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The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-10-20
inter the room, she hustled the Hindu

enter the room, she hustled the Hindu
and his pal through the portieres that
separated the parlor from the music
room, making haste to tightly draw
the curtains.
Greeting his mother afrectionately,
the young mans first question was:
How is father today2 Is he show
Ing any signs of Improvement
I'm afraid not" said Mrs. Lund.
He Is growing weaker and complains
more of his heart"
Kun up and tell him | am here"
said the young man. "And say | shall
come to him In few moments"
Young Lund watched his mother as
she left the room. He was mystified
because of her strange conduct, and
gradually the suspicion of her I'M
worthiness was dawning upon him.
FOR a moment he stood In deep
thought, clearly troubled and per-
picked. Suddenly arousing himself,
he entered the music room and faced
| the two men.
1 told you once before, you greaser,
to stay away from here. Now get out,
and do 1t quickly" AS he stepped
aside to give the two men chance to
pass through the door, young Lund
could not resist the impulse to make
pass at the Hindu. His fist swung
against the back of Chockro's head
and gave impetus to his movement.
Lund made no move to follow the
thugs, but, instead, closed the por-
there's carefully and sat down in a
chair to quietly await developments.
lie heard his mother enter the next
room and talk to her henchmen in
tones so low that only a mumbllng
sound reached his ears.
go back to the circus and get the
girl away" said Mrs. Lund. to Chock-
70 In voice little above a whisper.
The double box will do it, and she
will have the letter. Get my son into
the storeroom and / will detain him
here. And don't make any more noise
about it than you can help. My hus-
band is very ILL.,
The maid, hidden behind an i'm
mense leather chair that stood in the
corner of the room, overheard the
plan.
Determined to see the plan work
out, and to help young Lund in any
way she could, the girl remained hid
den after Mrs. Lund again left Chock-
70 and his man alone in the parlor.
The thugs Immediately turned their
attention to young Lund, making a
rush through the curtains, into the
music room.
Lund was ready for them, and met
blow for blow, as they both set upon
him In an effort to knock him out.
The struggle was terrific, but brief,
Lund working against odds fast and
expertly.
The two men again proved them
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-10-20

warded In finding vent into which a
stovepipe might be inserted, covered
with wall paper and entering the chin
ney few feet from the floor.
Removing this cover, the girl called
| into the chimney. She waited for an
answer, and then shouted again and
again. Finally she dropped book
through the vent hole, and 1t landed In
the fireplace of the room where Lund
was confined. Again she called, and
this time an answer came from below.
Your mother is watching by the
door," said the maid. "She is guard
ing it closely, but If | have chance,
I'll get the key and drop 1t down to
you. Keep close watch; I'll work as
fast as | can"
| 1t took time for the girl to accom-
plish her purpose. Finally, after re-
peated attempts, the maid discovered
moment Mrs. Lund had left the door
unguarded.
She made hurried dash to reach
| the door, but Mrs. Lund appeared
from room across the hall, and the
| two women arrived simultaneously at
the door leading to Lund's temporary
prison. The maid stopped directly in
| front of the key, but had no time to
either turn 1t or wrench it from the
| lock.
What are you doing here?' Mrs.
| Lund demanded angrily.
Jn, o., ~ I'll
exclaimed.
She put her right arm over her face
with gesture of bewllderment, leaned
against the jamb of the door and,
reaching behind her, slipped the key
from the lock with her left hand.
well, If you are faint or sick, your
room is the place for you, not spying
around here" was Mrs. Lund's retort.
The girl, having accomplished her pur-
pose, fled upstairs with all speed and
dropped the key down the chimney.
Quick Quick !" she fairly
screamed. "Your mothers automobile
is outside. Run for itr
When the key struck the bricks of
the fireplace, Lund was eagerly wait
ing for it. Turning the key in the
the lock, he felt the door being held
against him.
His strong shoulder against the PAN
els quickly overcame the obstruction,
and when Lund forced his way
through the door he was dumbfounded
to find that his mother had been keep
ing him prisoner.
Without saying a word he fled up
stairs, out of the front door, and after
starting the engine, vaulted into his
mothers machine. He darted away in
the direction of the circus grounds.
The entire afternoon had been con-
sumed by the maid in her efforts to
free him. Twilight had passed, and
it was well into the evening before
young Lund stopped his machine in
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-10-20

