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Leather King. Then h hurried away
with : new idea concerning Craven
and the attempts to III Bert
An hour later In their room In the
hotel. pealy had finished bnndaglng
crasen.s arm. Both we're plainly
worried.
|. This place is getting too hot for
US said Craven. Well have &c
settle It quick or beaI Il" Peaky
nodded and replied.
Settle Il quick And beat it, you
mean.
Meanwhile oDoherly vent to the
telephone Office and aenI q message
to hIs correspondents n Los Angeles
requesting them to look up all de-
tails concerning Beresford. leather
king and his heirs and report TO him
at once. This done. h returned to
the tent and after carefully measuring
the footprints near the Tent, went to
his quarters, saying II himself:
zszneza this means ! warrant for
you n the morning, Dir. Craven Beres-
ford.
But The consplrators did not wait
TIL morning. for = the detective
watched by the hotel. they took two
fast horses from the stable. one Of
hen Dert's favorIle. seablrd. Then
peaIzs BY firing his plaIoI IN the air
and riding away. easily drew the de-
iecfITe On a wild goose chase. And
while he was gone. Bert received a
deeoY note, apparently in Edith's
writing, eummoning hin % the hotel
Hastily dressing he hurried 20 the
hotel but in the corridor vas struck
down and bound and placed on Sea-
birds back by Craven ard PealSy, who
had returned after elndIng 0Doherty.
Only one person So Bert as he
Wa driven helpless from tho town.
Edith reused by tn noises threw
open her window InzI - the horses
started and recognized he man she
loved and realized hi desperate
predleament.
pealy. with Bert across the saddle.
Craven having returned % his room.
rode swiftly two mllea from town To
= deserted house vel On the road.
Here he halted and examined an old
vel some fifteen feel deep. II was
dry md. without ceremony, Peaky
slipped a rope about Herl's waist and
lowered him roughly into the well.
throwing the rope IN after him.
You'll be quite comfortable there
til sanr finish Gomez He shouted at
the helpless man and ride away back
70 Ioxn leaving Bert n Htarxe IN biz
open I1mh.
For IN hour. Edith searched the
town md the circus IenIa for some
clue n bert. finally entering the horse
tenI Iu.l as Peaky lei after his re
turn rom the well The girl saw
thai he horses had IN come in from
hard ride and recalling The animals
affection for Bert. ETzznsd NJ the
alim chance that the animal might
leaa EHr him. II Be new. Mount
lnR= Ii talked gently n The animal
and gHxe him hls head Hnd he trOtted
Az. through the earIx dawn.
EsIIIn had guessed - for Sea
bird ok hcr right n II the well
Iuzt = nert succeeded n getting the
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was snip shape, the attendants
craeksd their whips and Bert raced
Gway
Bert had not circled the tent when
the horse with the burr began tf
pra1lce around giving Bert all be
could do to keep his balance. He
tried desperately to keep them under
control when he was thrown violently
Jenkins and the detective Here quick
/ ly At his side and as they we're as
Isisfing hin to his feet. peaky stealth
lily took the burr from beneath The
girth Stepping up to OiDUherty, AZ
though he had made discovery, he
exclaimed:
Just mai | thought. Some scOun-
drel tried to get him IN this way
The detective. suspicious. demanded
to know why he had felt under the
glrth and penky blurred i ont by re-
plying.
u examined this horse lust mo-
ment 40 ] saw he IS acting
peculiar
The detective questioned Peaky
further. but without result and then
pocketlng the burr LEFT the tent
Stirred by Bert's bravery. the
crowd demanded he reappear and 50
Bert with rifle and glass balls climbed
to trapese to perform one Of his
most spectacular acts. a he swung
head down At a height d fifty feet
and prepared to toss the first ball,
Red Mask stealthily cut ; slit ii the
side Of the tent not a dozen feet dis
tant md thrusting N automatic
pistol through aimed n one Of the
trapeze ropes knowing thai Bert, in
his position. could not avoid a pro-
baby fatal fall IL he should sever the
rope.
But for once o,Doherty.s alertness
was not vain. He caught the CLINT OF
Red Masks pistol and drawing his
own three reports rang ouI - one ,in
the tent. The crowd caught only one
but they saw the rope holding Bert
snap and aaw him fall. only to catch
himself. climb back 10 the dangling
trapeze and with the aid u attendants
make hIs way to the ground 81
The detective did not KaII 10 watch
for Beri. lie rushed oul of the tent
anu IOnnu the DlOOu nAAAH1a HnkEthhAt
on The ground. lie NJ examining
this. surrounded by crowd ~Aen
Craven entered and boldly approached
the group. exolaiming with ; sneer
begins 10 look like pat=np- jobs
clever advertising stunts % enhance
the value Of our star performers"
Jenkins started threaIsnlngly at
Craven but was seized - 0sDoherty
while Bert grabbed Craven by the
arm The latter WINGED IN pain but
quickly regained bis eomposure and
walked away The detective. how
ever had not missed the vince and
exclaimed
Did ron see him VINCE going on
70 reIieraie his conviction TINT CRAY
on knew lot about the accidents to
Bert DHI the latter shut hin up.
Nonsense. Why. he NJ cousin,
No nerezInTd ever
ODoherIY could not repTeas his
astonIshment and insisted that Bert
tell about his relationship 10 the
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IINEn[Inn.

