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s1 q the eala building.
90 revised list Of polling places
r16les Of judges Of election for
Island and tho country dis
5s u the county, - given out
lbanty Clerk Henry Hubbard
- 9 follows:
~ Yoh's barber shop,
N Fourth avenue. Bert Yoh. ".
n After, J. D. Warnock.
4 n Precinct Grant school. 800
Iesti syenue. james McCor-
~ 3. ]. Gahagen, Robert Beck.
3Ti Precinct-Lehnefer's, 900
~ avenue. H. N. Eendren.
- Sehaefef. Frank Curnyn.
m Precinct-Kramer's store,
Y Ninth street. r. ". Young, Il
2vtaer. G. Z. Ziegler.
I'M Precinct Garage, 1111
fhth ayenue. J. L. Hickey. Franz
Fvn,s, George D. Bleuer.
GRh Precinct - Church, 1926
{seIah street. James A. Weed,
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hi precinct--Miller's store, 16oe
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was an accomplished scoundrel, the
sportsman in me was inclined to give
him chance.
II will tell you the story in pri-
vate," said.
II should like to hear it," Grant
said.
"Out with it," said Screed. 1T
should be interesting.
I had given Grant a chance, and IL
he would not take it that was his
lookout. So I told my tale, emitting
nothing. not even the fact that Grant
and I were waiting for the bully to
join us.
1T was a good idea of yours sug-
costing that the Bohemian might be
the man they were looking for" said
Screed. Did you really think SO, or
was it bluff"
II didn't think much about him
either way except as means of get
ting out of horrible hole. Your
wits get nimble when a man is
threatening you with a knife. The
business end of revolver can look
at fairly calmly. but knife makes
me feel sick. Constitutional weak
ness perhaps"
NASTY things. knives" Grant re-
marked.
What went wrong. Screed. that
you left me in the lurch?" l asked.
Things haven't gone wrong. or you
wouldn't be here"
by happy chance"
Not quite that, Mr.. Yates salo
Grant. you forget my friend"
I'm inclined to think he won't turn
up, Mr.. Grant" screed said. HE Is
otherwise engaged. In fact, all Mr..
Yates friends have been caught.
Some one forgot to put warning
lamp in window. SO they walked
into a trap where the police were
waiting for them"
you have got them ALL" l ex-
claimed.
Every man jack"
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as they went down the stairs, and
promised to show light as usual in
some window il he had reason to
think the house was being watched. l
heard door bang, and then the bully
kave his attention to me.
II expect you are trying to be clev-
err" he said. but you haven't got rid
of me. Do you really think the other
man Is the man we want?"
knowing that I am not. ] made
suggestion. You seemed to think it
was a good one just now"
"Ah, do not say all think-never,
and 1 do not show the world the
works in my brain. nor you. nor those
Others / am not an exhibit in a
glass case. No, always say less than
know. and then people think I know
more than do. You think you have
fooled me; you have never yet got up
early enough to do that"
1 fully realized that this man might
be more dangerous to me than any Of
the others. but at any rate he did not
threaten me with an ugly knife.
II see your brain working" he went
on. you wonder why I did not lock
you up and go with the others-l, who
am their leader. We take little jour-.
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THE SECOND OF SERIES OF STORIES
BY PERCY JAMES .BREBNER

much as possible I accelerated your
departure from London by few
hours"
You don't seem to have put them
out much They got me all right"
Not put them out! All who have
taken hand in this affair are under
lock and key at this moment"
"And might have been dead from
the thrust Of beastly docking knife"
"And instead you are alive to re-
ceive the thanks of the British gov
eminent. should think he is cer-
tain to get thanked. Ell. Mr.. Grant?"
Certain"
I looked from one to the other in
some bewilderment. l had expected
Screed to complete the business by
having Grant arrested.
"Mr. Grant Is a kings messenger"
said Screed. HE plays the part OF .
shabby Bohemian we'll. doesn't he?
And the bully. Mr.. Yates-wel'. you
saw him for moment when we drew
back into that recess on the stairs to
let him pass. I took his place, and
we were very nearly caught. 1t was
lucky the others had gone before he
arrived. or we should have been In
the soup. He must have discovered
that something had gone wrong. ana
come to the Paris headquarters to see
what had happened. He is very
ferocious person indeed, and had 1
known more about him I might have
made better understndy. After all,
it was good enough"
Couldn't you have given me hint,
some catch phrase. some movements
You haven't got near TO appreciating
my position
1.-THE eyes looking on were too
sharp. Sure you didn't suspect who
! was?"
mot for a moment"
Good 1t shows / am cleverer than
thought I was" Screed remarked,
complacently.