front of the circus lot and leaped from
the car.
Chockro's double-box clown act was
indeed one of the most amazing per-
formances ever given with circus.
Six of Chockro's burly henchmen
constituted his troupe of clowns"
When they entered the ring, they were
grotesque lot, variously made up to
represent policemen and firemen.
The Hindu manipulated matters so
that his outfit worked in the ring. not
far from an exit to the back of the
lot. In their performance the clowns"
would put man in one box, shut
down the cover and, apparently, trans
fer the same man to the other box.
without being caught at the trick. 1t
was mystifying, and the Hindu's ma
tive cleverness brought to bear a de-
gree of expertness to make the trick
work smoothly and well.
Again the man was made to appear
and disappear, from one box to the
other. AT moment when the audience
was convulsed with the drolleries of
the clowns" one of Chockro's gang
entered the ring, bearing in his arms
a woman, her head covered with a
cloth and her arms and legs flying
around as if resisting her captor.
The audience enjoyed the incident
as great fun, and the circus perform
ers also looked on in keen professional
interest. Old Flip was one in the
crowd who looked with suspicion on
the whole proceedings, and when the
woman was rushed into the ring the
old clown raised a cry of alarm.
He ran toward the bunch of
clowns" when the woman was being
hurriedly forced into the wooden case.
and as the cloth fell from the girls
head, Flip caught a glimpse of Pegs
face before the cover to the box was
slammed down.
While Flip was shouting his alarm,
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-10-20

selves no match for Lund on even
terms, but when Chockro found an Cd
portunity to draw his revolver, a blow
from the butt of the ''gun" upon
Lund's head soon settled the battle.
Carrying him between them, the two
thugs transferred Lund to the store
room to which Mrs. Lund had previ-
ously directed them.
Depositing their burden on the floor,
the two crooks met the fiendish wom-
an at the door as they were leaving
the storeroom. Mrs. Lund turned the
key in the lock and said to Chockro !:
Hurry on to the show. | will
watch him closely, and see that he
does not get away" And the inhuman
creature stood with her back against
the door as the men hurriedly left the
house.
Mrs. Lund stood for several mo-
ments leaning against the door. She
listened for some sound from within
the room, until, evidently convinced
that her prisoner was thoroughly sub
dued, she. made her way upstairs.
From her hiding place behind the
chair everything that had transpired
was seen by the maid. She saw Chock-
70 and his man carry young Lund
downstairs, and a moment later heard
them pass from the house by way of
the front door.
The girl hurried downstairs. with
the purpose of trying to communicate
in some way with young Lund, but she
discovered Mrs. Lund had returned to
the door and was intently listening.
unobserved, the maid retreated, and
tried another method of reaching the
prisoner.
She remembered that the chimney
running from cellar to roof had at its
base a fireplace In the room where
young Lund was confined, and the girl
at once began search for a connec-
ton with this chimney in some of
the upper rooms. Her search was re-
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-10-20
THIRTEENTH EPISODE

