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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-14
THE greatest Word in the whole Lexicon of a Commerce is NOT "Service!''
 It is E'INTEGRITYr'

Commerce IS NOT Servlce!
 N It is ''INTEGRITYp'
 Because that term embodies Good -faith, ,-Depend abtythe Intention to play far at any cost aoeU good Service.
 Its essence so far as business is concerned consists in vngup to the last letter of that Amercanism -'The Square Deal"
 It demands from it's practitioners not only due respect for the Rights of Others Whether they be strong enough to enforce these Rights weak enough to be at the mercy of the strong) but goes further.
 It implies charitable attitude toward those we'll meaning persons who see ,,Ranbows," and who cannot live up to promises they really sntended to keep.
 An old-fashoned Virtue is this Business Integrity sometimes crowded close to the Wall by that modern idoatry called Business s-Expediency.
 But-there being something MORE than Money, worth striving for in Business Expansion Gas aUe as Money this oldfashoned Virtue lives on thrves and four ishes in many quarters like the FolkSongs of Nation that never die.
 May we here pay tribute to ..BUSINESs-IN -INTEG- RITY'' wherever it abdes d,-with all due modesty CLAIM it as the Watch-word which has ruled Goodrich Activities AT years of Rubber Manufacturing Selling. and DELIVERING?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-14
behind the Tire

  Goodrich Stockhode Ofhce andea hloyalE eof F. But How does thls Concern YOU the Cumer! now ask
  Bushes n the Realm.
  modern god that all the brilliant fsat and dexterOus manat facts which pass current
 
 the Consumer of or the Dealer Rubber Goods because he knou TRUST the Time Trouble anything
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-14

VX 7FEN therefore, Rubber the AN/ demons  well AFFORD to believe it. nothing
  rely this: The in then REAL Saving ~3s3
 
  Profit Good Expedency, which Goodrich in following Fair List
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-14
Goodrich Barefoot" Tires

TIGHT in weight and close grained -becmse
 relatively free from inert substances OF
 Ez 'fllers that give excess Weight to Rubber, at the expense of Lvelness Sprngness and Endurance i Goodrich Safety-tread Tires, of black Barefoot" Rubber therefore Lively, Sprngy Chngy, and Long lived As0g sRe. @ 4lWif
 Through their high Pneumatic quality, they give Pep to CarAction, while stretching out Mileage, per Dollar invested in way that sets Users thinking, 1
 More than 200 different Makes and Brands of Auto Tires made and sold in U. A; last 1915 to the total extent of about 12 900 900 Automobile Tires
 Of that 12 0O0 GOO total Tres the B. F. Goodrich Co., made and sold onetoauth. 1 Yet-Tires are only one of the 267 different lines made by the Goodrich Rubber Factory.
 This indicates aOhy Goodrich Best t-in-the Market Fabric Tires be, and are, sold to Consumers lvia Deaers the lowest price in America per delivered Mile of Performance a4seS
 Compare prce-list on left column and seei
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-06-08

"lao. b~rothers!" cried the rufian who
held Kitty in his arms-"By the Lord,
'tis the same!-'tis the young Amer
lean highness whom we lost!"
loose me! Let me free!" cried
kitty vehemently-"I came to you for
help. / trusted in you. I am in need
and I ask you gentlemen to be my
friends" /.
what, your friends!" They laughed
loudly at this.
Eyes, your leader knows me-do you
not remember how he took US captive
the other day. He told me then II
needed aid to count on him. Does one
of your brotherhood speak falsely"
They fell back from her now re.
specially. impressed In part by what
she said, and in part by the fear that
they might offend their leader. This
latter fear was well placed. for even
now they heard the sounds of rapid
hoofbeats.
"Hist!" exclaimed one, "Landozi-it
is very likely he"
And it was he, the man whom they
all respected through their fears. He
flung himself from his horse now and
strobe into the lighted circle.
"What now, fellows!" exclaimed he
A. he caught sight of the young WON
an standing there. disheveled. pale
DO you not know this excellency!
What, would you insult her!"
II came hither for help" exclaimed
Kitty, addressing him with such ap
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-06-08
Xxx.
Tho Sewer Rats.

