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Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1917-12-08
State Bank
of Chicago
La Sale and Washington Streets
Condensed Statement November Fl,
1917
RESOIRCES
OFFICERS.

l.. A. GODDARD, President
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HENRY y. HENSCHEN. Cashier.
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Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1917-07-21
CHAPTER V.
A Mystery.

III CROUCHED behind the stove again
Ill time to see dim figure enter
IL the kitchen. The lightning 10.
Vealcd Lucille In dressing gown
with her hair over her shoulders. In
the single flash of light she appeared
to be the most beautiful thing that I
had ever seen.
She turned the fashlight on the wall
and finally rested its ray OH tho box
Of dog biscuit! She went over to 1t,
picked up one Of tho biscuit, pressed
1t to her cheek and was about to bite
1t when she hastily dropped it back
into the box, put out the light and
stood perfectly still, listening.
There was another sound on the
stairs!
When I looked to see what Lucille
was doing she had disappeared. Prob.
ably she, too, was hiding somewhere
near, I reasoned.
This time there was less delay.
Whoever was coming downstairs was
carclessly assured and was SCRATCHING
matches on the wall RS he went along
to guide his progress. He entered tho
kitchen. 1t was Bopp, clad in tho
sort OF pajamas 1 thought he wore.
He was laughing to himself as he
came In and went straight to tho box
Of biscuit. He took ono out Of tho
box.
And he ate 1t!
Before that / may have dislll1ed tho
man, but now A smile OF enjoyment
spread over his features, plainly dis.
4cerniblc when the lightning flashed
Evidently tho dog biscuit were dell.
cious. at last he finished and started
to leave. was about to breathe a
Sigh Of relief when / happened to
glance toward the shelf where tho bis,
cult were kept.
The box was gone. The flend was
taking them with him. Without a
thought Tor poor Tootles, who would
,s,dQY ',tless. starve to. .death, ha wns go.
ing to eat all her food.
With one bound was upon him.
The thought OF that poor dog steeled
my heart. grabbed him by tho throat,
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RAILROADS
Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac R. R
~ AM s5S AM ga. Is. Sl PM a:SS 4 AM
4,oa .m AN Si0 AM t 0.2 PM $3.50 PM
tSU 81 nM 10Y PM $50 PM 0.35 PM
o'oo fh1 7 o2u PM sl2.35 Nj. tl2.IO Mt.

richmond nd Washington Local. Nv. $3.50 PM
dn,iya FREDERICKSBURG Accom- week days, f.v,
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days, hv.e725 AM, $50 PM; Ar.s0.3O AM, 6.42PM
Abba ticket and baggage Offices not oncn
for this train. sMotm =, o H."
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Newsstand.

Mr. Edward Dandridge, IL w. Da.
val Street, agent for the Planes,
handles all kinds Of newspapers.
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ATLANTIC COAST LINE.
TUE STANDARD RAILROAD ON run oa,.u

TIE sTANDARD RAILROAD ON rna pausn
Train leave Richmond Daily: st
sG s.9Fi M = and South ss s:is 4. ssA s.aa
r, NJ, 'A:oo p. NJ, .'A:Io p. Il. ="
NJ rof s. 9; v; Ry:, West; s'ls 4. NJ. s,ss 4.
For Petersburg: 1864 4. NJ. s,1s A IN
s s;So A M $500 4: n. $500 A. H.. a:es r. g.,
W +, o.. ~, "t;le P. NJ, t:SS r. H.. stsS
ror Goldsboro and Fayetteville; sS;es r, &C..
f9F hop ss 6:ls A. NJ, 'l:ls r. u s~siS
Trains arrive Richmond daily: a,ss A. m..
7;oo A. X. AIS A. NJ, e;1s A. H., s:si 4. H.
iiao a: NJ, sa;1o p. n, ssl;s r. n, s;If r.
- 9:Ss Z. n, 7:46 p. H., e;ea r. H., M:sS
r: n. Except Sunday. ssGuaday Gals.
Tim, Time OF arrival and departures saS ssssSs.
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TIE R1oMMoAD PLANEr, R1cHMoap, YRarN1A

