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terribly Ike me thai aly uhcanny
fears re Uned She must be some
spirit clothed in my aura. POSSESS
ing herself in some internal fash.
ion of my outward semsllnce. A
cold sweat had broken ont over me.
felt it run down my temples.
Another long minute she stood
there. debating with herself. then
she looked at the clock. made use
Of her ghostly smile. and stsppe,l
quietly across the kitchen ard out
into the night.
Waited-a fortunate precaution
for she came back Ave minutes
later and peered about. There was
nothing to alarm her. since she
could not hear the pounding Of my
heart. She decided to follow the
instructions and again disappeared.
l waited another fifteen minutes.
then. cold with fear and excitement,
came out Of my hiding place.
slidsd over to the door and looked
out
It was a dark and cloudy night.
I could hear the swinging and
rustIing Of the trees. There was
no other sound. nor could see any
thing astir in the little garden ex-
eept the gate, which was ajar and
erssking family on its hinges. she
had gone.
came back hastily into the
kitchen and lighted a candle which
was stuck into a tin candIestick on
a shelf. l looked at the clock. It
was now half past ten. In half an
hour the woman would reach the
bridge. She would wait for MAZDA,
perhaps an hour. perhaps not 30
long; after that she would be sus-
picious and return.
I had. therefore. not more than
an hour. with any certainty. to fol-
low the directions / had memoir
lied; to rife the hoard and to make
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disguise the lines and shadows. She
was as slender as a girl. and a
clever actress-sne could easily
simulate a look Of innocence.
I almost forgave Paul Dabney as
l watched this other me" move
about the kitchen on her nOiseless
feet.
She went p the stove, took up
the frying pan and carried It over
to the table. On the way she
noticed my cloak and hat and
stopped, evidently startled, holding
the pan In her hands.
She glanced nervously about the
room, went over to the door that
was at the foot Of the stairs and
tried II. was thankful that had
taken the precaution Of locking II
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H DE WOl1hu VIII Do uA
mercifully used me
\ had not taken into
account the fact that the
spirit is stronger than the flesh.
Certainly, the next morning !
wanted nothing 80 much as to lie
stiu IN my bed for a week. My
cuts and bruises were stif and
sore; I ached from head to foot.
But my resolution was strong
I had my meals sent up to me
that day, however, but in the eve
ming, after dinner, / sent for Sara
She came and presented herself,
gullen and impassiye, at the foot
Of my bed. fixed my eyes on her
as colby and malevolently as /
could.
SARA" said. "as you see, l
chose to be laid up to-day"
She Grinned.
snow, without a moments delay,
I want you to leave for Pine Cone
and stay there for the next twenty
four hours, o. until send for you"
She looked E"rprised and reluc.
tant. a red fusl came up into her
big face.
"so's you can maize OF with the
swag," she muttereG then shrunk
AZ the scowl gave her, and made
an awkward and unwilling apology.
"Ali right, then" she said. How
about the work? What about Mrs.
Brane7"
%Tn make 1t right with Mrs.
Brane," / said, crisply. Trust me
for that. Now, before you go, step
over to the desk there and write
what I tell you"
She obeyed and dictated slowly:
Meet me on the bridge at IL
o'clock tonight. Wait for me till /
come. MAZDA"
She looked at me with her lids
narrowed suspiciously and my
heart quailed, but the moment Of
inspection passed. In fact, nobody
could have imagined the resem-
blance that undoubtedly existed be-
tween the leader Of the enterprise
and my wretched, daring self.
who's that for" she asked, "and
what's up? Amt l to know any
thing3 What price for all this?"
what prfce?" I echoed. Just
our HVes-that's all. Do as l say
and you'll be wealthy woman I'M a
fortnight. Don't do it, even little
Of it, and-and perhaps you can
Iuess where and what you will be-"
She gave me a hunted look,
