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Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1917-04-27

Manley behind that solitary rock ON
sudden emergence of the Laughing
Mask q moment later. With feel
ing that at last she had stumbled
upon a tangible clue, .Margery sped
rapidly across the meadows In the
hope OF reaching the undermined hin
before Davy should arrive by the
more circuitous route of the highway.
To her relief, the coast was still
clear when she reached her destina-
ton, but when she had toiled half
way up the steep slope the unsuspect-
ing object of her espionage came saun-
tering leisurely along the shaded road.
Margery darted into a nearby laurel
thicket and from this opportune covert
kept an intent watch on the move
ments of the young man, who was now
picking his way along the crest OF
the ridge. As he neared the isolated
bowlder he stopped, and then, appar-
emily satisfied he was free from OBJ
servatlon, disappeared behind that
great sphere of stone. A moment
later, as the breathlessly waiting girl
half expected, there issued from be-
hind that rocky screen a figure clad
In the familiar habiliments of the
Laughing Mask.
But at that instant another person
emerged from behind the bowlder and
descended the hillside within a few
yards of the thicket where the wide
eyed girl crouched In utter bewilder-
ment. For the newcomer was none
other than David Manley himself and
the solution of that battling mystery
seemed further of than ever.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1917-04-27
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SYNOPSIS.

On windward Island Palidori intrigues
Mrs. Golden into an appearance OF evil
which causes Golden 10 capture ana tor
ture the Italian by branding his face and
crushing his hand. Palidori floods the is
land and kidnaps Golden's little daughter
Margery. Twelve years later In New YORK
a Masked one rescues Margery from lie
gar and takes her to her fathers home
Iegar sends Golden demand Tor the
chart. The coveted chart Is lost In a
fight between Manley and one or Legar
henchmen but Is recovered by the Laugh
tpr Mask Margery rescues the Laughing
{ ask from he police. He saves her from
Maukfs poisoned arrows. Margery IL
saved from death at the hands or the
Iron Claw by the Laughing Mask An
attempt by the Iron Claw 10 blow up the
OMara cottage is frustrated In the nick
OF time. The Laughing Mask discloses
his identity To Margery. Margery over
bears the policies plan TO take the Laugh
Aae Mask prisoner and hastens 10 warn
&1m He eludes capture: Margerys father
halls her that the Mask has met death.
mysterious woman friehtens Legar's
henchman into IA promise OF confession To
clear the Laughing Mask. She meets Mar
gerry and dlscloses herself TO that young
lady as David Manley. Legar and his
gang get possession of some loot and es-
cape, taking Margery with them. The
ness by once more saving her from
death. Margery rescues the chart or the
Van Horn loot. The police attempt 10
arrest David as the Laughing Mask. The
Mask appears on the scene. David saves
Margery and her friends from Legar's
henchmen, one OF whom loses MS Ire try
ing to escape. The police captain teaches
Margery the heliograph. In an effort 10
save David she is almost trapped by Lee
gar. The Laughing Mask comes 10 her
aid The code saves them. David dis
covers "A diagram which is the means OF
aVerting the deaths of the Goldens and
their guests at a lawn banquet. Brackets
man reports that while searching for the
Laughing Mask, that individual tips him
TO a robbery by Legar's men; and they
are captured. Bracket lays trap FOR
the Laughing Mask. but Legar catches
the captain and his party. They are
saved from destruction only by the work
of the Mask. The Mask asks Margery's
further trust
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1917-04-27

moments hesitation she darted into
one Of the shadowy chambers, hoping
to find some place Of concealment In
It's dark recesses. But she was sud.
denly threatened by new and unex-
pected dangers, for IN the center of
that vaultlike room her hurrying
feet suddenly slipped from under her,
and with startled outcry she
plunged through a hidden trapdoor,
which sprang back into place when
relieved Of her weight.
When the badly shaken girl sat up
on the uneven stone flooring where
she had landed with considerable
force, she realized she had fallen into
another of those specifically lighted
chambers on a lower level OF the
abandoned mine. But there was this
dlfrerence-the murky cave in which
she now found herself had no outlet.
Against one side OF that tomblike
chamber the miners had left an as
cending series of rocky lodges upon
which they must have stood to reach
the higher coal deposits, but this
rough stairway offered no hope OF
escape to the apprehensive girl.
Then, with a faint flash Of light,
the trapdoor swung open. and she
heard a startled oath, followed by
the thud of a heavy body as II struck
the rocky flooring. A long silence
followed and the alarmed girl real
lied that her unseen enemy must be-
lying unconscious where he had
fallen.
She did not know that the sudden
and mysterious disappearance Of
Black Tony had proved too much for
even the iron nerve Of those crime
hardened gunner.
"Tony must have fallen down an
old shaft, but that's no reason for
your throwing a fit," Legar said In q
voice that was trihe unsteady,
maybe the girls down there, too.
Get one of those lights of the wall
and wen take q look at that man
trap"
Spurred on by a curse from his
erim-facsd leader. the hesvy-set
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1917-04-27

