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The Carlisle independent., 1917-10-25

emotion. He leveled his revolver again
and placed his finger upon the trigger
Leontine stood confronting him. The
sight of the man had aroused her cour-
age, restored her contempt for him.
And, as she faced him, Sebastian
could not pull the trigger.
He had loved her once, and the
thought of sending her to instant death
was surprisingly difficult one. His
glance wavered. 1t lit upon one of
the rose bushes.
Outlined dimly against this he saw
vision of the electric chair. Beside
it stood the ghosts of the men whom
he had murdered. Last of the line
was Whitley, whose still warm body
lay almost at his feet They looked
at him steadily out of their shadowy
eyes. And Sebastian, shuddering,
turned and ran at full speed through
the bushes.
He heard the cries of the pursuers
behind him, but made his way along
the narrow trail that led toward the
precipitous rocks along the river bank,
confident that at the bend of the path
he could evade them among the trees.
1t was difficult country. and Sebas-
tan knew every inch of it.
He heard the cries become fainter.
He breathed more freely. And as he
ran he fumbled with his revolver.
Then curses broke from his lips. He
had exhausted the chambers, and he
had dropped the remaining cartridges
from his pocket when he was crawling
along the ground behind the rose
bushes.
And his pursuers were drawing clos
er. He painted with terror as he ran,
keeping them just about the same dis
lance behind him. Turning his head
at the bend, he sawtthe foremost about
three hundred yards away. There
was no chance of gaining the thickets
unobserved.
Suddenly he perceived Jerry stand
ing in the middle of the path facing
him. With a yell. Sebastian hurled
himself at the figure. He stumbled
through vacancy and pitched forward
to the ground. When he arose he saw
the hooking hallucination In front of
him again, reckoning to by-path that
ran down toward the river.
He glanced back. The police were
closer, and there was only about a
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reached Ravengar's Ledge In the South
Atlantic. the very place that he had
sought unsuccessfully on his expedi-
ton. AS he read the journal which he
had taken from the skeleton hand Of
the dead Joseph Dexter, whose body
he had found, one of the giant sQuids
that infest those waters had perceived
him and, stretching forth tentacle,
had drawn him under the waves.
Jerry had just time to draw In a
deep breath as he was dragged under.
Beneath the water he opened his eyes.
But he could see nothing, for the mon
ster octopus had surrounded itself
with a deluge of murky liquid to es-
cape pursuit.
Jerry's hand came in contact with
the sharp flank of rock. He grasped
it and chung there. The octopus, hold
ing him about the body, dragged at
him with force that seemed about to
pull his arm from the socket.
Jerry held on. He knew that if he
released his hold the devil fish would
drag him into deep water, and that
would mean certain death. Linking
his arm about the rock, he managed
to draw his knife from his belt and be-
gan to slash furiously at the leathery
arm that gripped him.
Just as his arm was about to break
from the socket he succeeded In sew
ering the tentacle. But before he
could rise to the surface a second
tentacle shot forth out of the black
fluid and grasped him. And the furi-
Gus struggle began once more.
A second time Jerry succeeded in
cutting the tentacle. A third tentacle
grasped him. With the last use of his
strength Jerry managed to cut the
third tentacle and rise to the surface.
He found himself clinging to the
rock, twenty feet from the shore, and
totally unable to make that distance
till he had swallowed some more
mouthfuls of air and rested, even If for
a minute only, after his fight. But the
monster, loath to lose its prey, WIS
upon him again. The five remaining
tentacles waved about him. Three Of
them encircled him simultaneously and
began to drag him into deep water
again.
| Jerry had no more fight left In hius.
Slowly the terrific construction in
! creased. until the breath was squeezed
The Carlisle independent., 1917-10-25
GY 0ANOA(L PARRlS3 ~ z
Fifteenth EPISODE
The Final Chapter.

