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The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-05-26

spair. So far no one has been found
who comes any where near filling
the bill. Roosevelt and Hughes are
the favorites among the rank and file
of the Republican voters, but neither
of these seem to fill the bill. The Re
Dubiicans want a man who can bag
the solid German vote, and Roosevelt
has said such bitter things against
Germany that he is Objectionable on
this score as we'll as having made
exceedingly bitter enemies by split
ting the party III 1912, and for the
party to take him up would mean
surrender TO an absolute, One-man
Doss. Justice Hughes of the Su-
preme Court, ripped Up" so many
things and hurt business so much
when governor Of New York, that the
barty leaders are afraid of him.
Republican leaders are trying to
bring about a combination of circum-
stances which will enable them to
nominate Elihu Root, desires to
place in the White House, because ne
can serve the trust $50 skilfully" and
artistically that the people will not
get on to his "wily ways" until his
work is done, and a rule Of the trusts
has become complete and absolute.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-05-26
INDEPENDENCE AND CREDIT

The question of granting indepen-
dence 10 the Philippine Islands is
commanding serious attention upon
the part Of congress, and while there
are those who are pushing for action,
yet the probabilities are that some
more resolutions in national political
platforms will be required before
any definite action is taken by Con-
gress.
Rural credit is up for consideration,
but it appears that the big Insurance
companies, the trust companies and
other money lenders, are on the job;
and they believe the present high
rates OF interest should not be med
died with. Therefore they are fight
ing ell forms of rural credits, which
might result in loans to western
farmers at four or five per cent.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-05-26
SAVE US FROM OUR MISTAKES

To save the editor from starvation,
take his paper and pay for it prompt
ly To save him from bankruptcy,
advertise in his paper literally. To
save him from dispair, send him ev-
cry item of news you can get hold Of.
To save him from profanity, write
your correspondence plainly on one
side of the sheet and send it as soon
as possible. To save him from mis-
takes, kill him-dead people are the
only ones who never make mistakes.
st. Helena Echo.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-05-26
Cold Quickly Relieved.

Many people cough and Cough-from
the beginning of Fall right through to
Spring. Others get cold after cold.
Take DR.. Kings New Discovery and
you will get almost i.nme,Ia relief.
1t checxS fO..r y.~ stops the rdCking,
raapLA, USue tearing cough, heals the
inflammation, Soothes the raw tubes.
Easy to take, Antispedc and Hellin.
Get a SOC, bottle of Or. Kings New
Discovery to-day. 1T is certainly a
great medicine and keep d bottle Of il
continually on hau" writes W. G. Jes
seman, Franc0lia, N. II. Money back
if not satisfied. No.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-05-26
REPUBLICANS AT SEA

The leaders of the Republican party
are drifting aimlessly at sea in their
"search for Moses" to lead them out
of the wilderness of gloom and de-
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-05-26
IT GOT THE WORMS

IT GOT THE WORMS
I am giving BLACKMAN'S MEDICAT.
ED SALT BRICK to mules and find 1t the
best stock remedy have ever used. One
mule was so bad off she could hardly go
and she took very freely of 1t and worms
came in wads as large as hen eggs.
had two more mules l was thinking Of
clipping and commenced using the MED1-
GATED SALT BRICK, and instead OF hav-
ing to clip them they shed off and got as
fat as butter ball.
1t s the best stock remedy that know
of. Three Of the bricks will last horse 80
days and he gets his salt as nature calls
for It, three times day; and 1t also
physics him, RUFF SMITH.
GoldEboro, N. G., June 6, 1910.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-05-26
MEDICINE VS.. FOOD.

