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The Monticellonian., 1917-11-30

Mir. w. K. Lindsey, aged 82 years, died. of heart trouble, at the home of his daughter, Mrs. A. I Wells, in the Southern part of this county, near Valley Junction, on last Friday and the remains were shipped to his old home at Road House, Ill.,, for in- torment.
 Mir. Lindsey had come to this county to spend the winter with his daughter. and had been here only short time when death overlook him.
 Our sympathies are extended the bereaved relatives.
The Monticellonian., 1917-11-30

l oA"io ohdiOo duu lHSlSuIclU II Us for fruit cakes.-A B. Hankins
 MT. Howard Binns carried two carloads of cattle to St. Louis last week.
 Mir. Pearson Jackson, of Camp Pike, visited relatives here last week.
 See our Mems Work Pants $1.25 to $500. Best for the price. I-Model Shoe Store. Mrs. Walter Wheless, of Ark ansas City, visited relatives here this week.
 MT. Lynn Shepard made bus mess trip to Morrell the first of this week. WANTED TO BUY-Oattle, Sheep and Hogs.-We pay cash. Phone 164.-Ratterree Bros. Misses Mary Stvron and Mil dred Cason were Pine Bluff vis- itors last week. Mir. D. B. Gotham and wife and Mrs. Dave Gotham visited relatives at Cominto last Sunday. Newest Military Heel Shoes, in black, tan and brown-See these.-Model Shoe Store. Mir. J. w. Yount made busi- ness trip to Arkansas City the the first of this week.
 MT. E. B. Wells and wife visit ed relatives at Little Rock this week.
 Just received, young mems novelty Hats-the stylish kind Model Shoe Store.
 MT. Tom Butler left Wednes- day for Eudora to do carpenter work.
 Mir. Chas. Mason. of Fordyce, visited relatives here last We'd nesday.
 Boys and Mems Mackinaws. PRICED RIGHT.-Model Shoe Store.
 Mrs. w. B. Pye and children visited relatives at Warren this week.
 Miss Earle Wilson visited her sister, Mrs Chas. Stevens, at McGehee this week.
 WANTED TO BUY-Hides, Eggs and Butter-We pay cash. Ratterree Bros.
 Mrs. S. T. Hankins and little daughter, LaFran, are visiting relatives at Portland this week.
 MT. Warren Boyd, of Warren, visited relatives here last Sun. day.
 Ladies' Novelty Shoes are here; let us show you these.- Model Shoe Store.
 Mir. Eric Hardy and wife have returned from Bridal tour to New York and other cities. :.
 Miss Oorrinne Caster spent Sunday last with her father, MT Henry Caster, at Dermott. l We have all the ingredients for Christmas Fruit Cakes.-A l B. Hankins.
 MT. G. B. Martin, of Wilmar visited relatives at Dermott last Friday.
 Just received-A fresh line o1 Karcher's high grade candies.- A. E Hankins. l MT. F. B Young made busi ness visit to Little Rock last week.
 Mr. R. l.. Deal and family wis ited relatives at Fountain Hil last week.
 See the Navy Stitch dowr Shoes for the little fellows. The service kind.--Model Shoe Store
 Rev. R. s. Isbell and wife ar visiting their daughter, Mrs. R K. Redditt, at Columbia, La.
 The meatless days of some o our farmers are over for a season They have killed hogs.
 MT. w. E. Jordan, of Wilmal . was a visitor to our city las Wednesday.
The Monticellonian., 1917-11-30

