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Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1917-01-26

ing preference" in the light of a
green-shaded reading lamp. But the
man in the mask, preferring to leave
that peaceful game undisturbed, stole
quietly in through the back of the
house, locked himself in a small room
above stairs, and there adroitly but
quickly made facsimile of the map.
Before that map could be completed
though, strange events were already
transpiring directly beneath where he
sat. For Margery Golden, glancing up
from her game, stared idly into the
facing her from the opposite wall.
And peering in at the window reflect
ed in that mirror she saw a bearded
face scanned with an unmistakable
scar.
She did not scream aloud, as her
first impulse had prompted, but she
sat staring down at her cards, trying
to study out the dilemma which con-
fronted her. For the face she had
seen was Legar's.
AO A4oNO 0hO 4ulCIly uCCIuC0 upOu
was to call the strangely reticent
chauffeur Of her strangely elusive de-
liverer and ask him to make ready for
an immediate flight to the city. She
watched that chauffeur as he threw
on a heavy bear-skin coat and cap
wound a muller about his neck, and
started for the garage. She watched
him as he stepped out into the dark
ness. Then the bear-skinned figure
became the center of strange and I'm.
looked-for activities, for it was plain
that several men, lurking there in the
! darkness, had sprung upon him. II
was equally plain that they lost little
time in overpowering him, for before
the startled women could rise from
the card table they found that home
of peace invaded by a group Of au
dacious-eyed ruffians headed by LIE
| gar himself.
The latter bowed ironically to tn,
white-faced girl as he confronted her
His advance towards her, though, wa
interrupted by the suddenly renewed
struggles of the chauffeur, who, as b,
tried to break away from his captors
called loudly for help. Legar, lookin,
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1917-01-26
AUTHOR OF THE OCCASIONAL OFFENDER"
SYNOPSIS.

On w1ndward ISLAND Palidori intrigues
Mrs. Golden into an appearance of evil
which causes Golden to capture and tor
ture tire italian by branding his face and
crushing his hand. Palidori opens the
dyke gates and floods the island and in
the general rush to escape the flood kid
maps Golden's six-year-old daughter Mar
gerry. Twelve years later in New York a
Masked One calling himself the Hammer
of God" rescues an eighteen-year-old girl
from the cadet Casavanti. to whom Jules
Legar has delivered her. and takes her to
the home of Enoch Golden. millionaire,
whence she is recaptured by Legar. Legar
and Stein are discovered by Marley. Col
denis secretary. setting fire to Golden's
buildings, but escape. Margery's mother
fruitlessly implores Enoch Golden to
md their daughter. The Masked One
again takes Margery away from Legar.
Legar loots the Third National bank, but
again the Laughing Mask illustrates his
plans. Legar sends Golden THE Spotted
Warning" demanding a portion of a chart
of the Windward island. Margery meets
her mother. The chart is lost during a
fight between Manley and one of Legar's
henchmen.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1917-01-26

Rastus Watson, Jemima's lord and
master, flung the sheet of paper down
on their kitchen table in disgust when
it was placed before him as the
extent Of days 'pickin's."
Now, Rastus, who was of much port
ner frame than his spouse, was firm
believer in the efficiency of forced
feeding. And since the days harvest
had been a lean one, and the larder
showed disturbing signs OF emptiness,
that plump-bodied negro possessed
himself Of a worn gunnysack and an
nounced his determination Of acquir-
ing a few pullets while hunger ran
high and the moon swung low. In
stinct combined with fate to lead Ras-
tus by the nose, take him stealthily
over the backyard fence of the afore-
mentioned Hannah, and from there to
the door of the padlocked coop.
II in the excitement Of the moment the
iiEhtness Of o7s bird tossed into the
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1917-01-26

