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The Hidden Hand
A SERIAL OF THRILL AND MYSTERY

; the packet" Kissed the HiddsT
Hand. as she was bona. struggling
out into the hall
In the back yard Of the Furnished
room house Ramsay bRttled With
the emlssaries who had attacked
him. As he heard Doris calling from
the window above
At that moment one Of them
leSped on him and they went down,
Ramsay beneath. but struggling
heEcsly. for the fellow had him BY
the throat. With a Bupsrhuman
effort Ramsay gathered all his
strength and, although stin hsld By
the fellow, managed to riEs from
the ground, slowly twisting ana
squirmins until he had the FiEht
hold.
Get him." cried HIS antagonists -
the other, who started forward
But Ramsay was toe quick for
him He had his grip and. with the
leverage he wanted. threw hia 49,
sallSnt over his shouldsrh IThe
mans body and legs Whiriea
through the air, describing . giant
swing. and. as he swung. his heels
struck fun IN the face OF the ennis
sary coming to his help. The second.
reeled in pain and rage As Ramsay
tossed the first backward Leaving
both IN a heap on the ground and
not stopping even to look back. he
darted for the door OF the houbO
where he had seen DortA. --I
As he entered, at the top e ths
stairs he caught sight OF Doris
borne by the Hidden Hand He
leaped up the stairS two AZ 9 tina.
The other emiBBAry rushed at him
and Ramsay repeated his pSrfnFAI-
auce OF hiuginE this fellow. tOo.
over his head and down the EtAirA
thought at the same time il threw
Ramsay prone on the floor.
Before Ramsay could recover
himself the Hidden Hand dropped
DorIs and rushed at him. At the
same time extending the terrible
gauntlet OF death. preparing to dis
charge the deadly gas.
There was no time to pick him
EoIf up. hut Ramsay doubled up hts
feet and struck out with all bh
athletic force. catching the Hidden
Hand full in the stomach and
knocking him against the rail- just
as the deadly gas was discharged
over the rail and down rselsd the
Hidden Hand. landing. With a groAa
beside his henchmaH.
In Re rapffau.a To-noFHS
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The Four of Hearts
IA SERIAL OF LOVE AND, YOUTH
Mrs. Livingstone Informs Cynthia
That Her Uncle Has Some
thing to Say to Her.

