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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-10-16
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You know what we want, doctor
replied Tanner.
And we must have it," added Van
va. I'VE must"
You've both had far too much al
ready" said Montrose in stern decl-
sion. And youn get no more"
At his words Nanya WINGED. Tan
ners teeth began to chatter as # with
a chill.
You can't mean that, doetor!" ex-
claimed Nanya. You can't { refuse us!
Please!"
mo-" reiterated Montrose- You
will neither Of you get any more,
curse the day ] first gave II 10 YOU
Today I read of still another mur-
der"
Yes" said Tanner, eagerly, Il did
that. am La Rue. But ii wasn't
our fault. Not even Pierre La Bue's.
1t was yours. Yours! You're the
cause Of it-of all Of IT,"
Yes" chimed in Vanya beseech-
ingly. And you can't take it away
from us, now What would we be
without It? What would we become?
Msntrose glared at them for an in
stant. then, with hopeless sigh, sur
rendered. He motioned them across
the laboratory of an intricate-lookine
machine at which they had been
Elancing with furtive longing ever
since they entered the room.
Taking up two metal wrist clasps
hA fastened them about Nanya
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-10-16

les" Of his day. Against his swift
skill the others mere brute strength
was Of little more avail than would
have been q child's
in less than Eve seconds of blind
struggle he found the hold he sought.
one tremendous heave and he had
swung his invisible enemy clear Of
the floor and high In air. A second
heave and the murderer went whirl-
ing through the room, bringing up
with a rib-crushing impac: against
the farther wall.
Harold, painting from his exertion,
spun about, with arms expanded, to
grope for the second assassin. As he
did so his foot struck the inertly
quivering body Of a man who lay
sprawling on the floor in front Of
him.
With a thrill Of revulsion Harold
realized he had stumbled over the
corpse Of the strangled Hanna. He
sought to recover his balance with
n doft turn OF his shoulders and a
backward swing Of his outstretched
arms.
And some one seized him from be-
hind.
A set Of long, ice-cold fingers wrap
ped themselves about tho young
mans muscular neck. seeking and
Immediately finding the windplpe.
just as two powerful thumbs began
to press deep into the top Of his spine.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-10-16

an alley entrance. All but one were
men. The exception was Vanya
Tosca, a woman who, for very OBJ
vious reason, had long been named
'the Vampire"
One man was evidently in high au-
thority among the little group, to
Judge by the almost cringing defer
ences bestowed on him by the rest.
He was dark, sinuous, tigerish, with
a strange and unforgetable face and
with gaze as hypnotic as q snake s.
He claimed to be French by birth and
called himself Pierre La Rue" No
one knew his real name.
"All here" he said, tersely. Here's
the report, Tanner and went to
Hanna's as We planned. We got in,
easily enough. Hanna was in the
library alone. He was so old and
feeble that ] had decided to let Tan
ner do the job, instead Of doing it
myself. He'd been plaguing me TO let
him try the grip ever since / taught
II to him. II was a false move. For.
he bungled. They struggled all OVER
the room, and they got between tho
light and the window shade. A man
smashed in through the window and
threw Tanner against the wall, Grip
pling his shoulder. l got the grip on
the fellow: and | was finishing him
when l heard the police whistle. We
showed what cash we could find into
the bag, Hand over, Tanner"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-10-16

wrists then attached two more to
Tanners The metal clasps were con-
nected to long cylinders from whose
other end bunch Of wires ran to the
DYNAMO Of the apparatus. Opening
a valve at the top of each cylnder
DR.. Nontrose poured into the ap-
partues part Of the colorless contents
OF phial ne produced from 4 wall
cupboard.
dis hand fell upon lever. But lie
hcsitated a moment before giving
this lever the needful turn. Seeing
his hesitation. the two patients
snarled at him like angry beasts
Slowly the doctor thrust the lever
into place A blush spark played
along the cylinder wires.
The effect on Tanner and Nanya
was miraculous Their dropping
bodies all at once become alert and
vibrant with energy The sodden
dullnCSs left their faces. Their eyes
CLEANED with an unnatural bright
ness.
Years Of age seemed TO have fallen
away FROM them both. They ap-
peared Observation-Disclosures gloritied.
Yet in the new vigor and glowing in
telligcuce that encomposed them
there was something hostial mhu-
man; that turned Montrose's heart
sick within hin.
Or. Montruse thrust back tho APP
paratus into q space behind sliding
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-10-16

