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The Arvada enterprise., 1916-06-15

Mr. and Mrs. j Il. Mailing ar
rived home Sunday from Chi
cago, where they attended the
National Convention. Mr.. Ma
ling will remain a few DAYS and
return 20 Chicago. Mrs. Mailing
VIII remain possibly for the
summer.
The Arvada enterprise., 1916-06-15

Arvada needs sprinkIiny
cart on its streets. We would
suggest that some man having Il
team improvisc "A sprinkler and
then go to the merchants and
get them TO contribute so much
per month or week for sprinkling
the streets every day. 1t would
pay for the effort, we believe.
There is easily $500 per month
in 1t thru the summer months,
and it would take only about an
hour or two each day. when it is
dry.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1916-04-16
CARRANZA ENTRO hNTEN0CHE A
MEXICO SILENCIOSiHENTE
ESPER0 en- Los SUBURDIGS A QUE OSCU-
RECIERA PARA HACER SU ENTRADA A
La CAPITAL MfELCAHA
TcIegrnma especial para LA rRENSA.

CIUDAD DE MEXICO, Abril Is.
Anteayer en- la tarde lego a los su-
burbios de Ia ciudad de Mexico We
nustiano Carranza, y ALI permaneci6
hasta las ocho de IA noche, hora en-
que hizo su entrada sin ostentaci6n
de ninguna clase. Pocos de los habi-
tantes, 81 Sc exceptda aquellos que
casua!mente le recOnocieron a. atra-
vesar las GALES de Ia metr6poli, Sc
dieron cuenta de que habia llegado.
Desde hace muchos meses fueron
levantados unos ARGOS tl'iunfales en-
espera de Ia Hegada del primer jefe,
Pero ei diio que no pasaria por de-
bajo de ninguno de dichos ARGOS, Y
Sc dirigi0 2 una casa particular. tras-
Iadardose mas tarde al Palacio Ma
cional.
Otros prominentes carrancistas en-
traron tambien tan quietamente a
Mexico como CarranZa. Obreg0n,
Aguilar y Acuna, Sc hospedaron en-
casas particulares.
Carranza no habia vuelto a Me-
xico desde hace IS meses, Y eSta es,
per 10 tanto. Ia pIimera vista desde
entonces.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1916-04-16
Fl PUEBLO nlz0 Una nE LAS DEM0sTRACIONES
MAS EaERGlcAs EN- e. DISTRITO De PARRAL
1carbre fertemente excitada, atac6 varias plantas
ratalrgicas americans causando grandes destrozos

ralrraS. >a.irr0n a pcrSrgulr a villa
Y - unieron ii irrr r"brld". S".a-
mente sieIe de los soldados de esa
trupa rr=rrsaron 4 Xaraiccas.
Con r>a drsrrciGn. aGrego Seltert.
la =uarniri6n ir rsa capital Quedo
etingrada unicamente por dOsclentos
rarraur,stas. En- csa plaza rrlna una
ml<rrla "~panio>a Y rlrntoS de hom-
brrs. muirrr> y niiIos rrc""r"n las
GALES pid.rndo aImrntos. Mucha
grntr ha murrlo de- hamDre. "JaInaS
h. yi>lo. aHadi6 rl americana. tai
ranIidad de- uujegrs Y nIIloS que re
curri"ran las GALES pidicndn Ago que
conner In Ia publacI6u no - ron>l-
cue NADIA a menos que'se paguen por
las mr"canrIaS prrr!o> ryorbItantcS.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1916-04-16
Ia S|TUACI0N DE
as,s,.a
MEX. CONENTADA
EN- NUEVA YORK
Ia pREHSA HABLA SODRf La fyPfDIeDN
PUHITIVA Y Dice QUE DEBE FL COB. EW.
TAR A T0DA COSTA H DESAS1M =
Telegrama Especial para La PRENsA

