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in his seat and was watching Jim as
he went and tried the front door of
the building. The door was locked and
Jim went around to the alley.
There was small door there, which
was promptly opened by a janitor.
"Can l get into this building?' Jim
asked him.
"What office are you connected with,
sir?"
rs. D. Marlatt, the Insurance Office
on the third floor"
The man stepped back. The reply
seemed to be exactly what he expect.
ed. "N1r. Marlatt's up there now.
You know the way, Sir"
Jim stepped in, his blood beating hot
through him. \ light, probably turned
on for Marlatt, was burning over an
iron stairway which Went up beside
the elevator shafts. Jim assembled
slowly and cautiously, but in the ST.
lent marble walled building his foot.
steps echoed again and again. He stop
ped at the landing, and. taking his re-
volver from his pocket. he felt of the
backs of the cartridges to make Ger.
tain that all chambers We're loaded.
He gained the second floor He found
in the dim glow Of single electric
bulb the stairway to the third and
began to ascend. Halting ut the land
ing and listening, he made out no
sound from the floor above, but from
below he heard the echo Of voices and
now the noise Of some one hastily
ascending the stairs. One Of the men
below was the ianitor; the other. evil
IDENTIFY, the man for whom the janitor
had mistaken Jim, the one whom Mar
latt had expected to follow him into
the building That man knew that
some one just ahead of him had asked
for Marlatt'S Office.
Jim gained the third floor and Slip
ped down the hall to the right. 1t was
all dark about him now. as the light
on the stairs was around the corner,
but the Office from which the CLINT of
light had showed to The street must
lie close ahead. Jim. holding his re.
volver ready in his right hand, felt the
office doors with his left. They were
of the ordinary type, with ground glass
in the upper half just above the lock.
As he moved along, with the sound of
the footsteps Of the man following
closer each moment, he formed his plan
swiftly. There was no time for him
to delay or to get help; If anything was
to be done there it must he done at
once and by him alone Marlatt's COM
ing to the office ut that time III the
morning could mean only one of two
things-eithcr the chief of the regents
spies knew that his office was sus-
pected and he had come to remove or
destroy all evidence concealed there, or
ut the moment in which America was
arousing to war lie had come there to
set in motion some prepared plot
against the security of The country.
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Jim Lcaped Upon Him.

received the answer to the enigma
which had bcwlticrcd him since he
had rc.:;lilcu his senses. lie had just
heard The explanation of the puzzle as
to why he had net Ircm shot after tho
fight in Tho office and left there.
The reason HAT HE spies had taken
him prisoner and carried him away
was that he had shown THAT he had
learned certain of their secrets. If
they had killed him or LETT him N the
office b,i!Iin2 their act would have
operated only tn direct more attention
toward that office. and they would
have lost all opportunity TO trace
through him the lmrntion of the fault
III their chain of secret agents. With
Jim II prisoner and in their power they
could force from him-or apparently
they were determined to try to force
from him-what lie knew about them
and how lie learned ii, so that they
might mend their chain where it was
broken or at least take precautions
against the break bringing greater
danger to them. Till they could dis
cover where the fault was it was plain
that they must move with extreme
caution and at too great risk.
Jim's teeth clcmchcd and his hands
strained as he recognized this sltua-
ton. Bole brought to his lips the glass
Of whisky and wafer He forced Il
little down .Jim's throat and dashed
more over his face
Jim succeeded in still feigning stu
por. BOlc rolled him over on his face
and untlid the cords which bound MS
arms, Selling Jin's wrists and moving
| the arms to stir Jim into life.
The door of the room was slut tight.
and as no sound came from other
parts Of the house Jim felt assured
| that Il little noise would send no alarm
to other rooms. As BOlc rolled him
over with arms lOOscd he still lay
limp; then. as BOlc bent over bin,
jim caught 81 loop Of the rope which
had bound him and threw it over
Bolc's neck. The man lcapcd back
in his first start Of surprise and so
drew the loop tight. lie did not cry
out at once and as Jim leapcd upon
him and drew the cord tighter and
tighter about the mans neck BOle
now could not cry out. With his
breath stopped he did not fight cffec-
lively. He struggled usclessly to seize
the moose with his fingers and tear 1t
from his neck till, with mouth gasping
open and bulging eyes shut, he crum-
| nlad
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Jim pushed him dow, ON the couch
and swiftly searched his pockets, find
ing first Il revolver. In another pocket
was a large handkerchief. Jim stuffed
this cloth quickly into Bolc's mouth,
and. sccurin" it there, he looscd the
moose about the mans neck. Bolc's
breath returned in loud, rasping
SHORES. There was no way to stop
the snoring but to remove the gag
swiftly, binding Bole as he had been
bound and. in addition. securing him
to the couch. The man was conscious
again, though weak and breathing
hard. Jim delayed over him no longer
He switched out the light. stepped to
the window, pulled back the shade
and pccrcd out.
a man suddenly moved ont into the
moonlight as Jim was putting his
hand to the window-a young, active
man, alert and watchful Some noise
III the alley seemed to have attracted
his attention. for lie stepped quickly
to the gate and before opening it drew
Il revolver and held it ready. Another
man appeared from the othe" side of
the house and joined the first. To
gcthcr they investigated the alley,
closed the gate and withdrew to the
seclusion Of the shadow.
Jim moved away from the window
Opportunity to escape through the
house could not be worse than the
risk Of attempting flight through that
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Judge of the Probate Court.
Matt Baldwin, Attorney. 49, G.
Order for Creditors to Present Claims,

