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voice inside, raised In the best of hu.
NOR. Evidently he was telephoning
Eyes. Two hours ago, tell you
With book, bell and candle"
Jim's footsteps sounded, his hand
opened the door, then his arm flew out
to his sisters support as she staggered
in.
isis! What" he cried at sight of
her
mething-dreadful."
Bob continued his cheerful coIloquy
over the wire. "Say! Here she is now.
Wen expect a marble clock with gilt
cuplds from you, Merkle- Want to
say hello" He lurched aside from the
telephone as Lorelei snatched the re-
ceiver from his hand
"Mr. Merkle," si cried.
Hello! Yes. Is that you" came
Merkles steady voice.
Come quick-quick." --s
whats wrongg' he demanded, with
sharp change of, tone. HAS Bob
"No, no. It's Mr.. Harmon. He's
downstairs with-Lilas, and he's hurt
shot. I'm frightened
She turned to find Bob and Jim star
ing at her.
Come she gasped. 81 think he's
dying"
She led the way swiftly, and they
followed.
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(TO BE CONTlAUEDO
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SYNOPSIS

Peter XII light, defeated for political Of
nee in his town. decides to venture New
York in order that the family fortunes
might benefit by the expected rise of his
charming daughter, Lorelei. A we'll
known critic interviews Lorelei Knight,
now stage beauty with Bergman's Revue,
for a special article. Her coin-hunting
mother outlines .1orelei's ambitions, but
Slosson, the press agent, later adds his
information. Lorelei attends Millionaire
Hammon's gorgeous entertainment. She
meets Merkle, wealthy dyspeptic. Bob
Wharton comes unlimited. Lorelei dis
covers blackmail plot against Harmon.
in which her brother Is involved. Merkle
and Lorelei have an auto wreck. The
blackmaiers besmirch her good name,
Lorelei learns her mother is an unscru-
pulous plotter She finds in Adoree DEM
crest real friend, and finds Bob Whar-
ton is likable. Lorelei leaves her family
ana goes to live alone. Lorelei and drum
ken Bob Wharton are tricked into mar
rage,
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Your wife will read them and your
daughters"
Jarvis Harmon reused himself at
last. Surprise, incredrlity, dlsmay
gave place to fury, and, as in all print
tive natures, his wrath took shape as
an impulse to destroy.
''You'll-do that-eh?" His tone,
his bearing were threatening. He adj
vanced as if to seize her in his great
hands, and only her quickness saved
her.
Don't touch mew Her voice ended
in a little Shrek as she evaded sec
ond effort to grasp her, and placed the
table between them. "What do you
mean?"
But it seemed that she had done her
work too well, for his answer was like
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I've been waiting for louisville you
were out with that CRATER, drinking,
carousing-"
He bent toward her, white with
fury, but she blew the smoke from her
cigarette into his face, and he checked
himself, staring at her strangely. She
had seated herself upon the edge Of the
reading table, one foot swinging idly
she watched him with brooding, in
aolent amusement"
Are you just drunk" he said, I'M
certainly, ''or-have you completely
LOST ycur senses"
"Yes, Pm drunk. What are you GO
st1g to do about it?"
II Shs Won mustn't talk Xix. that;
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CHAPTER xiV--Continued.

