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The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1919-12-25

signed to confuse me should turn on
would. But the very instant / crossed
the threshold I knew he was going to
lock the door, and l wheeled-just one
second too soon. Had / taken four
more steps into the room should
have been none the wiser about the
key--till the time came.
But having caught him In the act
I let him know II.
.'cWhat, monsieur" demanded
haughtily. "is the object of that pre-
caution, may ask?"
at was necessary" he returned.
coming toward me and searching my
face with his beady eyes. s..,
| Neither of us spoke for several sec
onds. Where was Mrs. Delario. and
had anything really happened to herf
Was this merely a precaution on his
| part against spies, or did he mean me
some harm? Well, II he did, had Q
couple Of good stout hatpins within
| call. 4
Monsieur, you win kindly unlock
that door Immediately"
"In one moment--when ! have said
what have to say" he replied. in q
smooth attempt to keep up appear
ances. II have somesing Of impor.
4 tance to ask madame"
"And have nothing to say TO mon
.sieur-behind locked DOORS" I inter
rupted .angrily. "If monsieur Is a zen
tleman he will instantly unlock that
door, Fr
He took a step nearer. as II to show
me he had no intention of taking or
ders from me. He'd open the dool
when. he got ready to.
4 thought he meant TO lay hands or
me. Whipped out my hatpin and con
fronted him. my eyes blazing and my
teeth set SO hard ! heard them grit.
My act brought him TO his senses
and he began to apologlze--said HI
was sorry he had alarmed" me
that on his word Of honor he meant
me no harm whateyer-a whole lot Of
palaver like that. designed to get in,
hatpin where 1t came from and me
into an amenable frame OF mind ant
once more at his mercy.
listened to the palaver coolly--
with,th hatpin In my hand felt per
fectly safe. and ] didn't put II back
hardly thought he was armed him
self. or he'd have drawn when / did
and the hatpIn In my firm clutch gave
me sense Of immense advantage II
dialogue.
| l actually, In a minute or two. hat
several thrills of JOY. had more
thrills when he said.. II implore mad
anne to consider re position she putt
me ina gentleman-by standing zer'
wis weapon In her hand"
| His face darkened. The blaci
showed under the roses.
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into tina seence room with hisn---rhat
simply could not go---that my feet
refused to bulge another inch In that
direction. ~ s
As I hesitated--for there was such
ratty look In his face that he re-
PEELED me--he added. pardon, mad
anne, but ] have for ze present re re-
sponsibility. IL was merely Eat wish
beforehand 10 acquaint madame wis
re nature of re disaster Eat have over
taken her friend zat I ask for some
words In private" he made n gesture
toward the basement stairs, and drop
ping his voice, finished, "One never
knows but ze most trusted servants
in ones employ are spies"
Thinking of the wlld-eyed one, /
smiled. lie shrugged. MADAME, we
are wasting precious time zat may
mean everyslng to Madame Delario.
Permit me to beg of you"
And l followed him at once to tho
seance room, the door OF which he
pushed open, standing aside and say
ing in French, "Permettez moi
Aprez vous, madame" to let me enter
ahead OF him.
To my surprise the room was bril-
liantly lighted with all the electric
bulbs in full bloom; and l turned Just
in time to see him lock the door on u'
and pocket the keyi
He did it so swiftly, so silently, thn
under ordinary circumstances
shouldn't have known | was locked II
with him. believe now that the bril-
liant light into which he'd thrust M
out of the dim hall was especially dc
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CHAPTER VI.
MensIeur Drops HIs Mask.

