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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-09-02

Julia's note was as brief as Caryls
had been
Il believe you implicitly" she wrote
ct would he foolish and wicked were
] to pretend now that do not care for
you But I am not clever or we'll
educated, and am only a poor work
ing Tirl-aTd you are all the things
that | en- not Still, you tell me to re-
ply Just what my heart dictates, and
to thinh Ct nothing else. If I obey
YOU in this matter my answer must be
yes"
Then she, too went to the street
corner and posted her letter, and, re-
turning, was was too wide awake to
think of sleep. Seating herself under
the gas-jet she tried to read.
Kelley Delaine dined at a restaurant
that evening, and it was o'clock when
he returned to his rooms. On his desk
lay letter in handwriting which
he recognized as his stenographer's
What could she be writing to him
about? he wondered. Was it to say
that her cold would prevent her COM
ing tomorrow?
He tore open the envelope indiffer
emily, his mind on the sister of the
girl whose epistle he held. Then, as
his eyes took in the meaning of the
written words, he started violently.
The sentences before him had been
written hurriedly, but they started at
him with a vicious meaning.
when you get this" Caryl had writ
ten, please notify my sister that |
have gone away to be married. l can
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-09-02
|''TMHE IRON CLAW"
BY
ARTHUR
STRINGER

hallway she found herself confronted
by that interruptive but all too IA
miliar figure OF the Laughing Mask
himself. He made a gesture for ST.
lence as she started back in alarm.
Then he nodded his dominoed head In
the direction Of the library door,
Now. perhaps. you will understand
why it has not been easy for me to
explain just who l am"
But you must explain" gasped the
bewildered girl They are saying
terrible things about you, things which
know to he untrue"
do you trust me?"
II want to-" was the whispered an
swer
Then win you continue to trust
me?" asked the man In the mask.
II don't think can," was the girls
hesitating answer. until you can trust
mel"
you mean that l must unmask?"
But Margery Golden's reply to that
question was never uttered. For as
she was about to speak, her volatile
maid, Celestine. stepped into the hall
behind her, beheld the mysteriously
masked figure, and promptly filed the
house with ringing Gallo scream.
Mon Dieu, it Is the Laughing
Mask" she shrilled as she ran down
the hall, giving the alarm.
And her alarm, unreasoning as It
seemed, was fully shared by the
Laughing Mask himself. He swung
about, darted through a doorway, and
disappeared from sight as Golden and
his retainers and his official visitors
came focking out to the scene Of
that disturbance.
Two minutes later Margery Golden,
hearing a shout from Kibby's men
above stairs, followed that officer to
the scene Of the sudden tumult. There,
to her alarm, she saw three men strug-
Cling with a figure which she prompt
ly recognized as the Laughing Mask
himself.
We've got him." gasped one OF his
captors as Lieutenant Kibby confront
ed him.
"WhatIl we do with him." asked his
other captor.
First thing, tear that fool mask
off" commanded the lieutenant.
Ito Ee Continned~l
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-09-02

a chill settled about his heart Had
| Brunell been captured, and police de-
| tectives searched the house, his pic.
ture could hold no interest for them
Had the old forger fed alone, he
would not have taken so insignificant
an object from among all his house
hold goods and chattels. Emily alone
would have paused to save the photo
graph of the man she loved from the
wreckage of her home; Emily, too,
had gone!
Scarcely knowing what he was do
ing, and caring less, Morrow rushed
across the street, and descended upon
| Mrs. Quinlan, his landlady, at her
post in the kitchen.
What's happened to the Brunells?''
he demanded breathlessly.
Lands sakes, but you scared me,
Mr.. Morrow Mrs. Quinlan turned
from the stove with a hurried start,
and wiped her plump, steaming face
on her apron. Il should like to know
what's happened myself. All | do
know is that they've gone bag and
baggage-or as much of it as they
could carry with them-and never a
WOrd 10 soul except tnat Emily ran
across to me-"
What was it," he fairly shouted
at her But there were few interests
in Mrs. Quinlan's humdrum existence,
and seldom did she have an exciting
incident to relate and an eager audi
ence to hang upon her words. She
sat down ponderously and prepared to
make the most of the present occa-
sion.
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''IWO Sisters y 2:: rs !: 7 &:;::
N51aNSGsa1Saz11aM