IN his hiding-place in his country
house Sebastian Navarro sat crouched
over the fire, q hunted fugitive.
In terror of his life, dependent upon
the good faith of Whitley, his sole re,
manning henchman, and doubtful OF
him, Sebastian was in no enviable
mood. And as he covered, dreading
the future and shuddering at the sound
of every automobile that passed along
the road, he was living again in his
past.
One crime had led to another, and
yet Sebastian tried to convince him.
self that he was not by nature evil,
He saw himself upon his fathers es-
tate in the Argentine, heir to vast
wealth, and happy. until he had seen
and loved Leontine.
She was engaged to Jerry Carson,
and Sebastian had resolved that she
should be his. When he believed that
Jerry had died on his mad expedition
to the lonely South Atlantic ledge, he
had forged document designed to set
Leontine against her lover. 1t was q
receipt for three thousand dollars. with
Jerry's signature, the sum to be re-
paid one month after Jerry's marriage.
Sebastian had never expected that
Jerry would return. When he came
home Sebastian had accused him of
forgery and of completely In his broth
er's death. Jerry had been sent to the
ri hvtIE be for lIfn hoA 6iaSj
there.
And still Sebastian had thought him.
self only the victim of unhappy Cir
cumstances.
Leontine had become nominally Sc
bastian's wife. He had not sought to
win her love. He had been faithless to
her. And then had followed crime
after crime.
Sebastian saw the dead faces of the
victims of his treachery. He saw One
Lamp Louie, the little thief, staring at
him reproachfully. He saw Blanca,
blown to pieces in the dynamite explo-
sion at the shack. He saw the man
whom he had shot on the roof in his
wild, successful effort to escape JUS
tice.
And still he thought that he was not
a bad man and cursed his predicament
In his own quarters above, Whitley
Wang was counting a roll of bills and
smiling. The crook took letter from
his pocket and began to read. AS he
read, his smile broadened.
Herewith inclosed," he read, find
the money promised for divulging the
hiding place of my husband, Sebastian
Navarro. You have done a service to
-{he state and to the cause of justice
The letter was signed by Leontine
What had made Whitley smile was
first, the money; secondly, the idea
that he had done q service to the
state.
Perhaps the telepathic sense of his
impending betrayal was acting upon
Sebastian In the room below. Sebas.
tian, with Quivering nerves, shook his
head as If to brush away the visions
that thronged about him. Then light
step behind made him turn his head
He started violently. Before him
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come HIS wife In name only, to save
her father.
Since that date everything that Wal
colt had touched had turned into gold.
The couple had departed for the Unit
ed States. That had been three years
before, and Leontine's letters had
grown fewer and scantier. She had
not had the heart to write, and after
two years they ceased altogether.
John Walcott's conscience had re-
preached him more and more bitterly
of late. And presently vague rumors,
from some intangible source. came
floating into the Argentine Walcott
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hundred PAGES between them. They
were crying to him to stop. But Sebas-
tan ran ON with the courage of des-
pair. Again he saw Jerry, and SO real
the figure seemed, and so awful its
accusing face, that Sebastian Obeyed
it's mandate and ran, without thinking,
down the bypath.
! Suddenly he saw the river ahead of
him and realized what he had dune.
He had taken the road that led to de-
struction, to the edge of the vertical
cliff formed by q landslide two years
before.
On the brink of the cliff Sebastian
pulled himself up. His pursuers were
fifty PAGES behind. They had seen his
dilemma. They yelled with triumph
at the end of the pursuit. For there
was no escape of any kind for Sebas-
| tian.
The accusing. knocking form of Jer-
ry, which had floated before him, van
ished. Sebastian realized too late that
his overweight brain had led him to
his doom. And with that realization
he resolved to play the game of life
to worthy end.
He waved his hand toward the fore
most of the policemen, who halted,
putting, ten feet from him, covering
him with his revolver. Surrender
The games up!" he cried.
| Sebastian. executing an ironic bow,
leaped into space. The Mortified watch
ers saw his body whirl in the air.
There followed, long seconds after,
the faintest thud on the rocks below.
Leaning over the cliffs edge they
saw the E1angled remnants of what
had been Sebastian Navarro strewing
the rocks and giving sport to the
whirling torrent, which pulled at them
and, at last, gaining their prey, bore II
down the swift stream toward the
sea.
"You are sure he is dead?"
There's no possible installing it
Mrs. Navarro. We saw him leap and
saw the body carried away to sea. Nc
man could have made that leap and
have survived"
'Thank you," answered Leontine
and the detectives withdrew.
Later that night telephone message
confirmed the detectives story. Sc
'bastian's body had been found ON the
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TODD Jerry Carson. as he had last
cen him in the room at Porto Delgado,
eside his brothers body.
Sebastian took a step toward him,
-ried out, and tried TO shield his face
rom the vision.
"Nho are your" he muttered. ut
an't be you. You died and were buried
Ut sea. Are You spirit cr-or wha.?'
Jerry smiled at him colGiy. IF you
.ry 10 get out of this room you will
rery soon find out whether / am q
pirit or not" he answered.
Sebastian hesitated, then rushed to
the window. But the sight that he saw
shcre was more terrifying. Outside
the gates of the estate he saw an au-
tomobile. La Il were three uniformed
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-04-07