glanced about the room over her
shoulder, and, obedient to my ges-
ture. handed me the paper she had
written.
-And no questions asked" add
"a, sternly. Don't let me hear
another word OF II. Now, get my
cloak ana hat and leave them in
She kitchen on the chair near the
stove. Get out as soon as you can;
don't wait q minute. And leave the
kitchen door unlocked. Go all the
Way 20 Pine Gone and stay in the
room above the drug store. The
woman Is always ready to take a
bearder. I'll send you word before
tomorrow night. Get out, and be
Quickl Above all, don't be on the
bridge tonight"
She vanished like q shadow and
! Get waiting with . pounding heart
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husband left great wealth,
but that she does not know
where it is hidden. In the
library, late one night,
Jahice is startled by the ap.
partition Of a woman who Is
her exact double. With
this clue to the mystery
to work on, she determines
to outwit whatever vii
iianS is on foot. She learns
Of a plot to kill Dabney
and saves his life at the
risk Of her own. That
night Janice sees her de-
tested double In the ar
Dor. The next morning a
letter is found there. Jan
fee surmises it was lost by
her double as she sat with
Paul DaBney. In the note
the writer offers to trans
late a certain mysterious
paper which Janice had pre-
!Viously taken from its Sc
Cret hiding place in the
library! Janice slips away
70 town where she meets
q renegade Russian prizes.
who translates the Sla'
vonie script for her. After
memoriEing this, she de-
stroys it. On her way
home she is bound and
cruelty beaten by her
double, who is enraged OF
not finding on her the
paper she seeks.
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If she fell in with that red
haired double now, my game
was up. Everything de-
pended upon her leaving the
house without any conflicting
orders, without her suspect
ing my duplicity.
sat up in bed till it
seemed to me that she had
had time to get my hat and
cloak and to make her own
preparations. Then, wincing
with pain, l dragged myself up and
limped over to my window.
A moment later Sara came round
the corner of the house and started
down the road. There was just
enough twilight for me to make
her out. She walked slowly and
doggediy, carrying a little bag in
her hand. / wondered If Mary
would come flying to me with the
news of this departure, or IL Mrs.
Brane and Paul Dabney would OBJ
serve it.
No attempt was made to stop her,
however, or to call her back. She
went on stolidly, and stolidly passed
out of my sight. 1t was in strange
circumstances that | saw her big,
handsome face again.
/ waited till / thought she must
have had time to reach the lane
outside of The Pines gate; then /
began painfully, slowly to creep
into my clothes. Often / had to
rest; several times / stopped to
cry for pain. But kept on, and at
last l stood fully dressed before my
mirror.
Ny mouth was cut and torn; my
face scratched; raw patch on one
cheek; the marks of the branch
lay red across the base of my neck
and burned about my shoulders.
The sight of my injuries and the
pain of them, throbbing afresh with
movement, inflamed my anger and
my courage.
I moved about the room several
times, gradually limbering myself;
then / went quietly out of my room
and down the hall toward the
kitchen stairs. 1t was then about
10 o'clock.
Mrs. Brane and Paul Dabney
were probably in the drawing-room,
quietly slipping their coffee; Mary
would be unstairs preparing Mrs.
BTane's bedroom for the night;
Henry would have washed up his
dishes and be gone upstairs to his
room unless he had received some
further orders from the hidden mis-.
tress Of the house. / had to take
this risk
I stole down the kitchen stairs,
and, opening the door a crack, 4
peeped into the kitchen.
The lamp had been turned low,
the fire was banked for the night
A plate with cup and fork and
spoon was laid out on the kitchen
table. and on the back of the stove
a frying pan full of food was set
to keep warm.
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SYNOPSIS of Preceding Chapters.