DR.. Montrose sat in his library late
the following afternoon. From
drawer in his desk he had just taken
a copy of the Examiner and had be-
gun to read 1t, when a low rap
sounded on the door, Almost guiltily,
the doctor folded the paper and thrust
II back int the drawer.
Come in," he called.
Felix, his assistant--a crafty-eyed
man OF smugly, servlle mien-opened
the door.
ut is-two Of the-the experiment
patients, sir" stammered the ser
want, II told them you had left word
you couldn't see anyone today, But
they won't go away. They say they
"rn see them" ordered Montrose,
n shadow as Of physical pain distort-
ing his care-sCarTed face.
DIR. Montrose clasped his bowed
head between his hands and groan-
cd aloud. Then. rising to his feet,
he squared his bent shoulders ana
n look of high resolve came into his
haggard face. He crossed the IL
brary to the reception hall. The Wis
itors were Varya Tosca and Tanner
They stood cycling DR.. Montrose Wltl'
the look a hungry dog might hestoW
on a butchers cart, They were ue,
pressed in locks and manner ana
seemed more than half i'll.
Well" Dr. Nontrose sharply broke
the momentary silence "what do you
want2"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-10-16

directly below the base Of the brain.
When the stunning effect Of the
blow passed he opened his eyes to
find the room alight and full OF
people.
Florence Montrose and a policeman
were bending over him. Servants and
passers-by, attracted by the noise Of
battle, were thronging in. Harold
started up, but he swayed weakly
from side TO side, and would have
fallen again but for the policeman's
supporting arm. On the floor in front
OF him lay Hanna's dead body.
He drew the terrified girl from the
room as he spoke and led her down
the hall TO the front door On the
threshold they almost collided with a
man who was coming in. The new
conner and Harold recognized each
other at a glance. even in that dim
light.
Hello, Parrish" said Harold, not
over cordially.
Good evening. Mr.. Stanley" re-
turned the detective. "They told me
at the station that there's been an
other Crimson Stain crime. Is-p
Yes" answered Harold. THAT
means the fifteenth in four months"
This one is like all the rest, sup
pose" hazarded Parrish. "Choked to
death and no clew."
mo-" contradlcted Harold, with
sudden elation, there Is a clew, this
time. A real one. I've felt the MUIR
derer's hands around my own throat.
And I've seen his eyes. And" he con-
tlrued, impressively, II know why
oh Mr.. Beaujolais spoke Of a Grim
soi Stain I've seen that stain"
"Nhat?" cried both Parrish and
Florence in a single breath.
'As l climbed into the front win
dow" said Harold. He switched
of the light But he turned an cleo
trio flash-lamp ON me. The glare
dazzled me and left him invisible.
threw a chair at the light and knock
ed it out Of his hand As IL feil--be-
fore the jar Of hitting the floor re-
leased the battery-catch and put out
the light-its rays fell for a fraction
Of a second on the upper part Of his
face"
You recognized him?" cried Par
IRISH.
mo. he was no one ] had evse
seen. I'm not sure I'd recognize the
face again. But I'd recognize the
eyes anywhere on earth"
THE eyes are red" answered STAN
ley. "A fiery crimson. AS II they
had been stained with blood. be-
lieve that Is what Beaujolais meant
by the Crimson Stain He saw
"Rotl" sneered Parrish. breaking
into a roar of noisily derisive laugh
ter. That's the way with you ANA
teurs- always imagining things and
hunting up fancy clews. Crimson
stained eyes, hey? And you saw all
that In the time 1t took 4 hashlight
ray to fit across his face? It's the
silliest drivel ever heard"
In roomy uptown building on New
York's East Side lived Tanner. Out
side of those who visited him at al
most any hour of tho day or night,
he had practically no friends. Indeed.
no one but those strange visitors had
ever seen the interior of Tanners
quarters. Little was known of him
among the buildings tenants, for he
seldom stirred outside his own suite.
This was located on the lower floor to
the rear of the building, and by
means Of a secret passa geway was
connected with an underground den.
On the night of the Hanna murder
and an hour or 50 after the crimes
discovery, several Of these visitors
drifted, one by one. into the den from
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-10-16