No 1875.
State Of Minnesota, County Of Henne-
pin. Probate Court.
In III" Matter of the Estate of James
$. ltourk', deceased.
Letters of administration on the es-
state Of james $. Ronrke. deceased. late
of ~" County OF fIcnncpin. and state
Of Minnesota. being granted to Charles
l.. Fox of said county and state:
And it appearing upon proper proof
by the affidavit of the said Charles T.,
Fox, made and filed herein. that there
are no debts against the estate OF
I hc said James $. Rourke, deceased.
IT IS ordered; that three months be
and after the date Of this order. in
which all persons having claims or de-
nhn,ls against the said deceased are
required to file the same in the Probate
examination and allowance. or be 1on =
| ever barred.
1t is further ordered. that the first
Monday in December. 1916, at ten
o'clock a: M. at Il general term of said
House in the City of Minneapolis, in
| said county, he and the Same is hereby
| appointed as the time and place when
ana where the said Probate Court
ana demands.
And it is further ordered, that notice
81 such hearing be given to all cred
ltnrs ana persons interested in said
estate by forthwith publishing this or
cessive weeks in the Irish Standard, a
newspaper printed and published in
Dated at Minneapolis, this nth day
JOHN a DAHL.
| Judge of the Probate Court.
J. G. Callahan. Attorney. .-19-16.
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been taken when unconscious to some
house Of the better sort.
The pipe smoker, who appeared to
be acting as Il guard, sat at the head
Of the couch so close that the smoke
from his lips blew hot against Jim's
cheek, but he was so placed that Jim
could not see him without moving
Jim continued careful not to betray
consciousness. and the next minute he
was rewarded for his caution. \ step
approached the door. and as the door
opened the smoker stood up. A man
plainly the superior of the guard-en-
tered the room and stopped beside the
couch.
Hes not conscious yet?" he said
impaticntly to the guard, who now
had ceased to smoke.
mo. sir: not Il move yet" the guard
replied with Difference.
The "sir" put his hand upon Jim's
shoulder, II was strong, firm hand
and gripped with determination. 1t
shook Jim back and forth and then
let 20. jim lau let NlulSelI lie dS
Imply rs possible and had made no
resistance to the shaking. :,
You must try again to revive him,
Bole," the "sir" directed. IF whisky
and water do not bring him about do
anything else"
"Yes. SIR
"Try at once. lIe'-ths did not re-
fer to Jim: 1t plainly referred to some
one in authority over the "sir" and
whose wishes were to be Obeyed-
must know within an hour, certainly
how he"-this referred to jim
learned"
The "sir" went out and shut the door
behind him. Bole again puffed at his
pipe. but he also poured water into a
glass lie added liquor and carried
! the glass to the couch Jim still lay
as he was left, on his side. He man
aged yet to fcign stupor, though the
blood WAS pounding within his brain
and tingIing in his neck. He had just
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''r.,er for Creditor. to ,'rr..n, Claims.