During this angry scene Lilas had
not risen nor spoken. Her eyes We're
very black and very brilliant against
her pallor, and she was smiling de-
risively.
watt" she interposed. I'm not
going to stay here with this old--fool."
Harmon grew purple; he ground his
teeth
"You shall stay. We're going to
have a talk and settle things once for
ALL"
Liias rose swiftly with a complete
change of manner; she was smiling no
longer; her face was sinister.
Every WELL" she agreed. Tonight.
Why not? But l want Lorelei to stay
and-hear. Yes"
mo, / don't want her" =
81 do" Lilas' bad temper f1ared up
promptly from the hot Goals of spite
full, drunken stubbornness. Shell
stay till you go, or else I'll put you out
too. l don't trust you" She laughed
disagreeably.
'Then have your way. It's you l
want to talk with, anyhow, drunk as
you are. Now, Bob-will you say
goodnight?" He waved the two men
from the room. and the outer door
closed behind them.
Lorelei had little desire to remain
as the witness to a distressing scene,
Z but she seized upon the delay, for
even sordid lovers quarrel was pref
cradle to the caresses of a sodden
Bridegroom. But daylight seemed a
long way off-she feared Bob would
not fall asleep during this brief res
pite.
"Now come with me, If you please"
Harmon turned in the direction of the
library, and Lilas followed, pausing
10 light a cigarette with a studied in
difference that added fuel to his rage.
Lorelei seated herself at the disordered
dining table and stared miserably at
the wall
"Well?" said Harmon, when he and
Lilas were alone. SIS this how you
live up to your promises?"
"How did you know / went out to-
nightT' she inquired in her turn.
Il had you watched. After what
happened last night was suspicious.
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the growl of hungry beast. His eyes
reading his insane purpose, she cried
again:
Don't do that. warn you"
The nearest object CHANGED to be
a crystal globe in which was set tiny
French .clock-one of those library or
naments serving as timepiece and pa
erweight-over this his hand closed !;
he moved toward her.
''Put that down." she cried. He did
not pause. "Pnl it" She wrenched
sa1lething. Harmon uttered below
and leaped at her.
1t was tiny revolver, small enough
to fit into mans vest pocket or a
womans purse, but its report echoed
loudly. The noise came like a cannon
shot to the girl in the hall outside, and
brought cry to her lips. Lorelei flung
herself against the library door.
What she saw treasured her momen-
tarily, for, although Lilas was at bay
against bookcase, Harmon was
rooted i'll his tracks. A strange, almost
ludicrous expression of surprise was
on his face; he was staring down at
his breast; the revolver lay on the floor
between him and Lilas.
Lorelei gasped an incoherent ques-
ton, but neither Of the two who faced
each other appeared to hear it or to
notice her presence in the room.
81 told you to keep off," Lilas chat
tered. Her eyes were fixed upon Ham
mon, but her outflung arms were
pressed against the support at her back
as if she felt herself growing weak
You did it-yourself. warned you"
The man merely remained motion
less, staring. But there was something
shocking IN the paralysis that held him
and fixed his face in that distorted
mold of speeches. amazement. Finally
he stirred; one hand crept inside his
waistcoat, then came away red; he
turned, walked to a chair, and half
fell upon it. Then he saw Lorelei's
face, and her agonized question took
shape out of the whirling chaos of his
mind.
"Wheres Bob? he said, family.
"Call him, please"
"Youre-hurt. I'll telephone for a
doctor; there's one in the house, and
and the police, too" Lorelei voiced
her first impulse, then shrilly appealed
to Lilas to do something. But Lilas re-
manned petrified in her attitude of re-
treat; from the pallor that was whiten-
ing her cheeks now it might have been
she who was in danger of death.
Don't telephone" said Harmon,
huskily. "Youtmust do just as say,
understand? This mustn't get out. do
you hear? I'm not-hurt. I'm all
right, but-fetch Bob. Don't let him
call doctor, either, until I-get home
Now hurry please"
Lorelei rushed to the outside door,
restraining with difficulty a wild i'm
pulse to run screaming through the
hall. With skirts gathered high and
breath sobbing in her throat, the girl
fed up the stair to her own door, where
she CHING, ringing the bell frantically.
She could hear Bob's-har husbs nd's
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notb,np .xcept Bob's personal ap

