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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-09
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ZNooH GOLDEN do Padori trea the ae his effort to steG1 the them Pa1dors hamd that her but bdmds his gates ch gory, Golden
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 rescued aoho laughtng ndsh He tells her ot
 to this ramger aud thrust into study h ev companions 0 She rescued from there erpeden T diving of cith her.
 then threatens Golden qoh obbery after setting of p1oson of toged ,oih the
 Kidnapped Go1den home the owrs Nest by Le0ar He ch the missing ha 0 the cdrt dag the treasure Windvad Iamd The Loughng Mas hdg m this and Mam trained combination Magorya1ive but unconscious
 Spotted from demanding that his siscs country machine cdes 0h Leos auto aud Margory to her mother Golden earng Magoy im Lego hands and ecn0 final cdr""9 from demanded appointment tue toetouth floor the Central ToWer Building
 aney after thrilling roo struggle ih third gu Golden clutches or the eIsiOe the slides the cormce and drops feet the Who fell?
 strategy oih the much after has discoUered m the hdmds o ices He safely returns Mdrgoy to her taher home m anQ" Japanese household rahr mysterious guest Count
 
 shoots into the ornament o hat had stuck through tue pors into the hole The butler long under suspicion tod z" Uruhng
 sanqe masked fgu strugge the other opponent ang to the bottom the so The other than the ak cooy into the Momey decares Golden and Mag He @ merely tue guy ho put the a"9h n Laughing MGsk.'
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which he seemed to have set his heart.
 Knowing what he knew, the secre- tary still regarded that impending function as danger in disguise, just as he still nursed very substantial doubts as to the actual death of Legar.
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 So fixed was Manley in his suspi- cion, however, that he insisted on a conference with Enoch Golden him. self. For that conference he wrung small consolation for his suspicious, and even scantier encouragement for his apprehension. It was true, Golden admitted, that the work on his newly installed vault was not completed. But he had caused his daughter enough trouble in her day, he also protested, without mortifying the girl by countermanding the orders which already showed every sign of turning his home into second Eden Musee. And foreigners were mostly fools, he admitted, but because this young jackanapes of a count had proved himself a finished hand with the ladies was no reason why he shouldn't t get a fair deal for drowning crook like Legar.
 But I tell you I don't believe Le- gar is drowned!" was Manley's pas sionateiy repeated protest. T don't believe Da Espares shot him, or even tried to shoot him!"
 "Well, he certainly went into that river and went under, and unless the mans a skip-jack and a sawfish rolled in one, he's still there! For that police captain and six of his men saw him go there!"
 And that seemed to end the mat ter as far as the acrimonious old millionaire was concerned. Manley, in fact, had given up any hope of further argument on the question when a trivial yet disquieting inci- dent occurred, and in occurring brought about a slight change in Enoch Golden's attitude. This inci- dent involved the receipt of a strange missive bearing the signature of that elusive interloper in the affairs of the house of Golden known as the Laughing Mask. It read as follows:
 Count Luigi Da Espares is not only an lmpOStOT put aisO yOuT cncHlys And as friend herewith warn you that he is not to be trusted.
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 Even this epistle, which bore only the emblem of Laughing Mask for signature, might have been accepted as of no great importance. had not Enoch Golden been the recipient of still another communication. This time it was telephone message from a stranger acknowledging himself to be an active colleague of the Iron Claws.
 "Legar may be gone," said the un- known voice over the wire, "but his work is going to go on, and don't you forget it! You still hold that chart. If the chief didn't get his chart be-
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The Unbidden Guest.

