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trail room of the spirits house, and
walked up to the trapdoor which opened
into the cave. Mascasenhas knocked,
and a second later the trapdoor opened
a silken voice purred from below:
rs that you, o babu-Jee?"
And you brought-our inquisitive
American friend?"
yes"
an right. Come on down"
A light flared up in the stygian dark
ness below. outlining the rungs of a
rope ladder. Mascasenhas, acting splen-
didly, went through another fake strug-
gle with me. Then he pushed me down
the ladder. and followed after.
The next moment other lamps were
farine up. I looked about me. 1 was
IN large room. closed door was at
the farther end, and. directly to my
left, part of the room was screened off
by heavy crimson curtain, The
Manchu was standing near me, dressed.
as usual, IN gorgeous robes of en-
broidered silk. and cooling his bland
face with delicate little fan.
lie walked up to Mascasenhas and
shook hands with him. Then he walked
over to the screened-off part of the
room. His clawlike, yellow hands were
toying with the heavy folds of the cur
tain.
Behind these curtains, O babu-iee.
is that pig you know about. soon he
will be sacrificed"
He took a lamp from a bracket in tbe
wall, lit it, and held it over his head.
He drew the curtains apart. | looked
and a slight nervous tremor ran
through my body. For, stretched on a
strihS peustead' ! saw huddled, agon-
lzed mass, twisting and moaning and
signing.
1t was the babu, the impostor yvhose
tongue Mascasenhas had cut ont the
man whom the manchu believed to he
Mascasenhas himself.
yuan kee went up to him. He touch
ed him gently with his slinnered foot
and laughed.
For a week he has been like this-:n
a coma; he is not even able to sneak.
he only makes horrible noises with hi.
throat and lips. For some Hindu must
nave come during the night, some
Brahman who specially hates him. and
cut out his tongue" Again he laushed
Too bad, too bad. Thus he will not
make much OF sacrifice for those gods
whom you worship. o babu-jee." He
aroppea the curtains. But never mind,
There will be other sacrifices Thers
VIII be the. raja-and there vail be our
old friend Vandewater." 'il " Jul
He walked up to me.
you nave done well. o babu-Iee"
he said to the half-caste. you have
long. yellow wv" s Sands Rapidly his
automatic. He turned to the half,
caste. Careless babu, See Won have
left him a weapon"
Against he turned to me.
SILLY western weapon -macbipe-
made" He laughed. we win NOT need
it. For. two nights from tonight we
shall use the weapon OF the orient. up
not neew your little parvenn TOYS NV
white friend" --'
He tuched me on the cheek with a
horribly soft. caressing gesture and
tossed the revolver into corner,
Of dust and rubbish which had heep
swept together there
Then he sat down COMFORTABLE in
carved teakwood chair. and looked at me.
he laughed. 'The end of the chanter.
eh. Can you not answer. Forgive me:
I forgot" He turned to Mascasenhas
"Ho. babu-jee. remove the gag from
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between the lips OF our American
friend"
Mascasenhas did as he was told. AS
he bent over me 1 looked straight into
read there was comforting. The man
had all his wits about him.
The Manchu smiled blandly, rose
from his chair and walked up to me,
You have gambled. my silent FRIEND"
he said, land you have lost. You have
lost because Of a half-caste, a man Of
mixed blood. You thought only of his
white blood. But I remembered his
Asian blood.
so I played with you these long
months, always remembering. Your life
was mine all the time. 1t was as
wished it,"
He drew his arm through hat Of
Mascasenhas. and suddenly I under
stood the game which he was playing.
He was toying with me with all the
Monaghan brain. Himself believing
the other to be the Babu Chucker-jee.
he wished to poison my last hours by
forcing me to believe that he was
Mascasenhas and a traitor.
My surmise was correct. The Man.
chu's next words proved it.
You heard me address this half
caste as babujee. Perhaps you won
dered But you must cease to wonder.
For once this man was Mascasenhas.
half white, half brown.
But I am a patient man. I am of
China. I worked. and finally l won.
For today the. white, soul Of Mas
a new soul the soul of India. of all
Asia. the soul of Kali. the soul of the
Aveneer, and this third soul is none
other than the soul of the Babu Upen-
dranath Chueker-jee. hater of the
TO- Mascasenhas Let the soul of
Chucker-jee speak for himself"
/ half rose about to slip the hand
cuffs from my wrists and to attack
Yuan Kee But Mascasenhas motioned
me with his lips to be quiet and to wait
a second.
