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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-11-03
CHAPTER XVI.
Fupltlves In the Ruins

As tho mans body plunged down
thru the air, hia lips giving utter.
ance 20 an unearthly shrek OF ter.
ror. the horror OF Il seemed to
paralyze my every faculty. Hut suf.
ficient presence ~ mind remained
TO enable me TO clasp tho shudder.
ing girl In my arms. and hold her
safely out OF observation from be.
low. Her face was hidden on my
shoulder. but could see plainly
enough.
Dazed AZ ! still was from the aud
denncss OF the dreadful accident,
sick at heart with horror. there was
no terrorizing mystery 10 chill my
heart. Not SO with those base
towards below. Already terrorized
by their Imagination, every shadow
assumed ghostly shape. and the
slightest noise caused them 10 start
and look about.
To their ears that agonized
shrek was the wall OF q lost soul.
and rs tho body whirled down
among them. out OF that black
haunted void above. they fled
madly. trampling each other, ours.
ing and crying out in terror
But ! knew II was only n question
OF minutes before that hardy vii.
lain de Saule would regain his com.
posure And then he would force
search OF those regions from which
the body fell.
And sure enough back he came
already his men with him. driven
at the point OF pistol, and bear
ing torches
Tho slightest mysterious noise
would bring panic and send them
in headlong flight But the stairs
were well lighted. and de Saule and
his lieutenants would drive them
up the broad steps II | was to
play ghost the better place for
such an exhibition would be far.
Their back, where the gloom would
be impenetrablc.
yet held tightly to tho lady.
we must keep out of the com.
ing light" ! said swiftly. There
Is no time TO lose; they viii mount
this far anyway"
| helped her to her feet, both OF
us still watchful Of the movements
below.
Where shall we go, Monsieur"
she asked, a slight tremor in her
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I sion OF despair and appeal Berveo
20 steady my own nerves.
otis nothing but the flicker ~
the stars, Mademoiselle." ! whls
pered quietly. we are alOne-Bee,
nothing moves"
"Oh. but It does moyel" she
sobbed. Look over yonder' It
comes here"
! saw the thing now. my gaze fol
lowing her pointing finger. and my
heart seemed 10 stop It's beating
Saint Christopher What was ~
/ For the instant could not tell. 20
strange, 20 bizarre was the figure;
then a star r4eam caught It In
spectral ray--it stood upright en-
cased IN ancient armor, With a
great broad.sword IN its hand
Mademoiselle fank to the roof,
giving utterance 20 one sharp cry.
and hiding her face In her hands.
Scarce knowing what did or why.
took a step forward. my sword
drawn. froniing--I knew not what.
And the thInr--resl or unreal.
spirit Of the dead. or vision OF the
! llyinR--came straight toward me,
It's sword held high.
! I stood erect, alert and ready. my
blade thrust upward to ward the
blow. The great blade was poised
10 strike. the hands that held II
now so close was sure they were Of
/ flesh and blood. Anger took the
/ place OF fear in my heart. and
took n step forward. driving my
point at what took to be a crevice
l In the armor.
I must have missed II. for tbs
blade struck solid The huge
broadsword fell with a clang at
my feet. and the armor-clad figure
staggered back. But I knew now,
/ I faced man by the smothered'
French oath which burst from his
lips.
flung myself al him. the weight
OF my body hurting the fellow back
We went down together. on top.
tie lay motionless. his arms out
stretched. Yet surely the fellow
could not be dead. The blow dealt
had not penetrated the mall. His
nnconsciousness must arise from
the violence OF his fall, and heavy
/ pressure OF the arTnor.
Confident that he was helpless
10 do further harm. I arose to my
knees. and glanced about to distin-
guish Mademoiselle
At my movement she spoke.
Monsieur? You are not hurtZ''
by not so much as a scratch"
answered. The man was so bur-
dened he could not fight"
"A man, That was a man."
so ! make IT, But he seems
smothered. and ! possess small
knowledge how he Is fastened to-
gether. Can you come here.
( Mademoiseile?
She came forward quickly.
you think him dead?"
(Conciudeo In Our Next issue)
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CHAPTER XVII.
The Vision on the Roof