nonchalantly about, crossed to a door,
swung it wide, and saw that it opened
into a closet.
Throw that grizzly in here until he
learns how to keep quiet!" was their
leaders crisp command.
And now, my girl, guess it's your
turn againi" was his next sinister ex-
clamation.
At the same moment that these
words were spoken still another unex-
pected intruder entere the room.
Only this time 1t was the oddly inter
ruptive figure of that man of mystery
known as the Laughing Mask.
mot move from any man here!"
he cried out as he faced that threaten
ing circle, gun in hand.
It was Legar himself who stepped
back pace or two, closely watching
the automatic.
Before we start any shooting
around here" the Laughing Mask
calmly suggested, Il want just word
or two, Legar, with you. know what
you're after. You want Golden's por-
ton of a Windward Island chart.
Well, have that chart, and / have it
with me. But there is no reason why
women should be dragged into this
fight. So the first thing you have to
do, If you want that chart, is to al
low Margery Golden and her mother
here to return quietly to the city with
my chauffeur, and return tonight"
Legar's lip curled.
"And then you'll as quietly hand
me over the paper, / suppose?" he
scoffed.
I'll hand you over the paper"
agreed the Laughing Mask, for above
all things he knew it was necessary
to play for time.
The gun and the map together"
was the prompt demand.
"And then what?" inquired the
laughing Mask.
"Then you wait in this closet until
make sure it's the map I've got" an
nounced the audacious Legar.
81 await your decision, gentlemen,
in the jury ROOM" mockingly an
nounced the latter as he stepped into
the closet.
Quick as shot Legar shut and
locked that door.
We've got him, whatever his game
isl" he announced as he darted across
the room to the green-shaded lamp
and placed the sheet of yellow paper
down on the card table close beside a
second piece which he had already
drawn from his pocket.
"By God, I've got it," exulted Legar.
Let out that driver in the bear
skins fyss," no commanded. and If
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1917-01-26

not once graced his own ancestral
halls, had at least been conscientiouoly
made, on the far side of the Atlantic,
after models bearing every earmark of
the authentic And one of the treasures
which he had succeeded in disposing of
to Enoch Golden was a full suit of
medieval Japanese armor. complete
even to the long-bladed Kagisaki daA
ger and grotesquely fashioned n
face mask.
That leering metal face David Ne
ley had hated from the first mon\hy
he saw it in position at the far side o
the somber Golden library. The uglf
ness of that metal monstrosity, in fact.
seemed accumulated by the soft-toned
canvas painting which stood immedi-
ately behind it.
"Just what do you see to like ab011
that thing?" he somewhat brusdd0
inquired. The girls face grew -
Gus.
That leering metal face makes M
think of the Laughing Mask, and
I'm almost certain 1 know who Il
Laughing Mask is"
"Who?"
Count Luigi da Espares himselr
81 don't believe it,"
Eyes, but listen: Quite by accident
yesterday, when we were having tel
together, a yellow domino dropped
from his pocket. He was confused and
seemed unwilling to make any real ex-
plantations about it.
Even a count could afford to invest
in a ten-cent domino" was Manley's
retort.
Isn't 1t beautifully" she asked as she
swung the armor about. You see it
is quite open in the back. The couffe
says they were made that way because
they were worn only by heroes. And
hero must always be brave enough to
stand facing his enemies!"
well, swing 1t round then, for I'm
it's enemy all right! I hate the
thing!"
Three hours later he was peremp-
torily summoned to the billiard room,
where he found Enoch Golden in slip
pers and dressing gown feverishly
pacing the floor. Manley stared in
terrogatively down at the paper which
the older man held in slightly tremu-
lous fingers.
"It's another of Legar's Spotted
Warnings!" explained Golden. in a
voice heavy with apprehension.
did you speak to Da Espares about
this?" Manley asked.
mo. Da Espares went to bed an
hour ago"
And Margery?"
"Margery is with her mother
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SEVENTH EPISODE
"THE HOODED HELPER"

Margery Golden's serenely self
willed Aunt Agatha disliked animals
almost as much as she disliked mys-
teries. And about her tranquil &C.
dar home she felt were transpiring
events altogether too inexplicable to
remain long to her liking.
So when Hannah, the plump but less
practical-minded caretaker of that
erstwhile abode of tranquility, trem-
ulously announced that a stranger in
q yellow mask had left a bright-col-
ored parrot, answering to the name of
Tito, at the door for Miss Margery,
the bird in question was viewed with
open disfavor, and Margery was sub
jected to many disturbing interroga-
lions.
None of the girls answers proving
satisfactory, however, her firm-willed
coed with their interrupted game Of
Preference" But green parrots in
stinct and enigmatic cry of Look
out for the Iron Claw" proved in no
way consistent with so tranQuilizing
a gaxe, and the owner of the house
finally and firmly commanded the de-
parting Hannah, who slept out" to
carry the disturbing creature off to
her own cVttage for the night.
This Hannah did, with much mum
bling, and deposited it in her chicken
coop.
There Tito would have spent a quiet
and uneventful night, in all likelihood,
had not a certain mildly-predacious
negress answering to the name of
Jemima Watson, returned all but
empty-handed to her suburban home.
For one of the by-products of this
dusky lady's activities as a scrub
woman was the gathering Of those
trifles which find their way to the
waste baskets and refuse cans of of
fee buildings. And her only harvest,
on this occasion, was a half portion
of time-yellowed code chart and
map, which had blown from the dizzy
balcony of the Central Tower building
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1917-01-26

