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CHAPTER VI-continued.

A form blotted the moonlight upon
the floor with living splotch of shad-
ow. An arm came in at the door; a
hand fumbled behind the easement.
That was all. No face appeared. A
moment or two, and the arm disap-
the square Of moonlight; the soft foot
falls slipped away around the east end
Of the cabin and muffled into silence
Very softly the Pearlhunter rose to
his feet. The light outside was far
TOO bright to risk venturing forth. 1t
would have betrayed him instantly
de glanced around the cabin. The
moon had passed by the east window
so that 1t was in the shadow. He
stole across the floor and peeped out
through broken pane.
A man was picking his way up the
blum. He seemed in no great hurry
nor in the least disturbed, At the top
OF the bluff he stopped and looked
pack. In his brief instant of pause be-
fore striding away into the woods the
moon picked him out clear as day. II
was the Man-in-the-FaDcy-Vest.
There was no more sleep for the
Pearlhunter. He left the window,
went to the cabin door and felt behind
Che easement where the hand had
CROPPED His fingers came IN contact
with a tiny bundle wedged between
the logs and the door frame. He drew
1t forth and unrolled It In the moon
light deeming 1t lmprudent to light
the candle. Even before the moon
beams fell upon the thing he knew by
certain disquieting premonition what
II would prove to be--a red mask.
he felt along the wall to the chink
above the table and poked his fingers
oeFween it and the logs, where he had
concealed the packet the evening they
moved into the cabin. It was still
mere. lie drew it forth and compared
IL with the other. They were almost
IDENTICAL, and of a pattern with the
one ne had seen that afternoon ar the
three-gabed cabin.
He sat down by the table and
dropped his chin in his palm. What
via II mean2 What must il mean
LIS last onef He knew the meaning
VI tae hrst--dropped by chance. He
Iau very plausible surmise as to the
s'ory Of the other. the one with the
aniie thrust through it at the three
one? W '
me man wanted to hide that Bit of
.o'a right there. But why7 The Pearl
g W., naked his brain for the answer.
n tie must have been ignorant
49,, Tue other was hidden behind the
80 "a Or Why should he have taken
- Palhs to hide this one? he was
Ss.o'aoiy ignorant OF the fact that he
s, cropped the other enc in the cab
~,1 mar night; possibly did not know
go ue mad lost It. 1t was even con-
o.,2o'e that the loss of 1t may have
-'s'pneo him no small anxiety. II
~ III not know that he had dropped
ahIr 01uef mask in the cabin, he prob
90 vas unaware that the Pearlhunt-
new him. The young man sat still
l'r1e over that thought.
-ae4 a. Ne could with such apparent
ms ''ess supply himself with another
utter the first was lost suggested
,o,7a-e, 10Y rendezvous. undoubtedly
la7 .'.1eFe In the Flatwoods-,a rem
r,'s of a confederate. But that
re-. 'u.."e him-to have confed-
t,s H.. 'ie was known to work alone.
ar ~ ~ N9rse-he would not likely al
wo,.s y. 70 get far from it. He
Roo,s. .-a'e ride It into the village.
the @mous thoroughbred Of
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the Red Mask, was well known Ava
norSe can not De easily disguised.
but always. no matter where his
tnought strayed, like q man lost In
the woods and travelling in a circle he
invariably came back to the starting
pont-the question Why did he hide
the mask in the eabin7 One thing was
certain. He didn't hide 1t without a
purpose.
he seemed to feel some Intangible
mdehnable force for evil forming
about him-like spider webs across the
race; delicately effective; hideously eff
hcient. A kind OF dread crept ont of
the silence and the solitude and
grlpped his spirit. Danger; death
me Red Mask juggled with them as a
King juggles empires. Why didn't he
draw there in the saloon; why didn't
ne draw at the fence? There was
death in his eyes.
Inc scene in the cabin that first
evening crossed his mind, when by
chance he had learned the secret of
the mans identity: a secret shared
by no one else in the Flatwoods: a
secret he dared not reveal for want
or proof. He had often thought of IL.
Tonight fIeShened ii In his mind COM
pellingiy: the strange actions of his
mother; her tiaring scorn; how she
mad sprung from her chair and beat
the intruder off with the imperious dig
nifty of her eyes. Her story, the one
all too brief word that had reached
him out Of the sealed past; came to
him again. Long and long he sat with
his head bowed over the table.
Dawn at the east window surprised
MIN. He stepped 10 the cabin door
The square OF moonlight upon the floor
was pale aud sickly. Great shafts of
bronze thrust up out of the east ana
dimmed the stars A mist lay along
the river like a cloud that had falitn
from the sky and loved the warm
earth so well that it refused to return.
He stood In the door and watched
the world wake up-his world; the
only world he knew. A half sleepy
twitter here and there among the
trees; a crOak down by the waters
edge; squawk over in the bayou; and
on the higher ground trill now and
then of distilled witchery--he knew
them all. every voice. A crow wal
lowed along In the purple light and
rasped the silence with his raucons
call He was answered by another
from somewhere across in the bot
toms. The woods lifted its thousand
voices; multitude shouting, as at the
coming Of hero. And the hero was
at hand. The gates of dawn opened
and he drove in. Bronze turned TO
gold; the hills away In the south barred
their heads; a soft breeze cr0Oned
along over the trees and blew out the
morning star.
In the early light the Pearlhunter
searched the ground about the door
step for any tracks that might have
been left by the night prowler. In
the hard and moldy open ground he
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1921-01-01