; Dora 70 70 a60ut GlOaD O9sh ~
Van sGun. UndSr the eirOan-
stances. anOtheR gin Wo114 b ~
the way"
Nothing Of the kindF- MIRA L4v-
ingstons oontrAdi0tsd. Tha9 ~
ridiculous-for Mr.. Stewart 10 glad
to make the fourth In the party. He
calls here oftan, and Il II not -
see Milton's oOtrothed, OF oouFBa
So Il must De 20 zee TouS
"OhI'' The exclamation oSoapo4
Cynthia 7 never thought Of his
coming to see ne particularly
Honestly, Il never occurred to me-
Mrs. LiVinEstons leaned forward
and pinched the girls cheek
'Innoeenesr' she leased Y0ug
uncle and I have noticed II, and We
are glad TO have such . Moe yo1na
man a. Mr.. Stewart on friendly
terms with you. Dear child. zoe
must think. OF your future hate
to say n-but your uncle feels this
even more than I Do"
Uncle feels thisf" Cynthia ~
peated incredulously. what do you
meant Why should he cAref II J
am happy here with you kind people
in your lovely home. why 0hculA
uncle and the rest OF you care
whether I 70 out into sociseys -
like young men. or attend theAtrcAs
or do any Of these thingsT
There was . pregnant p&ngA
Mrs. Livingstone was looking IT. tia,
are, but somsthing In her face mazda
the girl watching her catch hsR
breath
Won't you explain. Aunt Arnans
da7" she begged 4 do wat -
please all of you. but I DO not IN
derstAnd what II Is all about.
Does It displeass Uncle Stephen ane
you to have me stay quietly -
home when my heart - not In ~
and merry things7 I am happy-
really am only I cannot fed
quite comfortable going out IN So
cisty 50 soon after my dear fathsF's
death.
''That Is one reason why yOa
should CO." Mrs. LvingBtons IN
sisted, because you have No
father. Were he here stil he
might look after you IN the years
ahead Of you. As It Is. you VIII ~
thrown upon yourself. Therefore
II f. wrong and fooiIEh to cast
aside all chance to meet people
who may be OF value to you. II y
silly and unwfss to avoid any siigt-
BILE man who may want TO marry
you It Il this that makes you
uncle and me anxious. my child"
But. why should I mGrryT@ Gym
thia demanded, trying to SPEAK
calmly and to repress any sign Of
INDIGNATION why should I pial
for my future7 Am IN the way
here. Aunt Amanda Please tell
me truly and candidly II am
While the elderly woman looked
At her kindly, there was no loving
pity in her cool gray eyes-oniy .
regret at having to say somsthing
disaSrss&ble.
Ny dear, suppose send Ycu
uncle In to talk with your she suEs
Essted- Il hear his key In tbs
front door now. But before h0
comes want to assure you that 10
makes Us all-your uncle. Dora and
me-most happy to have you IN cur
home. But It Is also 4 matter Of
RrCIe+v 70 your uncle and me thas
your future u 30 unoertAlns
with winch DroblematicRl rsmnE8
Mrs inEstons arose. opened The
library door and summoned her
husband
CTO Ne OoatiauSGl
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wait on table and wan up ErSGay
plates day after day for the bSnS-
1T OF the girl munition workers. or
soldiers on leave.
And they are showing up wonder
fully. They are getting over the
individual zeal with which they
started out on their tasks and get
ting down TO collective effort
Famed beauties in England to-
day bear strains of a bright orange
color on their hands and faces from
the acid used in making lyddits
shells. Many of them have sacri-
feed their looks as their contribu-
ton 10 tho war and they are as
proud OF their scars as the wounded
soldier for II is an evidence OF do
ing their hit"
The list Of titled workers 10 .
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Titles and Beauty Now Slaves of Efficiency

Below, Lady Phyllis Windsor-C7ive, daughter Of
the Earl of Plymouth and Of the most popular
women in LondOn's smart set, and, the right, Nine
de Stoeck also social leader. Both of these Uoraen
are devotng all their time to helping their country,
doing 1UhateVer they called to do and tOorng
side By side uOitk the humbIest of their sea.
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IonE OnA Practically every woman
IN England II engaged in work of
some kind, and the work of patriotic
Sndeavor goes on, ever increasing.
Prominent among the women. OF
rank who are deyotlng their life to
help win the war are Lady Phyllis
windsoT-Clivs and Mime. De StoeckL
Lady Give 10 the daughter OF Earl
and Countess OF Plymouth and 10
one OF the most popular women IN
London's smart set Nine de Stoecki
10 dsvoting her energies TO the
work OF the Red Cross, and Is an
untiring worker for the cause
The war has swept away false
gods. has made a standard Of SER
vice and has taught that there are
things worth dying for a. well a.
worth living for.
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By Virginia Terhune Van
de Water.
CHAPTER XVI.
Copyright 1918, star O.