Telegrama Especial para Ia PRENSA
NUEVA YORK. Abril l5.-La prea-
Sa en- general Sisue Orupandose pre-
rrrentcmente de Ia Situaci6n meXj-
cana. Los peri6dicos dedican sns prin
cipales articuIos tditoriales .ratar
T.. asuDto de 10 eNpeJicidn punitiva
los concentrates Que hacsn hoy los
principaIcs diarios. son. en sint.sis,
los siguientes: -.
THE New York Timrs" piSe al
pueblo que Yea ia helicaia sitUasidn
meXicaNa con caima. Dice que hay
que Greer en- que tod0s los meIicaItas
que prestan apoyo CaFran2a, no So
opondran a Ia rNpedici6n punitiva
que hare Ia campala contra FilTa.
t"El sobierno Observation-Disclosures
hacer todo 10 possible por evitar IN
deSastre enviande .odos los hembres
due sean nrceSarios. para preSfSr
ayuda a las iuerzas cNpediciopartaS.'
Fl Evening Post" insiste en- que
el presidentc Wilson esta traLands
la Situacion meXIcanG en- Ia mejar
Iorma possible Y que no habra conf
pliraciones internacionales. :
Fl Evening Journal" dice 10 si-
suiente: Mexico rstd sobernadO per
In grupo de bandidoS 4! cuai !e Si-
.urn otroS. La expedition americana
deDr ser suricientcmente fuerte pa
"a SaIvar Mexico DE- esos bandidos'"
y .uego anade: ''Si ei desaStre dc Ia
preSente expedition americana vieae.
como Sc ha venido creypdo, Mex!-
60 tendrd que pagar csc desastre 81
vidaS y tcrritorio.'
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1916-04-16

WASHINGTON. tbril 15.-El
gobicrno americana ha decidido ret!-
rar las tropas amegicanas de Mexico,
en- case de que Ell un termino razona-
bic quede demostrado que no pueden
obtcner mayor eXito en- su campafa,
que el que hasta ahora kan alcanzado
con e! nUmero de fucrlas Que actual
mente tienen en- esa campana. La ad-
ministraci6n ha determinado tambien
no aumentar el effective de esas tro-
pas = menos que ocurran pOsteriores
disturbiOa en- el territorrIo en- que
cperan las fuerzas americanas.
En- los ciscu.os oticia!es sc dice
que el gobierno cs-& deseoso de He
gar 4 un acuerdo con el gobicrno de
facto de Mexico, sobrc ese particular.
asi como eI de tener Utro convenio
por el rual Sc estabIeZca que las tro-
pas amerjcanas no avanzaran mas
Qdc.ante de las posicioncs cue actual
mcnte ocupaH. Noticia &c eSta deci-
sioA. Sc sabc que fuc cnviada Co
rraHZa hoy Y Sc espera que ella salts
faga a! Primer Jefe, 10 que resultaria
igua !mentc favorable para los Esta-
SOS Unidos, pues el gobicrno amcri-
cuno no quedaria en- una situacion
desaiyada.
Una prueba de que Garranza ha
hecho todo 10 que ha estado de su
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1916-04-16
OUEDO ESThBLFCIDA EN- SAN
ANTONIO Una HUEVA base
De APROVSIONAMIENT0
VUELVE A circular Ell RUhOR De Que
VILLA HURIO En- SATfVO A C0Aa.
CU[HCIA De Una HERIDA !
Tclegrama Especial para La PksNsA,