IS1c.
No. 1902
state of Minnesota. County of 1Irnnc-
pin. Probate Court.
In the Matter of the Estate of BENJAMIN
f. Johnson. Deceased.
Letters of administration G. I. n. on
the state of Icniamin T.. johnson, de-
''chSrd. late of the County of IIennepin,
and state of Minnesota. being granted
I" Frank Anderson of said county ANA
state:
1t is ordered. that six months lie and
after the dat" OF this order. in which
all n"iSnns having claims or demands
aga inst tn" said deceased are required
to lille the same in the Probate Court
/ OF said County of licnnrpm for exam
naii"n and allowances. or lie forever
| barred.
IT is further ordered. that the first
Monday IN March 1917. at 10 O'Clock
n. m. at II general term uf said FRO
bat" Court. To ht held at the court
4 House in the city of minneapolis in
said county. be aud the same is hereby
| appointed as the time ANA place when
ANA where the said Probate court Will
rN:tui" ana adjust said claims and
demands.
/ And il is further ordered. that notice
of such hearing be given to all cred
| ltnr% ana persons Interested in said
"$lnt" 10y forthwith publishing" this or
der one" in each week, for tlrc" sue
f; c"Ssivr weeks in HE Irish standard.
- newspaper printed aud published in
said county.
J Dated ol minneapolis, this mn dN
at Nu.'uHr. lolG
l:N the Court:
Holm A. DAHL.
| .I,,l"" Of the Probate" court.
i'aul \. ''nssrrlN. Attorney T-l"-IG,
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that needs to be done for--that. There's
n secret service man in Chicago-Si-
bert-wlo needs to know what we do
as soon as | can talk to him on pri-
vate line"
He led the way back to the car. War
in America! They climbed to their
seats and Jim drove the car. dazcdly,
toward his fathers house. The clock
on the dashboard showed scarcely fif-
teen minutes since he had stopped to
speak with Bob outside the factory.
and now Jim pulled himself togeth-
er. A bright light was burning in the
lower hall of the Ashby house, and. as
the car came up the driveway. the
front door opened and girls figure
in kimono showed in silhouette in the
doorway. 1t was Nellie. and she held
telegram.
you've been recalled. dear" she
said to Bob. The message just came;
l was looking for YOU
"Recalled!' Bob repeated.
Eyes; you are to report at Newport
News at the earliest possible hour. I've
put in call for Chicago" she motion
ed toward the telephone. I'm trying
to find if there's Pennsylvania or
Baltimore and Ohio train out for Wash
ington or the Virginia capes tonight"
Newport News" Jim reiterated.
The name made strangely vivid and
understandable to him the idea of war;
it brought back from his boyhood men,
cries the turmoil and panic at the
start Of the Spanish war when the
Spanish fleet was supposed to be sail
ing to lombard the American coast
and citizens clamored in terror for
American battleships to guard them
and when the Oregon was rounding
the Horn to REINFORCE the Atlantic
fleet. whats happened?"
That's all they say" Nellie replied
to Jim. but her eyes never left Bob
Hes to report Immediately. Do you
want me to follow you to Virginia,
Bob. or wait here till you can wire me
what's likely to be your home station? q
That's best, think, Nellie"
For me to wait here awhile?'
Yes; Ill leave money for you now
He stopped, half dressed. and wrote
a check at the desk. There. that will
cover expenses till next pay day. I'll
notify the department to send you the
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HENRY f,HF;ET.
ATTORNEY for Mortgages.
S"T Plymouth Ruilding.
Minneapolis. MINI.
Order Tor Creditors to Present Claims,
ltlG.

Etc.
SO lGIGl
stat "f Minnesota. County of lIcnn"-
pin l'roi'atr Court.
IN tn" Matter of the Estate of Michael
!. p"lnm. deceased.
Letters Of administration on tho cs-
state of Michael !. llolan. deceased, late
Of ne county of, iIcnnrpin. and state
"f Minnrsot, hrin" granted to Phomas
l.. l'ulan of said county and state:
ma IL n;,p"hrlnE. upon proper proof
hN the alli'lnvit of the said Thomas
j.. lolan, made and filed herein, that
there are u" debts against the rsia,.,
of the said Michael ]. DOlan, deceased
1t is ordered that three months he
anu the same is hereby allowed from
:inI after the date of this order, in
demands against the said deceased are
required to file the same in the Pro-
bat" Court Of said County of llcnncrin
for examination ana allowances or be
forever barred
:, J, is further ordered. That the first
M"yday in December. 1916, ut ten
O'clock II. M, at - general term of said
Probate. Court to he held at the Court
s;tld county, he and the same is here
by appointed as the time and place
when and where the said Probate Court
and demands
+, And ii is further ordered, that notice
OF such hearing be given to all cred
ltnrS ana persons Interested in said
estate by forthwith publishing this or
c'ssivc weeks in the Irish Standard.
newspaper printed and published in
said county.
Dated at Minneapolis. this 18th day
| I:y the Court:
JOHN A. DAHL.
! Judge of the Probate Court
! Matt Baldwin, Attorney. 7-19-16
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taxicab-was standing at the curb;
a man was waiting in the driving seat
and the engine was running. Jim saw
CLINT in a window on the third floor
"a CLINT from a light within, not re-
Election from the lights in the streets.
His pulses leaped as he saw it. He
looked about the street, but except for
the man waiting in the touring car no
one was in sight: the man had turned
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{ Continued from last week.