We were instantly plunged in
darkness and profound silence. the
heavy stone fitting 20 closely into
place that not 20 much as a ray Of
light penetrated the creWces.
While n century. or more. may
have elapsed since that secret door
had been swung by human hand
is mechanism remained perfect.
and responded to my llghtest
touch
We remained there few mo.
ments. breathing heavily. not from
exertlon. but suspense The mar.
rownesa OF the stairs afforded us
no room. while the intense dark.
ness made the place seem like a
grave
The sudden thought occurred 10
me that II mignt indeed prove TO
be one. for aitbo ! ran my fingers
here and there along the smooth
face Of the stone. I could find moth
ing resembling m inner spring by
which the door might be reopened
and n the scuttle abOye-of stone
alHo-rhould be found closed. wc
were sealed there for all eternity.
Even n We attained the roof
safely II might be we would be
maro0ned there. finding no other
means OF descent However. up
ward lay our only perceptible
chance for rescue. and the dismal
forebodlng OF possible disaster
could not help rs now.
Come" said. as heartily az
possible. we are free from those
rascals now. DO not be afraid.
Mademoiselle; there il nothing here
which can hurt YOU"
Can they not find the way. and
follow usY Was that secret door?''
Yes. solid stone fitted into
the vail yet 10 fastened as 70
swing on hinges never saw II
closed. but twas the work OF an
artlsi--Hee. not ray OF light
reaches us. or the slightest sound "
To what does the passage lead 20
To tower opposite the one In
which you we're confined. II was
there ] met the dwarf Gospele. and
took him prisoner. Yet surely
there must be some other means OF
deseendpg"
And you believe those men viii
not know OF this passage7 WIZ
discover no way IN which TO open
the door. and follow U.S.
Not they I doubt n de Sanle
has ever before been here. and the
others. even n they suspect, will
say nothing. Shall we go ONT"
Yes. Il Is over there. can see
the glimmer OF a star thru the
opening"
But where could the other man
have gone" she urFed. her mind
still hopeful OF finding him to be
her brother. Was there some
other passage?
4 found none" confessed.
whom / came this way before, but
there must be one did not
search with care. for I was follow.
lnE GoEpeie. but ] am certain the
man IL not here. Shall we explore
the roof"
The pressure OF her hand an
swered me. and | arose 10 my feet.
gripping my sword stepped
ahead. feeling the clasp OF her hand
on my sleeve. and stood erect in
the opening. Dark as the nigh.
was. a dim CLEAN OF far off stars.
pcering thru riffs OF cloud. gave
faint illumination. The startled
giri olutched me in terror. staring
about at the odd shadows had a
glimpse Of her face. and its express
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low voice DO you think they vii
follow us7'
Not far in the dark" an
nwered roaaHurlrRy They are
ready to run nj the first alarm.
have scheme which will brighton
the heart out Of them. All theJ
are eoming-tako my hand
where do We go7 which way
ITO the left. thru the big hall
We can reach the tower roof by q
narrow staircase one man could
hold against an army. II II come a
blows. Besides. know the pas
sage. and secret door which mas
deceive them"
We ran lightly thru the arch
plunging at once into the impene
trable darkness We could hear dc
baule's voice I'm our rear cursinR
ouieteau for not driving the men
faster. IL WIS not until ! discov
cred the entrance to the second
apartment that either OF as spoke
is not this the direction In
which the other man fied7" she
whispered.
III must be. for there are only
the two passages. and he did not
follow CASTER"
Then We may meet HIM"
IT'S likely enough"
] felt the pressure OF her hand.
Yes. Monsieur What was that
noise nboveG"
y heard none. but we should be
moving upward. The delay here
only increases our peril Retain
your clasp Of my hand-the stairs
are narrow. and curve"
We advanced slowly. for altho
deemed tho passage clear. yet the
darkness was intense Even at the
last turn there was no guidance oi
liRht from above. but my cropping
hand discovered the guarding stone
thrust back In SIS grooves. Wits
pering 20 her 20 wait. crept thru
the opening and drew my body 10
the floor OF the tower
Siraining my eyes. and listening
intentiy. ! could perceive no object
or hear sound Convinced that the
tower. AZ least. was unoccupicd,
reached back. and assisted her NJ
beside me.
"in there door. Monsieur" she
questioneh = can see nothing"
The Kicker OF torches gave warn
ing OF their advance. aitho il was
Equally evident the bearers were
fairly creeping along. driven BY Dc
sHnle. and the FAR less eager Cute
tean
The Increasing light revealed
Mademoiselle's face. and afforded
mo n dim view OF the apartment
In which we were Her eyes i'm
plored me
please. Monsieur. please; do not
delay lonFeri"
"No--come' needed this Hight
60 make sure ! have only beer
this way once before. but we shall
be safe now In moment. There
are two stairs: one leading mp. the
other dos n--hut ! have no knowi
edge where the latter ends. We
will try tho roof "
We crossed tho room in swif'
silence. the red flare Of the SLOWLY
advancing torches lighting the
stone walls. The secret door stood
slightly ajar as ! had left n. II
the stranger had come this way hs
must have missed the narrow Omen
ing In the wal and found conceal
mcnt elsewhere. There Was no
time 10 speculate az 10 his where
abouts. however--ihe torch.beRrerl
we're already at the wide entrance
| drew her within the opening. and
closed behind us the stone door.
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DUckEO, ANYHOW

