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The Dermott news., 1917-10-04
BEAT THE He. Of |.
BY RAISING FRUIT
Every Home in Arkansas Should Have
Enough Fruit Trees To supply
Family With Preserves.

BY j. 5. Knox Extension Division
University of Arkansas.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1917-03-30
SYNOPSIS.

On Winward Island Palidof intriguos
Mrs.. Golden into an appearances OF evil
which causes Golden 20 capture and tor
ture the italian by branding his face and
crushing his hand. PalidOri foods the Is
land and kidnaps Golden's little daughter
Mnrgery. Twelve years later In New York
q Masked One rescues Margery from Le-
gar and takes her TO hor fathers home,
whence she n recoptured. Margory's
mother fruitiessly impiores Golden 70 find
their daughter. The Laughing Mask
again takes Margery away from Legar.
Legar sends TO Golden a warning n a
demand for a portion OF the chart OF
Windward Island. Margery meets her
mother. The chart II lost In a fight be-
tween Manley and one Of Legar's hench-
men, but Is recovered by the Laughing
Mask. Count Da Espares figures In a
dubious attempt to entrap Legar and
claims to have killed him. Golden'B house
- dynamited during a masked ball. Le-
gar escapes but Da EspEreg Is crushed In
The ruins. Margery rescues the Laughing
Mask from the police. Manley finds Mar
gerry not Indifferent to his love. He saves
her from MaukPB poisoned arrows. Man
ley plans a mock funeral which fails 20
accomplish the desired purpose, the cap
turo OF the Iron Claw and his gang. Mar
gerry is saved from Death at the hands OF
The Iron Claw by the Laughing Mask. An
attempt by the Iron Claw to blow up the
OFMara cottage Is frustrated In the nick
Of time. The Laughing Mask discloses
his Identity to Margery.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1917-03-30

crossed the room 70 the vault and
swung to the heavy safe door.
With an oddly birdlike movement Of
the head the girl stopped and stared in
tontiy at his figure, clearly outlined
against tho dark folds OF the %portieres
behind him. Then, instead Of locking
the vault door, she took four swift
steps to the heavily carved teakwood
table to her right In another moment
she had caught up a Roman lamp Of
solidly cast bronze and. with all her
strength, hurled It at the swaying por-
there behind him. "Lesari" vas her
cry. And at the same moment she ut
tered a shrill cry Of warning.
It was time. From behind n Of
the folds OF the portiere she had
glimpsed an iron claw at the end Of a
pre%ternaturally long arm. And as this
iron claw was lifted high IN the air she
cried out as she caught sight Of the
CLINT Of a naked steel knife blade
Her warning was sufficient. Lightly
the Laughing Mask leaped to one side.
BY this time Legar was in the room
itself, and as he advanced he drew
a revolver from his pocket.
But the man in the mask was more
agile than his enemy. He swung
Margery about in a %twinkling and
whisked her back to the vault, where
with one tug Of his free hand he
swung the vault door open. Legar fired,
but the bullet ricocheted harmlessly
against the open safe front Of steel.
Father keeps a navy revolver in the
coin drawer of the vault here" Whis-
pered Margery as the man in the mask
pushed her more deeply into the
shadow Of the protecting door.
At the moment that the Laughing
Mask swung about and tugged open
the coin drawer Wilson and a round
eyed footman, having heard the sound
Of the shot and having previously
failed to get any answer to the tele-
phone, came running to the library
door. But before they could open that
door Legar, realizing that his time was
short, had taken matters into his own
hands. Charging bodily against the
still half-open vault door, he swung 1t
shut upon the Laughing Mask and
Margery before they had time to
realize his intent. Then Legar threw
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1917-03-30

