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he knew to be pistol. Instinctively
he drew his automatic and waited.
Five minutes passed-ten minutes.
The figures below still maintained
their moveless ambuscade. Every mo-
inent Clifford expected them to turn
their suspicion and their search up
wards; in that event. with that pair
in their present mood, it would mean
bullets to the finish. Clifford did not
wish such turn to the situation, even
were he to come out the victor he
wanted to carry this case much furth-
er, to have much more direct evidence
OF the practices of the pair, before the
end should come. But he held himself
tensely ready.
But his. foresight and quick action
mad saved him an encouurer; the pair
thought only of the nossibility that
Clifford might have followed LoVeman.
and never thought he might have pre-
ccded LoVeman here. Presently a low
voice ascended to hin-Bradley's
Guess he's not -trailed you, Love-
man. Come on, / want the dope on
what happened tonight. Clifford can't
nave your whole joint wired; let's go
11to your bathroom-he can't have
touched that"
They withdrew and a moment later
Clitford heard door close. He slipped
down waited space at IoVeman's
door, and then, after a few moments
mann puldtlOli WIN a skeleton key, he
II olSeIeSSly opened it and softly
stepped inside. The hallway was dark,
but at one end was an open door
from which light streamed Toward
this he slipped with a cats tread and
peeped in He saw the bathroom, as
large as an ordinary New York bed
room, finished in marble and white
tile. and in it sat little Loveman and
the big -chested Bradley.
lima low voice Loveman outlined the
fasco of their careful scheme at lie
Minuit. Bradley swore-and Clifford
was the chief object of his cultural
fury.
What we goin' to do nextY
i've done one thing already. 7
beat 1t straight to Mary Regan."
what for?"
She's too good thing to lose If
we can hold her: so I tried to con her
into believing I'd framed her for her
own good. But that's not the real
reason--the big reason"
Ioveman's usually smooth voice was
now nervous and tense. 'Don't you
see the fix she's got me in? She knows
enough about me to get me disbar-
RED, " she cared to falkland perhaps
get me prison sentence on top of It
and perhaps get you sent away too
so i simply had to have her on our
side If ] could get her"
We'll, what did she say'"
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'she turned me down cold-said she
was through with me-"
Again Bradley swore. well. II you're
afraid OF her, why don't you beat her TO
that big stiff Morton-tell him who she
Is and what she's done? You can get
away with it.
"Telling Morton has got to be my last
move. It's too dangerous-I might I'M
plicate myself"
"Well. what you going to do?'
"My chief business has got to be Mary
Regain" Loveman answered grimly.
fixing her so she can't hurt me, and
doing 1t quick"
You mean croakng her?"
THAT raw stuff don't go with me-
Bradley. I'm not so tired that I'm will
ing to run the risk of sitting IN the
electric chair up at Sing Sing"
There's lot of things besides being
croaked that can happen to woman IN
this town." said Bradley THE way
so bad; it's always good for repeat
Mysterious disappearance until the dah-
ger is over. You can always handle a
woman SO she'll have nothing mucn 10
say about the time she was missing
Too risky"
"How about smearing her? That
would help some, if it was done proper.
II don't know what it's going to De
yet--but it's going. to be something
mighty soon" He spoke with "a, nerVous o,' n5
Nan Burdette and Nina Cordova, there !,
be plenty of people. Your first JOB VIII
be to keep Mary Regan covered nlgnt
and day so we can act the minute we ro
ready. I'll have something doped out
by morning, and I'll let you know CONS
ON. let's see If there isn't cold oottie
In the ice chest
Clifford stole swiftly and noiselessig
out. Fifteen minutes later he was caii-
ing his name through Mary Regal,
door: and after q minute wait ne
was in her presence. During those mih-
utes he had done much thinking.
"Do YOU stil control the lease 10 tne n.,
apartment you had in the Mordoha!
he asked quietly.
She was bewidcred. eyes. Jack anu
I took it until the first OF octopei'
Why?
'"rhen you still have key to the
apartmcnt?'
eyes"
How much baggage DO you h"'e
hereH Not much, ] hope.
"A steamer trunk and bag. ,,,
Pack them. In half an hour yo'
move back to the Mordona."
Back to the Mordona! she ca
claimed. What forW
He told her something OF the lot .T,
less danger in which she stood, ~
be safe for the present, you've go. S ~,
be where no one Will find you. Az Az
the Mordona is about the last paw
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CHAPTER XXIY,
Two Pleasant Gentlemen,