one glimpse at the sleeve % The servs
ice-coat from which a button had
clearly been torn away, convinced MIN
that all his vague suspicious of the
past week had been only too well
founded. And he wasted no words on
argument.
He leaped to that startled figure.
thrust his automatic against the waist
line of the service coat and command
ed Wrench to back up against the wall.
AS he did so a sudden shout sounded
from the doorway behind him and in
stinctively he glanced about to ascer-
tain the meaning of this shout
Wrench, seeing his chance, knocked
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that fool in the mask tries TO move,
plug him one"
He handed the automatic 20 one of
the men and motioned to him to I'M
lock the closet door. Then he or
dered the chauffeur to step out.
"Now, you beat it with these ribs,
and beat it Quick!"
That chauffeur had not taken six
steps across the room before a sud-
den cry broke from one of the men
standing close beside the card table.
your maps gone!" was the be-
wildering message that fell on Legar's
ears as he leaped to the table side.
The man in the bear skins at the same
moment stepped out through the door
THAT guy gave you copy, a fake
| copy done in disappearing ink"
Legar gave one glance. Then, with
an oath, he leaped for the closet door,
| flung it open, and sprung bodily on
the masked figure. dragging it out to
the light as he tore away the band of
yellow that covered the latter's face.
That's the chauffeur" cried one of
the men. They switched makeups
in that closet, and the main guys got
away"
Then came a sudden trample of
feet, chorus of shouts and the
charge of armed officers of the law
through the house. For the sheriff had
at last arrived.
Legar, knowing what that meant.
with one sweep of his booked arm
flung the green-shaded lamp from its
table, jumped through window and
vanished from sight.
The Shell of Deceit.
Margery Golden, all things consid-
cred, was once more in very excellent
spirits. There we even moments
when young David Manley considered
those spirits as both deplorably and
disturbingly excellent.
For the girls happiness, he felt as
sured, was due to the presence of young
Count Luigi da Espares.
He had come, as more than one i'm
poverished young nobleman had come
to America, to dispose of those can.
vases and curios which, if they had
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-10-06
Here Are Downtown
Smoke Fund Stations

Tine Star has established branch
stations downtown at a number Of
cigar stores whore contributions for
the Our pcyH In France Tobacco
Fund" may be left. The names OF
the contributors will then he pub
iished IN Tho star
Come on. now. smokers land those
who don't smoke. tool.
Here are the places;
Greens. 1to Third ave.
Green's. 1906 Third ave.
Pursiey's. Second ave and Seneca
keiter a Bernhhum's. 1910 Second
ave,
Keiter a Bcrnhaum's, at CIemmer
thentre
Springs. To7 First ave
Springs, pi0 Second ave.
Springs. tis Pike at.
Mecca cigar stand tGinnoid a
:, Mink), 2ie Union ct.
Frye's, southwest corner Third and
Union.
=. N, Kelly, Second and Madison.
Sims cigar store, Fourth and Union.
All United Cigar stores
city Hall cigar stand. County City
building.
BERT Rideouts. Central building.
Butch's pool hall, THIRD ave. and
linton at.
other cigar stands may get In the
list by calling up The Star for the
necessary arrangements.
Crogan's Smoke shop, i.os Fourth
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Catarrh for Ten Years.
Peruna Made Me Well