mental problem that engrossed her
preoccupied her attention to the exclu-
sion of everything else. Then a voice
behind her spoke:
"Can you see any of them?"
Margery turned to the mar in the
yellow mask, who stood close behind
her.
NO." said Margery, in answer to his
question. I'VE have a few minutes
grace. DO you think it surely the
wisest thing to do; do you think 1t nee
essary beyond all doubt that go away
with you? know you must realize
what that must mean to mel can
not but think of father!"
Il have thought Of everything you
have said-everything you have even
thought" said the Laughing Mask
gently. But 1t is no longer safe for
you to stay here. / had to tell you
this. And l had to get from your ia
TIERS vault the thing that win clear
me Of some, at least, Of the crimes Le-
gar has fastened upon me-Legar's
confession"
Then. come. let US hurry" said
Margery.
The two Of them then stole quietly
down through the shadowy house to
the library.
The Laughing Mask went swiftly to
the vault and In a moment its heavy
door swung open. But the next min
ute a tingle Of alarm swept through
Margery's body, for the call bell Of the
telephone on the rosewood desk sud
denly rang through the room. By this
time the Laughing Mask was within
the vault, but the shrill Of that bel
brought him out into the room.
Don't answer it," warned the girl
But Wilson or another OF the serv
ants will surely come to answer It," OK
planned the Laughing Mask as he
moved toward the only door that he
had not locked on entering the library
THE confession-have you got it?'
asked Margery, not needing what h'
had said. 80 great was the tension o.
her mind.
1T is where It is SAFE" quietly re
piled the Laughing Mask.
"Then III shut the vault door," sh'
said.
He stood watching her as Gh'
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1917-03-30

charge IN rorce down the broken face
Of the clif. And as the minions Of
the law descended on the cave-mouth
the eviloyed group gathered thege
erupted into sudden life. There was a
wild scramble up the rock-ledges,
quick encounters and combats. blows
and counterblows, the impact OF ash
night-sticks on %resounding skulls, the
captivating cry Of ~half.stunned cap
tives.
But Legar fought, backed close
against the rock, with the ~ferocity Of
a wildcat holding on every attack and
with his failing iron claw sweeping
back every assailant. Then, swing
ing about, he leaped up the clif-face.
springing from rock to rock with the
agility Of a mountain goat.
At the top OF the cliff, when Enoch
Golden himself, side by side with the
police captain, attempted to bar that
flight, the fugitive bowled over those
two rotund figures and bolted north
ward along the topmost ridge Of the
cliff, heading for the timber not more
than a hundred yards away.
But by this time two Of the officers,
recovering their wind and burning
with the i~ndignities to which they
had been subjected, had caught sight
Of the fugitive and started in pursuit,
They ran we'll, and they ran deter.
minedly. Legar, realizing that they
were gaining ON him, and further real
izing that he could not keep up his
gait for long, veered suddenly toward
the river, whore a road-builders' tool
shed stood at the extreme end Of q
rock-cut along the clif-top. Through
the doorway of this shed he darted,
with his two pursuers, now Joined by
a third officer, not q hundred yards be-
hind him.
Running to the far end Of the shack,
he sent his wooden arm crashing
through the window. leaped to the sill,
and stared out. Below him lay the
Hudson. C~rodching low, he Ieaped
out into space and then dropped like q
plummet to the river below.
The Octopus Bomb.
Margery faced the supreme dilemma
OF her life.
The girl walked slowly to the still
open window and gazed out, but the
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1917-03-30
FOURTEENTH EPISODE
The Plunge for Life.

