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chances Of escape. By this time, he
reckoned, she Iuust have found her
way through the service gate to the
street. But he was on edge with ap-
prehension of mischance.
"Come, comet" Nine. Omber insist
ed. you're hardly civil. my good man.
Answer my question"
You don't expect me to-do your"
A CLINT of anger shone in the wom-
ans eyes.
you're right" she said shortly; 81
dare say Sidonte isn't asleep yet. I'll
get her to telephone while l stand
guard over you"
Bending over the desk, without re-
moving her gaze from the adventurer,
his captor groped for, found and
pressed call-button.
From some remote quarter OF the
house sounded the grumble Of an cleo
trio bell.
PITY you're so brazen," she COM
mented. Just a little less side, aDd
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CHAPTER xxx.
A Strange Interview.

tteleasing the girl instantly, before
the crash had ceased to reverbe~ate
within those walls, Lanyard slipped to
one side Of the doorway, whence he
could command the perspective OF
salons together with a partial view Of
the front doors.
He was no more than established
there, in the shadow and shelter of the
portieres, when light from an electro
ler flooded the reception hall.
It showed him first a single figure,
that of q handsome woman well be-
yond middle age, but still well poised
and vigorous Of mien, lady OF COM
handing presence. She was in full
evening dress of such magnihcence as
to suggest attendance at some func-
ton of state. Even had he not known
well the features of Nine. Omber, he
would have guessed her to be the mis-
tress Of the establishment.
Standing beneath the chandelier,
she was restoring key to brocaded
handbag. This done, she turned her
head and spoke over her shoulder
Promptly there came into view Sec
ond woman of much the same age, but
even more strong and able OF appear
ance-a woman in plain, dark gar
ments, undoubtedly madame's maid.
Handing over her handbag, Nine.
Omber unmatched the throat of her er-
mine cloak and surrendered it to the
servants hands.
Her next words were audible to the
eavesdropper, and reassuring in so far
as they indicated ignorance Of any
thing amiss:
Thank you, Sidonie. You may go
to bed now"
MANY thanks. madame, Good
night, madame"
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morocco-bound jewel box was In her
hand.
A hasty examination assured her its
treasure was intact.
"But why" she stammered, pale
with emotion-"why, monsieur, why?"
Because / had decided to leave Off
stealing for livelihood"
when did you bring these Jewels
here?"
"Four or five nights since"
"And then-repented, eh?"
"I own it."
"But came here again tonight to
steal a second time what you had
stolen once"
That's true, too"
"But | interrupted you"
Pardon, madame-not you, but my
better self. l came to steal--I could
not"
"Monsieur-you do not conceive. /
fail to fathon your motives, but"
A sudden shock OF heavy feet tram
ping the parquetry Of the reception
hall, accompanied by a clash Of vio-
lently excited voices, silenced her and
brought Lanyard instantly to the face
about.
Above that loud wrangle-of which
neither had received the least warn
ing, so completely had their argument
absorbed them-Sidonie's accents were
audible, clear against the grumble OF
two voices of heavier timbre-
me-madame!"-a cry OF pro-
test
what is it," Nine. Omber demand
ed Of Lanyard.
He uttered the word, "Police!" as he
turned and threw himself into the re-
cess of the window.
But on wrenching it open the voice
Of an invisible picket, posted on the
lawn, saluted him with harsh warn
ing; and when, involuntarily, he
stepped out upon the balcony, flash
of flame split the gloom below, re-
port rang loud in the quiet OF the park,
and a bullet slapped viciously the
stone facing at one side Of tia win
dow.
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CHAPTER Xxx.
Many Things Happen East.


ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS as little cere-
mony as though the bullet had lodged
in himself-Lanyard tumbled back
ward into the room, while to tune OF
heavy boots Gathering through the
salons, two sergents de vile numbered
valiantly into the library and pulled up
at sight of Nine Omber, erect amt
composed beside her safe, and Of Ian
yard picking himself UP from the floor
by the open window.
Behind them Sidonie trotted, wiring
ing her hands.
"Madame!" she bleated - they
wouldn't listen to me, madame-I
couldn't stop them!"
CAN right, Sidonie. Go back to the
hall. I'll call you when need you.
Good morning, Dessieurs!"
One sergent advanced with a halt
ing salute and superfuous question:
Mime. Omber-" But the other waited
on the threshold, barring the way.
Lanyard measured the two specula-
tively-the spokesman was old and
fat, ripe for pensionfng, little apt to
prove seriously effective in a rough
and-tumble, but the second was young,
sturdy, and broad-chested, with the
poise of an athlete. Furthermore, he
carried, in addition to his sword. a
pistol naked in his hand. And his
clear blue eyes, meeting the adven"
turer's, lit up with glimmer OF inyt-
tation.
GRO nm CoMTLNuEDs
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overcome my terror Of him might
be able to communicate with the po-
lice, denounce him"
She hesitated, breathless and ap-
pealing.
At her first words he had drawn
close to her; and all their speech was
couched in muted murmurings, barely
more than whisperings. And this was
quite instructive, for in the passion OF
that meeting both had been carried be.
yond considerations Of prudence, their
most coherent thought being that now,
once and for all time, all misunder-
standing between them must be done
away with.
And now, as naturally as though
they had been lovers always, Lanyard
possessed himself of her hand.
"You cared az much as that" he
said
81 love you," she declared tensely-
81 love you so much l am ready to sac
rifice everything for you-life, liberty,
honor"
Hush, dearest, hush!" he begged,
half distracted between JOY and pain.
II mean It; If honor could hold me
back, do you think l would have bro
ken in here tonight to rob for Ban
non?"
"He sent you, eh?" Lanyard com
mented in a dangerous voice.
"He was too cunning for me. I was
afraid to tell you. l meant to tell-to
warn you this evening in the cab. And
then l thought perhaps If I were cold
and distant and let you go on believing
me the worst of women-perhaps you
would go away, save yourself, forget
me-"
Never"
II tried to carry out my program OF
lying to him, but he wouldn't have it.
They forced the truth from me by
threats"
"They wouldn't dare"
'They dare anything, I tell you. But
it wasn't threats of personal injury to
me, but to you, If / refused to tell them
the truth, the whole truth. They knew
enough of what had happened,
through their spies, to go on, and they
tormented and bullied me until broke
down and told them everything. And
when they learned you had replaced
the jewels here Bannon told me must
return and bring them to him. He said
if l refused he'd have you killed be-
fore morning. I held out until to-
night; then, just as was going to bed
he received a telephone message, and
told me you were driving taxi and
were being followed by Apaches and
wouldn't live till daylight If refused.
''You came alone?"
mo. Three men brought me to the
gate. They're waiting outside in the
park"
'Apaches?"
1.-TWO of them-I presume they're
Apaches, at least. The third is Cap
tain Ekstrom."
"Ekstrom!" Lanyard cried in de-
spair. rs he"
The dull but heavy slam OF the great
front doors silenced him.
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Don't snoot!" he cried. I'm not

Don't shoot" he cried. I'm not
armed"
"Ts that the truth?"
you've only to search me, ma
damei"
''Thanks!" Madame's accents now
discovered trace of somewhat dry
humor. "Ill leave that to you. Turn
out your pockets on the desk there
and remember, I'll stand no non
sense!"
The weapon covered Lanyard stead
lily, leaving him no alternative but tc
obey. AS for that, he was glad of the
excuse to listen. for any sound to indi
cate how the girl was faring in hel
| flight. And he made a pretense oil
trembling fingers to cover the slowness
with which he complied.
But he heard nothing.
When at length he had visibly turned
every pocket inside out, and their con
tents lay upon the desk, the woman
looked them over incuriously.
"Put them back" she said CURLY
"And then fetch that chair over there
the one in the corner I've notion
| I'd like to talk to you. That's the usua
thing, isn't it?"
"How?" Lanyard demanded with {
vacant stare.
I'm all the criminal novels I've evel
read, the law-abiding householder al
ways sits down and has sociable cha
with the Observation-Disclosures calling
in the police I'm afraid that's part Of
the price you've to pay for my hospital
ity."
She paused, cycling Lanyard inquis
itiVely while he replaced his belong
ings in his pockets. "Now get thai
chair she ordered, and waited, stand
ing until she had been obeyed. THAT:
tt-there! Sit down"
Resting herself against the side o.
the desk, the revolver held negligently
the speaker favored Lanyard with &
second inspection, at her leisure, the
hardness of her eyes modified, and thai
anger which primarily had marked hel
countenance gone by the time she
chose to pursue her catechism.
What's your name? No-don't an
swer! I saw your eyes waver, anC
I'm not interested in a makeshift alias
But it's stock question, you know
Do you care for cigar"
She opened mahogany humidor OF
the desk and extracted box.
mo, thanks"
"Right-according to Hoyle-the
criminal always refuses to smoke II
these scenes. But let's forget the booE
and write our own lines. I'll ask yor
an original question: Why were you
acting just now?"
"Acting" Lanyard repeated, In
trigued by the acuteness of this mas
terful woman's mentality.
Precisely-pretending you're an or
binary criminal. For a moment actu
ally believed you afraid Of me. But
you're neither that nor common
crook. How do I know? Because
you're unarmed; your voice has
changed in the last two minutes to thai
of a cultivated man; you've stopped
cringing and started thinking; and the
way you walked across the floor JUS
now and handled that chair showed me
how powerfully you're made. II
hadn't found this revolver you could
overpower me in an instant-and In
no weakling, as women go. Then why
the acting?"
Studying his captor with narrow in
terest, Lanyard smiled family ant
shrugged, but made no response. h
could do no more than this-no more
than spar for time. The longer he in
dulged this woman in her whim for the
bizarre, the more assured were Lucy'E
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~And you haven't troubled to inves.