est now In tho scheme. "Where did
she sleep?"
I picked out tho window Of Mrs.
Green's room, and we carefully search.
cd tho wet ground underneath by light.
ing matches
isn't 1t moro probable that she
would come out by the door," sug-
gested. "Shc could never climb from
that second story window"
"Surc she could" he asserted. "See
that rain pipe hcrel 1t goes alongside
her window. \ lady like her could
shin up and down that like mouse"
Somcway tho picture Of my future
mother-in.law Il hopcd) frsking up
and down narrow water pipe was
beyond my Imagination.
LOOK here! exclaimed my compan.
lon. pointing to the ground In front Of
him. "Is that or Is 1t not the print of
lady's shoe?"
l looked. There was certainly a
footprint there. and 1t was small and
narrow.
Its fresh too. You can tell by tho
mud that it's been made since the
heavy rain. Old footprints would have
been washed out anyhow
This was sure enough reasoning.
Kent started to walk In the direction
that the footprints led. and followed.
All at onco Kent stopped and lit sew
eral matches all In ono place.
Il think I've solved the mystery"
no said. bending over tho mud. "But
1t looks bad for tho doll. There's n
guy following her. Look at these
marks"
With shudder verified bis state.
ment, Larger footprints were in the
mud with the small ones. The owner
of tho larger shoes had evidently fol-
lowed tho lady. because in many cases
the small footprints were partially OBJ
hteratcd by tho larger ones.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1917-07-21

1T exclaimed Lucille. IT haven't
seen her" i
Haven't seen herr" Kent inter,ect.
ed. "Then who fired tho revolverf-
Didn't you" interposed Bopp.
mo" {
"Who did. then1" with sudden an.
prehension.
Kent picked up the gun from tho
table and broke 1t. Six loaded car.
tridges dropped out.
This cannon amt been fred" he
said, smiling tho barrel.
We looked at ono another with
frightened eyes. What unseen force
was playing FRANKS on ,us7 First the
disappearance Of Mrs. Green, then the
revolver shot coming out Of tho air.
1t seemed too much to account for by
natural means.
When tho telephone boil rang. our
nerves. oil on paper edge, gave one
united leap. l answered the summons,
"Hellow l said.
This Is tho telegraph operator at
Fair View" said n masculine voice,
"HaVe you got party at your place
named N. Blainey or something like
thatT
"Yes; am Mr. B1ainey."
Probably It's for you, then. We got
rush message for N. Blainey which
we can't deliver to you on account Of
the storm. Are you expecting any.
thing3"
YES" assented; II am always got.
ting teleRrams. Read Ii TO me over
the Telephone"
II can't do that. l don'* know you
You'll have to get Mr.. Green or ono Of
his family to take tho message for
you"
Very we'll. Hold the wire," / re.
qucstcd. putting my hand over the
mouthpiece. LUCILLE. Will you take
mis- tcler""m? It's for me. but they
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1917-07-21