When Clifford saw Loveman leave
the apartment house and cross rapidly
to his cab he waited to see no more.
His next move, as he had planned 1t,
was based upon conjecture, and it had
to be executed without a lost moment
He ran back to his waiting taxicab,
gave the chauffeur Loveman's address
and thrust ten-dollar bill into the
mans hands.
"Keep the change and forget the
speed laws" Clifford exclaimed as he
sprang in.
Five minutes later the rocking ma
chine turned into Loveman's street.
Save for his own car, the street was
empty. Not waiting for the machine
to slow down, Clifford called "Beat
curb and walked rapidly into Love-
mans apartment house. At the end
OF the corridor negro youth lay
loosely a-sprawl and snoring on the
telephone switchboard, and the ele-
vator door stood open. The sight re-
beaten Loveman to his home-that is,
If Lovemans purpose, had been to
come home.
Noiselessly Clifford crossed to the
stairway beside the elevator and ran
up flight after flight, until he came
breathlessly to the twelfth floor. the
floor above Lovemans studio apart
ment. He let himself through a door
with latch key, and the next mo-
ment, sitting In the darkness. he had
on the headpiece of a dictagraph
whose wires ran down into the lofty
studio which Loveman used as his Ii
brary. Two or three minutes passed
then he heard some one enter below
then he heard deep, gruff, unmis-
taxable voice:
God, Loveman-thought you We're
never going to show up"
His conjecture had been correct.
There had been planned a prompt con-
ference to follow that nights all-m-
portant undertaking.
Been held up, Bradley--every-
things gone wrong Lovcman's usual
smooth voice was now more like a
snarl
Gone wrong" exclaimed Bradley.
Yes the whole dam works"
But how the hell, Loveman--"
'I can't explain here" LoVeman
srappily interrupted ITS not safe.
Clinords got dictagraph planted
somewhere in this room"
The hell you say! But how do you
know?'
"lie quoted something tonight which
you and had sad---something which
we said when alone in this room"
damn HIM" growled Bradley
"Why didn't I go ahead instead of
mnding you and have him bumped
off when l wanted to-" And then:
Lets look around and rip out his
damned machine"
There's no telling where his wires
run. Besides. there's not time. There's
chance that he may be trailing mo
here"
Come on, then snapped the brusque
voice of Bradley. IF he comes up,
let's croak him. Leave your door open
and we can pull him in here and do
the job. Then you can say he got into
your fiat and you shot him in self
defense, thinking he was a burglar"
Voices ceased footsteps crossed the
room below. Removing the annuncia-
tor, Clifford slipped out into the hall
way and cautiously peered down the
well of the stairway. On Loveman's
landing he saw two shadowy, crouch
Ing figures, and in, the hand of the
lawyer he saw dim something which
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CHAPTER XIII.
Loveman's Final Plea.

8 the taxicab sput northward
through tho 2 o'clock streets
Clifford continued TO gaze 1T tho
, tanf Gaiirn Of Mary Recan and
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ScONTINUED FROM LAST sUNDAy,)
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CHICAGO AND SEATTLE
 UNDER BAN OF LEGION
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(Continued from Page One) tion was accompanied by the senti- ment ito hell with Big Bill' Thomp. son."
 John P. Cummings of Chicago re- piled to MT. Herbert, urging the dele gates not to impute the patriotism of 65D,000 Chicagoans who rallied to the flag because the city had a mayor of which it was ashamed"
 Colonel Luke Lee of Tennessee, later offered resolution declaring the rejection of Chicago was not meant as a reflection on tn epatriotism of it's loyal citizens. This was carried unanimously.
 Pittsburg St. Louis and San Fran cisco were among other cities endeav- bring to obtain the coming convention.
 Seattle Club Barred
 The soldiers and sailors council of Seattle, Wn., was barred from the or ganization on the ground that its mem bership contained l. W. w. and other so-called radicals. It was informed that many of it's members would be be welcomed by the legion, but that they first must sever connection with the club.
 Sergeant Sherman Curtin, repre- senting the club, reclared it was en- deavoring to clean out the I. w. w and bolsheviki"
 He was both hissed and chered at times, but his credentials were dis credited
 The caucus today elected Private P. c. Calhoun a marine of Bridge port, Conn, third vice chairman and passed several minor resolutions, in- Guiding one urging support of the Vic tory Liberty loan.
 The caucus is scheduled to close to- morrow, but the slowness with which the various questions have been handled may make another day ne cessary
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TOM MIX, M. E., AT
 THE EAGLE TODAY
At Eagle Theater Today Last of the Cowboys to Ride the Range, Noted
 Screen Star Achieves Fame
 by Hard Work and Ability