agate your safe siAce returning"
at had not occurred to me-"
"Then why not test my assertion be-
fore denying it?"
With an incredulous shrug Nine
Omber terminated a puzzled scrutiny
of Lanyards countenance and turned
to the safe.
'But to have done what you declare
you have" she argued, you must havs
known the comb;nation-since it ap-
pears you haven't done any breaking
open"
The sequence of the combination ran
glibly off Lanyard's tongue. And at
this, with every evidence Of excite
ment, at length beginning to hope
more than to believe-the woman set
herself to open the strongbox. Within
minute she had succeeded, and the
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-04-05
POWER PROJECT MAY NOT
DISTURB PRIVATE RIGHTS

Rapid City. S. D.. April If tho
present owner of water rights on Rapid
Creek are assured that their wate4
rights will not be taken away from
them they will not fight against the
granting OF a permit by the state en-
gineer to she Dakota Power company
to put in a big reservoir at Pactola
and conserve the flood waters of Rapid
Creek for use in irrigating 40, 900 acres
OF land on the divides east of this city.
This seemed to be the prevailing opin-
ION at the conclusion Of an all day
hearing here before State Engineer
Homer Derr, at which attorneys fol
both the Power company and the OBJ
)ectors appeared and argued the case:
The new project of the Dakota Power
company will give them increased pow
err and will store up the waste waters
pnd flood waters Of the creek in a
mighty reservoir at Pactola and will
give the farmers on the divides q
chance to get bitches on their lands
and irrigate it. 1t is planned to take
care of the expense with a system Of
mortgage bonds, taken by the farmers
benefited at an acre percentage.
Men living in the valleys have been
lighting the project for fear that they
would lose their water rights, but, APP
parently they are guaranteed under
The state and federal laws.
The whole fight seems to have grown
>ut of a misunderstanding, and there
S little doubt that the parties will get
Ogether in the near future.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-04-05
ASKS D|SBARMENT OF
S. C.. POLICY, ONE OF
HIGH COURT MEMBERS
Joe Kirby Alleges He Accepted
Money For Appointment of
His Subordinate.

Sioux Falls. S. D., April 1.-Samuei
9. Policy, now member of the South
dakota supreme court, former secre.
tary of state. is the defendant in a dis;
application filed with Attor.
ney Genera Caldwell by Attorney Joe
klrby, OF this city. The charge against
Justice Policy is that he accepted a
money consideration for making a sub.
ORDINATE appointment. 1t is alleged that
such action occurred in 1910, when MI.
Policy was elected secretary of state.
and prior to his election for the su.
p1eme court bench.
Ihe action instituted by Attorney
klrDy merely asks for the revocation
of Justice Polley's license to practice
ley should be disbarred, as requested
such action would make him ineligible!
Tor ms present judiciary position.
~ Is expected that the supreme coul1
VIII apply the same general rules q,
procedure to this case as to other dis.
garment complaints. The attorney gen.
eral probably will make an investiga.
tlon or the charges and report to tn:
court whether or not there is apparent
basis for the complaint. If the attor.
ney general inds cause for action, the
issues then are likely to be submitted
TO a board of referees. which would
report it's recommendations to the
supreme court, Justice Policy not par
~ticipating.
Last fall Attorney Kirby was cited
for disbarment on account Of criticisms
directed against the supreme court, but
the U dismissed the action and fined
Mr.. Kirby $500 for contempt. The ac-
ton grew out Of an interview published
In n Of the Pierre wspape John
Nipple, the publisher, was fined SOD
on h same incident.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-04-05
OFFICERS NOW Think
ALvA WRIGHT KILLED
TO WORK OLD CRUDGE
Some Credence Being Given to
Youths Dying Statement
Convict Suspected.