gay they'll lave TO read tt to some
member OF the family because they
don't know me-"
Lucille took the receiver, picked I'D a
pencil hanging by string to the tele-
phone and wrote down tho telegram
ON scratch pad on the wall as tho
operator read 1t over the wire. When
1t was done. without comment she
handed 1t to me.
1t read as follows:
N. Blaney-coming to you at last. Ar
rive today. Have marriage license ready.
VIVA DUNMORE.
Walt" exclaimed; this can't DO
Tor me, Call up that operator again.
Don't try to explain" said Lucille
coldly. Il suppose you don't even
know who Vida Dunmore isY'
l debated n moment us to whether |
should lie or not. but what was tho
use? did know Vida Dunmore.
an actress. In fact, l had seen aud
criticised her work only the week be.
fore.
Yes" said slowly; II know her,
or know girl by that name, but we
are not friends This telegram Is n
mistake"
l saw that she did not believe me,
but had no chance to explain, be-
cause In an instant we had all jumped
TO our feet mud were straining our
overwrought nerves to catch sound
which punctuated the roar of the
storm. =
Somewhere near revolver shot had
been fred.
We oil fastened out OF doors.
DO you suppose some one is shoot.
Ing at mother2' Lucille worried.
tried to reassure her, but my Of.
FORTS We're politely repulsed. Appar.
entity the matter Of the telegram had
erected n wall Of ice between us.
1T sounded as Il it came from the
Continued on Sixth Page.)
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1917-07-21

Kent echoed my own thought. Gee,
I wish we had brought the gun
with u.s."
"Lct's hurry on before it's too late"
I urged.
We pressed forward ut killing pace,
only stopping once in awhile to assure
ourselves that wo were OH the right
track. at one place the ground was
rampled over q considerable area.
HE caught up with her here" Kent
interpreted '1rhey struggled. Look,
che dropped this"
He picked up handkerchief. by
tho Light Of a match discovered that
1t was marked "G." There could be
no doubt; wo were on the right track.
'She got away from him, though"
ex'ulted Kent. "see here, Just beyond
her footsteps arc ahead again"
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1917-07-21

ONLY ALL-RAL LIN. TO NORFOLK
\, Leave Byrd Street Station, Richmond ron
rMoRFoLR, 'o:i6 A. n, $500 A. NJ, $3.50 r.
FOR LYNoHBuRa AND THE wEsr-.s:1p
a. n, $3.50 A. NJ. $500 P. NJ, 1925 P. II.
Local to Crewe, so:36 p. n.
=, Arrive Richmond from Noriolk-sl1:to A. H.,
1885 p. NJ, 5000 p. NJ, sI1:s0 P. N. Eom
the west .,o A. NJ. 1887 A. N, .'s:le r.
sbs,,v !onsi,r NJ .,' .o;t7 p: NJ. 300 P; N.
" " ~. bESiLL, W. O. SAUNDERS,
T. j.. NJ n9anoxe @. A. Roanoks
y. il. BosLEY, d. P. A., Richmond, Va.
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and we swayed back and forth In a
rough and tumble fox trot movement
to the tune of the rolling thunder
Bopp did not know els did that Lucille
was watching somewhere there in the
darkness, and on that account he was
able to use more forcibla language
than l, but l had superior weight and
was slowly bearing him hack when
all at once he dropped the boa OF dog
biscuit and with his free hand landed
Wallop In my stomach. 1t would have
been foul ander any circumstances
but with my inner workings resem.
bling those Of n vacuum cleaner 1t was
positively inhuman.
Maddened by that blow, l growled
between my clinched teeth, "If you hi
me below tho belt again I'll tear youl
pajamas"
He growled back, LET 'er rlp." an6
swung on me twice moro In the same
place.
With mad fury picked him up and
hurled him from me. There was n
terrific crash Of glass, and then, save
for the disturbance outside, all was
still.
lit the 1ght--acetylene gas.
me Wreckage of that kitchen was
beyond the descriptive powers of
'mer dramatic critic. Bopp lay sprawl
ed On the kitchen floor near the table
where he had struck when I threw
him. The table itself had overturned
on to the weeks supply Of water in
glass bottles and had apparently bro.
Ken most of them. Lucille was stand
1ng' pale and disheveled, but still
~ ~ = -
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1917-07-21

Your subscription to THE RICHMOND
PLANET is due. Have you paid IT.
IL not, why nett
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1917-07-21
CHAPTER VI
Moro Mystery.
QUICK squirt of a