The Sewer Rats.
Who was the thief that robbed you,
~excellency?" demanded Landozi, as
they drew up near the edge OF the
city-did you see him well?"
Perfectly" said Kitty. Moreover,
I am sura I have cen him before"
"Where?"
with your own band, m~onsieur-he
was one Of those who rode with you
the other day."
"Ah, a slim ~man-sharp face
white?"
"Precisely-the same"
II know him-Blake! He wal with
us that day, yes. but l promise you he
is not really Of u brotherhood. He
is not worthy Of association with gal
liant gentlemen like ourselves. We
ride the trails-he creeps through the
alleys Of the city. We r borderers-
he is a common thief. Blake-truly,
1t must have been he. No one Of our
own gentry would have robbed a WON.
an. Now, you help me in your own
quest. I know Blake!s lurking place.
He and his kind have q sort Of a den
in the low quarter Of the town. The
project of police leaves them pretty
much alone, because in these times
the officers of the law have much else
to think about Their opium lair
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-06-08

mystery that win pay wen when
solved. Resides, Il might act 40 some
sort Of safeguard for US. There has
been plenty of talk Of late that our
band may need friends to keep no
from the noose. Very well, them
think the ownership Of this coin at
least will give us friends when We
may need them. Guard It well. that
same broken coin, my brothers"
'what do you meanT asked the
spokesman ~curiously. "Who has
sought 1t. thenf'
"Such men as Count saehio Of Ora.
hoffen. It was OF him I took 1t. There
was pursuing It. also. that same young
American-and that rufian Of hers,
who serves her 30 like q dog-Roleau.
I heard her call him. My word, he
had a grip OF steel in his hands-he
well.nigh did for me before I could
make my escape. I saw Count 'Sachio
drop the coin upon the floor. l threw
my man 80 l could pick 1t up, and
then I ned. My word to you, brothers.
I ned at speed! So here I am"
Now. while these thieves Of the city
were holding their little conference,
their holder brethren Of the desert,
not so far away in their Own rendex.
vous. were gathered for IN evenings
converse dozen or more Of Ian.
doxi's band Of desert riders. hail fel.
lows well met, friends Of the kings
troops and enemies. as they boasted.
| of none but the rich. Their headquar
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-06-08

peal in her eyes as any mar would
have. found it difficult to resist. Il
am in need-I am in pursuit of a thief
and l." e
And you ask a thief to catch a
theft" The bandit chieftain smiled
grimly.
mo, not in the least-1 do not call
you SO, you brothers Of the desert.
You yourself, Captain Landozi, told me
to come to you II I needed help. Well,
l need it now, tonight, this
very moment! / am all alone.
1 need conduct to Gretzhoffen
town. / am convinced that the man
who robbed me fed thither. What.
would you allow one to escape who
would rob a woman?"
NO." exclaimed Landozi. THAT is
not our trade. 1t is our profession
that we take only from the rich; and
we do not side with these who rob the
weak. Excellency. my word is my
word. You come to us for aid, and we
should be barren Of all honor did we
not give you aid. What can we do?"
ride with mel" exclaimed Kitty.
"Yourself-two or three men-show
me the way from here to G%retzhoffen.
Shield me against any other possible
riders who may not be Of your broth.
ehrood. Is it ~agreed?"
TT is agreed" exclaimed Landozi,
and with small discussion they soon
were in the saddle again-Landozi,
two or three Of his stoutest men and
Kitty; and once more she felt the
rush of the wind against her cheek,
as a good horse carried her forword.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-06-08

