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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-04-26
CHAPTER XIX.
The Pursuit.

Harriet Santoine, clad only in
heavy robe over nightdress, and
in slippers, went swiftly down into
THE study again; what to do she
did not know. The fierce desire
to go to Eaton, to help him. was
all she felt. She saw his body
lying somewhere in the bare,
wind-swept woods, shot down by
those pursuing him. She stepped
out onto the dark lawn.
The door at the car driveway
was open; someone was within
working over q car. 1t was Eaton.
She saw blood flowing over his
face; blood soaked a shoulder OF
his coat, and his left arm dan
gled. But now she saw in him an
|exultation she had never seen be-
fore. She rushed to him. you're
huft!" she cried.
He held her away from him
Ibid they hurt your father?"
mo"
"But Mr.. Blatchford-"
Dead" she answered DULY.
"They killed him, then! The
poor old man, the poor old mani
She drew toward him.
where's the key you start the
car WITH" he demanded.
She ran to a shelf and brought
1T; he used 1t and pressed the
starting lever. The engine start.
led and he sprang to the seat. His
left arm useless, he tried to throw
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CHAPTER XVIII.
Under Cover Of Darkness.

Santoine had tried in vain to
call help; the wires were cut. He
crept down and felt his way to the
safe. II was empty! He touched
blood. > Finally Blatchford APP
peared. Santoine warned him
away. Blatchford refused to go,
but instead snapped the light.
Then the blind man heard his
friend cry: Good Cod"
what is it," Santoine cried.
Good God! BASIL"
"Who is 1t, Wallace?" the blind
man knew now that his friends
indifference came from recogni-
ton of someone, not alone from
some sight of horror.
Basil! 1t is-it must be 1t
lis"
A shot roared in front of San
tome. He heard his friend scream
and choke.
Wallace" Santoine cried out /;
but his voice was lost in the roar
of another shot. Instantly, from
another side, a third shot came.
Then, another; the light was out
again; then all was gone; the
noise was outside; the room was
still except for a cough and choke
as NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. on the
floor-tried again to speak.
Basil Santoine, cropping, found
him. With his fingers he went
over his cousins face; he found
the wound on the neck where
Blatchford's life was running
away. He was trying his best to
say just one word-a name-to
tell whom he had seen and who
had shot him; but he could not.
Blatchford's fingers closed
tightly on Santoine's. The blind
man bowed and then lifted his
head. His friend was dead.
Avery and others rushed up to
Santoine; the blind man heard
the voice of his daughter. She
was beside him, where he knelt
next the body of Blatchford.
Father! What has happened?
Oh, father, Cousin Wallace!"
"He is dead" Santoine said.
"They shot him! They were three,
at least. One was not with the
others. They fired at each other,
! l believe, after one shot him. l
heard them below" He told short
ly how he had gone down, how
lBlatchford had entered and been
shot.
The blind man, still kneeling,
heard the ordering and organic
| ing of others for the pursuit. He
heard Avery questioning them.
Eaton was the only person from
the house who was missing.
"They came, at least some of
them came"-Santoine had risen
for what was. in your safe,
Harriet"
81 know; I saw It OPEN"
"What is gomez" Santoine de-
manded.
"why-nearly all the formal
papers"
"None of the correspondence
mo; that all seems to be here"
Santoine was breathing quick
lly; the trust for which he had
been ready to die-for which
Blatchford had died-seemed
safe.
I'VE don't know whether he
got 1t, then, or mott" 1t was
Avery's voice which broke In upon
him.
HE? Who?" He heard his
daughters challenge
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-04-26

