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A SPANISH SAILOR

Synopsis. DR.. John Nicholson,
just beginning his career, becomes
resident physician and companion
of Homer Sidney at Hartley house
Mr. Sidney is an American, semi
invalid, old and rich ana very de-
sirous to live. Mrs. Sidney is
Spanish woman, dignified and reti-
cent. Jed, the butler, acts like
privileged member of the family.
The family has come from Monte
video. South America. Hartley
house is a fine old isolated country
place, with a murder story,
haunted pool" and many watch
dogs, and an atmosphere of mys-
terry. The haunted pool" is where
Richard Dobson, son of former
owner of Hartley house, had killed
his brother, Arthur Dobson. Jed
begins operations by locking the
doctor in his room the very first
night. Doctor John fixes his door
so he can't be locked in. He meets
Isobel, daughter of the house, and
falls in love at first sight. In the
night he finds the butler drunk and
holding Mrs. Sidney by the wrist.
He iinterferes. Mrs. Sidney makes
light of it. John buys a revolver.
John overhears Jed telling Mrs.
Sidney he will have his way. In
reply she says she will not hesitate
to kill him. Mrs Sidney asks John
to consent to the announcement of
his engagement to Isobel. The
young people consent to the make
believe engagement Later they
find it is to head off Jed, who
would marry Isobel. Jed tries to
kill John, but the matter is
smoothed over. John, though ZEN
gagged" to Isobel, conceals his love.
Mr. Sidney visits nearby prison
and has Dobson, the murderer,
pointed out Jed tells the story of
the Dobson murder The family go
to South America for the winter.
John is left at home, but the ZEN
gagement" is, not broken. John
hears the story of a tragedy that
might have happened in Monte
video." The family returns. A
mysterious Spanish sailor appears.
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No wonder Jed i. worried.
llo BE CONTINUED.l
TREASURE OF PIRATE GOLD
Remarkable Collection That lie Die
played In Museum of the Univer-
sity of Pennsylvania.

The largest collection of the gold
work of the Aztecs, the Incas and
other ancient Central American gold
workers, whose civilization was de.
stroyed by the buccaneers seeking the
metal, is on permanent display at the
museum of the University of Pennsyl-
vania. The collection contains $5.000,-
900 worth of pirate gold, some of
which has never been melted down be-
cause of it's exquisite workmanship.
Part of the ancient collection had
been buried in the mountains Of CO.
lombia by the Indians to save the
treasure from invaders. This part was
purchased by the museum Of the Unit
versity of Pennsylvania just after it
had been brought to New York by its
discoveries. The other part is COM
posed of heirIooms handed down to a
French family descended from some
branch of early Spanish royalty, who
got the pieces from shipments sent
home, perhaps by Cortez and his fol-
lowers. The latter part was picked
up in Paris recently by DR.. George
Byron Gorton, director of the univer-
sity museum.
The Colombian part Of the collec-
ton contains nearly 100 pieces, from
breast-plates to bells, bracelets, CIR
dies, earrings and even golden sta
pies, and helmet Of pure gold. The
Paris collection Of "a pieces contains
two pure gold idols nine inches high
and three inches wide at the Shout
ders. The Incas collection also con-
tains death mask Of thin, beaten
gold.
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Attempt Of Communists to Run
Metal Industries of Italy
Likely to Fail.
TECHNICAL men HOLD OUT
Lithuanians Open HostiIities Against
the Poles-B British Won't Release
Irish Hunger Strikers-Destru
tive Earthquake in ltaIy-De-
velopments in Politics.
BY EDWARD j. PIcKARp.

Soviet rule in the industrial region
of northern Italy came rather sudden
~. but it was not unexpected by those
who were watching developments
there. The experiment of the workers
is of great interest, but the indications
are that it will be failure.
Employers in the big metaIlurgical
works of that part of the country I'M
dertook to head off a threatened gen.
eral strike for increased wages by put
ting a lockout into effect. The imme-
date result was the seizure of the
plants by the workers, who put them
under the management Of the soviets,
and are trying to operate them on COM
munistic principles. The owners did
not resist. but the technical and adj
ministrative stats unanimously re-
fused to join in with the others, and
consequently the latter are having a
hard time in making good. They have
Ho one capable Of directing their eff
forts, and thousands Of them are drift
Ing. away and refusing to work at all.