IN four months1" she murmured. with
q shudder. "And no one brought to
tusticel It doesn't seem possible!"
1.-TWO such murders?" he said In
sudden vehemence. mo. Not two.
Fourteen"
''Fourteen?" she gasped.
"Fourteen!" he repeated. During
the last four months no less than
fourteen men Of wealth In New York
have been found strangled by Just
that weird throat grip. And in every
case the murderer has escaped with
his plunder,"
"And no clew2"
eyes and no. One clew. perhaps,
but such o fantastic clew that we
can't get any sense out Of it."
"What is III"
when old Raoul Beaujolais, the
restaurant man, was killed his
brother found him a moment or two
before he was quite dead. The MUIR
derer had been frightened away. AS
Beaujolais died he managed to pant
out the words Crimson Stain!'
That was ALL Just those two words.
y = \
A cry OF stark terror from Flor
ence Montrose interrupted him. She
had caught convulsively at his arm.
With her free hand she was point
ing wildly at q house they CHANGED
to be passing.
Against one OF these shades a
strange group was silhouetted--a
group OF three figures.
One Of these figures stood a little
aloof from the two others. as II
coldly directing operations. The re-
naming two were apparently locked
in a death struggle.
Then Harold Stanley understood.
One Of these two men was strangling
the other, who writhed helpless in his
grip. The third was issuing direc-
tions for the murder.
TITS Mr.. Hanna!" gasped Florence.
"The great real estate operator up
here. recognize his profile. They're
killing him. He"
"Quick!" commanded Harold, shak-
ing OFF his momentary daze OF horror,
1--WE met policeman on the block
below Run back and get him.
Quick"
lie sprang away from her, vaulted
the street hedge and crossed the mar
row strip Of lawn at a bound. With
clenched fist he smote the heavy
plate glass pane of the window. The
pane dashed in. As he leapcd up
ward into the Jagged opening Harold
saw the silhouette OF the third man
dart away TO one side OF the room.
The next instant the lights were
switched of.
In through the broken window Har-
old thrust his body, needless Of the
splinterod glass that cut at his hands
and face and rent his clothes.
As he set foot inside the pitch-darlI
room a pocket flashlights rays smote
blindingly athwart his eyeballs. At
the same instant Harold's cropping
hand came in contact with flimsy
gilt chair. With all his might he
hurled this ineffective missile at the
white lens Of the spotlight. The
pocket lamp fell to the ground as
though knocked from its holders
hand By the force of the chairs inn
plct
Almost at once Stanley's ouihung
ann brushed against the shoulder OF
a man who was stealing up toward
him Through the dense blackness.
Iiaroid sprang in and grappled the
unseeo foe. The latter was a strong
and active man, and fought with the
fury Of cornercd beast.
But II was not in vain that Harold
Stanley had been accounted one Of
the most formidable football tack
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-10-16

Nov eIlzed d by yALBERT PAYSON'
From the Consolidated Motion P1ctJ
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-10-16

With a thrill of
revulsion Harold
realized he
had stumbled
over the corpse
OF the stransled
Hanna
And someone
seized him
from behind.
A set of long
and ice-cold
heerS wrapped
themselves
about the young
man S muscular
neck
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-08-30
DOG GUARDS NEWSPAPERS.
Growls When Passersby Read the
Headlines Too Long.

Chlcago.-Newsboys with street cor
ner stands believe there is a limit to
the time a passerby may stop and read
the headlines OF these sellers on their
stands. One of these sellers has left
the final verdict 10 his dog.
Nellie has been SO well trained she
seems to know when a person means
just TO keep on reading with no inten-
ton OF buying.
Nellie passes many hours daily on a
shelf In the stand where her masters
papers are displayed. When "A pedes-
trian stops long enough to read the
var news of both Europe and Mexico
she utters a slight growl. The next
warning is "A bit louder. If the reader
still does not move on, Nellie gets up
on her feet and thereafter war dis
patches hold no further interest for the
reader.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-08-30
STATE NEWS.