a MYSTERIOUS into her hand New York
street leads the position of housekeeper
at Mrs Theodore Southern homeThe Pines She
which ht Of her flaming redgod
hair exctes in little Robbie Bane
nightly by the redhared and
nerves of noises and other
things the servants think the house haunted Soon AFTER
Gales to examine the late Mr.
Bane dies night in Mt OF terror
cuching in mis- Dabney drags Janice
her onfons her with what he
evidently believes conclusive proof responsibility for the
shake the love she has
Dabney conhdes to Janice that her
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came the ghostly sound Of a step.
1t drew nearer. heard a faint
noise Of shifting boards, the door
OF the low closet under the stairs
opened, and out stepped the hid
eous image of myself.
The shock Of that resemblance
almost sent me OF into a faint. I
had seen the creature only once
face to face; now, in the dim light
OF the kitchen lamp, I studied her
features. Disngured by passion
and guilt, 1t was, nevertheless. my
facet
This woman was older, certainly,
BY many years. but a
touch Of paint and
powder, the radiance Of
moonlight, might easily
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my escape from the thiefs hiding
place. Then l would telephone to
the Pine Cone police.
l opened the door of the low
closet under the stairs.
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CHAPTER XIV.
The Secret of the Kitchen
Closet.

r LIGHTED my candles and
stepped into the closet, shut
ting the door behind me. The
small space, no longer c1uttered
by old odds and ends Of gardening
tools, was clear to my eyes in every
corner, and presented so common
place an appearance that l was al
most ready to believe that night
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had dictated TO Sara under the plate
on the table, and then, stealing soft
ly to the door of a narrow closet,
where Sara kept her broOms, l
squeezed myself in and locked the
door on the inside.
When the key was removed l put
my eye to the large, worn keyhole,
and had a clear but limited view
of the dim, empty room.
knelt as comfortably as ] could,
for / knew that | should have TO
keep my position without the mo-
ton of a finger when the room
should have an occupant.
My heart beat heavily and loudly,
my hurts throbbed at every beat.
II was a painful, a wellnigh unbear-
able half hour that spent cramped
there in the closet, waiting, wait
ing, waiting.
At last, such a long last, there
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| hoped she would not notice
that the keJ was gone.
She returned to the table
and sat down before the
plate. Then she saw the note
and snatched it up. She bent
her fiery head, arranged so
carefully in imitation Of mine,
over the writing. l could see
her lips move. She looked
up frowning, uncertain, sur
prised. Then she walked
over to the stove, thrust
Sara's note into the fire, re-
turned and stood in deep
thought in the middle of the
room.
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l was sick with suspense. Clouds
passed over my eyes. Would she
fall into my clumsy trap? Pres
emily she walked slowly over to my
cloak and hat and put them on.
With the hat pressing her soft hair
down about her face she was so
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What a gour
mand Sara must
think her leader,
who she saw eat
ing heartily enough
at Mrs. Brane's
table, but who in
sisted, besides, on
a heavy meal at
night!
l thought l knew
who would pres
emily appear to en-
Joy her supper. She
would fancy the
kitchen door Sc
curely locked; she
would fancy that |
was successfully
laid up by the
heels. l wondered
what her plans for
the night might be.
l set my teeth hard
to keep down the
rage that mounted
in me at the very
thought of her.
Sara had obedi-
entity placed my
cloak and hat on
one of the kitchen
chairs. ] decided
that there was no
time to waste. I
slipped quickly into
the room-I was in
my stocking feet
locked the kitchen
door, and put the
key in my pocket,
put the note that ]
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Continued on Page 70.
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CHAPTER KIN.
My First Move.

49, HE woman who so UNI
mercifully used me
\ had not taken into
The daily morning oasis., 1919-10-04
"Passinq" for Insurance.

A Philadelphia physician, Doctor
Gaillard, who has examined great
numbers Of men for life insurance COM
panies, informs me that 'the popular
styles in physique have changed"
Girard writes In the Philadelphia
Press.
When asked him to elucidate, he
replied:
"Not so long ago life insurance COM
panies made a great ado and scanned
with care all applicants who were un-
derweight. Now underweight Is pass
ed over as of little consequence, while
overweight is reckoned as the Stun
bling block"
In other words, the thin man was
once regarded as a poor risk, whereas
now he is preferred to the stout man.
When I asked the doctor to tell me
the reason for this switch around in
the popularity Of the two types OF the
male form divine, he said tuberculosis,
once the dread of the thin man, has
been far outclassed in fatality by other
organic diseases, especially Of the
heart. which are apt to affect the more
eHt..-A
The daily morning oasis., 1919-10-04
II All Depea0S

