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slowly. tenseIy drew her fingers to-
gether as though she were crushing
some small live thing to death
81 didn't really mean to XIII Rob
bic. But 1 did mean to get him out
OF that room, alive or dead. He
killed himself which saved me the
trouble. 1 don't like killing chi
dren-it's quite untrue what they
say Of me in that respect-though
I've been driven to it once or twice.
It's being too squeamish about
DaDies' lives that's put an end to
most careers Of burglary. That's
Gods truth, Janice.
You're shaking, aren't you? How
queer It lust be to have nerves
like that-young, innocent, ignorant
nervesI Poor Janicel Poor little
red-haired facsimile Of myself
What explanation did you ind for
that resemblance? I fancied you'd
brighten yourself into a supersti-
tious spasm over it and stop your
night-meddling for good. But you
didn't. I'll be bound, though, that
the true explanation never occurred
to you"
1 had been staring up into her
beautiful, CHASTITY face, but now
closed my eyes. A most intolerable
thought had come to me. It came
slowly, gropingly out Of the remots
past, and it turned my heart into
a heavy gray stone.
Are you remembering, Janice?
No, that's not possible. You were
too young" She leaned over me
again and pushed back a lock Of
hair that had been troubling my
eyes. you've grown to be a very
beautiful girl"
I groaned aloud and writhed
there. knew the truth now. There
was a mother from whom I had
been taken when / was a few
months old-a mother of whom my
father would never let me speak,
a mother ! had been told to forget,
to blot out Of my imagination as
though she had never been.
What dreadful reason my father
must have had for his secret, sordid
manner Of loving! What a shadow
had lain on my childhood, with its
drab wanderings, its homelessness,
its disgraceful shifts and pitiful
poverty!
All that far-off misery which !
had tried so hard to forget In the
new land came back upon me now
with an added crushing weight. ]
lay there and longed to die.
To Be Continued Next Sunday.
Copyright. 1919. By Katharine Nswiia Burt
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What price?'
echoed. "Just our lives
that's all. Do az \
say and you'll be a
wealthy woman IN
a fortnight" <
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you. You are really
rather q remarkable
girl. and I am proud Of
you That beating I
gave you would have
laid up most young
women for a fortnight.
But you are made Of ad-
venturous stuff"
She sighed. a strange
sound to come from her
lips. then. skilfuIly she
drew the skirt partially
from my face. pos
sessed herself Of my
hands. which she bound
securely with a string
she took from her
pocket Ia piece Of
Irvine which, If I,stirred
a finger. cut, into my
wrists like q knife.
she gradually drew
the gag out Of my
mouth. keeping .
strangling hold on my
throat as she did 50,
and when my Jaws
snapped back In place
lit had been almost
out Of its socket-shs
tied. stilI keeping that
grip on my windpips.
a silk handkerchief over
my mouth. knotting Il
tightly behind my head
Then she released me-
and moved a little
away.
! looked at her. no
doubt, with the eyes Of
a trapped animal. 80
that, bending down to
inspect me, sheIa9ghsd
again
I'm not going TO kin
you. you know" she
said swsetly; mot Jet
/ could lave killed you
the oil er day II It
hadn't been more to NY
purpose to let you liVa
/ could have killed Jon
any time these past few
weeks. Don't you know
that, you silly. reckless
child? All Of you here
in this absurd house
lay in the hollow Of my
hand.
She held out one Of
her very long. slender
so ike my own.
as she spoke. ard