A strange mood Of happiness, as un-
reasoning as It was inexplicable,
seemed to have taken possession Of
Margery Golden. A less timorous light
Bhone from the depths OF her pool
brown eyes. At all times OF the day,
too, she could be heard singing about
the house.
This hayward blitheness OF spirit
was something more than a puzzle to
her heavy-browed father, who found
little in the situation Immediately con
fronting him to cause him any undue
Hghtness Of heart. For that situation
had Unexpectedly taken On the form
Of a defeat.
After all Jules Legar's campaign for
the possession of that pregnant scrap
OF parchment which carried the key
to the secret Of the lost treasure OF
Windward island, the long-fought-for
document had suddenly disappeared
from the Golden vault. And all evil
dence pointed to the fact that 1t was
the Laughing Mask who had stolen
the chart and cipher code from the
safe.
Golden was in the midst Of his
second conference with the russell
faced Captain Bracket Of the head
quarters stan, when a telephone call
came for that official. The talk over
the wire was one-sided. Then with
great elaboration the Official hung
up the receiver and swung about to
Enoch Golden.
well, we've got your Laughing
Mask for you"
You've got him." repeated Golden.
Our man Walcott located him by
trailing his chauffeur. And before
hlghtfall we can have him rounded
up"
Where was he found"
Just where you'd least expect a
man OF that character to be found,
He's hiding in a cave in the Hudson
Palisades, not ten miles from where
we're sitting at the moment, just above
Coleman's village. And the fact he's
ducked to a Malina like that bears
out what we've always claimed, that
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1917-03-30

on the lock, spun the dial and wheeled
around to cover the two white-faeed
and gaping-mouthed servants with his
revolver.
With a flourish OF his revolver no
waved them to the door and would
have reached 1t himself had he not
at that moment heard the entrance
door Of the Golden mansion flung open
and the noise of many feet sounding
on the stairs a minute later.
Slamming the room door shut upon
Wilson and the footman, Legar, his
look Of triumph gone from his features,
stared frantically around the room. He
dashed to a Perugian panel screen of
ancient design. its panels fashioned in
sixteenth century tapestry, and
crouched behind it, his revolver still
in his hand.
As Legar found this precarious hid
ing place, the door Of the room
opened and Enoch Golden entered
amid a clatter Of hurrying feet and a
babble OF voices. Wilson, for the third
time. tried to explain to his master
what had happened.
"Margeryl My daughter shut up in
the vault, you say, Wilson?" cried her
father.
YES, sir, shut up In there with the
man in the yellow mask, the man as
these officers. sir. have been looking
fort"
Golden strobe over to the vault door
His face was pale and he breathed
hard as he stopped over the lock dial
The mar in the yellow mask, II he
felt any fear for the outcome of thii
his most precarious adventure among
the innumerable strange -predicamenti
that his self-appointed guardianship o
Margery Golden had flung him into
gave expression to none. He reassuret
her gently and chided hen. even, To-
her seeming lack OF confidence In him
"Have you forgotten. my dear, tina
I have the confession OF Legar2" h
whispered to her. THAT alone mean
safety, for 1t will take care OF most o
the crimes which the Iron Claw ha
fastened upon me-"
He took from a pocket and hand
ed TO the girl a little hard blacl
ovoid, In her hand. 1t felt to her toucl
to DO like q "sko OF soar onu Their
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1917-03-30

ae's as big a crook as this Iron Claw
himself. For honest men don't crawl
into river caves!"
Golden was about to reply in the af-
irmative to this seIf-obyious statement
when he was interrupted by the en-
trance OF his daughter.
But suppose our fugitive" said
Ihe serene-eyed girl as she smiled
down on the somewhat startled police
captain. had enemies who seemed at
the moment stronger than he was and
al the same time found himself I'm pos
session Of something which It was es-
sentiai hat he should guard7 wouldn't
It seem natural for him to go where
he'd be least likely to be found?"
Tho russet-faced captain blinked
stolidly up al her.
When an honest man has some
binP n Scans dangerous 70 hold. be
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1917-03-30

long. He neM II % the light 90 tina,
he could read Il and then, with his
claw, he tore the paper to shreds.
The Laughing Mask, too, had beat
the detectives. He raj with all the
heetness Of foot that his athletic build
and slim strength could muster, out
beyond the Golden grounds and down
the nearest street to the trolley line.
AS he reached the tracks a car, just
from the barns, came to a stop and
the Laughing Mask boarded II at a
leap. The conductor Of the a had
gone to the signal box nearby. As the
The Detroit times., 1917-10-20