Tom Mix, NJ. P, (meaning Master of the Plains) who stars in the thrill ing western drama, Mr. Logan, U S. A, at the Eagle theater today, is the last of those picturesque riders of the range who formerly were a so necessary part of the atmosphere of the great west
 Since civilization has reached out and set it's hand on the open plains, the cowboy of tradition has gradual ly disappeared, or so changed his ap- pearance that he is hardly recognized in the modern product of today. No longer is seen the picturesque chaps and the wide sombrero No longer is it considered necessary to be able to out-ride the daring Arab or the ia nous Cossaeks in order to dry nurse herd of cattle. Instead, the more work-a-day overalls and the omnipres-
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BANDITS SHAY FIVE
 IN RAID ON CANANEA
tcontInuod from Paes ono

to Americans or othe rfoTeigneTs.
 The prisoners were liberated from the two jails and three policemen sur prised and disarmed by the bandits, were locked up in cells. These men, when released claimed to have recog- nized at least three of the robbers as Cananea men, and it is the belief of the Cananea officials that all were local men. Thirty rifles of caliber 30-30 were obtained by the bandits with 400O rounds of ammunition. Five saddles and four horses were stolen from the corral of the Cananea Con sOlidated Copper company.
 The raiders left Cananea four hours after the raid started, going south west through Capote pass, three miles from the maint own, and toward Los Nogales ranch in the foothills of the Cananea mountains. They are report ed to have been augmented by about forty of the released prisoners
 Late reports said that the presi- den.e was taking such protective measure as possible, but he had few rifles and almost no ammunition. The request sent Agua Prieta asked that as many men as could be raised and all rifles and ammunition available be sent in order oarm volunteers.
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GERMANY PREPARING
 TERMS OF HER OWN
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that the drafing committee has be- gun work on the document as whole. The naval terms, as completed, con template wiping out the entire Au- strian navy, .the surrender of every ship of the Austrian naval arm be- ing demanded. The allied and asso- ciated governments will decide later what disposition shall be made of the vessels. No hint has yet been given as to the other conditions of the treaty.
 Meanwhile, the German peace dele gation at Versailles continues its for midable task of digesting the peace terms handed to it Wednesday by Premier Clemenceau. According to reports originating from a high Bri- tish source in Paris, the delegates are divided in their views on the dras- tic conditions laid down.
 Hun Feeling Runs High
 Feeling apparently is running high in Germany over what is termed the severity of the peace terms and a review of the opinion in Berlin says that the people are discussing the consequences of a possible refusal to sign the treaty.
 Rather anarchy than slavery" is the remark heard on all sides, the review declares.
 One newspaper credits Herr Gies- berts, a member of the German delega- tion at Versailles, as asserting that the only immediate solution is peace with Russia and the employment Of bolsheviki troops by Germany.
 Plume Question Still Open
 Unofficial advices from Paris de- clare that the controversyOver Italy's claims to Plume and the Dalmatian coast is far from being settled Presi- dent Wilson, according to these ad- vices, is not in agreement with the compromise plan by which Italy would be given mandate to administer Plume until 1923 and then take pos session of the city.
 The Hungarian communist govern ment forces continue to suffer mili- tary reverses. Czecho troops have obtained a foothold in NagysZecseny, 40 miles east of the capital.
 Operations have been begun against the Afghan tribesmen, who crossed the border and took up positions on the Italian side.
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BAD PROPELLERS HALT
 TRANSATLANTIC FLIGHT