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Except me-" Grant laughed.

Except me-" Grant laughed.
"All in good time" was Screed's an
swer. you've heard Mr.. Yates tale;
You were right. Mr.. Yates. the Bohe-
milan was the bearer of most impor-
tant papers to Paris. 1t was known
both in London and Paris that the
most elaborate plans for intercepting
these papers had been made, but what
these plans were. or who was behind
them. could not be discovered. Elab-
crate precautions were necessary, and
at the request of our government l
undertook the business. I drew red
herring across the trail You were
the red herring. I so arranged your
departure from London that the gang
should mark you down as the messen-
ger, taking the bold risk that the
real messenger should travel to Paris
attracting attention and it has come
off. You could not have helped being
a little self-conscious had you been
in the secret. so / told you nothing"
And didn't worry what became of
me-" said.
II had to get the papers safely to
Paris. and in big affairs of this kind
little matters have to slide. did
not know who was in the gang. and
l didn't know how they had planned
to secure their victim. nor where they
would take him. You>must appre-
ciate my difficulties. l knaw only
one thing for certain. A cosmopoli-
tan scoundrel, German born, was to
take the lead In this business, and.
as he has done on former occasions,
would take control only at the last
moment"
1.-The bully?"
That describes him very we'll. Elk
cept when he is on the warpath he is
of retiring disposition. is known to
very few Of the large gang which
works the whole of Europe in differ
ent enterprises. l had to take my
chance. and to put the gang out az
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ney together. and you say nothing
and do exactly as you are told. l can
use knife. Come"
With his hand upon my arm ready
to grip me if l showed any sign Of
resistance. we went down a flight of
stairs, and were at the head of Sec
ond fight, when the street door be-
low us opened and closed again, and
some one came hurriedly up the stairs.
For moment the bully seemed un-
certain how TO act. the interruption
was evidently unexpected. One of his
companions did not trust him and
was returning to share his watch
over me. hoped 1t wasn't the man
with the knife. Suddenly the bully.
with a threatened hiss to be silent,
drew me into recess, and as he did
SO noticed he had a revolver ready.
The man who came up was
stranger to me. coarse, brutal fell
low, more ferocious than my jailer. as
murderous looking scoundrel as had
ever set eyes upon. He passed without
glance at the recess and went up to
the room we had left.
Now. quietly" said the bully, grip
ping my arm. l went with him un-
hesitatingly for had no desire to
meet the newcomer. We tip-toed
down the next flight Of stairs, then
turned into short passage and
passed through door at the end of
1t. This opened on to the head of
another flight Of narrow stairs, and
my companion paused as II uncer-
tain whether to go down or not. At
the foot he paused again and listened
before opening another door which
led into large storeroom filled with
bales and boxes.
This way" and he led me down
an alley between stacked merchan-
disc. He still had the revolver In his
hand ready to use 1t on me or on
any other enemy who might stand
in his way. No one challenged us,
and not a sound reached my ears as
from one storeroom we descended
to another, and finally through q
small door. which the fully unboited,
passed into narrow street My
companion looked from right to left;
only half dozen children were pay
: Ing In the gutter.
~ shoot II you attempt to call for
help" he said. You give me your
word to keep quiet? 1t 10 best for,
you and for me-
~ VAS susA . rslis1 q Be. In the
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OUR VANISHING WILD PLANTS

cent solution Of glycerin for about
an hour, after which it may be hung
up to dry. The materia! will retain
its natural pliability Indefinitely: 1t
may be fireproofed If desired. by dip
ping in a saturated sofW:ica of am
monium phosphate.
Holly and most other leaves can be
preserved on the branches by the
same method, thus providing the best
method of eliminating this enormous
annual waste. Tons of holly, crow
foot and Christmas trees are thrown
away after use or burned up after
Christmas for lack of sale, all over
the country, every year.
Among the attractive herbaceous
plants which need protection are the
gentian, columbine, phlox. pansy
and birds -foot violets, Dutchnan's
breeches. bloodroot. hepatica. rue
anemone, pond lily, bluebells, shoot
ing star, spring beauty, dog-tooth
violet or adder's tongue, wild indigo.
wild lupine And all orchids such as
lady's slipper. lady's tresses, fringed
orchid. pogonia. dragons mouth. cor
rai.root and rattlesnake plantain.