Ward and shubsrt rsgt.me ginger
aud piAnlsfs George IT tchhh h
seven KEYS to Baltpafe trr
leading picture attraction There N.-t
be a comedy and other rs a's'
seven KEYS 20 8alcpste. w'tt
George NJ Crkan. wal f@ seer
the Orpheurs screen next week
Adapted from the boosts hy EAr4
RiEgers Seven Keys fa FatatH
as q stage play pr'NN4 great sIc-
cess Mr. Cohan. WHO atapte+ -t tor
the stage. termed q u3 sierf
farce N "a farce q the most hs-
morous variety and a. tines - 4eep-
liz mysterious ard thrilling anc w
10 the last scene has TIE audience
guessing The plot % seven Keys
a BatdpRts concerns move ist "a ~
wagers that ne car write nofet
within - hours he goes 81 bAld-
nat. Inn and there sets n ~tTH ~
write his story The inn - surr ~ ~
resort closed for TIE winter and The
author soon tnis himself in the
mf6st ~ a series ~ unlsuAi s.tlA-
tions other pictures, including
comedy. viii accompany the T-E llaT
vaudeville program.
The Detroit times., 1917-10-20
REGENT

REGENT
: The Regent vaudeville prograw
Gent week. promises an sntsrtaininr.
Diversified and about-the-aveFage OIL
wen In these days OF superior vsude-
aviiie Iottie Mayer and her diving
5 xlrfs In one OF the most Ella borste
sauatic acts OF the day. viii topins
lths b Miss Mayer is popular with
the local vaudeville going public and
her act il always well received pid
t3fne friends are Mr and Mrs. PERI
tns Fisher whose delightful Nttle
rlaylet The Half Way House" ~ a
classic John and Mae Burke. With
fthe newest songs and pstter. call
Their srs Bright Nc. p,,...r IRON ron
perts only original songs. restricted
% her exclusive use. in a song and
fashion revue The uehns have
coed musical act and Howard bears
are among the clever trained animals
nov IN the show business Mrs Yer
mon Castle in stranded IN Area a.,
ssnd other pictures. Will be the screen
rererings.
y Mrs Vernon Castle in a highly ~.
Will be sh~- Regent screen feature
ptxt week. The play. made from the
book 81 the same name BY Frances
Lynde. - q melodrAUatic stoR IN
s&hieh Mrs. Castle Is said 70 challenge
sof her MIN stars for the title % dare
devil Of the movies A leap from
k1Afort cliff and a light In the rapids
s1f a fast-fowing stream are two OF
dire sensational scenes The story re-
ey0ivcN around Donald Prime. who has
lust written novel and is told BY
.Nlub friend that he doesn't know
ANYTHING about women and that he
q az AT 10 be marooned with one for
couple OF weeks In the meantime
MIS-. Castle. as Lacy hlliinEton, a
rociety dancing instructress IL seen
Gfvfng lassonA when a Mira Wells
calls and begs Lucy 70 visit quebec
tc perform at an Entertainment She
rorsents. but on the way - crggged.
Prime on the way 70 Quebec BY ar
other route. aiAo has been drugged
and he finds himself In the same |
1esolafc spot with Lucy. Before dis /
covering the presence OF Prime. Lucy |
sees q Knife duel between two guides (
Ia which both are killed. Finally \
sas and Prime are thrown together I
! ~ -il.4-4l-@---tAt--s- ---rtrn u rurrE I
slabs ga which Lacy proves herself |
lte more resourcefui Of the two. A
rrw comedy and other rtms viii
complete the Aim program TO be
Shown before and after the regular
vaudeville bill
The Detroit times., 1917-10-20
owpUruw