Continued from last week.
torn ana nalr denuded. AS Jim stag
gered back from it. sickened, Wendell
knelt beside it.
1--WE must search him." Bob said
quietly. Jim recoiled and walked of to
the motorcycle. The engine was still
running as it lay in the road. Jim
stopped 1t and looked over the ma
chine. It carried nothing but the ordi-
nary equipment and the usual tools In
the case. The two bombs evidently
had been carried by Ingouf himself,
and he seemed to have had only the
two. At least Bob found none in his
search, and he discovered on the body
only keys and pocket knife, a few
coins and other ordinary trifes. In a
pocket Of the coat-it was a shredded
strip Of wool, all blood soaked-was q
letter addressed in typewriting to In
gouf at his home.
Half the envelope and contents only
remained. The envelope bore in the
corner the return address Of rs. d.
Aarlatt, Insurance, Chicago" Within
was half the sheet Of a typewriter
letter Of the ordinary sort of life in
surance solicitation-at least the type
written lines presented only the usual
appeal to the addressee to insure-but
between those lines appeared hand
writing in the delicate, small charac-
ters Of woman's script. Only the
drst half of each line remained, and in
the moonlight the writing was not
lesible. Wendell struck match and
held it over the paper:
Immediately upon receiving this you
wi
and proceed before morning to the west
you both in readiness for further serv-
whom yea will offer yourselves as volun-
and go to the front with the company for
the pur-
Wendell dropped his match. He gaz-
ed at Jim across the blood soaked bit
Of paper. "Do you see what we have?"
"You mean his orders for
"Fox his duty at the start of war"
AT the start Of war;"
Wendell searched the ground finally
to make certain that he had found
everything; then he folded the bit Of
paper and the half envelope within
other papers in his pocket.
1--WE can't get back to your Aouse too
soon," he said to Jim. "They will
come cut of that farmhouse and do all
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jim had supposed that he was pris-
broken or elsewhere in the Office build
ing-perhaps in some basement room.
Now he recognized that he must have
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Order for Hearing Final Account nnsl
Petition for Distribution.

To be continued
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-06-20
Indoor Life Makes Fat
TRY OIL OF koREIN TO KEEP
4 WEIGHT DOWN, OR TO REDUCE
SUPERFLUoUs FAT.

People who are confined within doors
and who are deprived of fresh, invigo-
rating air and exercise must take pre-
caution to guard against over-stout-
ness. as fat acquired by indoor life is
unhealthy and danger to the vital or
Gans Of the body. Lack of exercise in
the fresh air is said to weaken the OK
ygen carrying power of the blood, so
that 1t Is unable to produce strong
muscles and vitality and the formation
I Of unsightly and unhealthy fat Is the
result.
nsyou are is Of 20 pounds above nor
NAL weight you are daily drawing on
your reserve strength and are constant
" lowering your vitality by carry
ing this excess burden. Any persons
who are satisfied in their own mind that
they are too stout are advised to go to
Mcbride & wills. or any good druggist
and, get box Of oil of korein capsules.
and take one after each meal and one
just before retiring at night.
"a Even a few days treatment has been
reported to show noticeable reduc-
ton IN weight. improved digestion and
a return OF the old energy: footsteps
become lighter and the skin less habby
(, in appearance as supernuous fat dis
appears.
OH of korein Is inexpensive, cannot
injure, and helps the digestion. Any
person who wants to reduce Is or 20
pounds'fs advised to give this treatment
a trial.
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At the Hospitals.