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my dILSuIlOn on the
evening of my arrival at The
Pines.
1t was the most curious place.
A foot or two In front Of me a mar
row stairs, made Of packing boxes
and odd pieces Of lumber nailed to-
gether, went up between the walls.
Holding my candle high, so that
as far as possible l could see be-
fore and above me, / began to
mount the steps. was weak with
excitement and with the heavy
beating Of my heart.
counted sixteen steps, and saw
that I had come to the top Of the
queer fight. The narrow, enor-
mously high passage, like an alley
between towering sky-scrapers, led
on, with an odd look, somewhere
ahead Of me, sloping up.
I walked perhaps twenty steps,
and saw that / had come to the foot
Of an inclined plane. Probably Mr..
Brane had found it easier Of con-
struction than his amateur stairs.
/ mounted it slowly, stopping to
listen and to hold my breath.
There was no sound in the house
but the faint scuttling of rats and
the soft, faint pressure of my
steps. l realized that / must now
be on a level with the passage in
the Rorthern wing, and that here
II was that the various housekeep-
ers and servants had heard a
ghostly football or a gusty sigh. 1t
would be easy enough to play
ghost here; in fact, l felt like an
unhoIy spirit entombed between the
walls Of the sleeping, unsuspecting
house.
l reached the top of the inclined
plane, and stopped with my left
hand against the wall. Here I
could see a long row Of parallel
rafters between which ran hori-
zontaI beams. In the spaces so
enclosed lay the rows Of bricks,
hardened cement curling along
their edges.
Ny hand rested against the first
parallel rafter on the left side.
began to count-one, two, three,
four, i've. This was certainly the
fifth rafter on the left wall from
the top Of the inclined plane. l
put down my candle.
II my chart was right, and not
the crazy fiction Of a diseased
brain, as half imagined it to be,
this fifth rafter hid the iron box
In which lay a treasure thought by
the writer of the directions to be
worthy Of any risk, almost Of any
crime"
put my arms out at a level with
my shoulders, and grasped the
beam in both hands. ! pulled. In
stantly a section about as long as
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mares had possessed
me lately and that an
especially vivid one
had brought me to
stand absurdly here
IN the sleeping house,
peering at the inno-
cent board wall. New
erthless, / set down
my candle on the floor
and alta ok ed the
boards put up by
Henry with what skill
and energy l could.
They moved at once,
as though they were
on oiled hinges, and
the whole low side of
the closet came for
ward in my hands.
Before me opened the
black hole into which
/ had fallen the morn
ing when Mary and
I had explored the
kitchen after Delia's
departure.
I did not know what
lay there in the dark,
but unless / had the
courage Of my final ad-
venture there was no
use in having braved
and endured so much.
l slid my lighted
candle ahead of me
and crept along the
floor into the hole.
I had to creep only
for an instant, then
q damp, cool space
opened above my head
and l stood up. 1 was
in a narrow passage
way Of enorm Gus
height; in fact, the
whole outer wall Of
the house stood at my
right hand and the
whole inner wall at
my left, crossed here
and there by the
beams Of the deep
window-siIIs to which
Mrs. Brane had called
$500
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Great Britain Rights Reserved.
The Washington herald., 1919-10-17
WCTORS find
REMEDY FOR
COLDS and FLU
.siotabs the New Nausealess Cal
omel Tablets, Cut Short Colds
and May Prevent Fin By
Keeping Liver Active.