tiers, as was generally known, lay a lit.
tie way back on the cross-trail Of the
main road, between the two kingdoms
Of Grahofen and .Gretzhoffen, which
crossed midway of the neutral lands.
When Kitty fed after the thief
Blake, It was at first with no definite
purpose Of her own; but she had not
gone far before she realized that alone
she could accomplish little against
such men as he; and she doubted not
that he was on his way to Join his
comrades. What then was there to
do? Who could aid her?
Even as she rode the thought came
to Kitty's mind Of the debonair bandit
leader, Landozi, the same who had SO
calamity freed her and escorted her
to the city's gates but a short time
before. She was woman enough to
know the impression she had made en-
the bandit chief-and shrewd enough
also to hit upon him as an ally in her
own plans. Therefore, as Kitty rode
now-not so fast as not to leave abun.
dant bits of paper On the trail so that
Roleau might be able to track her-it
was not towards any citadel OF the law
not to Gretzhoffen town itself-but
towards the capital Of lack Of law;
the rendezvous Of the ragged ban.
ditti OF the desert.
They sat, these rude and careless
folk, i'll clad. ragged, yet not Ill con
tent, under the sheltering rocks which
made their lair or den on the cross.
road in the neutral lands. Cooking,
eating, drinking, they spent the time
as persons Of ne more mentality than
theirs would spend ~it--jcking, con
versing, talking of what they had done.
vaporing Of what they were about to
do. Most prominently in their minds
seemed to linger the memory Of their
little expedition in which they had
taken prisoner the Count Frederick
and the beautiful young American.
Sand the chief let that prize go!'
grumbled one. "Out of the whole en-
terprise we got nothing, absolutely
nothing. What the count gave us
would not have made two lire apiece,
divided fairly among u band. The
main prize-the young woman-we
got nothing for her whatever. And
yet, what a chance for ransom!"
"such a chance does not com oft
en-. But I wonder where the chief
himself is tonight. And are the pick
cts out down the road? In these times
we cannot be too careful, for they say
that between the two Kingdoms wal
may come, and II SO 1t would be but
our luck for one of the armies to
ask us to recruit with them"
go. you fellows. two OF YOU" In
structed n who seemed to be some
sort Of lieutenant. "Step out and
scout down the road q bit"
It was not long after this that the
men left at the rendezvous heard in
the darkness a woman's scream
With this came the laughing shout OF
their comrades.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-06-08
Persistent Canada Thistle.

The cause of the remarkable vitality
of Canada thistle and the point that
distinguishes it from other prickly
plants that are commonly mistaken for
it is the long cordlike perennitl root.
This root generates the soil to a depth
of eight to fifteen inches or more and
gives rise at frequent intervals to leafy
shoots. Thus it will often be found
that an entire patch Of thistles Ia at
tached to one roots and is in reality
but one plant. The root Is exceedingly
hardy and can live over winter or
through a prolonged drought in a dor
mant condition. Pieces of the root
that are broken of by a plow or cult
vator and carried to other places will
await a warm, moist period and then
begin to send up leafy shoots, thus es-
tablishing a new patch forthwith. If
the leafy stems r cut down, others
will be sent up to take their place and
this process may be repeated from two
to eight times before the root becomes
exhausted.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-06-08

chanes for the Battered.
An ancient, storm-battered British
trswler. with leaking sides and q worn
out engine, is worth more to the owner
these days than q new spick and span
craft with equipment a dry hold and
fast engines. Similarly the one-eyed
skipper, who had a hard time getting q
Job before the war, is in more demand
than one without physical defect
Tho reason for this 10 that all serv.
acesbIe trawlers and able-bodied skip
pers are snapped up by the admiralty.
Neantime. owing to the shortage OF
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-06-08

tory. the states Of California and Ore.
gon. and the Sandwich islands. and to
proceed to and return from in like
manner. or by public conveyance over
land:
Provided, That written notice be
given by the assured whenever any
trip to the Sandwich islands or to the
Atlantic states is undertaken, to the
general agent Of the company at San
Francisco. Cal. and provided also,
that on the overland route the said az.
sured to take his own risk by death
from hostile Indians"
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-06-08