not stand being spied at and inter-
ferred with I love the man I am go
ing with. ] am tired of work, tired Of
the kind OF life have had to live. In
deed, | am tired Of everybody except
this man. Julia will not miss me if
she has you. This is why I'm sending
this to you. She won't feel badly if
you will tell her about my plans.
"CARYL MARVIN"
The petty spite contained in the
words, the bitter resentment did not
so much as touch the man to whom
they were addressed. Instead his one
emotion was a great sense Of pity for
the woman he loved, who was even
now waiting at home for her little sis
ter. How could he lessen this blow
for her? How could he spare her
night of agonized anxiety? There was
no telephone in Mrs. Hollarn's lodging
house. He could not go there at this
time in the evening and cali on her
without exciting disagreeable COM
ment There was but on course left
him. He would telegraph a quieting
message. Then, tomorrow, he would
see Julia and tell her the truth
Thus it came about that. as Julia
Marvin sat reading, Mrs Halloran's
agitated knock prefaced her hurried
entrance into her lodger's room. She
held yellow envelope at arms length
Sure, dear" she said gaspingly. Il
hope it don't carry no bad news"
Julia hastily tore open the envelope
magining of her fathers possible ILL.,
ness or death rushing upon her. She
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-09-02
NINTH EPISODE
Arrows of Hate.

Doctor Anstett stared down at the
bundle OF delicately carved arrows.
They were as slender as a bistoury
blade and scarcely longer than a darn
ing needle. Then he looked up at his
visitor.
80 you really object to telling me
your NAME" he said as he carefully
restored the fragile darts to their re-
ceptacle of capped bamboo.
Unless It's essential, I'd prefer not
to-" was the strangers Quiet.toned re-
ply
Then why did you bring these
things to me?" asked the doctor.
Because understood you were the
most eminent toxicologist in America.
And I was anxious to know whether
or not those innocentlooking arrows
in your hand we're really poisoned"
The doctors smile was grim one.
We'll, they were poisoned. all right.
1t Is difficult. Of course. to say Just
what the nature Of this venom u.s. But
that does not interest me as much as
the question Of where you obtained
possession Of such remarkably deadly
little missiles
For . moment or two the stranger
remained silent.
ITO be quite candid, doctor, these
arrows were stolen"
But from whom"
From the foreign valet Of a man
who has Enthusiastically proved himself
an enemy to society"
And is that why you have asked
me to clean and neutralize them with
such scientific exactitude?"
1T is"
And now that their fangs have
been drawn, 80 to speak, what do you
propose to do with them"
Return them to their owner"
ITO what end?"
ITO the end that any nefarious plan
which he may be about to execute will
desires to bring IT,"
The abstracted-eyed doctor watched
his visitor as the latter prepared to
take his departure
HAD Doctor Anstett been less inter
ested in remarkable poisons and more
interested in remarkable persons he
might have kept on the trail of this
mysterious stranger, and, in doing so
he might have discovered that these
envenomed arrows Of mystery were
the rightful property Of one upright
eous Mauki, the personal servant Of
that elusive master criminal known as
Jules Legar.
Legars campaign to discredit the
Laughing Mask was characteris-
tically audacious one. 1t even en-
braced number Of artfully forged let
ters, duly signed by the Laughing
Mask and left in surroundings which
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-09-02

ed quickly "He is a good man-isn''
he?"
Perhaps the hardest ordeal which
Kelley Delaine ever had to endure
ter had lied in giving John Redfield'
name as that of the man with whom
she was infatuated, and that, as yet,
no trace of the girl or her lover could
be found Julia tried to be brave. but
the terror and desolation that over
whelmed her, as she thought of facing
life in the store and lodging house
now that Caryl was gone, made her
appreciate that Delaine was right In
urging her to go back to her fathers
house for Il while She had strange
sense of unregretfully wasting an OPP
portunity when she gave up her posi-
ton at Baird's. but nothing made much
difference to her now except thoughts
of Caryl and Delaine. She seemed for
weeks to wander in a dream.
Her father was pathetically glad to
see her. He had aged within the past
few months and welcomed her eagerly.
When she told him of the great sor-
row that had come upon them, the ole
man spoke no word of blame, and
agreed unprotestingly to Julia's sug-
gestiOn that her step-mother be kept
in ignorance of what had happened.
ut is enough for her to know that
Caryl has left New York to take a po-
sition in another city" he said grave
ly. Our secret and the family shame
if shame there is-are ours and ours
alone, my child"
Perhaps there was something in Jul
las increased gentleness or softened
manner that lessened Mrs. Marvin s
animosity toward her So tactfully
and unobtrusively did the girl lift sun.
dry burdens from the wife's shoulders
that she soon was accepted by the
maSterfil mistress of the house as not
an unpleasant addition to the house,
hold.
Meanwhile Kelley Delaine was leav-
ing no stone unturned to learn that
which might lessen Julia's anxiety.
Somerdyke had sailed for South Amer
lea. His engagement to Dora Redfield
had been announced just after his de-
parture To him Delaine wrote, hoping
that he could throw some light on
Caryl's conduct or tell him who her
companion was. When at last Somer-
dykes reply came it contained the in
formation that the writer had intro
duced Ben Hadley to Delaine's stenog-
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-09-02

