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The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1917-04-19

Shouts came from the road-house
The proprietor and IA number of men
came running out.
When the fire broke out the group
was still standing facing Ravengar,
His fall and the starting up of the
flames were almost simultaneous
They forgot him and rushed wildly to
the door for safety.
They could not break 1t down. The
shack was filled with smoke. In the
corner where Ravengar lay the flames
were shooting up to the roof, which
was already ablaze.
They rushed to the window. The
shutters were Of iron, and heavily pad
locked.
Joe staggered against one of the
blazing barrels and, in his fall, hurled
it aside. His companion shouted. The
barrel had been standing over a trap
door, with large iron ring set into
1t.
The trap door came up, disclosing a
flight of steps leading down into a
cellar. BY this time the shack was
ablaze in every part.
Blanca east hurried look toward
Ravengar. He was lying between two
blazing barrels. Her heart and her
head were in bitter conflict. On the
one hand was Ravengar, who had
scOrned her; on the other Sebastian
with his millions.
Head won. Struggling her Shout
ders, Blanca followed the rest down
the steps into the cellar, leaving Ra-
vengar lying unconscious where he had
fallen.
The little cellar was provided with a
bulkhead leading outside. Sebastian
and one Of the men rushed up ii, heed
less of Blanca. AS she was about to
follow them the man Joe, overcome by
the heat, pitched forward unconscious
upon the floor.
That moment of hesitation changed
Blanca. She stopped. She consid-
cred again. Now heart won. She
turned and made her way back into
the burning shack to save Ravengar.
She could hardly enter on account of
the furious heat. The whole of the
roof was afire, and sparks were set
Ting down. The walls were blazing
The smoke was so thick that at first
she could not find Ravengar.
Then, STOPPING. she managed to get
her hands upon him and drag him into
the cellar.
She kneeled beside him and burst
into tears.
Then, when he did not stir, Blanca
! became frenzied. She lifted Ravengar's
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1917-04-19
TENTH EPISODE
The Vanishing Mantle.

At the top of the river bank Leon
tine stopped and looked about her in
uncertainty. She was in an outlying
part of the city which was unfamiliar
TO her. II consisted of fields, with q
few scattered houses; in the distance
was road-house with a shed at the
back. Nearby policeman was talk
Ing with q friend.
LeOntlne hurried up to them. The
men ceased their conversation and
looked at her in amazement. She was
dripping wet, her hair was falling
about her shoulders, and her whole
aspect was that of a crazy woman.
Help mel" pleaded Leontine, run
ming up to the men.
II want you to save my friend and
wipe out this band of criminals" Leon
tine pleaded after telling her story.
''Please hurry, or 1 don't know what
may happen to him."
AS she turned aside moment to
fix her dress the policeman tapped
his forehead significantly. wheels !"
he whispered.
'Tll take charge of her." said the
other.
AS Leontine looked up he spoke to
her soothingly.
I'm Detective O'Mara, madam" ne
said. 'Its lucky 1 was here. Sure
know the gang you speak of, and if
you'll come to the station house Wen
look into the matter right away"
Outside the rOadhouse he paused.
Excuse me one minute" he said.
''I'm working on another case, and I've
got to turn in a report"
Leaving Leontine outside he entered
and went to the telephone. In a few
moments he had Sebastian on the
wire.
Sebastian, who had not learned of
his wife's escape from Bianca's house,
was staggered by the message. He
thought hastily.
"Hold her right where she is" he an
swered after a moments delay. my
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1917-04-19