At the same instant the light
fell upon Eaton.
Look OUT" the other man
cried to his companion.
The man toward whom Eaton
rushed did not have time to
switch off his light; he dropped
1t instead; and as Eaton sprang
for him, he crouched. Eaton, as
he struck forward, found moth
ing; but below his knees, Eaton
felt a mans powerful arms tack
ling him; as he struggled to free
himself, a swift savage lunge lift
ed him from his feet; he was
thrown and hurled backwards.
AS he struck the floor, his pis-
toll shot off; the flash of flame
spurted toward the ceiling. In
stantly the grip below his knees
was loosed; the man who had
tackled him and hurled him back
had recoiled in the darkness.
Eaton got to his feet, but
crouched and crept about, aiming
his pistol in the direction in which
he supposed the other men must
be. The other two men in the
room also waited, invisible and
silent.
Eaton now was wildly, exult-
antly excited; but his mind was
clear as he reckoned his situation
and chances. He had crossed the
Pacific, the Continent, he had
schemed and risked everything
with the mere hope of getting into
this room to discover evidence
with which to demand from the
world righting of the wrong which
had driven him as a fugitive for
five years; and here he found the
man who was the cause of it all,
before him In the same room few
PAGES away in the dark!
Eaton knew now that this was
he who must have been directing
the attacks upon him. Here was
This enemy whom he must destroy
II he himself were not first de-
stroyed.
Eaton suddenly realized that
his left shoulder was numb.
1t seemed certain that the noise
of the shot must have raised an
alarm. Basil Santoine. as Eaton
knew, slept above; a nurse must
be waiting on duty somewhere
near. So it could not last much
longer now-this deadlock in the
dark-the two facing one, and
none of them daring to move.
Eaton had moved, warily; re-
volver flashed before him. In
stantly Eaton's pistol flashed
back. In front of him. the. flame
flashed again, and another squirt
of fire spat at one side. EATON
fired back at this-he was pros
trate on the floor now; blood
was flowing down his face. He
fired again and again. The flash
of the firing from the other two
revolvers had stopped; the other
two must have emptied their
magazines as we'll as he.
Eaton listened; overhead now,
he heard an almost imperceptible
pattering-the sound of a bare
footed man crossing the floor.
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in the gears with his right hand !;
but the mechanism of the car was
strange. She leaped up beside
him.
Move over!" she commanded.
Its this way!"
She threw in the gears expertly,
and the car shot from the garage.
(Which way?" she demanded.
Stop" he cried. You muslin Z
do this!"
"You could not pass alone" she
said. Fathers men would close
the gates"
1.-THE men? There are no men
there now-they went to the beach
before! They must have heard
something there! 1t was their
being there that turned him-the
others back. They tried for the
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and, in the hall, picked up a cape;
he threw 1t over her shoulders
and brought his overcoat and cap.
Which way do you want to
|go?" she asked.
He turned toward the forested
acres of the grounds.
You don't mind waiting here
a few moments for me?"
No." she said. You will re-
turn here?"
Yes" he said; and with that
permission, he left her.
AS he disappeared, the impulse
to call him back almost controll-
ed her; then she started to fol-
low him; but she did not. She
stood still, shivering. Then she
heard him returning.
you found your friend?"
YES" A change in his tone
surprised her.
What is wrong that you did
not expect?"
Nothing" he denied.
mo; you must tell mel"
Il cannot"
Cant you trust me?"
Trust you!" he cried. He
turned to her and seized her
hands. You ask me to-trust
you!"
Yes; I've trusted you. Can't
you believe as much in me?"
believe in you, Miss San
toine!" He crushed her fingers in
his grasp. "Oh, my God, wish
l could!"
you wish you could?" she
echoed. The tone of 1t struck her
like a blow, and she tore her
hands away. What do you mean
by that?"
He made no reply, but stood
staring at her through the dark.
1--WE must 60 back" he said
queerly. I'VE are in a strange
relation to each other, Miss San
toine-stranger than you know"
he said unevenly. when the time
comes that you comprehend what
our actual relation is, II want
you to know that / understand
that whatever you have done was
done because you believed 1t
might bring about the greater
good. IL have seen in you--in
your father-only kindness, high
honor, sympathy. If l did not
know"
She started, gazing at him i;
what he said had absolutely no
meaning for her. What is 1t
that you know" she demanded.
He did not reply; his hand
went out to hers, seized it, crush
ed 1t, and he started away. AS
he went up the stair she stood
staring after him in perplexity.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-04-26
Hurrah! HoW'S This
Cincinnati authority says corns
dry up and lift out
with fingers.

Hospital records show that ev-
cry time you cut a corn you in
vite lockjaw or blood poison.
which is needless, says Cincin-
natl authority, who tells you that
quarter ounce of a drug called
freezone can be obtained at lit
tie cost from the drug store but ID
sufficient to rid ones feet Of ev-
cry hard or soft corn or callus.
You simply apply few drops
of freeZone on tender, aching
corn and soreness Is instantly re-
lieved. Shortly the entire corn
can be lifted out. root and all
without pain.
This drug is sticky but dries az
once and is claimed to Just shrivel
up any corn without inflaming or
even Irritating the surrounding
tissue or skin.
II your wife wears hikh heels
she will be glad to kpQnuaf this.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-04-26
NCHAPTER XVII.
The Fight in the Study.

