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Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-03-16

The maidseryant stood on ono side
to let him pass. Almost at the same
moment the door of the front room
opened and a pleasant.looking elder
ly lady appeared.
Il an Mrs. Willet." she announced,
Il am Mr.. Quest" the criminolosist
told her quickly. You may have
heard your niece. Lenora. speak of
me-"
Then perhaps you can tell me what
has become OF her." Mrs, Willet OBJ.
served.
Isn't she here"
Mrs. Willet shook her head.
i had a telegram from her from
Plymouth to say that she was coming
but I've seen nothing OF her rs yet"
You've changed your address. you
know" Quest reminded her. after a
moments reflection.
Il wrote and told her Mrs. Willet
began. After all. though" she went
on thouehtfully, 4 am not sure wheth.
er she could have had the letter. But
il she went up to hampstead, anyone
would tell her where l had moved TO,
There's no secret about me"
"L.enora did go up TO l5I Elsmere
road yesterday" Quest told her, They
gave her your address here, as they
have just given it to me"
Then what's become of the child"
Mrs. Wiilet demanded.
Quest. whose brain was working
quickly, scrubbed upon one OF his
cards the address of the hotel where
he had taken rooms and passed it
over.
Why Lenora didn't come on to you
here | can't imagine" he said. How.
ever. III go back to the hotel where
she was to spend the night after she
arrived. She may have gone back
there. That's my address. Mrs. Willet,
If YOU hear anything I wish you'd let
ME know. Lenora's quite a particular
friend OF mine and l am a little anx.
ious.'
Quest had already opened the front
door for himself and passed out. He
sprang into the taxi, which he had
kept waiting.
"Clifford's hotel in Payne street"
he told the man.
He lit a cigar and smoked furiously
all the way, throwing 1t on to the pave.
ment as he hurried into the quiet pri.
vate hotel which a fellow passenger
on the steamer had recommended as
being suitable for Lenora's one night
alone in town.
Can you tell me il Miss Lenora
Macdougal is staying here?" he asked
at the Office.
The woman shook her head.
Miss Macdougal stayed here the
night before last" she said, and her
luggage is waiting for orders. She left
here yesterday afternoon to go to her
aunt's, and promised to send for her
things later on during the day. There
they stand. all ready for her"
What time did she go?"
Directly after an early lunch. II
must have been about two o'clock"
Quest hurried away. So after all
there was some foundation for this
queer sense of depression which had
been lowering about him for the last
few days,
Scotland Yard" he told the taxi
driver.
He thrust another cigar between his
teeth, but forgot to light 1t. He was
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-03-16

stronger and have more casting pow.
er and better action than rods OF any
other material. Very properly con.
cedlng that the choice Of q fly rod Is
practically limited to the rod Of split
bamboo, you cannot go far wrong in
selecting one nine feet in length. Such
a rod for the light work OF our aver
age trout stream should not weigh
over five and a quarter ounces.
Any rod seriously worth considera.
ton has snake guides. german silver
reeLseat and ferrules and a solid.
cork hand-grasp.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-03-16
Copyright. 1915. by OTIS +. WOODY