George Rupp. II. 7. Wentz and Ed
ward 9. Cent?, Of IIneboro, attended
Masonic banquet n Westminster.
hrs Clayton Miller. Of IAneboro.
visited friends in Hanover Friday
zIIaa Adelaide Kerchner, a student
o. Gettysburg College. has returned 70
her home.
Born TO Mr.. and hrs. Harry Lands
Friday. boy.
Mra. Oscar Cramer and son, Ralph.
d LIneboro. made rip to Hanover.
York and New Windsor recently.
Geo. Armstrong. d LIneboro, pur-
chased Ford touring ear from deal
II IN. Wertz
m. W. NJ boyer visited friends IN
Baltimore.
David Mickey. of Baltimore. spent
Sunday here
Ira. Jeremiah shaffer is visiting
her mother. Mrs. groEE. At Hanover.
MT. and Mrs. YIN. HeItier and fam
IL. md Mr. and n. 1. Miller. o.
near Linsboro. took , motor trip Il
Gettysburg.
IT. and Mrs. Creme. Of Baltimore.
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- ont his mon ! md hearing tne
horse. shc-ted. ! - : matter Of :
Fey moments for HIIlh. BY means o.
her corset STRINGS. 10 secure the rope
b which Bert vas lowered into the
eel and grasping tbs abe braced for
lHe supreme test y her strength.
TIL Of bringing Bert 70 the surface.
Then her face biauched and the rope
saEged in her neTTeIess hands.
Approaching On the other side o.
The veil were Peaky and Craven. She
drew back in terror - Craven adz
Yaueed and with wicked sneer said.
I'll relieve yon o that rope. Mis-
Paige"
Before Edith could make a move to
warn Bert, he had snaIehed the rope
from her hands and tossed it back
Into the we'll Then be seized her.
covering her face . she could not
eTy out, and with peaEyis assistance
placed her on horse Whispering :
Il. directions to hIz companion. The
me rode away win their prisoner.
aEaln leaving Berl % perish in the
Dr. we'll
ITO be eon.Iuued.1
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sheets nInIn Church.

v A. wray, pastor Of the Baptist
church, SandeFHTIlle. Ca, created ;
mid sensation It his morning Ser
vices Sunday when he stopped in the
midst OF his sermon. got a shotgun
and killed . jaYbIrd that had been
flying around The auditorium and
singing while the services we're IN
progress.
Mr.. wray announced Just before Ihe
congregation BEGAN the hymn that h
would kill the bird If II sang aKaIn.
The Jay began again The preacher
stopped the services. went to hi
homo, got his Kun. returned to he
church and fired oncn. Services we're
resumed.
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THE IRON TEST