In your room. It 10 true. or near to II.
at least. aud was set upon by q rutian
and q young woman. Between them
they bound me and left nc helpless
flung me into your room here - you
see. I ask no belief Of you. Take me
to Count Sachio--l am his man Let
him plead for me. I shall make NO
plea At all"
Coun. Frederick found upon the
noor \ little kerchief. which told him
much.
Every well." said he to Rudolph.
'that Is precisely what l shall do! We
shall 60 to ind your master. Count
Sachio. There has been too much
mystery Of late: perhaps he can ex.
plain = part Of Il.
1t was thus. therefore. that Count
Frederick and his new passenger lad
come in . swift car from GretEhofen
direct to the lodge Of Count sachio,
beyond the neutral lands. And hav.
ing arrived ut the chalet Rudolph had
lost no time in fiinsing himself from
the car and Fastening to explain to his
master that absence which he knew
would be SO resented. Seeing Roleau
there In advance Of him-and bound
his own rage overcame him and he lost
not an instant In casting himself upon
Count Sachio's prisoner.
This was not altogether q fortunate
matter for any; Roleau. surprised al
the attack. and by this time somewhat
in possession Of r~ecuperated powers
made SO stern q heave at his bonds
that he broke them; and thereupon ad'
dressing himself to the combat once
more, soon gave Rudolph all he liked
to do.
Meantime Count Frederick, thinking
1t well to guard all exits Of the chalet
himself had gone to the rear. and had
found the open window through which
Kitty and the stranger had escaped
What he now saw. therefore, in the
main room, was his own late prisoner
engaged in conflict with Count Sachio's
prisoner.
They find him a Tartar!" exclaimed
he to himself; for at that moment Ro
leau, casting Rudolph aside. made fol
the outer door of the chalet.
"Stop!" cried Count Sachio loudly
as others would have followed him
1T is useless! Wait-he has not thu
coin. Why waste time on him!"
They fell back as the count onc'
| more took charge Of this complfcate,
situation.
"As for you. Rudolph he exclaimed
you have come late, and you hav'
failed-you have not the coin that yo'
were sent to bring me-"
"Excellency. no-I have failed. Tha
man"-he pointed to the door wher'
Roleau had fied-"he and a younl
woman caught me even as l wa
searching for it where you directet
me. They fell on me and trussed mi
up and left me helpless. stayet
lsthere until the master Of the plac'
came. It was he who brought m
hither-I told him you would MAKE
any explanation that could be made.
And a fine explanation anyone cal
make!" exclaimed Count Sachio bit
terly.
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Feared Death From indians.

At q recent gathering of life-insur-
n c men one Of the old timers ex.
hibited a copy Of a permit which had
been attached to a policy issued by the
Mutual Life in 1868. says the Wall
Street Journal. This permit read:
1.-THE within assured has permission
to reside in any settled part Of the
states Of California, Nevada. Oregon or
Washington territory. and while 80 r .
siding. to make trips las a passenger
only on first class steamers plying
between the ports Of Washington terri.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-06-08
syNoPsIs

KITTY Gray, newspaper woman. nnds in
q cur5o shop half OF . broken coin, the
mutnated fnscription On which arouses
- curiostty and Reads her, At the order
81 her MANAGING editor. to 60 to the pr1n-
crafty Of 6refEafoden TO piece out the
story ~suggested b. TIE inscription. She "a
followed and on arrival IN Gretxhonen
6Sr adventures whils chasing the secret
% the broken coin Sbe&tn
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TVlkOW m0 VIGIL yO0 S2u. AZ tS0Nu
q trail" And ~ abe caught up . book
from the table Roleau guessed what
she had meant BY this paper trail.
She looked this way and that. but
could see no trace Of the stranger
who had thus treacherously intruded
upon their own plans. a strange feel
ing came to her mind that perhaps
she had seen him, elsewhere before
now. Where could that have been!
Ranmcking her memory she eonciud-
ed that he must have been some n
of the band Of banditd who had u |.
prised her and hes companions in the
desert.
Trusting to fortune to bring her
aid, she ran forward in the general
direction which she supposed the man
had taken. She passed from the floor
of the gallery. which held no trace OF
footprints to the softer ground where
she might see the trail, and caught it
now. He was running in great leaps
towards the edge OF the forest. where
the road came in. Yonder lay the
trail to Gre.zhofen. He seemed bound
for that. Yes-she presently heard q
sound Of horses hoofs.
"Horses." thought Kitty to herself,
recalling the stables where some Of
Sachio's mounts we're kept-indeed.
she doubted not that some might be
saddled and waiting In the yard. 1t
was true-an instant later her own
flying hoofbeats pursued those now
~lessening in the distance. And as
she fed Kitty left . trail.
AS for Roleau, his faithful heart
was wellnigh broken when. having
seen his mistress follow his advice
and make her escape. he found him
| self in spite OF all unable to Join her
in the pursuit Of the escaping thief
who had their COIN The grasp OF
Sachio upon him did not relax, and
now others REINFORCED their leader.
"Ah, well. messieurs," he said grin
ming. at length. you have the argu-
ment."
Search him!" exclaimed Sachio.
II have lost the coin. It was here. 1t
is gone-he has it about him some
where
The companions Of the count COM
| piled. but could make nothing Of the
search. Roleau stoutly asserting that
he knew nothing Of 1t and had 1t not
in his possession
II dropped it on the floor in the
scufle," exclaimed Sachio. Surely
this man must have it, or it has wings!
I had It In my hand but now. this very
moment That American-surely she
is a witch. Did she take 1t, fellow?
Tell met" He turned furiously upon
Roleau.
Monsieur, how can I tell?" replied
the latter.
At last, however, there came the
sound Of one driving furiously.
"On guard. gentlemen" exclaimed
Sachio. I'VE do not know who comes
Il hope it may be Rudolph"
It was indeed this missing stranger
the man who had been left bound In
Frederick's apartments.
It should be understood now that
when Count Frederick had returned
to his own apartments and found his
private room occupied by a man who
evidently had been there for no good
purpose-a man left trussed up and
bound by yet other intruders-he had
had some parley with the helpless in
truder in the way Of learning what
had been the cause of his strange
plight
Il know wou, fellow" said he. "You
are Of Count Sachio's suite. You have
been CHARTERED here with him as q
guest Of this house-and now yor
would rob me!
"Your excellency," exclaimed Ru
] dolph, spare me! I was found here
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FIFTH iNsTALLMENT
CHAPTER XVIII
"A New Intruder

