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The Elbert County tribune., 1916-09-29

repellent lawbreakers left their cover
when the thicket was again occupied
by a stealthily moving figure.
The newcomer, straining to over
hear the conversation between Jules
Lsgar and Dutch Frank, wore that
familiar and derisive mask of yellow
ITS a trap to get our masked
friend down to Wharton's quarry,
where the bunch is waiting to gather
him in" said Legar.
II haven't got any love for that med
ding masker. but this is too good n
chance to miss. I've got some heav-
Ter scores than his to settle, and right
now is the time to do it."
With a cold chill of apprehension
the Laughing Mask remembered he
had no method of reaching the dis
tant quarry except by foot, and long
before he could hope to reach his
destination Legar would have had
ample time to carry out his fiendish
purpose. But anything was better
than this maddening inaction, and
although realizing the futility of his
road through the dust clouds raised
by the black automobile, fast disap-
pearing in the distance.
That swiftly moving conveyance
bearing Legar and his vicious follow
er turned Off into seldom used wood
road and shortly afterward came to n
stop little way back of the Steep
peered over the edge of the perpen-
dicular cliff, from which great blocks
of stone had been sheared away by
powerful explosives, an evil smile of
triumph distorted his scar-furrowed
face. For just beneath him were the
figures of the portly police captain and
two of his men crouching behind a
ponderous upright slab of granite.
Standing little apart from the others
was the sober-faced daughter of his
long-hated enemy.
He saw the authoritative officer mo-
ton the detected girl into the hiding
place, and as with apparent reluct-
ance she obeyed this mute signal the
iron-clawed spy drew back from the
cliff-edge and reJoined his companion.
who was waiting by the automobile.
"They're down there. all right"
Legar savagely exulted. In response
to the questioning look of Dutch
Frank. "and when we blow out the
side of that cliff they are going to
get crushed like rats in trap"
"Then we can croak that bunch
whenever you're ready. gov'nor." mn
swered the blond gunman, with the
red lust Of murder In his eyes. 'T had
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-09-29
D FROM THE PATHE PHOTO PLAY OF THE SANE NAME
SYNOPSIS.
eorr.,enI. ,s,.. lr A.1rg. ,I.Ire.s

On Windward Island Paiidor intrigues
Mrs Golden Into an appearance of evil
which causes Golden to capture and tor
lure the Italian by branding his face and
crushing his hand. Palidorl Hoods the is
lnnd and kidnaps Golden's little daughter
Margery. Twelve years later IN New York
gar and takes her TO her fathers home.
Legar sends Golden demand for the
dght between Manley and one of Legar's
henchmen. but is recovered by the Laugh
Ing Mask. Margery rescues the Laughing
Mask from tho police Manley finds Mar
gerry not Indifferent to his love. He saves
her from MarkPs poisoned arrows. Man
ley plans n mock funeral which falls to
accomplish the desired purpose. the cap
ture OF the Iron Claw and his gang. Mar
gerry liz saved from death at the hands of
the Iron CLAW by the l.aughing Mask. An
O'Mara cottage Is frustrated in the nick
of time. The Laughing Mask discloses
hts Identity to Margery. MarRery over
ing Mask prisoner and hastens to warn
him They escape both the police and
ia almost taken while with Mnrgery at
her home. He eiudes capture; Margery's
father tells her that the Mask has met
death mysterious woman frightens
Legar's henchman into promise of con-
fession to clear the Laughing Mask. She
meets Margery and discloses herself to
that young lady as David Manley. I.e-
gnr and his gang get possession OF some
loot and escape. taking Margery with
theni Ihc Laughing MUSK adus 10 ms
mysteriousness by once more saving her
from death. Margery rescues tho chart
of the Van Horn loot The police attempt
to arrest David as the Laughing Mask.
The Mask appears on the scene. David
saves Margery and her friends from Le-
gar's henchmen. one of whom loses his
life trying to escape. The police captain
teaches Margery the heliograph. In an
effort TO save David she is almost trapped
by Legar. The Laughing Mask comes to
her aid. The code saves them David
discovers diagram which is the means
of averiing the deaths of the Goldens and
their guests at a lawn banquet.
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-09-29