The teacher was teaching his class
in a mental arithmetic lesson. After
tables" had been repeated he COM
menced giving a series of mental sums
and presently asked an intelligent lit
tie Scot:
"How many marbles would you get
If gave 20 to be divided between you
and Johnny McGregor?"
"After mo1ARnt's hesitation the
youngster answered.:
81 Gamma tell, sir"
"How's that?" queried the teacher.
"Weel, SIR" said he, Eye see, it's a
accordin'. If ye gle 'em when we're
both here we'd hae ten each; but II
ye gle 'em tae Johnny when I wasna
present, I'd only get about five; while
If We gle 'em tae me tae share when
Johnny wasna here, dinna ken wheth-
er he'd hae ony at a'P'-Columbus
Is. O. State.
The daily morning oasis., 1919-10-04

and supper for the wedding party
was held at the Shelley home on
North Stone avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nevenzei will make
their permanent home in Tucson.
The daily morning oasis., 1919-10-04
FORMER NOGALES GIRL WEEDS

The Tucson Star Of yesterday morn
ing presented the following account
of a wedding in that city, that will
be of interest to Nogales people
AT A CHARMINGLY ARRANG-
ED wedding ceremony at Grace
Espsicopal church Thursday evening
at 7 o'clock, Miss Bessie Judd, daugh-
ter of Mrs. E. C. Shelley of 257
North Stone avenue, became the bride
of J. Cuthbert Nevenzei, also of this
city. The romance dates back to pre-
war days, when Mr.. Nevenzei was
connected with the offices of the S.
P. Co., at this point. Following two
years of military service in France
he returned to Tucson recently and
re-established himself here.
The bride is a native Tucsonan,
whose entire life has been passed in
this city and who numbers her friends
by hundreds. She has been for years
an active member of the Bessie Ed
gar guild of Grace church and her
fellow guild members attested to the
affection in which she is held by de-
corating the altar and chancel Of the
church for the marriage ceremony in
exquisite fashion. A profusion OF
pink and white roses and lilies were
used for this purpose, decoratings be-
ing in the hands of Mrs. w. M. Pryce
and Miss Jane Rider.
The service was read by DR.. w. j.
Dixon, rector of the church, in the
presence of 80 or 40 intimate friends
and relatives of the principals. The
bride was lovely in a white crepe
frock, carrying brides roses in a
sheaf bouquet. Witnesses were Mr..
and Mrs. E. R. Hogan.
Following the ceremony reception
The daily morning oasis., 1919-10-04

DOMANCE is calling to you'll
AN Strange and smiling foreign
lands are beckoning to you. Shove
off and see the world!
Learn to 'fparley-voo" in gay
Paree. See the bu1l-fights in
Panama. See surf-riding on the
beach of Waikiki.
Learn the lure. that comes with
the swish and swirl of the good salt
sea. Eat well-free; dress we'll
free; sleep clean-free; and look 'em
all straight in the eye-British,
French, Chinese, Japanese,
Spaniards, Egyptians, Algerians
and all manner of people.
Come! Be real man of the
world. See the world. See it with
The daily morning oasis., 1919-10-04
WAS DICKENS OFFICE BOY
And All He Remembers OF Great Au-
thor Is the Peculiar style OF
His Clothes.

The perseverance with which the
unimportant fingers in memory is IL
Illustrated by the sum total Of what the
veteran porter who lately retired from
his post at Temple Gate, London, can
now recall about Charles Dickens.
Back in the sixties this man, 1t is said,
was office boy for the author, then
editing "AH the Year Round" All he
remembers is that Dickens wore
"black velvet coat with big smoked
pearl buttons, and a queer waistcoat,
and trousers of shepherds plaid, the
biggest check you ever saw, and a
great big deerstalker hat, as they
called them, and his hair all hanging
down, wiry like" Also that once upon
a time somebody asked him, "Is that
a showman? And he answered,
"That's the great Charles Dickens"
A vivid picture, and this is probably
why, plaid trousers and all, it still
sticks in the former Office boys mem
ory; but one wishes he could now re-
call some of the other things he must
have observed In his remarkable chief.
The daily morning oasis., 1919-10-04

READ THE CLASSIFIED ADS.
The daily morning oasis., 1919-10-04
Women In British Industries.