The gallant Count Luigi Da Espares,
 in view of his much -talked-of victory on the Turnpike bridge. found himself forced into the not uncongenial role Of a hero. And that discreet nobleman took advantage of the high esteem in which he momentarily stood to push through to completion certain ar engagements for the costume ball on
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fore he cashed in I'm the guy who's going to get it!"
 "All right" was Golden's shouted response. You come up here and get it! And at the same time you'll get what you deserve! For I'm going to stop this sort of work, my black leg friend, if it takes the last breath out of my body and the last dollar out of my pocket!"
 Then, having slammed down the re- ceiver, the deliverer of that ultima tum promptly sent for his secretary.
 T want extra guards put around this house!" was Golden's command. And I want nobody to come into it who can't be accounted for"
 That's exactly what I want you to do, what ask you to do. That's our one chance, if what suspect proves to be the case! You can disguise faces, in an affair like this tonight, but you can't disguise a lost hand. So the one thing you must do Is to stand there and see that every man who comes into this house comes with @ sound hand.
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door, courtiers and nuns and peas- ants and Apaches and Geisha girls in contending furry of f1nery and frightened faces.
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Manley did not wait for more. Mid- night, he knew, was already too peril ously close for half measures. By the time he reached the upper floor, in fact, he found Enoch Golden al- ready heading the grand march to the great table running almost the full length of the huge room opening off the conservatory The next mo- ment he saw Da Espares himself step huriedly yet snilingly to the side of Margory Golden and take their places in that gayly-colored line that rippled with laughter and movement as the orchestra once more struck up. Then, remembering what he had overheard about mysteriously weak ened girders and planted bombs, Manley likewise remembered the newly-installed vault and the fact that Legar's final object was the pos session of certain paper which that vault held. And he slipped out through the door, and on through the empty conservatory, frantically won- dering just what his first move to avert that impending catastrophe should be.
 The figure which intervened in that crisis, however, was a much more picturesque one than the slight figure of young private secretary in some- what disheveled evening clothes. For when the merriment about the great crowded table was at its height an unexpected and uninvited guest strode in through the wide door and confronted the company there assem- bled. This figure wore dust-stained motor coat and cap. But the most conspicuous feature of his attire was the yellow mask ohich covered his face. Equally conspicuous was the huge blue -barreled revolver which he firmly held in his right hand. This weapon, in fact, glinted menacingly in the strong light as the strangers left hand was suddenly lifted for silence.
 ''Ladies and gentlemen" he pro- claimed in a clear voice, "this intru- sion, I fear, may shock you. But you are about to be shocked in much more serious way. On the stroke of twelve there is to be an accident here, perhaps something much graver than an accident, in, which it is my great desire that yo, Id not partici- pate! So mus ach and every on of you to lA lis room and this house as quiA ct as quickly as possible! Evek e." repeated that authoritative-N intruder as Da Espares and the man in the Arabian burnoose rosa heir feet, except these two gentk Il here"
 Get back, both of yoN.' the clear voice behind the yellow mask had called out, ''or before God I'll shoot you down where you stand!'
 That sudden threat of violence was the spring which released the ten- sion. There were mingled shouts of resentment and fear, followed by a quick and unreasoning rush for +''o
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Golden stood slowly shaking his head up and down in comprehension. Then he turned with morose smile to the younger man.
 And if our Iron Claw is there, Davy, we'll give him a welcome that he's going to remember!"
 Two hours later, as Enoch Golden stood with his daughter at his side receiving their guests, it would have taken particularly penetrating eye to detect any dark undercurrent of in trigue to that ripping tide of color and mirth which eddied about them. So punctilious was Golden in his hearty hand-grasp to each of those in- coming visitors that Margory herself made note of this newer phase in her fathers character.
 Side by side with a Flemish nun walked Paris Apache, then came a Montenegrin peasant and a flowing robbed Oriental Swami, then a red sashed pirate and velvet-clad Vene- tion Doge. Then, following a man on 'Iifters," who laughingly proclaimed himself to be Hully Gee, the Chinese Giant, came an equally tall figure in a gold braided Arabian burnoose. This figure, for all its height, was strangely oop-shouldered, moving with a dig nifty of step which went well with the voluminous drapery in which it was clad. And Manley watched closely as this stately Arabian chieftain, lowing gr9vely to Golden, reached out two ungloved hands to greet the two hands which his host extended to him. About these hands he saw at a glance there could be nothing doubtful. They were most unmistakably flesh and blood.
 But Manley had little time to give further thought to the scene, for at that moment he became aware of the fact that ,Da Espares had slipped away to another part of the house. and during that night Manley had determined he would keep an eye on his enigmatical foreign friend. But instead of following Da Espares, on discovering him stepping quietly into the deserted library, the alert-eyed young secretary promptly retreated to the quarter where the receiver of his dictaphone was concealed. There, on placing this watch-case receiver to his ear, Manley had the satisfaction of catching the faint hum of voices. Much of that guarded talk taking place in the library Manley could not overhear. But he caught enough to arouse his curiosity.
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 Then the plan has worked?" asked the anxious voice of Da Espares.
 'Without a hitch,' answered the other voice. "The girders have been cut through the bomb placed!"
 And the clock fuse adjusted?"
 "Yes."
 "But what was it set for?"
 For the stroke of twelve?" arl- swered the unknown voice. By that time the crowd will be at the table, oo fiyriss
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Begin the Greatest of All Motion Picture
 Serials Today.