A QUICK squirt Of fame ahead
"a halted US III our search for
N Mrs. Green We heard an IN
distinct murmur Of voices, the
sound Of twigs being broken, then alb
solute silence.
Ssh" Kent whispered. LAS we are
not armed. We must creep up MS close
as we can. then when the son Of n gun
pipes us of we can spring on him be-
fore he can wing us. Do you get MOP
admitted that his plan was good.
Then OH your knees and DO care
ful," no commanded. We crcpt through
mud puddles without noticing them.
Then heard the sound of O safety
match being scratched unsuccessfully
against box. When It finally lighted
what would be revealed?
a jagged circle Of yellow light flick
cred moment while I crouched ready
to spring. then burned DINNER and
went out The silence was unbroken
until the light disappeared, then
Bopp's laugh rang out loud and clear.
followed a moment later by a hys-
terical gigglo which recognized as
Lucile's.
While I scuttled away rs hastily MS
possible in order to be out Of range be-
fore no could light another match.
heard him say in childish falsetto,
"One-two-three for Montyr'
did not hear what else he had to
offer because I got out Of earshot as
soon as possible. A few hundred
yards on the trail back to the house
Kent Joined me. We proceeded Indian
fashion silently for awhile. '.
Finally he ruminated: "Its sure
queer how forgot about her and him
being on tho island. If it hadn't been
for them VIC was doing fine. I sup
pose We'll have to go back to tho house
and begin oil over again."
mo moro footprints" insisted
hastily. wen just hunt as plain anna
tour hunters and cut out the detective
stuff"
Kent was yisibly crestfallcn.
Suddenly tho mufIled report Of gun
reached our ears.
"Ihey've found her." said Kent
without enthusiasm. LETS go back"
I hesitated. hated to face Lucille
after the ridiculous scene Of short
time before Finally l assented.
When we reached the house no ono
was In sight
Probably upstairs putting the old
dame to bed" Kent said. "-..
went up, raped on Mrs. Green's
door and entered. There was no sign
Of her. Puzzled, went downstairs.
Nobody there" announced to
Kent.
Just at that moment there was
sound outside, and looked out to SEQ
Lucille and Bopp arriving.
well" sighed Lucille. "where's
motherW
"Where did you put herr' coun.
tered.
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CHESAPEAKE & OHIO.

Main Line Local, .7:M a. rss6.it
James River Line, s1o:0o a. .sK:1s
Newport News, Norfolk and Old Point,
Newport News Local, - o.
Trains arrive from Norfolk, Ill a.; .i,M n p.
$3.50 p. Newport News so:ES a., sa:oo n. '''
81, From West, $40 a.. $3.50 p, 'so:5s a.s
ITO p, 7:10 p. daily from CharlottesyilIss
safes River, s.8:26 a., 1870 p. So.
daily s'Ezcept Sunday
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SEABOARD AIR LINE.

THE PROGRESSIVE RAILWAY On rux aosuv,s
southbound trains scheduled to lsavs RSshsaass1
d,aay: $3.50 A. NJ, local 70 NorlinA; i:Se p H..
ssieepep and coachss TO Jecksonyiils, Atiaa4s.
sleepers TO Jseksonville;. 1l:so =. H., HissSas
Mmited; 1a:B A. NJ, sleepsrs 70 ktlaata. -
minghAna Jacksonville, Tampa snd soasSss or
Nosthbonad trains scheduled 10 arrtvs -
Rishnond daily: A:as 4. T., 7,8s 4. H., sy%
4. T., Local. tSe 4. H., S:b7 =. m.
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SAVE COUPONS

WORK AND SAVE UP PLANET
COUPONS AND GET AN UMBRELLA
OR A PHONAGRAPH-BOTH ARE
GOOD. SEE ADVERT DEMENT'S
IN THIS ISSUE AND START TO
WORK IMMEDIATELY.
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FIVE
FRIDAYS
By
FRANK r. ADAMS
Il,
Copyright. by Frank A. Munsey
Company
SYNOPSIS.
Copyright, by Frank A. Munsey
Company