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Chapter e--AThe PIT OF Lost Hope"
Roaring and snariing. the lion
freed through Red Masks FIIlainy
stood over the unconscious Edith, as
the rescue party rushed Up. All
hesitated but Bert who. drawing a
pistol, emptied it In the very face Of
the great brute which backed away,
still anarIlng ffercely. Tie other
rescuers taking courage, closed in
and drove the lion back to his cage
while Bert picked Edith n and
placed her On a mattress where doc
tor from the audience attended her.
o'DoherIy. the detective. from the
first kept his eyes on Craven. safely
back In the crowd. and when the
trainer showed the cord and explained
how the anIma1 had got loose. the
detective started a searching inyesti-
CATION
In a few moments, the doctor re-
ported that Editli's wounds were
superficial and suggesting night OF
rest in . nearby hotel. Jenkins or
dered her removal there, There was
a laugh Is Bert halted moment to
dnquire L he had killed the Ion and
Jenkins replied:
You're 3 good shot aud al that but
IL takes more than good shooting to
1dll lion With blank cartridges
The laugh was hushed. however,
when 0,Donerty returned and asserted
with p0sltIYeness:
Il am not sure but what craTen
knows something about these accl-
dents"
Bert was quick to diselaIm such.
while Jenkins gave no reply. Pealty
who overheard, gave the detective a
look of hatred and hurried away.
Edith had scarcely been made COM
Portable N the hotel when her fears
for Bert overcame her and she sent
for the detective.
Hes IN great danger" she said.
Promise me that you viii watch him
all the time at the night perfor-
nance"
O'Doherty promised, but even rs he
spoke Craven and Peaky. n an adj
joining room. we're planning a new
and desperate attempt on Berfs life,
the former also swearing that his
next victim would be the detective
whose outspoken suspicious plainly
worried him.
That night, Bert appeared IN a new
act, riding two spirited horaea a Ia
Cossack and despite the careful
watching Of ODoherty. Peaky con
trived to slip a burr beneath the
girth OF one Of the horses which bolted
in pain as the act began and threw
= = -.
bad bruises.
Bert was standing on The horse
farthest from the entrance 10 the ring
hooking his toes under The glrths
when PeaIxy entered and pretended to
examine The gIrth. He stopped down
and under the horse, slipped ne burr
under the girth without being noticed.
He then explained that everything
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Nd. is tbs guest of Miss Eva Cent?.
Samuel Warner made a business
trip to ReisteraIown on Tuesday.
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Evening journal., 1919-08-25
SEEK WORD ABOUT
THIS AUTO TRUCK

Edward Hayes, Of Brandywine Sum-
nit, and a former resident Of this city
who Is now being held on a charge. OF
entering several garages, at Whitford
Pa, was identified yesterday by Cons
table Tinsman, at the West Chester, Pa,
Jail, as a man he had arrested in Viii
mlngton a little over a year ago, on a
charge Of breaking in a garage at STAN
ton. It has been learned that Hayes
left an automobile truck at the Purks
garage, in the Ninth ward, this city,
several weeks ago. This car has no
tags on It and a woman who repre-
sented herself as Mrs. Hayes, paid two
weeks storage on it. The police are en-
deavorlng to locate the owner OF that
car.
It was also learned that two men call
ed at a local garage several weeks ago
aid left two suit cases and several over
coats for Hayes and the local police
will remove these TO the police station
today, pending an Investigation as TO
where they came from. What is in the
suit cases Is not known.
When arrested here in the Stanton
garage case Hayes was dismissed as the
charge was not sustained.
Evening journal., 1919-08-25
EXTEND GREETINGS
TO IRISH REPUBLIC

NEW YORK. Aug. 25-The forty
NTH annual convention Of the Cath
Ollie Young Mems National Union held
its final session in the Hotel Wander
bilt with the greater part Of the tine
devoted TO a discussion Of the acilv-
tiles Of the young men Of the Cath
ollc Church in the United States. Tie
convention reelected Archbishop Pat
rick J. Hayes, spiritual director Of the
union. Michael j. Shtlery of phila'
delphla. was reelected president, and
.T j. Thornton. OF Philadelphia, was
reelected secretary and treasurer. Ed
ward r. Reagan. Of Newark, was made
nrst vice-president, and Charles L.
Ewart Of Providence was elected sec
0nd vice-presldent.
During the session the union adopt
ed eleven resolutions. one OF which
carried greetings and assurances ct
support to the "Irish Republic and
another dealing with The high cost 'oi
living and demanding punitive meas
ures against proilteers. The other
resolutions dealt with the Pope's at
tihide toward the war, the hierarchy
in the United states, the Society Of -.
Vincent de Paul, the Big Brother
movement. the National CathoIc War
Council. the parish schoolboy anJ
Dublicity
Evening journal., 1919-08-25
INTERNED GERMANS
FLEE, CAUGHT AGAIN