Do not buy something you already
have. You have food which you feed
your horses, cattle and sheep, but
when you want medicine, buy only
medicine: That is what you. get in
b. A. Thomas Stock Remedy. We
sell it and guarantee it to be medi-
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-05-23

\. r Croft rs IN M~orsantown on a
business trip.
John y. Williams BE- recovering from
an attack 81 rheumatism.
Word has been received from " s.
Crouch. from Gla-Sboro. y. D.. 10 which
rlac" ho went several days ago to
work.
T. r. Lowthor. an expert barber. has
horne Mr. Lowthsr came here from
Wheeling and IS said 60 be- e fine bar
her as wei ue "a pleasing gentleman.
Richard Miller has returned TO Wells
bur raftor a business trip 10 Pitts
Mr. and Mrs W II Rutherford we're
WhfoIiuE callers. SUNDAY
Mrs. o. g. NsNt'1y I~ visiting az the
HON. Of her ~daughter Mr. T. J. Foyc.
Miss Mary LOWS. OF baltimore. Ma.
! visiting Ht the homo Of her aunt.
Mrs $ $ Hedges. of Commerce street.
AR anI Mrs G.orE" Baxter. Mr. and
VIZ Nntes- Env l'r and Mr.. William
Bowler. Of town. attended Tho funeral
% Alr. Robert Heron. iu Ncw Cumbor-
land. Monday.
Bruce Roberts was n business caller
Ir UH'IIrE. MuUdtN.
~ j. Geisev. ~ Wheeling was a
WsllshurE business caller. Nnudar
IrHf vs.. E THNI0r. OF BETHANY col
I.g was . Nelishurr and Wheeling
Mr. and Mrs Albert MILLER and chill.
df'n and Misses E.f1s Henry and Noria
Patterson wer. Wheeling visitors ON
sunday. making th. trip by auto
MIR George Trfuherf snd family arc
Nir ard Mrs J. T. ucnsmorc. al Nc
Donald Pa
Nfsses Lcat Ca1'evav. Bertha Ia
''hs md I'th"l TAYLOR w'ro Wheeling
si' NiurIuE AMI Myrtle West. al tho
ONO valley General Hu-uifHf.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-05-23
Prices Quoted
Upon FeTTO-M Manganese

NEW YORK. May ee-Continucd in
activity In the demand Tor fcrro manga
ucSe has forced a recession in prices.
spot 50 per cent being held at $3.50 sea-
board. \ domestic producer made a sale
Tor fourth quarter delivery az seoo FUR
mace. while for the third quarter do
nestle makers are now asking $40 fur-
mace. Thus. with prices on nearby de-
Nveries rcccding. II Is expected that
English maker will be compelled to
lower prices on contracts FOR next year.
Foreign countries are nguring In this
market for fcrro m"anganeseS there be-
ing an inquiry for 1900 tons from Swe-
den. while Japan and italy. have in
lGirics before sellers. There has been
no change in speigeleisen. which holds
At $50 furnace for shipment.
In cast iron pipe little New business -
observed IN the East. while lettings IN
the West have been small The United
states Cast Iron Pipe 4 Foundry Com
Yany has booked 500 tons high pressure
pipe at Detroit and 500 tons al Middle
town. %. james n. Glow a son have
been awarded 500 tons AT Elyria. q. The
American Cast Iron Pipe Company has
taken ESQ tons al Wiutersct. can The
United states cast Iron Pipe and foun-
dry Company has also booked $50 IONS
st Pueblo. cot. and i50 tons at Mt
Uoreb-Wis. Bids were taken Yesterday
at G~ronton. o.. on 1,ito tons aud on 40
tens az Akron. o.. while Wooster. o..
took bids Monday on 2s5 tons.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-05-23
Census Report On Steel
Production In Year 1914
Decline of s72ys2232s in value from
1908 Fewer Plants Were
In Operation