the first part Of his plan into execu-
ton. He went to the small mahogany
writing desk standing In one corner
of the gunroom and busied himself
In clumsily guiding the pen held in
his thick fingers over half-sheet of
notepaper.
"This ought to do the trick IL any
thing WILL" he compiacently an
nounced, swinging about In his chair
after n few moments of laborious ef-
fort, NOW let's get this thing straight.
I've signed Legar's name to this here
billydoo, and it's just about the way
he'd have written 1t himself. It's ad.
dressed to Dutch Frank in New York,
and it says Legar has rigged up n
plant to decoy you down to Whartons
Quarry at four o'clock this after
noon. an he wants couple of his
strong-arm men sent right out to help
pull Off the abductin' job, and carry
you back to the city. Now we'll take
this fake message out to that big rock
where we've seen the Laughing Mask
hangin' aroun' an drop 1t in plain
sight, kind of careless like, as though
1t had slipped out of Legar's pocket
Then If our man comes along an he
amt too much taken up with his new
lady friend, he's pretty likely to swal-
low this bait, hook an sinker, an If
he goes down to Wharton's quarry at
four o'clock this afternoon to give you
hand like he used to do he's goln
to get the biggest surprise party of
his life"
When the stocky captain of police
having planted his forged decoy in
conspicuous spot near the lone
bowlder, returned to the waiting
girl in the low-slung car, his face
was Enthusiastically stamped with self
satisfaction.
The jubilant police officer might
have lost some of his confidence in
the success of his plan had he known
that from behind sheltering thicket
two pairs of evil eyes had watched
his every movement from the time
the gray car had stopped by the road
side. Now that the coast was clear
there emerged from that thicket
man with wolfish, scar-marked face,
who stood waiting while his blond
lieutenant retrieved the white slip of
paper intended to entrap the Laugh
ing Mask. But scarcely had these
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-09-29
EIGHTEENTH EPISODE
The Green-Eyed God

II thought you had discarded that
theory, Captain Bracket" Margery
Golden said In surprised tones. 'T
know you discovered some strongly
convincing evidence, but when. with
our own eyes. we saw both David
Maniey and the Laughing Mask in the
same room at the same time, 1t stands
20 reason they must be different per-
sons" Then she added softly to her
self. "And I am sorry it turned out
that way
lust then one OF the captains men
entered the room with news of star
fling character written large on his
face.
"Well. Jenkins, what is it?' tersely
demanded his superior, and then as
the self-important sleuth glanced ut
Margery. he added, "Afiss Golden Is In
on this as much as any of u.s."
well. you see 1t happened like
this" he began In Il meditative voice,
III had been doin' four-hour stretch
down Mt the four corners. 1t was
the blackest kind of night and there
wasn't even n stray rabbit for COM
pan5. hadn't seen anything that
looked suspicious. so when Donovan
comes aiong to spell me off, thought
I'd stop in minute for n chat with
Parker. the head gardener down at
Wilken's place. I found the old man
and his son. Joe. In the kitchen and
they gave me little somethin' to
take the dust out of my throat. We
was settin' there quiet and peaceable.
when all OF sudden I seen old Par
kcr starin' mt the open winder with
the eyes bulgin' out of his head. 1
took squint myself and I'll be
blamed If that slippery customer with
the comic mask wasn't loolSin' right
into my eyes.
Jenkins he says, quite calmlllSe,
you're good man in your way. so
I thought I'd tip you off that couple
of the Iron Claw's-second-sto workers
are pullln' off a Job right in this house
while you're guzzling your beer. If
you nab those Two porch-climbers,' he
says, 1T ought to help that promotion
ye're loolSin' for"
"Then he gives Il little laugh an
with that he was gone. I thought he
was kiddin' me along and I was pretty
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-09-29

