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The Yale expositor., 1916-11-02

and shouldered his way through to
the side of the girl even as Legar
reached for her shrinking body. He
struck blindly at that outstretched
arm, struck still again at Legar's face,
at the same moment that Manley's car
shuddered to a stop. and the armed
men from its tonneau leaped into the
fight.
1t was brief fight, but bitter one,
and muck of it escaped Manley's at
tention. The one thing that held him
transfixed was the sudden vision of
Da Espares lodging through the iron
Orders in sudden pursuit Of Legar, as
the latter, breaking free from his enc
mics, ran to the opposite side of the
bridge. There, seeing retreat on Ell
Their quarter already cut off, that mas
ter criminal nimbly mounted the iron
railing and gave one glance towards
the water below him. Yet, as he poised
there, ready to leap, Da Espares lev
eled his weapon and fired.
Hanley could hear the shrill scream
of the girl, and the shouts of the star
tied men. the great splash OF the tum-
bling body as it catapulted down in
the black-running water. The next
moment the captain and lie uni
formed squad from the Greehcck
clubhouse were charging across the
bridge, joining IN with their plain
clothes colleagues already forcing the
| last of Legar's adherents to fight. And
as Manley made his way toward the
glimmering limousine and Margery
Golden ne could hear the latter's nerv-
Gus sobs as she leaned weakly against
the bridge railing and wept.
did you kill him?" she asked with
a voice tremulous with horror as De
Espares stepped to her side.
your enemy is dead!" was the lat
ter's quiet-toned reply. He sank al
once. And this time he viii never
rsturps
The Yale expositor., 1916-11-02
The unhIdtrnn Guest.


The gallant Count Luigi Da Espares,
In view of his much-talled-of victory
on the Turnpike bridge, found himself
forced into the not uncongenial role
OF hero. If that discreet nobleman
took advantage of the high esteem in
which he momentarily stood to push
through to completion certain arrange
ments for the costume ball on which
he seemed to have set his heart.
Knowing what he knew, the secre-
tary still regarded that impending
function as a danger in disguise, just
as he still nursed very substantial
doubts as to the actual death of Legar.
So fixed was Manley in his suspi-
cions, however, that he insisted on a
conference with Enoch Golden him
self. From that conference he wrung
small consolation for his suspicious.
Marley, in fact, had given up any
hope of further argument on the ques-
ton, when a trivial yet disquieting in
cident occurred, and in occurring
brought about a slight change in
Enoch Golden's attitude. This Incl
dent involved the receipt of strange
missive bearing the signature of that
elusive interloper in the affairs of the
house of Golden known as the Laugh
ing Mask. 1t read as follows:
Count Luigi Da Espares is not only
an impostor, but also your enemy. And
as friend herewith warn you that
he is not to be trusted.
Even this epistle, which bore only
the emblem of a 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 a telephone message from
stranger, acknowledging himself to
be an active colleague Of the Iron
| Claws
"Legar may be gone" said this I'M
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, before
he cashed in, I'm the guy who's going
to get IT,"
"All right" was Golden's shouted re-
sponse You come up here and get
it! And at the same time you'll get
what you deserved
Then, having slammed down the re-
ceiver, the deliverer of that ultimatunI
promptly sent for his secretary.
Il want extra guards put around
this housed" was Golden's command.
And | want nobody to come into ii
who can't be accounted for"
Tonight will be a hard time, I'm
afraid, to put that order into execu'
tion," explained Manley.
What d'you mean by that?"
You cant give a masked ball and
put every guest on a microscope-slide
as he comes I'M"
"Manley, how are we to know just
who or what those guests are, II
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they're coming into this house with
all sorts of makeup on?"