REEs. LIVINGSTONE regarded
I'VE her husbands niece Eravaly.
Really, my dear" she said,
you carry your self-absorptIoa toe
far. You are not quite fair to yeur-
self or to others.
The matron and the girl were
seated In the library. The s o'clock
tea-vagon was between than. Mrs..
LiVinEstons sippsd the tea daIntily
from her cup; Cynthia had not
tasted hsrA She WaS gazing at Asr
companion. her eyes vide and anx-
iouG.
Mrs. Livingstone was glad to have
this interview a. soon as eircum-
stances Would permit. She had not
forced matters. but had bided her
time. It came this afternoon
Dora had gone to a reception fer
which Cynthia had also reosIVOd
cards. But Cynthia, on leaning
that II was to be a crush" aRair,
had sent her regrets. Mrs. living
stone had an influenza, which,
though slight. REDEEMED her nose
and eyes to an unbecomfng extent
Therefore she considered h0rself
housebound. At q quarter of ave
she had sent upstairs for her niece,
suggesting that they taketO q to-
gether by the library IRE.
without preliminary she broAched
the subject she had IN mind This
was her disappointment that Gym
thia should have declined this az
tSrnoon's invitation and that she
sTinced such, an aversion for So
cistJ.
Cynthia answered slowly and
be unfair to anybody. Aunt
Amanda" she said. -Nor-sxcuss
mean I see why my not EofnG
60 the Delafeid reception hurts
anyone. AIRS. Dslansld asked me
only through courtesy. She has
met me but ones. Dora knows lots
OF people who win be thsrs: 90 she
does not miss me. AZ for myself
we'll, I have Httls heart for that
kind of thing. never cared much
for big social functions. care
less than ever for them now"
That's Just g." Mrs. IIvfn gstone
argued. IF this keeps on you win
become q rscluss. You say you do
not know to whom Il II unfair.
Forgive ma II I say that Il 10 un-
fair to AZ all Dora loves you and
wants You to meet her friends. Yet
when she has proposed theatre
parties for your four young people
that Is. you girls, Milton and Mr..
BtOwArt-Tou have dsmurrsd and
asked her 10 70 without you
No Refutation.
she paused. and cynShiA uttered
no refutAtien Of these SAArEOA me
would not confess that she felt .
strange rsIuctaneS to be much with
Van saun- She told hsrsslf that
this was because he wAS Dora's
property. She did not want the
intimate friendship Of . man who
would soon oS the husband Of an
other woman.
what are you thinking Off
Mrs Livingstone demanded.
Cynthia spoke q part Of the t1utA-
That Il must Be blsAsAntsr for
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in BOOTS
=. ,,JR.
By David Cory.

TscInkIe, ttoinkIe, IGHterH bright
VITA VoGr eres Of candle light,
First Iook here, Gnd then search
there,
SoSttHtss each spot toith cara
NTow II yoa DON'T know what
IN So1utIniSsr means, I'll tell
Iou., II means to look thor
ouEhly, and please don't forget iG.
for II yods4sHrn, something Svsry
tire you rsaA enc Of these stories
SoutNili Become gate lsArnOd.
Wen By and BIZ Jack ., LAntsrA-
who you remember In. the last story
was helping thSs Black Swan nnd
fts-IoEt lecHaf; suddsAliy. cried out.
Here It Isl and. sure enough. half
hidden under . withsrsd Leaf. lay
the lovely gold iockSt-
30 the Black Swan picked 80 MP IN
q hurry. and thsa he opened Il,
while Puss and Jack o. Lantern
crowded up Close to him to see the
picture inside. And with the help
af the little Pumpkia Lantern they
saw the face Of = lovely little prin-
cess,
Y thou Eht you said It was the pio-
turs of = White Swan" said little
iPuss Junior
"Ah, msi- sighed the beautiful
Black Swan Tn not really q swan.
but q Prince. A wicked witch has
changed me into this form. and be-
fore can marry the lovely Princess
whose piuturs you see In this
.lockst I must regain my natural
shape. But how TO do II I know
not"
And Just thsn. all OF = sudden, they
heard a shrin laugh, and in less
than hvs hundred short seconds .
little old woman new up to them.
BhS was seated on . hroomStbclE.
On her head was = hLEh peaked hat
and In hsT right hand EhS oArTiSd =
poker.
What are you doing here. Black
SWAMI she asked GnErilly. and then
she made a ErimRoS At PuGs and
Rcowlsd at Jack O. Lantern But
she didn't friEhtsn thsm in the
least No STREE Puss only
Erinned and Jack o. Lantern placed
hia Pumpkin Lamp 50 close to her
that her skirt almost caught fra
which made her scream out, Don't
do that, you mischeviouS jack!
But the poor Black Swan said moth
ing, for he was drsadfully afraid OF
her.
look here, Mrs Witch" said
PuaA and he very politely took on
bis cap with tho flaming gold feath-
or. Z have met witches before,
and they always wished they had
never met me For I am an enemy
OF orusls people," And Puss ourisd
his whiskers and tried 70 look very
heroe. Blu; the Broomstick Witch
only laughed. and this made Puss
angry.
And when she stretched out her
hand to lay hold Of the poor Black
Swan Puss touched her with his
flaming feathhr. And. would you
believe it7 she turned into q bat
and few away with a dreadful
screech.
: And as soon as she was gone the
Black Swan changed into a hand
some prince. And e the little
Pumpkin Lantern doesn't burn out
30 these .sood friends can't md
their vay back. to the Pumpkin
House. ri tell you another story
to-morrow.
COPYRIGHT. 1918. David Coy.
(To BE eOntinuSd-J
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EPISODE Is.
The Tigers Jaws"
isI7. Btar oonpARy.