Ell PASO. Texas, Abril 15.-Una
nueva base de aprovisionamiento pa
IA ell ejercito expedicionario, ha side
cstablecida por el general PershinS
en- San Antonio, Chihuahua. A diche
lugar han sido enviados dos mil sol
dados americanos, cinco aeroplanoS,
carros motores en- numero considera-
bic; una cantidad grade de gasoliha
Y provisiones suficientes para una
larga campana. El lugar donde Sc ha
quedado establecida esa base de aprs
visionamiento para el ejercito expe-
dicionario es el centric de una vasta
region del Estado de Chihuahua. La
noticia anterior fue traida por .ua
hombre que lego de Cusihuiriaciic,
quien, ademas, trajo el informs d
que Francisco Villa estuvo ,cercH de-
aquel lugar, gravemente herido, ; GUS
ALI habia muerto.
Segun cl informe del viajero, Villa
fue herido cuando montaba On cabzs
llo. La herida Ia recibio en- una rodi.
la fue llamado un medico mesica-
no para que 10 atendiera, siendo me
ficaz la ayuda medica poraue Il iefs
rebelde dej6 de existir consecuencia
de la herida.
Segdn 10 manifesto un anerir2Hs
llamado J. II. Oates, quien arribS
hoy de Chihuahua, Francisco Villa
muri6 en- Satevo, h2biendo exclaAAls
un POGO antes de expirar: "'ieue IA
req"
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1916-04-16
NO HA HABIDO CAHBI0 EN- La
STUACIOH, DECLARAR0N
BAKER Y LANSING
FALL Dice que Ia SITukCI0N En- sonora
ES KuY SERIA Y PlDE FL ENVlO De
MAS TROPAS A LA fR0h1ERA
Telegrama especial para LA PRENsA.

WASHINGTON. Abril l5.-El Sc
rrrlario de- Ii Guerra. Mr.. Baker. de-
clar6 hoy que ninGin camblo 50 Ia
oprrado cn IA siiuacIdn m"X!cana
rn las IiItilnaS vrintc cuatro horas'
Ieua! drclaraci6n hizo e SecrrtarLo
de- EStaio Mr. Lansing.
F. Srnador Callinger recibId un eN-
tense mrnSaie suscrito por Mr.. y. h
Fall. Senator p0r Nuevo Mexico. Mr.
Fai! indica 4. Srnad0r Ca!Iingrr Que
81 diyija al gobicIpo pIdlcndoIr que
rnyia tres rcgimientos mas a Ia from
terra. Dice Fall qur a sItuaci0n en- e
Eslado d. Sonora IS muy srria. Los
carrancistas rstau SaqueaniO iaS po-
b!acioneS de dicho Estadn y Que n6
tardara cn aparerer rl llambre.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1916-04-16
FL COBIERNO HAB|A DECID|DO RETIRAR
las TROPAS AMERICANS De MEXICO
La nota de Carrauza los successes de Parral Il
obligaron posponer el regreso de la exradcion

Darte para evitar una fricci0n entire
ambOS paises, esta en- los informes
que Sc han publicado en- los peri6di-
COS de ID Ciudad de Mexico. sobre el
incidente De Parral. En- esos informes
sc hace abstenciGn de todos aquellos
detaicls. principalmente !os relatives
4 Ia muerte de mexicanos, que pudie-
ran excitar los animos del pueblo.
FL gobierno americana estaba va
casi conveHcido de que NADIA mas pue
den rea!iZar las tropas americanas Ell
Mexico y Sc disponia retirar las tro-
pas de Chihuahua, cuando ocurrieron
los successes de Parral e. onvio de Ia
nota de Carranza. que vinieron 4 ha-
Ger impossible aquella retirada, pues
de naber!o hecho. Sc hubiera dado lu-
gar que sc creyera que sc h!zo por
tenor poI' amenazas.
Ahora hay Ia eSperanza de que el
proyectc del gobierno americana de
llegar a un acuerdo con CarranZa, evi
tara este. y al mismo tempo de fin
4 una expedition cuyo exito, Sc ad-
mite que no podria ser effective. sin
que iubiera que hacer un esfuerzo
mucho mayor que e. que hasta hoy Sc
ha hecho, el abandono complete de
la politica que ha vcndo cbservando
Mr.. Wilson. Y aun asi siempre habria
Ell pcligro de pcovocar una guerra en-
tre ambos paises.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1916-04-16
RAMON F. ITURBE lLEVA UNA
MISSION SFCRETA Al JAPOh
RIzO DECLhRAC'ONES ACERCA De SU MIS-
TERIOSO VlkJE, A la PRfRSA
De FL PASO, TEXAS