Teachers Of botany classes in
schools are often. thoughtlessly.
among the. greatest offenders, by
taking their classes into the fields
and woods and allowing them to dig
up large numbers of rare plants
roots and all. for the student col
lections and for analysts. Botany
teachers are urged to impress on
their students the necessity of taking
only common wild or cultivated plants
for class use. Roots Of the rarer
plants should not be disturbed and
plenty Of flowers left to make seed.
Students, Boy and Girl Scouts and
others can often help increase the
rarer wild flowers by collecting part
of the ripe seed and distributing it
in as nearly the same kind of sur
plants do not grow.
Florists often employ collectors to
get large quantities Of rare wild
flowers and ferns for decorative pur-
poses, and in many sections OF the
country plants are being exterminat-
ed by having their roots collected in
large quantities for drug purposes.
Florists can readily cultivate all the
decorative material necessary. Many
of the plants collected for drug pur-
poses have little or no medicinal
value and the sooner they are elm
mated from the pharmacopoeia the
better. Those nect ssary for medicinal
use and of proved value should be
cultivated in sufficient quantity to
supply the demand. as good prices
can be obtained in many cases to
warrant the expense of cultivaaing
the necessary drug plants. This 10
already being done on drug farm
at Ballston. Va. and in number OF
other parts Of the country. but at the
present time the plants cultivated
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are mosiy limited to those which are
imported.
Legislation may be necessary to
certain flowers have been largely ex- i.
terminated by state legislatures hav-
ing made them the official state fow-
err. thus causing an artificial demand
for them. The Maryland, legislature
recently passed a law providing fine
of from IS to $25. or thirty to ninety
days imprisonment. or both. for TAX
ing or destroying any kind Of plant
material without the written consent
or personal supervision OF the owner.
Many wild flower lovers get great
enjoyment from photographing wild
flowers in their natural places Of
growth. One of these. E. L. Crandall
of the Department Of Agriculture. has
made large collection Of such pho-
tographs. set OF which he has given
to be used for lantern slides and other
wild flower work. Other persons OBJ
tain equal enjoyment from making
water-colored drawings of wild fow-
ers. Notable among these is the col
lection made by Mrs. Charles d. Wal
colt. wife of the secretary Of the
Smithsonian Institution. who from
time to time has placed these on ex-
hibition in the Smithsonian building.
A local biologists field club pur-
chased several years ago an island Of
about thirteen acres in the Potomac
river In order to preserve local wild
plant and animal life from destruc-
ton. Since that time it has added
nearly forty acres adjoining the is
land on the Maryland shore. to which
it introduces from time to time colo
MES Of plants not already represented
there or urgently in need Of protec-
ton. Numerous individuals in the
District have carried out the same
idea on a much smaller scale by hav-
ing small colonies Of their favorite
wild flowers growing in a shady cor
ner of their yard. Many OF these flow
ers require special conditions for sue
cessful growth and prospective wild
flower gardeners are advised not to
experiment with the rarer wild fow-
ers without expert advice. as first at
tempts often fail
Among the attractive flowers that
may be freely picked are the evening
primrose, mullen. wild sunflower,
daisy. black-eyed Susan, daisy flea
bane. aster. goldenrod, buttercup. wild
roses. Japanese honeysuckle. common
violet. bluet and marsh marigold.
society known as the Wild Flow
err Preservation Society OF America
was organized in Washington in 1907.
The local chapter is endeavoring to
educate the public to the necessity OF
preserving all rare wild flowers by
illustrated lectures and distribution
of literature on the subject. Occa-
sional wild flower hikes, led by local
botanists, are held for the purpose OF
observing and photographing wild
nOWero
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no lovers of nature, particularly
of the more noticeable of our
spring wild flowers, no subject

spring wild flowers, no subject
is of more interest than the
perpetuation OF the natural supply OF
these flowers. Few persons stop to
think that there is any danger of any
of these being practically exterminat-
ed, but the fact remains that in the
vicinity Of the District of Columbia,
thelast wild clump of rhododendron
was nearly destroyed several years
ago. The remains Of this clump have.
however been removed to protected
surroundings, where 1t is hoped that
1t wilr-continue to flourish for many
years. In the mountains of North
Carolina carloads of rhododendron.
mountain laurel and azalea are dug up
by the roots and hauled away by nur-
serymen and florists every year.
The mayfower. or trailing arbutus,
is rapidly disappearing, because
every one who picks 1t usually pulls
up several feet of roots, which: are
then broken of and thrown away. BY,
breaking Off short stems without. dis
turbing the roots most of this destruc-.
tion could have been prevented.