Once in his room Eaton took
from his overcoat a breast-drill,
an automatic pistol with three
clips of cartridges, an electric
|flashlight, a Jimmy" and phial
of nitro glycerine. These he Sc
creted on his person.
He went to the window, raised
a curtain and looked out. On
the lake, half a mile out, he no.
ticed a boat without lights.
When all had grown still he
removed his shoes and crept
softly down stairs, out upon the
lawn and up to a window of the
blind mans study. To his sur
prise 1t opened easily. He parted
the curtains. Inside a man was
moving about, flashing an elec-
trio torch.
Eaton drew pistol and stepped
into the room. Now another
torch flashed. There were two
men there beside himself. Still
unafraid, Eaton crept forward
noiselessly. Just then a streak
of light fell on the face of one
Of the men. Eaton stopped as II
struck.
His instant's glimpse of that
face astounded, stunned, stupefied
him. He could not have seen
that man! The fact was impossi-
BILE. He must have been mad
Then came the sound of the voice.
1T was hel And now a wild, saw
Iage throe of passion seized Eat
on; his pulses leaped and he gulp-
ed and choked. The man In the
dark was he whom Eaton would
have circled the world to catch
and destroy. Eaton leaped for
,ward.
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!, lake and were turned back ana
got away in machine! I fol-
lowed-back up here!"
CONTINUED Tomorrow.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-04-26
BY MAURICE BECKER,

MAURICE BECKER
Noted of
Times Reades)
St Croix Virgin IsandOf won't doff head
She'll the weight her head for hours and think
the when this likely
fall off with her ouburst of mirth.
The the left afflicted with eephantits
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-04-26

The Absorbing Story of Girl Who Offered
Herself for Her Flag A beautiful Produc-
ton Showing Many Pretty Scenes in Vir-
ginia Before and During the Rebellion. An
Exceptional Cast Supports Miss Sweet in
This Offering.
The Press., 1917-10-04
UNION.

Mrs. R. B. Horton is visiting rela- tives in Monson. J. Began of of Oxford visited his brothers, William and Michael, last week. "
 MT. and Mrs. Harry Palmer of Hartford were at the Marcy home- stead this week.
 Rev. I. P. Booth will preach at the Congregational church next Sum- day There will be a meeting of the church members immediately after the morning service.
 MT. and Mrs. Chas Rindge enter tained quite a party of friends the past week. Among them were Mrs. Loren Shead, MT. and Mrs. Jesse Shead, Mr. and Mrs. Olin Shead and two daughters of East Woodstock and MT. and Mrs. Harry March of Oharl. ton City and Mrs. Frank Jackson of Willimantic.
 Rock Meadow.
 Samuel Heck was at home over Saturday and Sunday.
 Herbert Snow of Monson visited his brother, Charles Snow. Saturday and Sunday.
 Miss Della Heck returned to her work in Worcester last Sunday after two weeks vacation.
 Mrs. Ella Bass, accompanied by her daughter, Mary Bradway, spent five days in Boston last week visiting her son, Clarence Bradway, who has been stationed in Boston harbor, but is soon to be called into military ser- vice. Mary Bradway returned Sunday to her work in the Springfield hospital after a vacation of a month.
The Press., 1917-10-04
HOME NEWS.
L.ocal Noticaa.

'
 (Matter under this head 10 cents line) We have fine line of Sweaters and Underwear for large and small. Blank cts and Quilts. J. Wasserman.
 Soft and Stif Hats cleaned and re blocked. Satisfaction as to style. Save money by calling on me A good selec- tion of Tobacco of all kinds. Peter Speer. Clearing out my entire stock of goods at less than cost, E. l.. Burr.
 .-VIttor Gianantoni, the new owner of the Sena fish market, has on hand nice stock of fresh fish, clans, etc. 1851
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-12-28