Ell PASO, Texas, Abril 14.-Con
la llegada esta ciudad del general
carrancista Ramon F. Iturbe, Sc tuvo
conocimiento de que el Primer Jefe
Carranza, 10 ha enviado como emisa-
rio al Japon, con secreto encargo.
Iturbe Sc alojo en- uno de los prin-
cipales hoteies de esta ciudad y de-
clar6. en- cuanto 10 entrevistaron. que
tenfa instrucciones de salir para ell
Jap6n, tan pronto como lie fuera po-
;ible que esperaba abandonar Ia
costa del Pacifico dentro de ounce
dias.
FL carrancista nc quiso entrar en-
deta!les acerca de sp secreta mission.
La persona que 10 entrevisto, sostu-
30 con el el siguiente dialogo, que
tua enviado en- cIave q Washington: !:
IA donde Sc dirige usted, gene
raj?
Al JapOH-
-:Inmediatamente?
-Inmediatamente, 81. EsDero sa-
Iir de la costa del Pacifico denlro
de ounce dias, antes, 81 es posi-
bic.
-iCual es Ia naturaleza de la mi
sion que. lleva usted?
No puedo declararla. Es un Sc
creto.
iva usted en- busca de un trata-
do en- que Sc estipu!e la alianza mill
tar entire Mexico cl Japon, o de un
emprestito?
-Unicamente puedo contestar que
soy representante especial diplomati-
co especialmente nombrado para un
prop6sito particular. Representa- al
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1916-04-16
StNG3HsL 2tL4.J SAN
MIGUEL EL 10 DEL A6TG3L
S08P2EH9l2 A Los D5STSG33t5T55 gt-
R2sHci5Tl2 De BlGH5S H4GI.E955
L0C3sHD0 DfRRRGoIsRl9S

F. genera! Mariana :. Sandova-.
atac5 en IA haciend" Ge San NigGet.
proriedad de los se&ores. 3ortoEi. L
las Tres &c Ia madrugada del diez del
actual, un desyacamenro lie diea J
uueve carrancist2s, aniuuilanoo.o
comDIetamente : adueaandose de 10
dos sus cabaLos, armas ' municio-
mes.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1916-04-16
CINC) AHERICANOS Y MAS De
CIEH,hEXCAR0S RURIfR0N
EN- La LUCIA En- PhRR&L
Son contradictcrias las notices 50
bre los ultimos acontecimieatos
registrados en- aqueila region
ssrylcic especial para Ia pRENsa.

Ell PASO. Texas, Abril I5.--No
menos de cinco soldados. : mis- de
Glen civiles meXicanos. murierou en
el encuentro regisJrado e. Parral el
microbes. ESto sc expresa en- fcs
mensajes que Sc enviaron hoy al Je-
fe de- Departamento mili-ar del Sur
En- esos menSajes Sc manifesto tam
bien que varios americanos Sc hal!an
heridos d consecuencia de la lucha
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1916-04-16
LA ENTRADA DE CARRANZA A
MEXICO, SECUN NOTIClAS
DE FUENTE OFFICIAL

CIUDAD DE MEXICO, Abril Is.
La ciudad Sc VIC iluminada ano-
che con motive de la llegada del pri-
mer jefe. Todos los edificios pIblicos
fueron iluuinados con luz electrica y
las multitudeS reco,Tieron las GALES.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1916-04-16
Sc FfEtTUARON las PRUEBLs
De Los NUEVOS CAhOhfS
FRANCHISES
Ell pRESIDFETE pOMCARE Y DOS De Los.
HEHDR0S DEL CABINETE BIUNERM
PRESEHCIANDO LAS HAhI0BRE
servieIo especial para La fHENSA.