stopped a short distance down the road.
At sight of these implacable enemies
he Laughing Mask, with word'of as
surance to his companion, slipped qui-
city through the hedge and ran light
ly toward the highway, down which
the detectives were already coming.
But the meaning of this surprising
maneuver was apparent In another mo-
ment, for mingled with the startled
shouts of the officers came the rapid
explosions from a motorcycle, which
now darted away with its masked rider
bending low over the handle bars.
With quick crash of gears the au-
tomobile started In hot pursuit.
When the Laughing Mask had estab-
lished a fairly wide margin of safety
he slowed down and, leaping from the
saddle, ran with quick strides over
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1917-04-27
NINETEENTH EPISODE
The Cave of Despair.

Margery Golden was naturally Of u
happy disposition. Yet as she sat In
the June fragrance of the color
splashed rose garden and let her
thoughts dwell on the recent events
which had so rudely shattered her
many cherished ideals, the pensive-
eyed girl could not repress long
drawn sigh which betrayed only too
clearly her distress of mind. From II
branch overhead a liquid-nOted robin
poured his melody of spring and glad
ness into the unheeding ears of the
silent and preoccupied figure on the
rustic bench.
Suddenly the feathered songster
ceased his joyous carol as Margery
heard the sound of approaching steps
on the graveled walk. The newcomer
stood looking wistfully down at the
sweet-faced girl whose golden hair
glinted in the shaft of sunlight filter
Ing through the soft spring foliage.
She met his look with one of sur
prised inquiry.
81 hardly expected TO see you here,
Davy, after all that has happened"
she said In tones Of gentle reproof.
II had to come, Margery," he an
swered quietly, 81 couldn't stay away
from you any longer. Won't you be-
lieve that i am truly sorry for what
have done and try 10 forgive me?'
The silent robin, which had been
regarding this masculine intruder
into its peaceful domain with some
uncertainty, now took wing in "a sud.
den flutter of apprehension. For at
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1917-04-27
At Bay.

The sadly perplexed girl stepped out
from her place of concealment and
stood watching the fast disappearing
figure of David Manley. To her fur
ther Amusement, he seemed to be
headed directly for the Wilkens' es-
tate. What did IL all meanf Deeply
occupied with these distressing
thoughts, Margery was oblivious to the
stealthy approach Of four sinister hg.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1917-04-27
He Slowly Raised the Yellow Visor

He Slowly Raised the Yellow Visor.
that moment IA heavyfeatured indi-
vidual had crept up back of the tree
with an alarming stealthiness OF
manner. Unconscious of the pres
ence of the hidden eavesdropper, the
Co eyed girl, after a little hesitation,
answered the impassloned plea Of Da-
vid Manley.
II do forgive you" she said In a
voice tremulous with emotion, and
then, as she saw hopeful light fash
into the eyes Of her lpenitent COM
panlon. she added In a firmer tone,
"but you must not expect too much
Of me at first, Davy. You have hurt
me deeply and IL is best that you
stay away until the wound is quite
healed"
THAT shall be as you say" he re-
piled tenderly ''for you have given
Smyrna times., 1917-08-29
Sea Gives un EatahIes.

Early strOllers on the beaches as
far north as Belmar recently recOv-
cred from the surf enough food to stock
country grocery, says a Sea Girt,
N. Y, dispatch to the New York Times.
The f1Otsam included canned goods
of many sorts, but mostly tomatoes
and asparagus; one man carried home
three tubs of good butter and many
clOthesbaskets full of lemons, all Of
which were fresh and hard. Submarine
activity was secuted as a cause for the
pickings, but one guess as to their
origin was that some vessel, warship
or possibly a big yacht, returning from
a long cruise had passed up the coast
and her crew had emptied the larder
overheard so as to be certain of absO-
lutely fresh provisions when next they
put to sea.
Smyrna times., 1917-08-29
Growing in the Mind.