Hokus-1 wonder why Fiubdub
always labors under the delusion
that no Ia In the swim.
Pokus-I believe he was once
thrown overheard by society
girl.--Judge.
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We OLDE STUFF
The Broken GroHler"

Act l. Scene: Hotel lobby.
Characters wealthy clubman.
phoney counts. newly rich uncle.
{ hts niece. OF her schoolmates.
war correspondent. and chum just
canned from college.
Finale: ensemble. so that's
the guy"
Act 2 Scene The Tavern. In
| the Mocha and Java mountains.
Finale Duet-Chris. and Leah
in pajamas. and nightie: "I1l love
you til the butter melts
Act g. Scene: Lawn party on
the estate OF Finkelstein. the mil
A., llonaire pitchfork king. in Blar.
ney Blaa. Ireland. The phoney
counts exposed. 3 divorced
couples make mp. the chamber
maid marries the butler, Chris
and Leah leave on their honey.
moon.
Finale. ensemble, ANS merry
in free lunch land"
Curtain.
The concert at the grange meet.
ing Saturday night had to be post.
| pOned because the record TO the
talking machine got broke --
Millersyille tMe.) Gazette.
Owing 10 the peculiar construc.
ton Of tho pyramids. roof gar.
dens on them would be a poor
paying proposition on account OF
the roofs being so less in one
place.
SAFETY FIRST
What you going TO make out %
| JOSH inquired Farmer Perkins of
Farmer Bates.
"A lawyer. guess" said the IA.
Their doubtfully MA wants him 10
be a doctor. and he's going to be a
professional man. hut we'd want
to show our confidence In him. and
/ figger out that II nd be safer 10
take Josh's law than his medicine"
Ladies' Home journal.
CONVINCED
At an evening party the hostess
had coaxed protesting guest to
sing. After the song she went up
to him smiling oh, Mr.. jenkins"
she said you must never tell me
again that you cant sing-I know
| now l"-Argonaut.
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Are here In that same superior hand
tailoring and splendid materials that have
made them the standard OF superiority
for many years. Styles for men and
young fellows.
Arizona sentinel., 1916-11-23
CAUSE FOR CELEBRATION.