the embrace of his companion and
stood gazing in. startled surprise in
the direction from which it came. At
that moment thick-set figure came
catapulting through the hedge and
bore down upon the Laughing Mask
like human cannon ball. The exas-
perated police captain, realizing he
could no longer hope to take his enc
my by surprise, had staked everything
on this sudden rush. But the nimble-
footed fugitive was off like a sprinter
trying to beat record, and by the
time he reached the road he had
gained wide leap over his lumbering
pursuer, who shortly gave up the
chase and slowly retraced his steps,
blowing like a winded truck horse.
This is the second time you've har-
bored that criminal" he barked at the
proudly erect young woman who stood
facing Margery Golden, AN as an Of
ficer of the law l give you warming
it will be worse for you If you don't
tell us where he keeps himself under
cover"
Il shall tell you nothing" answered
the openly defiant girl, your bully
ing threats do not frighten me In the
least, and l shall see that your in
sulting conduct is reported to the
proper authorities"
With this parting shot the unruf-
fed girl deliberately turned her back
on the raging police captain and, with
quiet dignity, made her way toward
the white-pillared mansion. Nothing
remained for that utterly routed arm
of the law but to withdraw from the
field of this disastrous verbal battle
with the best grace he could must er,
but already, in his somewhat limited
range of mental activity, he had de
vised new scheme for trapping the
elusive masquerader, whose immcdi-
ate capture he was more grimly de-
termined upon than ever.
To his surprise Margery Golden
promptly and steadfastly rebelled ut
the part which he had chosen for her
to play in the consummation of this
scheme. which savored TO n certain
degree of INSCRIPTIONS trickery. 1t
was only by tanning the smoldering
jealousy of the sorely tried girl that
he was at last able to wiring from her
reluctant consent to do his bidding.
''The chances are he won't leave
that good-lookin' doll for a minute,
even though he thinks you are in ter
rible danger" had been his argument.
which finally carried the day. Fenr-
ing that his hesitating confederate
might exercise her woman's preroga-
tive Of suddenly changing her mind.
the willy strategist Immediately put
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-09-29

anxious to DO anything which might
tend to clear up the har9ssing doubts
preying upon her mind, Margery will
lingIy acquiesced In this plan. A lit
tie later the speedy, gray roadster
containing the determined police cap
tain and the troubled-faced girl>-drew
up just around the bend of the road
beyond the Kicks homestead, where
David Manley had taken up his abode
since his abrupt departure from the
manor house of his former employer.
Suddenly Margery felt her heart
quicken as she saw familiar figure.
with dejectedly dropping shoulders,
cutting across the fields in the direc-
ton of Seven Oaks Hill. The keen
eyed officer caught sight of his quarry
at almost the same moment
There's our man now" he said
quickly, "and it's up to us to keep
him In sight every minute"
Stealthily the slender girl and the
burly captain, slipping from cover to
cover, shadowed the abstracted Man
ley. who was apparently too occupied
with his thoughts to be at all on his
et.AN. AS hiihiiS Iesitiltu tile SufH-
NIT of the hill and made straight for
the lone bowlder, where on u previous
occasion the Laughing Mask had mys-
teriously eluded the hotly pursuing
police captain. His trailers lodged
into nearby thicket and breathless-
ly waited the outcome of this strange
procedure.
Nor had they long to wait. A few
tense moments elapsed after David
Manley disappeared from view behind
the bowlder and then another figure
emerged from In back of that stone
eoncealment. The features of the new
conner were shrouded by yellow and
grotesquely laughing mask.
Through that opening the two shad-
overs of the Laughing Mask saw him
advancing toward rose-mantled sum
merhouse at the end of n shaded
walk. They saw a graceful girl, her
howerlike face aglow with eager ex-
pectation, suddenly emerge from the
summerhouse and run to meet him
with outstretched arms. Then as the
two figures met for a moment in
close embrace n sharp cry of pent-up
anguish burst from the white lips of
Margery Golden.
AS that soul-racked cry reached his
ears. the perfidious masker broke from
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-09-29

