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CHAPTER l-Continued.

When tbe taNjcab deposited u> in front af inc house 1 glanced hastily up and down Che road There was another cab at thc east end of the street. but I could Rot discern if it were approaching me or stationary. I opened the front door quickly and ad- mitted my companion. then preceded her up the unearpeted stairs to my little apartment on the top floor.
 AS I opened the door Of my apart meut the dog pushed past me. Again 1 had forgotten f. but it had not for gotten itS mistress.
 "rHl tomorrow. mademoiSelle." I said. "AuI won't you tell me your namc2"
 'Jaedueline." she answered "And yours -
 Paul. l said
 "Au revoir, Monsieur Paul. then, aus take my gratitude with you for your goodness"
 lct her hand fall and hurried down the stairs. confused and choking, for there was a wedding r5ns upon her finger
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CHAPTER ILL.
CoNcrinn .hc Iracks

There Was fire escape running up tn the floor uf that room on the outside of thc house saw that it would bc possible. hY standing on a chair to swing myself up te the hole ia the wall and reach down to the iron s,airs up which assumed. the dead man had erept after I had given him The hint af Jacquciue,s abode Ay emerging from the front door
 raised the dead man in my arms looking appreheaSiyely towa-d the bed | WAS afraid Jacqueline would aNakcu. but >hc slept in heavy peace undisturbcd by the harsh creaking of the ~acgiug floor beneath its double burden put the fur cap on the gro tesquc. noddinS dead head and, push ing char toward the wall with my foot. mounted it and managed with great effort to squeeze through tho hole. pulling up the body with me as did SO
 Then | felt with my foot for the little platform at the top of tl0 iron stairs outside found il. and dropped Afterwnrd l dragged th" dreadful bur don down from the hole.
 carried the dead man all the wny down the fire escape. clnging and <training against She rottIng, rusting hars
 Al the back of the house was little vacant space filled with heaps of de hris from the demolished portions of the building and with refuse which had been dumped there ny tenants who had left. and had never been re moved. This yard was separated only ny | rottng fence with n single wood .n rail from a small blind alley.
 took up my burden and placed II at thc end of the alley. covering it roughly with some old hurlap hags which lay there thought if safe to assume that the police would look upon the dead man aS the victim of some fOotpad.
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the building heSitated moment. thcn I drew match from my pocket and rubbed fl softly Into q flame against my trousers leg.
 rruehed up to the gas above th" table. turned 1t un and lii the inear descent mantle. lowering the light in = mediatcly. Hut even then there Wa, no sound
 The oppressive stiffness was not fIat of solitude. She must he awake i: she must br listening in terror.
 went toward the curtains and when spoke I heard the words come through my lips in voice that could nor recognize as mine.
 "jaeaueGnei I whispered. T: ls Paul your friend Are you sur. Jacquelinef'
 Now | saw. und"r the curtains. what looked like the hody of q very small animal. IL might have been Woolly dog or a black lamhkin, and fl was lyiNG perfectly still
 pulled aside the curtains and stood between them, and the scene stamped ltSeu upon my niAil aN 't'ai aN II Hho- tographie print forever.
 The woeHy beast was the fur cap cf q dead man who lay across the floor af the little room. There was tiny hole in his breast over the heart from : hich 4 little blood had flowed Tha wound had pierced the heart and death had evidently been inStantane- l ous.
 II was the maA whom I had seen staring at us across Herald square.
 Beside the window Iacqueiue crouched. and at hcr feet lay the ES i klmo dog, watching mo silently. h her hand she held tiny, daSSerllks knife, with thin, rod-stained blade Her gray eyes. black sn the gaslight
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cepyriaht W. c. Chapman