That's exactly what I've been try
ing to make you see for the last four
days." was Manley's reply. And it's
exactly what that man Da Espares has
been maneuvering for, or l lose my
one last betl And If this man Legar
is still alive, all we've been doing Is
putting a strip OF red carpet down for
him to walk in on!"
"Well, I'll be at the other end OF
that carpet waiting for hint" was the
old fighters thunderous retort.
That's exactly what l want you to
do, what ask you to do. That's our
one chance, II what l suspect proves
to be the case! You can disguise
faces, In an affair like this tonight,
but you can't disguise lost hand
Golden stood slowly shaking his
head up and down in comprehension.
"And IL our Iron Claw is there,
Davy, well 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. 1t would have
taken a particular penetrating eye to
detect any darker undercurrent or In
trigue to that ripping tide of color
and mirth which eddied about them.
So Sunctilious was Golden in his hearty
hand-sfssp to each of those incoming
visitors, that Margery herself made
note OF this newer phase in her ia
TIERS character.
Side by side with Flemish nun
walked Paris Apache, then came a
Montenegro peasant and flowing
robed Oriental Swami, then a red
sashed pirate and a velvet clad Vene'
tian Doge. Then. following a man on
'1ifters," who laughingly proclaimed
himself TO be Hully Gee, the Chinese
Giant, came an equally tall figure In
] rnld- braided Arabian burnoose lids
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coveries. The first was that the APP
pointed time for the coup had been
suddenly changed to an hour earlier.
The second was that the trap for Lee
gar was not TO be set along the wood
ed road leading up to the clubhouse of
the Greenoch golf links, as first decid-
ed upon. But Margery Golden was to
motor alone to the west end of the
turnpike bridge and there encounter
her old-time enemy of the Iron Claw.
And the police. Da Espares assured
her, had been duly warned as to the
change of location.
Manley, on overhearing that declara-
ton, promptly called up headquarters
and made the startling discovery that
no such message had gone in to the
authorities there.
In five minutes he was in his own
car, Fastening to a conference with
central Office itself In another. five
minutes, on learning from Wilson
over the wire that Da Espares and
Margery had already left the house in
the limousine, Marley had his car
filled with armed plain-clothes men
from the central Office and was speed
ing out through the city as fast as a
motor could carry him. AS they swept
up the dusty approach to the bridge
they even saw that they were none
too soon.
For already, in the bright afternoon
sunlight, they could make out a glim-
mering limousine as it came to a stop
at the end Of the bridge. They could
see a somewhat hesitating and white
faced girl step from this limousine at
the same moment that they caught
sight Of a group of men emerge quick
ly from the shrubbery at the end of
the bridge itself.
These men, spreading out fanlike,
swept past the limousine in which Da
Espares and the chauffeur were still
seated. Four of them, rounding the
car, cut off the girls avenue of retreat.
Another four advanced on ner from
the bridge-end, at the same time that
fifth man leaped to the running
board and started to struggle with the
chauffeur.
Even as he stared at that quickly
shifting scene Manley could make out
the figure Of Legar himself He could
see the Iron Claw reach out for the
startled figure of the girl, crouched
back against the bridge railing, even
as his own car-wheels leaped from the
approach to the bridge timbers them
selves. He could also make out Da
Espares' sudden leap from the waiting
limousine. Manley, on beholding this
gave a cry of warning to the plain
clothes men about him, for he could
plainly see the CLINT of revolver in
Da Espares' hand. But Da Espares
as that car of deliverance thundereC
on across the bridge, did not turn tC
face it. Instead, he fought his way
through the circle of burly figures sur
rounding Margery Golden He fought
The Yale expositor., 1916-11-02
SYNOPSIS.