SYNOPSIS.
Lucille Green. charming. but with fads
Is visited at tho Green's summer island
nome by Monty Blainey. She proposes 6
weeks fast. All food Is banished. g.,
Frank Bopp. rival sutton. appears un.
expectedly. To get food for himself h
attempts the mainland by motorboat.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-04-13

a picture OF herself. II impressions
are favorable he sends her trans
portaciOn and they are married
when she arrives.
But she viii no longer step from
the steamer ignorant OF American
life and American ways. she will
take a finishing course on the way
across the Pacific. This is an in
novation Of the Togo Kisen Kaisha.
japanese steamship company.
The Korea Maru was the first
vessel 10 arrive from Japan with a
school Of conduct and etiquette for
picture brides on board. II was
I'm charge Of japanese women who
have learned the ways Of America.
Every morning for two hours
classes are held The Oriental brides
are shown the use OF knives and
forks. They are taught 20 sit prop
erly on a chair and eat from a table
instead Of dining on the floor, as
they do in Japan. They are shown
the most approved American dress,
the approved way of getting into it
and how 10 wear il. They are taught
20 walk with American shoes and
yes. the mystery Of the corset is ex-
planned 20 them.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-04-13
BUILDER IS BANKRUPT
Man Who Erected First Skyscraper
is Broke.

NEW YORK, April Is. - That
great mechanical genfuses often fail
to realize their just dues was illus
trated again when an involuntary
petition i'm bankruptcy was flied here
against Kimball & Roosa, architects
and builders, the members of which
are Francis II. Kimball and Fred
erick II. RoOsa. Mr.. Kimball, who
has been called the father of the
sSyscraper, is one Of the best known
American architects. He designed
many of this citys most impressive
structures.
While building the Fifth Avenue
theater the owner of adjoining
property would not allow it to be
undermined and Mr. Kimbal fixed
on the IDA OF sinking through the
soft ground cylinders filled with
concrete until he struck rock. The
process was slow but succeeded, and
from the process grew pneumatic
caisson foundation work, which was
first used in the construction Of the
Manhattan Life building, for which
Kimball x Thompson were the
architects. Mr.. KimbalI is 81 years
old.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-04-13

A large assortment
In Poplin. Serge. Poiret
Twill and Wool Velour
In gold, mustard, green.
Copen, rose, gray. navy
and black; $4,000 val
ues, at
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-04-13

GERS: Capt. A. Lownes, G. A Miller.
flag secretary TO the commander:
Flag Lieut.. Commander A r. j.
Southby and Capt. Z. G. Cheesman,
royal marine light infantry.
Accompanying Admiral Grasset is
Flag Lieut.. James Hennesey, of the
French navy, who also is member
of the French chamber of deputies
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-04-13
S57,000,000 DUPONT
STOCK SUIT TO PLAINTIFF
Judge Rules Securities Company
Exceeded Rights I'm Acquir-
ing Property.

WILMINGTON. Del. April Ia
Judge ]. Whitaker Thompson of
Philadelphia filed an opinion in the
United States district court here
Thursday deciding in favor OF the
plaintiffs in the $57.OOO.OOO Dupont
stock suit. The court holds that the
acquisition OF the stock by the Du-
pont Securities Co was illegal and
that the board of directors was dis
qualified from passing on it. The
stock was purchased by the securi-
ties company from Gen. Coleman
Dupont for $4,000, 900 and is now
said TO have value Of S57.OOO,OOO.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-04-13
TRAIN BRIDES IN
AMERICAN WAYS
Japanese Girls Who Intend
Coming Here to be Married,
Formed Into Classes.

san FRANCISCO, April 10. -
no more viii the dainty picture
bride from Japan. unschooled I'm
life Of the Occident. be landed at
this port 10 fan into the arms OF
strange husband and stand before
the cridcizing gaze OF a new world.
Young japanese men Of the Pa
cidc coast have adopted a custom OF
sending 10 their native land for a
wife. They mail their picture and
some Nippon maid whose eyes are
set on the western world sends back
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-04-13

A man who boosted he could
blow up anything from "A tin can
20 a battleship" was accepted at
Chicago for the marine corps. He
IS a professional dynamiter
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-04-13

CANARY, Sunfiower, Best Mixed
Bird Seed, 1Oc per lb.-at COON
LEY'S. Adv.
The Washington herald., 1917-10-04
What Causes Wrinkles?
What's the Remedy ?