He walked up to the heavy curtains
and drew them apart with vicious
jerk.
Eee. Ask him. For / am Mascasenhas!
with the soul of Mascasenhas! And the
man in there, the MANNED thing in
there, is the babu! So ask him-oh. ask
him
A baIf-formed question trembIed on
the lirs of the Manchu. He looked at
me He looked at Mascasenhas. He
looked mt the manned thing on the
bedstead.
THEN the Incredible happened.
The tongueless mutilated thing rose en-
bis elbows straining his bonds. He
vowed his lips shook his head affirma-
lively. and then came sickenins.
smoking gurgle. formed with throat
and nalata and lips-the one hollow
aud unreal word:
YES"
The Manchu saw at once how he had
bee, fooled. and. seeing that the game
was I'M. he made one jump for the door
from which the underground passage
ran to the temple.
Masca senhas and I spranS for him at
tha same moment. We caught him. but
we were too late. Fer his hands had
touched and jerked AR rope Yh ,bs n wss
by the side OF Inc ane auu of bells echoed
down thu passage
CROPPED for my RECOVER, but ! re.
;ntn the rubbish-heap in the corner.
and ! had no time to hunt for it. guess
ing well enough that the bell would you'd
bring the priests OF Doorsha " 'ne
door in a few seconds.
/ had not even time to strangle the
Manchu with my bare fists. and was
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E1HE platinum situation as it affects
the United States at war has
q been attracting wide attention.
Platinum is needed in making the
chemicals employed in the manufa cture
of munitions, and through fear Of a
shortage of the metallic chemical ele-
ment it has been announced that meas
ures may be taken by the public au-
thorities to restrict its commercial use.
Platinum finds it's most extensive use
in iewelry. the manufacture of chem
icaI apparatus. in the manufacture of
sulphuric acid by what is called the
contact process, in photography and in
the manufacture of incandescent lamns
Representatives of the jewelry trade
have pointed out to the Department of
Commerce that while platinum nlavs
ar important part of the recent artistic
development Of their trade. and thai
while it would be impossible to find a
practical substitute for this metal In
their finest work. the use of platinum
in heavy and bulky articles of jeweirv
is not necessary. 1t was reported Thai
the jewellers pledged themselves that ~
no action were taken by the Denart.
ment of Commerce in urging the neo.
pie to discontinue the purchase OF niati
mum jewelry they would volunta riiv 70
strict it's use to the smallest possihie
quantities.
Roughly. 95 per cent of tn. world,
supply of platinum is produced in RUS
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through the underground passage to
the temple of Doorgha. But he wants
to see you before he makes his escape.
For he said that it is right that the
lying enemy should make sport for
the living"
He was silent. Momentarily I was
nonplussed. My thoughts were in
turmoil. But clear above it was the
fixed idea that must get" Yuan Kee.
Here was the way Pointed out to
me. But was it safe? Was it safe to
meet the Manchu on his own ground?
What guarantee did 1 have that he had
not seen through the fact that Masce-
senhas was the real Mascasenhas. and
not the babu, Upendranath chucker-
jee? WV,
"All right. Mascasenhas. Well be
there tonight"
The Goanese looked at me. His hands
shook Half-formed words trembled on
his lips.
"But-but-' suddenly he burst into
a shrek. Holy saints. do you guard
me against the darkness OF the night
when it overtaketh me-.
81 told you that Wen be there to-
night" 1 repeated, in a low, firm voice
master" said Mascasenhas, and there
was a steely ring in his voice. I'VE
shall be there tonight. will be even
as I used to be, before the poison OF
Hussain Khan entered my soul"
Late. that night we left the house. I
had slipped revolver and handouts into
my wastband.
we walked rapidly through the sleep
ing Portuguese town. and skirted the
Hindoo quarter.
We reached the spirits house. There.
acting under my directions. Mascasen-
has mussed up his and my clothes to
give evidence Of a struggle: He gagged
me with my handkerchief. Then he
slipped the handouts over my hands,
but without swapping the lock. so that
I could get my hands out at moments
notice.
Without a word we entered the CEN
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Little gentleman" said Georgia
Bassett, with some evidences of dis
turbed competency. 'Why. that's what
they call me!'
yes, and you are one. too" shouted
the maddened Penrod. But you better
not let anybody call me that! Just
you put ., that in your gizzard and
Anybody has a perfect right" said
George, with dignity, ito call a per-
son little gentleman. There's lots Of
names nobody ought to call. but this
ones a nice"
Believing insanely, Penrod plunged
his right hand into the caldron, rushed
upon George and made awful work Of
his hair and features.