Leontine, he saw the happiness which
she made no effort TO conceal.
Rayengar came forward and nodded
ironically to Sebastian. He pushed him
back took Leontine by the hand, and
led her toward the door.
"Get outi" yelled Sebastian, pre-
cipitating himself upon the other.
He struck Ravengar with his full
force under the chin. Ravengar reeled
back under the sudden impetus of the
blow, stumbled, and fell upon the floor.
Leontine tried to rush past him, but
Sebastian caught her and hurled her
back into the interior of the shed.
Springing to his feet, Ravengar
threw himself upon Sebastian anew,
trying to seize the key from him. They
clinched and wrestled to and fro. Raw
engar got Sebastian to his knees; he
held his head securely in his arm,
while with his free hand he drew the
key from Sebastian's pocket.
J le flung Sebastian to the floor,
opend the door, and took Leontine by
the hand. Sebastian rose dizzily; he
staggered, groaning. toward his en-
envy. He saw Ravengar lead Leontine
out into the freedom of the sky.
This was the juncture at which BIZ
anca and her men came on the scene.
Sizing up the situation, and maddened
by the sight of Ravengar, who had
escaped them, they hurled themselves
upon him, and bore him back into the
shed. They followed him, holding
Leontine between them.
Sebastian, unsteady on his feet,
looked triumphantly at Blanca. "Take
her away" he said.
"Wait!" interposed Ravengar, hold
ing up his hand. 'Leontine, lock the
door on the outside when you go out. "
Sebastian burst into laughter at the
words. They turned and looked al
him curiously. He was making some
strange motions with his hand, as II
it held an invisible garment. He raised
it from his side and moved it toward
LeOntine, with the manner of one put.
ting a cape about her.
Suddenly cry burst from Sebas'
tian's lips. Leontine had disappeared
The door opened. The key was with
drawn. The door closed again. Joe
hurled himself against it just as the
lock clicked.
lone minutev ~ interposed Ravengar
They looked at him in terror, but
there was an air of authority about
him that maintained silence. He adj
vanced into their midst.
"We're all locked up very comfort
ably together" he said, "and we're go
ing to stay together" He drew out
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1917-04-19

his match box, struck a match, and
held it to an oil-soaked piece of tarred
paper which he had picked up. IF
you folks try to open that door," he
said, "rll throw this into that grease
barrel. i guess this oil-soaked shack
won't take long to burst into flame"
With a yell, Joe drew his revolver
and fired at Ravengar, who stag
gered and fell. The paper which he
held fell into the grease barrel. In
stantly a column of fire shot up. The
shack was ablaze from end to end.
Leontine had failed to understand
Ravengar's meaning, but she had
trained herself to obey him.
That the mantle which he had
thrown over her in appearance actu-
ally existed, that it madeQher invisi-
BILE, were facts undreamed by her.
Leontine went out and locked the
door, as she had been instructed.
At that moment her attention was
attracted to tilmy piece of material
apparently hanging from her sleeve.
Wonderingly she plucked at II. she
had feeling as If some filmy garment
covered her. She reached up, took II
off, and shook herself free. She found
that she was holding in her hands
mantle, of the thinnest material, and
only in places visible.
AS she examined IL the secret
dawned on her. On one side the man
tie was invisible, on the other 1t was
visible. Ravengar had thrown 1t over
her with the invisible side uppermost.
She heard voices within the shack.
Ravengar was saying something loud
ly, and there was responsive MUIR
muir, followed by silence. Suddenly
the revolver shot rang out.
Leontine ran toward the door. As
she did so a flame burst through tho
aperture, followed by flames and smoke
that seemd to curl out OF every corner
Of the building.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1917-04-19

body in her arms again and started
TO carry him out of the cellar.
She laid him upon the ground a safe
distance from the shack, which was
now entirely in flames.
Leontine, hidden in her mantle, had
stood among a cluster of trees some
little distance away, looking on in hor-
ror which paralyzed her limbs. Ra-
vengar was in the burning shack, and
her palsied will failed her.
With a last effort she began cropping
her way toward the shed again.
Then she stopped, hoping wildly, as
she saw Sebastian and one of Bianca's
men emerge from the buIkhead. They
had found way to escape; and RIA.
vengar must be behind them.
Pulling her mantle about her, she
went toward them. Sebastian and his
companion passed within few feet of
her without seeing her. AS he walked
Leontine heard her husband say:
swell, there's one consolation. Ra-
vengar won't trouble us again"
At the words the girl uttered n
scream, and, entirely forgetful of her
disguise, pulled the mantle from her
head and shoulders and, clutching 1t
In her hand, began to run toward the
bulkhead. Sebastian stopped at the
cry and, to his amazement, saw Leon
tine few PAGES away, running.
He dashed at her and grasped her,
yelling at the top Of his voice. The
proprietor of the road-house, who had
abandoned his futile search and had
given up all hope of saving the shed,
came hurriedly toward him.
I'VE must get a taxi and take her
home" he said. "This has been a
terrible experience. / should have ta-
ken better care of her. She is homi-
cidal maniac. I'll recompense you for
your loss. Call a taxi, please"
Leontine was In frenzy. Craft
came to her aid. She ceased to strug-
gle. and. looking toward the shack,
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1917-04-19
SYNOPSIS.