The wild-eyed Swedish maid let me
In. The seance room door opened and
NJ. de Ravenol stepped out and came
to greet me.
Monsieur advanced with outstretched
hand but no smile. We spoke In whis-
pers.
'Where is shei"
He pointed up. to indicate her bed
room, and whispered, II must speak
wis you before you see her" and
moved out of the vestibuie. motioning
me to follow.
took two steps and stopped.
"Zis way, IL you please" said he,
pointing TO the seauce room.
took two more steps and stopped
again. in front OF the reception room
door. had tho strongest feeling
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1919-12-25

II SO you could not help seeing It II
you tried! As last touch-which It
seemed to require for arts sake-I cut
a part OF a pen advertisement out of
a magazine and pasted 1t on the lid.
For the first time. then. / took note
of the clock--it was twenty minutes
past two--rd frittered away almost
an entire day on some one else's af-
fairs instead OF my own bread and
butter, and there lay the pile Of proof,
not half done, that had hoped to
have of by night.
/ hastily made cup Of chocolate,
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"gueENE, MY SOM HE'S BEEN KIDNAPPED"


although forming attachment to the girl the heroine takes dislike to
OF
n
million dollars
Dario admits the smugged offers While
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-
would forget TINT cursed Melv,lie ana
starry her faithful Johnny. nj, tY,,pgs
d,d not love The reol Melville but
rather nm image she called by his
name and sci nm I'm her beort's inner
shr,pe "she raolIv is sleenins
Renntv - no said IN his benrt revert
lpp In tho bntt,y nndncity whose mem.
ory mode hin, Jingle "Once she walked
nm. she'd baye 10 know life and
things. NV business IL to wake her.
1 wander how sbaII do n"
After three days OF Wondering he
hi, unon s,me,hinp tbet made him
CRY aIoud. ~rbe very thing" Then
write n let,er bostv but fu,, Of d.
tails. After be had dispstcbed II to
distant address he rnye his whole
mind md ,imo 10 haunting the Mar.
,n establishment. bent on knowing
au that passed regarding his beloved.
| Thare MS need OF his constant Wig
,ia,c. FRANKLIN Ware wns n des-
nero,a yvooar md ab,v seconded nv
Mrs p.,,am,n who ot course.
hroryh, bar husband 10 see,ng with
~. s'o.
r.ca,o h. at, -,o,s,v "a
tou,se ,ho, with M wish IN constraln
her inclination be felt hound 10 say
she vou,a hotb n,ease and relieve him
| 49,, rro,,s,,,. ,or ,ar.a,, sn e,a,v
E,.n,,,n vara ,,os No, 90 n. srra IN
his ars, von,h--ho ,.a moreover mad
,a..a., ., .r. ,.,ia cots To ~.
80, ~, ,o .s r,o,, na,, h,rr moo.
sassad =, s,ond,ns ,hat oavo h,s w,ss
an,raa o,orvwhare-and eayer IN
- no. ,,. rnos, ,aan,e,ant .s,,,o-
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,n INV d,-ec,,on And :, would main
n,.' ~ ~ a,,' 80 ,n,,n a,,har :, ,aov,ng
- 80, su,,as Co.. or % have
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n,aos ~ ,oanad ,ar 90 savo him s,ch
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% ao,, namo,n ,ha, unc,o Ron might
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.oors hoo,, vo,,,n,or,,v no,d huge sums
70 c,oor his brother q, debt. and Keen
,ho ,am,v ,omo sno,,ess Then too.
!. 'f'~
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?
vvvOwv~v~~Swvv
and, reading as I munched. / tried to
make up for lost time; and Il was not
till had finished eating that remem-
bered to put away my coat and hat
that had thrown off on the divnn.
carried them to my bedroom and
pulled open the wardrobe door. In
the bottom of II lay the three tur--
quoise-beaded slippers!
My coat and hat fell out OF my
hands on the floor and sank down on
the bed. 1 was not merely mystified-
| was frightened. How had they come
there e?--and when? They were not
! there when I took out the coat in the
morning TO go to Mrs. Delario's-to
that knew l could swear, for in my
hurry to be rid of her diamonds had
snatched the coat out and dropped 1t,
and couldn't have missed seeing the
slippers then, any more than l had
missed seeing them now.
Now, under ordinary circumstances,
finding the three slippers In my ward
robe wouldn't have upset mel should
of memory and let II go at that; bu.
was by way of keeping tab on then.
and 1 knew I couldn't have put them
lin the wardrobe, be cause. the last thing
/ knew Of them they were gone out of
the fiat entirely. 1 could only stare
and feel horribly creepy. .... ;.
If this were not manifestation,
| a.. 60, LAT
: But who? And why slippers?
: jumped up at this thought and began
digging into my bureau lrawer-I had
: five hundred dollars cash buried there
: that had been paid over to me In the
? settlement of an estate and I'd not
had a minute TO take It to the bank.
: The cash was safe. Everything else
was safe. as far as 1 could see; not d
e chair was out of place; nothing had
$ been moved or touched since l left tn,
] fiat-onIy three slippers. And VIII,
: slippers? The more thought tn,
r more disturbed / became, II was al
: so uncanny. One thing was clear (,
q me. tbough-wboeyer came in to mon
0 kew with the slippers came while
was ont. 49,
/; "Pu get n new lock as nv mex
e move In the game" said /; and this
n prepared To do Immediately. not by 20
n ing out and leaving the diamonds-ol
e nol-I was too really scared by tn,
e sllppers TO leave the diamonds nov
IS alone In the fiat-but by finding a loci
a smith In the telephone book and invlt
: ing him to call; and | was diligentl
pursuing him thus when nv telephon
II rang and / threw down the book t
d answer it. And in response to m
IS "hello" I recognized the voice of Mon
y sieur de Ravenol.
Il .'Whyy low do YOU do. monsieur?
8, I exclaimed, thinking Instantly he ha
e. some scheme on for getting me to tax
1t charge of Claire for him, since Mr.,
Delario wouldn't keep her. =
e, 81 am as always, sank you, but 1t /
II our friend, Madame Delario, i wish {
Is speak wis you about"
"Mrs. Delariol" 1 cried, thrown o.
er my guard by this unexpected nam,
er "what about herr"
r. "She meets wis an accident an
i wishes to see you Immediately"
as IAN accidentl" I wns dismayed an
II thought, poor woman, what next sfe
ly her" but I called back, -"What So
d. of an accident?" and before he coul
ct tell me added, .t"When did 1t hal
penT
> =,
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Hunger Vanished.