Physicians have learned from expe-
Ience. during the epidemic Of mffu-
MA, that one of the most important
Ictors m the prevention Of flu and
neumonia Is to keep the liver active
, that the digestive organs may be in
erfect working order and the system
hereby enabled to throw of colds.
heck sore throat. and resist serious
omplicatfons- For this purpose they
ave found that the new, nausealess
lomel tablets called Calotabs, are
r more effective even than the old
yie calomel. which was fs.nerly the
niversa favortte, as CalOtabs do not
eaken the patient. nor interfere,
fth the appetite and digestion.
At the nrst sign Of a cold or sore
lroat. doctors recommend one Gallo
d at bed time with a swallow of
ater-that's all No salts, no nausen.
,r the slightest Interference with
yur diet. pleasure or work. Next
Drning you wake up feeling, fine,
yur h--r b active. and your appetite
keen for good breakfast
For your protection Calotabs are
yld only tn original sealed packases
lice thtrty-dve cents. An druggists
commend and guarantee Calotabs.
BUR money back If you are not de-
thted with dsm-Adv.
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ARMY To EXHIBIT
new CITIZENS
Former HEterates and For
eign language Members
To Drill Here.

How illfterste and foreign language
Ne great United States melting
pot and are turned out good SOL
6ers and educated men viii be dem
Snstrated to Washington tomorrow
morning at the Washington Monu-
nent. when Secretary of War New
bon d Baker win witness the exhi-
bitten Of twenty-eight graduates
rom the recruit educational center
Il Camp Upton
These mon represent fourteen dtf-
bcrent nationalities and have enlist
ID since May 1. 1913. Previous to
heir enlistment none of the men
rad an adequate knowledge Of the
English language Since that time
hey have been instructed in the
luties Of q soldier as well as the
Engitsh language. and their prof.
dency IN drills and mastery of thu
language VIII be shown at the ex-
iibition-
In this group of soldiers there L.
ust one American born Six months
lgo all would have been classed as
llfterateS Before the war such men
IS these were not permitted to join
he army nor to receive citizenship
Dapers
The final exhibitions win take
place Monday in front Of the Capt.
oil At IL am they will be inspected
by the Senate Committee on Military
Affairs. and at p m they will be
Inspected by the House Committee
IN Military Affairs The public Is
invited to attend these exhibitions
The Washington herald., 1919-10-17
ASK MERCHANTS
TO AID ROAD FUND

Washington merchants VIII be
lsked to raise 81. 50 to help complete
he concrete road between this city
md Alexandria, It became known
Yesterday. Plans for obtaining the
subscriptions were drawn by the
Chamber Of Commerce, Wednesday
light
Ross P. Andrews, Robert N. Har-
Der and A E Seymour have been
Iamed by the chamber to appoint a
committee Of ten 10 canvass local
irns. The fun amount Is expected
% be raised within two weeks.
Road officials of Alexandria County,
Va. have estimated that II miles OF
'oad are yet to be completed at a
sost Of $a.nn A saving IN distance
Ietween Alexandria and Washington
II two miles viii be accomplished
through use Of the road when I'm
shed
The County OF Alexandria VIII sub
cribe Se36oo to the project. and the
merchants of Alexandria win add the
emaining G.11
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DISTRICT REDUCES
NET INDEBTEDNESS

Evidence that the District Of CDl
rmbia IS lesseuing the number of its
iebts is contained in the annual re-
IoTt of Daniel J. Donovan, District
auditor. submitted yesterday to the
District Commissioners
The report shows a total reduction
the net Indebtedness Of the Dis
rict. during the fiscal year. Of $s2.-
D4.29. Tbs last fiscal year ended
Iune %. 1913. The total debt of the
District, at that time. amounted to
s,0I5.96S. il was announced
Cash receipts for the year amount
d to S19.6a4. .612O9. and cash expendi
nres were SIS, ,4S7. .013-OS. Receipts
Dmprised revenue collections from
axes, licenses. and similar levies, OF
e,SE,51S The remainder included
Congressional appropriations and
rust-fund and special-fund coIlec-
Ions
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and their power to exert economic
pressure. Germany was allowed to
progress too far. Japan is yet In
the infancy Of her budding dream
Of empire, so the task IL not difncult
to check her without humiliating
her nor offending what has become
peculiarly Japanese-national sensi-
bilities., Let US see whether she will
keep her promise to China before
we post her as q 'welcher' and bar
her from the society Of nations
Muff Net Assume q Mean Part.
while I am not frank to say that I
would 20 far to cripple the potential
menace Of Japan in the Pacific, / do
not see how that purpose can be
served by dividing the league OF ma
tions and seeking, vainly, with the
aid Of other powers. to deny her the
German rights IN Shantung. On ac-
count of the treaty obligations Eng
land, France, Italy, and Russia are In
no position to Join with Us in any
such revision of the treaty. even IL
they were well disposed: and any up
set on this question at this time
might result I'm the isolation OF the
United States, and. certainly. the dis
ruption Of the league Furthermore.
does not Japan's own promise to
China, the PresideDt. and TO the con-
ference, relieve us Of the necessity Of
action at this time?
II an uncompromising attitude on
our part should ALLEVIATE Great Brit
ain. France, and Italy. and force
them to stand for Japan, pursuant to
their treaty obligations. II might
jeopardize the success OF the league
Of nations itself and the treaty Of
peace with Germany, which embody
the fruits OF victory. The world
hangs upon our decision
I'VE should. in the spirit Of .
watchfui. benign. and unselfish TO
public, remain in the league, and. by
disinterested counsel and the moral
power OF our exalted position, guide
its deliberations Alright
~We acted with magnantmity IN the
war; we shall not assume a mean and
pusillanimous part In the con-
structive work OF peace-"
The Washington herald., 1919-10-17

Womenis Irish Hand-embroidered Coloredborder Hand
kerchieh. Zoe each or SIS dozen
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firmed the German rights to Japan
That Is the law in the case.