Alas. it was but the beginning! Sam
Williams and Maurice Levy screamed
with delight, and. simultaneously in
fected, danced about the struggling
pair, shouting frantically:
Little gentleman! Little gentleman!
Sick him, George! Sick him, little
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at my wits end when Mascasenhas
saved the situation.
Quick" he cried. Gag him.
l obeyed, none too soon. The next
moment footsteps came down the hall.
stopping in front Of the door. A voice
demanded:
Yuan kee?"
Mascasenhas walked to the door. He
YES" he replied to the man outside.
This is Yuan Kee speaking. Listen.
Go at once to the temple of Doorghas
as quick as you can, and ask the priests
there to send here the raja-the man
you and 1 know of-the cursed Moslem
traitor who will be sacrificed at the al
tar of the propitious goddess. 1t is
most important. I must speak to him.
Hurrym
Listen is obey" came the voice, and
then the footsteps disappeared rapidly
down the passage.
Whats your gamer" I asked the
half-caste.
He laughed.
I'VE shall take the raja with US, my
master"
But what of the Manchu. Yuan Kee?"
I'VE shall leave him behind. alive. un-
hurt. The Brahmans will find him: but
they will not find the raja. They will
not believe the Manchu's tale. They
VIII think him traitor. They will take
care of him." Again he laughed. He
with his foot. BE merry. o my friend
For perhaps there will be sacrifice on
the altar of Doorgha after all"
He RAPIDLY extinguished the lamps
and took his post by the door. The
down the hall. A knock at the door.
I'VE have brought the raja." said a
voice.
Mascasenhas opened the door enough
to give passage to one man.
Push him inside" he commanded.
Return to the temple of Doorgha.
Come back here in an hour"
Listen Is obey, said the voice.
The next moment man was pushed
through the half-open door. The foot
steps disappeared down the passage,
and Mascasenhas closed the door.
The man before US was the loyal raja.
spoke to him quickly. eagerly.
You are with friends am an Amer.
lean. and this man is a Goanese. Coma.
Quick. Ask no questions"
We rushed up to the trap-door, opened
It. went up the rope ladder. and rushed
through the house and out into the
streets.
Outside everything was silent and de-
serted. We returned to the house as
fast as we could, and began to think
on. our plans for the future.
We had to think rapidly, too
Listen. I began.
But Mascasenhas burst into a gale Of
laughter.
"Ho"' he roared. Stamping his knees.
The third soul of Mascasenhas! 1t
has saved the day. 1t has saved this
ra1a. And perhaps it has condemned
Yuan kee to a slow, agonized death"
he seemed to get vast amount of
satisfaction out of that.
The third soul of Mascasenhas," he
repeated
ter.
Copyright. 1917. by til. Meclur. Newspaper
Syndicate.)
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port furnished by the immediate supe-
rior and the completion of such inves-
LEGATION as it may deem necessary,
shall determine and make finding of
facts thereon and make an award for
or against payment of the compensation
provided for in this act. Compensation,
when awarded, shall be paid from the
employees compensation fund"
When newspaper reporter reached
the quarters of the new commission,
Temporarily housed in rented quarters
In one Of the big Office buildings in
Warrington, 1t was an easy matter to
fad the sanctum of the lady official, for
''.Irs. Aztell, Commissioner" was print
ed on the center one of the three Office
doors Of the commissioners suite. The
room was comfortable and businesslike
with It's broad. fat mahogany desk the
chief feature. The. one concession to
fernininity in the room was the couch,
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which. instead of presenting the shiny
leather which usually denotes depart
mental austerity, was covered in dark
and artistically patterned tapestry and
had three comfortable cushions to
match. This gave the room Just the
touch of difference which made it pleas
ing to a feminine occupant and caller.
The commissioner was in conference
at the time of the cau, but kept her
visitor waiting only f"w minutes.
She is tall. with dignity of presence.
but a pair of kind dark eyes and a
wealth of loosely waved light hair ban
ish anything suggestive of sternness in
countenance or manner. Mrs. Axtell
talked of her work and spoke with
pleasure of the hearty cooperation of
all the government departments in the
establishment of the commission, and
of the use which it was hoped the lat
ter would be to the service.