The proteid is a benevolent
bug that gets into your system
prowls around among your food,
making it behave itself and do
you good.
1t is a half brother to the
vitamine and uncle to the
calorie, which also do police
along the alimentary canal.
The calor.e likes to live only
in certain kinds OF food. The
bean is probably mere densely
populated with it than any other
vegetable.
But YOU want to be careful.
Don't let too many proteids con-
gregate in your system or they Il
gel mad. no proteid likes TO be
crowded. AS long as you treat
ii right and give It elbow room,
it'll be decent; but once gain the
i'll will Of a proteid and you
might as we'll give your self TIP
to dyspepsia and be done with it.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-04-07
al saint. cmthoiie chure.

low masses. 6 ana a. rp erg arena
uaxs . a 1a. high mass 80 m.
vesper services. , ?. m
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-04-07

Eugene s. COOPER architect scr Ham
mona Building has moved his Office TO
Room :. St.aube BaIlding 2-13-6
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-01-18
GEMPS WILL SUE THAN
FOR SUM OF S250,0G0
r"nr '.unp said to he IL physical and
Mental W rcck.

Kansas cay, Mo. Jan. -. Two hun
dr"d and nfty thousand dollars is the
sum Harry Is Thaw viii be asked to
pay frederick Grmp, Jr,, the Kansas
city hoy, for treatment the youth is said
TO hay. experienced at The hands of Thaw
in II New York hotel.
Criminal prosecution Of ThaW, inati-
gated by Attorney Frank +. Walsh will
lr folloVcl by a suit for damages.
which. accurdiu" tn those who have the
interests of the Gl.mp family in hand,
Will be instituted Immediately after Thaw
Is arraignel IN New york upon the in
dictment brought by the New York Grand
inry charging him with assault and kid
mapping.
"a quarter of n million dollars would
hardly repay Frederick Gunp for the
terrible ordeal Thaw forced him 10 UNI
dcrgo." declared IN ". :. Kuhn, q
neurologist, to whom the youth told his
story after his fight from New York to
his home here. ''rhc memory of that
night will be mental torture to this younE
man throughout his life. and his physical
condition is such that there are grave
doubts if he ever will recover his nerve
strength.
kansas city physicians. including Dr.
, Kuhn ana DIR. II. NJ. IIittne', the Gump
family physician, Will he summoned to
New York TO testify to the physical and
mental condition Of Frederick Gump, Jr.
before his visit to Thaw. and to his con
dition after his ESCAPE.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-01-18
EGGS REACH Sill
A DOZEN IN LONDON
hut American and Egyptian Importn-
lions :tedurc Them to go Cents.