ovuyHEht, fsI7. star Company.
~ NNED to the side of the win
dow by the dagger which had
been hurled At her BY the
HIddsn Hand, Doris screamed a. the
or,minal advanced In desperation
.bs vrsnchsd 81 n - tsaT II frSS
from her hair,
Tia Hidden Hand WHa GinOst
upon her when she succeeded in
Ioossn,rr the dagger Al onos she
bsd freed herself and gained
weapou. She struck out at him. and
hs feIl back, ctrolinE about her to
rain an advantage again
s'Halpl Jack. quictP she screamed
turnIn[ for q second 70 tho window
whore below she could see Ramsay
struggling.
StilI holding the Hidden Hand Al
bav wsriIy. Doris moved away from
ths window as hs sought to tnts1-
noss himself between Il and her
self And. as she did 30. she hsd -
turn her back to the door.
suddenly she felt a powerful hand
an her wrist as she held the dagBer
ready to lunEs instantly At the
hidden Hand. The Hidden Hand
laughed harshly.
From the concealment 81 thS
doorway one Of his smissaries had
orept up on her, and she had neither
seen nor heard him as be WormsA
closer and closer.
Slowly now, while tho Hidden
Hand Knocked, the emissary, q pow
erful fellow. bent DOris'B wrist back
until the dagger pointed straight at
her heart. In agony she felt his
powerful grasp Nearer and nearer,
tantaIizingIy. he forced the dagger
At her breast
Doris managed to relax her fin
gers Just enough to let the dagger
sIip from them. and II fell with
clattar to the door.
But she was a prisoner. and over
powered b. the smissary and the
Hidden Hand himself now, she was
carried from the room.
AT last have you Spd IN oS1-
pArs TOar hAnaDE4Ats - NASas n
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TWENTY-FIRST LETTER.

