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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-04-29
THE STORY OF ZOE"

Isn't it strange" continued Miss
Warren" that Mrs.-Lady Brooke
should have been with us at your
apartment only the day before she is
reported to have been missed"
Why, was she? Was it? You surely
are mistaken" Crawley blundered
along In his surprise
Yes, l am sure it was only the day
before from what the papers say!"
I am not sure. | can't be positive
that you are right, Eva" the artist
responded But it matters little
Now that l have consoled Brooke and
helped him all | could | will run over
and see you today"
Again fate's playful irony impressed
itself on Crawley. Yes. he had done
all he could to console his friend He
had carried the limp form of the
beautiful Diana Brooke to Brookes
machine. He had allowed Brooke to
plan the CHASTITY, terrible deed by
which his own wtfes body was Gre
mated in an old barn. There would
never even be tombstone to show
where her body was at rest.
But while his mind wandered his
flance talked on.
u know, she was saying. But it
brings the tragedy so close to us. 1t
seems as if We almost had a part in
it. Lady Brooke always impressed
me of being of rather peculiar tsamp
With her husband away nearly all the
time since their marriage, it is a
wonder she remained true She was
Of fro iyn in arny1
But what" Noel attempted to in
terrupt. Exercising her womans per-
rogative Eva talked on.
rs there any trace of her at all?"
None at ALL Crawley truthfully
replied.
Il wonder" said Miss Warren, eff
Perhaps she has gone with him or he
has learned of Sir Godfrey's return
and has made away with her"
Why, Eva protested Crawley
What has interested you so in this
case? / never heard you talk this
way before about anyone? You do
my old friend and his missing wife an
injustice .,-
Crawley was uncomfortable Eva's
intuition and her shrewd remarks
worried him. He was anxious to cut
off the conversation.
Because there is something fasci
mating about the case. Then Sir God
frey was such an intimate friend of
yours and | had only met her shortly
before"
We'll, the less you think about it
the better off you will be. l vii. be
over to call shortly.
With that Crawley terminated the
conversation although he knew that
when he visited the Warren home, he
would be made extremely uncomfort-
able. He wondered If he could look
into Eyas trustful blue eyes and
maintain an outward calm while he
talked about the disappearance of Zoe
After days of work on the case
Patton had been unable to obtain any
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Indeed it does!" exclaimed Jnlia.
So earnest was her exclamation that
the man looked at her keen1y and
wondered just how badly this brave
girl needed money
The brave girl did not let even
her sister know how badly she did
need IT. Slowly-because of her
rigid economy-but surely, the little
snm Julia and Caryl Marvin had was
slipping away to pay running ex-
penses. Julia often denied herself a
regular luncheon at noon. Caryl
hated frugality as she hated hard
work, and, when she wanted anything,
looked no further forward than the
present This afternoon she reached
home several hours before her sister
and was lying down, resting, when
Julia entered The older girl smiled
with relief as she noted her sister
happy expression
We'll, little sister!"she exclaimed.
From your face I fancy that work
went well. l have worried about you,
DEAR
You needn't have worried an.
swered Caryl lightly, returning Julia S
kiss of greeting. Il got on finely
Good" Julia calculated. Il am SC
glad. 1eari want to hear about it
(More TomorroW.)
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Helen and Warren;
Their Married Life
Bv MRS. MABEL HERBERT URNER
Originator Lfe Author The Journal Neg
Wife," THE Woman Alone" Etc

