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plice, even a disguised policeman. It
masked some trick surely. of which
was quite liable to be the victim: De-
hind my lady's smiling eyes, and
cheerfulness, there was surely some
marked purpose. This was the i'm
preston with which I ended-that for
some end unknown she was coldly
playing with me. leading me on.
began to think Harris had gone
away with the others, and left me
there alone heard voices speaking
earnestly in the distance. but without
venturing forth from my hiding place.
Then he appeared suddenly, bringing
In his arms a bottle and box Of
cigars.
"Touch match to the gas-jet,
DAILY" he said, feeling for the table in
the dark. THAT'S better. l hung
around until the gang all got out, so
as to be sure we were safely alone.
Have drink, and light up, old man.
We are as secure here as we would be
at the bottom of the sea. This is
Alva's whisky, but good sampled 1t
before
He sat on the table, nursing his
knee, rather pleased with himself, i
thought, cigar thrust between his
lips, the blue smoke curling up before
his face. l ignored the invitation to
drink but helped myself to a weed,
waiting for him to open conversation.
"Well," he said finally, everything
is going according to Hoyle, but there
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Continued from last week.

She laughed, but so low as to be in
audible to those beyond the closed
door
"You amuse me. Cannot a woman
even a womanly woman. if you
please-love her country and be will
ing to sacrifice in its behalf?"
"Not to the extent of treachery and
deceit; not to the end that innocent
men and women suffer-" l returned
hotly, forgetting caution.
"And is that my purpose here, you
think?"
'Is it not? This is a neutral land,
yet what else can this conspiracy COM
template but cowardfy destruction"
II refuse to answer-here and now,
at least Nor do / know why you
should ask. Why are you here. and
how? Do you realize the ease with
which I could open this door. and give
you over to the mercy of those men
in there? After what you have just
said. why do you suppose fail to do
SO? Because am such womanly
woman. perhaps"
Rather because you have no rea-
son to so act. I may denounce your
connection with this affair, believing
it no fit work for any true woman to
be engaged in, and yet myself be no
traitor to the cause"
"You still hold me a true woman
then?"
"Yes;I may be blind, but I retain
faith
"That is good--yet do not trust too
much in any woman. What is your
name?"
"D-Daly, Harry DAILY"
"You seem to have some difficulty
tonight In remembering names. Does
this mean you also possess
VARIETY"
She stopped, listening intently, her
head tilted back so as to better hear
what was occurring behind the closed
door.
"Be quiet" she whispered, one hand
held forth in swift warning. "They
are through in there, think. and Alva
will be out in moment Now listen
Don't ask any questions, but listen.
Will you pledge yourself to do what
ever say?"
within any reasonable limits
yes."
Limits! Don't talk limits" impa-
tiently. "You say you are blind, but
retain faith. Act on that faith blind
ly. l cannot speak here; there is no
time, no opportunity. Tomorrow at
two o'clock, come to PAT lie Compile
street. VIII you"
Eyes"
'Do not mistake the number. Ask
for Miss Conrad. Now go back there
and wait for Homer. Quickz-they are
coming"
plunged hastily into the passage,
and CROPPED my way back between the
narrow walls to the secluded room in
the rear. was too confused, too
startled, to even think clearly. My
conception of this woman, her nature
and her purpose. had been changed
dozen times during this brief CONVEX
sation. Even now / was utterly In
the dark. Did the woman know me?
or suspect the reason Of my presence?
That was manifestly impossible. She
was utterly strange TO me, and she
was not one to be easily forgotten.
Why, then, did she trust me-if 1t was
trust?
1t must be either that, or treachery
Of the foulest type. "247 lie Compile
street, could not recall the neigh
borhood, only a vague conception Of
red brick buildings OF exactly the
same general style-probably fairly
respectable boarding houses. And
was to ask for Miss Conrad" Who
might she be? Not the lady had just
left, surely, for she was scheduled to
take the midnight train for Washing
ton. miss Conrad" might be any
thinR=-a strange woman. an accom-
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CHAPTER VI.
The Deserted Automobile.