While dining with my girl friend one
evening her parents had friendly 1T
tie quarrel about the traits that their
daughter inherited from each. and the
father. who was rather an ugly man.
said. swell. beauty from me anyway"
And speaking before ] thought I
chlmed In, II should say not"
My hunger vanished and | felt like
following It's example.-Chlcago Trib-
une.
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Alcohol From cactus.
French scientists have obtained IA
per cent OF sugar and 90 per cent Of
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1919-12-25
De RavenoI shows his true
coIors.

GRO BE coNTTNUEDJ
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1919-12-25

Compiling family trees Is an Iudus
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-05-03

M ANY extra salesWomen will be
4V1 on hand when the sale opens.
Extra facilities for service have been
provided. Plan to be here early.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-01-10
Stolen Car
Recovered Here

A check for 500 was awarded ex-
Chief of Police S. L. O'Dell yesterday
for the recovery Of an automobile al
legged to have been stolen from Abe
Lower, of near Bristol. The car was
bought on the installment plan, and
after the purchaser had made a small
cash payment to Mr.. Lower he took
the car and left. Ex-Chief O'Dell,
now with the Southern Railway Com
pany, discovered the car in Greene
vile, Tenn, while at that place on
company business.
The thief is said to have taken the
car to that place with the intention Of
selling it, but after trying several
persons who were put on their guard
because of the small price he wished
for it, borrowed $40 on the machine
and left. No arrests were made
Bristol Herald Courier,
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-01-10
German Airplane
Construction

The French press is pointing out
the serious danger of allowing the
Germans absolute freedom in the
construction of airplanes for CONNER
cial purposes. 1t is claimed that with
in few years Germany could build
twenty or thirty thousand such planes
and that it would require but a few
days to transform them into bomb
ing planes capable of carrying car
goes Of explosives sufficient to de-
stroy Paris or London within a few
hours or to do inestimable damage
throughout France or England in a
single night,
It is reported that already there is
widespread and almost feverish ac-
tivity in German aircraft industries,
and that extensive plans have been
formulated for the covering Of all
Germany-and indeed the continent
of Europe and many other parts Of
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-01-10
johnson City Man
Is Killed BY Train