However, very fsw men are visa
enough u" render Oos word sufficient
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1921-01-01
INTERNATIONAL YACHT RACE
Event. Scheduled to Take Place on
Lake ST. Louis Next Summer. Ac-
cordlng to Plans.

Another international yacht race
viii axe PLACE next summer ON Lake
st Louis. according to announcement
by the ROYAL ST. lgwtence Yacht club
Of Montreal The couteudug yachts
will represent Cauada a-9a The Unit
cd States. The latter en'raslt to- be- I'M
der tho colors Of the White Beas club
Of St Paul, MINI \ cup viii he put
up hy g. II. Duggan.. famous Canadian
yacht designer.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1921-01-01
"FIvE THoUsAN0l"

synopsis.-NeVer having known
his father, and living with his
mother on a houseboat on the Wa
bash river, Pearlhunter-the only
name he has-learns from her a
part OF the story OF her sad life.
The recital Is interrupted by a
fearful fit OF coughing and he hur-
ries ashore to seek a root that af-
fords relief. He meets a young
girl whom he mentally christens
the Wild Rose. She eludes him be-
fore he can make her acQuaint-
ance. A vacant cabin on the shore
has attracted the attention of the
ailing woman, and they move into
It. Their first meal is interrupted
by the n-in-the-Fancy- Vest
Pearlhunter strikes him. Gunplay
threatens. The mother dramati-
caIly drives the intruder away.
She says he is the ''Other Man."
whom she has not seen for %
years. They find a red mask
dropped BY the Other Man. That
night Pearlhunter finds the Blue
Moon. a great freshwater pearl.
His mother dies without revealing
his fathers name. Pearlhunter
and the Other Man meet in the
village; a pistol fight is narrowly
averted. Pearlhunter believes him
to be the Red Mask criminal. Pearl
hunter rescues Wild Rose from the
Other Man and meets Wild Man,
her father. He is a man of cui-
ture, crazed from conclusion OF the
brain, the result of an attack by
someone wearing q red mask No
body knows his Identity: he Is
known at the post office simply as
Box q. Pearlhunter proposed that
he sell the Blue Moon and send
for a surgeon to operate. Wild
Rosa agrees.
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GRANT LOOKING FOR BATTLE
Great Lakes Heavyweight Throws
Down Gauntlet to Boxers Around
San Francisco.