was impatient for him to continue
but he sat there chuckling to himself,
and toying with fresh cigar.
swell, what did you dor
"PIayed 1t safe and sure. I'm too
old bird to be caught mapping. /
put In most Of that night holding wet
cloths to Horner's head, and thinking
out some plan Of action. Before morn
ing he thought I was the best fellow
he ever knew, and I had the guy
where / wanted him. For one of his
breed, ne was rather friendly cuss.
This was how mapped 1t out. That
letter of credit had to be turned into
currency before 1t could do me any
good and the only way that might be
done was through this guy Alva. /
must get to him somehow In way
that would put me next his scheme,
so I'd know when he had the cash.
Once 7 got these details attended to
in little old New York, the swag was
as good as my own. knew dozen
guys that would bump Horner off for
u huhht IN A ~ tpiiit w bh"" " 49,
price wasn't high. A million /! Oh.
man; and 1t had dropped right into
my lap. But 10 do this It was neces-
sary that I should be Homer That
was as plain as the nose on my face;
as Horner. coming with credentials,
and letter Of credit, Alva would be
bound to receive me with open arms
sect After that ] figured 1t would
be easy enough. But how was / to be-
come HornerT
"You couldn't dlvvy with himT
II should say not; ne was square
guy. 1t didn't take me FIVE days to
flnG that out. SO there wasn't but one
way out of it, had to put Horner
out Of commission, and cop his belt
It was either that, or lose a million"
/ looked at him, with sickening
feeling of horror / found hard to sup
press, but he went on indlfferently In
the same cool, calm voice.
There's no use going into details.
DAILY. We landed good friends, and
Homer was Ia a strange land. You
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Of Paper"
Of paper, and the next thing I knew
! was out in the street, with that
gripped In my mitt."
"And then, of course, you hunted
up AlvaY
"The next morning, before any bank
and got up a peach Of story. l
needed it, too, for this Alva was a
smooth guy. 1t took some nerve to get
him, but knew, through Horner's
memorandum, some things about him
he never supposed was known up In
this country; so when sprung them,
natural-like, he quit being offish, and
gave me the glad hand"
"Who Is he? A crankT
mot by id sight. He's cap
tain In the Chilean army, military at
tache to the embassy at Washington,
intrusted with certain work. But he's
really working to overthrow the pres
ent Chilean government-gettln' up
revolution down there. lied until
was black In the face, but | must
have kept within bounds, for he got
to liking me real well. He was a
high-roller, and / put him onto some
things In New York he had never
been steered against before. That
made hit with him. There wasn't
nothing said about cashing up all day
long, and early the next morning we
breezed into downtown hotel, and
went to bed"
"What hOtelT
SEARCH me. We'd been tanking up
on champagne and were drunken In
the morning than when we turned In.
That's the honest truth. All either of
US wanted for breakfast was cup of
coffee. We got that at little dump
on some side street, so as to brace up
a little" He paused to laugh at the
recollection, helping himself to third
cigar. ....
"And you actually retain no knowl-
edge Of where you spent the nightr
mot the falntest glimmer. Can you
beat It? Alva lost part Of a letter
somewhere, and a curious sort Of box
he had picked up In Chinatown. He
put them both In his pocket, so he
says, but that was the last he ever
saw of either. Queer looking box that
was; nothing / cared about, but 1t
cost the guy hundred bucks, and he
was daffy over It. Anyhow, that night
put me solid with Alva."
"But the money! He's never drawn
itY'
ITO be continued)
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GERMAN PRESS HITS HUGHES
Calls Changes in the Versailles Treaty
Fruit of U. S. Commercial
Ambitions.

Berlin, July Recommending upon
the changes in the treaty of Versailles
reported to have been suggested by
Secretary Hughes the Deutsches
Tageszeitung says:
''If the report is true 1t demon
strates the purely bushes standpoint
Of the United States and unfortunate
ly upholds the axiom of Germany's
war guilt"
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Chicago Gets Elk Memorial.

Los Angeles, CAL, July 12-Chicago
will get the Elk's new memorial home
which is to commemorate the mem
bers of the b. P. o. Elks who died
during the World war. The edifice
will cost several million dollars.
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The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1921-03-17
NEWS. OF THE THEATRES

edians.H open the regular Friday
vaudeville show at the Grand theater
this week, with rapid comedy talk,
songs and some peppy step-dancing.
Miss Wilson displays some beautiful
gowns and a fine voice, while Mr..
Thomas is a comic Of rare abilities
and makes a hit with his song "He's
in the Jail House Now Ruth Page
and Co., are billed as :"The,. Novelty
Girl and with banjo assisfeagby Lou
Ruben in scenic, electTieal and in !
strument tai -exrrayaganxafe atllrt1g
special scenery, and "a ghttngseffec G.
Banjo numbers, and SONGS are ;aisb binll u q
x1z :7; III " a H
I. BuddG schasrers IS a come dian u
the real nut type and the original
way het has sAof entertaining has aur
dience amuses both the grown ups
and the children; ~ 4 -. gf24H,
The Omega, Trio close the bib N
"Omegaisms, which are for laugh
ing purposes only. Something out
of the ordinary thatHmust be seen to
be appreciated.
"White Youth" with Edith Roberts
is the photoplay which will precede
the vaudeville at both the afternoon
performance at 2:30 and the evening
performances at 1880 and 9:15%Fri-
day only.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1921-03-17
"THE DEVILS GARDEN" AT g.
!. T. j. ~ REX TODAY AND FRIDAY