WASHINGTON. May ga prclImin-
1iy statement OF the general results %
lhe 1919 census Of manufacture with
'spcc TO steel works and rolling mills
mas been issued by Director sam L..
lNogcrs, OF the bureau OF census. de-
pnrtment OF commerce.
reports We're received from 1876 cstab-
hot-rolling mills. either or both. ia 1914.
the total products OF which FOR the year
were Ndlue at S~sl9.527.244. The rolled.
lorEed and other CLASSIFIED iron and steel
products aggregated 25.5S6.7lS tons.
valued Al NsO@,s 46.5l6. comprising is
S-b,3i2 tons Of finished rolled products
aud foreings, valued at 1924. 154.42l.
products-hlooms. billcts. slabs sheet
bars. tin-plate bars. muck bar aud scrap
bar-valued at Si3O.6s4..Os. and 652.343
tons OF unrollcd steel in the form OF in
gots and castings. valued At Sf1.54z.136.
The value Of all products in 1914 was
-.h--.5-s of IS per cent les sthan I'm
1909. and tho annual output OF rolled.
FORGED and other classified products de
creased during the nve-year period by
ana by S66.993,e3f. or "a per cent in
value.
OF tho f2S establishments reported for
Ltli. LIS were located in PcnnsylVania.
- IN Ohio. % in Illinois. p in New
YORK, ~ In Indiana. Is in New Jersey.
10 ia West Virginia. IL In M~assachu-
sets. g.. IN Wisconsin. . In Michigan. =
On california. s iu Alabama. g in Ken
lucky. . tu Delaware. Q In Connecticut.
IN Maryland. 2 I'm Missouri. 9 In Rhode
Island. . In Virginia, and 7 each In COL
oIado. District Of Columbia. Georgia.
Maine, Minnesota. Oregon. Tennessee.
Texas and Washington.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-05-23
SCORE
new HIGH PRICE

NEW YORK. MAY 22-I.ast weeks
publish demonstration In securities OF
ihe better class was rssumed with
greater breadth snd all-round activity
to-day. the railway division being again
the censcr OF a buying movement which
carried Reading 10 "A new high record
and elevated other potential issues 90
highest prices in more than "a year.
~Spccialtics were under steady restraint
In consequence OF profit taking. but the
fcw rCccssions in that quarter were
nominal as compared with substantial
gains elsewhere.
Reading did not get into action nm
III after the session had been half gnent.
News from Washington that the SUI
premc Court had r.nder.d , dectston
favorable to the coal fnau-
suratcd a fresh demand The stock
was carried up 20 1898. q OF a point
above It's previous best. and closed only
= under tts new maximum on "a total
output OF 100000 shares. or almost one-
quarter Of the days business.
The inquiry for H~arrimans. 81. Paul
and other seasoned rails was scarcely
less impressive. Union Pacific makinr
a maximum gain Of 2E. at 142H. its
best. price since the stock was reduced
10 the = per cent. basis. with a gain OF
= Tor southern Pacific. while ST. Paul
rose 2N. to par.
United States Steel attained the high
price OF Sc. hut was again freely or.
icred on its rise. closing with a small
fractional gain.
The total sales OF stock amounted ia
9l5.OOO shares. ~
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-05-23
WELLSBURG

WELLsBURG. W. Va. May ec-Nt
a recent meeting ~ puyal Post NO. ?.
Grand Army % tho Republic. the FOL
lowing report was made by them;
Committee on Music. Joseph tusick.
Committee on Vehicles. Campbell
Nichols.
Committee on Flowers. Samuel Mil
committee on Flags. Commander Al
wander Gilchrist.
we. tho mi OF the C. \ r. IN
wife tho school children and th'ir teach
,rS. and all other orders ot Tho city.
to meet with MS on Decoration laf ="
homer tLc living and Tho dead; also 10
,corats the raves az oar deceased
, mrnd.s. Anyone having overs 20
contribute viii please leave them in
fI, post room iu the CITY building on
3D.. morning Of May 80. 1916.
Tho rriuE squad VIII b, from tho
Sf.uhnurifIc o.. post 81 Spaui~h-Am,r-
ittu War Veterans. We wish them
suC sTl others who wish Co take part
r this urtteInu tp meet iu front or
tlc cit. building az 4 o'clock on said
dan. \. GILCHRIST.
Commander.
.S W. ATKINSON. AdjutsnL
The sermon go the C. g. T. will be
preached On SUNDAY evening. Nav Is.
ht Eav. e. \. Allison. al the NJ =.
church = uut'u service will %" held
Rev. e. e. Wilkinson. Of Brilliant. o..
viii deliver the memorial address at
tho cemetery
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-05-23
FINANCIAL NOTES