edfor the reason that the ingredients,
| were not correctly stated on the label
and a filler, viz. screenings, was pres
ent and the label did not declare the
presence and amount of the same.
The following samples OF paint were
Ia ken at random from stocks of the
firms indicated. In every case the
cans contained considerably less paint
than the amount declared on the label.
Mongol brand Paint manufactured
by Baer Bros, New York. N. ".
and sold by Aberdeen plumbing and
Heating CO.. Aberdeen, S. d.
The Peoples brand Paint istraw
color manufactured by the A. Will
helm CO.. Reading Pa, and sold by
the Woolworth Store. Sioux Falls, 5.
ID.
The Peoples brand:Paint light drab
color manufactured by the "A. Will
helm co., Reading, Pa. and sold by
the Woolworth Store, Sioux Falls, S.
d.
Gold Metal brand Paint (terra Gotta
color manufactured by the %Enteprize
Paint %. chicago. and sold by the
Woolworth Store, w tertown. S. ID.
Gold Metal brand Paind white
manufactured by the Enterprise Paint
co., Chicago. H.. and sold by the
Woolvorth Store. WATERFOWL. S. d.
Household brand Faint fBlack)
manufacture ed by the Detroit White
Lead Works, Detroit. Mich, and sold
by the Woolworth store Aberdeen S.
d.
/, Guy G. Frary, do hereby certify
that the articles included in the fore
going list have been examined by my
self or by my assistants and found to
be adulterateG or mishranded within
the meaning OF the laws Of South Da-
kOta.
GUY G.. FRARY,
State Food and Drug Commissioner.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 18th day of Dec, 1917.
G. /. VAUGHN,
(Seal) Notary Public.
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ADULTERATED and MISBRANDED
FOODS, DRUGS, ETC.

In conformity with the requirements
of Chapter II, Session Laws of 1911,
the following list of foods, drugs, etc.
is furnished the county auditor OF
each county in the state for publica-
ton. Publication Of this list in Of
fetal papers of each county is requir-
ed by said Chapter. This list shows
the brand and name of the articles
classed as illegal and gives the reas-
ON for SO chasing them. 1t gives
the results of examinations made by
inspectors and analysis of the Food
and Drug Department of samples OF
goods offered for sale and sold by
dealers in this state.
Helmet brand Tomato Ketchup,
distributed by Armour & Co, Mime
apolis, Mimi. Samples taken from
warehouse in Aberdeen and from re-
tail dealers showed the product to
consist in part of dtcomposed mater
ial, therefore ad~ulterated. Stocks on
hand were shipped out Of the state.
ZeiKler's Tomato ketchup, manu-
featured by the Zeigler Canning X
Preserving Co.. Muscatine, Ia, con
sisted in part of spoiled and decoln.
posed material.
Yorkshire Tomato Ketchup, dis
tributed by John Morrell & Co..
Sioux Falls, s. D., manufactured b,
Paul Delaney Co., Inc, Brooton
N. Y, consisted in whole or in par
of decomposed tomatoes.
Snyder's Tomato Catsup, manufac
tured by the 7 S. Snyder Preserv,
Co, Chicago, III, consisted in part o
decomposed material.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-12-28

Dakomin brand Tomato Catsup,
distributed by W. b. and w. q. Jor-
dan, Minneapolis, Mimi, consisted
in part of decomposed material.
Noekowil brand Tomato Catsup,
distributed by w. B. and w. G. Jor-
dan, Minneapolis, Mimi, consisted
in part Of ~decompoSed material.
Onley's Favorite brand Sweet pota-
ties. distributed by Moore Shenk-
berg Co Sioux City, Ia, consisted
of spoiled potatoes, decomposed in
the can.
Sheaf of Rye brand OF Rye Flour,
manufactured by the Webster Milling
Co., Webster. S. D., consisted of a
mixture OF rye and wheat hours. The
word offended on the label was not
sufficient indication OF the addition oil
u foreign flour.
Linseed Oil, distributed by the
Southern States Turpentine Co.,
Cleveland, Ohio, consisted in part Of
mineral oil.
Our Leader brand canned Beans,
distributed by y. f.. Foote Il Co.,
Baltimore, Md consisted principally
OF soy beans, which had been substl-
tuted for beans navy beans, pea OF
medium beans.
Holsum brand Pork and Beans,
Manufactured by the Dyer Packing Co
V~incennes, Ind, consisted OF so,
beans with o very low percentage o
navy beans. Sample was mlsbrandef
in that the label was misleading q:
to the character of the product.
No. l brand Golden Wax Beans
distributed by Andrew Kuehn Co.
Sioux Falls, ). D., consisted OF spoil
ed | cans.
University brand canned Rhubarb
! distributed by Winston, Harper
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Farm for Sale.