Adventurous Jerry Carson embarks
In search of hidden treasure with the
promise OF Leontine Walcott TO be his
wife on his return. Her father tavors
ed he is reported lost. Sebastian presses
his attentions. Jerry suddenly turns up
to confront charges of the Nayarres
against him. In struggle for forged
paper Diego Navarro is killed and Jerry
is convicted of the murder. He escapes,
and finds the treasure and WONDERFUL
marry Sebastian. On the honeymoon,
he attacks her in a rage Suddenly he is
confronted by weird apparltion. RaV-
engar forces a confession from Louie.
quake occurs; in the excitement. Red
Finn steals the confession and fees. He
appears in New York as Romanoff and
enlists the aid of Madame Blanca.
Ieontine confronts her husband in the
gambling house. The Shadow battles
for her and she escapes with the con-
fession. One-Lamp Louie follows her and
takes the paper from her. The Shadow
saves Navarro from robbery. Romanon
attempts TO kidnap Sebastians and Leon
tine, but Ravengar appears TO thwart
them. Blanca and her thugs are puzzled
by Ravengar's repeated escapes and re-
turns to his cellar prison. Leontine con-
sents to accompany Hamilton on bal
loon ascension. Sebastian drugs Hamilton
and arranges to have Leontine set adrift
in the balloon. The balloon bursts into
flame and Leontine finds that her COM
panion is Ravengar. They are rescued,
but One-Lamp Louie reports that they
persisted in a hurricane. Sebastian ar
ranges to marry Blanca. Louie prevents
II to save himself and is thrown TO death
by Sebastian who changes his marriage
plans. He sees Leontine alive and well
Later Sebastian kidnaps Leontine but the
Shadow has promised her protection. Raw
engar delivers Leontine from the hands of
her enemies, but Bianca's thugs capture
him. Blanca hesitates TO kill him as she is
passionately in love with him.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1917-04-19

had wrapped herself in her cloak and.
running toward the hogshead, removed
IL for moment, to allow her pres.
ence there TO be seen. Then she had
pulled it once more about her.
She had stood at the opposite angle
Of the outbuilding and watched Sc
bastian intent upon his work.
Then she ran back to Ravengar.
Now, standing before him, with her
arm about him, to steady him, she
urged him to take the mantle and make
good his escape.
"You take it, dear Leontine, and go"
he said. II am safe enough. will
go over to the road-house and rest
there; they will not dare attempt to
murder me-"
But Leontine, anxious for him, and
thinking nothing of her own safety,
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1917-04-19

wife is mentally unbalanced and es-,
capped from her nurse this afternoon.
I'll come right over with the nurse and
the Doctors assistants"
OMara shrugged his shoulders, and
went out 10 Leontine.
"Woulo you mind waning just mo-
ment In hereT he asked, indicating the
land office II believe we can get the
facts from here and save your friend
without going to the station house"
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1917-04-19
Sailors Need More Air.

The broad ocean is supposed to be
about the likeliest place on earth to
find fresh air, yet DR.. r. @. Holcomb,
a naval surgeon who has been investi-
eating conditions on shipboard, says
that because more men per cubic foot
of habitable air space are to be found
in the navy than in almost any other
occupation, there is insufficient air
space in the sleeping quarters, expo
sure to extremes of temperature, and
irregular sleeping hours, which condi-
ton, with the possibility of accidents
during storms, may lead to an undue
prevalence of injuries, diseases of the
respiratory organs and other maladies.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1917-04-19
Not Even a PuImotor Case.

Into the jewelers. shop came d sim
ple-loOking. old chap, with quaint old
fashioned kitchen clock under one arm,
says the Philadelphia Ledger.
II want you to look at it," he said,
as he laid the timepiece on the counter,
land tell we what's wrong"
The jeweler removed the dial of the
clock. screwed his magnifying glass
into his eye, and poked about in the
clocks interior.
Nothing wrong with it now" he an
nounced, presently. Its sufferings
are over"
swell, what do L owe you?" asked
the customer, thinking he had repaired
the clock.
Nothing" replied the shopman.
you're mistaken. This isn't profess
sional treatment. It's a coroner's In
quest"
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1917-04-19

165 pounds and am as strong as a man.
! think money is well spent which pur-
chases Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound. Mrs. JOS. O'BRYAN, 1756
Newport Ave, Chicago, III.
The success of Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound, made from roots
and herbs, is unparalleled. 1t may be
used with perfect confidence by women
who suffer from displacements, inflam-
nation, liberation, Irregularities perl
odic pains, backache, bearing down feel
ing, hatulency, indigestion, dizziness,
and nervous prostration. Lydia E. Pink
nam's Vegetable Compound is the stan
dard remedy for female ills.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1917-04-19

