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They remember my little work in con-
nection with the God of the Invincibly
Strong arms and with Russian Khan
Something made me stop-made me
look up; and I gave a quickly sup
pressed cry Of surprise and horror.
For again, evasive and yet starkly
vivid and baleful. a smudge of scarlet
seemed to appear on the forehead of the
Goanese.
This time was convinced that it was
not an optic illusion. The thing was
there. staring at me with an evil leer-
the mark of Doorgha and the Worship
ers of Doorgha.
At the same time Mascasenhas took a
step forward in my direction. His lips
curled back from his teeth in a wolfish
snarl. A strange fanatical light
CLEANED In the depths of his brown
eyes.
But practically at once a quick
thought came to my rescue, l spoke
slowly. clearly. like a doctor addressing
hypochondriac patient.
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I'VE are going to China, Mascasen-
has. There's work out yonder for me
and for you. Work for the west. work
for white men," I raised my voice
a little. "And we be white men. you
and Yes, you and t. repeated with
sharp emphasis.
Instantly, with harsh suddenness, the
scarlet mark on the mans forehead
vanished into nothingness. Once more
his lips settled into their usual soft
f1eshiness.
Then he looked at me with that old,
embarrassing appeal in his eyes.
Master. master-you-" he finally
said, after a painful pause.
He stopped. 1t was evident that q
horrible struggle was in his soul. Then
he continued:
Beware. master-beware of the blue
blue eyes,
His voice snapped off. He fed out Of
the room.
When ran over to New York late
that evening to say farewell to my
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married sister left without the slight
est misgivings. ! had put the dis
patch box in my little safe: 5ewe
of a thing which my old friend. tn.
prefect Of the Paris police, had givel
me as parting gift.
Just as was leaving Mascasenha.
rushed up to me.
"I love you. MASTER" he said withou
any special reason or provocation. &c
love you. I shall always be faithful
And then he kissed my hands agair
and again.
My brother-in-law is one of thos.
ever-comfortable chaps famed for thu
virility of his cigars. So it was no
altogether family affection which made
me remain later than I should, consid
ering the fact that I was off for the
coast on the morning train.
/ took the last trolley back to Jersey
When ] reached my house l found Il
in complete darkness. l did not wan,
to awaken Mascasenhas: and SO tool
off my shoes, opened the front door az
quietly as possible. and pussy-footeG
slightest noise. passed by the half.
castles bedroom. The door was oper
and looked in.
He was sleeping the sleep Of the Just
breathing rhythmically and peacefully
and the slanting moonrays brought on,
was perfectly serene, perfectly un-
troubled, rather childlike in its olive
smoothness.
l undressed very leisurely. slipped or
that my happiness would not be satiat-
ed without a farewell puff at one OF
those sympathetic, long-tubed, blond
cigarettes with which my friend
Dmftrien of the Russian embassy
keeps me supplied.
Co
still in my stocking feet, for / kept
box of the cigarettes on my library
table. handy to my elbow.
Very softly I opened the library door
And then choked back cry Of sur
PRISE, of amazement, of rage. for.
sharply silhouetted In the fretful rays
or the moon. l saw a man kneeling in
front of my safe. lingering the lock
with quick, knowing fingers.
Before I knew exactly what I was
doing, and how and why I was doing
1t. my hands were gripped around the
throat of the burglar.
The man gave a horrible. gurgling
gasp. His arms waved wildly up and
I let go with one hand. reaching
round and turning on the electric
switch, while with the other I kept
a nrm grip on the burglars throat.
looked at the man whom I was
killing. for was killing him.
1ao Was u alHuu-oarK OHnpleX1On6O,
square-headed. hook k-nosed-evidently q
high-caste. and probably a rajput. On
his forehead was painted caste mark.
1 looked at 1t, closely: 1t was the scarlet
mark Of Doorgha.
When l saw that hated stain I gave
a cry OF rage and hatred. I pressed
his windpipe harder than ever.
His eyes rolled upward, CLASSY. dead
white. But with their last conscious,
comprehensive glance they saw and
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which was even now briskly tanning
the fire.
AS he sat there. plans for the future
came trooping through his brain. Now
he could go home to England. The
weary years of wandering, hardship,
and ill-luck were all behind him. He
saw himself taking his proper place
once more among his fellows. wealthy
beyond the most sanguine dreams of
ambition or of avarice. No more Sleep
ing out on the veldt, frozen by night
and roasted by day-for your African
desert. even within twenty degrees of
the equator. is as cold as Labrador be-
tween sunset and sunrise. There was
a gentleman's estate, good society, and
pleasures innumerable at the end Of
the journey.
And q wife, perhaps-the queenly
Marcia Churchill.
They had laughed at him in Kimberley
when he talked of a new diamond coun-
try away off to the northeast, and no
one had faith enough in his scheme.
based on a story heard from an old
kaffir. to lend him a paltry hundred
pounds for an outfit. Well, the laugh
was his now! He would be diamond
king!
Through all his visions of the past,
with It's cruel hardships, and OF the
future. with its golden triumphs, there
f1oated fair face-a woman's face
crowned with an aureole of dusky
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~ THE OTHER. Manu. b Treds
CHAPTER II.