Continued from Page OneJ iety as to the safety of the flying boat and her crew. Repairs were begun at once and it is expected the NC-4 will get under way to join the division at Trepsaay Boy on Sundoy, weather permitting.
 It was expected Towers would get his two planes at Halifax into the air, early tomorrow for the 475 miles jount to- Cape Broyle. Weather indi- cations were fairly favorable tonight and the planes should make the trip in about eight hours.
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U. s. INDUSTRY BOARD QUITS IN PRICE WAR
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repeat what was said yesterday - there has been no change in its view point, policy or attitude from the be- ginning No statement or inference to the contrary has a basis of fact. It has had the widespread support of industry and commerce throughout the country. It has sought merely to serve and has been ready to consider all figures, to respect all facts and to. re- consider any statement or conclusion in the light of further knowled%a. Its mind has been open and it's purpose was directed not to winning a con trOversy but solely and simply to serv- ing the country. l believe it has de- veloped standards of public co-opera- tion which will be of permanent value"
 Industry Board Praised
 Mr. Redfield paid high tribute to the boards work in a letter to Chair man Peek.
 You have not sought to control, but to cooperate" he said. You have exhausted the resources of courtesy. Your attitude has been unselfish, gen erous and your vision broad"
 Individual letters were sent to each board member; Samuel F. Bush, Co., lumbus, Ohio; Thomas K. Glenn, At lanta; George R. James, Memphis; William M. Ritter, Washington; Anth- ony Caminetti, commissiOner-geneT of immigration, Washington, repre- senting labor, and T. c. Powell, direc- tor of the capital expenditures di- vision, representing the railroad ad- ministratiOn.
 President Wilson has kept constant ly informed of the disagreement and it was at his suggestion that last effort was made to harmonize the di- vergent views.
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Announcement

Offering for public of the Muckletone Oil lCompa
 and profitable INVESTMENT it's drilling OPERATIONS
 We total of 195 DSofT Block We drilling which SURROUNDED Stephens (Bock 13o0T field where the Gh of than $3000000 oil County the Famous Phoenix we'll in of the Humble Oil of well located close
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Andrew Baumert, Jr., chairman of the commission, said that delay in the de- livery of material had caused the lay ing off of men, two CT three days each week. which was throwing a heavy expense on the state" The missive further said that if the tufa was not forthcoming the state would buy it elsewhere and charge it to the com pany.
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ent 'flivver' have usurped their place.
 Tom Mix, the William Fox star, is one of the few of the famous band who refuses to recognize the suprem- acy of the steel sted and swears by his horse and his leather chaps. No one is better able to portray the real western character familiar to romance He is not merely an actor who has been trained to ride and wear the clothes in a more or less natural way but he has worked for years on the range. He was a part of this life.
 Adv.
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LOAN SHY BILLION
(Continued From Page One )

Continued From Page One ) loan that the country showed in the Liberty loans and the soldiers showed when they went over the top.'
 The navy today officially subscribed its quota Reported subscriptions in the navy were in excess of $16,O0O,- 00O, while the official quota had been set at 12,500,0OO.
 We have gone over once in the Victory loan campaign-now let's double our quota and go over again. bringing the nation along with us into the harbor of Victory" said a mes sage sent today to all navy yards and districts.
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ARIZONA ULTIMATUM
 TO TUFA STONE MEN

PHOENIX, May 9.-The commits sion on state institutions has sent an. ultimatum in the matter of the deliv- cry of tufa stone for the capitol addi- tion to the Salt River Valley Monu- mental works, it was announced at the commissions office today.
 The letter, which was signed by
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ro WELCOME RETuRNINe eeTH

LINCOLN, Neb., May 9.-A proposal that officials of Kansas, Colorado, Missouri and Nebraska combine ef- forts to arrange welcome for mem bers of tho S9th division when they reach New York from overseas, has been made to tho governors of those states by Governor Samuel R. Me Kelvie, it was announced today at the governors office. The division is ex. pected home soon.
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If The Review does not reach you properly phone the Circulation Department.
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awarded to C. H. Over of Phoenix for $25,475, it was announced today at the office of the commission of state in- stitutions. The buildings included in the contract are four horse barns, 32 single box horse salls, hog barn, fire department house, cattle judging bleachers and main entrance to the grounds.
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GETS STATE FAIR CONTRACT
 PHOENIX, May 9.-The contract for the erection of new buildings at the state fair grounds has been
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Talk About Action!