private wire 10 s.. T. Mastcn * Coz
financial News A c~uutinuan-. of
special hullt~n operations Iu tho rail list
expected. Union Pacific and southern
racine arr reported ready for further
Improvement. The buying of Eric is
c"nsidcr,d very good. The same my be
900 ot Denver southern Ey.. pref. and
WABASH \ pref. War ndu-trial- ar.
under pressure. owing TO transfers 20
me rtlIrDti department. and this Will
ifuhunly make for cross currents
Journal OF Commerce. som, of tha
lHr-e interests that usually are leaders
o. stock market operations are convinced
mat tho railroad list I= coming back"
INTO lts FORMER position Of dominance.
Wall street journal poac, talk has
lndonhielly served tn divert attention
Co the rails and corpsrs.
America Price movements
Iu the market aT. Irregular. with som.
Piled.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-05-23
HAY And GRAIN
Quotations Lg - .. -rauniich 8 o.
Hay. Grain q Farming Tmplements,
lol2 Esrkst Street
BUTTER. EGGS AND CHEESE

INV YORK May butter easier.
extra coz SCORED Bic. cream
trt IhI-Htr ..nrIuep slfs u a-c. frsts
5H roo 81 seconds 2sl u-ggc
Er-. steady. fresh gathered. extra
fIu' -ffs poo. regular packed. fr-ts
I- u -fstH ruu 2II -If.t. nearby.
|Fsrrerv whites fre 90 fancy a.rr M
90 nearby hsuuary browns 25I2f..
Cheese firm. H.Ifn. fresh. arsnf4Ie
'ti.H. I. average fancy fsI4r. W...Dr-
.a.r twin. hold I.fs n Itc.
L|r. poultry firm lruIDrs g1TaGc.
others NOT settled. dressed steady.
-hirk0u- o.. 32r. fowls lsn22sc. tur-
.E... 500 g.r.
FLOUR. lower.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-05-23
Home From BALTIMORE.

Col W. W. Ecall arrived home. sun.
dan evening. from Baltimore. Nd. and
other eastern cities. after a business
trim. Mr.. Eeall was accompanied b'
Mrs. E,nll and Miss Eleanor. The triI
was made 10y uto the departure from
Baltimore being made az = a. m. Do
tho trip to TaIumurs. made by auto
MI eEall was accompanied by Hon
Mark % TrentiSs. 90 tho Rational Cham
h,r Uf Commerce.
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rure o ~. Is'. y i7r is %. 20
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chief 81 police Jesse Bailey succeed
90 in nrreSttuE and placing three
druule behind tho bars Yesterday.
They wore picked up on the Wellsburg
streets and lodged iu tho city bastilc.
where they viii D.. hsl duutil their fines
ar. paid. ,r they viii work ten days on
tN. city streets. ono OF them was "a
cuIorcd fellow who furnished his nno
last evening and was released. The
other two will probably work for ten
DAYS on the, streets. Mavor Lauck said
that h, would impose "a street sentence
ou sll druuks after this. and may hc
able To- break 10 UP.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-05-23
Logan & Bryan. Closing Stock Letter.

NEW YORK. May 22.-Eeading lf-
fcrdcd the principal interest. For "a ti,uc
IT'S action had "A tendency TO restrain
operation In other direction. owing To-
the sharp fluctuations and the relative
ly mcagre offerings. In other sections
OF the rail department the buying was
OF an exceptionally good quality. though
as FAR as the iSiustrials were con-
cerned distribution appeared 20 be in
progress.
In some quarters builish convictions
are entertained on CopPers. but the ac-
Ton OF leading issues has attracted very
little buying. II seems 10 be the case
that those usually Identified with con-
sptCuous movements In Copper shares
arc already well supplied with lines Of
long stocks. with the result tha rather
fire." offerings are encountered on the
rItlrns. We believe that the rails are
stll relatively cheap.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-05-23
41.5PERCENT. JUMP IN THE WHEELING BANKING
, C[EARlNGS ON MONDAY, WITH TOTAL Of s5De, 44844