JOHNSON, CITY, Jan. &C. M.
Hauk, car Inspector for Southern
Railway, was struck and killed by
train number 3, about o'clock this
afternoon, when he was crossing the
track in his automobile. The acct
dent occurred near the local knitting
mills. He was put on the train to be
hurried to medical attention, but he
died within few minutes after being
struck.
Mr.. Hauk was riding alone. 1t is
thought he was on his way to his home
in Carnage. 1t is not known what
caused the fatal accident, but it is
thought the engine of his Ford car
died while he was crossing the track.
Hauk was AS years old, and an old
resident of Johnson City. He has
been employed by the Southern rail
road for number of years.
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the world--with a network of Ger
man aerial transportation lines; and
it may well be that the apparent
meekness on the part Of Germany In
surrendering her feet Of warships
was due to the fact that the leaders
Of that country have lost faith in the
value of marine war vessels and have
decided to concentrate their efforts
for future commercial and military
supremacy upon the speedy creation
Of huge feet of flyers which might
well make them masters not only Of
the air but of land and sea as we'll
Whatever Germany's real object
may be, it is evident that the warning
from the French people is very timely
and that measures should be taken
Immediately by the Allied govern
ments which will perpetually prevent
Germany from manufacturing air
craft Of any kind which can possibly
menace the peace Of the world. 1t
would seem that this end might well
be accomplished by providing, in the
peace terms, that the allies shall
perpetually control all German metal
production and importation. This
would not only permit the limitation
of aircraft construction but 1t would
also compel Germany forever to fol-
low only peaceful pursuits, for no
nation can successfully make war
without an ample supply Of the
metals.
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! is the day when we get our discharge
and hope that isn't going to be very
long. I think we will get to sail for
! the U, s, soon.
wish / could have been there to
help eat turkey Thanksgiving. 1t
was very dull with me this year, as
/ it rained almost all day and we were
packing up to move-the greatest
event in a soldiers life. About the
time you get your things straighten-
ed out at one place you have to move
to another. / hope we won't have
many more moves until our ship is
loaded and ready to sail across the
Atlantic in harbor on the Amer
lean shore. You cannot imagine how
anxious we are to get back home, and
lit is with much anxiety that l await
my turn. Life here is not very pleas
ant as it rains here almost every day
and you can imagine how deep the
mud is. We have passed two re-
views this week and carried full sack
and the rest of the time we have
been taking long hikes; so putting
IAll together, you can guess that I
am not liking this kind of life lit
tie bit. France is a wonderful coun-
try, but their lives are very much
different from the American people
their ideas are different.
1t is my bedtime, so must close as
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-01-10
a GERMAN PRISONER
A. E. F., France.

A. E. F., France.
Dear Brother
! will write you a few lines to let
you know that am all o. K, but a
long ways from home. / am coming
back some day. I haven't had but
one letter since have been over here
but / know you are writing. just
don't get them.
| was in the last battle that was
fought and was captured by the Ger
mans on Nov. 4th, and released on
November 18th. / can tell you it
did not seem like Dads house. am
now with my company. We have
started the Kaiser for the mountains
and ! can almost see the good people
of Fairview testifying for Christ and
singing that old familiar tune,
''There's Not A Friend Like the Low
Iy Jesus"
have been through Belgium and
can tell you lots and lots when / see
you again. / don't think that will be
very long,
Tell Frank that he need not want
to come over here, for / have made
a brave soldier for Uncle Sam that
my five other brothers might stay at
home. Tell brother Bud not to wor-
~ about me for am all right. Pray
for me until I get back across the
deep, blue sea.
Your brother,
CHARLEY COURTNEY.
Co. C. 316 INIT, A. E. F., France.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-01-10
RESOLUTIONS OF RESPECT