CHAPTER II.
When two men fall out who are close
ly allied by blood or by friendship the
breach is apt to be all the more deadly
and bitter than If they had been only
mere acquaintances.
And when the same men quarrel over
a woman, covertly or openly. beware
Of the consequences. for very pretty
feud is apt to ensue.
It was Richard Dysart's misfortune
to be born q younger son in family
long in lineage, but short in wealth.
He was bred to the law. having hopes
of family influence and preferment in
that quarter. his own taste being for
the army. But old Sir Arthur Dysart.
his father. had his own way, and Rick
religiously kept his terms and ate his
dinners at the Temple.
The elder brother, also named Arthur
there had always been a Sir Arthur
Dysart since Charles lis time-was OF
a studious turn, being slight and dark
in stature and complexion. presenting a
complete antithesis to his Berserk young
er brother. In tastes and Iikings they
were also at opposites. Arthur seldom
shot over his fathers preserves; Rick was
never SO happy as when he had gun
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recognized the little bronze emblem
which I wear in my buttonhole.
And with the dying bit of strength
left him the Rajput gave the sigma
from west to east: the signal which i:
known wherever men believe in God.
Immediately, quite instinctively, / lei
go. That was natural He had called
to me as brother to brother.
He dropped to the floor, limp. inert
mass. His breath came in rapid stac.
cato, like the humping of a piston.
rod. Tying his hands and feet securely
with curtain rope. I walked to the
door. opened it and listened. But not q
the house. Creeping noiselessly up the
stairs and looking into .Mascasenhas
bedroom, I learned that the man was
still sleeping peacefully, in spite OF
Rajput must have caused a considerable
commotion.
Downstairs was a Hindu, rajput
tainted with the scarlet caste mark OF
the God of the Invincibly Strong Arms.
l had caught him in the act of robbing
money that he was after. He had been
after the dispatch box and the invalu- :
able carte blanche instructions which
Lord Northmere had given to me.
ence except the chief OF the intelligence
department, Lord Northmere, myself
and Mascasenhas.
Where. then, was the leak? In Wash
ington-or under my own roof?
I looked at the sleeping man. Was he
playing false? His face was calm.
serene. childlike. Only a few hours
back he had kissed my hand, and had
told me that he would always be faith
full to me.
I returned to the library. The Rajput
had come out of his trance, but was
cfil 1oh hod
used him rather roughly
I walked over to him and slipped a
pillow under his head, then, searching
him for weapons. found vicious-look-
after which I eased the ropes which
bound his hands, and there came a
gleam of gratitude into his immense
opaque eyes.
Look here. my friend" said Your
life is mine. But I have decided to let
emblem which I wear in my buttonhole.
because Of the little sign you gave me
when you were about to die under my
hands I have also decided to let this
matter rest where IT stands, under one
condition"
He looked at me auestionInsly.
Name it, sahib."
quite an easy one" paused; then
continued in a low, clear voice: Tell
mo why you are in this house"
He looked at me stony-eyed and said
nothing.
Finally I drew up my chair. and. sit
ting down close to him. 1 lighted a
cigarette and inhaled the scented smoke
1uxuriously. If patience was a game. I
thought. two could play at 1t.
finished my first cigarette. smoking
slowly; then lighted another. Quite
casually 1 addressed him again.
81 saved your life when 1t was mine
to take. saved 1t because Of the en-
blem and the sign" I paused signifi-
cantly; then I bent down and brought
my face close up to his. 'Once a man
told me that Ratputs are grateful. That
man was q liar"
The Rajput blushed a deep scarlet un-
der his bronzed skin. for his race is
famed through the breadth and width
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of Hindustan for their undying gratitude.
Two masters 1 serve" he spoke halt
ingly. with a deep, metallic catch in his
throat. "One is the master who sent
me here, one who saved my life when
he had it in the grip of his fingers" He
paused: then continued in a lower key,
as if talking to himself: How, then.
can serve the one without being faith
less to the other? And I am a Raj
put. Sahib. take warning. 1 came
here to rob, perhaps to kill. Stay here.
sahib, and do not meddle with the des-
TIMES of Asia. whatever happens"
1 bent over still more closely, and
when I touched the scarlet caste mark
on his forehead with my finger. he
WINGED and shuddered- j was defiling
his caste: I was doing it deliberately
my friend. / have killed Hussain
Khan. I have killed the master-minis-
trant of the God Of the Invincibly
Strong Arms
His eyes blazed at that. He did not
like my careless tone.
1T is true that you killed Hussain
Khan. It is true that the temple at
Marly-le-Roi exists no more. But tell
me: How long did it take you? Was it
an easy matter? Did not your own life
often hang by single thread? Yet
Hussain Khan was only the least of the
servants Of the God of the Invincibly
Strong Arms. I speak the truth, being
grateful to the sahib."
He was silent. There was a long.
tense pause.
My mind was in turmoil. My fate
seemed manacled once more by the
strength of the yellow hands.
Here, on the very threshold. when I
was about to find the man who was
pulling the wires of war in the heart OF
outer Mongolia, l was again face to
face with the blood-lusting specter of
Doorgha: with the mysterious force
which 1 had fought for years; which. in
my white mans conceit, had thought
pt.r had pv11 tyt1l al
The Rajput's even voice cut into my
thoughts as a knife cuts into butter.
You have decided. sahib." Then, with
little shudder of regret and resigna-
ton: You have decided not to take
warning"
you've read my thoughts correctly.
/ have decided"
1 unfastened the ropes with which he
was tied and helped him to his feet. He
stretched his cramped limbs, drew him
self up to his full, towering height--he
was giant in stature-and looked
down to me.
Listen. sahib. 1; also. have decided"
he said. That man who told you that
RaJputs are faithful until death spoke
the truth. You know it. Thus you cut
my bonds. Thus you set me free
He raised his thin, brown hands i'll a
sweeping. majestic gesture. His words
doomed out sonorously.
by the light Of the deity! By the war
cry Of my tribe! Krishna Gose will
pay in full his debt of gratitude. Be-
tween you and death shall I stand az
long as ! live-as long as he will let
me live" His voice hickered and
broke. He-
"Who?' ss
Krishna Gose turned a grayish white.
that the shadows Of night could hear.
He" Again he hesitated. then
spoke rapidly. as IL the words were
burning his lips. He Of the Blue Eyes"
Of the room. I shuddered little, for
the stark fact blaxed out that my
former work, my long, bitter fight with
(Continued on Fifth Page.)
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4 CHAPTER FROM
The MEMOIRS OF
STUART vANDEwATER