Lionel Barrymore in a picturiza-
tion of w. B. MaxwelPs fascinating
novel, :'The DEVILS Garden, will be
the big attraction at the rex theater
beginning today a.
This production is credited with
being the. most powerful screen
vehicle yet given to the famous
= actor, driving home the moral that
unrestrained passion : and temper
reap their own punishments.
+. It is the second of a new series OF
. photoplays which Lionel Barrymore
has contracted to make for Associat--
ed First National Pictures, the first
being 1.-THE Master Mind" "The
Devils Garden" was producedy b
Whitman Bennett and directed by
J Kenneth Webb, two of the foremost
personalities in the motion picture
world. 'r ~
Supporting Lionel Barrymore in
the leading feminine role is Doris
Rankin, who in private life is Mrs.
Lionel Barrymore. Other we'll known
artists of the theatrical world in the
cast are II. Cooper Cliffe and Mae
McAvoy.
The climax Is declared to be one
of the most gripping ever picturized,
and ins' THE DEVILS Garden" Lionel
Barrymore is said to have taken an
vantage Of his*greatest cinema op-
portunity for dramatic acting. =
Doris Rankin has the role OF Mo-
Wis. H. Cooper Cliffe will be seen as
Barradine and Mae McAvoy as
Norah, the gypsy.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1921-03-17
HOBART iBOSWORTH IN
i: GREAT OUTDOOR PICTURE

!. Hobart Bosworth, brawny, brainy
-fghxersthat he is. nearly meets his
match the Associated Producers
newest special+starring Hobart Bos-
worth at the Grand theatereSatuTday
and Sunday where J.. Parker Read,
Jr's., production Of "a Thousand To
One" is being screened. For one OF
the features Of the drama is fracas
which takes place at the mouth OF q
mine and in which Bosworth holds
at bay a number of enraged bullfes.
His chief fistic opponent, however,
is in private life Fred Kohler, who
plays the role of Donnelly in the pic
ture. Kohier is a well-known wres-
tier and fistic champion and there is
more of the real than the reel ele-
ment in the tussle between the two
square-shouldered battlers.
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THE OFFSHORENP Pirate 4 s.
] AT THE REX SUNDAY

Delightful Viola DanR, the eHer-
yescent little actress, will soon be
seen by local theater-goers in the
stellar role Of "The Offshore Pirate
the Metro production which comes
to the Rex theater on Sunday for3
two days as the feature attraction. !.
In this unusual picture, which
was, adapted from the story OF r.
Scott Fitzgerald, as published in The
Saturday evening Post, Miss Dana
has a part that brings out all her
unusual. gifts. y, AS Ardita Farnham,
they'll who is stolen by a modern
SpiratIcal young man, she excels her
previous efforts. 81 %%.,@ ~
sFliesstory. telis2of Ardita Farnham,f
young, rich Aand beautiful, I Wn0se.
gone to as sc hemlngEl Eloss
'eiEner who cleverly plots for he1 mo
;ney.. j Her relations realize zWhat " Y
rogue he fs.s but Ardita>Is adaMant
and Intends tosmarry him In despair,
they JcontriWe$'as plan, X Toby More III
land, a happy seo!lucky fellow hoardss
Ardita's yachttwith a ,handfM of cut,
throats, and seizes the vesse1sss Out Of
this a. romance springs--but unex-
pectedly and after thrilling happen
ings. ! h. :,
1.-THE Offshore Pirate was adapted
for the screen by Waldemar Young:
Dallas NJ. Fitzgerald directed, anu
the cameraman was John Arnold. The
art interiors and effects are by A. F.
MantZ. = = - 'r'.-
): Supporting Viola, Dana is the fol
lowing excellent cast: Jack Mulhall,
as Toby Moreland; Edward Jobson;
as Uncle John Farnum land Edward
Cecil and Ivan ,Nevkova, the Russian.
Critics whoa have already seen the
picture, hail sits>as a powerful ro-
mances standing far out of the ordin-
Eary run of pictures. 1t radiates ilfe
|fronl the very outset until the last
isfying.stteuehes, and moves as
rapidly as the triHfslH yacht on
which most OF the action transpfress
The theme has novelty and freshness,
distict tributes both to its originai
author and to Metro. = : s@t5t=,
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1921-03-17
SCENES IN PICTURE >,>y,s4 -.
.. = MADE IN ARMY CAMP

