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from inside. and Hugh bowed bis
thanks to the unseen operator below.
Then he leant forward cautiously, and
peered In.
The whole room was visible to him,
and bis jaw tightened q he took IN
the scene. In an armchair, smoking
a. unconcernedly a. ever, sat Peter
son. he was reading . letter. and
occasionally underlining some point
with a pencil. Beside him on q table
was q big ledger, and every now and
then he would turn over q few pages
and make an entry. But It was mot
Peterson on whom the watcher above
was concentrating his attention: It
was Lakington. taking . red velvet
box out Of drawer In the desk. He
opened It lovingly. and Hugh saw the
fash Of diamonds Lakington let the
stones run through his hands, glitter
Ing with q thousand flames, while Pc
terson watched him contemptuously.
"Baubles," he said. scornfully.
pretty baubles. What will you get
for themr
Ten, perhaps fifteen thousand" ~
turned the other. But It's not the
money ! care about; it's the delight
In having them, and the skill required
to get them"
Peterson shrugged his shoulders
"Skill which would give you hum
dreds Of Thousands II you turned II
into proper channels."
Lakington replaced the stones, and
threw the end Of his cigarette into
the crate.
Possibly. Carl, quite possibly. But
It boils down to this, my friend. mat
you like the big canvas with broad
effects; I like the miniature and the
well-drawn etching"
which makes us a very happy COM
bination," said Peterson. ''The pearls,
don't forget, are your job. The big
thing"-he turned to the other, and
trace Of excitement came into his
voice-"the big thing Is NINE"
The sound Of the door opening made
both men swing round Instantly; then
Peterson stepped forward with q
smile as Irma entered.
Back, my dear. l hardly expected
you so soon."
In few words he told the girl
what had happened, and she clapped
her hands together delightedly.
"Assuredly l shall have to marry
that man." she cried. He Is quite
the least boring individual have met
In this atrocious country" She sat
down and lit cigarette. II saw Wal.
ter tonight. He came over especially
to see you. They want you there for
a meeting, at the Rite"
Peterson frowned.
TITS most inconvenient," he re-
marked with q shade Of annoyance In
his voice. did he say whyf"
among other things I think they're
uneasy about the American" she an
swered. my dear man, you can easi.
" slip over for . day."
aOf course can" said Peterson
irritably; "but that doesn't alter tho
fact that its inconysnient. Things
will BE- shortly coming to q head hers,
and ! want to be q the spot How.
ever" He started to walk up and
down the room. frownins thoughtfully.
"Your nsh Il hooked, mon ami"
continued the girl to Lakinston. .He
has already proposed three times;
and he has introduced me to q dread
ful-looking woman Of extreme virtue
who has adopted me a. her niece for
the great OCCASION
what great occasion?" asked LAX.
ington.
@why. his coming Of age" cried the
girl. II am to 60 to LAidley Towers
a. an honored guest Of the duchess
Of Lampshire" She threw back her
head and laughed. "What 10 you
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CHAPTER vlI-cenunued.