In the moment of Peg and young
mendous Importance happened with al.
most lightning speed. The rope on
which Lund had let himself down the
face of the cliff formed the only means
whereby he had any hope of resculng
Peg. The girl lay at his feet, stunned
by her fall from the top of the preci-
pice.
BY grasping the branches of small
shrubs that grew from crevices in the
cliff, Peg had managed to impede the
directness of her fall. She clutched
with desperation at every twig or
branch that her hands could reach. But
her life was actually saved by mass
OF rock that projected from the face
of the cliff.
This formation provided landing
place for Peg as she slid, tumbled and
rolled down the abrupt incline.
Here Lund found her, when he had
let himself down hand over hand by
the strong rope. But he had barely
landed on the projecting rock, when,
as he instinctively looked upward, he
saw the leering face of Chockro, black
with hate and malice, as the Hindu
gloated in his momentary triumph.
But before the william had opportu-
nifty to draw his knife across the
strands of rope which secured a
means of escape for young Lund and
Peg from their perilous position, a
shout from the fast approaching circus
people caused the villain to halt In his
purpose. In the second that elapsed
while Chockro and his man looked up
to observe the cause of the commotlon.
the lives of the circus girl and her
sweetheart were saved
Come on, quick p said Chockro to
his henchman. "We must run for our
lives or they will throw us over the
cliff"
The circus people lost no time in de-
livering Peg and young Lund from
their perilous plight.
Lund securely fastened the free end
of the rope around Pegs body and
with strong pull by eager hands she
was soon landed safely. Then the rope
was again thrown over the edge Of the
cliff and Lund was in like manner,
hauled to the top of the precipice.
Chockro and his man, when far into
the woods and safe from pursuit,
slowed down and proceeded leisurely
on their way to Mrs. Lund's. Because
Of her husbands falling health, and
more particularly to be in southern
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-10-20
SYNOPSIS.

La Belle lie Sieur, animal queen. dies
after giving birth to baby Doctor Lund
owner of circus. La Bellies husband, re-
fuses to recognize child. La Belle in
trusts baby to Flip 3. clown, who rears
Peg as circus rider. Later Doctor Lund' 4
second wife determines Peg shall not
share Lund's millions and sends Hindu
servant to follow circus and dispose OF
girl. Doctor Lund sends thugs to get from
FLIP letter that proves Pegs parentage
Mrs. Lund also wants this letter Many
exciting and hazardous attacks and events
transpre. Doctor Lund's son who is fol-
lowing Peg to induce her to become his
wife, rescues girl from many perilous
straits. In the preceding episode Peg and
young Lund have escaped from peril by
Jumping into the water from a boat upon
which they are marooned. They are res
cued by a passing motorboat and brought
safely to shore. When the circus perfor-
nance Is again under way, Flip because
OF an injury to his foot, is unable to APP
pear and Peg dons his makeup and cos
tune, to do his act. While she is per-
forming In the guise of Flip, the Hindu
and his thugs kidnap her. believing she is
Flip who has In his possession the COW
eted letter. The girl is taken to a de-
serted house from which she escapes, af-
ter young Lund follows and is the means
OF liberating her. Running to the edge of
high cliff Peg goes over the edge to es-
cape tho pursuing Hindu. Young Lund
takes up her trail and discovers the girl
helpless among the rocks far below. Low
ering rope young Lund descends to
Pegs relief and as the episode closes the
Hindu Is in the act of seyering the
strands with his knife.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-10-20

to fnfsh her OF" Peg heard no more
conversation, for at that instant a sud
den commotion in the next room put
an end to talk.
Lund, driving madly along the coun-
try road. with every sense alert to
guide him. had reached the vicinity of
the Mexican shack, when he heard the
sound of shots. He stopped his ma
chine and listened. Another shot soon
decided his action.
Driving his car TO the side of the
road, he jumped out. Aiming himself
with heavy wrench from the tool
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-10-20