In the plants that are running the
waste is said to be appalling.
So far the communists have gener-
ely refrained from violence-inde
there has been no occasion for it.
Therefore the government has declined
10 interfere, trusting that the employ
rs and men will finally adjust their
differences. The government of Italy
is In more precariOus position than
any other OF the great powers and
cannot afford to antagonize the labor
ties and communists. If the soviet
movement spreads to other industries
and interferes with the public services
and the provisioning Of the people,
Premier Giolitti may be forced to in
tervene. In order to meet that event
uality, it is said, the employees OF the
ccmmunized automobile factories at
Turin are building armored cars and
tanks. and the airplane makers at
Brescia are mounting on planes num-
Der of machine guns that were secret
Iy removed from the arsenal at Ven
ice. The situation may be cleared up
by two conferences that opened near
the close of the week.
Italian manufacturers declare that
the wage increase demanded by the
100000 metal workers employed by
them would add at least 1,COO,0O0,OOO.
lire to their pay roll and that this
burden could not be sustained. They
point out that Italy pays IS times the
pre-war price for COAL while England
pays only three times, America only
3.5, France six, and even Germany
only IL. AS a result foreign produc-
ton is replacing Italian.
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it, because 7 didn't want to interfere
with your evening, but since you mem
ton it, I'll admit it."
"Go on along then, jed" said Mr..
Sidney. "Go and have the doctor look
you over"
sim not sick" said Jed almost an
grily, "but l know I'm bad company.
I'll go to bed"
There's something wrong with the
man." I said as Jed left, 'but it isn't
physical"
$50 1 imagined" said Mr.. Sidney.
"He's as strong as an OK. He's got
the constitution of an onion. How
ever, he's noe himself tonight, and
that's all there is to that. Will you
read to me?"
It was eleven o'clock when I went
to my room. I was glad of my re-
lease, although it had been a pleasant
evening. For a dead or dying man
for a living and live man, for that
matter-Mr. Sidney had extraordinary
manners and great charm. He gave
a dignity and worth to life by his
very manner Of leaving it. In going
from it, he proved it to be worth while
which, I suspect, is the highest ac-
complishment Of the real gentleman.
After / had gone to my room, |
found myself restless and thought |
might find rest in walk. | expected
to be joined by my friends the mastiffs
and Airedales as soon as was out
side, but not dog appeared. This
was enough to be noticed, but not
enough, at the time, to be given sig
nificance. / walked about for while
and re-entered the house with quieter
nerves.
I found that l was tired. Ordi-
narily / liked at least an hours read
ing just before bed, but this night !
wanted sleep.
was grateful for the mood and the
opportunity, and yawned once or
twice as got into my pajamas.
I do not know when I went to sleep
or how soon thereafter / awakened.
1t was possibly only two hours later.
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cheekinu Fire in Films.

The celluIoid films used for motion
pictures ignite easily and burn rap
idly, necessitating the installation of
special protective equipment. A Eu-
ropean inventor has combined a new
chemical with an ingenious method of
applying it, which saves, it is asserted,
all of the film except the portion first
ignited. The film in the projecting
machine is surrounded by ring of
tubing with inner perforations, con-
nected with an iron tank containing
the chemical, colorless liquid. A
valve near the operators hand enables
the flow to be started instantly.-Pop-
ular Mechanics Magazine.
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Just Then Was Blinded by the Light
of an Electric FIashlight Hitting Me
Full In the Eyes.
did not look at my watch, for the
very good reason that other. things
at the time were more important. A
bright moonlight was shining, and
whatever had awakened me, the moon
light showed me good cause to be
awake. In window which the moon
light touched with full, Illuminating
force, was face recognizable as that
of the Spanish sailor.
Again only his head was visible, but
this time he was in my bedroom win
dow and seemingly trying for entrance
into my room. This may seem more
CHASTITY proceeding than his appear
ance above the wall early in the eve
ming, but really it was not. had the
shock Of unpleasant establishment, but
felt, to my satisfaction, the ability
to handle the situation. was not
frightened by the appearance Of the
head in my window. suppose it is
because the appearance suggested
burglars, and burglars are cOnven-
tiOnal.