Nothing EXCEPT Bob's personal APP
pearance prevented the driver from
whipping up without more ado. The
night was old-and these jokers some
times pay well, the man reflected.
How'd know you'd bring it back p
he inquired.
Matter of honor with me. III be
back in no time. Will ten dollars be.
right? I'll make 1t fifteen. and you
can lend me your coat and hat. Wen
exchange-have to, or no joke. Is 1t
a go?"
The offer was tempting, but the
driver cannily demanded Wharton's
name and address before committing
himself The card that Bob handed
wheeled into the side street and re-
moved his long, nickel-buttoned coat
and his battered tile, taking Bob's
broadcloth and well-blocked hat In re-
turn.
First one o. these ever had on
he chuckled. "If you ART back III
take these glad rags to Charley Voices
hotel, eh?''
Fright! The Charlevoix. But I'll be
back" Bob drove away with parting
flourish of his whip.
The elevator was in its place, the.
Mailman doing, when Wharton en-
tered the Elegancia and rang the belE
Of Lilas Lynn's apartment. Once he
had gained admittance little time was,
wasted. He and Merkle helped Ham
mon to his feet, then each took an arm;
nut the exertion told, and Jarvis hung
between them like drunken man,
gray look of death upon his face.
watch out for the door-man," Jim
my Knight cautioned for the twentieth
time. snake him think you've got a
souse."
aren't you coming aiong" asked
Bob.
But Jim recoiled "Me? No. TIE
stay and help Lilas make her get
away"
Merkle nodded agreement. "Don'E
let her get out of your sight, either, I'M
derstand? There's ship sailing in
the morning. See that she's aboard"
Jarvis Harmon spoke 81 want yotu
all to know that I'm entirely to blame
and that I did this myself. Lilas iss
a-good girl" The words came labori-
ously, but his heavy brows were drawn
down, his jaw was square. 81 was
clumsy. might have killed her. But
she's all right and I'll be all right, too.
when I get doctor. Now put that
pistol in my pocket, John. Do as / say.
There! Now I'm ready"
Bob Wharton mounted the box s.lf
drove to Central Park West. At SIXTY
seventh street he wheeled .nto the,
sunken causeway that lirxs the East
and West sides.
Once in the shadows, Merkle leaned
from the door, crying softly, Faster
Faster!'
Boz whipped up, the horse cantered.
tie cab reeled and bounced over the,
cobblestones, rocking the wounded man,
pitifully.
To John Merkle the ride was terrible.
with a drunkard at the rcins and In
his arms perhaps fatally injured
man, who, despite the tortures of that
humping carriage, interspersed his
groans with cries of Hurry, hurry
When he felt the grateful smoothness
of Fifth avenue beneath the wheels he
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leaned forth a second time and waruetf
Bob. BE careful of the Waterman In
the block"
The liquor in Bob was dying; he bent
downward to inquire, "Is he all right 70
Merkle nodded, then withdrew his
head.
The Harmon residence has changed
owners of late, but many people recall
its tragic associations and continue to
point it out with interest. 1t is a mas
sive pile Of gray stone, standing just
east of Fifth avenue, and its bropzs
doors open upon an exclusive, wall-
kept side street. At the farther corner,
dimly discernible beneath the radiance
Of a street light, Bob made out the
Waterman, now at the eud of his pa
troL The moment was propitious;
there could be no further delay.
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Wondering how she can pos
sibIy escape the drunken ca
resses of her new husband the
first night of their marriage,
LoreIei finds the problem sud-
denly solved for her-but in a
CHASTITY manner. The demons of
blackmaii and intrigue which
have followed her give way to
devils of bIoodshed and murder.
How she acts in a tragic crisis
is told in Rex Beach's best
style in this instalIment.
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Bob Wharton and his bride and
Lilas and Jimmy Knight are in Lilas'
apartment celebrating the wedding
when Harmon enters. He and Lilas
are quarreling.
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Do you believe LiIas is really
guilty--was she justified? And
do you think that Jimmy Knight
will use this occasion to collect
blackmalI money?
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the growl of hungry beast. His eyes
roved over the table for weapon, and,
reading his insane purpose, she cried
in.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-08-08
TRAFFIC men STRIVE
TO ADJUST RATES
Want to Satisfy Inland Towns
as Well as the Railroads
That Are Interested.
ACTION MUST BE IN HURRY