box, he proceeded on foot until he
came to the gate leading to the Meu.
cans yard. He then cautiously turned
In. Lund crept among the hedges un-
til he came to Chockro's first sentinel.
Sneaking noiselessly behind the
clown" Lund felled him with one
blow OF the heavy wrench.
Going on farther, and coming to a
second sentinel, Lund attacked that
clown" In n similar manner, but halt.
ed then to disrobe the senseless crook
and changed clothes with him. Thus
disguised as policeman, Lund pulled
the helmet low over his eyes and
walked straight to the Mexican's shack
and entered the living room.
What are you doing here" said
Chockro to his supposed pal. 81
thought told you to watch outside"
well, l thought I'd come inland
take fall out Of YOU" said Lund, and
suiting the action to the word, the
young athlete started at once to mix
things up.
There were three men to one In the
lively battle that ensued. Lund made
use of his fists and feet, pummeled his
opponents with everything he could
lay hands on, kept his men busy
scrambling to their feet following the
results of his well-placed blows.
Pegs curiosity got the better of her
before the battle had waged more than
a few seconds, and opening the door
she started to enter the living room.
go back.
In the instant that Lund's attention
was attracted by Pegs unexpected ap-
pearance, one of Chockros men found
an advantage. Frank crumpled under
Il fierce blow behind his ear.
Throw him in with the girl" yelled
Chockro. And in a twinkling Lund
was flung into the bedroom and the
door was Slammed shut.
Stay there, or else climb through
the window" the Hindu shouted.
Peg dragged Lund TO the bed and
doused water in his face. The treat
men speedily revived him, but he was
still half-stunned from the blow that
had so quickly put him out of the
fight.
Gee, that was a sockdolager," said
Lund, as he rubbed his head. "But
I'm still alive, and while | have life
that gang is not going to down me-"
AS he looked about for means of es-
cape, the open window naturally at
lracted him. Peg anticipated his move
by pleading with him not to approach
the opening.
There is a sentinel out there with
orders to shoot" she cried.
Then she hurriedly related her own
test of Chockro's assertion. Lund
made an attempt to force the door,
but ii firmly resisted his efforts. Like
Gagged tiger he looked about him,
and then expressing a firm resolve he
turned to the girl and said:
'We'll go TO the window, and If they
shoot, all right. But 1 don't believe
the man who shot at the bottle is
there. l settled two of them on my
way in, and I'm going to take the
chance"
Despite her pleadings, Lund moved
toward the window, keeping Peg hid
den behind him. As he started to
climb through the opening. a shot
rang out and young Lund fell back
wards into the room.
(END OF THIRTEENTH EPISODEJ
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-08-11
SLAkED LIME GOOD
FOR SOUR SOILS
Entirely Satisfactory for Correct.
ing Acidity-Great Deal De-
pends on Dryness.

''Slaked lime, if it can be had at
less cost than ground limestone, and
if in condition to spread well, is en-
tirely satisfactory for correcting acid.
ity in sour Soils"
This is the reply of the soils de-
partment at the Wisconsin experiment
station to numerous inquiries as to
side of the cost, the relative vulue
and merits of these two forms of lime
depends on their dryness of fineness,
for these factors influence the readi-
ness with which the lime can be spread
on the land.
Chemically, slaked lime is practic.
ly the same as the limestone unless it
is slaked only enough to make 1t IN
fit for masonS' use. In such case, it
may still be quite caustie and have
many Jumps. Caustic lime is nearly
twice as effective as the ground lime.
stone in neutralizing acidity pound for
pound but it costs more and is much
harder to distribute because the Jumps,
at least, must be water slaked. For
these reasons, the ground limestone is
usually preferable when it can be had
at a reasonable price.
In regard to the crops for which
lime is applied, one caution especially
must be observed, and that is, not tC
| put caustic lime on land that is to be
planted to potatoes the first year.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-08-11

closet and the gable bedroom has two
closets. A spacious trunkroom which
may be used also for general storage
room is provided. A closet with
shelves, next to the trunlxroom on the,
hall, provides a place for the clean
linen and other articles needed on the
second floor. The bathroom is large
and well arranged. Here again is pro-
vided the chute to the laundry room,
which proves to be an indispensable
feature in tightening the housework.
The external appearance of this
house is more than commonly attrac-
tive. Special attention has been paid
to detail In the window arrangement
on the front part of the house, and a
result which is distinctly artistic has
been obtained. The long. narrow pam
els on each side of the three front
entrances, with the small panes Of
glass In all windows and doors, the
neat railings on both the porch and the
balcony above, and the wide expanse
of porch unbrOken across the entire
width of the house, are all blended
with the exposed rafters of the main
roof and the dormer roof to produce
very pleasing house front. This eff
feet is not lost In viewing the house
from any angle, there being something
to attract attention no matter what
view Is taken.
1t seems safe to predict that the fu-
ture will find the story-and-a-half
house coming more and more into
prominence, both from its many posi-
bIlities of exterior design and from
its special adaptability to convenient
interior arrangement.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-08-11
Second Floor Plan.