OFFICERS AND TRUSTEES THESE ARE THE OFFICERS AND TRUSTEES
 OF THE BIG 4:
 OFFICERS H. B. MCDOWELL, President. General Manager of the Western Woodenware Go. of Fl Paso. C. H. FINLEY, Vice-Pres. President of c. H. Finley & Co. of Fl Paso. J. o. CROCKETT, 2d V.-Pres. President of the Fl Paso- Burkburnett Oil Go. GRANTED HARVlE, Treas. Extensive business inter- ests in Fl Paso and the Southwest. FRED H. LAZENBY, Sec'y. President of the Boss Rub ber Go. of EI Paso.
 TRUSTEES:
 H. B. Mcdowell Ross E. Bryan of Bryan Bros.
 FredSH. Lazenby
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-26
bA[LANTYNE LEADS
. IN GOLF tourney

William c. Ballantyne Of the Co.
lumbia Country Club led the field up
to a late hour this afternoon In the
qualifying round of the annual cham
pionship Of the Middle Atlantic Golf
Association.
Ballantyne who is the present hold
er of the championsh p was around
in so over the course of the Columbia
Country Club, where the champion
ship is being played. Robert Finken-
stadt OF the Columbia Country Club
is in second place, with score or 81,
and A. l., Hawse of Richmond is in
third place, with a card OF IS.
Walter r, .Tuckerman and Clark
Corkran of the Chevy Chase Club and
the Baltimore Country Club. respec-
lively, are still out and both are ex-
pected to return low scores.
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service and discouraging the younger
and more efficient employees. He said
that government salaries were never
likely to equal those paid for simihr
work outside the government, and Tor
that reason efforts should be made to
make the government service as dig
nified as possible. - -.
eff the government service had been
intrinsieally more dignifled during the
war;" he said, cit would have got
along much better"
Gaylord NJ. Saltzgaber, commissioner
of pensions. told the committee that
he. too. believed the government
should pay straight pensions to the
employees. when they were retired. He
urged a system of compulsory retire
ment.
, He showed under what handicap the
pension bureau was acting because
there was no retirement system. He
said that in his bureau there are 2s
employees over eighty years of age; 81
between seventy-five and seventy-nine
years of age; 1O4 between seventy and
seventy-four, and IS between sixty
five and sixty-nine. This makes the
total number of employees over sixty
five years of age 303.
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DECLARE THAT BUREAU
WASTED PUBLIC MONEYS


Charges that the United States en-
ploynnent service was wasteful and ex-
trayagant and was, incompetently ope-
rated were made before the joint Senate
and House labor committee today by
Charles H. Burroughs. an auditor of the
shipping board. formerly connected with
the service.
'"The whole bureau is rotten" he said
in telling of increases of salaries of
various employees. He cited the case of
one employe who he said. started at n
salary of 1900 a short time ago and
now received about $4,000.
Stanley Lynn an employee of the
service. testified that representa- tives
OF the service made many unnecessary
trips around the country. In this
connection he charged that three
Pullman vouchers showing that Jsa-
nette ". Densmore. sister OF Di-
rector General John B. Densmore, and
two other persons had; made. a trip
from New York to. Atlantic City at
government expense. had been secret.
ly removed from the records of the
service.
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$4,000 Affected at Once.

The. number of persons who would
be Immediately affected by the civil
service retirement law. Mr. Galloway
told the committee. was estimated at
25 900, of whom 5000 are in Wash
ington.
other witnesses who appeared be-
fore the committee urging the adop-
ton of civil service retirement sys-
tenn include E. ]. Ayres. chief clerk
of the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion: Col. II. B. Jersey: E. B. Libbey.
chief clerk of the Department of Com
merce; r. S Regar, appointment clerk
of the Post Office Department: Win
dom b., Brown. attorney for the Rural
Letter Carriers Association. and +. b.
Byington. chief clerk of the pension
bureau.
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U. S. RECEIVERS new LAND
MADE IN BATTERY COVE

Reclaimed land in Battery cove. oc-
cupied by tho Virginia Shipbuilding
Company. at Alexandria, Va, was re-
covered yesterday by the United States
government from the Marine Railway
and Coal Company, in Circuit Court
No. 9, Justice Stafford presiding.
To improve the river by deepening
its channel, the government put up an
abutment wall as a protection against
swe1ls and dredged out the channel.
depositing the material behind the
wall, and between it and the high
water mark on the Virginia shore.
Fast land was made. and the Marine
company claimed that this new land
was part of Virginia and not part of
the District of Columbia. as main
tanned by the government. Owners
of adjacent lands in Virginia also