OHrLLICOTHE. O., Aug. % UNITED
pressl.-Eiehteen Of the estimated
twenty inierned German sailors who
escaped from the barracks at Camp
sherman, near here, during a severe
electrical storm last night were recap
tured. camp authorities said today.
The sailors crawled through tunnel
running from the barracks cellar to a
company street. thirty feet away. II
was believed the men completed the
tunnel some time ago and only waited
an auspicuous time 90 use IT,
Discovery Of the wholesale escape
followed almost Immediately and
soldiers and police from surrounding
towns engaged in the hunt, which
Welded The eighteen In groups Of three
10 five. All were found in nearby
towns.
The sailors were members OF the
crew Of The Kronprinz Wilhelm and
have been inlerned here since 1915 One
OF the prisoners was quoted by police
as boosting that he had completed
plans for another escape. This man said
the tunnel was dug by thirty men in
one-man shifts, in six nights. The dirt
was carried ont by the pocketful. Six
OF the sailors were captured within the
camp limits, i've were found In Colum-
bus. about so miles away, two were
found in Chilllcothe and five were taken
from an electric car, at Clrcleylllc. q
miles from camp.
Evening journal., 1919-08-25
TRUCK RAN UP On
Sidewalk, z HURT
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they would have been crushed TO
death. As it was when the truck came
TO a stop both Mrs. Kressler and
butcher were pinned under the heavy
machine.
Mrs. Kressler and butcher with
other residents of Kirk avenue. had
been attracted to Van Buren street
when pat-olman took Negro from
the truck 10 a nearby telephone TO YER
fly the mans statement that he had
permission to sell music from the
truck. The machine had a piano on It
and this was used TO demonstrate the
songs.
The Negro. who was taken away by
the police, was the one who had been
operating the truck. Another Negro in
the machine decided TO follow his COM
panlon with the truck and started the
car. When he attempted TO turn into
Kirk avenue the steering apparatus
went wrong, and before the crowd of
people who had congregated could get
out Of the way, the heavy truck had
jumped the curbstone and struck Mrs,
Hressler and butcher.
As the two persons fell TO the side
walk bystanders shouted a cry OF
warning to others, but the car came
to halt when it hit the iron hitching
post. The post was broken as was
also the axle Of the auto.
Mrs. Kressler and butcher were re-
moved TO their homes, where an exam
ination showed that while both had
bern bruised about the bodies, no
bones were broken.
No arrests were made. the two Neg
Foes having had permission to demon
strate their songs, but before they
could leave the city the automobile had
to be repaired, the front OF It being
badly damaged in the accident.
Evening journal., 1919-08-25
NOT In CRAP GAME,
BUT GRABBED MONEY

Although he was not a participant in
crap game at Locust and Taylor
streets yesterday, according TO his own
story, Daniel Sullivan grabbed mp the
money that was spread out in front of
the crap shooters when Officer Gruss-
meyer approached and broke up the
game. He denied the charge Of playing
crap, but was fined 50 and costs.
George Phillips and John Foster, ar
rested by Officer Walls pleaded guilty
TO charges Of being present at crap
game, and were fined So and costs.
Alonzo Ward, Negro. was fined a like
amount for playing crap.
Elmer Bratton and Walter Willis, Ne
groes, arrested by Oflcer Blackiston,
and Robert Daniels, Samuel Fisher and
William Clifton, arrested by Officers
Andrew Devenney and Rodenheiser,
pleaded guilty to being present at crap
games and were fined So and costs The
five men are Negroes.
Evening journal., 1919-08-25
CAR PLUNGES OFF
PHILADELPHIA PIKE

Making to shap turn at the Edge
Moor detour on the Philadelphia pike
north of Shellpot Park yesterday morn
ing John Craig. of No. 1923 Hatfield
street. Philadelphia, sent his car over
the shoulder Of the roadway. the car
falling fifteen feet down an embank-
ment. Luckily in its descent the car
fell in such a manner that the occu-
pants were not crushed beneath II but
Mrs. Craig and her brother-in-law, Au-
gust Craig Of Petersburg, N. NJ, were
injured about the head as was Craig,
who was driving. A young son Of Mr..
and Mrs. Craig escaped without
scratch.
Following the accident the injured
persons were treated at the Delaware
Hospital. The car was wrecked.
Evening journal., 1919-08-25
CAN'T TELL HOW SHE
GOT LOST in WOODS