When at last found my door my hands were trembling so that I could hardly tt the key into the lock.
 bounded up the stairs. But on the top story I had to pause to get my breath, and then I dared not enter. I listened outside. There was no sound from within.
 The two rooms that occupied were separated only by a curtain, which fell short a foot from the floor and was Slung on a wooden pole, disclosing two feet between the top of it and the ceiling The rooms were thus actually one. and even that might have been called small. for tho bed in the rear room was not a dozen paees from the door
 1 listened for the breathing of the sleeping girl If I could hear her breathe. thought would 20 quietly away and find a hotel n which To sleep. I listened minute after minute, but could not hear Il sound.
 Al last put my mouth to the key hole and spoke to her. "Jacqueline. l Fdltttt. | liftt "H> ith IHNN NI.
 Then little louder: "Jacqueline -
 And then quite loudly: "Jaeduc- Inet"
 Then. oGt of the silence, hammering on my eartlrums. burst the loud tick ing of tho little alarm clock that had Jeff on the mantrl of the bedroom. I heard that. and it must have been ticking minutes before the sound reached me; perhaps 1T l waited little longer l should hear her breath ing.
 took The key of The apartment from my pocket at last and fitted II noiScieSSiy into the lock I stood therr. trembling and irre>oute. dared not turn the key.
 Once more l veutured
 "Iucqueiiuc Jacqueline :"
 There was not the smallest answer ing stir within. And So with shaking fingers 1 turned the key.
 The room wnS completely dark, eN- eept for Il little patch of liEht hISh up on the bedroom wall witch came through ihc hole he Werkmcu had madr when they began demol.shns
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stared into mine, and there was net- ther fear nor recognition in them. She was fully dressed, and the bed had not been occupied.
 l flung myself at her feet. took the weapon from her hand. "Jacque- line" I cried in terror. I raised her hands to my lips and caresSed them.
 She seemed quite unresponsive.
 "Jnsqueline." l cried, you are not hurt? Thank God you are not hurt. What has happened?"
 ''I don't know" she answered. 'I don't know where am"
 ''Jacquelne, dear I said, will you not try 10 think? l am Paul-your friend Paul. Do you not remember me-"
 No. monsieur" she sighed.
 But. then, how did you come here, JarqueIine?" I asked.
 Il dc not know" she answered. And. moment later. Il do not know, Paul"
 That encouraged me little. Evi- dently she remembered what I had just said to her.
 There was something more to be said though it was hard.
 "JacQueine who-waS-that?' ?'
 "Who?" she inquired, looking at me with the same patient. wIstful gaze.
 That man. Jacqueline. That dead man."
 What dead man, Paul1
 She was staring straight at the body. and at that moment I realized that she not only did not remember, but did not even see it.
 fhc shock winch she had received. >uperveuing upon the nervous state in which she had been when I en- countrsed her had produced one of those mental inhthitionS in which the mind. Ia save the reason. ohliterates temporarily not only all memory of thc past but also all present sights aud sounds which may serve to re call il.
 saw that it was useless to say anything moro upon this subject.
 You are very tired Jacqueline?" ," I asked
 "Ies monsieur. she answered, leaning h1cll against my arm
 "Aud Aou would like to sleepy"
 "Ay~. monsieur.
 I raised hoy in my arms and laid her on tie bed, telling her 10 close her eyeS and Sleep She was asleep .ff,,st iottlatliafalX aftpr hYr head rested upon tho pillow.
 watched her for while until I heard distant clock strike three. This recalled me to the dangers o' our situation. struck match and lit the gas in the bedroom. Eut the yellow glare was so ghastly and in talerahle that I turned it down.
 And then sci about the tasks be- fore me.
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CHAPTER II.
Bzck=in the Room