Striving to formulate plan where,
by the cities affected by the recent
ruling Of the Interstate Commerce
commission in regard to freight rates
in Nebraska, as we'll as the commits
sion and the railroads in question,
will be satisfied, traffic men from all
Of the Missouri river jobbing centcrs,
with the exception of Sioux City, met
with the representatives Of the rail
roads yesterday.
The meeting is being held at the
Commercial club rooms, with Charles
E. Faeth Of Kansas City, an iron job
Der, presiding as chairman.
Realizing that IL the rates are to
be adjusted, a plan to bring about
the required change must be decided
upon Immediately, as the advanced
rates ordered by the Interstate Com
merce commission are to go into ef-
feet September Is, the traffic, men
and railroad representatives were
hard at it early in the day endeayor-
ing to work out solution OF the
problem.
The indications were at noon that
the meeting would run through into
another day. Reports OF perfect
harmony" seeped through the doors
of the room in which the session IS
being held.
Traffic Men Present.
The following traffic mel. attended
the meeting: R. d. Sangster, treas
urer of the Kansas City Commercial
club; R. c. Carmein of the Reidnour
Bakery company, Fremont, Neb,; w
H. Young, Fremont; w. ]. G. Kenyon.
manager Of the traffic bureau III the
St. Joseph Commercial club; Louis
Motter OF the Nave-McCord company,
St. Joseph; r. A. Blake, secretary OF
the Hastings, Neb.. Chamber Of Com
merce; E. B. Johnston, F. ], Coates
and J. l.. Cleary, secretary Of the
Commercial club, Grand Island, Neh.;
Charles H. Kelsey and w. A. Haver-
son OF Norfolk, Neb,; c. B. Hutton
OF hastings, II. l.. Snarpe, secretary
Of the Atchison, Kan, Commercial
club; w. S. Written, secretary Of the
Lincoln Commercial club; w. H. De
Bolt, J. w. Burgess and E. S. Steven
son Of Beatrice, Grant Thornburg Of
Lincoln, E. P. Schoentgen, F. D.
Empkie, H. A. Searle and George E.
Williamson Of Council Bluffs, Dan
Geilus, J. S. Brady, c. D. Blaine, P.
p. Murray and E. ]. McVann, man.
ager Of the traffic bureau Of the Com.
mercial club Of Omaha.
The following railroad representa-,
tives were in attendance: H. H. Hol-
comb and F. Montgomery Of the Bur
lington, George w. Hamilton and
c. J. Lane OF the Union Pacific, f
II, Shubert Of the Rock Island and
w. H. Jones Of the Northwestern
Omaha; S. E. Stohr Of the ST. JOSEPH
and Grand Island, St. Joseph; D. n
Lincoln Of the Missouri Pacific, St
Louis.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-08-08
BRIDGE MEETING TO
Be HELD ON TUESDAY
Commissioner Best Addresses
Letter to Union Pacific Ask
ing the Price.
MEET AT COUNCIL BLUFFS

Douglas county commissioners, &C.
companied by = committee represent
ing the Omaha Commercial club. will
meet with representatives OF Potta-
wattamie county and commercial Or
CARNATIONS of Council Bluffs at that
city this afternoon at 2 o'clock to
formulate plans tor realization Of the
free bridge dream.
County Commissioner Frank c.
Best, representing that body, has ad-
dressed the following letter to the
Union Pacific railway, which commu-
nication is expected to result in fur
ther conferences regarding the pro-
posed purchase Of the bridge now
used solely for railway traffic:
There has been some agitation in
favor of free toll bridge across the
Missouri river between the cities OF
Omaha and Council Bluffs and It has
been suggested by members Of the
Omaha Commercial club that the
Board OF County Commissioners take
this matter up with your company in
reference to the sale of the old bridge,
which is being replaced by = new one.
" feel your company will quite
agree that such q bridge should be
provided and in connection with this
wish you would inform the Board OF
County Commissioners whether or
not the spans OF the old bridge are
going to be offered for sale, at what
price and II you would give Douglas
county preference, If offered for sale,
should the people of this county de-
eide to construct such bridge.
"You will recall some forty odd
years ago the taxpayers Of Douglas
county donated your company $780,
600 to assist in the building Of your
present structure, and In view Of the
fact that the taxpayers Of this county
so nobly assisted you when you were
young and struggling and from the
further fact that at the present time
you are most prosperous and now op-
crate one of the greatest railroad sys-
TENS in the world, it has been sug-
gested that your company might give
the people Of Douglas county special
consideration should they desire tc
purchase the present spans. However
let us know your position in the mat
ter and we will gladly arrange meet
ing with your representatives at any
time you suggest
Omaha daily bee., 1916-08-08
Moorhead's Books
Show $4,000 Voters
In Greater Omaha