" G4N L II AIeOL LIZ GIes
Ny Husband:
The Indian summer is fast
going, and the trees are bare. All
the delicate tracery Of shrub and
busl is gone, and the branches
STAINS stif and gsunt against the
sky. Today there was a lingering
aftermath Of summer, and it
tempted me into the city. The
stern voice Of parent had called
little Sammy home, and a wish
70 be with him until the last mo-
ment, togetherswith some, really
necessary errands, decided me to
take the train with my souls
brotherl He was a pathetic fig
ure in his grief at leavingl Frank
and he had one last conclave be-
hind the garage, and. l believe
they both shed tears. Sammy's
affection for US all is very real,
but his preference for the dove
with the broken wing was so pro-
nounced that l couldn't bear to
part them as companions, so with
one hand clasping the dove under
his tight little jacket, and the
ether hand in mine, and his face
all ahght with love, Sammy and
] Jared down the street. Nanny
had placed a patch Of many colors
squarely across the seat Of his
little trousers, and while I dared
TO believe that we were good to
look upon face-tO, / hate to think
what our aspect must be to any
one coming up upon US from the
rear.
Iwfn pass over our parting at
the parental doori I will even
leave to your imagination the
gratitude and prayers Of Mrs. A.
Jones" I was glad to hurry
away, for the clasp Of those
grubby hands and the love In that
dirty little face and the sight Of
the wounded dove held tight I'M
der the little jacket made . queer
ache IN my heart
Ny errands were mostly for ht-
tie things-little soft, cobwebby
things. ] an going TO order sY.
erythfng made, for perhaps some
one needs the work and money,
and then R4 home I do not want
to lay aside, for any reason, the
Red Cross work which occupies
our every moment. Our mothers
have already gone into their royal
treasures and brought forth for
me little garments that you and 1
wore IN the long, long ago-little
garments tenderiy folded, and
BWeet with lavender and musk
How you and were loved, dear
hesrtl How tenderly We are
cared forl
When my errands were done I
;ofned r multitude Of people 20
watch the troops marching from
the srmOry to the train. They
were not going across the seas
Just somewhere in camp"-but
the parting was Just as sad, the
heartsehe Just as tragic. First
came the civil war veterans
stepping 80 proudly-many Of
them bent-some Of them with
czneS-but all with the proud look
Of the yictorI Then the Spanish
war yeterans-younRsr but still
Of d different generation from
the swinging, sturdy troops that
followed sitter. The bard struck
up, "onward. Christian Soldiers"
Just a. the volunteers swung into
step. What q wonderful com
panyi How different from any
other army that was ever gath
cred together in all the world!
Mentally, morally, and physically
the flower Of our nation, How
swiftly they swung along! one
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Take Your Opportunity,
DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:

nEAh MISS FAlhFAA!
am seventeen, and have been
employed as Z EtenoErapheT for
about one year. During this time
I have met a salesman whom
love, but as my salary Is not very
large, M parents want me TO leave
this place for q better one. but on
account OF this man 1 hHts to
leave. He has never mentioned
that he loves me. although his &C
tions show II which r~abns - all
the harder for me 20 forget him
What would you do II gu we're
IN my place'R
PERPLEXITI.
noNT sacrifice your chances for
the cake of little romance which
will probably ooms to nothing. You
are young. my dear. and are ideal
izInE a man you might not like one
bit II you came to know him. He may
be engaged. married-oUt OF your
reach entirely. II he really loves
Tou and is free 20 tell yen SO, Ieav-
ing the place whore he works will
not cut you or from him at all.
Just the fact that ne has to make a
little effort to see you might easily
WakSn a man who really cared for
you 20 the knowledge OF His own
feelings. BY all means go TO the
better position. You owe that 10
your parents and to yourself as
we'll.
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By Arthur B. Reeve,

Creator II the sCraiE KeaASaIS
aystsry stories. which RPDeaR 60
eIuAV.aJ IN CosnSOOIftaA MAEnEtnA
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I've drops Of camphor on your
too 5hb-Ush make . good tooth
"lssnssri il will also act as a good
diStifsctsHi, making your gums
rosy, and prevent anything like
cold sores 90 Affections on your
ionEua
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HOUSEHOLD
SUGGESTIONS

To remove marks and discoiorA-
tionE from brNss or gilt ornaments,
picture frames, Sta.. dissolve a piscs
OF soft soap the size OF an egg in q
pint OF boiling water, then add q
tablespoonful Of ammonia Wiring
q cloth out OF the solution and
gently wipe the article to be
cleaned: then sponge II with eaPs,
using cold water. FiAaiiY dry with
a soft cloth.
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When aoeoahut matttSE has got
badly ErSAsed, scrub II with hot
EoapY water. then rinse thoroughly
By drawing It several times through
a hath Of cold water, o. hang Il
over . sisGn elothss-iiRs and brush
f. well with cold EatsFg allow st to
remain there to dsaiA and dry.
II . saucepan bbsBid become
burnt, fill It with water Go which a
good spoonful OF salt has been
added sBd leave 20 soak until the
next day. Heat slowly, and by the
time the water bells the burnt por-
uea viii have bssa IsossRed and
will come of easily.
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To He Continued To-norrsN
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TtcIHkIe, tioinkIe. IcHterB bright
VIA your eres Of eoHdIe light,
First Iook here, and then search
there
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-09-19
PRAYING PALM TREE DEAD DOCTOR FITTED FOR LEADER
Much In knowledge Of Medicine to
Equip Man for High Pub
lie Service.