london. Jan. 15.-OWinC to tn" ina
portatior in the last week of l5."lp n
eggs from America and Egypt the rri'"
IF eggs in London markets. which mad
been gradually soaring for six months
has suddenly fallen.
While eggs u week ago to-day We're
selling a, ~ cents TO STA q dozen. to-
day the price dropped to SO, for tho
freshes' variety and to &" cents a dozen
and even lower for other varieties. Tn"
average household egg that brought
~ cents a dozen a week d-,o is being
sold to-day at ii" to - cents a dozen. az.
cordng to the neighborhood. y week
ago there were almost no egg in 'ho
market to b" had for less than > cents
each while to-day surc Of ,hc larger
markets are selling them as low as
3 cents. these Icing small hut uoro the
less fresh.
That is what the importation of 'i,oH,-
6" eggs has done Tor l.oud"n in one
week. y Wholesaler At the TooloY street
market told Il New Tur; Times corrc-
spcndent to-day thai another huge cargo
was coming over from America next
week, while another shipment was cN-
pectrd from E"ypt These together -.
expected to appro Xinate 21"op"" eggs
If they arrive there viii bc Il further
decline " the price OF crss in London.
Sever before in England had eggs
rcaC he'd tho price of S..ii a dozcn, f"'
which they were selling before those
I5.WH."o arrived from America ard liEvnt
Nine cent TOP nutch"vS were Of - Nnrit y
guaranteed rs "ahsolutC'Y fresh lHil.
while others cGuaii% uaiatHblc hut not lt;'
within "A day or 50 Of lcuchiug tine mar
ket commanded - ccuts 70 dozen %" ;
tribe less. according to ,hv ueghhorhuod
Ion a he. trtst '.at Inc ',ass O
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-01-18

permits person. any member Of fam
lily or anyone employed by him. to wound
or kill. on land owned or occupied by
may do or is doing damage or injury)
SENATE PROCEEDINGS
Senate bill No. 6, intro luccd by n. S.
Peck of Chittcnden county and relating
TO the rebates of insurance premiums,
was passed by the Senate at this eve
ning's very brief session. The act pro-
Vidcs that no fire or casualty insurance
company doing business in the state
shall pay or allowed to be paid either by
itself or indirectly any rebate on the pre-
MUM payable on the policy or other con-
sideration as an inducement to take in
surancc: n person or company who vio-
lates any provisions of the act is to
be fined not more than $500 for each Of
fcnse and their license shall be revoked
by the state insurance commissioner for
n period of not less than three nor more
than six mouths for tn. first offcnsc and
for each subsequent offcnso for 3 period
of not less than one year from the date
of each revocation. Tho insurance com
missioners are empowered to subpoena
witnesses. administer oaths and examine
persons aud send for papers and records
for the purpose Of enforcing the act.
The Senate voted to allow Senator
Villas of Chittcnden to resign from the
library committee to exchange places
with Senator Dunton of Rutland county,
who was given permission to leave the
committee on minor courts
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-01-18
$4,000 FIRE IN MONTPELIER
Residence of Charles Parker Guttcd--
Family. Aroused by Maid, Escape
ScantiIy Clad.

Montpelier, Jan. !5.--rhc residence Of
Charles Parker, manager of the Capital
City Press. was Quilted by fire early this
morning, only the shell of the building,
which was erected three years ago ON
Kemp avenue. being left. The loss viii
probably be about $1,000. all covered by
insurance.
The fire was discovered by the maid
aud she with the other occupants. Mr..
and Mrs. Parker and the latter'S mother,
Mrs. Perrin, e>rapcd scantily clad to a
neighhoi's house, saving only few
clothes.
y telephone can summoned the ire de
partnent and chief Pattee on his arrival
ordered a general alarm, calling ont the
entire 'ire-tighting force The flames had
attained such headWay, however. that
the best the department could do was tc
save the exterior walls of the house. the
fire leaving merely the shell of the struc-
ture. The fire started in the cellar from
some rnEnown cause but presumably from
the furnace
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-01-18
WHITE SLAVE ACT
OF BROAD SCOPE
Bans Private Escapades AS Well
as COmmercialized Vice,
Says Supreme Court.