1t q very decided aid in carrying on
the work in this part of the dwelling.
A table situated below the pantry win
dow, where plenty Of light is always
provided to assist the housewife in the
preparation of table delicacies. Near
at hand are the row of shelves on the
other side of the swinging door into the
dining room. The chute leading to the
laundry room below saves many steps
In disposing of solled linen. The sink
is placed conveniently near the door
leading to the kitchen. The kitchen Is
large enough to assure an absence of
STIFFNESS while meals are being
cooked. A further point Of interest to
the housewife is the attractive rear
porch, which is so designed that 1t
may be used as an annex to the
kitchen when weather conditions per-
init. The entry contains the Ice box
and closet capable of holding great
many articles stored for use In the
kitchen.
The second floor contains three bed
rooms and a bathroom opening from
the hall, all being independent Of one
another. The front and back bedrooms
are built into dormers. A double glass
door opens from the front room leading
to the open balcony, which is not only
pleasant feature Of itself, but Is also
very effective in improving the gen.
eral well-balanced appearance Of the
front Of the house. The third bed
room and the bathroom are built into
the tables on either side Of the hall
Each dormer bedroom has large
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-08-11
FIrst,FIOor Plan.

dng into the living room and a double
glass-paneled door into the dining
room on the two sides of the hall at
the foot OF the stairway. The light
which Is admitted into the hall through
these openings, and the front doorway
with Its two single-panel windows, Is
ample to display the woodwork Of the
stair.
The living room, to the right OF the
hall, is made cozy by the massive fire.
place with the corner seat built to ex-
tend part way across the back wall.
Entrance may be made to this room
through the French doors opening
from the front porch. A door at the
rear OF the living room opens into the
only bedroom on the first floor. This
bedroom Is Of generous proportions
and Is furnished with a closet having
'built-ln shelves. The room is lighted
from three windows In the bay anC
one In the rear. The position Of bed
room placed with connection to thC
living room makes 1t particularly con
venlent for the accommodation oi
guests.
The dining room, on the left Of thu
hall, Is entered either through th'
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-08-11
The Cecil ManuserIots.

There is a rare mine of interesting
matter In the new volume Of the pa
pers In the possession Of the Marquis
of Salisbury, which has been pub
lished by the British Historical Manu-
script commission. Take, for exam
pie, the petition of the Calvacanti to
King Henry VIII for an extra duty
on wool to be paid to them 'to recon-
pense their past services to the crown,
and to enable them the better to con-
tinue them" There is something that
sounds very modern in the argument.
Complaints by Englishmen may be
met by pointing out that they still pay
less than foreigners, and that the
price Of cloth will not be sensibly
altered" The Calvacanti, however,
seem to have had their doubts wheth-
er the Englishmen would swallow that
tale, for they go on to say that 'In or
der not to endanger the honest report
that they believe they have In the
kingdom, they pray that the grant be
made not to them, but to others who
will transfer 1t to them" The Calva'
can't wanted the money for them
selves and the trouble for other shOul
! ders.-Westminster Gazette.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-08-11
STORE WHEAT CROP
ON FARM is URGED
Then Farmer Can Wait Until
Market Looks Up-0f Special
Benefit This Year.

ability to store the wheat crop or
the farm will be perhaps of greater
value to the farmers this year than
ever before" says Edward G. John
son, dean of extension in the Kansas
State agricultural college.
For this there are two principal
reasons-frst, the shortage Of freight
ears. resulting from the congestion of
freight on the Atlantic seabOard, sec
ond, the lower price per bushel during
the early threshing season. This low
er price necessarily results from in
ability to get transportation facilities,
from the greater risk and hence great
er margin taken by elevators to handle
grain before it has gone through the
sweating process, and from the fact
that the whole grain trade knows that
great quantities of wheat will be mar
keted during July, August and Sep
tember, whatever the price may be-"