This powerful and intensely
dramatic story by Sheykh Ach-
med Abdullah. of oriental birth
and European education. In the
first of series of thrilling, as
t0nishInE tales that tell of the
stupendOus struggle between
Stuart yandewater, intrepid
American, and the God of the In
vincibly Strong Arms. Stuart
yandewnter II led out Of the
quiet of his home Into the mystic,
inscrutable east.
One man, with the east at his
heck and call: one man, invisible
and all-pOwerful, Is arm1nE
China's seething hordes to lead
them westward. And Stuart VAN
dewater is commissioned to And
and destroy that one man!
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CHAPTER I.
tcopyrish. by ]. B. L,ppincot. Co.,

CHAPTER I.
q 0 NDER the scorching rays o: an
III afternoon sun the limitless ex-
Ill ii panse of the African veldt lay
W shimmering and QuiNering in
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SALEM.

Miss Ethel Oakfeld of Chicago spent
Sunday with her mother, Mrs. Eva
Sherman.
Harold Root of Highland Park came
out Saturday to see his two boys who
are being cared for by his cousin, Miss
Luella Root, and Mrs. Charles Laemer,
sister-in-law of Mr.. and Mrs. Root,
during the time Mrs. Root is almost
helpless from broken leg.
Miss Alma Hanson of Kenosha was
a guest of Mrs. Manning, the first of
this week.
Mrs. j. S. Gull spent several days the
past week in Waterford with her
daughter, Mrs. Ray Frost.
Miss Nettie Hartnell Of Chicago
came out Saturday to visit her mother,
Mrs. Clara Hartnell.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Sell who were
married in Kenosha were given the
welcome that is accorded all newlyweds
in Salem. Mr.. and Mrs. Sell will make
their home in the house lately vacated
by Herman Sell and family.
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LAND Observation-Disclosures
Board Decides to Have Summer School
for Kenosha Children and 81 500 VIII
Be Available for This Purpose
Decide on Building on Friday.