A New Intruder.
The keen senses OF Roleau. schooled
IN peril, told him Of some hidden dan.
ger-the very ~tenseness OF the situa-
tion warning him. Turning. he saw
the appraised weapon, and In n fash
blow from his own powerful arm
had sent 1t flying through the window.
It fell blinking on the floor at the feet
Of Count SacAio and his friends. Kit.
~, rescued from the danger which
she had not realized, sprang back. An
instant later Roleau had grappled
with the intruder.
Hearing the sound OF this encoun-
ter, Count Sachio and his companions
sprans at the intervening door. broke
It In. They found two strange men
engaged in an encounter whose cause
they could not guess, but both OF
whom undoubtedly were intruders in
this place, and who. therefore, might
be regarded as enemies,
THE American!" exclaimed Sachfo,
rs now he saw also the young girl,
who was endeavoring as best she
might to give assistance to Roleau
in his struggle with the stranger. ..
Quick. excellency. rum" exclaimed
Roleau. d
The strange nan was not easily
to be disposed of. but gave even the
powerful Roleau all he liked to do to
handle him. Meantime Sachio flung
himself upon Roleau. his comrades did
as much for the stranger.
In the melee, which slipped from
place to place upon the floor, Sachic
let fail the little bag with the kings
half coin-in his excitement he had
forgotten that he still had 1t in his
hand. The stranger, whose shifty
eyes caught everything, saw the bag
- It lay upon the floor.
Working gradually towards the
place where the little bag hay, now
underfoot now scufed aside by the
struggling men, the stranger managed
to trip and throw that n Of Sachios
friends who pressed him most closely
They fell directly before the packet
Swiftly, the long hand Of the stranger
reached out and caught It up.
There remained for him no more
relish for the fight. An instant later
his crossed arm against the throat Of
his assailant, he broke away. flung
through the open window and left the
others to shift as they might.
Roleau. still held in the powerful
grasp Of Count Sachio himself, strug
gled %furiously, all the time calling te
Kitty to make her own escape.
"Roleau!" called Kitty. Quick, he
he has 1.-THE has stolen It. We mus
follow him!" And Roleau did hi
best to shake himself free.
mot so fast, not 80 easily" painted
Sachio. whose stern grip still helt
Roleau's collar. You viii not gel
OF Just yet. Who are you. to come
prowling about my place-thfeves
against thieves? You shall tell mt
what all this means"
Go. exceliency. rum" painted Ro
leau. still to his mistress. Leave
them to me. I'll come when / can
Kitty turned. knowing that she
must act quickly or be taken prisoner
herself.
Follow me. Roleau!" she cried