We must not eat or drink or sleep,
Quest declared. fercely. until We have
brought this matter to an end. Craig
must be found. This is the supreme
horror Of ALL"
The butler made an apologize ap,
pearance. He spoke in Z hushed whis.
per.
You are wanted downstairs, gentle
men. Middleton, the head keeper, is
there"
AS though inspired with q common
idea. both Quest and the professor hur.
ried u of the room and down the
broad stairs. Their inspiration was
a true one. The gamekeeper vel.
coined them with a smile or triumph.
By his side. the picture OF abject mis-.
cry. his clothes torn and muddy, was
Craig.
I've imagined this little job. sir
Middleton announced. with a smile Of
slow triumph.
How cid you get him. Quest de-
manded.
Little idea of my own" the game.
keeper continued. Il guessed pretty
we'll what he'd be up to. He'd tumbled
to it that the usual way of the moor
was pretty we'll guarded. and he'd
doubled back through the thin line
Of woods close to the house. | dug
n OF my poachers' pits. sir, and COW
cred II over with a lot OF loose stuff.
That got him all right. When l went
to look this morning say where he'd
fallen through, and there he was. walk.
ing round and round at the bottom like
q Gagged animal. Your servants have
telephoned for the police, Mr.. Ash.
leigh"
Quest suddenly whispered to the pro,
lessor. Then he turned to the keeper.
Bring him upstairs. Middleton, for
a moment" he directed. Follow US,
please"
They passed into the bedchamber.
Quest signed to the keeper to bring
Craig to the side Of the fo~ur.poster.
Then he drew down the sheet.
is that your work. he asked,
sternly.
Craig, up till then. had spoken no
word. He had shambled to the bed
side, a broken, yet, in a sense a stolid
figure. The sight Of the dead man,
however. seemed to %galvanize him into
sudden and awful vitality. He threw
up his arms. His eyes were horrible
as they glared at those small black
marks. His lips moved backwards and
forwards, helplessly at first. Then at
last he spoke.
"~Strangled." he cried. One more"
That is your work." the criminolo.
gist said. firmly.
Craig collapsed. He would have
fallen bodily to the ground il Middle
tons grip had net kept him up. Quest
bent over him. 1t was clear that he
had tainted. They led him from the
room.
Wed better lock him up until the
police arrive" Quest suggested. Il
suppose there is a safe place some-
where?'
The professor awoke from his
stupor.
Let me show you" he begged. II
know the way. We've a su~bterranean
hiding place which no criminal on this
earth could escape from
They led him down to the back part
of the house into a dry cellar which
had the appearance Of a prison cell.
This place has been used before
now, in the Old days, for m~alefactors,'
the professor remarked. Hell be
safe there. Craig he added, his
voice trembling. "Craig-l-I can't
speak TO you. How could you"
There was no answer. Craig's face
was buried in his hands. They left
him there and turned the key.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-03-16

we came into Southampton early this
morning, and here l am. Say, before
We go any further, tell me about
Craig"
We've had him." Quest confessed,
and lost him again. He escaped last
night"
"Where FROM" Laura asked.
"Hamblin house"
Say, is that anywhere neal the
south coast?" the girl demanded ex-
citedly.
ITS not far away" Quest replied.
quickly. Why"
IN tell you why" Laura explained.
II was as sure of it as anyone could
be. Craig passed me in Southampton
water this morning, being rowed out
to a steamer. Not only that, but he
recognized me. l saw him draw back
and hide his face. but somehow l
couldn't believe that 1t was really he.
| was just coming down the gangway
and ! nearly fell into the sea, l was
so surprised"
Quest was already turning over the
pages of the timetable.
what was the steamer" he de-
manded.
II found out" Laura told him. Il
tell you. | was so sure Of it's being
Craig that ! made no end Of inquir-
les. 1t was the Barton. bound for
India. first stop Port Said"
When does she sail?" Quest asked.
"Tonight-somewhere about seven"
Laura replied.
Quest glanced at the clock and
threw down the timetable. He turned
toward the door. They all followed
him.
I'm for Southampton" he an
nounced. I'm going to try to get on
board that steamer before she sails.
Lenora, you'd better go upstairs and
lie down. They'll give you a room
here. Don't you stir out till l come
back. Professor, what about you?"
Il shall accompany YOU" the pro-
lessor declared.
And nothing" Lenora declared.
firmly, as she caught at Quests arm.
would keep me away"
I'll telephone to Scotland Yard. in
case they care to send a man down."
Quest decided.
They caught a train to Southamp.
ton. where they were Joined by a man
from Scotland Yard. The little party
drove as quickly as possible to the
docks.
where does the Barton start
FROM" Quest asked the %piermaster.
The man pointed out a little way
down the water.
She's not in dock. sir" he said.
She's lying out yonder. You'll bare.
ly catch her, I'm afraid he added.
glancing at the clock.
They hurried to the edge Of the
quay.
Look here" Quest cried, raising
his voice, I'll give a %ten-pound note
to anyone who gets me out to the
Barton before she sails"
The little party were almost thrown
into a tug. and in a few minutes they
were Swimming across the smooth
water. Just as they reached the
steamer, however. she began to move.
Run up alongside" Quest ordered.
The captain came down from the
bridge. where he had been comforting
with the pilot.
Keep away from the side there"
he shouted. who are your
I'VE are in search of a desperate
criminal whom we believe to be on
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-03-16
BEST ROD FOR FISHERMAN
Split Bamboo the Llghtest and In
Most Respects the Superior Of
Any Material.