Yankton-Newspaper offices or
dinarily are not attractive prospects
TO robbers, but an exception was
made here. The office safe of the
Press and Dakotan was robbed Sat
urday night and $57 in cash taken.
There is no clew.
Pierre-The Methodist and Con
gregational churches OF Highmore,
have. after considerable conference,
formed a union church at that place
to dispense with the efforts to keep
up two organizations where there is
only proper support for one. The
new organization contains officers
from both churches.
Watertown-E. w. Vaux, a Wa
tertewn livery man, is a patient man,
and not inclined to suspect anyone's
motives, but when a man claiming to
be from Elkton had not, up to last
Friday night, returned a horse and
buggy he hired from Vaux last May,
Vaux concluded something must be
wrong and swore out a warrant for
John Does" arrest on a horse steal
ing charge.
Toronto-One of the few women
postmasters in South Dakota will be
Miss Moen. of this place, who has
received notice from the p~ostoffice
department at Washington of her APP
pointment as postmistress of Toron-
to. G.. Il. Jeglum, who had been
postmaster for a great many years,
resigned several months ago on ac-
count OF failing health. Miss Moen
will assume the duties of the office
as soon as her commission is re-
ceived.
Yankton-John Houk, a young
farmer is in a hospital here with his
head half scalped through a wound
received in a peculiar N He
was riding in an auto with a farm
er's rig ahead. upon which was d
bull rake. The auto lights showed
the wagon but not the wide rake
AS the auto passed the wagon
tooth on the rake caught Houk in
the head. scalping n side of his
head. He will recover
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-08-30
THE PRAISE CONTINUES
Everywhere We Hear Good Reports
OF Doan's Kidney Pills.

Madison is no exception. Every
section Of the United States resounds
with praise of Doan's Kidney Pills.
Thirty thousand persons are giving
testimony in their home newspapers.
The sincerity of these witnesses, the
fact that they live so near. is the best
proof of the merit of Doan's. Here
a Madison case:
James Fitzpatrick, retired farmer.
1907 Josephine avenue, Madison,
says: For some time | was an
noyed by my kidneys not acting
right. My back began TO pain Sc
verely. | knew my kidneys needed
attention and was looking for a good
kidney medicine when | was told
about Doan's Kidney Pills. One box
rid me of the trouble and | have had
no return attack. Others of my
family have also been greatly bene-
fitted by Doan's Kidney pills"
Price soc, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for a kidney remedy-get
Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that
Mr.. Fitzpatrick had. Foster-Milburr
Co, Props, Buffalo. N. Y.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-08-30
INTERPRETATIONS
Gov. Byrne Raps the Local Option
League.

Mitchell. Aug. 30.-In an address
before the Union of Churches Sun
day night, Gov. Byrne took occasion
to fire a shot at the Local Option
league. which is furnishing about the
only organized opposition to state
wide prohibition thus far encounter
ed. Gov. Byrne stated that the
league was composed of the same
fellows who. when local option was
the issue, were in favor of nothing
less than state or national prohibition
or some other form not in immediate
danger of coming before the public.
Then" he said, they argued hal
local prohibition did not prohibit
now they insist hat it is the only
way to secure true temperance
The governor unmasked by name
several of the socalled temperance
enthusiasts in a manner that re-
vealed the distinct arom OF the
brewery.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-08-30
Freight EMBARGO
SOME ROADS REFUSE TO ACCEPT
GOODS WHICH CANNOT BE
DELIVERED SEPTEMBER 3.

New York, Aug. 30.-The an
nouncement here last night by the
New Haven railroad that, because of
the impending railroad strike. it
would refuse all shipments of freight
which cannot be delivered before 7
a. m, on September 4, brought out
the fact that similar action is being
considered by the other roads enter
ing the city. Albert II. Hardin, vice
president of the New York Central.
said tonight that A. Fl. Smith. the
president, was expected from Wash
ington today and that the question
of an embargo probably would be
gone into.
Delaware. L~ackawanna d Western
officials discussed the subject, but
reached no definite decision. Mr..
Flynn said the roads position prob
ably would be announced by Thurs
day morning. The Pennsylvania and
other roads here probably will an
nounce their positions in a day or
two.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-08-30
AT The IMPERIAL
MARGUERITE CLARK TRIUNPHS
AGAIN IN SCREEN PORTRAY
Al OF GIRLS ORDEAL.