Peel in the mood for a real jam,
horeee" he tucked her hand through
his arm. We're going to have bang
up dinner and go to the best show in
town. Sorry now that | missed that
train? ?"
"Oh, mono. dear. love having an
other evening here!"
But Helen knew that for her the
pleasure would be Swallowed by the
thought of her deception, and the
lurking fear that the incident was not
yet closed.
If only she could be sure she would
not tell him before the evening was
overt"
lAnother Story Monday.1
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Newspaper Syndicate, New York.
brother having anything. When he
got home and found the usual bag of
gold on the table he was angry at the
bargain
What. Give that man more of
my money!" he exclaimed Not a
bit: | will keep it all myself"
That night when he went to bed the
bag of gold was safe in his own chest.
But the next morning when he
awoke he found things different. He
lay on pallet of straw in log hut
on the side of rocky hill. His cloth
ing was rags: in the cupboard was
jug of water and loaf of dry bread
before his door grew thorns and
weeds. OFF in the distance he could
see that his brother was in possession
of all his great estate, its vast fields
and forests. Crazed by grief, he
wandered again to the hill
on which he had seen the Golden
Gnome and there sat the little fellow
just as he was week before.
"Ha, ha," laughed the gnome az
knew you would act just as you did;
knew your jealous greedy soul; /
am badly in need of workmen, so
come along with me to my mines
down deep in the bowels of the earth
and dig, dig, dig for four thousand
years"
With these words the Golden Gnome
struck the ground hard blow; it
opened, showing a stairway down till
the bottom was lost in the darkness.
He placed around Arac's neck a
heavy chain of gold and then with a
laugh he led the unfortunate man
down the dark chasm till they disap-
peared and the earth closed over their
heads forever.
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thing that resembled q clue He was
on the point of giving up completely.
He was convinced that Brooke was
not telling all he knew, but if Sir God
frey wished to keep something back
that was his business. Often ideas
come almost unlimited and unsought
after the mind has pondered over
question for hours and hours without
reaching a conclusion.
Patton felt that, for SOME mysterious
reason, he should visit Leveredge's
gallery. He had no motive, but was
impelled by some mysterious bunch
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which kept Juggling away at his will
power
Finally he yielded and hailing a taxi
speeded to the gallery, arriving short
ly before the closing hour. The great
Railways were almost deserted, ex-
cept for the presence of Leveredge
himself and an attendant.
He talked aimlessly with the
connisseur for sometime, when he
happened to remember reading in the
papers about the famous "Circe'
which had attracted SO much attention
Where is the picture, Gree he
asked Leveredge.
(More Monday.)
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NERVOUS INDIGESTION.

Mrs. J. F. Baldwin, Sandy Greek, \.
Y, suffered a great deal from pains
in the stomach due to nervous indi-
gestion. She writes, "Chamberlain's
Tablets relieved me right away, and
by taking three or four bottles of them
| was cured of the trouble and have
not felt any of the old symptoms
since" Obtainable everywhere-Adv.
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CHAPTER XVIII