sore by that time. makes n dive
through the winder with Joe close
behind me. but that masked Jerry
had disappeared like he always does.-
''We did the best we could. chief,
an you ought to know it amt no
cinch to round up the Lnughn' Mnsk.
Well-as l was sayin' he mnde a
clean getaway and me and Joe decid-
ed to take a look through the house
to make sure he was only stringin'
US. We went up them front stairs
like q couple OF gum-shoe artists an
thea we ss->n somethIn' was wrong.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-07
comfort or welfare of society, to be

comfort or welfare of society, to be
invalid
The court holds that between the
parties, (the county Of Rock Island and
Lorenzl the rights of such parties,
so far as their constitutional rights
or interests are concerned, became
and were fully fixed when the bids
were accepted by the committee named
by the board Of supervisors that the
formal execution of a written contract,
Witnessing the terms of the agreement
shown by the bids and acceptance, and
made after the terms of the contract
had been established by the bids and
their acceptance. added nothing to the
situation than can avail complainant
in this suit. Even if it be true that
either party to the transaction could
refuse TO carry out the terms OF the
agreement as witnessed by the bid and
acceptance, vet that is a right belong
ing to the parties only and is one that
complainant has no interest in
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-07

shows that I stand it real we'll took
the Compound when my ten year old
daughter came and it helped me q lot
I have also had my oldest girl take 1t
and it did her lots Of good keep it IN
the house all the time and recommend
it.''-Mrs. DEWITT SNCEBAUGH, West
Dandy, y. Y.
Sleeplessness, nervousness, irritabil-
ity, bacKache, headaches. dragging sen
sations, all point TO female derange-
ments which may be overcome by Lydia
J.. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
This famous remedy, the medicinal
ingredients Of which are derived from
native roots and herbs, has for forty
years proved to be q most valuable tonic
and lnvigorator Of the female organism
Women everywhere bear willing testi-
mony to the wonderful virtue Of Lydia
& Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-07
GIVE LOCAL TEAM
HONORS IN DRILL
Forester Squad of Camp 26 of Rock Is
land Wins First Prize ut Ster-
ling Celebration.
BEATS CLINTON AND GENEsfO
Only Three WOOdmen Organizations
Entered in Competition, Although
Claimed Open to ALL

More laurels were added to its long
list of successes by the Forester drill
team of Modern WoCdmen camp No.
% Of Rock Island, at Sterling yester-
day.
The team won first prize in com
petitiye drill, a feature of fraternai
day in connection with the Sterling
homecoming celebration this week.
The team OF Clinton, Iowa, Camp No.
81, won second prize and Camp No. 40
of Geneseo won third prize. With the
first prize the Rock Island team re-
ceived 500. Second money was $50
and third S25. The three teams which
won were the only ones entered in the
competition.
4 big fraternal parade was fea-
ture of the days celebration. There
were numerous drill teams Of other So
cities which participated in the par
ade, but only the three Woodmen or
CARNATIONS competed in the drills.
Executive Council Recesses.
James Mcnamara, head clerk of the
Woodmen of America, and the direc-
tors of the society, now in session il
the regular monthly meeting at the
head offices here. took recess for the
day and attended the celebration in
Sterling in a body.
Twenty members of the forester
dEl4 Lgam OF Camp 70 made the tr1p
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-07
Gave Him AWAY.

With a stormy look on his face, the
master of the house waylaid the ser
want in the kitchen.
Look here" he began angrily, how
dare you tell my wife what time |
came home this morning, after | had
told you not tor
The Irish girl eyed him steadily.
"Shure, an Oh didn't" she replied
calmly She asked me phwat tonne
yez came in, an Oh only tould her
that Oh was too busy gettin' the break
fast ready to look at the clock. Lon
don Mail
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-07
MASTER TO HEAR
EVIDENCE IN JAIL
INJUNCTION CASE
aofh Sides Score IN Ruling of Judge
F. n. Ramsay on Exceptions
TO County's Answer.
TESTIMONY WILL BE TAKEN
I T.. Haas Directed to Report Findings
Not Later Than Second Week
in September.