Election Commissioner Harley G.
Moorhead and his corps Of workers
have started the compilation Of the
list OF Greater Omaha voters for the
convenience of candidates and others
interested. This long list will carry
the names of about $4,000 qualified
oters, showing their party affiliation
address and nationality. Three weeks
will DE required in the preparation Of
the work, the sheets o'be at the dis,
posal Of those wishing them at cost
The registration last year was but lit
tie short of 10000, the removal tc
other cities, death and other causes
reducing the total.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-08-08
Tanning Says That
Merit Will Always
Be Recognized Here

efficiency and seniority will be
recognized by me as long as l am in
charge of the postoffice," stated Post
master Tanning, who added: II am
not contemplating any changes at this
time, and if there should be any
changes they will be for definite
cause. ! told the staff that as long as
they do the work as it should be done
and satisfy the public they serve, they
need not fear any shake-up. Political
considerations will have no place in
my administration"
Since Colonel Tanning assumed his
new office at the postoffice there have
been all sorts of rurors of shake
tip. Several old employees were be-
ginning to feel nervous and all sorts
Of gossip has been circulated.
Postmaster Tanning was asked to
make positive and public statement,
which he did as quoted.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-08-08
MASTER BUTCHERS.
GATHER IN OMAHA
Delegates to National Conven.
ton Which Opens Tuesday
Begin to Arrive in City.
VISIT DEN LAST NIGHT

Delegates to the thirty-first annual
convention OF the United Master
Butchers OF America arrived In Oma-
ha Monday from St. Louis. Toledo, St
Paul and Minneapolis. A special train
in the afternoon brought delegations
from Chicago, Detroit, Milwaukee, In:
dianapolis, Cincinnati and other east.
ern points.
H. ]. Hertkan and his wife drove
through from Detroit by automobile
A number OF the delegates brough,
their wives.
The convention program will be.
gin Tuesday morning at the Rome no.
tel as follows.
Opening session Of convention at Hots
Rome, convention hall
Invocation by Rev. o. D. Baltsiy.
Address of welcome BY ". p. Kunol
president Of United Master Butchers q
| Omaha.
Address Of Welcome by Mayor Dahlman
Response by Arthur 9. Pickering, presi
dent Of United Master Butchers Of America
Presentation OF Eavel to President Picker
v.
Appointments OF committees and adjourn
ment until 2 p. m.
Report of credential COMMITTEES.
Report Of officers.
Reports from local associations.
Twin Cities Campaign.
Minneapolis has already started q
campaign for the 1917 convention ant
many of the delegates are wearing
Minneapolis buttons.
A splendid convention program
booklet of thirty-six pages has beer
printed.
The loacl convention committees ar
as follows.
Entertainment Committee
e. e. Wise. Cyril HromscA,
JAG Bastian. Axel Meyer.
A. A. Heath, Charles Blind
v, r. Kuncl, NJ. ]. Howell,
| Herman Maggie. John Jepaen,
George Barth. J. Wagon.
Reception committee-E d. Wise, II
Maggie, Charles Blind, Axel Meyer.
| Theater Committee-Jac Bastian. J. Wa
| gen, J. Reznichek.
Auto Committee-y. r. KuneL q. R
Barth. Jacob Schmid.
| Banquet Committee--J, J. CAnnereA, II
Bastian. Charles Blind. II. H. Wiss '. J
Kuncl.
Press Committee--John A. Kotsi. J. J
| Cameron.
Ladies' Entertainment and Reception
Committee--Mesdames q. d. wise, J. Z
| Wagen ]. Bastian. r. c. GudAth. F. Bon
| gardt, ]. J. Schneider, Charles Blind AM
| Miss Minnie Barth
Omaha daily bee., 1916-08-08
To Build Church for
Magyar Catholics