"The Iron Clap" has but reached the eighth episode. Begin this instollment today and provide for the ninth by ordering your next weeks paper at once. If you like q thrill in each paragraph youW enjoy "The Iron Claw."
 YOU'LL BE SORRY N
 IF YOU MISS IT.
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For a minute or two the master of the house struggled in vain to stop them. Then his attention was di- rected toward the Laughing Mask for the latter, advancing with quick stride to the man in the bur- moose, jerked aside that flowing gar- ment and revealed Legar himself, Legar with a sinisterly scared face and an iron claw at the end of his right arm. And the same moment that this movement was taking place Da Espares himself, with his eyes always on the Laughing Mask, stole quickly step by step toward the door on his left. He had reached that door before his enemy detected him.
 The man with the revolver wheeled about and fired as the Spanish knight in silk and lace dived through the opening. Legar, seeing his chance in that division of interest, charged bodily through the damask-laden table, scattering silver and glass and flowers as he went In another breath he had reached the conservatory, where, a second or two later, his iron- shod arm could be heard failing through the fragile barrier of glass between him and the outer world. And by the time Enoch Golden reached the spot his enemy has van ished.
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of Da Espares, "could we get Legar inside?"
 The sound of a triumphantly quiet laugh came over the little instrument.
 'Legar is already here!" announced the other.
 Flush! Not so loud!" warned Da Espares. And from that point on it was only broken phrases that trickled into the hidden listeners ear.
 * Game as an Arab chief. Nicchia the Dago acrobat on his back yes, under cloak * could hold out both hands and never even suspected < being watched can't afford to lose this time!"
 Again came the sound of the quiet ly triumphant laugh. And it was Da Espares' voice that sounded clearly the next moment.
 But how did he work that bridge fall?" Hong dive came up under a lumber schooner's stern and hung to rudder chain down with tide an hour later ** swan ashore launch to Oyster Joe's!"
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@sSHlNOCH GOLDEN had never zlsa been known as a haIf-heart-
 ed fighter. He was, in fact, -G of that pertinacious breed
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These men. spreading out fanlil1e. swept past the limousine in which Da Espares and the chauffeur were still seated. Four of them, round- ing the car, cut off the girls avenue
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" in almost the same breath the Lat hing Mask had leaped in the opp te direction, in pursuit of the flee, Da Espares. But that flight, whf yer it led or might have led, was Interrupted by a sudden detona- tion that shook the great house to it's foundation. There was a roar of falling girders, the spli'.tering of wood, the rumble of -eat ava lanche, as a seven-ton stee. vault: de- prived of it's supports, crashed down through the fiimsy flooring, carrying dust and debris and tumbling pieces of household furniture as it Went. Nor did that massive thing of merar stop until it bedded itself in the brok- en cement flooring of the cellar be- low. Then above the rattle of falling plaster and echoing showers of scat tering bric-a -brac rose the quick cry of human voices calling for help.
 Golden, staring dazed at the great rovsn through which sudden ruin has erupted, was scarcely conscious of the frightened girl clinging so forlornly to his arm.
 "Is anybody hurt?" asked the whita-faced girl.
 The ever depenoe.ule old butler looked at Manley, who in turn looked away.
 I'm sorry, Miss Margory,v Wilson hesitatingly explained, ''but it is the Count Da Espares!"
 You mean he is--"
 I'm afraid so. Miss Margory. They have just found his body, crushed under the vault."
 ',a continued next week.)
Evening journal., 1916-05-18
news HAPPENINGS
ABOUT NEW Castle
Baraca Class Will Observe
Anniversary in M. E.
Church Tonight
NEW HIGH SCHOOL
LIBRARY NOW OPEN