The complainant as well as the de-
fendant scored in the decision which
TDdre T u. Ramsay rendered in cir
emit court yesterday afternoon in the
soiuucti0r suit brought by Bishop Ed
mind Dunno against Rock Island
county TO prevent the erection OF d
county laiI on the court house square.
Both sides filed exceptions to the
ruling.
The court passed on exceptions to
she answer which the county fled in
reply to the bill of complaint, sustain
ing some and overruling others. The
court held with Bishop Dunno on most
Of the important points involved. ex-
cept with relation to the dedication of
the court house square Judge Ram
say held that the county had q right
10 show the purposes to which the
court house square had been put.
toes to the Master.
Judge Ramsay then referred the case
TO Master-in-C hancery J. L. Haas with
instructions TO take evidence and re
port his findings TO the court not later
than the second week in September, at
which time the court viii return.
The answer OF the county denies that
St Joseph'S school is used exclusively
for school purposes and AYERS that the
Igoe law, which prohibits the erection
of county jail within 200 feet Of q
building used exclusively for school
purposes. was not properly passed by
the state legislature. It is now pro
posed TO introduce evidence on these
two points as well as on the question
OF the dedication Of the public square
used by the county. Most of the mat
ter covered in the affidavits which were
filed al the first hearing and which the
Illinois supreme court held was i'm
proper pleading, will now be given
from the witness stand before the mas
n-chancery-
Judge Ramsay'S Decision.
Complete text of Judge Ramsay
ruling follows:
Upon the exceptions to the answer
the court holds that so much Of the
answer as attempts TO set up an estOp-
pal as against complainant is of NJ
force here, except that part Of the an
sweT that sets up that the old Jail OF
Rock Island county had been built fOl
many years and before complainant
built its school involved, upon prac
ucally the same place in the square
where the new Jail is proposed to bt
built and is now building.
AS TO the rights Of the county il
the so-Called public square l thinl
the averments in the answer fairly anC
fully show that the county has a wei
established permanent right Of full
and complete use. that for the
purpose Of this suit, and without own
ing the fee, entities the county TO th'
same rights in this case as an indi
vidual would have who owned the fee
The county has as permanent and eX
elusive a right to use the same as {
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-07

Jacks, Melville Smeck, Edward Ditch
burn, and Edger A. Russell. The sail
boat in which they were riding cap
sized off Jackson park and, after cling
ing for hours with the rest 10 the hull,
Mr. Crolius finally swan two miles 10
shore and summoned help, which came
just in time TO save his companions.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-07

Chicago, July 7.-Pallbearers at the
funeral of Edwin A Crolius, who died
Monday at his home at 1905 West
Seventy-seventh street, included the
four men whom he saved from drown
ing Aug. 6, 1905. They were Arthur II.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-07

Lydia T. Plnkham s
v & table Com
pound or nerves
and for female trOu-
bles and it straight
ened me out in good
shape. | work nearly
all the time, as we
live on q farm and |
have four girls, I do
all my sewing and
other ork with
their help, so it
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-07

to Sterling. Captain f. F. Johnson di
rected their maneuverS.
Der taÌˆgliche Demokrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 186?-1918, 1916-01-12