ServicIo especial para La fhEN5A.
PARIS, Abril Is. Hoy Sc efectuarsl
las pruebas de los nuevos csdsnes
franceses de SrueSo calibre y graz
alcanca, habiendo tenide lusar la
practica d. tiro al blanc, en- IA villa
de Bourses.
A esa nie;..iobra asi.tieroo 81 ses
nor presideate de Ia RspIblica, Raj
mundo Poincare, ell Ministso de Nus
niciones, NJ. Thomas, ell Ministpo do
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CPasa a la 10. plana col. 4a.)
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CPasa a la IA. plans col. 3a.)
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(Psss 10 IA. plans col. 3a.)
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(Pasa ia IA. plana col. 3a.)
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(Pass la "A. plsns col. 3s.)
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1916-04-16
TO ADVERTISERS

<,,.ean,er IA ,'sE~S- n>- ,~rSs.'
circu'.C,vt than snv "tner mexican ho"SEi-f'7
in the United States.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1916-04-16
LEBRnS EN- ESpAFOL

Comprc I'd sus Kbros en- espaf,ol 'sna.
clo z. Lozano, GOT Dolorosa St San Anto
MO. Texas So casa es la mas barsta.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1916-03-16
By LOUIS JOSEPH VANCE
(Copyright by Louis Joseph vaace.)

Lanyard favored him with look Of
surprise.
Il am about to destroy these films
and prints"
You must never do that"
why not? They are mine, to do
with as 1 like. If I cannot dispose of
them at my price, I shall destroy
them!"
"But-my God!-what you demand
is impossible! Stay, monsieur! Think
what your action means to France!"
I have already thought of that Now
| must think Of myself"
"But-one moment!"
Ducroy sat up in bed and dangled
fat legs over the side.
But one moment only, monsieur
Don't make me waste your matches!"
Monsieur, it shall be as you desire,
if it lies in my power to accomplish
it,
With this the minister of war stood
up and made for the telephone, in his
agitation needless of dressing gown
and slippers
You must accomplish it, M. Du-
croy," Lanyard advised him gravely,
putting out the flame; "for if you fail,
you make yourself the instrument of
ny death. Here are the plans"
"You trust them to me?" Ducroy
asked in establishment.
But naturally-that makes it an af-
fair of your honor" Lanyard explained
suavely.
With a gesture OR graceful capitula-
ton the Frenchman accepted the little
roll of films.
Permit me-" he said, ito acknowl-
edge the honor Of monsieurs conf
dence!"
Lanyard bowed low and gravely.
Zone knows with whom one deals,
monsieur! And now! if you will be
good enough to excuse me-"
He turned to the door.
"But-eh-where are you going?"
"Mademoiselle," Lanyard said, paus-
ing on the threshold-"that is, tbs
young lady who will accompany us-3S
waiting anxiously in the garden ont
yonder. / go to find and reassure her
and-with monsieur's permission-Go
bring her into the library, where we
will await monsieur when he has fin
ished telephoning and-ah-repaired
the deficiencies in his attire, which
one trusts he will forgive ones men
tioning!"
He bowed again, impudently, gayly
and-when the minister Of war looked
up again sheepishly from contempla-
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SYNOPSIS.