The Arizona Temperance Fedora
 tion has just held a celebration at
 Phoenix, of it's success in making Ari-
 zona dry. No body of men and women
 ever had more reason for celebrating.
 They have accomplished what would
 have been called two years ago, the
 impossible. Two years ago when this state adopted a prohibition amendment to it's constitution, a raucous cry went up throughout the country. A "dry" Arizona, the setting for fiction center ing around heroic gunman and saloon thrown in for a target, did not at all correspond with the country s conclusions about Arizona. But it was soon seen that Arizona was in earnest. To be sure there were some in Arl- zona who did not think the r.ajCrity was in earnest about aboliShing the liquor traffic, but these were soon disillusioned when the temperance fed eration met shortly after the personal use" decision of the supreme court, and determined that the law must be amended to overcome the obstacle which the supreme courts decision brought to light. This obstacle, by the way. was not the courts decision but was inherent in the prohibition amend ment itself.
 It will be news to many people that the so-calIed stringent amendment inst adopted was a compromise be- tween the radical and conservative elements in the state temperance fed eration. So those who may be prone to mourn the passing of the good old days, may comfort themselves that the situation they find themselves in now might be a great deal worse.
 The two popular verdicts have had the effect of solidifying the dry forces in Arizona and they constitute a mill tanr lookout in the tower of temper ance. It will go hard with the peace officer in Arizona who fails or refuses to enforce the prohibition amendment Arizona Daily Star.
Arizona sentinel., 1916-11-23

There isn't any use of holding on to a forlorn hope of Republican vic tory. The things "done gone Demo clatic" and that's all there is to it, and no wailing or gnashing of teeth or in dulging in vain regrets will change it now. There isn't one chance in ten thousand of change so what's the use The sovereign people, caught by that joker-"he kept us out of war" (who was it wanted to fight us?), turned the trick and that's all there is to it, save perhaps the fact that there were traitors in our own camp. But that's all past and dead issue. The Demo crats are in power and it's up to them to steer the ship of state and when trouble comes, if come it should, they'll
Arizona sentinel., 1916-11-23
THE "SNITCHER."

We notice that some of our contem- poraries are criticising the methods employed by some leagues in differ ent parts of the country for enforc- 1 ing prohibition, or for ascertaining whether prohibition laws are being vio- lated Special objection is made to l the employment of the ''snitcher,' an agent employed to purchase or obtain liquor wherever he can and by what ever means he can, by cajoleries, by feigning illness, etc.
 We will admit that the "snitcher IS not necessarily an admirable character, but neither is tae business of skunk hunting an admirable business. Yet it must be engaged in. Men do not wear dress suits in hunting skunks, nor woUI3 one take a highly prized dog along with him on such an expedl- tion. So we do not always send the best class of men after the bootleggers, b.. men who we think will go farther lO S0CuI0 u0OOCu OflNSASO oSooAhoI chem.
 The word of snitcher" may not be always readily accepted. Single-hand- ed and alone he could not make out case. He merely points out where violation of the law is going on. He is a pioneer for the regular authori- ties
 AS to the statement that by feign- ing illness he may be served with H. uuor and the arrest of a well-meaning unsuspecting man or woman would follow, that is a very violent suppo- sition. No warrant would issue out of any court in Arizona on such statement of facts, and if such a case were begun no jury could be found to bring a conviction. The only prey that could be landed through the ac- tivities of the "snitcher" is the man who intends deliberately to violate the law. Whatever means may be taken to catch him and bring him to jus tice are justifiaDle.
Arizona sentinel., 1916-11-23

animal has learned that by working a pump handle up and down a supply of cool water can be obtained for slaking it's thirst This mule, when it wants a drink of water, simply grasps the pump handle between it's teeth and pumps it's own water. It doesn't stand around the pump, spit ting cotton and waiting for the hired man to come to the pump and supply it with water. The mule knows a thing or two-it just gets busy with the pump handle and the way the aqua pura flows is a caution. This is a true story and MT. Morgan stands ready to vouch for it. And any doubt ing Thomas" can be convinced by visiting the farm where MT. Morgan will be pleased to show him. ."-Gold- en City Tribune.
Arizona sentinel., 1916-11-23

democratics and for years he held weekly audiences with the common people at which any one of his sub jects could appeal to him for the right ing of a wrong. When there was riot ing in the city once and a cabinet minister proposed to quarter two regi, ments in the center of the distur bances, the emperor said: Bah! Send them the imperial band!" All night the band played and the people danced, and in the morning they went home to sleep off their anger.
Arizona sentinel., 1916-11-23
MISSOURI MULE SENSE.