On windward island Palidori intrigues
Mrs Golden into an appearance OF eVll
which causes Golden to capture ana tor
ture the Italian by branding his face ana
crushing his hand. Palidori opens the
dyke gates and floods the island and IN
the general rush to escape the flood Kid
maps Golden's six-year-old daughter Mar
gerry Twelve years later in New York a
Masked One calling himself the Hammer
OF God" rescues an eighteen-year-ol girl
from the cadet Casavanti, to whom Jules
Legar has delivered her, and takes her to
the home OF Enoch Golden, millionaire,
whence she is recaptured by Legar Degar
and Stein are discovered by Manley; Col
denis secretary, setting fire TO Golden
buildings, but escape. Margery's mother
fruitlessly implores Enoch Golden to
find their daughter. The Masked One
again takes Margery away from Legar.
Legar loots the Third National bank, but
again the Laughing Mask illustrates his
plans. Legar sends Golden THE Spotted
Warning" demanding portion Of a chart
OF the Windward island Margery meets
her mother. The chart is lost during a
fight between Manley and one OF Legar $
henchmen. but is recovered by the Laugh
ing Mask.
The Yale expositor., 1916-11-02

""To be sure I do. Goog-a-room.
Goog-a-room, think it will be great
fun. An I'll call some of the other
Frogs
'Goog-a-room shouted Grandpa
Frog at the top of his lungs. And all
the Frogs came around from far and
near.
"Then Billie Brownie showed them
how to use some Pipes which he made
with Pond Lilies-smalI, yellow Pond
Lilies. The rest of the Brownies
helped him as so many Frogs came
they were kept busy making these
new Pipes.
"They were just right for the Frogs
and such funny Bubbles as they blew.
But what fine time they hadl And
the Brownies enjoyed the Soap Bub-
bles the Frogs blew more than any
they had made. But before the end
they gave the Frogs some of their
wondrous Soap which made their Bubs
bles beautiful too"
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01N" o"r through and the
Brownies went sprawling on the
ground. But this they didn't mind in
the least. In fact they thought 1t add
ed to their fun.
"Such Soap Bubbles as they did
blow. They were wonderful! AND
Billie Brownie offered Prizes TO the
ones who blew the funniest the most
beautiful, the ugliest and the largest
Bubbles. The Brownies all blew
pretty nice ones, so Billie was having
n hard time deciding the Prize Win
ners.
"They had been blowing Bubbles
for quite awhile and had been laugh
ing and enjoying themselves so much
when they heard sound from the
Pond.
"Goog-a-room, Goog-a-room, Goog-a-
ROOM
"'What's thatP asked the Brownies.
They stopped blowing Bubbles TO find
out.
"'Goog-a-room, Goog-a-room, Goog-a-
ROOM came the sound again.
"Why hello, Grandpa Frog said
Billie Brownie.
Whatever are you doingY asked
Grandpa Frog.
"Blowing Soap Bubbles said Bill
lie. Want to come and join the
Fun? We'd be glad to have you. Yes,
indeed we would
"And all the Brownies said: Wed
be glad to have Grandpa Frog come
and join us on our log
"'Well,' said Grandpa Frog, that is
a pretty nice invitation. But tell me
how do you make those queer things|
For some of the Brownies had COM
menced again blowing Bubbles.
"'You see.' said Billie Brownie, we
have some brown Bowls which the
Fairy Queen once gave us at a Party.
These we have filed with Pond
Water
az have plenty of that said Grand
pa Frog, with a grin.
"'And in our Bowls we have some
of the Brownies Soap
"'What, pray tell, is tEatT asked
Grandpa Frog.
"Tt's the Soap with which we make
the Bubbles. It's our very own Soap
brown you see, and especially fine.
It's called the Brownies Soap-and
sometimes, sometimes Here Billie
Brownie walked over very close to
Grandpa Frog and leaned down to
whisper him this secret: Sometimes
he continued, we throw some of this
Soap into the Bowls of Children who
are Blowing Bubbles-for then their
Bubbles will be wonderful tool They
don't see us do it, but you may be
pretty sure, that whenever some Child
is blowing Bubbles, some Brownie is
around to give a few bits of the
Brownies Brown Bubble Soap! Then
you see the Child's Bubbles become so
much better
"'But what are those queer things
you are Blowing with?' asked Grand
pa Frog, as he put on his Spectacles
to have a good look.
"'They are Pipes, my dear good sir.
Clay Pipes, and the Elves gave us
those at one of their PARTIES
"'Seems to me- said Grandpa Frog,
that you're all pretty lucky. l never
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the Pond.
"Billie Brownie
had arranged the
Party and every
single Brownie
had come to 1T.
They were hav-
ing a splendid
time sitting on
rows of Stumps
w hich Billie
Brownie had put
along the Pond.
Some Of tn e
Stumps were so
old that they fell
through and the
The Yale expositor., 1916-11-02

knew any Crea-
lures to get so
many Presents
'Y s, w e re
lucky, and they
like to have us at
tn cir Parties
we're always so
merry
I" What can I
do to have a
Piper SIX e d
Grandpa Frog.
=" 'Oh, do you
w ant to Bio W
b ub bles OF
a S Ike d Billie
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EVENING
FTRY I4L[ % M4R7]
e 1S1a,TyI $50 e! ESQ.,
BLOWING SOAP BUBBLES.

"The Brownies" said Daddy, "were
giving a Soap Bubble Party down by
The Winslow mail., 1916-12-15
Brakeman Seriously Injured.

Brakeman j. D. Blair, of this
city, met with a serious accident
Sunday night at Mcclellan.
While switching in the yard in
some manner he fell from the
train and had one foot cut off
and broke an arm. He was i'm
mediately hurried to the Los
Angeles hospital for treatment.
Mrs. Blair is at present in the
east having been called there
some time ago by the death for
her father.
The Winslow mail., 1916-12-15
Contests in Navajo County.