Our object. of course, Is to furnish
aid to all employees of the United States
government, whether serving in WASH
ington or throughout the country. and
there are over half a million employees
in the federal service" she said. "One
aim of the new act is to cut down ex-
pense of lawsuits when injuries occur
and adjudicate the claims according to
the provisions OF the act. The latter is
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ever he wants to, and he'll say it just
as much as he wants to. Say 1t again.
Mitchy Mitch! Say it a whole lot"
MitchyMitch, his small, fat race
shining with confidence in his I'M
munity, complied.
'"Ittle gellamum," he squeaked mall
evidently. Little gellamum! little GEL
lamuml title gellamum"'
The desperate Penrod bent over the
whitewashed rock. lifted it. and then.
in one miraculous burst OF strength,
heaved 1t into the air.
Marjorie screamed.
But it was too 1ateThe big stone
descended into the precise midst of the
caldron. and Penrod got his mighty
splash.
Spontaneously there were grand and
awful effects-volcanic spectacles OF
nightmare and eruption. A black sheet
Of eccentric shape rose out of the CAL
dron and descended upon the three
children, who had no time to evade it.
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fiat on his face went Roderick into the
Stygian pool. The frightful figure was
Penrod. Instantly. the pack flung
themselves upon him again. and. carry
ing them with him. he went over upon
Roderick. who from that instant was
as active belligerent as any there.
Thus began the Great Tar Fight. the
origin Of which proved. afterward. so
difficult for parents to trace. owing to
the opposing accounts OF the combat
ants. Marjorie said Penrod began it:
Penrod said Mitchy-Mitch began it;
Sam Williams said Georgia Bassett be-
gan it: George and Maurice Levy said
Penrod began it; Roderick Bits. who
had not recognized his first assailant.
said Sam Williams began 1t.
The end came only with the arrival OF
Periods mother. who had been having
painful conversation by telephone
with Mrs. Jones. the mother of Mar
jorie, and came forth to seek an Grant
son. 1t is a mystery how she was able
to pick out her own. for. by the time
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P1WICE within the past year the
public has had cause to open it's
eyes wide by seeing woman
quietly and calmly walk into
a position at the National Capital here
tofore supposed to belong exclusively
to man. and. strange to say, when the
deed is done the public seems to take
II as matter of course.
The first woman to invade mans
realm was Miss Jeanette Rankin, con-
gresswoman from Montana, who has
smilinsly taken her seat among the ma
tional lawmakers in the lower house Of
Congress. The second woman ia Ars.
Frances c. Axtell, who, January /, wsa
appointed by the President TO yerye
upon an executive commic sion the
first woman to be chosen for such a
post.
Like Mss Rankin. Mrs. AxteN f. a
western woman, coming from wash
ington. which gives women the prfyf-
lege Of equal rights with men, and she
has served her state in many public ca
pacities. For her. therefore. it was no
new thing 10 be called upon to take an
important position upon a national
board.
The position which Mr.. Axtell was
called to Nil this year IL that Of United
states employees compensation com
missioner. ard the commission, " tic.l
has its headquarters In Washington,
began active work this year.
The United States employees compen-
Sation commission is a new division OF
the federal service. and was created in
the interest of economy ard efficiency
10 both the government aud to nose
who serve IT. II is the outcome OF he
congressional enactment OF last year
%hlch PROVIDES compensation for en-
ployes OF the United States suffering in
Juries while in the performance of their
duties, and for other purposes"
The same act created the United
states compensation commission. COM
posed OF three commissioners, appoint
ed by the President, by and with the
consent OF the Senate. These commits
sioners are r. VI. Little, Mrs. Frances
z. Axtell and John j. Keegan
The congressional compensation act
IN IT'S forty-two sections, provides for
every form and degree of injury, and
grants due allowance, according to
salary Tor employees injured in the
course of duty. making provision also
Tor dependents in the case of death 1t
provides as well that there is hereby
appropriated from any money in the
treasury not otherwise appropriated
the sum of 100000. TO be set aside in
the Treasury. to be known as the en-
pioyes compensation fund. To this
f".d tiIefe shall be added such sums as
Congress may from time to time ap-
propriate for the purpose. The
commission shall submit annually to the
Treasury estimates of the appropra tions
necessary for the maintenance of the
fluid"
Before Congress created this act each
department of the government adjudi-
Gated the cases connected with il in
dependently and according to its own
construction of the law in the case.