S. W. one quarter Sec. 1919.
AZ N. E. one -quarter Sec. 10.
119.48 24O acres in cultivation
balance pasture and meadow,
fair buildings, $500 per acre,
$4,000 90 cash bal. time to suit, at
6 per cent. Enquire of Mer-
chants National Bank or write
S. E. Spanton.
Bren!ford, S. D.
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IS The time FOR
STUDY AT A. B, c.

The long winter evenings are
just the thing for studying and
improving your mind. The Aber-
deem Business College is planning
for q large enrolment. Begin
with big class on Dec. 81,
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-10-18

persons Of the same class except bona
ide employees, municipal officers onJ
official business and children under
Twelve m.the ease of persons having
The permanent use of boxes or seats
or lease thereon, the tax is equiva-
'cnt to ten per cent-of the amount for
which a similar box or seat is sold for
The performance at which the box or
seat is used or reserved by or for the
lessee Of holder.
There is also tax of one cent for
each ten cents or Fraction thereof paid
for admission to any public perform
nce for profit at any cabaret or sim
liar entertainment to which the charge
for admission is wholly or partly in
Guided in the price paid for refresh .
ment service or merchandise, such tax
to be paid by the person paying for
such refreshments, service on mcr-
,handise The term admission" IN
cudcs seats and tables reserved, other
wise and other similar, accommodate
tions and the charges made therefor.
Those collecting admission fees are
required to collect the tax and make
monthly returns and remittances to
the Collector of Internal Revenue.
Blanks viii be sent to all theaters and
shows licensed by the government.
Others should apply for blanks to the
Collector. These taxes are not i'm
posed in the case Of places where max
imm admission charge is five cents
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or where the proceeds iuure exclusive
~ to the benefit of religious, educa-
tionaI or charitable societies or organ
izations or agricultural fairs, provided
none Of the proceeds are distributed
to stockholders or members of the as
ISOLATION.
Bisbee daily review., 1917-08-28
Special Body to
 MUesHgate the
 {. ". ". inNdtiOn
(By Review Leased Wirel.

WASHINGTON. August 27.-Crea- tion of a special federal commission to investigate disorders such as those re- sulting from the Industrial Workers of the World activities in the west was recommended to President Wilson to- day by the council of national de- fense.
 The proposed commission would have the authority and support of the president to investigate and report on agitations and labor disturbances. Gre ation of the commission was original ly recommended by Sampel Gompers.
 Tt is felt" said a defense council statement. that the suggested com mission going from one state to anoth- CT representing the national govern ment, perhaps meeting in each in stance the governors of the states with the view to the lending sympathetic counsel to the state governments and dealing with the employers and em- ployes in a conciliatory spirit, would go so far toward discovering the real causes of the particular manifestation of social discomfort and assist further in the adjustment of the whole indus trial situation"
Bisbee daily review., 1917-08-28
MericQHls Plead
 Guilty to Murder
 in Second Degree

DEMING, N. M.. August 21.-Seven- teen Mexicans. captured by General Pershing's punitive expedition in Mexi- co last year and accused of participat- ing in the Villa raid on Columbus. N. M., pleaded guilty to second degree murder before District Judge R. R. Ky an here today and were sentenced to serve from seventeen to eighty years in the New Mexico penitentiary.
 Guadalupe Chavez pleaded not guilty and will be tried at the fall term of court
 The prosecution was conducted by District-Attorney J. s. Vaught.
 The Mexicans have been confined in the jail at Silver City because of the lack of accommodation at Deming. They showed the effects of their long confinement. Some had been suffer- ing from wounds received in the bat tie following the raid.
 The prisoners were taken to Santa Fe tonight by Sheriff w. C. Simpson
 Three other Mexicans were captur- ed by the American troops. One of them died, a second is sick at Silver City and a third escaped from the es- cort in Mexico.
Bisbee daily review., 1917-08-28
CATHOLICS IN CONVENTION.
(By Review Leased wire)

KANSAS CITY. Mo. August 27.- Reports of national officers and com mittees consumed the greater part of today's sessions of the convention of the American Federation of Catholic Societies.
 Tonight the delegates and visitors participated in patriotic celebration at a local park. Addresses were made by visiting dignitaries.
 Tomorrow morning the committee on resolutions will make a report which is expected to contain an in dorsement in general terms of the re- cent peace proposal of Pope Benedict.
 In his report to the federation today President John Whalen reafiirmed the loyalty of the Catholics to America in the war and declared that all sacrific- es demanded must be met with cheer. fully.