The Crucible," the powerful
story of a girls triumph. through
suffering, over threatening evils,
from the gifted pen of Mark Lee
Luther, offers abundant opportuni-
ties for the display of the talents
and abilities of that charming favor
tie, Marguerite Clark. This f~ive-part
film production of one of the best
known novels of the day. appearing
at the Imperial tonight is a Famous
Players-Paramount feature. and an
usually yirile in its conception and
development.
There are many situations to thrill
the spectator throughout the five
reels, many tragic incidents that inn
press one with the force of reality
and the convincing illusion of actual
ity, but the greatest strength of the
subject is derived from the art and
ability of Marguerite Clark. In both
the lighter incidents and the more
serious episodes of the play, she rem
ders a power and charm to the char
rent photoplays.
The emphasis placed on the ro-
mantle element of the play is on
sistent and ~justifiable. as il is this
note of love that in the final develop
ment of the story embodies the great
moral of the drama, and dominates
the action with its sweet and tender
influence. In these passages, Mar
guerite Clark is irresistible, and she
expresses the ~longings OF her heart
and her desire to retain the love that
has come to her and that is about 10
be snatched away with a gentle pa
thos and feminine naturalness that
wins a response from the least SYM
pathetic.
The subject has been produced
with a commendable attention TO de-
tail and a lavish investment of set
tings that are appropriate to the
story and it's characters. The pro
duction entities Marguerite Clark ia
the most serious consideration as one
of the foremost artistes who have yet
appeared on the screen.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-08-30
SNAKE CAN'T HURT HIM.
prophet" Claims immunity and Lets
Copperhesd Bite Him.

Cumberland, Md.-John Nash of near
Elk Garden, styled the white ROBBED
prophet and the divine healer" de
bated In q grove neal F1intStone. this
county, with the Rev. b. Y. 5. Teter, a
Dunkard minister. Following the de-
bate Nash allowed himself to be bitten
by a copperhead snake that was caught
at Flintstone.
Nash asserts he has been bitten by
all kinds of snakes and is immune to
the poison. Barefooted and in patri-
archal garb of white, with long hair
and reddish beard. Nash attracts at
tention as he appears with his twelve
year-old son. similarly CARRIED and
called by his father Jacob the
Prophet"
His face was wan from many days
Of fasting. He said the fasting would
strengthen his spirit for the debate.
Nash Is a former United States soldier
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-08-30
EXPRESS RATES
INJUNCTION MAY BE ISSUED
AGAINST HIGHER RATES.

Sioux Falls, Aug. 30.-Before
three of the United States courts the
express companies operating in South
Dakota must make a showing on
September Z in order to avert an in
junction restraining them from in
creasing interstate express rates in
South Dakota.
T.. r. Wagner, of the Sioux Falls
law firm of Gamble. Wagner a Dan
forth, appeared before Judge Reed,
at Cedar Rapids, Ia, yesterday, and
arranged for the hearing. Mr.. Wag.
ner represents the shipping interests
of Sioux Falls as counsel. The hear
ing will be neld al Cedar Rapids.
The order of the interstate ON
merce commission, issued at the in
stance of Sioux City jobbing inter
ests, calls for revision of express
rates in South Dakota which would
amount to increases of from 100 to
$50 per cent. South Dakota has the
lowest express rates in the country,
and a federal court has found them
reasonable. But they are generally
lower than interstate rates and Sioux
City claimed the difference discrim-
mates against Sioux City interests.
Sioux City sought TO have express
rates increased in South Dakota suf-
ficiently to meet the level of inter
state rates. In order that Sioux Falls.
Aberdeen. Mitchell and other South
Dakota jobbing points could have nc
advantage over the Iowa town in
South Dakota business.
The state board OF railroad com.
missioners refused TO sanction the
increases proposed by the express
companies in obedience to the inter.
state m commissions order
The railroad commissioners and the
jobbing interests of the South Dakota
cities affected hope TO obtain an in.
junction in the federal courts re.
~straining the express companies from
putting the higher scale of rates into
effect.
At the hearing at Cedar Rapid:
next month the express companies
will be asked to show cause why thi:
Injunction should not be granted.