! Some notable scenes Of army camp
tlife have been accurately portrayed
in ""Twenty-three and a Half Hours
Leave" the motion picture adapted
from Mary. Roberts Rinehart's maga-
zine story in which Doris May and
Douglas Mclean appear, IN return en-
gagement,T atthe ssElko 'theater to-
night only. To secure realism in the
episodes, Mr.. Ince made arrangements
with the commanding officer of Camp
Macarthur at San Pedro, California,
TO make the scenes there. The c. O..
even assisted in directing large part
OF. the action and had several com
panies of soldiers act as extras.
The story is said to be packed with
laughs and deals with the mis-adven-
lures of a certai in Sergeant Grey, who
falls in love with the daughter of the
Colonel of his regiment. 1t is in no
sense of the word war picture
and not a single gun is exploded in
its five reels. The fact that the fun
is against a khaki background is
merely incidental.
Louise Fazenda and other Mack
Sennett comedy stars also appear in
LET 'Er Co." at the Elko tonight.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1921-03-17
DEAD MEN TELL NO TALES"
BEGINS AT ELKO SUNDAY

Realism is the keynote OF E. w.
Hornung's success as writer OF *
traordinary and sensational stories
He possesses the faculty of making
the unusual convincing: That quail
ity is the basis of the tremendous sue
cess Of his novel, Dead Men Tell No
Tales" which now has been put in
motion pictures, as a Tom Ferris all
star special production, and will be
shown at the Elko theater next Sun
day, Monday and Tuesday.
Something more than imagination,
style and ability was required to
make d picture drama of Dead Men
Tell No Tales" retaining the quality
of realism which made the book one
of the most popular ever written.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1921-03-17
HOW ANY GIRL CAN
HAVE PRETTY EYES

No girl or woman is pretty II her
eyes are red, strained or have dark
rings. Simple witchhazel,! camphor,
hydrastis, ETC., as mixed in LaVoptlk
eye wash, will brighten the eyes and
a weeks use will surprise you with
it's QUICK results. Regular use OF
Lavoptik keeps the eyes healthy,
sparkling and vivacious. The quick
change will please you. Dainty aiu-
minum eye cup FREE. E. A. Bar
;ker, Observation-Disclosures.
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that avoids all extremes Of theatrl-
calisms and puts over its point by the
real true-to-life.situations it depicts.
The story is by Edith Ellis and Alan
Crosland directed the picture:
! Rock1iffe Fellows, Arthur House
man, Hugh Huntley, Cornish Beck
and, Warren Cook are among those
who support Miss Hammerstein IN
this fine screen play. :.a-".- -, i
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1921-03-17
arHE POINT oF'v1Ew"- ar -
THE ELKO THEATER FRIDAY

at all depends on where you SIT,
is an old saying which most aptly
describes Elaine Hammerstein's lat
est selznick picture, "The. Point OF
View" which is announced as the
headline attraction at the Elko TO-
morrow and Saturday. ~. :.
"The Point of View" is one of
those common sense" pictures
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1921-03-17
ODD FELLOW s TO HOLD II
:. * MEET 1giNG FRIDAY NIGHT

The Odd Fellows will meet Fri
day night in t.he Odd Fellows hall.
Supper will be served at $50, and,
in the evening" the business meeting
and second deg rec work will be held.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1921-03-17

THIS WEEKS VAUDEVILLE t..
PROGRAM AT GRAND FRIDAY.
Thomas and Wilson, 1.-The Ginger
Snaps," a lively pair Of colored COM
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1921-03-17

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The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1921-01-27
Our NeishDOrS