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
NEW CASTLE. Del. May 1S-In the
NJ. L. Church this evening the Baraca
Glass VIII hold its anniversary cele-
bration Each member has the privil-
ose Of bringing a prospective member
to hear the words of announcement.
The class was formed by the Rev. John
l.. Johnson, three years ago with
seven members. The following Sun
day each member brought another
member and it kept growing until the
membership ran up into the hundreds
Men who had not attended Sunday
school for thirty years joined the class
and learned to attend other services
in the church. The program consists
Of vocal and instrumental music and
a number of addresses. The Rev. J
Howard Gray. a field secretary for
Delaware for the Drexel Blddle Bible
Glass, and j. Dewitt JOHN of Phila-
delphia. will he the principal speakers
Pearl Toppin is seriously i'll at her
home here Mrs. Toppin Is suffering
from erysipelas and Samuel Toppin
an uncle of Miss Pearl. is also indis-
posed.
John Lalli, New Castles merchant
tailor, will be operated on today for
stomach trouble.
Bridgewater. the Jeweler.-Adv.
Seminole Tribe. No 40. Improved
Order of Red Men. initiated a number
Of members recently A class of
twenty members viii he initiated at the
next meeting.
Elizabeth Smith died yesterday OF
kidney trouble. She was a graduate OF
ST. Peters Parochial School and was
favorite here.
In the Century Club bpilding this
afternoon a bake will be held.
The Dorcas Society will hold a
strawberry festival in the same place
tomorrow
In Mrs. Lawlers store tomorrow and
Saturday a bake will be held for the
benefit Of st. Peters School.
John Leonard, the Misses Julia ant
Margaret Leonard and Mrs. A. S. Wat
son motored to Swarthmore yesterday
TO bring a friend here The latter re
Gently arrived from Ireland.
The fireworks for the display during
carnival week have been purchased
from Felix A. Chrome OF Vineland, n. J
Tho High School library hooks have
been catalOged and the students are
delighted with the books. Miss Mar,
lGillman is librarian
The Fishermen's Protective Associa
tion now handles all the shad caugh
by local shad fishermen
A box social will be held at The
home OF John and Fletcher Nelson
near New Castle. tomorrow evening
for the benefit OF the Rose Hill Ath
letic Club Teams will go direct
from Sixth and Delaware streets, to
! the social.
Evening journal., 1916-05-18

Some of the newest tailored frocks
are finished at the neck with a stiff
turnover collar. around which is worn
a ribbon tied under the chin in a
rather large bow.
Evening journal., 1916-05-18
FESTIVAL AT WHITE CLAY.

White Clay Creek Church. of near
Newark, will hold strawberry festi-
val in the basement of the church
this evening.
Evening journal., 1916-05-18
RUSSIAN SYMPHONY CONCERT.

Wilmingtonians will he accorded p
musical treat tomorrow night when
members Of the Russian Symphony
Orchestra will give a concert in The
Playhouse A delightful program
will he presented. Lada the we'll
known dancer. will interpret some OF
her most beautiful and difficult dances
and altogether the evening promises
TO he one OF unusual enjoyment
Modest Altschuler will direct the or
chestra
Evening journal., 1916-05-18
SOCIALIST MEETING.

An open-air meeting will he held by
the Socialist party at Fifth and Mar
ket streets. this evening. S. r. Boards
ley. of New York. will speak Oh
Working Glass or Capital, Which, p
Mr.. Beardsley held meeting at tho
Pullman shops at noon today Fol
lowing the meeting this evening the
Socialist party will meet in head
nnarters No 7O2 Market street.
Evening journal., 1916-05-18

A novel effect in trains is gained by
draping a piece OF satin from the left
shoulder. catching It into graceful
folds below the waist-line. then allow
ing il to trail on the floor.
Evening journal., 1916-05-18
DRINK HABIT
RELIABLT HOME TREATMENT

We in when o
nothing
after trial fail
mothers OF
treatment the
publicity of
ORRlNE is prepared in forms: No
OhtNE NO pill those
ment Costs only $10O Danforh
Evening journal., 1916-05-18
TO DISCUSS SCHOOL QUESTION

The proposed new school building
will be talked over at a meeting to
be held at the Oak Grove School
House by the voters OF Elsmere and
Oak Grove at 3 o'clock on next Sat
urday afternoon.
Evening journal., 1916-05-18
The Evening Journal Largest Paid o,s..s.