Rev. Father F. B. Tomanek, who
was pastor of a church in Schuyler,
Neb., for three years, is now in Phila-
delphia, raising money to erect a
church there for Magyar Catholics,
the first Of its kind to be established
in that part of the country.
Father Tomanck speaks eight Ian
guages and will appeal to the Catholic
Congregations of Philadelphia in their
respective tongues. He was begin
ming a course in the Catholic uni
versity at Washington when he heard
of the need in Philadelphia and Of
fered his services. He is still at.
tached to the Omaha diocese, he
writes. and intends to return here.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-08-08
Several Matches in Happy
Hollow Tourney PLAYED Off

Play in the singles in the Happy
Hollow tennis tournament has pro-
crossed far enough SO that the fol-
lowing matches have been disposed
Of
T. J. Bertwsll beat Lyman Mcconnell.
A. p. Braun beat r. 70. sunderlau. W o.
Ward Browne beat Walter Byrne. so,
Il. s. Folsom beat W. R. Watson. W. o.
John Brownlee beat y. J Jumper. 60,
Harry Koch beat J. starret. so, 6-1.
A. L. Loomis beat c. r. Howell, SO, so.
PRELIMINARIEs.
d. NJ. Eagerly beat J NJ. Guild, W. o.
A. L. Loomis beat ii. d. Frankfurt. go
G. II. Howell beat l.. Mccague. e-1, 8-1.
II. A Landon beat c. A. Abrahamson,
The play in the preliminary rounds
will be disposed Of during the day and
the .r.rst round matches are to be com.
pleted this evening. A number Of
teams have entered for doubles and
all entries for doubles should be left
with the committee or telephone them
by tonight.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-08-08
The Bees Fund for
Free Milk and Ice

If we could come to you personally
and ask you for dime or a dollar for
this fund you would gladly give it.
You probably put off sending or
bringing it in.
But DO 1t NOW.
Every cent you give will actually
buy milk and ice for suffering babies
and small children Of the deserving
poor. Not penny goes to admins
tration of the fund.
Hot weather is not past by any
means. There is still great demand
on the fund.
Previously acknowledged ........S490 90
#. q. Seviek, INSTRUMENTATION. 100
Total. Observation-Disclosures. $500 so
Omaha daily bee., 1916-08-08
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS

Charles W. Wright and wife to J. e,
Sweet ct al, Cunning, 200 feet east
OF Fifty first. south side. boxS5 $500
Joseph intern and wife to Ben ].
Bogus, Twenty ninth, South oma-
ha, 50 feet north of @. east side.
l2oxlbo .'.....''..'..''' s'$o
Rasp Bros. to Gertrude c. Stodden,
Nineteenth, SO feet Of Pratt. east
side, A2xs4 NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 1,e0
William Gentrup and wife 10 W. c.
Heeter, Twenty ninth. lss feet north
of Pacific west side, 66x1&0 ...s
George A. Rowles to J. N. Halstead,
Twenty nth. 200 feet north Of
Fort. west side, 6oxlS3 ......... n
Robert A. Lenhart and wife to Her
man Zimmerman, Leavenworth, Ss1
feet west of Forty-fifth south side,
npklSV .,.t.'..'. '.'....s..s. "
Patrick J. Martin to Catherine FauE-
mann Cass, Sc feet west OF Twenty
sixth. north side, Ssxi4s .....,....
Charles Ladd Thomas to Thomas W.
Blackburn, Seventeenth. South Oma-
ha. 100 feet north OF s. east side.
ooNlIV s...-...,, .,........,..,.. LII
Edward Turner and wife to Jennie 9.
Farnsworth. Fifty.seventh, $50 feet
north of Military avenue. east side,