Last Saturday was a busy day
in the court of this county when
our local statesman, Sam Proc
tor filed a contest on Snowflake
precinct in behalf of his old
friend Gov. Hunt, and at the
same time a contest of the same
precinct was filed by Joe Woods
in an effort to have himself
declared elected sheriff of the
county. They neither charge in
their petitions that there was
any illegal voting, but they want
the precinct thrown out because
there was some technical viola
tions of the election law by
voters. Attorney Frank Curley,
of Tucson, is representing the
contestants, and the interests of
Sheriff Newman are being look
ed after by E. G. Clark of Pres
cOtt.
The Winslow mail., 1916-12-15

The Knights and Ladies of Se-
curity are arranging for a Colon
ial ball Feb. 22d.
For sale, a Dodge automobile
in first-class condition, price
$3.50. Inquire at PIT east Fourth
Street.
H. H. Smith, former division
manager of the Holmes Supply,
was in the city Monday on busi-
ness.
Miss Boles, of the kindergar-
ten, is arranging a Christmas
celebration for her little folks
for next Thursday afternoon, to
which the parents and friends
are invited.
The latest news about the
bridge across the Little Colorado
east of town is to the effect that
the work will probably be start
ed in March. Real optomistic
fellows like Bob Walton think it
will be completed in July or Au-
gust.
Gov. Hunt has sounded the
death knell for John Barleycorn.
He has issued his official procla-
nation that the late prohibition
amendment has carried and is
now part of the organic law OF
the state. Introducing liquor in
to the state is now a crime, anC
it is no defense to claim it is fol
personal use.
The Winslow mail., 1916-12-15
Auto Truck to Haul Ore.

The Navajo Copper Co., whose
properties are forty miles north
Of Flagstaff, have purchased a
caterpiller truck and four trailers
with which they expect to haul
the ore from the mines to the
railroad at Flagstaff. The cater
piller started out on its trip to
the mines last week loaded with
oil for the trucks and lumber for
the bunk houses and the ore bins.
They expect to have the mines
running full time by spring, and
Flagstaff will go on the map as. a
mining town.
The Winslow mail., 1916-12-15
Bids for Sewers.

Notice is hereby given that
bids will be received by the city
clerk for the construction OF
about 5000 feet Of city sewer or
Cherry street, at his Office unit
II m. on December 80, 1916.
Plans and specifications can ke
Inspected at the office of C. G..
Bazell city attorney.
G. V. SMITH, Mayor.
The Winslow mail., 1916-12-15
Gard of Thanks.

AS the official count of Navajo
county is completed and the
count shows l am reelected,
desire to thank the voters for
their support in my behalf, and
wish to state that will to do my
duty as the law requires to the
satisfaction of all.
R. L. NEWMAN, Sheriff.
The Winslow mail., 1916-12-15
The Postmaster's Trouble.

With the approach Of Christ
mas the troubles of the post
master and his assistants begin.
Notwithstanding all that has
been said and written about mail
ing Christmas parcels early to
insure prompt and safe delivery,
many people wait until the last
minute when the mails are con-
gested with packages.
There are a few essentials to
remember in mailing out parcels,
and the most important is to do
it now" Wrap parcels secure
ly. Address them plainly, and
put on your return address. No
parcel will be accepted without a
return address. In order to in
duce people to mail parcels early
the department. regulations per-
nit you to write on the outside
of the package mot to be open
ed until Christmas" or some SIM
liar designation.
The Winslow mail., 1916-12-15
Home Talent Production.

For the benefit of the Knights
and Ladies of Security the pop
ular melodrama Worthy and
Unworthy will be presented by
local talent under the direction
of 7. R. Elgin, at the Front St.
opera house next Thursday ev-
ening, Dec. 21st.
The Winslow mail., 1916-12-15
Additional Locals.