in this country, or elsewhere"
I have known two colored preachers
who could equal nine-tenths Of our
bishops, or all of the greatest bishops
in England or the United States.
Where is the church? Let her real
ly represent Jesus Christ and say to
the world, in the language Of the
Word" There is no difference he
tween the Jew and the Greek for the
same Lord over all is rich unto all
who call upon His Name"
Now, whether or not a colored
bishop is elected, let us remain in the
church Of our choice.
REV w. T. HEMSLEY,
Pastor Of Ezion NJ. e. Church.
Wilmington, Del, May II, 1916
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1916-09-05
ADMINISTRATORS, NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given, that the un-
dersigned has this day been duly ap-
ed administrator of the estate Of
Julia A. Goodell, deceased, by the
Hon. County Court of Polk County,
Oregon. All persons holding claims
against said estate are hereby notified
to present the same duly verified on
or before six months from the date
hereof and all persons knowing them
selves indebted to said estate are no
titled to make immediate settlement
thereof with the undersignSd.
Dated at Dallas. Polk County. Ore
gon, this oath day Of August. 1916.
II. c. EAKIN.
Administrator Of the estate Of Ju-
LA A. Gosiell. Deceased.
J. E. SiBIEY,
Attorney for Estate. TS5-O3
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1916-09-05
WILDWOOD

Sam Clay and Harry Sullivan have
moved home from Simpsons camp
where they have been getting out
wood.
Mrs. E. Mason, Mrs. L. D. Fry and
son, Clyde, visited at Christenson's s
mill Monday.
Lester Price is visiting in this vi
cinity.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mccoy and daughter,
Maud, visited at the home of j. F.
Leigh Tuesday. Mrs. Mccoy and chill
dren are going to pick hops for How
ard Bush near Hoskins.
F. L. Price has finished threshine
his fine crop of wheat, one acre yield
ing 80 bushels.
Mrs. J. E. Crosby visited with Mrs.
Ida Kopplein last week.
L. D. Fry is helping Harry Sulli-
van bale hay this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. B. Hull visited the
Sullivan family one day last week.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1916-09-05

A. r. Arthur, adjuster Of the Ore
gon Fire Relief Association of Me-
Minnville, was visitor here the lat
ter part Of the week and adjusted the
loss on the Fred Elliott property,
which was destroyed by fire last Tues
day. The insurance carried amounted
to $1,000, which was paid in f,ll by
MIR. Arthur's company, $500 on the
house and 5000 on contents. Mr.. FL
lott is getting material on the ground
for building new house, which is to
be a one and half story frame struc-
ture, with modern improvements.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1916-09-05
TOWN TOPICS
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Visit my store next Friday for the
fall and winter opening: Mrs. B
Toner. .53-2t.
DIR. R. C. Virgil, osteopath, Uglow
building. Hours: 8 to II; l to 8; z
to s. 46-tf.
HAY Baling-We are running hay
baler at $3.50 per ton. Cook house in
connection. Holman Bros, phone 1851.
For paper hanging, andsall kinds of
sign painting get Ernest Hanson's
prices. Office, 217' Main, phone 361.
29-tf.
The fall and winter millinery open
ing will be held Friday, September s.
Mrs B. Toner. 52-2t.
Schevers, W. D., at AIS Oak street,
knows how to shoe horses. Try him.
34tf.
1 will have my fall and winter op-
ening Friday, September s. Mrs. B.
Toner. 53-2t.
For Fire and automobile insurance
see Chas. Gregory, city hall. 32-tf
Dr.. C. l. Foster, dentist, City Bank
building, Dallas.
r.Rempel, Chiropraetor. .5l3 Church
DR.. Stones Heave Drops cures
heaves. Price 81, for sale by all drug
oists-Adv. 79-tf.
The Dallas Wood company is ready
to furnish you with mill wood. Good
loads and good service. All wood cash
on delivery. Phore 492. l03-tf.
Observer Want Ads. DO the business
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1916-09-05
Independence Man Dies.

Fred Bishop, an employe of the
Beaver hotel, Independence, died in
the Salem hospital last week Of blood
poisoning. Mr.. Bishop was at work
at the hotel one day recently when
bitten by some insect. He paid little
attention to the injury and went sew
eral days before seeing a doctor. When
the physician examined him he sent
Mr., Bishop Immediately to the hos
pita! but the patient died soon after
arriving in Salem.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1916-09-05
Buena Vista Has Good Cron.

W. E. Buell., principal of the school
at Buena Vista, was business visitor
here Saturday evening. He states that
crops in that section are exceptional
ly good this year, wheat yields going
over 35 bushels in some instances and
numerous farmers have reported up to
30 bushels. Oats are running an av-
erage of 20 sacks throughout the sec
tion, with some yields of 80 sacks and
over.