firmed the German rights to Japan.
That Is the law in the case.
Might Have Joined the Huns.
"As an ally. Japan protected the
Pacific against the enemy, and, by
reason of her alliance with the En-
tente Powers. the United States was
free to send her army and navy
abroad. which resulted in the win
ming of the war II Japan had allied
herself with Germany. and there
| was always a fear Of this, the
United States could not have AFFORD
ed to have left unguarded her Pa
cific possessions, which would have
kept her troops and ships at home.
So as II turned out the services of
japan were OF real value. although
she did not send her armies to the
front and was very chary with re-
spect to the disposition of her ships.
Because the United States asked
nothing for its services, we are dis
posed to look upon the other ma
tions as international profteers,
and this has biased our minds
against the countries which have
sought and secured their own ag-
grandizement One of the German
Islands. the Island OF Yap. is de-
sired by the United States for radio
and cable purposes, and 1t Is yet a
question whether the award shall
be made. That II should be made,
there Is no reasonable question. be-
cause the only object Is to improve
our international communications
which should be OF benefit to the
eastern world Unless we are pre-
pared to deny Great Britain. France
and Italy the spoils OF war. we can
not with entire consistency in the
circumstances exclude Japan II
offends, I will however. admit, ones
| sense of Justice to see a country
peopled by the Chinese taken over
by either the Germans or the Japa-
nese, the English or the French.
who do not claim to have any con-
siderable number Of their nationals
in the territory, but who take it for
purposes of expansion or trade ex-
ploitation-
League Is Chfna's Protection.
"All America has a genuine sympa-
thy for unfortunate China, but how
far should America go in this case
and how lr to save China from fur
ther absorption by Japan? In this
case, Japan had not wantonly at
tached China, but had attacked Ger
many and taken away German rights
which were conceded by treaty to Ger
many, and later to Japan, by the Chi
nese Hereafter, under the constitu-
ton OF the league of nations, Japan
cannot commit the act of aggression
The Washington herald., 1919-10-17

CONr1NUED fhOA PAGD ONA
amendment But having said these
things, the record will show to Japan
that not enough Senators had the
courage to vote as they felt. and
the result win be, according TO lead
ers, that Japan will have double rea-
son to despise the Senate-for its
utterances against the Shantung de-
cision and for its failure to record
enough votes to do something about
The Washington herald., 1919-10-17
Forestry Association
In Temporary Offices

Following the FIRE IN the Mary
and Building last Monday. when the
,eadquarters OF the American For
stry Association were badly dam
Ged by fire and water, P. s Rids-
ale. the secretary. announced yes
erday that temporary offices had
cen established on the first floor
the building
We win be greatly Inconvenience
for some time said Mr.. Rids-
ale, because our magazine was
ust going to our thousands OF men,
ers. but any omissions IN our mail
aE list will be quickly corrected
raise Is due the firemen for the
ray m which they subdued the
IazA-
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Hibernians to Meet.

Members Of the Ancient Order OF
Hibernians Of the District. together
with friends. will meet tonight in St
Mary's Hall. Fifth street northwest
to celebrate the twenty-fifth anutvers-
ary OF Division No. 2 An extepstye
program Of musical. literary. land
vocal numbers has been arranged.
Representative James OrConnoT, - OF
Louisiana: Rev. Dr. George A Dough-
erty. Of tpe Catholic University; Rev.
Edward Sweeney, OF Saint Aloysius
Church and Patrick J Haltigan ,vzn
be the spealpers- -
The Washington herald., 1919-10-17

ferred Great Britain has determtned
TO do 81 alone -
n is certain that the Omitted alD1es
wfn not be an active participant m
the blockade of Baltic ports although
the United States is stu acting with
the allies under the terms Of the
armistce- II Is equally certain and
admitted that II Great Britain. with
or without the consent and co-opera-
ton OF Germany. continues the blQ6k-
ade against the Sov1ets the United
States must observe that blockade or
make an open issue with Great
Britain
The Washington herald., 1919-10-17
BRITAIN REVIEWS
WAR ON SOV|ETS
u. S. Officials Infer England
VIII Go 1t Alone With
German Aid.