Ravengar opened his eyes and looked
about him. He did not at first know
what had happened to him. Then he
felt the throb of the wound In his shout
der, and, looking down, saw that he
was covered with blood.
He heard distant shouting, and saw
the stream of water from the hose that
played upon the burned shack. He
was alone, lying In the shelter of the
group of trees. On the other side of
them Sebastian was watching the bar
rel make its way toward the cliff.
He staggered to his feet, his mind
filed with foreboding as to Leontine's
fate. He remembered nothing since
her exit from the shack, followed by
the revolver shot. Where was she?
Had she escaped, as he had hoped. In
the invisible mantle?
Suddenly, to hk amazement, he saw
her standing before him.
He staggered toward her and caught
her hands In his. "Leontine ~ he
cried.
The girl had not entered the hogs
head. AS she ran from her husband
she seemed to acquire the craft Of the
animal, long hunted, which realizes
that only this quality will save It She
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1917-04-19

was unable 10 Walk
or do any of my own
work. I read about
Lydia E. Pinkham's
v e & ia bic Com
pound in the news
papers and deter
mined to try it. 1t
brought almost inn
mediate relief. My
weakness has en-
tirely disappeared
and L never had bet
tar health / weigh
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1917-04-19
WOMAN SICK
TWO YEARS
Could Do No Work.
Now Strong as a
Man.

Chicago, Ill.-"For about two years
suffered from female trouble so /
Omaha daily bee., 1917-09-15
Federal Grand Jury to
Report On September "a

Four Nebraska newspaper editors
arc included among the twenty-three
men called to be federal grand jury
men for the Omaha division of the
federal court. They are Ross Ham
mond of Fremont, DR.. c. c. Barnes
OF Albion, c. c. Jones of Ainsworth
and James r. Sutherland of Tekamah.
The following are the others named
to serve on the grand jury:
L. A. Arthur, Grand Island; Barney
Becker. St. Helena; c. J. Cornell,
Valentine; O. E. Crannell, Tekamah; !;
Charles H. Flower. Minatare; E. Won
Forrell. Scottsbluff; Frank L. Hay
cock, Galloway; Henry Korff, Hart
ington; John Kuhl, Randolph |;
Charles McComb, Blair; William c.
Mitchell, Coleridge; L. H. Neble,
Omaha; Frank Pierce, Belmont; ].
w. Ransom, Norfolk; S. S. Van Horn,
Fremont; A. J. Viele, Norfolk; Elmer
Weber, Papillion; Ed Wideman, Co.
'umbus; Lew ]. Young, Newman
Grove.
Alternates-Edward Catour, Genoa
]. c. Duggan, Goodwin; George H.
Clayton, Canton; E. ]. Fletcher, Ma
cora; c. F. Harrison, Omaha; James
B. Miner, Ravenna; James G. Wood
man, Morrill,.
The jurors will report at the
Omaha federal court September "a.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-09-15
NEW COMMISSIONER
ATTENDS MEETING
Bauer & Johnson Ask County
Dads What They Are Going
to Do About Letting New
Paving Contract.

Leo Hoffman, new county commits
sioner, who was appointed to fill the
,acancy created by the death of the
late Jeff w. Bedford, attended his
first board meeting Friday morning.
His first official business was to vote
on few minor claims. Democratic
friends sent him a big bouquet of
flowers, which were in a vase on his
desk when he began work"
A representative of Bauer & John
son, paving contractors, who recently
won a fight in district court against
the commissioners and the Callahan
Construction company over the let
ting of a contract for resurfacing
county roads, went before the board
to find out what the board is going
to do about it,
Judge Redick, sitting in law court,
knocked out the contract let to the
Callahan people and referred the paw
ing matter back to the commissioners.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-09-15
Two Women Divorced
Would Reopen Suits

Two wives recently granted de-
crees in divorce court have filed mo-
tions to reopen the suits. Mrs. Zorah
Zwieble, freed from John Zwieble
wants the court TO amend her decree
of divorce so she can get alimony.
She alleges she has discovered since
the decree was granted her former
husband owns a lot of real estate
she never knew he had. She says
he has the property and insists it
must be the result of Accommodations
during their married life"
Mrs. Mary Z. Brown, divorced
from Willis F. Brown, alleges she has
discovered he concealed property
and assets from the court when the
decree was granted" l." She says he
misrepresented his holdings in Or
der to mislead the court in making
a proper alimony allowance.
According to Mrs. Brown, her for
Omaha daily bee., 1917-09-15
Omaha Drafted Man at
Camp Funston Promoted