Mr.. Charles s Many. No IL Wa
ter St, OssIning. ~ v, writes: II
had estsrrh for ten years, and trien
great many kinds OF medicines.
which cost me lot of money, but
did me no good. Instead OF get
ting better. ! seemed to get worse
My eyes were bloodshot. my nose
smelled so bad that was ashamed
TO go In company | was night
guard at the prison. and would
get so dizzy that ! would have TO
catch hold OF something TO keep
from falling. read about Peruna
In the New York World, and
thought ! would give II trial. |
used about ten bottles. and am
cured OF cstarrh. and the dizzy
feeling has left me and ! am not
bothered with it any more. | keep
Peruna In the house. and when |
feel a cold coming on take little
bit Of 1t and II does me good"
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thought to those gentlemen both
In and out 81 the public office who
condemn all efforts by its people
for peace or It's representatives In
! congress or who even venture To
suggest that a peace is not desir-
able until such time as the pfesi-
dent. acting solely .on his responsi.
bllity. shall declare for peace.
1T IL n strange doctrine se hear
these days that the mass OF the
people who pay. In money. misery
and blood all the costs Of this war
ont ~ which a favored lev profit
so largely may not freely and pub
licly discuss terms Of peace.
Give People More Say
The universal conviction OF
those who yet believe In the rights
Of the people Ia that the fret seps
toward the prevention OF war and
the establishment OF permanent
I peace Is to give the people who
must bear the brunt OF wars awful
burdens more to say about H." he
said.
. ehAth tFNAhNf ABFAN IN tAit AtFAi
ness Of understanding. no unity OF
opinion In this country on fhe part
Of the people as to the conditions
/ upon which we are prosecuting
this war. or what the specific oh.
Iects are. II becomes still moro i'm.
peratlve each day that congress
should declare the objects OF this
Y shtah usttA
for conference and for the estab.
lishment Of permanent peace.
Asks Popular Peace Talk
THE president has asked tho
German people 10 speak for them.
selves on this great world issue. so
why should not the Great Ameri.
can people voice their convictions
thru congress Shall the fearfully
overburdened people of this coun.
try continue to bear the brunt OF a
prolonged war for any objects not
openly stated and definlte?"
In concluding his speech. la Fol.
lette called upon the people TO
unite In campaign along consti.
tutional lines for free discussion of
'hR E'li'F VI AfN NHfs anu tFR con-
clusion. on a Just basis"
Kellogg Denounces La Toilette
Following conclusion of In Fol.
lette's speech. Senator Kellogg.
who introduced the resolution OF
the Minnesota public service com.
mission. demanding La Follette's
expulsion. took the floor. He ex.
pressed emphatic dissent" from
some Of the Views La Toilette stat.
ed
| II deny that we went 10 war to
secure the right Of American citi.
zens to ride on ships loaded with
ammunition or loaded with explo.
slves. In violation of American stat.
utes." he said
II am as jealous OF the right Of
free speech AS any member of this
body or any citizen OF the land.
But this Is question of erroneous
statement OF fact rather than free
speech"
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Wake up feeling fine! Best
laxative for men. women
and children.

Enjoy life' Remove the liver
and bowel poison which Is keeping
your head dizzy. your tongue coat.
ed. breath offensive. and stomach
sour. Don't stay bilious. sick,
headachy. constlpated and full of
cold. Why don't you get box OF
Cascarets from the drug store and
eat one or two tonight and enjoy
the incest. gentlest liver and bowel
cleansing YOU ever experienced.
You will wake up feeling tit and
fine. Cascarets never grippe or
sicken like salts, pills and calomel.
They act SO gently that you hardly
realize you have taken cathaitic.
Mothers should give cross. sick.
bilious or feverish children a whole
Cascaret any they act thor
oughly and are harmless.
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auditorium. The strike date is
set for October 10.
II required two days TO complete
the vote and the result was almost
unanimous.
Only few dissenting votes were
recorded.
The meeting at the Press club
was a feminine affair for the great
or part. But later In the evening
Hulet NJ. Wells. former president
OF the Central Labor Council. spoke
upon invitation. Timothy Cusack,
secretary of the Csrmen's union.
also spoke.
The men we're preceded by Miss
Ida NJ. Levi. OF the Central Labor
Council.
Mrs. Rhoda Kerr. president of
the telephone operators, In com
menting upon the proposed strike.
said that conditions must be
changed.
"The working conditions" she
said. lis the main factor in mind.
The company must refrain from
splitting the day or night shifts
into periods. and allow the girls to
work straight shift.
The increase in wages, which is
being asked, Is small and should
not meet with much opposition"
Mrs. Kerr pointed out the fact
that many OF the operators have left
the exchanges recently for other
lines OF work. where better work.
ing conditions and more money
are to be had.
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kAISER'S Reform
PLAN OUTLINED

AMSTERDAM. Oct. 6.-The Ger
man government has announced
its plan for reform OF the Prussian
house OF lords, according to dis
patches from Berlin today. The
plan OF representation is as fol-
lows:
Agriculture. as seats: commerce
ana industry. as; trade. IL: labor.
as: education. i6: clergy. II: mu-
inequalities. Sc; rural communities.
Sc; land owners. "a: burgomasters
at large towns. 30. The kaiser Is
to name 100 representatives.
among them IL princes.
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FOUR DROWNED
AS SOUND BOAT
TOLO GOES DOWN