A renewed determination Of Great
Britain to extirpate the Soviet form"
of government in Russia Is the de-
duction Of oficials here from the Of
fer Of the entente to enlist Germany
in the enterprise.
II was stated by a very high Official
here yesterday that there had been
discussion In Paris among members
of the Supreme War Council to make
the destruction Of the Soviets the
paramount issue IN Europe. but that
the proposition failed because IT could
not get support from any of the allies
save Great Britain Now, II Is in
The Washington herald., 1919-10-17

10000 japanese, constantly increasing
by law evasion, surreptitious entry,
and by a phenomenal bfrth-rate, are
repeating the story of Hawaii, with
the added peril OF extensive lana
purchase. The best agricultural lands
Of the State are falling into their
hands The movement, I believe, is
directed from Tokyo. Although not
accompanied yet by the tramp OF
marching troops and the saivos or
naval guns, it is none the less a real
conquest The Caucasian fees be-
fore the advancing COLES It Is time
to sound our trumpets to hold our
ground
Not Ignorant Of aneer..
You will understand, tLen, in
approaching a discussion Of this
question raised by the Shantung
amendment am not ignorant of
the dangers that lurk in japanese
dominancy of the Pacific. I would,
by any legitimate means, check her
advance or turn her armies. Turn
them where7 Why. back upon Asia,
where they belong. The Lord made
all men of one blood. but determind
the bounds of their habitation.' But
my answer is that the remedy must
be found either in the covenant of
the league Of nations or in the in
crease of our naval armament, and
1 am in favor of trying the league
first I see in the Shantung amend
ment the seeds of disaster, and,
therefore, shall oppose it. Let us
analyze the situation
The award by the Peace Confer
ence of Shantung to Japan, as en-
bodied in the treaty of peace with
Germany (articles 1S6, 157 and 1889
reads as follows:
Germany renouncea IN fnvor
Of Japan all her rights, title and
privileges. particularly those
concerning the territory of
Kiaoehow, railways, mines, and
submarine cables which she ne
quired by virtue of the treaty
concluded by her with China on
March 9, 1s9s. and of all other
arrangements relative to the
province OF Shantung.'
"Other paragraphs specify details.
In other words, twenty-one years ago
Germany acquired by treaty from
China without protest from the
United States, the rights herein
enumerated for a period of 80
years The methods by which this
was obtained may be open to ques-
tion Just as the methods by which
the other countries, including our
own, have acquired territory.
BY treaty. China herself has con-
The Washington herald., 1919-10-17
carelessness Caused Death.

Lack Of care on the part OF Den
mis- Murphy, who died at Casualty
turies received in a street car acci-
dent Tuesday. was adtudged the
cause of the accident by a coroner's
jury at an inquest in the District
morgue yesterday afternoon Muir
ply was struck by a street car of
the Washington Railway and E1ec-
trio Company at Firth and K streets
northwest while crossing the car
tracks
The Washington herald., 1919-10-17
lew YORK HOTEL ARRIVALS

New York, Oct k-The following
Hashingtonians are registered at
lew York hotels
Woodward & Lothrop s34 Fourth
venue, seventeenth floor: ]. o.
Togue- carpets. rugs. furniture; Miss
| Hart vomen's gowns and house
resses; Miss A Thornton, infants
ear. Hscht & Co: NJ Kaufman.
fomen's cloaks and suits. Pennsy&-
Rnia g Herzog q Co: I. Rosen-
bal. hats. wanick.
Evening journal., 1919-07-24

Then II was that one OF our young
men went away into deep place Of
the prairie and tasted and prayed for a
long time. and he fell into a kind Of
sleep. As he kept on praying in his
sleep a white bear came and told him
that the warriors Of the High Hills de-
feated ours because their chief had a
magic war club. said the bear 10 the
young man. II win tell you how 10
make a stronger magic medicine than
that Of your enemies. and with IL you
shall defeat them.'
When The young man woke up he did
Just what The bear told him. lie got
a smooth stone about the size Of his
flst and as long as his hand. Then he
found another one, hut not so large.
lie took the first one In his left hand
and began 10 strike IL on the side near
the end with the other stone, breaking
or a little Of the largest one every
time ne struck Il. lie kept on doing
that on every side. turning IL over and
over until the end OF IL was kind "
pointed. Then he turned 1t around and
Evening journal., 1919-07-24
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Evening journal., 1919-07-24

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