I lay quietly in bed and wondered
how much more than the head ]
should see. Just then was blinded
by the light Of an electric fashlight
hitting me full in the eyes.
A second later the flash was gone,
the face in the window was gone and
slight movement on the gravel below
showed me that my visitor was gone.
I got up and looked out. Although
the lawn was bright in the moonlight.
no one was to be seen. The Spaniard
had disappeared into the woods.
To come to an understanding Of the
sailors acts, not much, reasoning was
needed; it was not my room he was
trying to enter, but Jed's. His fash
light had not only shown that was
awake but that he had the wrong
man, and he had climbed down and
run into the woods. One mystery was
how he had escaped the dogs.
That was explained the next day !;
they had not been loose the night
before; had not been released from
their kennels They were found rest
less from an unexpected night of con-
f1nement. They had not been out be-
cause the stableman who had charge
Of them had spent the afternoon and
night In the village of Hartley, drunk.
It was an extraordinary and not an
ordinary proceeding for this stable
man, who had been dependable char
acter. It did not require much sus-
picion to conjecture that he had been
tempered with in deliberate purpose to
free the grounds Of the dogs for the
use the Spanish sailor made when
he climbed up to my room.
The stableman, proved delinquent,
was so apparently contrite and inno-
cent that it would have been an injus-
tice to punish or discharge him. He
had gone to the village in the early
afternoon on an assigned mission for
the house. He had used the Oppor-
tunity to drink a few glasses of beer,
for which proceeding no one would
blame him In Hartley house. 1t seems
that he drank two or three glasses
more than he intended to and, even
beer being in fashion intoxicating,
got into a condition which made him
amiable to the approach Of stranger
who succeeded in interesting him in
the immediate prospects of life, which
then to him were chiefly alcoholic.
He and the stranger had much talk
and many drinks. The stableman lost
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commander, Capt. e. 81. Durrell OF
the United States navy to the United
States Shipping board, whose flag was
hoisted In the place of the naval en-
sign.
During her lying up the cost has
been estimated at $1,000 a day for up
keep, including a skeleton crew to look
after the pipes, wash down decks and
guard the gangway, and totals $500
900 for the IL months. She was the
first transport to be laid off by the war
department last fall on account of
her heavy consumption of coal and the
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Polish troops. in their operations
against the Russians, have run afoul
of the Lithuanians, and hostilities have
broken out between the two countries.
The bone of contention is the province
of Suwalki, which is inhabited main
ly by Lithuanians and was given to
Lfthuania by Russia when the Poles
were driven out recently. Attacking
suddenly, the Lithuanians defeated the
Poles in the region of seiny and then
by forced marches advanced beyond
the city Of Suwalki, with the evident
intention of assaulting the Augustowo
fortress, to which heavy Polish re-en-
forcements were rushed. Poland pro-
tested to the League Of Nations against
the action of Lithuania, but that coun-
try refused to accept the blame, stat
ing that it does not recognize the lines
Of demarcation fixed by Earl Curzon
and Marshal Foch, but is ready to
cease hostilities and negotiate new
line.
OF course, the Russian reds took
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cost Of a crew of 1900 officers and
men, which she must carry. So far
the shipping board has declined offers
made by Steamship companies with
the proviso that the ship should be-
reconditioned before the purchase
This would cost about $10,OOO,OOO, and
it is understood the shipping board has
not that amount to it's credit, so the
biggest ship in the world continues
idle.
Capt. John Jamison has been In
charge of the Leviathan since last No
yember with skeleton crew.
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LEvIATHAN LAID UP A YEAR
Ten Million Dollars Needed to Refit
the Liner That Figured conspic-
uousIy in War.

New York.-One year ago the for
mer United States transport Leviathan
arrived from Brest with General
Pershing on board and several thou
sand American troops returning from
the war, and was tied up at Hoboken,
where she has since been lying idle.
The vessel was turned over by her
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CHAPTER VIII.

When saw Mr.. Sidney that eve
ming he made remark in joke that
Jed was i'll and needed my attention.