WhccltnEs banking cicarinEs reached
. total OF more than half "a million
dollars on Monday-s506. fSf63. To- h.
cNact-compared with S35s.O20.3g. an in
creas" OF Slfh.f6f2i. or as per cent.
ClfaringS FOR the month 10 date are
now al Sl.y42.3Th.39. compared with So
3~2O.e0s.A1. an increase OF S~l.65l4T3I2.
or 26.2 per cent. as follows.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-05-23

Cash quotations.
Nhcat-No. . red. si.1IHIlef=: No.
3 red. St.O3& WlU-is: 40. . hard. $40
Oil: No. 3 hard. Sii0.
ern-No. . yellow. an HsJt-c. No.
7 yellow. 4lieC; No. { white. ~11us1isc.
Oats-No. 8 white. ua ~ &C. stand
ard. 1884 Hf5&c
Hork-S22. 90 1919.
Iard-Sl2h5.
Hdbs-Sl2.3J HIeS5.
TOLEDO. %. Man ..-Wnsat. cash
Sl.ls. July Sl-l5iz september Sf1s
Glover seed. prime cash and October
$3.50. December SNs-.
Al-lke. prime cash and August Sa-p.
Timothy. prim, cash $500. S,ptcm-
Der $3.50.
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PRICES
BROKE SHARPLY
Bullish Crop Reports Prom Kansas
and Nebraska Responsiele-Corn
and Oats Lost

CHICAGO. May 2Z-Bcsrish crop re-
ports from Kansas and Nebraska led 10
a sharp break to-day In the value OF
wheat Prices closed heavy. Sc 20 S.
p , c net lower. with july atSi0Ate "a
lVh& and September at S1.09A rl03A.
pther leading staples too. all underwent
a setback-Corn. - ga W2Ac. oats.
&c TO l%c. and provisions Ice TO zoe.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-05-23
Higher Prices Expected
With Reading A Feature
Further Predicted on Rails
and Buying on set-Backs
Is Advised.

Garris. Winthrop * Co. to Fidelity In
vestment Association
NEW YORK. May 22.-Rcncwed ac-
t1vity and strength in Reading gave am
~npetu to the rails today. the buying
icing OF the same character as noted
last week. and higher prices are cN-
pected. We see no reason 20 change our
opinion that a further advcuce h. In
order. and advise buy ing on any set
backs.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-05-23
BOSTON COPPER STOCKS


WHEELING. W. Va. MN ~ rs
Cor5'et'd by a. p Mastsu * Co. mem
oers Boston Stock Exchange
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l.. * n. second week May increased
!s5s,S9o; from July /. increase. SIOiS-
go.
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N. Y. STOCK

WHEELING. W. Va. MAY %. 'l6.
Range OF active stocks on the New
York stock Exchange. greeted daily
BY A 4. Maston & Co. brokers.
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HARRIs. wINrHRor : 30.

The general list looks ~ though II
had run its course for tho time being
as the short interest has contracted ma
terially," says "a prominent stock eN'
change institution In its private advice
TO western clients.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-05-23

Republic Iron and Steel common stock
81 being well bought during rccessious.
according To specialist advice. which
make n definite declaration To tie effect
that the preferred stocks back divi-
dcnds will se entirely liquidatcd within
a>cw months.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-05-23

Atlantic Coast Linz OF Connecticut de-
clared tho regular quarterly dtvidcnt of
Ia per ccnt. payable june I ON stock
OF record May 80.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-05-23

Washington says. There will De uo
motions In the United states steel Cor
poration antitrust case at this term OF
the supreme court. % Is announced from
the department of justice.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-05-23

Financial News Bulletin says Buying
OF Union Pacific on reactions g. likely
To- be OF substantial size. Judging from
the buying orders discovered iu the
hands OF certain brokers at prices slight
~ under the current levels. To reach "a
s per cent yield basis Union Pacific
would have TO advance to t6o.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-05-23