No longer let the mule be held up as the synonym of obtuseness or dull and listless apathy. No longer let 1t be said that the mule cannot reason from cause to effect, for we have unlm- peachable evidence to the contrary.
 A. D. Morgan, a well to do and veracious farmer of four miles north west of Golden City owns an S-year-old mule which never went to school day in it's life; but nevertheless this
Arizona sentinel., 1916-11-23
EMPEROR FRANCIS JOSEPH.

It is doubtful If m all history there has been an active, authenticated reign aonger than that closed by the death of Francis Joseph.
 At nineteen years of age he ascend ed the sthone of Austria, upon abdica- tion of his uncle, Ferdinand l., Decem- Der 2, 1S4S, and his death last night ended an active reign of 6S years, all but the first twenty, during which he was also apostolic king of Hungary.
 Tradition says that Pharoah ruled for 99 years and there is the more cred instance of Rameses H., Seostris of the Greeks. whose reign is reputed to have covered 67 years.
 But in recorded history there certain has been no reign equal in period of time of that of the Hapsburg, which closed yesterday. Louis XIV of France was nominally king for 72 years. He actually occupied the throne for little more than half century. A closer rival, and the only one of modern times was Queen Victoria, who reigned for 64 years.
 Francis Jesephs reign was as event ful as long From his imperial van tage point he saw the French monar- ehy go down, the second empire rise, and crumble, the commune flare brief Iy, and the republic of today rise on dts ashes; he saw the black pinions of the Prussian eagle striped on the flag of the new German empire-later to tower threateningly over Austria it. self: he saw the papacy shorn ot It's territorial demeSne, while about o pickering family of petty principalities was wielded into united Italy; he saw Spain, once the greatest of cOlonlal powers, lose the last of her dependen- cies in two oceans; he saw Japan opened to western civilization, and la ter defeat the sprawling colossus or two continentc; he saw the most abso- lute despotisms-R Turkey and -Persia-concede representation to the Deople; he saw at distance the Unl- ted States cement it's federation with the blood of a great international war and he saw his own brother prove that monarchy could not take new root on American SOu.
 Tn his own country he faced internal dissensions and external aggresslons from the moment he came to the throne. By the war of 1853 with France and Sardania he was forced to cede Lombardy to Italy; by force or arms and treaty he lost the Dutchy or Holstein to Prussia, and Venice to It. .lv. and by the revolt of Kossuth, the Hungarian patriot, he barely es- caped having his dual empire cut m two.
 His popularity reached beyond the army. He was truly the idol or ms neople and especially of Vienna. Ills tall. gaunt figure was familiar to ev- cry Viennese. He rode through the streets unguarded. lowing to the salu- tations of his loving people; if it be- came known that he was to leave the city a crowd would congregate to see him drive by. He was imperial yet
Arizona sentinel., 1916-11-23
Keep Your Bowels Regular.

If your bowels become constipated take dose of Chamberlain's Tablets just after supper and they will cor rect the disorder They are mild and gentle in their action. Obtainable everywhere.-Adv.
Arizona sentinel., 1916-11-23
" 1 I H E OTTO R s
QUIT FUssING AND BACK UP.
(Holtville (Cal.) Tribune.)

find the brain and brawn and red blood of the Republicans from Cali fornia to Maine, arrayed with the pres ident for the glory and honor of our country and our flag. It is our presi- dent now, our country, and we are one people. We have had our fight and about half of us have been licked, but we stand together for the everlansting good of the country and we are all Americans and all ready to go and die for America. And no one knows this better than President Wilson. He is big enough and broad enough to recog- nize the loyalty and patriotism of those who opposed him most bitterly and to discriminate between their op- position to Wilson the candidate and Wilson the president.