This frequently involved long and ex-
pensiye litigation on the part of both
government and employees. Upon the
passage of the bill all heads of depart
ments were notified that the commission
would take over cases and settle them
according to the act, section SO of
which provides that "the commission,
eoon consideration of the claim pre-
scented by the beneficiary, and the re-
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His First 0fense.

From the Buffalo News
Prisoner. you are accused of stealing
a watch. Is this your first offense
Yes. your honor
But seems to me remember ssr
fencing you not more than n year aron.
Yes, your honor. but ii WASN'T -
watch that time. 1t was q diamond
PIN"
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1917-03-27
Surge lleberlidlt,


Die 0eatIdjen MAIDEN Mn.
ariffe bei 9spitauD ilno bei 8as
rano,uitIdi in 0fnklanb.
Die GnglGnber molten bas
Oorf Qagintpnt anf 6em meit.
Iidjen 3riegsldjd,iplak genome
men baben nnS bic Sran5pIen
sic StGbte ;yeltutbras iinb
2nfe1iae.
MadenIen ip4 ID &oaftdnti.
nopel iein, nm bas tiirfiide
Seer gu refonItruieren.
ssn Gbitaso ,uirS cine srof.
artise Gefrntiernngdfampas
in gsent seIstt.
0as Marineforps ioa anf
6ie polle &riegsitGrft BON IL.
500 Y9nnn sebradJt iuerSen.
ariegs Winiiter Ba-
Ter iast, bic 0eatiden,
bic iIdJ feine Weietesiibertre-
tmns 81 Sdnloen fOntmen lie
fen iparben nidt belaftist iper-
ben.
llnIere Hegierins lebnt bic
Grneuerang Der prenFiiden
@ertrGge ab, neil 0eutidlanS
bie alten gertrGse gebrOdjen ba-
be.
Die GIeidiiellnng bcr Sai-
{. ben iuirb in @uflanb profla-
miert.
Seittidjlanb berienft Sdiffe
nit eimem gebalt bon $4,000
Srnnen.
Der bentidje Weianbte Der.
la'ft oie dJineiiide Sallptitabt.
Der vVpripGrts" glanbt an
nene syrieSensansebpte pon
Geiten 9emtidran6s.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1917-03-27

Die 0entiden baben in Mnflanb
stuei mneriuartete Angriffe gemadt
nnb sunr and an Stenen, iuo gie-
man folde eriuartct batte. Der cine
wnrbe IN ber NGbe bon Toitniub, Sc
Neilen fabIid BON Oiinabnr8, nm.
ternommen; Der siueite erfolste biel
lpeifer IiibIid, bei 6em emit biel &c.
nannten Hnranomitidli, an Der
S4ara. 1eibe Mngriffe iunroen nnr
mt gerinsen StreitfrGften inter.
nommen mnb beibe iumrben, iuie bic
anfien bebaupten, snrafseidlagen.
Was Der 3,uef bieier Mnsriffe mar,
lueif man natirli6 nidJt mnb ams
ben einfaden Satiaden fam man
lin audi nidt erfennen. Die engli=
fden 9epeid)en pbantaFeren iidJ ba
allerlei snIammen. Die einen be-
banpteu, 6in6enbmrs ipolle einen
Stok gegen NosfaM mnternebmen,
bic anoerm iuollen iosar iuiiien, es
iolle gleidjseitig elm Ioritof gegen
Heters6nrg mnb sesen Wiosfnm &C.
madt uer6en. Srgenb Gin beIpnbe-
rer Urin6 bon @abrideinlidfeit
liegt fir beibe Mnnabmcm nidJt por.
ans eonbOn ipirb semelbet, bic
GnglGnDer batten bas 0orf 2agin-
tpmrt an Der 8eitfront genpmniem.
And bGttem iie n6rolid bon Der ya-
pamme-Ganbrai Gnnbitrafc brcifig
0emtldr at 0efangene semadt mnb
Elm WialdJinenseidJit erbemtet.
8Gbrenb bes Nndmittags batten
oann bic 9entiden Gesenansriffc
pom Often nn6 ppm Worbuiten fer
gemad)t, ieiem aber smriifseidlasen.
Srpt itarfen @iSeritanbes BON Sci
ten Der 9emtiden iuullen bic 5ran-
soicn bic Gtabte Jplembrap nuo
9afenille, fiibIid pom GOnep BalS,
senomnten baben. glnd iuollen tie
nGrbIid BON soiiions, tn ser &c
senb bun 1resmb, Tortidritte sr-
madjf baben.