It is said that Coleridge once ex-
claimed to Charles Lamb: II could
write plays just as well as Shake
speare, If 1 had a mind tor "Yes,"
said Lamb, "that is just what you
lack" 1t is a blessing, however, that
even though we may not be able to
do the work of a great genius, we
may count upon growth In strength
and breadth of mind. You can do
with your mind today what you could
not do five years ago. If you will
give your mind an opportunity to
grow by hard. honest, faithful, severe
work, you will be able to do much
more five years from now than you
are able to do today. If your mind
becomes poisoned with low ideals,
with poor literature, with wrong con,
ceptiOns Of life, you may as well ex-
pect it to grow, as to expect a plant
to grow in your garden when you
have allowed every sort of plant en-
emy to burrOw about the roots and
feed on the stalks and leaves.
Smyrna times., 1917-08-29
WASTED A CARLOAD OF FOOD
Dealers Dumped Radishes Into Sea In
Order to Keep Up Prices,
II Is Claimed.

Because food dealers in this town
did not find it convenient to handle
carload of fresh food, the food is now
floating out to sea as refuse from a
garbage dump, says the New York
Mail.
Before the dealers threw away this
food they made an effort to have the
health department condemn it. The de-
partment refused. 1t found the food
perfectly sound and fit for use.
The particular carload Of food con-
sisted of 1877 baskets of radishes.
Radishes are retailing for from 5 to
s cents a bunch.
In this case either the radishes
could be passed on to the city's mar
kets at a slightly reduced price or
they could be destroyed.
If passed on they would have the eff
feet of "bearing down" the price of the
more attractive produce, so they were
wasted and the prices kept at high
level.
Smyrna times., 1917-08-29
War in We OIden Times.

In Gen. Sir George HigginsOn's in
teresting book on the Crimean war, the
following passage in which HigginsOn
writes home from Malta occurs: "YOu
have heard, dare say, of the adven-
ture of the Fury steam vessel which
1t had in the Black sea. She took a
Russian prize while on a cruise recon-
noitering SebastopOl. The Russians
sailed out with three frigates, and the
poor Fury was obliged to cut her tow
rope and leave her prize, which she
could not sink, for after taking the
crew out as prisoners she found that
one unfortunate man had been left be-
hind in her.
Smyrna times., 1917-08-29
SHORE BIRDS ARE MYSTERY
Less is Known About Their Breeding
Haunts and Habits Than of Any
Other Feathered Tribe.

Swift and tireless of flight, late in
May, the hOrdes of migrant shore
birds are gone as suddenly as they
appeared. No one sees them go; prob
ably the start is in the evening. But
by the time we miss them they may be
a thousand miles farther to the north
that is, when they have really decid-
ed to be on the move. Previously they
may have fed leisurely along from
beach to beach, and marsh to marsh,
recuperating from their long flight
across southern seas. But now the YER
nal influence sounds the clarion call,
and they forthwith strike the real limi-
cOline pace.
Where do they go? Less is known
about the breeding-haunts and habits
of this mysterious tribe than of any
other in the system of Ornithology.
While very few of the species Hnger
on our southern coasts, the great mass
of them to push on for the far north.
Nor do the bulk of them stop till they
are where the curiosity of man can
seldom disturb their privacy. The eggs
and nesting habits of a number of
these species are hardly known to sci
ence. Their summer home is the bar
ren ground around the Arctic sea. In
the damp moss near some pool upon
the cold ground still frozen under
meath, in the early part of June they
scratch a slight hollow, build a rude,
frail nest of grass and lay four eggs,
pyrifOrm or pear-shaped, drab colOred
and heavily blOtched with black or
brOwn.-All Outdoors.
Smyrna times., 1917-08-29
SAVING Home Garden Surplus.