The vast extent to which British
women replaced men in industry and
commerce during the war is disclosed
In a white paper just issued. 1t is
estimated that the net increase in fe-
male workers employed outside their
own homes was 100000.
The number of females employed in
Industrial concerns and government
establishments in April, 1918, were ::
Munitions, 701,O00; other government
work in industry, 774,000. The number
of females employed as permanent
work people in agriculture in July,
1914, was $4,000; in 1918 the number
was 10000.
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Don't YOU want to see the World {?

the red-b1ooded, Woodworking,
hard-playing men of the U. S.
Navy.
Pay begins the day you join.
On board ship a man is always
learning. Trade schools develop
skill, industry and business ability
Thirty days care-free holiday each
year with full pay. The food is
good. First uniform outfit is fur
nished free. Promotion is un-
limited for men of brains. You
can enlist for two years and come
out broader, stronger and abler.
Shove off-Join the U. S. Navy.
If you're between II and IS go to
the nearest recruiting station for
all the details. If you don't know
where it is ask your postmaster.
The daily morning oasis., 1919-10-04
BUILDING
MATERIAL

When you build a house you want
something that will last and look well.
Our stocks of building material are
large and give you the opportunity OF
selecting exactly what you want.
Our mil. does all kinds of cabinet
and interior work so that you can
have your finishing work done to suit
your own taste.
The daily morning oasis., 1919-10-04
announcement,

He (dejectedly)-Is this flnalf 10
there no hope for me?
She-Oh, my, yes! There are lots
of girls not so particular as 1 ain.
The daily morning oasis., 1919-10-04

At one time the bride resided in
Nogales, the home of her mother and
stepfather, Mr.. and Mrs. Ira w.
Shelley having been ON West Street
near Crawford; and the young lady
was known very well, having made
many warm friends. The witnesses
were also residents of Nogales at one
time-in fact Mr.. Hogan is a native
of the line city, and he lived here
through his childhood.
The daily morning oasis., 1919-10-04

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Philadelphia; ]. II. Crosman, Jr.. gen.
eral commercial superintendent, Phil
adelphia; @. S. Reinoehl, division
manager, Philadelphia; II. c. Kunkel,
division superintendent of plant, War
risburg: c. E. Booser. division audi
tor of receipts. Harrisburg; J. 7. Har-
ris, division superintendent of traffic,
Harrisburg; c. F. Brisbin, division
manager, Harrisburg; E. G. Simons.
district manager, Scranton; X. C..
Raup, district manager. Williams
port; h. G. Matter, district manager,
Altoona; f. j. Coover. district man
ager, Allentown; w. F. Bush, district
manager. Reading; w. H. Fetter. dis
trict manager. Harrisburg; r. w.
kintzer, district manager. Wilkes
Barre; p. S. Harkins, district super
intendent of plant, Scranton; V. l.. c.
Hasskarl. district superintendent of
plant, Williamsport; H. S. Springer,
district superintendent of plant, AL
toona; B. O'Donnell, district superin-
tendent of plant. Reading; IL. F.
Hope, district superintendent of
plant. Harrisburg; H. Black. district
superintendent of traffic. Altoona; w.
X. Page, district superintendent of
traffic. Harrisburg; e. \. McDonough,
district superintendent of traffic,
Reading;-A. Deb. Robins, district SUI
perintendent of traffic. Scranton;S. H.
Urian, district superintendent of traf-
fic. Williamsport; William Hasletine.
division employment manager, Har-
risburg; II. Il. Provost division pub
licity manager, Harrisburg; G. ID.
Smith. division chief clerk. Harris
burg; r. l.. Brown, special agent.
Harrisburg.
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