A Real Detective Story by
the Worlds Greatest Detec-
tive. A Fascinating Love
Story interviewer with the
Tangled Threads Of Mystery.
Copyright, 1916. w. ]. Watt
Company. Newspaper rights
by International News Service
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-09-02
caused both perplexity and alarm t

caused both perplexity and alarm to
the city police.
One note, found beside the body Of
a murdered miser. briefly explained
that crime by the declaration that the
dead man had always robbed the poor
and so earned the end which overtool
him-even though this included the
carrying away OF a not inconsiderable
portion OF his worldly wealth A gam
bier and government inspector met
a similar rate. The complex machin-
cry OF the law was set in motion and
farreaching efforts were made for the
rounding up Of this somewhat too au-
tocratic Laughing Mask
One of these efforts included visit
on Enoch Golden by Lieutenant Kibby
and three of his men from the detec-
tive bureau. Golden, the lieutenant
pointed out, was in a position to help
the authorities out of a predicament
by telling all he knew about this same
mysterious stranger.
But I don't know any more about
this Laughing Mask than you dol"
protested the old f1nancier.
Surely you have at least some the.
DRY as to the identity of the man"
II thought had once or twice. And
my daughter thought she had. But we
were off the track, each time"
"One moment, please cut in the
lieutenant as he suddenly rose to his
feet and strobe across the room. He
stepped out through the portiered
doorway. stared down the hallway, and
returned to the room again. Are you
aware Of the fact that young woman
has been standing there listening to
every word we said?"
The deep-lined face of the aged f1nan-
cier showed no perceptible change.
my daughter, undoubtedly" retort-
ed Golden. For the girls about as
interested In this case, you see, as we
are ourselves"
Margery's interest in the mysterious
case Of the Laughing Mask, indeed.
would have been brought promptly
home to that somewhat puzzled police
lieutenant had he been able to give
less attention to Enoch Golden and
more to the puzzled-eyed girl who had
stood nomentarily arrested at the en-
trance to her fathers library. For
as she moved on down the shadowy
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-09-02

read the message twice before she
spoke
That's all right, Mrs. Halloran. -
she said then, its only a message
from a friend of my sisters and mine
When she was alone again she re
peated the words over to herself in
perplexity
DO not worry at your sisters
absence tonight. l will explain it
when l see you tomorrow at
o'clock in the little park
KELLEY DELAINE."
1t was characteristic of Jula's faith
in the man she had learned to love
that no doubt as to its fair dealing
penetrated her mind,
Il will try to do as he says she
muttered, 'and not worry. but where is
Caryl? Perhaps, after all, Dora Red
field decided not to leave town until
tomorrow, and Caryl is staying with
her
With which solution Of the prob
lem Julia Marvin tried to be content.
Looking back over the days follow
ing Cary's disappearance-her elope.
ment, as Kelley Delaine was careful
to call it--Julia always remembered
distinctly two things, her own anguish
and her lovers goodness. In tellin.
her the awful truth he had spoken
briefly and sompassionately." She had
l. tod h had III
"To-to-John Redfield?" Julia ask
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-09-02
[Read this story in the Palladium
and see il at the Palace.1

and see it at the Paiace.1
Golden. staring dazed at the great
room through which sudden ruin had
erupted was scarcely conscious Of the
frightened girl clinging so forlornly
to his arm, He was scarcely conscious
of the throng Of servants and watch
men who ran back and forth through
the dusty rooms. He quaveringly
helped his daughter to a chair. She
stared wide-eyed at Wilson as the lat
ter led David Marley. limping little
and much disordered as to apparel,
into the room.
"Is anybody hurt?' asked the white
faced girl
The ever dependable old butler look
ed at Marley. who in turn looked
away
I'm sorry. Miss Margery," Wilson
hesitatingly explained. but 1t is the
Count Da Espares!"
You mean he is
The old butler nodded.
I'm afraid so. Miss Margery They
have just found his body, crushed ur-
der the vault"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-09-02
Oysentery in Alabama.

MY little four year old boy had a
severe attack of dysentery. We gave
him Chamberlain Collie, Cholera and
Diarrhoea Remedy and believe it saved
his life says VIM. H. Stribling, Car
bon Hill, Ala. Obta;nable everywhere
ADV.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-09-02

New York requires 40o,000,000
pounds of sugar yearly; 45,00O,O0O
pounds of coffee, at cost of S11, 0O0,-
600, and 100000 pounds of tea.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-05-11
DARREN YOUR
CRAY HAIR
Look Young Apply O-Ban
Harmless-No Dive.