The situation had become more prpposternuS than ever. Two hours before f would hal" been unimagin able one hour TO l had merely been offering aid to T young woman in dis trCSS. now she was occupying my Srooms and I was hurryng along Tenth siSeet, careless as to my destination and Neeling aS tboG.;h tue whole world was crumbliug about my head hccauNe she Wore a wedding ring
 AS passed up the street the fay- cab which had seen af fhe east end came rapidly toward me. II passed, and I stopped and looked after if. | was certain that il slacAcned speed outside the door of the old building, but again il went on quickly until !t was lost to view in the distance.
 Had I given the purSuerS a clue by my reappearancef
 watched for few moments longer. but the vehicle did not return and | dismissed the idea as folly. After as. New York was civilized city, and l could he sure of the girls snfety he hind the street door lock and lhat ot my apartment door So l refused to yield to the impulse 10 go back and assure myself that she was all right must find hotel and get a good nights sleep.
 As went on new thoughts began to press on my imagination. The tale about the father. the assumed iSno- rance of the conventionS-how much could he believed?
 Had she not probably left her hus- band in some Canadian city and come to New York to enjoy her holiday in her own fashion? Could she inno- gently have adYenlured to paly's door and actually have Sueeeeded in gain ing admission?
 Perhaps she wns Verse than l was even now imagining
 Perhaps, if had not left her-per. hape. if turned back clenehed my fists and hurried on. | would not give reiu to tLa thoughts that were making my heart bound like a run away horse.
 had turned up Fifth avenue and hnd reached Twelfth or Thirteenth street when I thought l heard the pat ter ot the Eskimo dogs feet heh.uo me. I span asound, startled, but there was only the loag stretch of pavement had resumed my course When l Wa' sure heard the pattering again An' again | saw nothing.
 X moment luter 1 waS hurrying hacj toward Inc apartment house. My nerves had suddenly become unsrunG I felt sure now that some imminen danger was threatening .IaequeliHe. could not bear the suspense of wait ing till morning.
 And as l ran thought l heard th' batter of the dogs feet, pacing mine
 l was rounding the corner of Tentl street now. and again the fclly of m. behavior struck home to me l stopped and tried to think Was it some in stinet that was taking me back, ar wa If the remembrance of lacqueline' beauty? Was it not the desire 10 so her, to ask her about the ring?
 had actually swung around whg heard the ghostly batter of the fee again close at my side. l made m decision In that instant and hurrie swiftly on my course back toward tn apartment house.
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Hewlett plans 10 protect JaCuueIine from the Conse- quenees of what he believes is her deed and to take her to her home.
1TO HE CONTINUEul
Unlueky Thirteen.

\ correspondent suggests that the origin of the "unlueky thirteen" super stition is to he found In the casting lots ny iIanau to discover q lucky day" for the destruction of the Jews. The 18th wuS certainly Il most unfor. tunnte selection in this case. and the story was so popular in the middle ages that fl may really have given rise to the superstition.
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Wonder of Plant Life.

A species of the acacia tree attains height of about eight feet. When full grown it closes It's leaves together in coils each day at sunset. Thus set tied if will fiutter violently If touched. and if the branches are shaken the tree will emit nauseating odor. The natives call 1t the angry trea"
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JAcQUEIiNE! JAcoUEliNE!

Paul Hewlett. lettering at night in Madison square New York, is approached by an Eskimo dog He follows the deg to a gambling house and meets the animals mistress coming out with larrFe amount Of money She is beautiful and in dis tress and he follows her. After protecting her from two assallants he takes her iu cNarge.
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nust Be Hammer and AnviI.

Every man that strikes blows for power, for lnagence, for institutions. for the right, must he just us good an anvil as he Is a hammer.--J. q. Hol. land.
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EPISODE NO. 10. WHAT HAS GONE BEFORE.
c0pYRI6-T. i7l7 nY WTA6RApa

Dick and Polly Van Rrunt hold one Of six pieces of a thart flag the only key to the location of buried treasure. These six pieces wore divided and seal tered years before. ScnrfAce has one and schemes to set tho others and tho treas ure He Kills rolly's father and gets her flag Dick |, joined by other flag holders and they set out aftet Scarfaee After many s:EeGtGres with the outlaws. they hrA lurcd .;sto q blind trail and an expio- sion huri"s them under m avalanche ot
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1919-12-11
cAsisrnAs szAl FUNDS

Within two weeks over billion
Red Cross Christmas Seals viii he on
safe ~ every nook and corner OF ihe
tfailN atatea There seals are sofa
70 hnaace the campaign against III
herclaoslH & his country OF eyery
dollar received from tie sale OF Red
cross Christmas Seals, sf7c remains
in me state whefe the seals ars sosa
ios ae bene8t 81 ho. organized anti
Tuberculosis campaign - thai state.
Oat Of the rematllug sags. the sx
ponsst 81 running The campaign are
arsl deducted. ard whatever Is left Is
then divide hstwesa HE American
Rad Cross and The National Tnbes
sulosis Association
THE lies Cross Christmas seal cam
paign = not for the purpose OF anahe
lng the work Of the American nod
Cross or IT, chapters. Il Is for e.
purppIe Of financing the National 'fe
hefcuksip uesisan and tho Ynriea
atata tuberculosis associations. ri
Red Gross On l9iaa Seal. lanncs
n 1908 BY the American Red Gro
hae been issued ID the name Of ~
Ned Cross since thai date In Marc
1919 the American Red Gross aerr.
70 allow the National Tubermilos
Association 70 use Wv name and 81,
blem ON the usual Clriatmaa eei,
This year tie fed Coos has no 9th
part IN the Tuberculosis Seal Car
palgn The Red Cross Seal Is a H.
bercuIosls Seal Those who buy
're supporting tie tuberculosis wut
II their own communities.
70 sappors tho programs OF worA
outlined IN tie forty-eight states an.
insular possessions Tor 1920 IN such
manner that results In the. aayins
n thousands Of lives may be realized
win demasid the sale 81 at least ESQ
100000 Red Cross Seals al one cen
each. Tuberculosis can Sc suppressed
The Red Cross Seal offers an oppor-
tunity for the Widows mite or The
rich mans thousands Do your shArs
today. G.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1919-12-11