l Messrs. c. A. Mitchell and Ben Wyles were business visit ors to Monroe, La, this week.
 See Goodwin & Jean if you have turkeys to sell.-Phone No. loo. advt
 Mir. T. NJ. Norris, of Ladelle, was a visitor to this city last Tuesday.
 MT. Henry Young, of Camp Pike, visited friends here this week.
 Mir. Arthur Reynolds, of La delle, was here on business last Tuesday.
 Mrs. 1. B. Wolfe is visiting her daughter, Mrs. Theopa Ash ford, at Camden.
 Miss Myrtle Collins is visiting relatives at Little Rock this week.
 F. $. Seaman, Esq, of McGe- hee, was a business visitor to our city the first of this week.
 MT. w. H. Ford, of Waldren, Ark, visited relatives in this county this week.
 Messrs. Tom K. Jess. and Herman Johnson and W. L. Deal, of Ladelle, were business visitors to our city last Wednesday.
 Miss Stella Hughes left last Monday for Portland, where she goes to work for the Telephone Go.
 FOR SALE or RENT-House on Boiling Ave-, or would ex- change for Drew Go. land.
 J. F. Barbee. 3t
 Mrs. J. c. Creacy, of Warren, was here this week on a visit to her parents, Mir. and Mrs. Sand ford Smith.
 You get the best Fruits, Nuts and Candies at Todd's Grocery, "The Home of Good Things To Eat. J
 Messrs. E. N. Gaddy and s. H. McClelland, of Wilmar, were visitors to Dermott last Wednes- day.
 Clothe the boys at our store. Excellent line of suits to select from. Let us show you.-Model Shoe Store.
 Miss Lorena Dickey, of Con- into, visited the family of Mir. $. D. Larkin in this city last week.
 Mems and Boys Heavy Work Shoes, the good kind. Better Shoes for less money.-Model Shoe Store.
 Mrs. R. D. Richardson, of Hamburg, is visiting her d augh- ter, Mrs. O. 0. Wilmington, in this city.
 MT. Wilbur Dickson and fami ly, of Havannah, Ark, are visit ing relatives in this city and county.
 MT. o. G. Remley, local Mana ger of the Telephone Company of this city, was business visit or to Dermott last Saturday.
 Miss Lillie Higgason visited her sister, Mrs. A. H. McDon- nell, at Altheimer, the first of this week. Messrs. Chas. Rose and w. s. Sullivan, of Fountain Hill, were business visitors to our city last Saturday.
 Mrs. George Hampton, of Fordyce, visited her sisters, Misses Maggie and Louie Hall, in this city last week. Mr. Harold Norman and wife and Miss Ellie Norman, of Ham, burg, visited relatives here last Sunday.
 Value for your money, In our $16 50 Mems Suits. Good pat terms to select from. See us for Clothing. Model Shoe Store.
 Mrs. Lizzie Martin, of Little Rock, visited her parents, MT. and Mrs. Mike Coburn, in this city this week.
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this week.
 Misses Jewel Carson, Myrtle Collins and Gladys Mum, who are teaching school at McGe hee, spent this week at their homes in this city.
 Mir. c. C. Carmical is now con- nected with the George Spencer Grocery Store, as salesman. and would be glad to have his friends call and see him.
 Messrs. T. J. Fuqua and Wal ter Smith, who have been work ing at Camp Pike for the past three months, visited their fami- lies South of this city last week.
 Mir. A. c. Adams and wife, of Walnut Lake, passed through this city last Sunday en route from a visit to Mrs. Adams father, Mir. Tom K. Johnson, at Ladelle.
 Mobiloil for sale by Owen Jolley Hardware Company. This is the best oil on the market for your autmobile.-Owen-Jo Jolley Hardware Company.
 People who contemplate send ing Christmas packages, through the mails, to friends and rela- tives, should mail them early, and avoid the rush.
 Mir. w. H Mullis and family, who have been residing in this city for sometime, left last Fri day for Tillar, where they will make their future home.
 Nifty French Model Overcoats in range of the latest patterns. Prices range from $15.00 to $25.- %. These are up-to- the minute styles. See them at once.-Model Shoe Store.
 SICK HOGS CAN BE RE LIEVED.-Feed Pick O. Remedy for Hogs, and get your money back if not satisfied. Try it at our expense.-T. H. Mason.
 Mrs. Mary McAlister and ba- by, after an extended visit to her parents, Mir. and Mrs. J w near this city, have re- turned to their home at Berea, Ky.
 HOGS for SALE.-Two Po- land China gilts and registered Duroe Jersey pigs, extra good, at farmers, prices. Gall or write Barbee Stock Farm.
 Monticello. Ark. St
 We will buy your eggs, butter, hides, furs, sheep and goat belts, copper, brass, old iron, rubber, rags, etc.-Goodwin < Jean.-Phone No. 100.
 Mr. D. A. Bennett, of Kansas, was a visitor here this week. While here he purchased the Cooper farm, 5 miles Northest of this city, from MT. T. A Nc- Candless.
 EGGS ARE SCARCE.-More eggs or your money back. Feed your hens freely of Pick-O Poul- try Preparation. For sale by your dealer, or at the office of T. Fl. Mason. adv.
 Bring us your chickens tur- keys, ducks and geese, We pay, always, the highest market price.-Goodwin & Jean. Phone No. 100.
 We are the exclusive agents for Mobiloils, which are one of the highest grade oils on the market. We can sell you either cans or barrels. Get can of this oil and try it out-Owen- Jolley Hardware Company.
 Mrs. w. A. Coker and daugh- ter, Miss Leila, and son. William, spent Thanksgiving with Judge w. A. Coker at Tucker They also visited at Pine Bluff and Little Rock the first of this week.
 Just received, our new Evapo- rated Apples, Peaches and Prunes, and Seeded Raisins, Mince Meat, Dates, Oranberries, Celery, Etc.-fresh and fine.- Todd's Grocery, "The Home of Good Things to Eat.''
 