so D.eben er6Glt eine
neue 8ifelii6erieBung. Die Mrbeit
oarau bot nt9t lpentger ols Talt $50
Sabre in Mniprtb genommen. G5
mar ndmli9 I'M Sabre 1878. ola
a0nig @uitab III. einer MusI9ub
CUR Mnfertisuns elmer nslterl guteil
ueberiesung Der gibel ins @9neoiz
i9e %ernannts. Bis jeBt aber bot es
seoalert, ebe haS Mert pollenoet
puroe. Die neue lsbsrleBung lit Elm
Berf gr0bter Sorsfalt unb @elebrz
lamfeit; lie bat iebod BON mar9en
9eiten NngriTfe e%riobrslr, neil man
ftnpet, pab Ser Iusorud mandmnl
ins Sripiale fdGt. Snoes bot Die
suitdneig. &ir6enperi ommll1ng lid)
enogiiltig fit Die 4nna6a,e Der nelell
lleberIebuns enti6ieben. I'm iDre
g%infi6rung 81 erleidtern, Miro al
len Geiitli4en, bic es ipiin{6en, se=
%ltattet, iNh nod stpan5ig Sabre lang
Der. bis6er gebrdu6li9en alten llebsrz
lebung gu bebtenen.
= bad elmer tiirslid Ell
l,olsten neutrality-suspicious. lit Set.
Eat Prpf. Nernit ein Yatent o,lf eillt
tleftriide 9ampflampe erteilt ippr.
rem. Die Grfin0uas berubt ouf Der
8enusung bon @alsoampfen anItatt
Ses BEL Den neutrality-suspicious.
neripenoeten 9uedilberoampfes. 9is
Grf6einunsen, bic man beoba6tet
loenn man 8. 9. sipiiden apblen-
eleftrooen einen 2i9tboesn in elmer
Itmpipbare oes 9ampfes BON 3inf=
dlprio poer 3intbrnmio Sisbt, dDnelr
iehr benen, Die man i'm 9uedil6erz
nampf ooer in Sdmpfen onosrer Dee.
laae beobaatet. SIT Ser Druid oss
3int4lpriooampfes gu Helm, 70 er.
iheint pas 2iat fubl; Bel bDberer
Druden, 5. 9. bel NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.,
ivtro Der .2i4tbosen l@arf ullo betl.
9eimii6ung Der msiften fremoen Ga
ie, 8. 9. atmpipbarii9er Suit, brinat
inn, lpie beim 4uedfilber gum grlD=
iaen. grbebli4 itabiler lit Ser in
enter Itmoipbdre BON @lumiaium=
cher Sitandlorio se5osene 2i9tbo=
gen; Die 8eimensune bon @tiditoff
1T bier uni6aolid.
Der taÌˆgliche Demokrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 186?-1918, 1916-01-12

tel Deute! 81 lie pobG genus Strait
laall bate, Inn lie gu 0ffnen uno ibre
Neugierbe gu b%efrteoigen?
Ser er{te 8eriu@ miblong. @t0b=
nenb lant lie in Die &ifen ourid.
Mber mas mar oas -? SIT es niat
Elm goitpadet? Sosar Sic 5iegel ilno
oaron bereits erbrp9en, uno auf Der
einen seite itebt als Srt Der Iblenz
oung gang beutlid - 6elloorf! Sic
tar11 es gang beutlih leien.
Seloorf! S6res 8iRens mad mar
ss Elm fleines gropin5ltdbtden, mo
lie Miemano 8etannten bate, Der ihr
Elm 10 groBes padet lenoen modte!
Wieosr oeriudte lie li@ gu erbeben
unb es - gelans!
@esen Suiten! 9m, langiam off,
nete lie ben Dedel -aber als lie ibn
offen batte - ba mos mar
oas %
Seine bit.ere Meoi5in uno fem qul<
Der lag oarin, ionoern pl0blia srfilz
te Ser berrlihite 9%lumenpuft oas
gart3e 3immer, tpelder offenbar aug
Ser gebeimniBpolen 59udtel fam, in
melde Dorothea jeBt iubslno oas
R0pf9en per enffe.
Mber es lag au6 Elm gang .leiner
8rief neben Sen Ouf ten0en 5rii6lings=
tinnern Ser Matur; in oieiem mubts
pabrideinli9 bas Munoerre5ept rgez
gen @uiten" geitanoen haben, oen1 als
Bic Mttter i'm iel6en @u3enblide leiie
bereinidli@ uno iie 5artli4 fraate:
,Wie sebt es meinem ainbe 9eute, Soz
rptbea9",oa ldlansen iid 5pei f9pu<
DE Mrme INN Ser Muttcr 9als uno
eine>@timme flii1terts: rI4, liebites
Miitterhen - i9 fiibl's - iebt. perz
Sc i'd ni4t mebr ferben!" Da faltete
Die alte 6rau Die 5dnoe, 1@lid gum
Ieniter unb sog ben 8orbang beiieite;
nun fiel Ser erite sldn5enoe 9onners
ftrabl in bas biitere Rrantenaimmer,
auf fpeldem Der Spoesensel pon banS
men 16webte. !.