Bob. Grant. the Great Lakes heavy
weight boxer, who won the Central A.
A. l.. championship at Milwaukee last
year, but who was refused entry into
the Olympic games at Antwerp on ac-
count Of alleged professional tenden-
cies. is now with the battleshlp New
Mexico Of the Pacific feet F. Bob is
stationed near san Francisco and has
thrown down the gauntlet to all the
heayies around there.
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BAR PROFESSIONAL GAMBLERS
Only Way to Clean Up Baseball, Ac-
cording to William Mccarthy and
Charles Strub

William W II Mccarthy, president
Of the Pacific Coast Baseball league.
and Charles H. Strub. 6@ner Of the
Frisco club, declared that the only
way 20 clean 1p baseball Is 10 20 after
the gamblers They urged S,e bar
ring Of every known professional
gambler from the parks OF organized
baseball
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oasss'e q.

Emmett. with location that makes it
one Of the most accessible OrganiZa-
lions Ut It's kind IN the metropolitan
district-on tine Boston road at Pei
ham and no more than - miles from
New York
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1921-01-01
A. A. TO COMBINE MEETINGS
President Hickey Announces Business
and Schedule VIII Be Attended
TO at Same Time.

Instead Of holding two winter meet
fngs the American Association wiI
transact its aTatss in one. President
Hickey has announced The combined
business and schedule mee,iaS viii
be held IN Chicago on February 10.
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HARD TO OBTAIN RIGHT MAN
Best Manager in World Would Be
Frost II He Hasn't Got Players,
Says Hickey.

This is how Branch Hickey sizes up
the job of managing ball club.
Ninety per cent c. managers sue
cess is getting the right player on his
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1921-01-01
= "He choke me- tear of de
mask--he shtick me. Himmell
De Blue Moonl'
(To BE CONTINUEDJ
Economy and Cmnlre.

As much wisdom may be expended
On a private economy as on an empire,
and as much wisdom may be drawn
from It.--Emersn.
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ties as well as prerosatives, And tha4
II, that leadership entaIled rsSpoHsibill.
case a state of martial law were pa,
claimed tho leaders would be held stftet,
ly accountable.
AT $50 a. m. Messrs Keoney N
Mooney left to check the forward rnafe
Of tho miners and to induce them
return About $3.50 p. m. they reporte
by telephone that the movement n
been checked and that the men "a
voted to return. As result OF his
vestigatIon, General Bandholtz 10 OF y
opinion that the state authorities
mad. only a feeble attempt to chsck y
growth OF the insrrGent movement OF
keep in reasonable touch with it pr
grcsS.'
West virginia has had state coz
stabulary Of about 200 members, Wnsct
~ properly utilized. could have pfevsnY
cd or delayed the initial assembly q
the miners at Marmet within ABOUT tel
miles Of the state capitol. The lsS1e0
ture before adjournment passed
tlonal guard act effective July ]. but :!
August Is only an adjutant genera
been appointed. Coal operators In w
Williamson coal fields. which incluo'
mines in Mingon county. West Hir11nM
sent telegram TO President Hafoinl
today asserting that some OF theer en
ployes now belong 10 the United IL
Workers. The difficulties there WI
cease Immediately II the United IN
Workers are forced TO discontinue thei!
lavless action" said the message, Whio'
was signed by Harry olmsteAd, enc O
tho operators.
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8ituation 6el1ouG

London. Aug %9.--t by the Associated
rr"sS D-Reports today from the revolu-
tionary area Of Malahar. british India.
indicating that British troops and cav
AIRY had arrived there. tended 10 confirm
the belief in London that tn" uprising
would he confined To this area. although
mono here would deny the seriousness
OF the situation or Its pot"nttalities for
spreading.
The revolutionary area Is more or less
isolated from the other portions of In
dia which might DC expected TO lend CO.
operation In the movement If any wrr"
forthcoming. but Il would not surprise
official circles here At least II the fan
attic MohammedanS along the northern
fruntIer. should take this occasion TO
write another chapter IN their almost
continuous warfare against the British.
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AUSTR|ANS MEET
WITH RESISTANCE
FROM HUNGARIANS