IT have not had the usual satisfac-
ton of my wine" he said, land know
it is because Jed is not in condition"
''Tm not well, Mr.. Sidney" said Jed.
81 didn't want to say anything about
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saw you, he smiled as If he had found
what he was looking for"
Jed was unhappy and showed it.
81 wish you were a friend, DOCTOR"
he said. 81 try to make you one. /
will get you your coffee"
He sent in maid to sweep up the
areakage from the coffee-tray, and
presently he came with another pot
and cup. He had steadied down, but
was not tranquil.
'You know that man." said, "and
you wanted to kill him."
81 never saw him before" he said.
"You have had some sort of dealing
with him. He has been hunting for
you. He has found you. I think we
are going to find you more interesting,
Jed. The man will remain n the
neighborhood think you are going to
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At this writing Terence MacSwiney,
lord mayor Of Cork, was still alive, but
very weak, and there was no prospect
Of his relief save by death. This may
be delayed a considerable time as he
is fed during his periods of uncon-
sciousness. Sir Hamar Greenwood,
chief secretary for Ireland, on return
ing from a visit with Lloyd George in
Switzerland, announced: "The deci-
sion Of the government is final and ir-
revocable. Neither the lord mayor of
Cork nor any other Irish hunger strik
err will be released. 1t would be
monstrous thing if any prisoner, po-
Iitical or otherwise, could secure his
release at will by refusing food
The British government has made
it clear that the Irish need expect lit
tie leniency as long as they continue
their campaign of assassination against
the constabulary and military in Ire
land. 1T was reported from Rome that
the pope had interceded in behalf Of
MacSwiney, and the mayors Of num-
Der of American cities sent cable
grams asking his release. Dispatches
from London said Archbishop Mannix
of Australia might be permitted to go
to Ireland within few days, having
convinced the authorities that he is OPP
posed to extremist measures and seeks
to act as peacemaker.
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Earthquake shocks in northern Italy
killed several thousand persons, made
many more thousands homeless and
did tremendous damage to property.
The region affected lies between Flor
ence, Milan and the Adriatic coast.
Numerous towns and villages were
wholly or partly destroyed and edi-
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In matters political the presidential
candidates and the campaign fund in-
vestigation had to share interest last
week with some important primaries.
The results Of these were not salts
factory to the upholders of President
Wilson's draft Of the league covenant,
for their opponents scored in three
states, widely separated. In New
Hampshire United States Senator
Moses. who is one of the ''irreconcil-
abIes, was renominated by the Re-
publicans, having majority of $4,000
over FL. L. Spaulding in a total vote
of $4,000. Spaulding advocated a
league with the Lodge reservations;
what may have counted more, he was
opposed to woman suffrage.
Georgia's Democratic primaries re-
suited in the nomination Of Thomas E.
Watson, former Populist for United
States senator. His opponents were
Senator Hoke Smith and Gov. Hugh
Dorsey, the latter making the race as
an administration candidate and ac-
,cepting the league as submitted by
President Wilson Watson has been
an open foe of the administration and
opposes the league in any form.
A third test was in Wisconsin, where
the Republicans, renominated Senator
Irvine L. Lenroot, a Lodge reservations
list.
Senator Brandegee was renominated
by the Republicans Of Connecticut, and
Senator Marcus Smith by the Demo-
Gratis Of Arizona.
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fees famous for centuries were laid
in ruins. The great Carrara marble
quarries are about in the center Of the
shaken region, and it was reported
that hundreds Of workers were en-
tombed there. Relief agencies got into
operation quickly, and King Victor En-
manuel hurried to the scene to do what
he could, directing the efforts of the
rescuers, and feeding and consoling the
survivors.
Later in the week there were new
quakes, in the Emilia district, caus-
ing further loss Of lives and destruc~
ton of property.
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Reports from southern Russia dur
ing the week were contradictory. One
day there would be story of the de-
feat of Baron Wrangel's forces, and
the next day dispatches telling Of vic
tories over the reds. AT this time the
latest report Is that WrangeTs troops
had surrounded the bolsheviki at Kach-
ovka and that a fierce battle was In
progress with the bridge over the
Dnieper river as the immediate prize.