With the present rapid destruction
of the towering dogwood and sweet
bay Cor swamp magnolia) the end OF
these plants cannot be many years
distant. Nearly every automobile
coming into the city on Sundays dur
ing the towering period of the dog
wood carries a load, and unfortunately
for the hopes OF the flower pickers the
flowers Of the dogwood are practically
always SO badly wilted when they
reach home that the flowers have to
be thrown away. In the process of OBJ
tanning these flowers hundreds OF the
slender tree-like trunks are broken
down.
At Christmas time trailing ever
green or crowfoot is pulled up by the
roots in great quantities and thou
sands of holly trees are entirely
stripped Of their branches. The To-
calities near Washington where these
are common are becoming scarcer
each year. Soon these will be avail
able only from distant northern and
southern localities, and at very high
prices. Short stems can be cut from
the crowfoot and tied into wreaths or
chains with much less danger OF ex-
termination Chains and wreaths OF
crowfoot can he kept for years In
perfect condition. To do this the ma
terial should first be bleached over
night in a SO per cent solution Of ia
vale water (see directions on all one
pound bleaching powder cans). 1t Is
then washed for half an hour In rum
ming water. after which it should be
dyed with an analine green, OF as
near the natural color as possible,
suitable for dyeing cotton goods.
After wrinsing the material in run
ming water to get rid Of the surplus
color 1t should be placed In 10 per
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cara.
"Oh, yes. bring him In. Do you
know him by chance. Mr.. Yates"
And he threw the card on the little
table.
"Screed"
"A London detective, I believe" he
said, with a smile. MY word, you
have got your chance to give me
away"
His GOODNESS had something sub
lime In 1t, but l had no time to an
swer him before Screed came across
to the lounge with exactly the same
self.assertiveness in which he always
entered Betty's teashop. He shook
hands with Grant.
Congratulations, Mr.. Yates" he
said, turning to me. You seem TO be
in clover here, and was afraid you
were having a very bad time"
Il have had q devil Of a time" l
answered, sand 1t iss not thanks to
you. that / am out ofit-for the time
being. at any. rate" g.
Let us hear all about it--that is.
IL Mr.. Grant doesn't object"
It was an awkward predicament.
Grant had behaved very deccntiy to
me. and although = had ne doubt he
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and put him inside tho he resisted
with all his tiny might. But he would
not slap put. Out he popped as soon
as the hand that held him let go.
Finally Billy Whiskers Jumped in
and all the rest followed.
This delay made the monkey cage
the last of all to get started There
was no need to hurry. So Mike and
Jim decided that thoy would put off
boxing Billy up until they reached
the station. They felt sure that there
would be chance in the darkness
and confusion that there always was
when loading the cars. The box they
planned to put him in was carried to
Jim drove to the darkest and most
out-o the way place he could that
they might the less likely be inter
rupted in carrying out their wicked
scheme.
Pretty soon after the wagon came
to halt. Mike appeared at the door
of the cage. At first he called Billy
Whiskers softly, and seemed great
ly pleased to find him laying right by
the cage door.
ut makes it just as easy as can
be-" Billy heard him say. "You open
the door. Jim, and I will yank him
out. Shut and lock It as quick as
ever you can and then help me, for
I may need It."
You may indeed" thought Billy.
(And Billy thought correctly, as
you Will see tomorrow
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Billy, who was keenly watching
everybody when the show broke up,
saw Mike wink at Jim when the
manager walked away. It made him
anxious for he knew It would make
them more determined to steal him
than ever. During the excitement Of
the performance he had forgotten ell
about their scheme, but now it came
back to him in hurry and he
wondered II he had been wise in
trusting his personal safety altogeth-
er to Colonel Mandrill and his family.
Well, it's too late now to make
any new plans" thought Billy. Tf
the monkeys can't save me. I'm lost
TO this show. But If Mike and Jim
think that they can do as they please
with me. even II they succeed in
boxing me up and leaving me on the
depot platform. they are nightly
mistaken. I'll show them a thing or
two that they don't seem to know.
For penny. I'd start In right now.
1t seems just as tho 1t would feel
good and rest my head 70 butt into
big Mike But he thought better of
IL and resolved to wait.
BY this time the MONKEYS big
cage was standing ready for them
to get into 1t, but not one OF them
showed any disposition to take the
hint. Mike and Jim, who were given
charge OF them also. coax ed and coax-
ed in vain. Finally one Of them caught
Tittlebat Titmouse-that was the
big name of the smallest monkey