CATSKILL, Aug. 25.-The young wo-
man who appeared yesterday at the
home Of Chester Fredenburg on the
road TO Athens, a mile north Of the viii
lage, was able to tell officials tonight
that she is Miss Josephine 0'Bryne, of
Camden, n. j. She said she had left
New York last Tuesday on the New
York Central. paying her fare from her
salary, which she had received from a
family named Ernst OF Camden, where
she had been employed. Miss OBryne,
physicians say, is suffering from apha-
sla. for she could not give a clear ac-
count Of how she became lost for two
days in the woods.
Miss O'Bryne said she had done con-
siderable work among private families
as a teacher and governess. She said
she was born in Ireland and had two
brothers who still lived in that coun-
try. The woman, who is refined and
about 30 years old, claimed to be a
cousin of Joseph Delaney, a lawyer,
who resides at the st. George Hotel,
Brooklyn. She said her baggage IS at
Camden and Philadelphia. She has been
put in charge of Sheriff George Osborn
until friends or relatives appear to aid
her.
Evening journal., 1919-08-25
CAMP FIRE GIRLS
RETURN FROM OUTING

Eight members OF the wautanaki
Camp Fire Girls have returned from a
two weeks camping trip spent on the
Severn river, three miles from Robin
son Station, Md The party consisted
,of the Misses Miriam Powell, Mildred
Lynn, Helen De Maree, Marion Scott,
Ada Rudert, Winifred Chapman, Rachel
iGrubb and Marion stats. They were
chaperoned by Mrs. William Buttner
and Miss Lola A. Tebbs, Of Baltimore.
The young women enjoyed various
forms. Of amusement, swimming. canoe
ing, tracking and hiking. Beside the
local Camp Fire Girls there were 80
other young women at the camp.
Several times during the outing the
campers were entertained at Camp
Trunnell Md, a conyalescent camp for
soldiers, two. miles away. They also
visited Annapolis and Baltimore.
In Annapolis they visited the acad-
emy and all public buildings. Johns
Hopkins University and Goucher Col
'lege were among the places visited in
Baltimore.
Evening journal., 1919-08-25
METHODIST BISHOP
SCORES HEALERS

NEW YORK. Aug. 25-Fsith healers
"who have been indulging in good
deal OF talk about healing recently,
were attacked by Bishop Hughes of
the Methodist Church In a sermon at
the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church
yesterday. He declared much Of. the
healing efforts were pseudo spiritual
ity
God put into the herbs OF the field
all the medicinal properties they pos
sess," he said, land into the skill OF
the physicians such agencies for good
as they exercise. A good many people
pray for success in business. pray that
they may be able 10 build fine
house. pray for automobiles, and they
are like those who inspire others the
wrong way"
Bishop Hughes said the young men
who went to the war from the the
illogical seminsries are withstsndns
The Establishments OF business. and are
returning to the church He said thg
outlook for ministers in adequate
numbers =aaa and .h=. during
the next i've or ten years he expected
such growth Of all churches as they
have not had for generations.
Evening journal., 1919-08-25
u. S. CAVALRY
our OF MEXICO
conlInned from FIrst Pase.

lI0uflnUrl lIONA Ill1N AaN0s
expedition without further word from
Washington.
These orders were that a swiftly
moving force" could be sent across
the border on a "hot trail" After a
chase Of several days during which the
troops were hindered by two rain
storms. the 1rail, army officers said,
probably grew cold and Dickman de-
cided that it was time to withdraw.
More expeditions. it was clearly indi-
Gated. may go into Mexico at any lime
II the bandit bands which infest the
border becomes sufficiently bold Ia
warrant 1t, providing border command
ers see good chance 10 wipe out a
bandit band.
Word that Secretary Lansing's reply
to MeNco's note Of protest against the
crossing had gone forward were still
awaited here today.
Dispatches from Mexico City that the
government is making a close study Of
points at iss'p between this country
and Mexico Interested officials here TO-
day.
II was pointed out. however, that the
announcement made was an indirect ans
wer 10 critics Of the present Mexican
administration who have been aiming
at cabinet changes.
Press dispatches reaching here show
criticism Of Csrranza because Of Mex.
icos more or less strained internationa
relations.