The town is Of great strategic value.I
The Russians are using most of their
reserves in combating Wrangel. The
Polish general staff has declined to
undertake a joint offensive against the
reds in combination with Wrangel.
pointing out that peace negotiations
at Riga are imminent and that the al
lied attitude prevents the renewing Of
the campaign unless the soviet gov
eminent refuses equitable terms.
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advantage of this complication and re-
newed their attacks on the Poles, but
with small success or utter failure.
General Budenny, it was reported, was
gathering large forces in the Pripet
marshes with which he intended to
move against either Lemberg or Lub-
lin.
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One important event in the world Of
sport took place on Labor day. That
was the vain attempt Of Billy Miske
to take away from Jack Dempsey the
heavyweight championship. The fight
was staged at Benton Harbor, Mich.
and was witnessed by some 10000 men
and a few women. Mr. Mlske was
game, but he never had chance. In
the third round Mr.. Dempsey knocked
him down and, as he arose. shot right
hook to the jaw that put him on the
mat for the count.
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Predictions that the Germans would
be unwilling or unable to disarm and
properly intern the many thousands
of Russians who we're forced across
the East Prussian border have been
fulfilled. Several times lately large
bodies of these reds have recrossed
the frontier and attacked Polish POI
sitions. They were captured or re-
pulsed, but Poland naturally is peeved.
She has sent notes to the allied pow
ers, demanding that Germany be COM
PEELED to follow the rules of warfare
and keep these bolshevik forces in re-
straint The Poles allege that the en-
tire Third bolsheyikl cavalry corps in
East Prussia has been neither dis
armed nor interned and their horses
have not been taken away from them.
They say these troops are in a posi-
ton to charge across the frontier
whenever they wish The Germans
reply that they have insufficient reichs-
wehr troops to guard so many reds.
The Independent Socialists of Ger
many have turned against the Lenine
regime in Russia, and in conference at
Berlin they declared against union
with Moscow. Prof. Karl Ballod, one
of their Wisest leaders, who has been
in Russia for several months, told them
the Russian soviet chiefs have failed
to show that they can establish social
ism in their country and have proved
themselves wholly incapable Of effect
ing an economic restoration Of Rus
STA. He pictured the food, transporta-
ton and industrial conditions there as
deplorable. The Germans were high
" displeased with the anti-socialistic
policies adopted by Lenine and Trot-
zky.
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Persistent digging by the senatorial
committee on campaign funds brought
out facts favorable to both sides.
Among the witnesses heard was Harry
NJ. Blair, assistant to Republican
Treasurer Upham, and the author Of
the now famous "Form 101" plan for
larger cities. He said that he had $50
copies Of this circular made, locked
most of them in safe, but took sew
eral to New York, where his idea Of
raising the limit of subscriptions was
rejected by the Republican committee.
Consequently the circular was never
issued, but Mr.. Blair admitted some
copies might have got out and thus
come into the hands of Mr.. Cox. Dud-
ley S. Blossom Of Cleveland gave evl.
dence in support Of the Cox charge
that special quotas were fixed for the
larger cities, admitting that the Cleve-
land quota was 100000, and that he
was ia charge of 20 teams named to
raise that sum. He said that only $74,4
900 has been raised or pledged.
Other evidence heard by the commits
tee established the Cox charge that
within the Republican national COM
mittee there was a volunteer as well
as a paid organization for raising
funds; and refuted the Democratic
candidates charges that the Republic
can fund was to be $160OO,O00 or any
thing like that, and that subscriptions
Of more than s., 900 were sought.
The fact was developed that state
and local managers all down the line
expanded the quotas they were asked
to raise, in order to get the amount
asked by the national committee.
A man from Augusta, Ill, produced
letters to the postmaster OF that town
soliciting contributions to the Demo
cratic fund Those bore the signature
Of Charles Boeschenstein, Democratic
national committeeman for nIionis.
The Republican members Of the inves-
tigating committee asked that Boes-
chenStein be summoned to explain,
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have some unpleasant hours. The
thought does not make me unhappy"
81 wish l could find a friend in this
house." said Jed.
81 wish you could deserve one" l
said.