Miss Hamlet" n merry ana anus
I 3DE traXesty- VIII top the 0rpheum
blu next week Tho company pre-
Fsenttpg Mas Hamlet" consists II
p1ozcn people. including q singing Eud
dancing chorus, The cast iE headed
by Pauline harrt and the production
n said to have been staged with un-
siaual skill Helen Page and com
T'Mry IA unique comedy drama
stu NnderStndy,' a Rlsylet that re-
MFtaRc lie Ia the added attraction.
sssAAlss Page IN supported by a company
&Fpt three. The action takes place on
Feature OF the bill IL Bert Howard
= The man from Marion. Indiana a
xt9mNdy pianist who tells stories and
= lnpefsonatcs various noted artists.
ofher acts include Jarvis and Hsr-
rison IN a comedy singing and talk
ing skt.f Shooting the shoots" and
The Detroit times., 1917-10-20

Ihs Regent ard orpNsu TIE o-y Detroit sstAs, ocsr.
st@a ~ y Mills, snd ~ shows aopssr IN ary
stN'f Detroit rhss,fss TIE Rseant snd ofphsn
The Detroit times., 1917-10-20

with AL the world looking towards
America for the Invention ~ some
weapon 90 combat the German sge-
marine menace. nothing could Pc
more timely than the Miles thsAters
announcement that capt Louis soT-
cho famous for his work ID recover
ing is3 bodies at TIE time OF the sink
ing % the Maine. Will appear ia that
theater. next week capt Sorcho all
give a brief lecture on the workings
OF The U-ooat AM then ar actusl
reproducttnn of the submarine crG-
piete IN every detal Nlii 20 3isllAye
In a monster tank ccn~trurte1 espe-
elaily FOR this exhibition TIE model
submarine. which US tcet
races al high speed thru ne tank
fres torpedocs and gees ttru rHnea-
Vers which have made tNs -oNAt 81
feared Capt -orc7o. WAC - A. exc
pert submarine engineer was sent fF'
The L z government to invest vrfe
Tire battisship Maine disaster 70 Hs-
vana harbor in 1888 E.s report tr
the state department was .uStrlr.fn-
tai in bringing on the spanish = rrer-
Ae-rEs--- - 4---T-- -e-@-f-z----
are NettIs peCoursey and her three
~rubes walsh ard Rand. iu new
song selections fsaNorna fr'o, span
iah insfrumentAlisfs. Newport and
Stirk. laxative comedians. and A.
thur Barrett. versatile com - "a o.
Anita King. IN TIE Girl Angie. VIII
be the screen feature
Anita KLnz-lh rev EAstsrn
drar1a The Girl ArR'e" heads the
screen program - ~tht Miles theRrer
next week The story tells p pretty
ciety girl noted for herslntep@rdence
Who IL tllt@H av fhh man she was g.
The Detroit times., 1917-10-20
TIE RECENT POLICY

csn2ists gavdssiua aaa etetgra
sf1~ co. al 80 sish BETH eIsstss
" ertsrtalnr-srt
Nots 80 c. no, asre for saues
ss ~aY SEQ a. satire nfcturs pre-
srsT from $50 10 rot eor.en.
s-t &c % az ais tine. the feature
~'i % rspsatss from 10 70 IL q. ~.
Rose ~Ao Dc rot oars ies pieturss
vi 80 80 vaudeville Dis from &. 50
te 40 3. ~.
fau ~ast ssgeSiils are pisur.s.
eoTs AZ ara rs-sin untii 10 a.
ecrs az $50 ara stay Until II. snu
f7u ~il sHloY Both e. ore administer
PRICES!
Nights. Sun. a Hol 2s-3s-soe
Mats. except Sun. e. Hel.I5- 2se
- seats Nsssrsso. Ts Ssrts 90
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-11-17
SILVER-GOLD DISCOVERY
MADE AT SILVER BOW

Silver Bow, where the late Edward
Clifford, Sr., spent a fortune trying
to prove up a mine, is the latest ex-
element in the local mining world.
A strike was reported to have been
made there late in the week by a
syndicate composed of Thomas j..
Lynch, deputy internal collector and
one of the first mine operators of
Tonopah; Joseph S%tenson, a local
merchant, and Jim Clifford, oldest
son of the late Edward Clifford, ST..
of Stone Cabin. The strike has de-
veloped into a ledge seven feet in
width opened almost at grass roots.
A sample taken across the seven
feet gave returns of $40 per ton.
The gold ratio is about the same as
in Tonopah.
The Lynch syndicate has a bond
and lease for a period of two years.
1t is reported that other interests
have made an offer for the option
under which the property is held
Reno Gazette.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-11-17
JUMBO EXTENSION MINING co.