Often in the home garden there are
enough vegetables wasted to keep the
table supplied all winter If they were
put up in glass jars. 1t is possible to
put up vegetables in such a manner
that they will lose little Of their at
tractive color and flavor, and through
canning the surplus from the home
garden will do much to reduce the cost
Of living next winter.
Smyrna times., 1917-08-29
HORACE DAVID
Auto Truck Express
SMYRNA and WiImin9tOn

Round Trips every Tuesday Thursday
and Friday. Leave Smyrna at a. m, re-
turning. leave Wilmington at 2 p. m.
Stop anywhere along route to receive and
deliver fruit, produce, etc.
Special attention to moving Household
Goods within radius of 60 miles.
PHONE 114-2-Smyrna.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-28
MAY SELL JOHNSON
TONY. AMERICANS
Star Twirler, Ainsmith, Mi
Ian and Harper Involved
in Big Deal
BAN JOHNSON DENIES IT

CHICAGO. Aug. 2S.
Walter johnson considered the premier
pitcher in the American League, is slated
for the Yankees, along with Outfelder Clyde
Milan, Catcher Eddie Ansmth and Pitcher
Harper. all of the Washington team. This
Is the substance of reported deal that
Colonel Jake Rupert is about to put over
and which will cost the owners of the New
York American League club about 500. 900.
II authentic, it will be the biggest deal ever
engineered in baseball. Ban johnson denies
that any such deal is contemplated
Colonel Rupert has been here for two
days and held several conferences with Ban
Johnson, the American League skipper
Colonel Rupert il anxious to have a pen
nant winner and is ready to pay the freight
TO bring flag to New York. Ban johnson
Is just as anxious that n New York club
should win pennant. IL would mean Il
boom for that organization. which is begin
ming to display signs Of saEging in at least
one city.
According to the sponsors of the rumor
of this gigantic deal, the transfer of these
stars will be made possible by sacrificing
Washington as Il big league city.
The owners of the club in Washington
are about ready to quit. Baseball at the
capital is losing investment. even when
the Senators are up with the leaders
Baltimore has been trying to break into
big league company again for several years
and although Ban Johnson denies the re-
port of shift in clubs, it has been known
for long time that plans are now under
way TO transfer the Washington franchise
to Baltimore next year.
Colonel Rupert admitted that the Yam
KEGS were TO be reconstructed and that he
would open his purse wider to give New
York an American League pennant next
season The owner of the Yankees has
been anxious to have Walter johnson on
his payroll ever since he purchased the New
York club from Frank Farrell. Several
times he attempted to buy Johnson. but
Griffith always turned Ssn down.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-28
LEAGUE LEADERS
ON HOME STRETCH
Giants and White Sox Near
ing End Of the Race i.
for Pennant
PILLS ANNOYING McGRAW

Playing their last home stands of any inn
portance. the two leaders In the major
leagues today are fast approaching that
period of baseball known as the home
stretch. Within a very short time they
should reach the obstacle referred to. as
the strain under which Boston clubs hays
never been known to crack.
Three games ahead of the battling Red
SoX the White Sox today are n bit more
comfortable than on previous occasions In
the last few weeks. But. at the same time,
the Giants are on top just a game lower
in the estimation of the Phillies. Pitcher
Cooper, of Pittsburgh, blanked them for the
second time in a season.
While supporters of the White SoX arr
gradually growing more confident that the
ChiCagoans will represent the American
League in the worlds series, those who
favor the Giants are beginning to view with
alarm the steady and persistent efforts, of
the Phillies to capture a pennant voted to
the Giants way back there in the memory
of last fall The Phlllles and Giants will
battle in ten more contests this season pro-
vlded weather doesn't interfere. Six of
these games will be played at the Polo
Grounds and four at Philadelphia The
pennant will be either won or lost, in the
opinion of a majority, in the first series
beginning September s. A double-header
will be played each day for three days. Tho
second series will wind up the season for
each club
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-28
FAVORITE GOLDEN GLOW
TRAILS SARATOGA WINNER
Rapid Firer, Backed at 7 to /, First
Under Wire in Sprint-Silver
Sandals Wins