AftaS AasaFlng the On1ber Jewels and the
HuYsTnan war plans In London mlcnael
Lanyard returns to TroyOn's, Parls Inn,
for the first time il many years because
he thinks Roddy, a Scotland 4ard man,
IL on his trail. Lanyard dresses ana goes
out leaving Roddy snoring m the next
room then comes back stealthlly, TO ma
In his room Mile. Bannon. In the apart
nent near the Trocadero he nnds an IN
Vftation from The Pack to the Lone WON
20 foin them. Lanyard attempts 10 dls-
bose of the Omber jewels, but finds that
The pack has forbidden the buyers TO
deal with him He meets The Pack, but
refuses alliance with them. On his re-
turn r. his room he IS attacked in the
Sark hut knocks out his assailant. He dis
covers that Roddy has been murdered In
his he'd and starts to leave the house. In
the corridor he encounters Lucia Bannon,
who insists on leaving with him. Having
no money Lucia is obliged to take refuge
etIth Lanyard in the studio of an absent
artist friend of his. He locks her in q
room alone. After sleep Lanyard finds
his viewpoint changed. He tells Lucia
who he is Mutual confessions follow.
She Is Lucy Shannon. not Bannon, and
has been used as a tool by BannOn. the
crook The American murderer of Roddy
was Bannon's secretary. Lucy agrees to
90 with him to return the London loot. A
Newspaper wrapped in a brick is thrown
through the skylight. The paper has an
account Of the total destruction by fire Of
Troyon's. They go to Nine. Omber'S Paris
residence and burglarioUsly restore the
teWek
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brought him momentarily out Of his
distraction.
He looked up wildly, to discover Du-
croy standing over him, his stout per
son chastely swathed in a quilted
dressing-gown with trousers, his ex-
preston one of stupefaction.
well, monsieur-well?" the minis.
ter of war demanded irritably. What
i repeat-are you doing there?"
Lanyard essayed response, choked
up, and gulped. He rose and stood
swaying, showing a stricken face, but
for the moment couldn't speak.
"Eh?" Ducroy insisted, with an &C.
cent of evaporation. "Why do you
stand glazing at me like that-eh
Come, monsieur; what ails you?
have arranged everything, / say
Where is mademoiselle?"
Lanyard made a broken gesture.
"She is gone," he muttered forlorAlT.
Instantly the countenance of the
stout Frenchman was lighted with a
CLEAN Of eager interest-romance
lover that he was-and he stepped
nearer, peering closely into the facs
of the adventurer.
Gomez" he echoed. "MademOis0lle!
Your sweetheart, eh?"
Lanyard assented with a disconso
late nod and sigh. Impatiently Ducroy
caught him by the sleeve.
"Come!" he insisted, tugginG-
mOnsieur-now at length you enlist all
ones sympathies! Come, say! Is il
your desire that catch my death 81
cold?"
Indifferently Lanyard suffered him
self to be led away. He was, indeed
barely conscious of what was happen
ing. All his being was possessed by
the thought that she had forsaker
him.
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I sight a. Hav rather striking figure, ar.
rayed for the evening in apparel from
Bond street, Lanyard slackened speed.
Turning as he aighted, the English
man offered his hand to young WON"
an. She jumped down to the sidewalk
in radiant attire and temper, laughing
like delighted child.
Involuntarily Lanyard stopped his
car. and a chauffeur driving immediate
~ 60 the rear, swerving out to escape
collision, shot past, cursing him lib
orally, while sergent de vile scowledi
darkly and uttered an Imperative
Word.
Lanyard pulled himself together
somehow and drove on.
The girl was just then passing into
the restaurant through the revolving
door, Wertheimer attending her, while
De Morbihan had alighted from the
car and was lending solicitous arm
to Bannon
But to these last Lanyard paid little
attention. Quite automatically he
passed Wells, rounded tho Madeleine,
| and turned up the Boulevard Males,
herbes. Paris and all its brisk midnight
traffic swung by without claiming a.
1.-THE of his attentfOn-he was mainly
conscious Of lights that reeled dizzily
round him, like multitude of starings
malicious, hooking eyes.
At the junction with the Boulevard
Haussmann second sergent de Vile
reused him with warning about care
less driving. He went more saneIy
thereafter, but with heart OF utter
wretchedness-his eyes still wore a
dazed expression, and now and again
he shook his head impatiently, as
though to rid it of a swarm Of tor
tnenting thoughts
So it seemed he had all along been
! her dupe; that all the while he had
been ostentatiously shielding her from
harm and diffidently showing her
every evidence of his devotion she
had been laughing in Der sleeve and
planning to return with her report OF
a fool self-hoodwinked to the service
she had pretended to despise.
A great anger welled in his bosom.
Turning round, he made back to the
Boulevard de la Madeleine, and on one
pretext and another contrived to haunt
| the neighborhood Of Wells until the
party came out, something after one
o'clock.
1t was evident they had supped Ier-
rily; the girl showed every sign of she
gayest humor; Wertheimer seemed
bit eXhilarated, De Morbihan was
plainly much amused, and even Baa-
non-bearing heavily on the French
mans ARRIVALS chuckling appgsesa-
| lively The party piled back into De
Morbihan's limousine and were driven
up the Avenues des Champs EIysSes.
pausing at the Elysee Palace hotel to
| drop Bannon and the girI-hfs daugh.
ter?-whoever she was!
Whittier it went thereafter Lanyard
| didn't trouble to ascertain. He drove
morosely home and went to bed,
though not to sleep for many hours
bitterness Of disillusion ate like an
acid into his heart
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fed?" Lanyard inquired, when his pa
tience would endure no longer.
eyes" the other agreed breathlessly.
"You have the negatives from which
these prints were made?"
Here" Lanyard said, indicating q
second cigarette.
And then, with a movement SO leis-
urely and careless that his purpose
was accomplished before the other in
his preoccupation was aware of it, the
adventurer leaned forward and swept
up the prints from the counterpart In
front of M. Ducroy
'Here!" the Frenchman exclaimed.
"Why do you do that?"
Monsieur no longer questions their
authenticity"
Il grant you that"
"Then l return to myself these
prints, pending negotiations for their
transfer to France"
"How did you come by them?" de-
manded NJ. Ducroy, after moments
thought
Need monsieur ask? Is France so
observed by her spies that you do not
already know of the misfortune re-
Gently suffered in London by one Cap
tain Ekstrom?"
"You are-the Lone Wolf-then?"
II am, monsieur-simply as concerns
you, the person in possession Of these
plans, ard who offers them through
you, to France, for price"
'But why introduce yourself to me
in this extraordinary fashion to con-
summate a transaction for which the
ordinary channels with which you
must be familiar ere entirely ade-
quate?"
Simply because Ekstrom has fol
lowed me to Paris" Lanyard explained
indulgently. did I venture to ap-
proach you through the customary
channels, my chances of rounding out
a useful life thereafter would be pr@c-
tically nil Furthermore, my ctrcam-
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1916-03-16
CHAPTER XXI.
EIation and Despair.