Incorporated under the laws of Art
soma. Authorized capital $1.550,0O0. ell
of which IS outstanding.
Transfer offices: Security Transfer
and Registrar Co., Sc Broadway, New
York City; Registration Surety Co..
366 Russ Building, San Francisco, Cal.
Properties consist Of Poloverda, Dick
Bland, Gold Coin. Saddle Rock. Three
Friends. Three Friends Fraction, Black
Butte No. I, Deserted Fraction and
Velvet claims, in Goldfeld mining dis
trict, Esmeralda county, Nevada, all
patented.
Officers and Directors: Charles s.
Gprague. president; ]. X. Turner, vice
PRESIDENT; Ben Gill. secretary-treasur-
Or: A. l. Darcy. director; Willard p.
director.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-11-17
ASSESSMENT NOTICE
Great Western Consolidated Mining
Company

Location of principal place of
busiess, San Francisco, California.
Location of works, Tonopah, Esmer-
aida county, Nevada.
Notice is hereby given that at a
meeting of the board of directors
held on the 18th day of October,
1917, an assessment (No. 81, Of one
cent (1c) per share was levied upon
the capital stock of the corporation,
payable Immediately in United States
gold coin to the secretary, at the
office of the company at 542 Mills
building, San Francisco, California.
Any stock upon which this assess
ment shall remain unpaid on the
18th day of November, 1917, will be
delinquent and advertised for sale
at public auction, and unless pay
ment is made before. will be sold at
the office of the company in San
Francisco on Wednesday, the 9Th
day of December, 1917, at 2 o'clock
p. M, to pay the delinquent assess
ment together with costs of adver-
Using and the costs of sale.
BY order of the board of directors.
EMERY w. ELLIOT,
Secretary.
Office SAP Mills Building,
San Francisco, Cal.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-11-17

u. W., Minneapolis, Mimi. - The
Kewanas mine gives every promise of
making a big mine when facilities
are provided for treating the ore
in a plant situated in the Goldfield
district. Some high-grade ore has
been exposed, but the greater part,
consisting of a large tonnage, will
not bear the heavy transportation
costs involved in shipping to smelt-
ters. The Blue Bull company's pres
ent work is at a depth of only 100
feet, but the vein is to be opened
shortly on the 250-foot level and
present indications are in every way
favorable. The Red Hill Florence
property appears to have as good a
chance as any in the state to de-
velop into a producing mine of
great value M this fac is generally
recognized by mining men familiar
with the property. Grandma and
Cracker Jack are both regarded by
the best authorities as prospects of
substantial merit, with possibilities
equal to those of any mine here at
the same stage If development.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-11-17
SILVER PICK CONSOLIDATED
ES CO..

Incorporated under laws of Nevada.
Authorized capital $1,000. 000. Out
standing 1855, 000.
General office: Goldfeld, Nevada.
Transfer office: Registration Surety
CO., 265 Russ Building. San Francisco,
Cal. Property consists of Silver Pick,
Silver Pick Fraction. Pipe Dream,
North End and Deserted claims, pat
ented, situated 81 Goldfeld mining
district. Esmeralca county. Nevada,
and the Webfoot claim, held by loca-
ton, In the Low Slate Range. Esmer-
aida county. Nevada.
Officers and Directors: Herman Ia
dig, president: Edward s. Van Dyck.
vice president and general manager:
Chas. d. Olney. secretary n director:
o. A. Newcomer and A. 8. Wollberg,
directors,