SARATOGA SPRINGS, n. Y, Aug 2s.-
Golden Glow was well liked by many OF
the gathering in the opening five and one
half furong event here this afternoon. but
Rapid Frer had the necessary speed and
led field of nine other starters to the
wire Rapid F'irer paid : to for win.
Golden GLOW paid even money for place
and the hackers of Golding collected to 2
for show.
Silver Sandals backed at 1 to ., won
the second race.
Summary:
FIRST RACE, Iwo.year-ods, maidens, claim
ing EG EIEsf ESQ 5000 ~ fuTSnEs SIIns
9 Cioiden GLOW, lis, Peak. II to even ! TO z
&GI%nf; so2 EueRy Day 4pead fG Eshy to H.
Portla, Alteration II, Cave Man Woodthrush
...u .ndgnrtite also ran
SECOND RACE, three. yea ODDS, selling. mile
l. silver Sandals. 100 Me- 80, an,
rassiss TasRsr' Fancy 100. to out out,
3 MoihsT ot2srli Machrte. los. Me,
Time i T. 4a 9-5.. Sargon ii and scarpia il also
T"rnn RACE, for anies. three-year'OldS'
/ 49,, siGts; loI. BYy,on 9yS IA to to out
%s FaSy Y9 81 s5 30 Rish, Rsia also ran to out
FOURTH RACE. the Adirondack Handicap,
two-year-olds. guaranteed value $500. fur
longs: oo ~,
. Matinee idol iii Butwell. 0 TO 4 TO 2 to
Jack nrs n ii2d PsSk Sn 10 to to sSl5ner ss9
Kashmir Debadou Nepperhan, Tracksend, Al;
bert A., Perigourdine and Drill Master (addcd
starterl also ran.
I,iFTH RACE. four-year-olds and upward,
Gle Jming, purse $500. mile:
Sui -, q to ! to to
q nlns wei Thistle, i'll obert.. stoi stol So
D. I,in ~ II.Ii 81. Tener q. NJ, Miller. Medi-
tation. Clif Haven and Cln Field also ran ooo
SIXTH RACE, three-year-olds, selling. 5000
/. serenest. ITO, bgtweil 10 tot out out
4 nieTn Finch, no Hsynes.i2 to / TO 5to
o. Tiine, lIsI-B. Lottery. Jas f. Cummings
poilyapna Master Karms, Dixie H. Hesse, sun
set III and Leicester also ran
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-28

!, .p"leu , 10 hear Asleep in the Deep" but
C ""s not played Perhaps they forgot Il,
ii, uuSSie Lewis is n very popular boxer and
,'lo victory over Benny Mcneil was well
teH.Neu' Guss e did some very good work
e "u,ie trimming the Canadian and the
o'ii! reason he didn't Outlook his rival in
seven rounds was because six was the limit.
n"pDy "unnis. the most recent matchmaker.
uMieu M nard to advise Benny and give him
s%o,le % inside stuff, but there was moth ny
uo,hg All Bobby did was to strain his
i1s"t we forget. there was some sort Of a
VIII up which closed the show, and Eddie
hceIe mixed with Louisiana This was
supposed to be grudge fight and II was all
VI that' However instead of taking Il out
uh themselves. they took II out on the
auuience. Eddie tried hard. but Louisiana
was draped all over him like an overcoat
VI cilnging vine. At the end Eddie. in
STEAD OF winning by nose. won by an ear
lie directed his attack on Louisiana's left
auui'ory organ and inflicted some terrible
punishment on the listener. This gave him
the verd ct. '
III the opener Battling Murray defeated
fatSy wallace. As was the case in tn,
other bouts. these boys boxed before.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-28
BROTHERSSCARCE
In MAJOR LEAGUES
Wheats, Milans and Coveles-
kies Only Families to
Break Into Big Show
MINORS HAVE SEVERAL

There are many l-playing brothers in
but few brothers ever invade the major
leagues. and the case Of Stanley and Harry
Coveleskie is unique because both are
rated as stars, and both are pitchers
But the Coveleskie boys are by no means
the only brothers under contract with bis
league teams this year
clyde Milan, the outfielding star of the
Washington Club, has "A brother on the
same team, and the brother, Horace Milan
is also an outfedcr. Though the younger
Milan is not a regular, he Is, nevertheless
being kept on the payroll by Clarke Grifiitl,
because he has shown Griff something. and
the time may come when the two Milan
boys will play side by side in the regular
lineup.
Two other brothers are drawing salaries
from a major league team this season
Zach and Mack Wheat of the Dodgers, ar.
the lads. and President Ebbcts has had a
string to both Of them for several seasons.
The Wheat brothers play different positions
for Zach cavorts in the outSr gardens while
Mack is Il catcher, and good one, too
So the Covelesl,es, the Milans and the
Wheats have something TO crow about, for
when a ball-playng family sends two of
its members to the big show 1t has the
right to claim distinction.
In the minors this year there is a case
where three brothers may be found playing
ball, though not In the same class. Otis
Crandall Is pitching in the Coast League
and his brother, Karl, is a member Of the
Salt Lake Club of the same circuit \
younger brother Of this pair has bloomed
out as a pitcher and, although he has
had several trials with big minor league
teams. he is still getting his education In
the smaller minor leagues.