Washington. Jan 5..-Tic federal white
slave law was construed by the Supreme
Court to-day to prohibit irterstat trans-
portation of women for any immoral
purpose including private cscapades rs
well as commerciali2ed vice.
In three test cases the cour; in q divided
opinion affirmed convictions of y. Drew
Caminetu and Maury !. DigGs Of Sacra-
mento, Cal, and L. T. Hays of Alva,
Okla. Their prison sentences and fines
will become effcctive within thirty days.
The cour. divided i've to three IN
broadly interpreting the law, enacted in
1910. Chief Justice White and Justices
Mckcnno and Clarke in a minority opin-
ion held shat Congress intended TO have
the Law apply only to actual "traiiic'
in women ard not To PERSONAL i'm
mo:aiitins. Justice McReynolds, who was
attorney Gcrcra during prosecution Of
Camnetu and Digs, took no part in tho
cases.
The ma jor;t;- opinion. given ny Justice
Day. held that while Congress may nave
intended the law to prohibit only traffic
in wo.nen for pccuniary gain, it's plain
terms include Introduction &C their trans
portation. for any other IMMORAL pur-
pose" tf ii was not SO intended, the ma
jority SAID, it was Congress function
not the courts to amend the law.
Wider scope ir enforcing the Law now is
open to ;he department of justice which
contcrded for the broader Interpretation.
Tho ruling Affects many pending cases,
including that Of Jack Johnson. The negro
ruFilst, who Is 4 fuci!iVc from justice.
Whether the law maSes 'acoomplicos'
Of women involved in personal cScapados
was not definitely decided by the court.
but their testimony against men indicted
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-01-18
DIES A WEEK LATER.
Mrs. Daniel Mccarthy Succuinbs 10
Stroke suffered on Hearing Of
sisters Death.

Northlield. Jan. 15.-Mrs. Daniel McCar-
thy died yesterday al AGO y, m. from the
effects Of a stroke of apoplcxy which
sh" suffered Monday evening of las, wcel,
only "A few minutes after she roC,iN. d
Wurd of the death of her sister. Mrs,
w, II. Cunningham at Montreal, who
also died from the effects Of a shock
Mrs. Mccarthy was a years old saturday.
She IL survived by her husband, one
daughter Mrs. Alexander Eddie al
Northiicld and ono brother, John Dpno-
van of 81, Adams, an engineer on iho
Central Vermont railway.
4 sister, Mrs. DWNcr, died ut the home
Of Mrs Mccarthy ON October ~ So that
within three months all three sister.
have passed away. Funeral services VIII
be h"ld tomorrow at lO:0O "A. M. from
81. Johns Church, with burial in III,
IA nly lot in ST Johns cemetery.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-01-18
REAR ADMIR.AL DEAD:
CLASSMATE OF DEW

Washington, Jan, 10 Rear-AdT
Allen Y. Reed, L. :. n. retired he
man of the class of 1875 at the y!
Academy, where Admiral George De
was his classmatc, died suddenly t
heart disease last night at his home
Admiral Reed was retired in 1896 i
forty years active service. He Ma'
charge of the Gulf Of Mexico blocka'
squadron during the first three year
the civil War, and later commanded
baWtuNent at the attacks on Fort fls
Admiral Reed was formerly command
of the Pensacola and Portsmouth I
yards. and during the surveys for
Nicaragua canal commanded the Nina
then engaged in that work In 1878
commanded the Kansas, and conv'
the American steamship NirGinlus
of Colon under the guns OF the spa
warship, whose commander had ref
20 allow that vessel to clear. -Four dal
tiers survive him.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-01-18
LAWSON DECLARES REP.
HENRY TOLD HIM WHO
PROFITED BY. flea K"