Three persons were drowned and
ono died from exposure In col.
llnion that occurred between the
Kitsap County transportation com.
pany's steamer Tolo and the tug
Magic Friday night. ut $40 y, IN,
The dead are
Mrs. John Johnson. Is. 1896 W
bsnd st: Mrs. A. u Marshall. A..
d7s6 isth ave John Castro. u Por.
tusueae cook aboard the Tolo. and
j. II. panehot, 20. OF Venice. balm.
bridge island
The first three are believed TO
have gone down with tho vessel
when Il sank. four minutes after
being hit.
panehot died from exposure
after being landed at nremerton,
Castro the cook II survived by
wife. Helen Castro. who runs
grocery store on Queen Anne hill.
Mrs. Castro appeared at the dock
upon hearing OF the wreck. and
threatened 10 throw hernelf IN the
sound She was placed In the hands
OF the women's division OF the Sc.
attic police force. and later sent
home.
The Toio left Seattle with 81
passengers and crew 81 eight. al
5.2s p. m. The collision occurred
NJ $40 p. m. and eight minutes
later the Tolo sunk.
The lives of the passengers were
saved by members OF the crews of
the collidlng vessels and that OF the
steamer II. II. Kennedy. which ar
rived shortly. In response to the
$. O, :. blasts given by the fammed
vessel.
The passengers were taken
aboard the Kennedy 20 Bfemerton
J. r, panehot died from exposure
Capt George Benson. master "
the Tolo. In describing the accident.
said he could hear the whistle OF
tho Magic. and continued a straight
course
Suddenly" he said. the tug
doomed up In the fog. and ordered
the engines stopped. but IL was too
late. and the approaching craft
crashed into our stArboard quar-
ter"
Considerable excitement existed
at first. but the crew and officers
soon ailayed the fears. and life
belts were adjusted. rs this time
the Tolo was listing so badly that
the M. boats were lowered with
great difficulty. Many ~ the pas
sengers icapcd overheard and
were later picked up in the water
Capt. Hanson. of the Magic. low.
cred his one boat. while tao we're
lowered from the Kennedy. which
/ had iust arrived The passengers
were given first aid aboard the
{ Kennedy.
w l. Gazram. vice president OF
the transportation company. who
was aboard with hts son. stepped
aboard the Magic before the vessel
backed away. and watched the res.
cue work. II. said the men doing
the work wer. very calm. A small
yellow dog was even considered.
and after bouncing around on a life
ratt In the Sound. was later taken
aboard the Magic.
Thomas Macnrlde. 5-yea-ola son
OF the secretary and treasurer ~
the transportation company. was
aboard and removed to the Magic.
and later returned to Seattle with
the officers ~ the Tolo.
J. u. Pauchot. who died. had
been a resident OF the Northwest
Tor 30 years. He Is survived by
seven ehildres. all living In this
section.
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British nffense harrage made
trenches death traps. The sPrua.
sian Imperatorix as Hlndenhurx
Is now called In Germany. there.
upon devised the plan Of concrete
shell crater defenses. distributed
over wide zone and sprinklea
with pill boxes.
This defense scheme succeeded
the intricately complete trench
system on the very front where
Haig struck The new plan had for
months been extolled behind the
German lines as Germauvtn nu.
preme tactical achievement II
was 10 the German rank ana file
that unbeatable "Hindenburg De.
fensiye"
But Haig broke It. The Hlnden.
burg defensive did not Tive IN 10
the expeditions which It's fret try.
out around Ypres In the summers
battles had raised.
The conviction must have now
been borne home crushlnglv q, The
Germans that their armor ia craes.
ing.
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The winter concert season opens
at the Hippodrome. Fifth ave. and
University ct. Sunday evening. Al
Sis O'Clock. with Elsie Baker con.
tralto, assisted by William Durieux
ceilist. and Frank Houser pianist
This IL the first OF a series Of Rcd.
path Chautauqua offerings TO be
booked IN Seattle exclusively thru
Casper Fisher. OF the Hppodrorne
Amusement Go. Miss Baker ia a
native OF Philadelphia. and has an.
peared as soloist in some of tho
largest orchestras OF the country
Durieux has toured with Victor
Herbert. Walter Damrosch and 9th.
er music masters.
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H|NDENbURC'S
Boosted FRONT
SADLY BROKEN

~ WILLIAM PHILIP slMMs
WITH THE BRITISH AR
mics IN THE FIELD, Oct. g.
rleid Marshal Haie's most sue
eeesfui blow against the Ger
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The story Of loyal and beautiful
wife who, single handed and against
all the evil agencies of high finance,
foiled and brought TO justice the most
powerful financicr in Wall Street