AN HOUR passed And now under the
Aclrclc Of light cast by the hooded lamp
upon tho table, there in that bare, wrecked
oiilce.homo OF theirs, the Puverite was com.
ing to It's birth.
Already at tho bottom OF the metal dish
lay thin yellow cloud something that
looked like London fog on n December
morning There, covered with the water.
II gently swirled and curdled with strange
metallic gllnts and oily sheens, as Beatrice
with a gold spoon stirred Il at the en-
glnccrs command
From moment TO moment no dropped In
minute quantity OF glycerin out of n
glass test-tubo graduated TO the hundrsdth
Of an ounce, Keenly, under tho lamp shine.
he watched tho final reaction: his face, very
pale and Hst. reflected little of the mental
stress that bound him.
Along tho table edge before him. limp
IN its sling, hts wounded arm lay useless.
Yet with his left hand he controlled the
sleeping giant in tho dish. And as he drop
ped the glycerin, no counted,
Ten. eleven. twelve--nfteen. sixteen
twenty Now! Now pour the water of.
quick Quick !"
Splenddly the girl obeyed. The water
ran, foaming strangely. out into glass
jar sot TO receive II. Her hands trembled
not nor did she hesitate. only line
formed between her brows and her breath,
half-hold. came quickly through her lips
CONTINUED TOMORROW
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| THE engineer awoke with n stnrt-Hwoke
l. 10 ind daylight gone. 10 hnd that dusk
had settled, had shrouded tho whole place
In gloom
Confused, he started up, lilo was about
10 call out, when prudence muted his voice
| For the moment he could not recollcct Just
what had happened or where ne was, but
vast impending consciousness Of evil and
Of danger weighed upon him. II warned
| him to Keep still. TO mako no Outcry. a
burning thirst quIckcncd his memory.
Then his comprehension returned, StIn
weak and shaken. yet greatly benefited by
his sleep he took few steps toward the
door Where was the girl? Was he alone
what could all this mean?
Beatrice! oh. Beptrlce" he called
thckIy. in guarded tones where arc
you? Answer me ="
"Here-cnmlng he heard her voice.
And then he saw hor, dImy, In the door
way,
what Is lt2 Whore have you been2
How long have been asleep?"
She did not answer his questions but
came quickly to him, took his hand, and
with her own smoothed his brow.
Better, now7" asked she
Lots Ill be all right In n little while.
It's nothlng, But what have you been do
ing all this time"
Come, and I'll show you" She led him
He followed, in growing wonder
mo attack, YETI
None. But tho drums have been beat
Ing for a long time now Hear that?"
They listened. To them drIfted a dull,
monotonous sound, harbnger OF war.
Stern laughed bitterly, chokingly, by rea-
son OF his thirst,
much good their orchestra will do them"
said he, when It comes to facing soft-nosed
ass Hut, tell me, what was 1t you we're
going to show me?"
Quickly she went over to their crude
table, took up a dish and came back 20
him,
Drink this :" bade she.
He took it, wondering.
"What? Coffee? But"
Drink I've had mine already, Drink 1"
Half-stupeAed, no obeyed. He drained
the whole dish at a draft then caught his
breath in long sigh.
But this means water :" cried he, with
renewed vigor And"
Look here she directed pointing There
on the hearth stood the copper kettle, three
quarters fun
Water! You've got water?' Hs started
forward In amazement. while I've been
sleeping2 Where"
She laughed with real enjoyment
ITS nothing" she dsclalmed. AFTER
what you've done for me, this is the merest
trine. Allan. You know that big cavity
made by the boiler exploslon2 Yes? Well.
when we looked down into H. before We
yentured out to the spring, | noticed a good
deal OF water at the bottom stagnant water.
that had run out Of the boiler and settled
on the hard clay floor and in among the
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| cracked cement just merely brought up
some. and strained and boiled II, that's all.
So you see
But my Lordl" burst out the man.
dEou mean to say you-you went down
thcrc-aione?"
once more the girl laughed.
Not plonc," she answered "One OF tho
antomattcs was kind enough TO bear mo
company OF course, the main stairway
was impossible, But found another way
on through tho east end of the building
ana down some stairs we haven't used Mt
nlI, yet They may bo useful. by the way
IN case of-wcll--a retreat Once I'd
reached the arcade. tho rest was easy
had that leather rope tied to tho kettle
handle, YOU see. So all had to do was---"
But the Horde Tho Horde?"
None OF them down there, now--that is
alive. None when was there, All nt tho
war council, l imagine, | Just happened
70 strlke II right, you see. II wasn't any
thinH We simply had to have water. 80
went and got some, that's ALL"
That's all?" echoed stern, in n trembling
voice, 'That's-Rll!"
Then, lest she see his face even by tho
dim light through the window. he turned
aside moment For the tears In his eyes
he felt, were weakness which he would
not care 10 reveal.
But presently he faced tho girl again.
Beatrice" said he, words fall 80 fiat,
so hopelessy dead they're SO inadeauate.
80 anticlmatic Mt n time like this, that
I'm Just going TO skip them all It's no
use thanking you, or analyzing this thing
or saying any OF the commonplace, stupid
things, Let II pass, You've got water,
that's enough, You've made good where
| failed. Well"
His voice broke again, and he grew
silent but she, peering at him with won-
der, laid a hand upon his shoulder.
Come" said che, you must eat some
Tftra aF,N
After that. the Pulverite?"
lie started as though shot
That's no l can make II now 20 cried
he. new life and energy suffusng him
Even with my one hand, II you help me-
can make IL Supper7 No, no! To
work ="
But she insisted. womanlIlSe and he Mt
last consented 10 n bite. When this was
over they began preparations for the man
ufacturo OF the terrible explosive, Stern's
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What's Doing Tonight