Wheeler S: p. April The
are conducting an investigation into
the recent tragic death OF Alva Wright.
member Of a sheriff's posse which was
hunting a team of horses which had.
been stolen from Wright's father, are
by no means satisfied that the young
mar committed suicide, as was at first
supposed. but believe the incident may
develop into a murder case.
Much additional information con-
corning the death of Wright and
events leading up to it has been Sc
cured. In the hunt for the thieves.
Wright became separated from other
members Of the posse. The stolen
team finally was found only about a
mile from the home Of the Wrights.
where they evidently had been aban-
doned by the thieves. Young Wright
did not return with h other mem
bers of the posse and a search was
instituted, resulting in finding him In
a badly wounded condition on the
prairie. Before dying the
man made this statement to States
II saw two men take the team away
from the barn, and 1 followed them;
they threatened me with a pistol and
said they would kill me if l did not
go back. 1 went back home. When
l left the sheriff in the gulch l walked
up over Iue NH anu TWO men Jull1pSO
out from behind a h~aystack, overpow-
cred me. disarmed me of a .38 caliber'
revolver, and after shooting me in.
the breast, disappeared. l know one
OF the men. but did not know the
other"
The dying man gave q further and
more detailed statement to the states
attorney which will not be made pub
lie at this time for fear 1t might be
Of assistance to the murderers il
Wright really was murdered.
There is a story in circulation to the
effect that a man whom Wright was
instrumental in sending to the Sioux
Falls penitentiary several years ago.
and who was liberated a year or more
ago, and was supposed to have gone
to Pennsylvania to reside permanently,
had returned to Charles Mix county
to carry out his threat to kill Wright
in revenge for the testimony he a
given against him at the trial.
While one resident Of the neigh
borhood where the Wright family lived
claims to have seen this %exconvict
about the time of the shooting, the
authorities thus far have no direct evil
dence that he had returned to South
Dakota.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-04-05
.poWoELu's IDEAS BACKED
eY ARTESIAN AUDIENCE

Artesian. 8. D.. April 1.-Follow-
ing an address here against militarism
n In favor OF q one-house legislative
each jUdicial circuit. Robert -. Dow
dell distributed cards to get an express.
sion from his audience. He emphasized
hts desire to have them vote their "a.
tual opinions. whether in line with HE
views or against them. OF the 81
cards returned u voted in favor Of re:
s~uggested. and against any ~ min.
tary ~increaseR
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-04-05
HIGH COURT AFF|RMS
CRIMINAL SENTENCE
FOR k|NSER, GEDDES
Hotel Operator Was Convicted
In Federal Court of White
Slave Traffic.

Sioux Falls. S. d., April 1.-That the
federal circuit court of appeals at st.
Louis had affirmed the sentence of the
federal court in this city in the case of
w. G. kinser. formerly proprietor of a
hotel at Geddes, who was indicted more
han a year e on the charge Of hav-
ing violated the white slave law, was
the notification which the United
States authorities in Sioux Falls re-
ceived today.
Kinser was convicted by a jury in
the federal court in this city, and
Judge Elliott afterward sentenced him
to a term of one yea INC one day in
the federal penitentiary at Leaven-
worth. Kan, and imposed a fine of
500: kinser appealed from this action
to the federal circuit court of appeals,
which now has affirmed the sentence.
Accordingly. Kinser will be required to
surrender himself to the United States
marshal In Sioux Falls within 80 days.
so he a be taken to Leavenworth
to commence serving his term.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-04-05
EASTERN STAR MEMBERS
HONOR GRAND MATRON

Elk Point. S. D., April 1.-Wynoka
chapter. O. e. s., of his city. and Juno
chapter of Vermillion, held a joint
ceremonial session here in honor Of
the official visit of Mrs. Susan B.
Warning. Of Yankton. worthy grand
matron of South Dakota. About 40
members from Vermilion were pres
ent, a delegation from Yankton and
several visitors from a distance.
Grand Esther, Of South Dakota: Mrs.
e. Price. of Vermillion, was present,
and also the past grand treasurer. Mrs.
Florence Piles. of Yankton. The OPP
ening. closing and balloting cere-
monies were exemplified by Jun
chapter. while the initiation cere-
monies were exempliied by Wynoka
chapter. At the close Of the business
III. e. French presented the grand
matron a beautiful souvenir fork. APP
propriately engraved, as a gift from
Wynoka chapter. and Mrs. Mamie Cum
derson. in behalf Of juno chapter. pre-
scented here with n beautifully en-
graved souvenir spoon, after which the
100 members and guests partook of a
three-course banquet.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-04-05
SOCIALISTS FILE TICKET.