GtdIlCH anu despair
Established behind his splendid ma
aogany desk in his office at the minis
try of war, or moving majestically
abroad attired in frock coat and shin
ing topper, or lending the dignity of
his presence to some formal function
OF state in that beautiful uniform
which appertained unto his Office, M.
Hector Ducroy cut an imposing figure.
Abed-it was sadly otherwise.
Lanyard switched on the bedside
light. turning it so that it struck full
1poa the face of the sleeper. and as he
sat down he smiled.
Thu minister Of war lay upon his
back, his distinguished corpulence Sc
Verely dislocating the cha5te simplicity
IF the hedclothing. Athwart his shelly
ng chest fat hands were peacefully
folded IN a gesture affectingly naive.
His face WAS red, a noble high-light
shone upon the promontory of his bald
pate, his mouth was open.
To the best of his unconscious abil-
Ity he was giving a protracted imita-
ton of a dog fight; and he was really
exhibiting sublime virtuosity-one
readily distinguished individual bowls,
growls, yelps against an undertone
made up Of the blended voices of ex-
cited noncombatants.
AS suddenly as though someone,
Rearying of the entertainment, had
lifted the needle from that record, it
was discontinued. The minister of
war stirred uneasily in his sleep, NUT
tered naughty word, opened one eye.
acowled, opened the other.