Rods Of split bamboo are produced
by cementing together a number of
triangular strips split from the whole
cane TO form each joint; the rod OF
six strips Is the choice Of most an
glers. Weight for weight-and OF
course within reason, the lighter the
rod the b~etter-spllt bamboo rods are
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-03-16
Spitefui Shirt,

"You hear people clamoring for their
rights all the time." answered the phil
osopher.
quite So" answered the student Of
human nature, but they don't seem to
derive much satisfaction from the stu
alton unless the restoration Of their
rights involves great sacrifices on the
part of the favored few"
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-03-16

became hysterical and sprang at the
prisoners to attack them.
Sheriff Bode Of st. Louis county
hurried the men away, while Miss
Peters, moaning and %wringing her
hands. stood on the sidewalk. beg
ging for a chance to get at the slay.
ers OF her darling"
Miss Peters said that Pearl and
her companion. Nellie, had been
raised by her from calves, and that
she had go lavished Kindness on them
that II when each evening they put
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-03-16
COULD NOT CONVINCE JUDGE
Policeman Going 20 Miles One Way
and Auto 20 the Other Didn't
Make 90 Miles Per Hour.

This mar was driving his car in
the suburbs 40 miles an hour, your
honor" said the motorcycle policeman.
What have you to say for your
self" asked the Judge sternly.
Your honor. l was travelling 20
miles an hour in one direction when
this policeman passed me on his mo-
torcycle going 20 miles an hour in the
opposite direction. That's why it
seemed to him | was going 40 miles
an hour"
Ten dollars fine" said the judge.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-03-16
Laughter and Medicine.

"A good hearty laugh is better than
medicine" remarked the CHEEKY citi-
zen.
Yes" replied the fearfully calcu-
lating person. But a druggist won't
charge you near as much for a little
medicine as it is liable to cost to see
a genuinely funny show"
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-03-16
Too AbStruSe,

Have you made any effort to as
certain the principles Of economics
on which your theories of govern
ment are based?" inquired the man
with prominent s%pectacles.
NO" replied Senator Sorghum.
How to land votes is easier found
out and. so far as | can see more i'm
portant just now"
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-03-16
WEEPS FOR KISSING cows
spinster Identifies Hides and At.
tempts to Attack Men Who Ad.
mitted SHINING Them.

Miss Frances r. Peters. a wealthy
spinster OF Kirkwood. tainted In po-
lice headquarters when she identi'
fled a cowskin found on two colored
men as that OF Pearl. a thoroughbred
COW she raised herself and was &C
customed to kiss goodnight every eve.
0ing. Regaining consciousness, she
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-03-16

to do so, they would moo" through
the night until she went to them.
The prisoners admitted skinning the
cows. but said they had found them
dead in a field neal Miss Peters farm.
st. Louis tMo) Dispatch to New
York Herald.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-03-16
Gone, But Not Forgotten.

Rankin-What did you ever do with
the 10000 you got from the railroad
company when an engine ran into
your automobile?
Phyle--I invested it in mining
stock.
WAS it a good buy?"
'Good.by is right"
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-03-16
OratoricaI Introspection.

Have you made any notes Of the
speech you intend to deliver?"
NO." replied Senator Sorghum. Il
am going TO speak extemporaneously.
When | prepare a speech in advance
I'm liable to read it over a few times
and then, being something of a critic
o. speeches, ! lose my nerve"
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-03-16

1t is very well when making your
selection to try out several rods an
swering to the above specifications. in
order to avoid, If possible, getting n
rod that is either too stir or too flex-
iblc.-Outing.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-03-16
$50 Say We All Of U.s."

BILL see a monograph is built into
a new alarm clock to awaken a sleeper
by playing his favorite tune.
Jili-Wcll. n sleper's favorite tune
should be Let Me Dream Again" I
should say.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-03-16
Perfect Cinch.

yep, | got a job cooking for a
lady"
Gal, you don't know nothing about
cooking"
Don't have to know nothing She's
a bride and I'm her first cook"
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-03-16
CHAPTER XXI.

Quest stood, frown!ng. upon the
pavement, gazing at the obviously
empty house. He looked once more
at the slip Of paper which Lenora had
given him. There was 40 possibility
of any mistake:
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-03-16
Its Effect.

THE hero in the play sang the
old ballad. Drink to Me Only With
Thine Eyes with an appealing effect"
1T appealed, all right. When the
men had all come In for the next act,
there was scarcely a dry eye in the
house."
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-03-16
Give Him a Chance.

mo, I can't go out Of own now for
even a day now, | might lose one Of
my patients"
Jaw come on. Even II he does get
well you'll get another sometime"
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-03-16
Not Consistent.