Stop to consider what produces
wrinkles and sagginess of skin.
Premature aging, mal-nutrition, etc,
cause the flesh to shrink, lose its
youthful plumpness and firmness.
The skin then is too large for the
flesh underneath; doesn't fit tightly
and snugly as it used tot wrinkles
or says.
1t must be plain that to tighten
the skin, make it fit the face per-
bagginess. This is easily and harm
lessly accomplished by dissolting an
ounce of powdered saxolite in a half
pint of witch hazel and using the
solution as a face wash. The ingre-
dents you can get at any drug
store. The skin Immediately tight
ems up becoming firm and fresh as
in youth. Every wrinkle and sag
is affected at observation-disclosures
The Washington herald., 1917-10-04

A dainty little sub-deb coming out
of Huyler's wore a clever little frock
of Joffre blue gabardine cut on smart
Russian lines. A military suggestion
lent by numerous cloth covered but
tons was carried out in her tiny Ma
po,eonic hat of black velvet trimmed
with one hackle feathered crest.
Enjoying a cup of tea in the ultra
exclusive Tallyho Inn. I observed a
young matron whose costume seemed
to point the newest fashion morals.
Her dress was of platinum gray
charmeuse cut on long slenderizlng
lines and not too short. Decorative re-
lief was furnished by bands of intri-
cate conventional embroidery and a
long string of deliberately cut let
beads. A large dropping hat of black
panne and stole of Hudson seal
completed the picture.
A tiny mite of a girl who, never
theless, had two stalwart reserve
officers in tow at Keith's, wore a most
original suit OF cocoa colored chamoi-
sine with number of convenient
little pockets buttoned over Just like
those on a uniform. 1t was accom-
panied by small sailor hat Of brown
hatter's plush.
A tall dark beauty who left her
superb Rolls Royce car to enter Wood
ward and Lothrop's attracted the uni
versal attention of the passers by.
She wore a Russian coat dress with
a high deep collar held in place by
a stock of crushed black satin which
was the last word in chic. Topping
off the vision was a big frankly four
corEered hat of the much used back
panne velvet decorated in front with
a single Persian motif.
Steering her ultra-smart electric
through the afternoon traffic of F
The Washington herald., 1917-10-04

and subdued her chortles. She looked
up at me and tried to say something
about my safety, but the remark was
smothered in a giggIe.
II helped her up. Shall we go
back?' said. There may be more
snakes in the road And / marched
her towards the trolley.
MARY. I've never been to see Ella
since" declared Tom. His tone
wasn't sad. 1t sounded resentful
! tried to find something Soothing
to say. but 1t was not use. Tom in
sists that no girl who sincerely loved
man could drop on the ground in
commissions of laughter at the sight
of his peril with a snake squirming
up his leg.
At first 1t seemed to me that Tom
m st be right in feeling that Ella e
love was not sincere, and that she
was heartless in being able to laugh
at his extremity and, for all she
knew, danger. But In reviewing the
matter I cannot help feeling that
Tom may have been less sincere in his
affection than Ella. She may have
become hysterical from alarm as well
as because of the ludicrous appear
ance he presented. She may have
known that little green snake was
harmless, and her sense of the ridic-
ulous may have overpowered her re-
spect for his feelings. 1t Is hard tc
tell which failed most in this test of
love. What do you think about it?