Advancing tendencies in Anglo-French
bonds %coincident with a broad rise IN
cotton and a decline In the price of met
ais Will be ookcd upon Ina conservative
stock exchange circles as giving support
to peace rumOrs
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-05-23

Brooklyn Rapid Transit Co. declared
regular quarterly dividend OF Ia per
cent. payable July s.. stock of record
JuQe Z.
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LOCAL STOCKS

WHEELING. ". Va. May %. 10.
ally Ouotanon List Of he wheeling
stock Exchange:
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standard Oil Subsidiary Stocks

WHEELING. v. Va. Nav -. '1s
Corrected BY 4. f. Masten & Co. L. r
strand Mgr. Rooms 2Oi-aO5 Nationai
Bank Bids. Wheeling. W. Va
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U-Transfer books close May 20. for
uer cent cash dividend. payable June
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Totals 7.972.37S 90 $ s.~s2O.9o5.S7 26.s
Ines l.6sl.i13I.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-05-19

quietly in through the back of the
house, locked himself in small room
above stairs. and there adroitly but
quickly made a facsimile of the map.
Before that map could be completed
though, strange events were already
Transporting directly beneath where he
sat. For Margery Golden. glancing up
from her game, stared idly into the
old-fashioned mirror of bevel plate
facing her from the opposite wall.
And peering in at the window reflect
ed In that mirror she saw bearded
face scanned with an unmistakable
scar.
She did not scream aloud, as her
first impulse had prompted, but she
sat staring down at her cards, trying
to study out the dilemma which con.
fronted her. For the face she had
seen was Legar's.
The move she quietly decided upon
was to call the strangely reticent
chauffeur of her strangely elusive de.
liverer and ask him to make ready for
an immediate flight to the city. She
watched that chauffeur as he threw
on a heavy bear-skin coat and cap,
wound muffler about his neck, and
started for the garage. She watched
him as he stepped out into the dark.
ness. Then the bear-skinned figure
became the center of strange and un-
looked-for activities. for it was plain
that several men. lurking there in the
darkness, had sprung upon him. It
was equally plain that they lost little
time In overpowering him, for before
the startled women could rise from
the card table they found that home
of peace invaded by a group of au-
dacious-eyed ruffians headed by Le-
gar himself.
The latter bowed ironically to the
white-faced girl as he confronted her.
His advance towards her. though, was
interrupted by the suddenly renewed
struggles of the chauffeur, who, as he
tried to break away from his captors,
called loudly for help. Legar. looking
nonchalantly about, crossed to a door,
swung it wide, and saw that it opened
into a closet
Throw that grizzly in here until he
learns how to keep quiet!" was their
leaders crisp command.
And now, my girl, guess it's your
turn again!" was his next sinister ex.
c,amation.
At the same moment that these
words were spoken still another unex-
pected intruder entere the room.
Only this time it was the oddly inter.
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SYNOPSIS.

4 On Windward island Palidori intrigues
MRS. Golden into an appearance of evil
(which causes Golden to capture and tor
iture the Italian by branding his face and
brushing his hand. Palidori opens the
luyke gates and floods the island and In
tthe general rush to escape the flood kid
lnaps Golden's six-year-old daughter Mar
tgery. Twelve years later In New York a
masked One calling himself 1.-The Hammer
,ot God rescues an eighteen-year-old girl
IRON the cadet Casavanti, to whom Jules
tLegar has delivered her. and takes her to
the home of Enoch Golden. millionaire.
whence she is recaptured by Legar. Legar
and Stein are discovered by Marley Col
den's secretary. setting fire to Golden's
buildings. but escape. Margery's mother
Sruitiessly implores Enoch Golden to
md their laughter. The Masked One
nSain takes Margery away from Legar.
J egar loots the Third National bank. but
: :ain the Laughing Mask illustrates his
l'hns Legar sends Golden THE Spotted
arning. demanding portion of chart
The Windward island. Margery meets
Ter mother. The chart is lost during a
hSht between Manley and one of Legar's
henchmen.