German embassy staff will evening
to be entertained with Captain the home
Leuderitz German consul in Baltimore.
VACCINATIONS ARE WORKING OVERTIME.
Norfolk, July 25AN small
and Hampton Roads today to trail the Deutschland when she
down from Baltimore for the dash to lmasnans
the allied
that foiua submarines
British
starts
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Negotiations to Purchase
These Islands Under Way
Since Civil War.
OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT
Treaty Must Be Ratified
Purchase Price is Said to
be $25, 100000.

Washington, July 25.-Of1cial an
nouncement was made at the White
House today that negotiations have
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Russian Gains Are
Admitted by Berlin
French and Briti>e
Attacks Break DoM
''IT'S YOU RPRIVILEGE TO FIGHT
ENGLISH" SAYS KAISER TO TROOPS

London, July 25-A dispatch from Berne via Pom
tarier France given out today by the wireless press
says:
''Another speech by Emperor William during his
recent visit to the Somme front is discussed in Berlin
The emperor is said to have said in part:
Comrades your special privilege is to fight against
the English, the nation sworn to destroy Germany.
The English built up during the years before the war;
a combination of countries which at iven signal fell
upon us, the most peaceful and most peacedesiring
people in the world The English led to believe they
we're our friends when actually they plotting
destruction
Berlin succeeded
defended
General Lnsnsen according
An yesterday, north OF
somme in France, the statement, broke down.
NEW BRITISH GAIN.
25Btish captured the the
adds, repulsed
ITALIANS MAKE GAIN
Monte Cnons
the official Italian statement today
FRENCH soMME.
bank of the yesterday
of drove the
Vemande Viers
eme this afternoon.
the Aisne German patrols
the Meuse
fighting at Hill No. 3o4 right
cannonadns Feu and aIaufee
attack French positions at 5asch~er Asaee 10
eIaimedt to failed.
aviation brought down
his tenth aeroPlans
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Germans Believed Riga
Line Was Unbreakable


mpegnable Since that
miead advance In
London al
(Contnu or
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Medora, N. D.. July 25.-Yesterday
afternoon at o'clock one of the great
events in the history Of North Dakota
took place here with the dedication
OF the Red trail bridge over the little
Missouri river by Gov. Louis B. Hanna.
Today the Yellowstone tourists, who
were here yesterday for the great
event of the dedication, crossed the
line into Montana after a most glor-
ious tour of North Dakota. They left
here with the knowledge that the last
link in great transcontinental high
way had been finished and dedicated
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Hot Wave,

Chicago, July 25.-Chicago wit
messed the hottest weather so far this
year when the thermometer reached
SO at II a. m, yesterday. There were
a number Of prostrations reported,
but none serious.
Owing to the great number Of peo-
pie bathing in Lake Michigan these
days to escape the heat and the death
of three persons last week at public
beaches, the Chicago life guards were
examined as to fitness and given in
structions in the best methods Of
preventing drowning.
Eleven of the thirty guards exam
ined failed in the tests.
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MURDERER OF
The PARKERS
IS LOCATED

Columbus, N. M, July 25.-Jose VAL
enzuela, charged with the murder Of
Mr.. and Mrs. William Parker has
been located on the ranch Del Dos
Adoloses, fifty milesnorthwest of Casas
Grandes, Mexico, is the report that
reached here early today from reliable
sources. The Parkers were killed six
weeks ago on the double Adobe ranch
near Hachita, n. M.
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RAIN FAILS TO
STOP FORKS FAIR

Grand Forks, N D., July 25.-Rain
fell here this morning, but not suffi-
GENTLY to delay the opening of the
Grand Forks fair. 1t is Grand Forks
day at the exposition, and as result,
a big attendance is assured.
The race program will be carried
out this afternoon.
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Dedication Of Bridge
by Highway Tourists
Feature Of Big Run

to it's uses by the formal opening OF
the big bridge here which was paid
for by Billings county and popular
way in Minnesota, North Dakota and
Montana.
Governor Hanna in his address at
the dedication which was delivered to
hundreds of cowpunchers and cowgirls
and thousands of automobilists, said
that the completion of the Medora
bridge marked the complete passing OF
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BACKING
NAVY BILL

Washington, July 2O-Ofncial word
was sent to the capitol today that
President Wilson stands behind the
construction program in naval bill as
passed in the senate, including four
battle cruisers to be built Immediately.
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Thorough Hunt for
Bomb Throwers Begun
by the Frisco Police

special police
will be carried during hour
O
+
jury,
ingi
nerals of Of the be today