"Dubwaite is a plain-spoken man."
Says just what he thinks, ek?"
Exactly. He declares that II there
Is anything he hates it's sham"
Good"
But ! happen to know that Dub
waite years a toupee."
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-03-16
That Discussion Got No Further.

That OIsCuosIoH OUe NO rUTther.
ut says here in the paper that WON.
en- are rapidly taking the places OF
men"
THAT reminds me- said he quietly.
"lIave you fixed the furnace for the
night, my Gear?"
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-03-16
She Was Wise.

Joax Wise's wife always selects
his stcnographcrs.
Hoax-Why does she select ON?
Joax-Shc used to be his typewriter
before Wise married her,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-03-01
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Auto sts' Troubles.

That sulphur is Indifferent to the
auto travel between Ardmore and The
south is the general opinion OF au,o.
lists who have travelled the road the
past several days. Form Oklahoma
City to Buckhorn creek, six miles
south of sulphur, there is not a single
mudhole, and with the exception of
some rough travel from Wynnewood
TO Davis, the entire road to Oklahoma
City is in splendid shape Some por-
tions are being dragged under the
provisions of the new road law, and
are excellent demonstrating the eff
iicacy of the drag without peradven-
ture Of a doubt
From Buckhorn creek to Bud
Young's home in Carter county the
road is almost impossible. Several
mudholes cost the traveller anywhere
from a dollar to five dollars to get
through. High centers cause any
where from an hour TO four hours
delay and oftmes expense. Seep-
holes which could be repaired by a
couple of hours work. are left as
profitable investments for the nearby
farmers, who are persstently called
from their fields to pull cars out.
One local man who came from Sui
phur yesterday assisted three autoists
out of the mud, and the trip, which
should be made in couple of hours,
takes the best part of a full day.
Automobile men are anticipating
getting up movement to put the road
in good shape via Poolevil'e and
Hennepin.
Sulphur will lose thousands of dol
lars this year if the road from here
to that place is not put in shape at
once. BUICK.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-03-01
OPEN N0STRlLS! END
A COLD OR CATARRH
How To Get Relief When Head
and Nose are Stuffed Up.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Count fifty Your cold in head or
catarrh disappears. Your clogged nos
trils will open, the air passages of
your head will clear and you can
breathe freely No moro snuffing
hawking, mucous discharge, dryness
or headache; no struggling for breath
at night
Get a small bottle of Ely's Cream
Balm from your druggist and apply a
little of this fragrant antiseptic cream
in your nostrils 1t penetrates
through every air passage of the head,
soothing and healing the swollen or
inflamed mucous membrane, giving
You instant relief Head colds and
catarrh yield like magic. Don't stay
suftcd.up and miserable Relief is
sure.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-03-01
THACkERVlllE MAN ADVOCATES
THE GROWING OF PEANUTS

Thackerville, Okla, March IL have
heard the peanut question discussed
pro and con, from every angle and |
am advocating more peanuts and less
cotton, from the fact that the oil mills
of our country are taking hold of the
proposition and are urging people to
plant more peanuts. | can see no rea-
son that they will not be better
crop than cotton and We can have plen-
ty of feed as we have never seen pea
nuts fail Sometimes cotton fails to
make and other times it fails to pro-
duce a price sufficient to pay the man
who produces it. And from present in
dications the price will be very light
this year, especially if there is large
crop planted. Our community is going
to cut out so mucn cotton and plant
lots of peanuts, and we predict better
times for this place.
NJ l.. WINBLOOD.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-03-01
IF YOU MUST DRINK

To the married man who cannot
get along without his drink, the fol
lowing is suggested as a solution OF
the bondage of habit:
l. Start a saloon in your house.
.. BE the only customer. You will
have no license to pay
3. Give your wife So to buy a
quart of whiskey and remember there
are twenty-four drinks in quart.
4. Buy your drinks from none but
her, and by the time the first quart
is gone she will have $3.50 to put in
the bank, and SO to start in business
again.
,. Should YOU live ten years and
continue to buy booze from her then
die with snakes in your boots, she will
have money to bury YOU respectfully,
educate your children. buy house
and lot, marry decent man and quit
thinking about you.-Tulsa Democrat.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-03-01
MAKE YOUR OWN FIGURES