FOOD REQUIREMENTS OF cou
Results Given Of Studies Of Depart
rent Of Agriculture and
Purdue University Y

prepared BY the United states Depart.
ment OF AEriculture.)
Bessie Is one Of the champion con-
sumers Of the universe, according to
results Of studies Of the United States
department Of agriculture and Purdue
university In the neighborhood OF Por
ter county, Indiana. where Uncle Sam
kept tab for two years on the food
requirements OF about 36S COWS that
were producing market milk for Chi
cago. AS COW living expenses have
increased proportlonally to those Of
the human family. these results are
notable as an index to which the aver.
age dalryman or the owner Of fam.
lily COW can refer In doping OUT the
menus and amounts Of feed which hia
animal or animals require.
The grand average maintenance and
production ration for the good grade
COW yielding about 1000 pounds Of
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1919-12-11
URGE RID CROSS SEAL
DAY IN ALL SCHOOLS
Surgeon General Blue Asks That
Churches Also join IN Move
ment TO Further Sale

Surgeon General Rupert Blue has
isSVed an appeal 70 observe Christ
mAa Seal Day In the schools aud bi
ail places 81 Worship IN the United
sisges, December g, ard 7. The ap
peal follows
over one hundred and fifty thou
and Americana die annually from
tuberculosis This Is an appalling
ssle Of life when We consider that
iberculosis Il eiassed as q prevent
lie disease Moreover. because al.
oge u life occurs almost entirely IN
ne ranks Of The young adult popula.
ion. health authorities tho world
iger have come 10 consider the con.
Sol 81 tuhnrnniasia a. atlil the most
pressing health problem confronting
them Every yeaf lie National TIL.
bercHiosis Association, BY selling Roe
crols Christmas seals. raises consia.
cradle sum og money 10 be used IN 4
untion vide campaign 70 combat Ia
herenioais This ycar q aucGial, AZ
Z f-N1s SHins aIE'YN yrhool
children IN this work and December
afih sixth and seventh have been
eegisnstcd NJ days on which the
seals are % ~ sold IN the public
ethools. synagegues and churches.
Because 81 the seriousness u ths
situation. trnst Thai tho campaign
,this war will b particularly aup-
ccsstul
RUPERT BLUE surgeon General
tiuiisd states Public Health service.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1919-12-11
DAIRY NOTES

When ten days to two weeks Of age,
the calf should have a little grain.
The silo Is one Of the foundation
stones Of successful dairy farming.
Some people like butter that Is quite
salty and some prefer butter Without
salt. It - all d natter Of taste.
Every farmer who observes closely
must be impressed with the need Of
more dairy cows to economic in food
production.
Dairymen should weigh each cows
milk daily. Feed and labor are too ex-
pensive to spend on any but high pro
duclng animals.
Shipping whole milk long distances
without SQUIRTING Is a matter requiring
considerable skill and an understand
Ing Of the principles involved.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1919-12-11
SALE OF CHRISTMAS
SEALS OPENS DEC. |
Army o. Volunteer salsspeopis Await
Call 20 Their Posts IN Nearly
Every City and Town IN
tho County.
se.soo.ooo IS THE GOAL
Fund Needed 70 Maef Expenses o. the
National Tuberculosis Association
and its Allied soeFeess Dur
mo 1890 Educational and
Preventive Camp IN