! meeting at the First Baptist church
who had kindly dispensed with Their
service for the occasion, A fine program
of mnsie was rendered by the men :.
choir of that church. AT $3.50 Mr.. Trot
ter and his able Secretary, Mr.. l.. T.
Baldwin, who also takes an important
part in Mr.. Trotter's meetings were en-.
tertained at r. F. Jackson s cafe at a
dinner. Covers were laid for thirty per
sons. A pleasant time was enjoyed with
Mr.. J. T. Bass as POSTMASTER.
The piano committee will entertain at
Bethel A. NJ E. church Thursday eve
ming, Jan. 81 at musical and social.
Mrs. Elizabeth Cooper passed away
at 6:I5 o'clock Monday evening, Jan.
10 at her home. 339 Second avenue. She
had been physically disabled for the
past fifteen years and for the past three
months was seriously ILL., Deceased was
born in Kentucky "a years ago. Since
1881 she has been a resident of Clinton.
She is survived by two sons, james w.
OF Clinton, and Charles E. of Toledo, o.,
one sister, Mrs. Hattie Smith of Chi
ca go and one grandchild. The funeral
was held Wednesday at.2 clock from
Bethel a. NJ. E. church. Rev. J. n.
Goddard officiating, assisted by Rev, IS
W. W. Williams and W. w. Russell with
the interment in Springdale cemetery.
An interesting program was rendered
by the stewardess Sunday night at the
A. NJ. E. church.
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srOUx CTTY NOTES.

The Girls Reserve corps were startes
Wednesday afternoon at Malone "A. M
\ II. church under Mrs. Goldie Green. tn,
Junior choir is improving nicely under
the leadership of Mrs. Mary Ward.
The services were enjoyed by al
resent 1T Malone chapel A. NJ E
church Sunday.
The funeral services of Mr.. James
Devoe Anthony were held Sunday aft
ernoon at O'Clock at Malone chapel
A. M. f. church. The Masonic lodge
was in charge. Rev. p. NJ. Lewis
preached the sermon. The pallbearers
were taken from Decatur lodge NO IA
a. Fl u A. 81. He leaves to mourn his
death three brothers, two sisters, a
grown son and daughter and host of
friends He was a worker and member
Of Malone chapel A. M. f. church and
was faithful and served when called up
on to do anything for the church.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe TiIheny have re-
turned to Omaha, Eeb., where they win
make their future home.
The Willing workers are doing fine
work. They are planning a Kentucky
oyster dinner for the 9th of January,
1921. They viii meet Tuesday at Mrs.
Geo. Hicks, 1901 Hill avenue.
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Buxton, Neus
Miss Isabel Smith. J

r. ~ 8. 1
The community meeting at the Y. NJ.
C. A. Sunday was great meeting. Mr..
Tolomon, secretary of the High school
spoke on thrift. The boys Glee club
rendered several selections.
The Sunday school is making wonder
full progress by,.their new standard. The
collection and their attendance is larg-
er than it ever have been.
Mr., and Mrs. Charles Hill have been
on their farm, but they have moved to
town now.
Mrs. Rosa Brown was called out of
town Thursday on account Of the death
of her grandson.
Mary Dimitry was also called away
to Davenport to the burial of her uncle.
Mr.. G. R. Foster is improving very
slow.
Mrs Calvin Thomas had twenty-five
guests at the birthday party of her
daughter, Carmel, Jan. %.
The B. Y. p. U. was well attended.
Everyone seemed to be pleased because
the president was in her chair. She
has been absent for several Sundays.
The services were well attended Sun.
day. Rev. Kimbal preached soul-srlr-
ring sermon SUBJECT, ssThe Things
Christ Accomplished During His
Death.''
3. Mr.. Joe arried returned from Mis-
souri, Saturday.
Mrs. Burns, the mother of Mr.. Jes-
sic Burns is indisposed at this writing
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AI.RIA NEWS

Mr.. Creola Morris Of Buxton gradual
ed from the Abba High schools, Jan. 12
Mr.. Morris has been in Abba three
years. He worked in Loughlin, Drul
store two winters. Mrs. Burns of Hook
inng was in Abba on Tuesday on bust
ness. Mrs. Mable Robinson ow Hook
ing was in Abba. Also Mrs. Vandeyeer
Mrs. Oscar Roper and Mr.. Singleton.
NJ. and Mrs Edward Butler are EN-
ployed in Des Moines for several
months.
AT the home of Mr.. John Allen on
Thursday evening company Of young
people were invited in honor Of the
graduation of Mr.. Creole Morris OF Bux-
ton to party. The young man has
made his home at Mr.. and Mrs. Aliens
while staying in the city.
The Allen League Christian Endeavor
of the A. NJ e. church held their serv-
ices at the A. M. E. church o nSunday,
evening The services was nicely car
ried on by the young people, each hav-
ing selected subjects. Prayer by Miss
Frances Thomas was well illustrated.
Other subjects We're spoke on by Mr..
Lawrence Butler, Mr. Pearl Thomas,
Miss Bernice Jones and Miss Edith
There were several days of cold
weather this week.