nancer Springs Sensation by Stating That
Chairman of House Rules Committee, Now
Investigating Rumors Informed Him That
Senator. Cabinet Officer and Banker Were
Engaged in Stock Gambling Pool-Lawson
Further Ayers That Cabinet Officer Referred
to Was Secretary McAdoo, That Paul M.
Warburg of Federal Reserve Board Knew of
Leak" and That Count Won Bernstorff
Made Two Millions in Stock Market.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-01-18
V-SENEN YEARS OLD.

II. II. Adams. Springfield, Mo-. wri|
II had a severe attack of kidney trou,
I am getting old. 81 years l tried diff
ent treatments, but none did me so mi
GOOD as Foley Kidney Pills" Foley 4
ncy Pills build up weakened kidneys.
rid tho blood OF acids and poisons.
relieve bladder trouble. Medica, II
u. w. O'Sullivan. 80 Church street.-.j
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-01-18
WHAT TO no ron BAD COLDS.

II you want cough medicine that
gives quick and sure action in healing
colds. coughs or Group, get Foley's Honey
and Tar. 1t heals iniiamed membranes
in throat, chest or bronchial tubes;
breaks IN tight coughs, loosens phlegm,
makes Breathing easier. stops tickling in
throat, Contains no opiatcs Medical
Hail. J. w OSulivan. 80 Church street.
ADV.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-01-18

Inquirer tat South station Where does
THIS train go?
hrakeman-rhis ,rain goes to Ncw York
in ten minutes
Inquirer -Gnolncss That's going
soac -NhiiS;laI. Register
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-01-18
ADMIRAL DEWEY
DEAD IN BOTH YEAR
Nations Spanish War Hero
Passes Away after Short
Illness.
ILL LESS THAN WEEK.
Distinguished Ncrmontcr by Priority of
Grade WAS the thinking Nnvni
Oniccr OF the World.


priority CT grade the ranking naval Of
iicer Of tho world, died at his home here
tonight in his eightieth year. lie had
not been conscious since Yesterday when
he lapsed into coma. still believing that
in q few days he would be back at his
desk in the navy department.
a general breakdown ACCOMPANIED by
arteriosclcrosis incident to old age was
the cause of death The disease had been
gradually spreading its hold upon the
powerful body for q ycar and a half, but
the admiral, proud Of his physical vigor,
! had foulht it Off and even kept it's
! existence a secret from most OF his inti-
mate friends Las; Wednesday he was at
/ his office apparently hale aud hearty.
! The next dav he collapsed AS he WAS
! preparing to leave the nous. AID the be-
ginning of the end Was At hand
Mrs Dewey and thc adin.ral's only son,
/ George, were AZ the bedside Tonight They
! had known since ycstcrdar there was
: 10 hope
/ The admiral died At $50 o'clock. Presi-
dent Wilson and Secretary Daniels were
notified at once and the ncy,s was flashed
By wireless 10 American naval vessels
AID stations all over The world. The
message carried orders that all flags be
half-n:a.ted
The President viii confer tomorrow
with Secretary Daniels and Rear Ad-
nliral Badger and arrange for the funeral,
which probably will take place Saturday.
The body will b. buried i'm Arlington
National cemetery on the virginia shore
Of the Potomac river. Nhcr. many of
Admiral Dc.cv's former comrades have
L.cn laid TO rest before Inn
pn,v two other uor--I1arrauut and
porter-hav. held the rank Of the adj
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-01-18
70 LS.E NnK ONE.

T." saT lcr atc9uing froln TIE ear
And up 10 lie" he sped.
"M1N I uot help you to alight''
Il do not smoke" she said.
---BoSton Transcript.