 Yesterday was Thanksgiving Day, and was observed here in the usual way. All public
The Monticellonian., 1917-11-30

Mrs. Barbara Blakely an old and highly respected citizen of this county, died at Little Rock on last Thursday and the re- mains were brought to this city and carried, on Saturday, to Mt Pleasant Cemetery in the North ern part of this county, near Montongo, for interrment The funeral services were conducted at the grave by Dr. M. B. Oorri- gan. Mrs B akely leaves a host of sorrowing relatives and l friends in this section to mourn her death, all of whom have our sympathies.
The Monticellonian., 1917-11-30

Entered at the Post Office at Monticello Ark. as second class mail matter.
The Monticellonian., 1917-11-30

In the Drew Chancery Court
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-11-29
SYNOPSIS.

Adventurous Jerry Carson embarks
In search of hidden treasure with the
promise Of Leontins Wsleott to be his
ed. he is reported lost. Sebastian presses
To tbs o hs
against him. In q struggle for a forged
paper Diego Navarro is killed and Jerry
and nnds the treasure, and wonderful
chemical pellet Leontine is forced to
marry Sebastian. On the honeymoon.
confronted by q weird apparition. Raw
engar forces a confession from Louie.
% ts. % get It An eafss Rsd
Finn steals the confession and fees: He
appears in New, York as Romanoff and
Leontine confronts her husband in the
gambling house. The Shadow battles
for her and she escapes with the con.
takes the paper from her. The Shadow
saves Navarro from robbery. Romanon
attempts to kidnap Sebastian and Leon
tine. but Ravengar appears to thwart
him. Blanca and her thugs are puzzled
by Ravengar's repeated escapes and re-
sents to accompany Hamilton on a 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 s Ravengar. They are rescued.
but O. - amp Louie reports that they
perished in hurricane. Sebastian ar
ranges to marry Blanca. Louie prevents
It 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. BY
maintaining that Leontine is insane. Sc
bastian again gains possession of her.
Ravengar. after a terrific battle. rescues
her. but the mystic mantle which renders
them invisible. Is stolen. Bianca's thugs
corner Ravengar and Leoptine in n shack.
Blanca defends Ravengar. He escapes
and RECEIVERS the invisible mantle Out of
revenge the thugs dynamite the shack
and kill Biancn.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-11-29
TWELFTH EPISODE
The Stolen Shadow.

Sebastian had hurried homeward,
overcome with panic at Leontine's dis
appearance. The game was up Mt last,
and he recognized that fact. For he
Ind no hope that Blanca and her gang
would succeed In discovering the fu-
gitiyes.
He had played his game remorse-
lessly. and In every one of Leontines
escapes from imminent death he had
seen the finger Of fate.
He resolved to fly. There was still
time; there was ample time before the
police got on his trail.
He packed a few essentials into n
couple Of grips and got ready to leave
He had drawn several thousand dol
lars out of his bank that would suffice
him for the present. He closed the
grips and took them down to his
library. He lit a cigar and sat down
for few moments thought.
The thought OF Blanca rushed back
through his mind. He shifted his feet
uncertainty. 1t was hard to give her
up. Should he stay. then?
As he looked across the room there
appeared suddenly the luminous hands
and eyes. the apparition that had 80
startled and Mortified him before. Sc
bastian screamed and leaped to his
feet. In his shaken condition this
seemed more than he could bear. But
as he stared at the apparition 1t
changed suddenly into the figure Of
Ravengar. his enemy.
his chair. and Ravengar came forward
with easy nonchalance and stood be-
fore him. smiling gravely at him.
"Yes. Sebastian Navarro. the game
IL up" he said. "Your wife is at the
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-11-29

