The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-05-19
Each Episode Suggested by a Prominent Author
Sterilization by HUGH WEIR and JOE BRANDT
Produced by the Universal Film Manufacturing Company
ieGpyugdI I5 py TIE Universal FINN Manufacturing Company ]

men, prominent i'll the Graft trust,
were iii the house.
Wed better keep our ears open,
Kitty she told her chum. II think
those meu are planning some new dey-
iltry."
Il heard Mr.. Wei>ner talking about
interference With his business said
Kitty. lie said that If any outsiders
came skulhing around the coal mines
they'd better look out-that there was
trouble enough there already without
bringing in any more from outside"
They'll talk III the library" said
Dorothy. IF we slip in there now and
90 into the little alcoyr, we can curl up
in that big >ettee. If they find us we
cau pretend to he asleep"
They put their plan into execution.
aud. as they expected. they soon heard
the voices Of the members Of the syn
dicatr the survivors or the original
fifteen. Stone spoke first.
"Nei>ner You needn't worry,' he
said. II SAW l%Arnigan Just now-met
him rs he anne from the station. Hes
taken his mother and his brother down
t. the country, He explained 10 me
thar lie wanted them to he where ii
WAS >nfe and quiet. because he had to
- down to Pennsylvania"
"-Anl youll keep him away. l sup
pose" said Weisner, with IA Sneer.
Me- don't trust YOU or Your orange
mentS, Stone. You've had plenty Of
chances 1T these Iarni.ans. and you'y"
him come. say !. I've cot ways OF tax
ing care of him II he turns up.
The W. girls couldn't heal all Of the
~eonycrsali;u. 1t was Weisner's voice.
heavy ana powerful, that was mos;
plainly audible; Stone. from a more
highly developed sense Of caution.
pitched Ills lone low, 50 that only III
occasional word that he uttered was
clear and distinct. And so the two
girls did not realize that Tom would
be in peril even before lie left New
York, they thought that for him the
danger would begin to be acute when
he reached the coal fields. AZ soon as
they could they Stole out and managed
70 get away unoIscrvci.
Suppose we went down" suggested
Dorothy. "DnWn IL Ieni>A hania: |
don't believe Tom realizes the dangers
lie will face down there and We might
>aNe his life l'm sure Nc could he Of
some ,iSe."
I'm wiling" said Kitty eagerly,
Tom. meanwhile. had :, 'e '1hsis
pectin-ly toward his ti,t. lie ,''ica't
to accept Stones invitation. Ston.
could. he knew, give him valuable ii
formation as to condition, il tilt
coal fields, and he had offered IL 10 So.
lie did not see the SPY WHO llrketl III
tn. lower hallway Of his apartment
house. it was with the almost tlncon
Germ IT,. he inserted his key III tie
door. lie stopped Tor a moment, hold
ing the door open with his foot. and
bent down to stroke a ,at that had
rubbed against his leg. The cat. he
guessed, must belong 10 his neighbors
Then he Strengthened mp. and pushed
the door open. But jus, then u mnuse
ran across the doorsill the cat spranc
after It. In hot pursuit. Instantly there
was a binding fash; n deaiening 0
and u great explosion hurled Tom half
WAY down the stairs. lie was bruised
ana shaken. but he was nat seriously
hurt no bones were broken. And. even
rs Inc picked himself ny the spy, hear
ing the explosion. an Of t. REPORT thai
Ia. tC.e rr.r 11-NN trt, xiA tr.,
Stone was appalled, anil a>inni~hssl
when Tom came. a. ie had PROMISED
to do. But he was mile t. conceal his
establishments AMI Lis dismay.
.Yon must spend tue night" he told
Tom. You can get aL early morning
train you might as we'll have one
more night Of comfort. I'm afraid
you'll find it pretty rough down IL
the coal fields. The hotets are poor.
and everything is upset ana disor-
ganized by the strike. 81 that 1t will
be even worse than ~usuni."
Tom agreed, and Stone. after Tom
had retired. sent FOR Dunn.
"Hs's fooled N again." he satd. IT.
tefiy. II don't know hov-and I douft
carei But-'ve arranged . last chancs
for yOu! He's In thu apartment.
asleep! You ran ct through the win
dow-and this time taAe No chancssy'
suppose I'm caught-es musdsr
you're asking M 70 dor 0spsd Dana,
growing pale.
you've done It befoeeAnd &k1ll
have the proofs! said STONE, ooece4y.
(which would you rather do-have ne
hand those proofs to the prosscutar.
with the certainty that you'll b no.
vtcted, q take the chanre that yuu
won't be ought7 Who b eolne %
catch youf THERE'S no ous 70 gtxe -
alarm except mysolf!'
Dunn hesttatsd But b knew ~
Stone hed The whip honA
TN do +" aid Dunn, ejnomny.
AN right. seid 0eooe. sxh06b&
way you esa ge< q. &.
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