Charity Ball, Academy Of Music
Exhibition Of sculpture work by women. Pias-
tic Club.
banquet, Association Of nufacturers' Rep
restntatiyos. Bellevue Stratford, $50 o'clock
Lecture on THE Extraction OF Gasoline from
Natural Gas" by q. A. Burrell, Franklin In
Btituta,
symphony Society of Frankford. concert.
Frnnkford High School.
Columbia Club dinner, Columbia Club.
Reception to the Rev Dr. II, A. Weller.
president nf the Evaugslcu Lutheran Aiin-
isterum OF Psnnsylvanla and adjacent states.
Hotel Adelphia, o'clock
Lecture on Trees" by pr Marion Maeken-
Seventeenth street o'clock Free.
West Philadelphia Business Men. Fiftiesh
street and baltimore avenue, o'clock Free.
Central Germantown Avenue Buainess Afsn.
25tp Germantown nvenue, 3 o'clock. Free.
TioEa BUSINESS Men. 3543 Germantown ave-
nue.. o'clock Free,
Cohoclsnk business Men, Seventh street ana
Germantown avenue o'clock. Free,
Lecture by John Iscndrlck RanEs. under the
auspices OF the University Extension socIstY,
witherspoon Hall, o'clock.
Dance to aid Easlevllle sAnltnrlum. Msrean-
tile Club
Browning Society. New Century Club
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own secret and Invention, whIth Rad Nek
the catkciyefu INTERVIEWED would htts nd1ds
him ten times over miillnnaife. Mufa
precious now 20 him. that knowledge than
all the golden treasures of The dead fof&
saken world
we've eot to risk a light" said he IF
nits turned low and shaded maybe they
won't learn our whereabouts But however,
that may be, we can't work IN the dark
II would be too horribly psrlloua one false
move one wrong combination, even the ad-
ditlon OF one ingredient at the improper
moment and--well--you understand"
She nodded.
Yes" said she. "And we don't want 70
quit--Just yet 90
So they lighted the smaller Of their COP
per lamps and set 20 work In earnest.
on the table, cleared Of dishes and oe
food Stern placed in order eight glass
bottles, containing the eight basic chemIs
calls for his reaction.
Beside him, at his left hand. he set a
large metal dish with three quarts OF
water. stll warm. In front af him stood
his copper teakcttie--the strangeat retort.
surely In which the terrific compound ever
had been distilled.
Now our chairs and tho lamp" said he.
and we're ready to begin. But flrst." and,
looking earnestly az her, "nrst. tell me-
frankly, wouldn't you Just n little rather
have me carry out this experiment slonef
You could wait elsewhere you know. with
these uncertain materials and all tho crude
conditions we'vo got ia work under, there's
no telling what--mght happen
"tve never yet found man who would
willingly stand by and see me build Pull
vorlto, much less a woman It's frlghtfui
this stun II Don't be ashamed to tell me,
are you afrnidg'
For long moment the girl looked a
him.
"Atrald-wlth your" said she.
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,,.bich had been arisen that some OF the
Horde had surely perished-how many nc
co,,ld not tell. A score or two at the very
least he ardently hoped
Fear, at any rate, had been temporarily
injected into the rest. For the attach h"u
No sign OF the Horde no sound. a dpscoh-
csrtinF omlnous calm had settled IKE q
nail Even the birds, recovered from thelr
tsrrors had begun to hop about ana take
mo their twittering little household tasks
AS in kind OF clnirvoyanee the engineer
,.osS,od ~ know there would be respite until
night For a little while at least there
could be rest and peace. But when dark
meas should have settled down
..If they'd only show themselves y thought
he. his Ieaden eyes closing IN an oFeTInhstsr.
,ng Iaasitude. a vast swoonlng weakness OF
VS. ne 80 and exhaustion Not even his
s,srcbsh thirst. Yeritabls torture now,
enuld keep his thoughts from wandering
~ they'd tackle again l could score with
with lead--what's that I'm thinklngF I'm
not delrious, am "
Win n start. back 10 a full realization OF
the place. But again the drOwslness gained
'ewe've got guns now; guns and ammu-
nItlon." thought he. "We-eould PICK them
off-from the windows, Pick lhem-on-
lck-them-off-"
lie slent Thus, often. wounded soldiers
sleep. with troubled dreams. on the verge
Of renewed battle which may mean their
death, their long and wakelsss sumber
lie slept And the girl laying mis- gashed
head gently back upon the pile OF turs, Dent
over him with infinite compassion. for
long minute, hardly breathing she watched
him there More quickly came her breath
A strange new light shone In her eyes.
only for me those wounds" she whis-
psred slowly, only for me
Taking his head In both her hands she
kissed him as he lay unconscious kissed
him twice. and then a third time
Then she arose.
plan she chose from among their store OF
utensils a large copper kettle, one which
he had brought her the week before from
the little Broadway shop
She took a long rawhlde rope braided by
Stern during their long evenings together.
This she knotted hrmly 10 the bale OF the
kettle
The reyolvers, fully reloaded, she ex-
amlaed with care, one OF them she laid
beside the sleeper The other she slid into
her full. warm bosom, where the elnsing
tiger skin held Il ready for her hand.
Then shs walked noiselessy 10 the door
eading into the hallway
Hers for q moment she stood, looking
back IT the wounded man. Tears almmsd
aar eyes yet trey were very glad
''Eof yenr aaks. nov, everything she
"a. fEYsfythinE~- On. Alian. = jon
AIS AneH Ana zeaazhx +
4aea zha #as gone.
- 8 zaz zzsaak zaaa. 1AeA4 aazaz. szHzza
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CHAPTER xNvI-tcontlnusd)