and clear himself" suggested Raven
gar.
Leontine shook her head mOurnfully.
mo. there is no hope" she answered
sadly.
But you can never TELL" Ravengar
persisted. "Be true to your love, for
Jerry, and all will be well."'
They were the words which had been
uttered on the first occasion when she
saw the mysterious hands and eyes.
LeOntine started back in fear. She
looked at Ravengar searchingly.
He smiled. There was something
sad and charming in the inscrutable
look upon his face.
"What do you mean?" she cried.
what do you know about Jerry? Who
are your"
Ravengar smiled still. az? 1 am
only your shielding shadow" he re-
piled.
But what is your mysterious
power?" asked the girl excitedly.
whence comes your ability to appear
and disappear ut will?"
"Have you forgotten the invisible
mantle?"
mo, but that only intensifies the
mystery. Why is 1t invisible? And
why is it invisible on one side and
not on the other?"
Ravengar took her by the hand. "Do
you trust me. Leontine?" he inquired.
DO you, who have been surrounded
by so much evil, trust to my good mo-
tives?
How can help but trust your" re-
piled the girl.
"Then come with me-" he answered,
land I will show you."
Leontine and Ravengar got out of a
taxicab and entered house in II quiet
part of the town. Ravengar opened
the door.
81 do not live here" he said. II
rent an upper floor for use as a labo-
ratory. 1t is necessary that 1 should
not have it in my home, for fear of
! its discovery by our eaemies. You are
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-11-29

He was too far away to hear their cries
distinctly. He turned his head and
listened. Presently he caught sight of
the swimmer in the water. Naturally
he came to the conclusion that the men
in the auto were calling attention to
his predicament.
He pulled in his rod, started the
motor boat. and began chugging his
way toward Sebastian, who was still
swimming strongly In his direction.
The watchers saw the motor boat
draw up toward him. The fisherman
leaned over and grasped Sebastian by
the wrists. Sebastian hauled himself
up out of the water, clung for mo-
ment to the side of the boat, and man
aged to scramble in.
As Sebastian gained the shelter
of the boat the police saw him turn
upon the fisherman and deal him buf-
fet which sent him sprawling into the
sea.
Sebastian. without troubling further
about him, started the engine again,
and the motor boat sped swiftly sea-
ward, while the police watched help
lessly from the auto.
Sebastian and his whereabouts were
next to nothing in LeOntine's mind as
she bent over the unconscious Raven
gar within the hall Of her husbands
house.
Presently Ravengar stirred and
opened his eyes. They fixed them
selves upon LeOntine's, and, with a sob
of thankfulness, she leaned over him
and kissed his forehead.
He rose weakly. and she assisted
him to couch In the library. They
We're hardly seated before the police
lieutenant came in. Leontine looked
ut him In mute inquiry.
The lieutenant shook his head. "He
made his getaway in a motor boat, and
added murder to his crimes" he said
Briefly he detailed what had hap
pened and, excusing himself. took his
departure. Leontine remained silent.
She knew now that SO long as Sebas-
ton lived there could never be any
peace for her.
And Jerry's name, for which she had
fought SO long, still remained un-
cleared-the convict's brand was on
him. Tears came into her eyes.
HE will .never return she sObbed,
as Ravengar tried to comfort her,
"and 1 can never clear poor Jerry's
name OF the accusation OF forgery"
perhaps Jerry will return some day
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-11-29