Carter county citizens who want
to use paper and pencil TO figure out
how much money the county will re-
cciye under the new oil tax law may
have the following letter giving fig
ures upon which an estimate may be
based. The gross production tax is
to be three per cent one-third Of
which is to come to this county to be
equally divided between the road and
school funds of the county.
The following statement was made
in a supplementary report by Art L..
Walker, to the corporation commits
sion. 1t will be observed that the fig
ures are based upon production at
Healdton, and does not include the
Santa Fe field:
II respectfully submit TO YOU as a
supplement to my report of January
/, 1916, which was a general report Of
the conditions of the Healdton oil
field from July / to December 81, the
following report which covers the
amount of oil produced in the Head
ton field for the entire year 1915:
There was total of 1884,, 9 bar
rels of oil produced ia the Heald-
ton field during the year 1915. divided
as follows; 3,067.231 being run to
the Magnolia pipe line company; 53,-
500 barrels being run to the j. How
ard Pugh and billiard Pipe Line com
pany; 100000 barrels. being run to
the Producers Pipe Line company;
ASS. 900 barrels being run to the Cros.
bic & Armstrong Pipe Line company;
3,624,72S barrels placed in steel stor-
age: and 100000 barrels placed in
wooden storage.
THE field was capable of producing
great deal more oil, but did not
produce il on account of the prorating
system having been in force in the
field from January |, 1915. TO De
cember Il, 1915. During the year
1915, at one time on account OF the
pipe lines not being able to handle
the same, the producers We're only |
allowed to produce II per cent of the
amount of oil which they could have
made, and, in fact. were not allowed |
to produce their total amount of oil /
until December Is, 1915"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-03-01
USING ONE CRIME TO EXCUSE
ANOTHER

The dear ola LaIIaS News does ho'
like Oklahomas new uSury Ia" very
much, ana 1t uses coiuihh ol space
to tell why money Shoulu De worm
more year after year. as an o'her
kinds OF property advance IN price
The News makes ihe argument tha'
man sells piece oil larh iahd IN
Oklahoma, takes vendors Zen on a
greater amount than the Iahd IS worth
ana prddIes in'So ho''S o' 'i'1 MAJ
ket. 1t is plan OF lrauu 'ilal 10
worked on lana sales once III Il "hI'e'
We have a risht 10 OBJECT 10 ''''S
illustration Delhg uIaWh 10 apply 10
Oklahoma Inc News SHou'u use JUS
own state Ior lIIuS'ra''oIS' il l'A"'
people ever bought any WorlhI'SS oN'
Iahoma paper, we can WIN an u u'i'
come pack ana say tnal Oh''ho''l"''S
have been delrauueu ny leA"''S'
These frauds are not coI'''leo cA'
cluslVeIy 10 any one S'al'' mere "''
a million men trying 10 MAKE H'l's
without WORK. Inc! 40 HoI coi'''i'
lher operations 10 any one Sl"''' '"''
do not vote any one party ; ucNe"
ana iheN 40 not peIohg 10 amy ""'
church' IH'H are S'''''''u every
where. We pI'ad suI''y 10 ""''''S
sold iew "or'h'eSS 'o"h lo'S an"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-03-01
Laymen's Missionary Convention.

Local pastors are busy this week en-
listing men for the Laymen's Mission
airy Convention to be neld in Oklaho-
ma City, March to s. 1t is one of
75 conventions to be held in as many
cities to increase interest in missions
of all kinds on the part of business
men and to increase church efficiency
generally. Fully $500 men are expect
ed to be members of the convention as
church men of all denominations are
urged to join the movement whether
able to attend the convention in per-
son or not. Membership is secured
by paying a fee of $1.OO which defrays
all expense and is in lieu of the usual
collections.
Speakers of national and interna-
tional prominence are to be heard, in
Guiding educators and other laymen
who have devoted their time and
thought to the work of spreading the
Christian religion at home and abroad.
A banquet attended by fully 1000 men
is scheduled for Monday, March 9th,
and is expected to be one of the best
features of the gathering Payment of
membership fee includes a place at
the banquet.
1t is expected that local churches
will be well represented both at the
sessions of the convention and on the
list of members not attending. Ar
rangements will be made at the con
ventiOn for disseminating throughout
the state the leading thoughts and sug-
gestions developed. Ed. S. Vaught,
president of the Oklahoma City Cham
Der of Commerce. is chairman of the
executive committee, and Z. T. Olinger
is executive secretary.