There Is much In the knowledge OF
medicine TO III man for the high CALI
Ing OF lawglver and leader OF tht
people says DR.. Frederick Peterson, In
the Century. He continues:
"To reach the goal OF national
health. the physicians accumulated
knowledge and experience must be
brought TO bear upon the laws when
relate to III marriages, to housing ana
the food supply, to education, occupa'
tions, recreatlons, hygiene and sanltn'
tion. TO contagious diseases, alcohol
Ism, poverty and crime; In short, upon
every law which relates directly or In
directly to the health and well-belng
of the people. His interest reaches
into the depths OF sociology. biology
and philosophy, TO the relations be-
tween persons and groups, between ma
tlons and races. The Interests of medl.
cine are fixed only by the boundaries
OF life Itself When the great state,
with Its great free municipalities Is at
length established, when war and pow
erty and disease and unemployment,
as we know them, have been bnnlshed
to the vast rubbish heap OF mans out
grown ignorance and folly, II may be
that the physicians Of thnt noblcr time
will be expected to frame wise laws
not only to insure individual health
but to prevent the disease TO which
the organism of the state, the body
polite, has In all earlier social stages
been subject"
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Don't Be an Extremist.

II was remarked by Macnulny that
when feeling runs high and parties
align on any question, moral, religious.
political or economic. the best men on
both sides are to be found nearest To
the dividing frontier. The extremists
Of all the factions always inJure and
often bring dscrelit on the cause which
they espouse. Few things are better
established than this, and recurring
evidence thereof is found In the his.
tory Of every nation. II Is n principle
OF nature; and MS the temperate zone
separates cllmes which burn or freeze.
so wisdom holds the debntnble middle
ground between the bitter and violent
extreme, and virtue Is only n just tem'
per between propenstles which are
vices when INDUCED In to excess. Even
Delnc perfection, as Halifax argued In
defending the tolerant via media he
always sought to follow, Is only the
equilibrium OF attributes no one OF
which could preponderute without dis
turbIng the moral and physical order
Of the world.
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Courtesy.

Did you ever think what kind OF
manner you are developing? Or how
II pleascs folks who meet your Well.
you'd better get busy and think about
II. You have no idea what Il differ
cnce II makes. We have In mind
man who has gained some measure OF
fame lac has standing In the world aud
In his business. But he owns II man
ner that we wouldn't keep In the
woodshed. He Is exceedingly cultured
and apparently possessed of beautiful
manners. but his manners hide nasty
superclliousness. lie is In reality an
extremely disagreeuble and conceited
person-und the fact has lost for Tho
business he represents many thou
sands OF dollars n year. Consequently
II has lost many thousands for him.
If his manner were actually courteous
nstead of counterfeit courteous, he
would be nearly II great man.-From
American BOY.
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CHAPTER XIV.
A Nluht Of Dissipation.

During the first two days / spent
with Huyllger after l had first arrived
in the big city, he had told me, among
other things, of moving picture show
in town which he said | might have n
chance to see while there.
at is free every night In the week
except Saturdays and Sundays" he
said, "and once you are inside you
would not be apt to be bothered by
anyone except when they come to take
your order for something to drink.
While there Is no admission, patrons
are expected to eat or drink while en-
joying the pictures"
A day or two later, while walking
the streets at night In search for food,
| had passed this place and was very
much tempted to go In and spend n
few hours, particularly us 1t would