SCsAACAAO OCOI z.
Miss Lena Hey spent Sunday
in Holbrook visiting with her
mother and sisters.
W. F. Griffin, of the Babbitt
stores, was in Winslow Monday
on his tour of inspection.
DR.. G. P. Sampson left Tues
day morning for Los Angeles on
a ten days business trip.
H. A. Perkins, G. H. Jordan.
and Sheriff R. L. Newman were
in Winslow Tuesday on business.
Mrs. c. E. Clemmons left Sun
day night for Ell Paso, and will
remain a few days visiting her
friends.
.. j. Faulkner assisted in the
Arizona State Bank last week
during the absence of A. s.
Brayman.
DR.. Won Zesch returned Mon
day..from stay of three weeks
in Springerville and other up
country towns.
Mrs. w. D. Malone leaves the
next week on pleasure trip of
several weeks in San Francisco
and other coast cities.
Adolph Weber left Monday
morning for the Santa Fe hos
pital in Los Angeles, where he
will remain for about six weeks.
The two young sons of Tom
Hubbard arrived in Winslow a
few days ago from Oklahoma and
will spend the winter with their
father.
Mrs. Hogue came in Monday
from Sunshine, to be with her
son William who has been
seriously i'll for the past week
with quinsy.
Mr.. J. E. Kleindienst left some
days ago for Wenden to look af-
ter his mining interests. He
will return some time during the
Christmas holidays.
j. E. Crosby, Of Holbrook, was
in the city between trains Tues
day morning, returning to his
home from Phoenix, where he
had been in the interest of the
election contest filed against
Snowflake precinct.
The Christian Circle will give
a Last Minute" sale Dec. 21st,
from G:30 p. m. to midnight.
Will serve refreshments. All
kinds of fancy and practical
Christmas presents. Nothing
over $1.00. Sale will be held at
Mrs. Mulch's restaurant.
Mrs. j. E. Kleindienst receiv-
ed word that her son Bert met
with an accident in Needles,
badly crushing his foot. He is
at present in the Santa Fe hos
pital in Los Angeles, where he
will remain for some time before
coming to WinsloW to recuperate.
A crew of men from the state
engineers office are working on
the state highway east Of Win
slow. We understand they have
instructions to grade and ballast
about a mile of road, which will
help some; but while they are
here it would seem the part of
good business to complete the
road as far as the Chevelen at
least,
A special committee from Win
slow waited on the board of
supervisors to beg them to ex-
pend portion of the road fund
on a three mile stretch of road
running west from this city, and
were given assurances that the
same would be done at their next
meeting. The board met last
week, took the matter up and in
definitely postponed it. In the
last five years less than $1,000
has been expended on roads
around WinsloW, and half the
taxes for road funds is paid by
The Winslow mail., 1916-12-15
Society News.

Miss Alta Catherine Drumm and
Mr.. William Milton Hogue were
joined in the holy bonds of
matrimony. Reverend FIR. Marx
officiating at the marriage cere-
mony and also celebrating mass
following. Because of the Ad-
vent season there were no deco.
ratlons nor music at the church.
but the ceremony which united
these two young lives was no
less impressive, for coming as it
did on the eve of the glad holiday
season, when the human heart
is already overfowing with good
wishes and good cheer, it's
solemnity and significance tend
ed to doubly impress the con-
tracing parties and those who
witnessed it.
The bride charmingly attired
in a wisteria travelling costume
was attended by her cousin, Miss
Marguerite Drumm, while Mr..
George Drumm brother of the
bride, acted as best man.
The bride is a daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. j. B. Drumm, pioneer
residents of Winslow, and is a
popular member of the younger
set. The groom is a son of Mr..
and Mrs. Joseph Hegue, former
ly of Moberly, Missouri, and has
been a resident of Winslow the
past thrse years. He is a young
man of sterling worth, and is in
every way worthy of the fair
young bride he has won. Prior
to his marriage he embraced the
Catholic faith and received the
sacraments which allowed him
to enter the folds of the church
on the eve of his wedding day.
Following the ceremony a deli
cious wedding breakfast was
served at the home of the brides
parents, the rooms being prettily
decked with carnations and
violets, and covers were laid for
the bridal party, their immediate
relatives and intimate friends.
Because of pressing business
engagements in Chicago the
brides father was unable to be
present, but plans to visit the
newly married couple at an early
date.
| Many beautiful and costly
presents bear testimony Of the
high esteem in which the happy
couple are held. With the con-
gratulations and good wishes Of
a large circle of friends they
left on No. 9 and after a short
honeymoon will be at home to
friends at Prescott, after Janua-
ry 1st.
Mrs. Spellmire entertained in
formally last Monday evening,
when eight of her lady friends
enjoyed an interesting game of
five hundred. At an appropriate
hour the hostess served dainty
luncheon.
The five hundred club was
delightfully."- entertained yester-
day afternoon, when they as
sembled at the home of Miss
Julia Mahoney. The afternoon
was spent at cards after which
they enjoyed a dainty two course
luncheon. The house was artis-
tically decorated with roses and
carnations and smiIax, adding
much to the pretty affair. The
hostess was assisted by Mrs. J.
F. Mahoney and Mrs. Spellmire.
Miss Julia Mahoney entertain
ed charmingly last evening at
her home on West Fourth Street,
in honor of her niece Miss Will
mae Mahoney, who leaves short
| Iy for Phoenix. Thirty two of
tie young ladies and young men
oof the junior set enjoyed a very
pleasant evening at five hundred.
The lovely home was beautifully
decorated in blue birds and
brilliant holiday festoons, lend
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