Not a trace OF gray shows DO your
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Hair Color Restorer TO hair and scalp
Q-Ban is no dye. but is a harmless.
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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-05-11
Masters Voice Changes;
Buro KnowS Him no More

There's burro I'm Juarez dying Of
"a broken heart He's sound i'm wind
ard limb, bot he won't eat or drink.
and he's slowly starving to death.
When Jose de Ia Marie Louise Muir
ply joined the 2Sth infantry under
Zen. Gabriel Gavira, he brought along
ms burrO. Jose is II now He was
ID then.
ON pay day. which was Monday.
Jose ate number of ice cream cones
WIN pink sherbet in them. His
voice changed upon him and the burro
no longer knows his master and will
not eat The animals heart is break
ing
Jose has beaten the burro and
hicked the burro and iostled him
around Just as formerly. but the burro
uoes not seem TO understand.
slowly the animal who ate heartily
.l sunday and Saturday eats no more
The alfalfa hay which costs so CEN
l|NoS has no lure for him. the corn
winch the women Of. Juerez bring to
D" sh-do"y body. has no lure for him
ne pricks up his ears and listens for
tht voice that was aud is no more.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-05-11
GRANDMOTHER KNEW
There Was Nothing So Good for
CONGESTION and Colds as Mustard.

But the old-fashioued mustard
plaster burned and blistered while it.
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help that mustard plasters gave. with
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MUsTEROLE does IT, tt is clean,
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that IL works wonders. and yet does
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Just massage MUSTEBOLE in with
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And there is nothing like ULSTER
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AZ your druggists in CSC and soc
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~, re sure YOU get the genuine Nus
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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-05-11
GALOMEL SELDOM
SOLD HERE NOW
Nasty drug salivates, makes
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days work.

Every druggist liz 1Owa-your drug
gist and everybOdy's druggist has mo-
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SON Dodsou's Liver Tone is taking
Its place
"Calomel is dangerous and neoule
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said a prominent local druggist Dod-
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a large bottle costs so cents and il ir
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Dodson's Liver Tone rs a pleasant
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you viii feel weak. sick and nausea ted.
Don't lose "a days work. rake Dod-
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ment
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-05-11
EXERCISE AND
GRECLAN BEAUTY
WHAT IT MEANS.

Many thousands OF women are now
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women, eXcelled III beautiful and SYM
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tent1on they paid 20 the proper exer-
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conveniences OF clothing. To the minds
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body and spirits and health With
out proper exercise there can be no
health, and without health there can
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There Is no stronger proof OF the
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The mighty restorative power of DR..
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It is a wonderful prescription pre-
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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-05-11
FAY TINCHER TO STAR
IN "THE DOPE FIEND"

THE Dope Fiend" is The title Of the
first Fine Arts feature in which Fay
Tincher. the well known FL Paso
comedienne. is to star In this picture
Miss Tincher appears IN the part OF an
artists model who is a victim Of drugs.
II is a decidedly new Characterization
for this actress. but not wholly diff
ferent from her former work. in that
there are number OF comedy situa-
tions. FULLY Marshall appears as the
artist.
Miss Tincher has just been notified
that she has won second place i'm a
popularity contest by an Australian
moving picture magazine The first
place was won by Mary PickfOrd In
view Of the fact that Miss Tincher has
been in pictures less than two. years
this must be considered las a distinct
honor.
Have YOU ever been in Iove?''
Stuart Homles. the leading movie viii
lain was asked by Eina- Linden. Not
enough to affect my amateur status"
said Holmes.
Marguerite Courtot has had soda
fountain drink named after her in
Jacksonville, Fla.
Louise Lester the other day renewed
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-05-11
RELATIVES SEEK MISSING ONES
THROUGH POLICE DEPARTMENT

Anxious over the safety of relatives
and desiring TO know the whereabouts
of friends and others, a number of
persons i'm different cities of the coun-
try have written TO police chief Don
Johnson, in an effort To locate the mis-
sing ones. All of the letters have
been filed and an effort is beiug made
find the persons.
Awaiting word from Joe Dale. is the
settlement OF am estate in FIT Worth.
srcoruiu- TO one of the letters received
- the chief of police. Dale left mis-
nome two years ago, was last heard of
in New Orleans
Mrs. Edna psttee. of stockton. Cal
is anxious To- locate her husband who
left that city several months ugo. for
Los Angeles where he obtained work
for short time
10 viii be To the advantage Of John
g. Ryan To communicate with G.. Au-
tome of Ft. Albers. Vermont. accord
Ing 60 one letter received by CHIEF
Johnson. Ryan has been missing from
his home for several years
The widowed mother of Charles -.
Is. Ferguson is also waiting news from
her SON I'm Chicago. III