Vienna Aug. 29-The Austrians have
met with resistance from the HunEar-
ians In the occupation Of Burgenland'
the little strip of West Hungary award
ed Austria by the peace treaty, accord
ing 10 reports reaching here.
Late Sunday night Lieutenant Hellas'
one u The rccalcItrant leaders IN "rS'
hungary. appeared. heading large de-
.Lchment of his irregular forces. scizeu
he railway station Mt DdcnGulK ana
d;Icd the streets with uniformed men
armed with pistols.
one detachment OF 10 men hdNan'eu
10 Plnkafeld. where they mot win mana
rrcnadcs and machine gums from the
austr,ans. who were coming in I" taRe
over the territory. 1t is reported thaI
lIeiias and the other hungarian ofncers
were in full uniform when the attack
was made There arc conflicting ~"
ports concerning the casualties, p"t II
IS not believed they were great IL -
said allied officers marched Win inc
Austrian troops when n" attack WIS
delivered by the Hungarians.
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Labor Council Will
Not Act In Rail Case

Atlantic City n J.. Aug. 2S.-Thc
executive council or the American Fed
Grafton OF Labor has decided 10 bike no
action regarding railroad wage rrduc'
tiona
Members said today. however. that
tho councId stood ready to assemble In
special conference and give any aI'
possible should il Ne requested to do ~
by any OF the organizations Of union
railroad workers.
Tho council in accordance win ih''
Instructions of the eDnrer convention
Is working on plan TO bring about
public ownership and democratic con-
troll" OF the nations railroad system.
hut nothing definite In this regard can
be expected for some months. labor
leaders say. as II Is Impossible to ar.
rnnke conferences with the leaders of
tho railroad unions at this time when
they are occupied with the wage reduc-
ton situation.
Investigation OF salaries being paid
railroad executives Is beinK made 10y
the council with a view 10 bringing
pressure to bear to hay" these salaries
reduced until other wAT" carn"rS on
railroads are paid "axo Sutncient 10
keep them In decenCy and comfort"
Details Of the proposed investigation
into tho use OF workers savings hS
hanks and insurance companies were
announced today. Tho council proposes
TO inquire into the present credit sys-
tenn Of the country. and L" study the
Kenyon rural credit bill. Cunsdcra ton
also Ia to be given to a proposal to or
ganixe the proxy voting power OF work
ers who hoh policies in mutual lnSur-
ance companies.
Upon the conclusion of It's lnr"stSa
ton, the council IL empowered to take
whatever action II deems hest and
prudent TO the end that the interests.
rights an opportunities of the work
ers and farmers shall be amply protect
cd and fully promoted"
a report before tho council says that
Il Ia believed that funds and savings
Of tho workers accumulated by Tn"
banks and Insurance companies and the
present credit system Of the country to
a large extent have been used ITO crush
and destroy tho trade union movement
and impoverish the workers rs vel! az
the farmers.
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Adena StOrekeGpGr
Receives Threatening
Letter; Demand $1,000

Steuhcnv:Ile. O.. Aug. @9.-Gutdo Won
aged ~, store keeper at Adena th'S
county. came here today asking Ietl"r-
son county officials for protection. ne
displayed a letter hr had received de-
manding payment OF $500 in cash under
penalty Of death for himself and mem
hers Of his family. II was the mira
letter he had received. one being mailed
from Pennsylvania and two from west
Virginia mining towns. All werr witt
ten IN Italian. The las; letter orders
HioE 10 have the money Al The west
Virginia approach to the wabash KALI
road bridge. north OF WellshurK on tho
night ~ September 4th. Nioii claims
that h. has only a small business NJ
Adrna ana that he cannot possibly raise
the cash "a meet thc demand. the
authorities are investigating.
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IMPROVEMENT SHOWN
IN SOME INDUSTRIES