the only person who knows the secfet."
They went up the stairs together.
Ravengar unlocked q door and opened
it. Leontine looked with wonder into
the interior. She saw what seemed
to be an ordinary laboratory. such as a
chemist might have. But why did Ra-
vengar want laboratory3
This is my secret" said Ravengar,
taking up a bottle containing a few
black pellets and placing 1t before the
girl. Although they appear black when
seen through the medium of the glass.
If you held them in your hand you
would see nothing. They are absolute
black. Ordinary black. as you know,
is not really black at all-that is to
say, It is not invisibility. as black
should be. 1t is, instead. composed Of
n blending of hues. Real black is in
visible.
This is absolute black. The pellets
were found upon a ledge-Ravengar's
ledge-in the South Atlantic. They
were the discovery Of the scientist, Jo-
seph Dexter"
Leontine started. She had heard the
name before. but when or where she
could not think.
"He wrote of his discovery in his
journal. Wait. will get it for you"
continued Ravengar.
Upon the table was the invisible
mantle. Leaving it with the pellets In
front Of the open window, Ravengar
turned away and went toward a safe
that stood in the corner. Leontine fol-
lowed him.
II have his journal here" Ravengar
continued, beginning to open the safe
Some day it will be published and
will make interesting reading. Here
1t is"
He took out a cover containing a
number of sheets of waterstained pa
per, closed the safe, and went back
toward the table, to lay the journal
down. Then he started and stared al
ternately at the table and at Leontine.
The cloth and the bottle of pellets
were gone.
"The pellets!" gasped Ravengar.
They were here a moment ago."
Il haven't touched them. You must
nave put them somewhere" answered
Lcontine.
Ravengar began hunting for them
hurriedly, but he could find them no
where. Both the pellets and the cloth
were gone.
"You may have taken them to the
safe" Leontine suggested.
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Ravengar shook his head. Neverthe-
less, he went back to the safe and
opened 1t again. The quest was fruit
less. The bottle was nowhere to be
found.
THAT window" exclaimed Raven
gar. "Was 1t open when went to the
safer"
Il don't think so," Leontine an
swered.
The window, which was of the
French variety, and had been closed
when they entered, was now slightly
open. They looked out. The house
was set near another of similar archi-
lecture, and between the two there ran
a narrow passage. A window in the
adjacent house was set opposite the
laboratory window. 1t would have
been just possible for an agile man,
seated upon the sill, to have stretched
out his arm and reached the bottle Of
pellets.
ave must find out who is In the
next house." said Ravengar to Leon
tine. 'If somebody has taken 1t, we
must get him before he escapes u.s."
following him, and they rushed down
the stairs and gained the street to-
gether. There was an immense crowd,
policeman was standing beside an
auto, in which appeared a second po-
liceman. He and the chauffeur were
supporting figure, but whether Of a
man or woman neither Ravengar nor
Leontine could see above the heads of
the crowd which pressed In front Of
them.
AS Ravengar tried to clear a way
to the auto the first policeman raised
his hand, and the auto moved away
carrying the injured person. the second
policeman and the chauffeur. Ruven-
gar managed to reach the official who
was now dispensing the crowd.
"Accident7 he asked.
Them joy riders knocked down a
fellow that was coming out Of the al
ley here. They've taken him to st.
tnke's." answered the policemen.
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The doctor stared about him in the
utmost bewilderment.
"Where is her What has happenedr'
gasped the doctor.
Ravengar spun round. Don't stand
there talking, but obey mel" he shout
ed. Hold the door fast and don't let
him out even If you don't see him COM
ing. That man is dangerous crimi-
nal with n secret power of making him
self Invisible"
And he jumped to the side Of the
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police station, and shortly you will be
arrested and on the way to paying the
penalty for your crimes"
Sebastian shook with fear. "Why do
you persecute mel" he groaned.
You have one chance of escape. SO
far as your wife and 1 are concerned"
Ravengar continued. IF you will
write a confession of the crime which
osat Jerry Carson to prison. we will
IN OF the police and let you 60 free.
Crittenden record-press., 1917-10-25
Kirs OF The Khyber Ri'l.s
Continued From last We k.)
CHAPTER v.

Tho rear lights Of the train he had
not taksn swayed out of Delhi station
aud King rrinned Ms he wlpcd the
sweat from his face with drlupInr
handkerchief. Behind him lowered the
hook.noSed lsnnll. rcscntful Of the nm.
expected. In front of him Saunders
eyed the prorcrcd black chcroots sus.
piciously, accepted one with an air of
curiosity and passed the csse back.
Around them the cla,ter Of the stntlon
crowd began Ia die. and Parsimony
In shabby uniform went round 10
lower lights.
"Are you sure"
Kings merry eyes looked into, Saup.
dcrs' as n there were no world wnr
really and they two were puppets In a
comedy.
ARE you absolutely certain Vas.
mini II n Delhi1"
"No," said Saunders. "wbat I swear
10 Is that she has not left by train.
She's the most elIslve individual in
Asia One person In the world knows
where she Ia. unless she has On accom-.
plIce. ~ infermstlon's negative. !
know she has not eons By"
King struck match and held II
ut - the sentence was unfinished;
- m fsv puizS of ~ astonishing