CHAPTER ANNI-(Nnntinu6dD
UIIIEN he shuddered at recollection Of that
i Ncalthy. Rpellko creeping OF the Horde
scouts in among tho ruins, furtivo and
silent: their aniHing after the blood track :
their frightfu agility In clambcrIng with
feet and hands alike, swinging themselves
up like chmpanGees, swarmlng alott on tho
death hunt.
lie had cvadod them, from story to story
beatrice. able now to walk, had helped him
roll down balustrades and building stones
fling rocks. wrench stairs loose and block
the way
And so. woundIng their pursuers, yet
tracked always by more and ever more,
they had come TO the landing whero by aid
Of the rlHo barrel as a lever they had boon
able to bring u whole wall crashing down,
10 choke tho passage That had brought
sIlence For n time at least pursuit had
been abandoned. In the sliding dusty avn
lnnche Of the wall. hurled down the stair
way, stern knew by the grunts and shr!eks
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THE VACANT WORLD
BY GEORGE ALLAN ENGLAND
Copyright 1915. bv Frank H. Muusey Comparv

ont OF wreck and chaos they had made tho
fovercd man lay very still hts pulses
throbbnE in his throat
outside. very far, very faint In the for
esta. Il mufIlcd drum began TO beat again.
Aud tho slow shadows. lcngtheninS
across tho floor, told that evening was
drawing nlgh.
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Beuueaths $1,000 to Church

WASHINGTON. Dec "a bequest OF
$4,000 by the will of Mrs. Frederic Gore
Davis widow of Assistant Secretary OF
state John c. Davis, Ia made to ST. Johns
Protestant Episcopal Church, OF New York
city. Tho will was filed for probate here
today. The money Is to 20 TO 81. Mnry's
mission of the church.
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s'AiNG over the debutantes of the pres.
eht season as they appeared In yes
lay performance OF the Flower Prin.
- IN the Bellevue ballroom one is i'm.
zssssa hy their height. have never seen
skfssatfon OF such tall girls. The
the eoloring and lighting
.sased by Alfred Barton were superb.
= Hl'h Vinton Freddy as the perfect
ase IDOL type the show went with
Elizabeth Latta. of course. re-
- goodly share OF the applause
=. Asf TWO special numbers. while Helen
-. revealed great possibilities as an
- - Dorothy Norriss dance was
ss,a u not sensational, and she was
ssa 70 giye several encorss.
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march pealed forth and the bride and
her maldens proceeded up to the altar.
That man was some patient person,
think. He never even swore under his
breath. NANCY wYNNE.
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Miss Linda Baker and Miss Sarah Baker,
daughters of Mrs Louis Baker, of Bala
will leave for New York on Saturday. where
they will meet Miss BETTY Ames and her
sister. who will arrive from France on Sun
day Before returning to their home In
81. Paul the Misses Ames will be the guests
OF Mrs. Baker for several days.
The engagement OF Miss Linda Baker and
Mr. Lesley Ames was recently announced
Mr. Ames has been stationed down on the
Texas border with his regiment, but is ex-
pected TO return home In January.
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~, my dears. it is not for me TO con.
ss.an or eondons. BUT when you are
- . an affair. do try to make hubby
- aoi'le IN time to fasten you up the
- y side or wherever your intricate
s-llelfal frook may be hooked or but.
- - tossther ana do not, OH do not,
- - you. tear over to a wedding, for
- with 4 top coat over your frock
= shsn hubby Joins you in the pew
- s sas coat while he proceeds to button
s uoek stick pin In your lace on the
saa nx curl into plaes. II may
s.-aa sNasgeratsd. bur this did see only
- - asth mine very eyes. was at a
ss.z-s aains and turned 70 see II the
Party vas about 70 come up the
eAsn g NY intense amusement, I
sfssns bride holding her arms up
- nsf husband hook her sleeves.
- anished 5 turned to ths eollar
a e*aa - iaaasErloasls
~ re Welding
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Mr William Townsend Wright will leave
on Saturday for North Carolina, where he
VIII spend few weeks duck shooting.
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Lord Burnham Left 's1. .sae. .OOo

LONDON. Dee, 7--rho viii OF Edward.
First Lord Burnham, proprietor of the
Daily Telegraph shows the value of tho
unsettled estate to be f267 ,s7i (si ,3a9,a65).
tho net personality, ElO7,076.
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Mrs. william w Bodine and her father
in-aw. Mr.. Samuel l. Bodine. OF Stone
leigh, Vilanova. will leave December 20 to
spend the Christmas holidays with Mr.. W
w. Bodne at El Paso They will return
about January 2 as Airs, Bodine is TO be
one OF the attendants In the bridal party
at Miss Susan L. Bruces wedding, Janu-
Rry g.
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Mr. and Mrs. William Alexander LiebeF
Of the Hill, Bryn Mawr left yesterday for
washington where they will visit General
C. H. Lieber for a few days,