Cleveland o. Aug. 2e--Somc ltnes
OF industry have shown definite signs
OF Improvement during the last few
" eckS and the under,ono OF optimism.
scarcely audible In the quite recent past
can be heard more plainly. according 10
the monthly business review Of the
fourth federal reserve BANK issued to-
day.
Progress has been shown IN iron and
steel. not only through seasonal
spurts'' hut through mid sea "n d"prea-
sion. The automobile business although
not satisfactory has made considerable
progress.
More bills against coal shipments
and warehouse receipts "t Goa, hay"
been drawn In this district than ever
before.
Unfortunately. the statement contin-
urs there are sOmc people who hav"
failed To see tn" light and are hold
ing hard 20 their peak price policy.
Their nigh prices have placed S;umh-
ling block In the path OF business.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-08-30
s25o,ooO LOOT FOR
ROBBERS WHO RAIDED
BIG CHICAGO BANK

Chicago. Aug 20 Robbers who las,
night looted la deposit boN"s in The So
CURLY Trust and Deposit COMPANY :
vaults in tho Masonic temple. obtained
SEA. 900 officials Of the company an
nounced today. The loss IS covered 10y
insurance.
The bandits. four in number. hound
tho outer and inner guards Of the vaults
which remain open - hours day and
proceeded to work by Il lis; which ap-
psrently carried :he numbers OF selected
boxes. leading tho police 20 believe Tn
robbery was AN inside job" The two
guards are being detained.
Morris Lipsrhultz a newshoy. reported
to police he lost Sll.SOO in cash and
tewclry valued At $500.
Chicago. Aug 29.-Thc raid on the
safe deposit vaults Of the Security Safe
pepos!ty company in tho Masonic tenn
ple last night by four unmarked rob
bers Noted the bandits about S250,00u.
Il was estimated today.
Tho robbers escaped after a le!surely
search Of seventeen safety deposit boxes
although they overlooked $4,000 in one
Thousand dollar bills in one box.
Today Michael Hughes. chief OF detsc-
lives characterised the affair as all In
side Job" and held the two cuEtodIans OF
tho vaults who. he said. told con,rRdir-
tory stories. Three other suspects have
been taken into custody.
Tho four robbers we'll dressed. APP
peared At the vaults which are said to
hold valuablSs Of 100000 about s
O'Clock Ono OF them applied for safe
ty deposit box. When the vaults were
opened the robbers bound tho custod!ans
and ,hen proceeded with lead malle,s 10
open several boxes.
They were rred on when leaving the
bank moro than an hour later but es-
caped unhurt. A fow seconds later po-
licemen from four stations. rifle squad
and many dect!ves were swarminS the
building. The safety deposit boxes rob
bed. arc kept open night and day and
arc patrontzed extensively by those de-
arinx to mako deposits after banking
hours.
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eseJ 'nm THE FOUR HORSEMEN Of tho APOCALYPSE
P OL|CE NJ A n
Is IN J ] Re D

lanes Mnnroc a roundsman Of tho
rn!rr department. pa,rulling south "i
IN" rr"ek was seriously injured at
, - O'clock ;hiS morning when h"
stepped out Of doorway Of 81 building
At Tw"nty-fuurth and Market streets.
The building is being raised and tn"
stairway had been removed. He fell a
diSianC" of about twenty-five feet.
Monroe WAS making his rounds. and
stepped 10 look into the house. IL" was
about to leave the building. and not
knowing III" stairway had been removed.
he dropped IL the ground below.
He WAS rushed 20 the North WhSling
hospital where AT 400 o'clock II was
announced nnihtng could he told Of his
condition. He has q severe !aTcra;lnn
on the back nC his head. and Scv'ra! cuts
on his arm AMI log. he may be suffer
ing from Internal INJURIES. He Is at
tended 10y l'r. !. +. Marschner.
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700 Insurgents Have
Been Killed in Battle
With British Forces