The city of Kenosha is not going to
supply free text books to the children.
This was finally decided at an ad-
journed meeting of the Board of Edu-
cation on Tuesday night, when by a
vote of ten to four, the free textbook
resolution was sent into the discard.
Tt was not clear-cut action of the
board and the slaughter of the system
was concealed in tangle Of bad par
hamentary tactics, but such a large
majority Of the members of the board
went on record as being opposed to
the plan that it is pretty certain that
no effort will be made to revive it and
give it a new lease of life.
The original motion to adopt the
system Of free text books was made
by Commissioner Schmidt. Then the
argument started and the discussion of
the problem along many angles con-
tinued for more than an hour. For the
most part it was an argument
in circle. The same old arguments
were hashed over and over.
After the discussion School Commits
sioner Joerndt had an amendment to
lay the whole matter on the table and
Commissioner Celander came back with
an amendment to the amendment to
retain the present system in the
schools. While the question was raised
that an amendment destroying the
force of the original motion was just
a little un-parlamentary, the president
of the board put the amendment to the
amendment and it was carried. The
vote was: To retain the present system,
Commissioners Glerum, Robinson, Wal
lis, Celander, Whitbeck, Nieman, Nc
Elwain, Leonard and Joerndt; Against
present system, Commissioners Welles,
Schmidt, Rode and Rode.
The result of the fight had been anti
cipated and it was evident from the
first that many people in the city
opposed the free text book plan
and strong influence had been brought
to secure its defeat.
The board took no action in regard
to the proposed plans for the Washing
ton school and special meeting will
be held on Friday evening at which the
final action on the plans and speci-
fications will be taken. 1t is ex-
pected that the detailed plans will
be ready at this time.
The only other important matter to
come before the board was the plans
for summer school iii Kenosha. An
appropriation of fifteen hundred dol
lars has been made by the board and
this will be evenly divided between a
summer high school and summer SEES
sions Of the elementary schools. The
formal plan for the schools will be an
nounced at the June meeting of the
board.
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SHOPPERS FIRST AID.
New Paper Just Entering Lists in
Milwaukee is Furnishing Real
Help to Women.

No longer need the poor woman who
is slightly "out of it y sit and pine as
to what is the best thing to buy and
where to buy it. A little paper in Mil
Waukee, edited by a woman and closely
In touch with all the stores and adver-
Users in the state, handsomely printed
on calendar paper, is in it's first vol
ume, under the direction Of a Univer-
sity of Wisconsin girl, Miss Adelaide
E. Wilke. This publication gives hints
of all kinds of things which are of adj
vantage to the woman who does not
care to Lave her time encroached upon
by long exploratory pre-shopping tours.
The information she would have gath
cred by arduous means is furnished her,
on a silver platter at it were, all ready
for use, by this new publication which
is already making a host of friends
throughout the state 1t is christened
the shoppers Guide" and has it's
home in the Free Press building, Mil
waukee.
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SALEM.

Miss Nettie Hartnell and Mrs. Ethel
Oakfeld, of Chicago, spent Sunday
with relatives in Salem.
Harold Root Of Highland Park Wis
tied his brother-in-law, Charles Lancer,
Saturday night.
Charles Seaman went to Hebron on
Sunday to visit his relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Acker went to
Richmond in their auto to visit Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Hermann.
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Olson, Mrs. Har-
ry Olson and baby, and Mrs. Clara
Hartnell motored to Kenosha Thursday
where they collided with a motor truck
which damaged their car in way that
it was left in garage there and they
all returned home by train. No one
was seriously hurt.
j. A. Foster, Jr., made a business
trip to Chicago Monday.
There was small tornado in the
VlClHlby OIL the "A. w. roster farm on
Saturday morning that did more or less
damage to the farm buildings.
Miss Alma Hanson of Kenosha was
guest at the Manning home Sunday.
The Rev. Mr.. Catchpole of GAINESVILLE
made calls in Salem on Friday and
visited Mr.. and Mrs G. A. Cook.
A son of Lincoln Gull of Oakland,
Neb., has enlisted in the army. Mr..
Gull is a brother of William v. Gull
of Brighton and is well known in Ke-
nosha county.
Ed Rhodes, son of f. III. Rhodes of
Estherville, Iowa, is spending some
time with relatives in Salem and
Brighton.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Riggs have
moved into the house formerly occu-
pied by Mr. and Mrs. Fred Fox.
Charles Heller Of Wheatland spent
Sunday with his mother who has been
gaining in strength the past week.
The Priscillas will meet with Mrs.
Charles Finley, Thursday, May "a.
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BRISTOL.