The condition of Mrs. e. S. Ketchum
who underwent a serious abdominal
operation at the Deaconess Monday
was fairly good today. Mrs Ketchum
Is still very i'll. but is getting along as
we'll as could be expected.
Donald Pearson. the young man who
was badly hurt in an auto accident Sun
day, showed more improvement today
His mind Is much clearer. and his in
juries are not as serious as was thought
at first. Pearson Is covered with
bruises and suffers considerable pain,
but Is not dangerously Ill. Carl Sebert,
the other young man who was with
Pearson. was so much improved that
he was taken home this morning.
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TIMES-REPUBLICAN, MARSHALLTOWN, IOWA

onded by c. r. Lynch and carried, that
the county treasurer be, authorized and
directed to transfer $1,000 from the
domestic animal fund to the county
fund and $3,222.47 from the county In
sane fund to the poor fund, to reim-
burse said county fund and poor fund
for expenditures chargeable to the said
domestic animal fund and county in
sane fund.
Board adjourned to June s.
Thursday, June s, 1916.
The board OF supervisors met as per
adjournment with all members pres
ent.
The matter Of hearing Of objections
to the award Of damages in the Shu-
man road case coming up for action, it
was found sufficient time had not been
allowed to DIRECTORS, therefore it was
moved by c. r. Lynch, seconded by w.
A. Nichols and carried, that rehear-
ing be set for June 10. 1916 and the
county auditor be directed to issue
notice to that effect
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We hereby certify that we have
counted the cash as listed above and
checked the certificates Of the deposi-
tories with the amounts listed and find
all correct as listed and totaled.
w. H. JONES,
c. r. LYNCH,
w. A. NICHOLS,
Board of Supervisors.
Moved by W.. H. Jones that the fol-
lowing resolution be adopted, seconded
by C.. r. Lynch and carried:
Resolution.
Whereas A. w. Dobson, county audi
tor, has died leaving vacancy to be
filled by the board Of supervisors,
Therefore, be it resolved that W. E.
McLeland be appointed to fill the va
cancy until his successor be elected
and has qualified.
1t was moved by C. r. Lynch, sec
onded by w. A. Nichols and carried
that the appointment of George En-
derley, Jr, deputy county auditor,
made on May 20, be approved.
It was moved by c. r. Lynch, Sec
onded by w. A. Nichols to adjourn
sine die. Motion carried.
Per diem and mileage-W. H. Jones,
one day, one mile, $4.10; C. r. Lynch
one day, eleven miles, $50; w. A.
Nichols, one day, seventeen miles, $50.
w. H. JONES,
Chairman.
W. e. MIELAND, Clerk.
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at Their Regular Session.
June 5, 1915
The board of supervisors met in
their regular June session with w. H.
Jones, G.. r. Lynch and w. A. Nichols
present
The minutes Of the previous meet
ings, May 1 and May 20, were read
and approved.
1t was moved by C. R. Lynch sec
onded by w. A. Nichols and carried,
man at the heating plant, be fixed at
SIS per month, he to make all neces-
sary plumbing repairs in addition to
his regular duties as fireman, the board
Of supervisors to furnish the neces-
sary material. Said agreement to ex-
pire at the option Of the board.
The balance Of the day was spent in
examining claims.
Board adjourned to June 6.
Tuesday. June 6, 1916.
The board Of supervisors met as per
adjournment. There was present w.
H. Jones, c. r. Lynch and W.. A.
Nichols.
Adjourned to June I, 1916. 1900
Wednesday, June T., 1915. !.
The board OF supervisors met as per
adjournment with all members pres
ent b.
The matter Of consideration Of bids
on boilers for the heating plant at the
county Jail and county farm coming
UP for action, bids were opened. Peter
son & Bates and the Fisher Governor
Company were the only bidders.
It was moved by c. r. Lynch, Sec
onded by w. A. Nichols and carried.
that Peterson & Bates be awarded the
contract, they being the lowest bidders
and the county auditor was directed
to prepare a contract as per the speci-
fications and price set forth in their
bid.
1t was moved by C. R. Lynch, sec
onded by w. A. Nichols and carried,
that Jesse Painter be allowed an in
crease of $3.50 per month in salary be-
ginning June 1, 1916.
It was moved by w. H. Jones, Sec
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LOCAL MARkErs.

Prices Pala 20 Farmers by Marshaii.
town Merchants.
The following prices are quoted -
Marsnalltown dealers for the different
varieties of farmers provisions, sraiA
and produce.
overturf's grocery quotes the follow
ing. prices:
Butter-25.
! Eggs-20.
Benedict Flour and Feed Company
viii pay tho following prices at their
place Of business in this city, subject
however, to market changes:
Corn--60
Oats--34.
Wheat-90.
The following market quotations are
furnished by H. Willard, Son & Co.:
Clear medium native wool-32@33.
Coarse and low-26@2S.
Light. flne-23@26.