Whereas, it has pleased the Great
Architect of the universe to remove
fro mour midst our late Brother, Au-
gustus H. Mysinger; and,
Whereas, we feel keenly the loss
which Little Chuckey Council, No.
294 has sustained in the taking away
of one whom we loved and cherished,
Brother Mysinger was admitted to
our Council in the year April 9th,
1914, having transferred from Mid
way Council, in order that he might
be with and enjoy the workings Of
our Council and otherwise assist
those with whom he had been reared I;
although after coming to us his
health would not permit Of his taking
an active part and attending lodge SO
often as he so much desired. He was
ever ready to do that which fell to
his lot, and upon every occasion
showed a deep interest in the well
fare Of the lodge, as he did in evry-
thing pertaining to the community.
We are, therefore, DESTROYS of tes-
tifying our respect for his memory,
and expressing our earnest and af-
fectionate sympathy with the house
hold deprived by this dispensation of
its earthly head; therefore,
Be 1t Rsolyed: BY Little Chuckey
Council, No. 294, Jr. 0. u. A. M,
that, while we bow in humble sub
mission to the will Of the Most High,
we do not the less mourn for our
brother who has been taken from us.
Resolved, (2): That in the death
Of Brothsr Mysinger, this Council
laments the loss Of q brother who was
ever ready to prefer The hand of
aid and the voice Of sympathy to tie
needy and distressed Of the fraterni-
ty; a friend and companion who was
dar to us all; citizen whose upright |
and noble life was a standard of emu
lation to his fellows, ,
Resolved, (3): That we tenderly
condole with the family Of our de-
ceased brother in their hour of trial
and affection, and devoutly commend
them to the keeping of Him who
looks with plying eye upon the wild
owed and fatherless.
Resolved, az: That in our natural
sorrow for the loss of a faithful and |
beloved brother, we find consolation
in the belief that it is we'll with him
for whom we mourn.
Resolved, (5): That these reso-
lutions be spread upon the records of |
the Council and copy thereof be !
transmitted to the family of our de-
ceased brother, and to each of the
county newspapers, as a token of our
respect and veneration for the Christ
ian character of a good man and !
brother gone to his rest; and that the
lodge be suitably draped and that the
brethren wear the usual badge of |
mourning.
Respectfully submitted,
w. C. HARTMAN.
L. C. MYERS.
J. r. SMELSER.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-01-10
LETTER FROM FRANCE
Pethiers, France.
Dec, 14th, 1918.

Dear Leila
Your letter dated Nov. 26th reach
ed me this afternoon, and / was very
glad indeed to hear from you again,
as / have been expecting a letter
from you for sometime. had al
most decided you were not going to
write me any more. ] received the
pictures few days ago and / thank
you very much for them. / think
they are just fine and ! have had
them.
Well, am glad to hear you all
had such a big time celebrating back
home. 1t was some time over here
when the big guns ceased firing. We
can hardly realize that it is all over,
but we are very glad and victory for
a glorious cause has been won. The
experience has been great, and /
would not have missed it for the
world. When / get back l will have
many interesting things to tell. I'm
less man has been over here he can
not imagine what we have witnessed
and gone through. We realize that
you people back home rejoiced much
more than us fellows over here, for
our happy day is yet to come-that
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-01-10
THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK

The annual meeting of the stock
holders Of the First National Bank
of Greenevine, Tenn, will be held at
its banking house in Greeneville,
Tenn, on Tuesday, January ID, at
i o'clock p. m, for the purpose Of
electing directors for the ensuing
year and for the transaction Of any
other business that may legally come
before it.
TH0S. D. BRABSoN, Cashier.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-01-10
AFTER INFLUENZA
The Grip, Fevers, and Other Blood
Poisoning, Frustrating Diseases,

The best course Of restorative treat
ment, purifying the blood, strength
ening tho nerves, stimulating the
liver, is:
Hoods Sarsaparilla, the standard
blood purifier, before eating,
Peptiron, a real iron tonic (choco-
lated pills), after eating,
Hoods Pills tcathartic, mild and
eGeetive) as needed.
These three great medicines make
convalescence real, rapid and per-
feet. They are also of service in the
prevention Of disease and the preser-
walton of health. They form Hood s
Triple Combination Treatment.
Each is good alone; all are good
together. Get them today.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-01-10

! am very tired and sleepy.
Wishing you all a Merry Christmas
/ am, as ever,
JOHN H. HOLT,
Battery A. 318 F. A.
American E. F.