Tho 1918 aale ~ nod cgoss Chris
mae ssaia win ) q an ihe Orr a.
81 IfecsMteF WIN fbe opehisg o.
sWsiness On thar 80 afGiy n gals
Ees aieaph6pi ~ saaad Say
lei cross chflsiaas sesl ihs sll
"a ayua % tac - cx erm'Hation
lHst suheralp fhe ale wili
eos thrpHeA s,vs iOh
ha annael ag cbri tmas
sale provides ne chief income
tbs sa,saaal eatffalogiJ Aaan-
chiffon snd ns orr fNag Na pHlsat
assas aiora " H ire lsahl Ysgg
psy0at A8t sls a va Tfe
il1as Tka m;ns ~ che
RET aEaa iisns Dc for GREATS
sset art'tifss - mect III
sMoa 81 eRafl eoa lnca bad
I'd q more th 50 81 s08.0a0 Il re-
girrf esd vita thsa goaI h view ths
pslse salef apggals wlil b. made
aeae, aallh suFes resulted ID
Eiiiag disclosures t'nii DO sur
ah u'eals experts wore - Z
RE leree Ia Che aarl ~ 70 shs
esfsHs u me faTagas Of the Dis
ID sbia ennng An doub' On
s poiai has hses cleared up and
ealinatkd total q ertlve cases S
4 atoS ne iese msrh Te
fch out every maze o. tubercu'osia
q lie country = IA nlslmats ailn n
p Ntianal Tgtrreuioss Aesnoia
len snd rs allies
f@ns are balns fngplc' IN every
waHinits Epsin as raeH are foFp
mes ORG tsups md siii'aF
eilisa are tel1e eeTaNieed ~ former
seeics pisn
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1919-12-11


Adequately and Well.
milk year Included 2,O4e pounds Of
grain, as well as 1901 pounds Of hay
and corn slower. 1876 pounds OF ST.
age. and 720 pounds Of straw for bed
ding The average COW required lit,
tie less than Ia acres Of good pasture
to furnish grazing for six months Of
the year. TO keep her in proper con-
dition and to milk and feed her regu-
larry required 164.5 hours Of human
labor IS well as 1872 hours Of horse
labor to haul the niilks
The studies in indiana showed that
the annual overhead charges for Bos-
sic aggregate S2711. inclusive Of the
Interest, depreciation, and taxes on
buildings. cattle. and equipment, as
well as miscellaneous expenses, ouch
~as provision and maintenance Of cans.
pals, clippers, shovels. forks. scoops
lanterns. and the like, medicine and
veterinary costs, fly sprays. gas en-.
gines, windmill and milk wagon re.
pairs, and similar items. The cost OF
bull service, tuberculIn-testing ex-
penses, and cow.testing dues are also
Included.
The tests show that calf crop Of
approximately 81 per cent Is usually
raised. so that each COW IS credited
with tile production Of 0.S7 Of one
laIf. as well as the providing Of eS
ugaReaaf IL which 81 hauled to the
iels.sss "a tiiizer.
Mazsea together under one roof. the
grain and coarse feed which Bessie
win eat in one year would fill a small
barn. Generally speaking. high pro
dnction OF milk Ii closely associated
with large and healthy COW appe-
lite. and the dairyman who closes his
accounting records ut the years end
with the maximum net return Is the
man who provides the greatest va
riety and "A proper mixture Of the
goodies OF the cow world for the hos
sles Of HIS herd according 10 their In
dlvidnal production and capacity.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1919-12-11
FIND COST or FEED IN OHIO
Hundred Pounds Of MIX Produced al
Rate Of 60 Cents When slIage
10 Furnished.

At the Ohio college it was found that
100 pounds Of whole milk can be pro.
duced at the rate Of % cents when
silage IL fed, and butter at cost Of
1871 cents a pound. However. when
an average feed II fed without silage,
It costs s1.95 TO produce 100 pounds Of
whole milk. and % cents to produce
pound OF butter. The same can BE-
said for beef production. Sllage and
a little cottonseed meal or clover hay
soy beans or cowpeas will make bal
anced ration. Moldy siIage should NOT
be fed TO stock At any time.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1919-12-11
lsvssr ~ asAlrA nosos
Dwaends IN the Form 81 = Reduced
Tuhereviasis Death Rats viii
be paia

ehe National Tuherenmsls Asaocia-
u and ~ 1900 aflilased oreanlza-
aus offer this year "a addition ~
Raa Cross chfi snaa Seals, Health
lds on which nual dividends 10
form ~ fcwcr ex cases OF suber
losls and reduction 81 the white
lagc tsaath rate siii BE- paid The
ada have been saHed for ibe con
nienee Of thcae kb3 eahuoi use tho
mbog o. seals their contributions
Z cali Cor.