Pierre. s. D., April 1.-The socialists
of the state have filed the larger part
Of their state ticket for the coming
primary election. Their filings are:
lieutenant governor, Charles E. Ware.
Aberdeen: secretary OF state, FREQ 81:
Huck, Roscoe; treasurer, Clara Stroh-
meier, Aberdeen; superintendent Of in
struction. Oliver Knowles. Deadwood;
congressman. Third district. b. NJ.
Mulcany. Rapid City: congressman.
Second district. e. Francis Atwood.
Sisseton (Mr. Atwood is also filed as
he candidate for national committee,
mani: railway commissioner. Third
district. Lester Geer. Wall. President,
electors: c. A. Castle. Elk Point: G. p.
Hammel. kimball; L. p. Stair. Mitch
Huettner. Mobridge.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-04-05
STATE TICKET NAMED
At RICHARDS CONFERENCE

Huron, S. d.. April dominating
petitions will be put in circulation at
once for a state ticket slated at the
Richards political conference held here
Thursday and Friday. The ticket is
made up as follows:
Presidential Electors-Frank L. Mease.
Madison; Hans 1. Olston, Lake Preston:
w; s. Rover ss a. Huron: W; E; Luck. Yank-
Representatives in Congress-First dis
trict, c. H. Dillon. Yankton; Second dis
trict, j. w. Harmley. Ipswich; Third DIS
trice. o. E.. Farnham.
Governor-R. o. Richards. Huron.
Lieutenant G~overnOr-E. S. Everett.
Redfeld.
Secretary of State-Frank I. j. Jackson.
Salem.
Attorney General-H. P. Bromley, Red
field.
AUDITOR. E. Handlin. Sturgis.
Treasurer-D B. Wipf, Parkston.
Commissioner of School n Public
Lands-Amasa Hoffman. Leola.
Superintendent Public Institutions-Miss
Susie Bird, Belle Fourche.
The conference declared for peace
and condemned the democratic war
policy Of preparedness" as a danger
GUS political issue. 1t favors the
abolition OF the spoils system and
urges the adoption of a merit system
instead. The resolutions concludes:
w urge all republicans to register at
once n all candidates for county and
legislative offices to line up for the is
sue Of the supremacy of the peoples
rule, n to file nominating petitions
and organize in each and every county
IN the state against machine candidates
In order that the issue may be fairly
and squarely tried out"
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-04-05
BURKE NOT VERY CLEAR ON
PURPOSE OF "coNEERENCE'

Pierre, s. D.. April National Conn
mitteeman Charles H. Burke. when
asked as to his views regarding the
presidential preference primary. said:
II I'M In favor Of a delegation that
tice Hughes. and from information that
has come to me I am Of the opinion
that II the convention tenders him the
nomination he will accept"
MI. Burke does not explain why this
situation calls for the personally con-
Quoted conference which he will hold
At Mitchell on April s. The inference
ts that he wants the people Of South
Dakota to forego their privilege OF In
structing the delegation and leave 1t
all to Burke"
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-04-05
RURAL TOWNSHIP VOTES
5000 FOR ROAD WORK

Huron. g. D.. April AT an cleo.
county. bonds In the sum Of $4,000
. voted for road work to be done
this spring. This 10 the first township
In this country to take such action.
and the noteworthy feature Of the elec.
ton u that Il was unanimous, not q
resident Of the township voting against
9he proposition.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-04-05

A huge migration Of rats has recent
~ disturbed the activities of Petro-
grad, investing the custom house and
grain markets and marching en- masse
through Nevsky Prospekt, where thou
sands were smashed by trolley cars and
killed by men and boys. the total 'in-
vading army being estimated at close
to $4,000,
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-04-05

Sunshine" said Ruskin, us deli
cious. rain is refreshing. wind braces.
snow is exhilarating; there is really no
such thing as bad weather-only diff
ferent kinds Of good weather." all Of
which should prove interesting to the
10000 soldiers now suffering from bad
attacks Of trench foot from standing
knee deep in icy water.