CaI;cu;. India. AuA 2s.-tBy The
Associated Pr"ss1 Nearly 100 members
OF The inaurgent bands which have been
creating disorder In tho district south
and southeast of his city. have b'"n
killed In Mghts with British forces rent
to Quell the uprising. Several Euro
peans have been ki.lei. while 20 mcn
OF the Leicester regiment and II ma
tive policemen are missing. Many li!n-
dus have been massacred.
Indian troops arc being moved south
ward from Cannannre. a military station
on tho Malabar coast north q: this city
md will be thrown into ~" troubled
districts TO Quell the uprising Of the
MoplRh tribes in IN" nslIhh"rho"d al
Ponani II is reported that the insurE-
ents have destroyed bridges and failed
trees across roads for the purpose or
obstructing troop movements. Hue
Jackets and marines from the warshtr
Comus have been landed hero.
British troops including cavalry. ar
rived here from BanSalore Yesterday
and proceeded to the disturbed area.
Numerous refugees who have arrived
hero from tho F:rnad district relate niti-
ful tales Of torture and footing, 1t mp
pears the rebels hay" deserted Tamur
and other places and have taken 10 the
hills
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NO U. S. TROOPS
(Conttnusd from Page ons)

House with "reference TO tho West Vir-
Einia mining situation" containing a
letter from Secretary Christian TO Gov
ernor Morgan and a telegram from the
governor to Secretary Weeks.
Discussing the dispatch Of Brigade
Genera. EIndho.tz to the scene. the
SI"t"!nenr said:
BY The nrst available transportation
after receipt Of the telegram from Gov
ernor MorEan the secretary OF war sent
Prigadicr General H. H. Bandholtz. L.
S. A. accompanied by one general stafr
officer. 10 Charlrstun. West Virginia.
with Instructions 10 investigate the
state nf affairs existing In that vicinity.
10 report on the same and 10 make
recommendations as - whether or not
troops were necessary
Genem, BaRdhoitz arrived at the ca pi-
tol building In Charleston about 3:l5
a. m. August IS. studied the situation
from available information and imme-
diAtely requested that Governor Nor
gan and the officers Of tho United Mine
Workers of America see him at the capt.
tnl without delay. Al parties arrived
about o. ~ The governor explained
tho situation nd stated IN effect that he
felt obliged 10 MAKE the Illuminating ad-
mission that the state could no longer
handle the situation.
only Toshlc Effort
"MeSsrs Keeney. Mooney and Houston
were next admitted. these gentlemen
being respectively president. secretary
treasurer and attorney Of district II OF
the United Mine Workers OF America.
They wrrc briefly and rnmrteously in
formed that condition ut least v"rEins
on resurrection existed In the state OF
WoSt Virginia. that this condition ~na
due tn the action Of mcnbers OF district
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LABORITES READY TO
FIGHT FOR REPUBLIC

Berlin. Aux. 7s.-German organized
labor. containing 1900. 900 members be-
longing TO general and Independent fed
erations. informed Chancellor With this
afternoon that II IS ready ito 10 to tho
front" In defense OF the republic.
The majority and independent social
lists Also sent a dcputat!on to the chan
cellor informing him that both parties
demand that the government proceed
Without fear OF favor against tho ele-
urents responsible for the anti-repub-
lean demonstrations and Vaccinations.
TO which the assassination OF Herr
Erzoerger ~ attributable
Tho decree. issued by President Ebert
earlier In tho day. prohibiting all acts
likely 10 encourage sed!t.ous movements,
~ TO be sent 10 tho ministry OF interior
with instructions that II DO made effect
I've at once