Frank O'Connor, son of County Com
missioner O'Connor, has been pro-
NOTED to corporal at Camp Funston,
according to word received in Omaha.
Young O'Connor, who was employed
in the public defenders office in the
court house, was among the first 5
per cent of the national army to leave
for camp. The commissioner has sent
foot ball to Camp Funston for the
use of his son and other soldiers dur
ing their spare time. The Omaha
boys are organizing a foot ball team
and will challenge an eleven made up
Of Kansas City national army men to
game.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-09-15
HANSEN JUMPS
TO DEATH FROM
HOTEL WINDOW
Brother Unable to Prevent
Wealthy Ranchman from
Jumping from Fourth
Story of Rome Hotel.

Alfred Hansen, aged ~ years, and
unmarried, of Cone, N. NJ, formerly
a resident of Shelby, la, committed
suicide at $50 o'clock Fiday morning
by jumping head-hrst from a fourth
story window OF the Rome hotel. He
died instantly. He crashed to the
pavement at the corner OF Sixteenth
and Jackson streets, falling on the
back OF his head and crushing it.
Alfred Hansen was strongly af-
fllcted with nervous trouble, according
to his brother, Otto, and has been
respondent for some time. Hansen
was returning with his brother, Otto.
to their old home at Shelby, Ia, when
he became so i'll that he was taken
from the train to the Rome hotel.
A doctor who called at $50 a. IN. gave
him a sedative to quiet his nervous
ness
After the doctor left Alfred threat
ened several times to kill himself. His
brother soothed him and told him to
so to bed. Otto then took a position
near the open window, in order to
prevent him from carrying out his
threat Of jumping out.
Suddenly Alfred made a dash to-
ward the window, dived over his re-
cllning brother, who was not prepared
for such swift action, and hurtled
out into space. Police Surgeon
Mullen, who attended him, said that
death was instantaneous. The body
was taken to Hulse & Riepen's un-
dertaking parlors.
When he smashed out the win
dow" said the brother, Il tried to
catch hold of him, but he was too
heavy, and | could not hold him."
In Sanitarium.
According to his brother, Alfred
has been i'll for about two years. On
September 5 to 8 he was in a sana-
tarium at Dehort, Tex. He then
went to Clayton, N. NJ, to aid Otto
IN proving up on new claim there.
Alfred has been ranchman at Cone,
N. M, for the last four years.
On the journey here from Clay
ton Otto says that his brother repeat
edly attempted to jump through the
window of the train, and that he was
only prevented from doing this by
the strict watch kept over him. He
was continually having terrifying
visions, and it was to escape these
that he tried to leap through the car
window.
His mother and two half brothers
of Shelby, Ia, who survive him, are
on their way to Omaha.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-09-15
Army Draft and En|istments
Cut Down Available Jurymen

A smaller number of jurymen than
usual will be available for the fall
docket of district court, which opens
next Monday, according to Election
Commissioner Moorhead, in whose
Offices the names of $50 veniremen
were drawn. Election Commissioner
Moorhead says the army draft and
the large number of men who have
enlisted in different branches of the
service have taken many prospective
jurymen. Jurymen will report for
duty next Monday morning.
Persistent Advertising Is the Road
to Success.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-09-15
RumOrs of Efforts to
Hold Back Seed Wheat

Word reaches the Omaha Grain ex-
change that in a number of localities
in South Dakota and Minnesota farm
crs are banding together in an at
tempt to resist the government by
holding their wheat for s. a bushel.
SO far as Omaha trade territory is
concerned, Foo Administration
Agent Neal says there is nothing to
indicate that the farmers are in SYM
pathy with such a plan.
Wheat receipts today were ten car
loads. all OF which was taken over by
the government for distribution
among the millcrs.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-09-15
PART TWO
EDITORIAL SECTION
PAGES IL TOTS

time when the movement OF grain is
al flood tide, which is expected to oc-
cur during the next six weeks.
1t is pointed out that the railroads
of the United States own about e.
100000 freight cars, of which 100000
are OF the box type, suitable for hand
ling grain, Ii these cars were loaded
to capacity, it would add an average
two tons per car. which would be
equivalent to adding more than 200,-
600 cars to the number available for
public use throughout the country.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-09-15

mcr spouse conveyed all his proper
ty in Union county, Iowa, shortly
after the divorce decree was granted.
She declares she has had hard time
collecting what the court did allow
her