Master Franklin Gilbert of Harvard
spent Saturday and Sunday with
friends here.
Mrs, f.. A. Turner entertained her
three granddaughters from Harvard
over Sunday.
Gordon Snyder attended the funeral
of his cousin, Mrs. Maude Berry, nee
Stonebreaker, in Racine on Monday.
"A telegram was received by her rela-
tives here Saturday announcing her
death which occurred at South Bend,
Indiana.
The Ladies Aid Society will meet
Thursday afternoon with Mrs. Mary
Benson.
Frank Gethen is spending few days
in Kenosha.
Mr. and Mrs. E. Il. Powell called on
friends here Saturday.
The funeral services for the late Mrs.
Chef Carpenter, former resident of
Pikeville, were held at Hosmer on
Tuesday afternoon. Interment was at
Hosmer.
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WE'RE MARRIED SATURDAY

The marriage is announced of Miss
Rose Dauber to Leroy Jensen at five
O'Clock, Saturday afternoon. The cere-
mony was performed by the Rev. Theo
dore R. Faville of the Congregational
Church in the manse. The bride wore
blue faille and white tailored hat,
and was attended by Mrs. Elizabeth
Haungs. The groom was attended by
Henry Harff. A wedding supper was
served at downtown hotel following
the ceremony. After June Is, Mr.. and
Mrs. Jensen win be at home on Grover
street.
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THE WINNINGER PLAYERS.
The Winninger Players are Playing at
the Rhode Opera House
This WAek

Country patrons who enjoy good
comedy drama with vaudeville fea.
lures between the acts will be pleased
to know that the famous Winnineer
Players are at the Rhode Opera House
all this week.
Tonight, Thursday, May "a, 'The
Dawn Of a Tomorrow will be pre-
sented. 1t is an exceptionally good
play.
Friday night, cat Cozy Corners'' is
the offering. Friday night is also pa
triotic night.
Saturday afternoon "Oficer $685.
viii be presented. Saturday night
"The Detective"
Sunday afternoon and night "Pierre
of the Plains. Prices 10, 20, 80 and
80 cents. Phone orders will receive
prompt attention. adv
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PARIS.

The NJ r. Society will hold an ice
cream social at the home Of Will Sheen
Thursday evening, May "a, A cordial
invitation is extended to all,
The basket social held at the school
house in District No. |, Friday evening.
was largely attended and fine pro-
gram was given by the pupils. The
sum of $27 was realized by the sale of
the baskets.
Danny Sheen visited friends in Rich.
mond Sunday.
M. II. Holloway and sons purchased
an sic tractor and plows from Tom
Grifiths last week
Mrs. Struell and son, George, accom-
panied by Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Kiug
and son, Norman, motored to Milwau-
kee Sunday to visit relatives.
Miss Jeanette jackson of Yorkville
was the guest of Minnie Sheen for the
weekend
Will Crane recently purchased a new
kimball piano for his home.
Claude Price Of Union Grove visited
Isaac Griffith and family Sunday even
ing.
Mrs. Harvey Gunther is on the sick
list.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Jones and Mr..
and Mrs. Allen Grifiths spent Sunday
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FINE DECLARATIONS
Youngsters of Two Junior Highs Cover
Themselves and Their Schools With
Glory at Contest.
Woman FORCES to the 'front.'

Woman FORCES to the 'front.'
The Lincoln High School has a cheer
leader who is one of the most popular
girls of the school. With a cane dec
Grated with the red and white of the
school, she led with as much vim and
distinction as her rival of the Frank
School, when the two schools met in
declamatory contest last night. Surely
all must admit that at last woman has
come into her heritage.
The auditorium of the High School
was bright with the pennants of red
and white and those of the purple and
gold, the colors of the Frank School,
when before an audience of several
hundred people, Kenosha's youthful
orators exemplifed their claims as ora
tors.
AS judges there were Mr.. Brooks,
principal of the Racine High School,
Miss Evans of the Waukegan High
School and Mr.. Winnie of the Milwau-
kee Normal.
In the order of the prizes, the fol
lowing were the winners: Lawson
Adams, Roma Truax and Charles Nor.
row. The contestants and their selec-
tons were: Frederick Dyer, "Robert
Emmett's Vindication y; Charles Nor.
row, "The Man Who Planted the Hun
CRY Grass; Lawson Adams, aTous-
saint u Overture; Reginald schu-
Ter, 'The National Flag'' George
johnson, What Men Fight For =;
Roma Truax, "The Going of the White
Swami Leonidas Hill, "The Honor Of
the Woods; Clarence Schilling, "The
American Flag"
The glee clubs Of both junior high
schools combined to furnish a musical
program.