-II-
Hugh bowed gravely. NY only re
gret ID that II failed to function" be
remarked. "As I told you outside, rd
luits forgotten your menagerie. In
iact"-his glance wandered slowly and
somewhat pointedly from face to face
1t the tablet had no idea II was
such q large one"
80 this Ii the insolent young swine,
10 III" The bloodshot eyes Of the man
with the SCARED face turned on him
norosely. "What l cannot understand
% why he hasn't been killed BY now"
Hugh waggled an accusing finger At
him.
II knew you were . nasty man as
soon as I saw you. Now look at Hen
y up at the end Of the table; he
doesn't say that sort Of thing. And
Sou do hate me, don't you. Henryi
How's the JawT'
Captain Drummond," said LAking.
ton, ignoring Hugh and addressing the
arst speaker, was very nearly killed
last night. I thought for some time
is to whether ! would or not, but l
hnally decided 1t would be much too
easy a death. So 1t can be remedied
tonight"
II Hugh felt a momentary twinge Of
fear at the calm, eIpressionless tone,
and the half-satisned grunt which
greeted the words. no trace Of II
showed on his face. Already the
realization had come to him that II
he got through the night alive he would
be more than passing lucky. but he
was too much Of a fatallst to let that
worry him unduly. So he merely stifled
q yawn. and again turned to LakIngton.
80 II was you, my little one, whose
fairy face ! saw pressed against the
window. Would It be indiscreet to ask
how you got the dope into us?"
Lakington looked at him with an ex.
preston Of grim satisfaction on his
face.
you were gassed, II You want to
know. An admirable invention Of my
friend Kauffners nation"
A cultural chuckle came from one
Of the men, and Hugh looked at him
grimly.
The scum certainly would not b.
complete" he remarked to Peterson.
without q filthy Boche In II"
The German pushed back his chair
with an oath, his face purple with
passion.
"A filthy Boche," hs muttered thick.
y, lurching toward Hugh. "Hold him
he arms Of. and I will the throat tear
ouG
II al happened 20 quickly. At one
moment Hugh was apparently intent
upon selecting q cigarette. the next
instant the case had fallen to the
door: there was . dull, heavy thud,
and the Boche crashed back, over.
turned q chair. and fell like Z log to
the hoor. his head hitting the wall with
. vicious crack. The bloodshot being
resumed his seat little Imply. Hugh
resumed his search for . cigarette.
after which breezy interlude," re.
marked Peterson, "let Us to business
get"
Hugh paused In the act Of striking
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Z match, and for the first time Z gen.
uine smile spread over his face.
"There are moments, Peterson" he
nurmured, when you really appeal
to me-"
Peterson took the empty chair NEXT
to Lakington.
"Sit down." he said shortly. Il can
only hope that ! shall appeal to you
still more before W kill you"
Hugh bowed and sat down.
~Consideration." hs murmured. was
always your strong point May I ask
bow long have to liver
Peterson smiled geDially.
AT the earnest request Of Nr. LAX.
ingtou you are to be spared until to-
rorrow. At least, that b our present
intention. OF course, there might Be-
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will show you whsrs II H." Hs opened
the door and stood there smiling,
And at that moment all the lights
went ont.
TWO.
The darkness could bs felt, a. real
darkness inside q house always can
be felt. Not the faintest glimmer
even Of greyness showed anywhere,
and Hugh remained motionless, won
dering what the next move was going
to be. Now that the nights ordeal
had commenced, all his nerve had re-
turned to him. He felt ice.cold; and
as his powerful hands clenched and
unclenched BY his sides, he grinned
family to himself. Then very eau.
tiously he commenced to feel his way
toward the door.
At that moment someone brushed
past him. Like a flash Hugh's hand
shot out and gripped him by the arm.
The man wriggled and twisted, but
he was powerless as a child, and with
another short laugh Hugh found his
throat with his other hand. And
again silence settled on the room +.
Still holding the unknown man In
front Of him. he reached the foot Of
the stairs. and there he paused. He
had suddenly remembered the mys-
terious thing which had whIzzed past
his head that other night, and then
changed suddenly into the wall beside
him. He had gone up Eve stairs when
II had happened, and now with his
foot on the first, he started to do
some rapid thinking.
II, as Peterson had kindly assured
him. they proposed to try and send
him mad, 1t was unlikely that they
would kill him on the stairs. At the
same time 1t was obviously an imple-
ment capable Of accurate adjustment,
and therefore It was more than likely
that they would use 1t to frighten
him. And II they did-if they did =.
The unknown man wrlggled feebly
In his hands, and sudden unholy
look came on to Hugh's face.
ITS the only possible chance" he
said to himself, "and II It's you or
me, laddie, ! guess It's got to be
you"
With a quick heave he jerked the
man of his feet. and lifted him IN
TIL his head was above the level Of
his own. Then clutching him tight,
he commenced to climb. His own
head was bent down, somewhere In
the region Of the mans back, and
he took no notice Of the feebly kick.
ing legs.
Then at last he reached the fourth
step, and gave q nnal adjustment to
his semi-conscious burden. He pressed
his head even lower In the mans
back. and lifted him up another three
inches.
How awfully jolly" he murmured.
II hope the result viii please you"
"rd stand quite still II l were you"
said Peterson suavsly. "Just listen" /"
Al hugh had gambled on, the per.
formance was designed to frighten.
Instead Of that something hit the
neck Of the man he was holding with
such force that It wrenched him clean
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Small Favors.

"Would you get up In street car
TO give lady a seatf"
Il would" replied Mr.. Crosslots,
"and be thankful for having had
seat to occupy for even a portion Of
the trip"
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mo 1UW WCWxU UWk
nons Of than did No
any good. 1hey %
said ! would have 70
have IN operation.
A druggist'e wife
toldme to otake Ly6
&. Pinkham's Vees-
table Compound and
I took e botueay
nsver missing adose
and at the sndof 6at
time / was perfectly
vall / have never
The Raymer enterprise., 1921-10-20
MRS. HAYDOCk
SAVED FROM
AN OPERATION
Followed Advice Of Her
Druesists Wife and Took
lydia E. Pinkhams
Vegetable Compound

Chicago, m.-'T WAS In bed with z
6amale trouble and Inflammation and
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think Of that, my friendi The old
lady win be wearing pearls and all
complete. in honor Of the great day,
and shall be one Of the admirins
house party"
How do you know she'll have them
In the housef" said Lakington.
because dear Freddie has told me
so." answered the giri. She blew two
smoke rings and then laughed.
"Treddie Il really rather q dear at
times. / don't think I've ever met
any one who ID 20 nearly an idiot
without being one. Sdll," she 70.
peated thoughtfully. hes rather Z
dear"
cro BE coNr1NuED3
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Patti, the opera star. could sing op-
cratic airs at the age Of six.
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Juvenile stories, say book publishers,
are better sellers than the Bible.
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The world needs good men much
more than It needs either rich men
Or great men.-Uncls Henry's Sayinsa
The New York herald., 1921-07-31
is an inheritance from the late lrar


Some of 20 be found advertising.
Small type imply prices Big type
successfully disguise big prices People interested in VALUES
not In the announcement OF the A. Halyeary Furniture
type neither small which
public message superior values and
superior qualities.
The New York herald., 1921-07-31
Living Room Furniture
Dining Room Furniture

Dining Suite 10 pieces; Queen Anne S47175 $29
Dining Room Suite Queen Anne peces table
Dining Room Suite 10 pieces walnut Queen Anne 645OO AZ
Buffet golden oak $3.50
Dining Room Suite 10 pieces mahogany small size 1880 81
Dining Room Suite 10 Jacobean oak sod built 41625
The New York herald., 1921-08-21

Typical group of Reds at rest under the wa
of the Kremlin awaiting the parade that open
the Third Internationale. Note the children h,
and there.
The New York herald., 1921-08-21

The photographs ON these pcq
York Herald photographer IN Mosd
rationale acas sitting. Theg are til
to come from the seat of Soviet p|
come hitherto from the Red stronqI
titi0asly and snauggled across the d
pictures aOere taken in the famous
rifae the Great had Stenko Razin.
cuted. Three gears ago Lenine bud
of RGzin's eGplOits.
Photographs on this nape cnnM
The New York herald., 1921-03-06
The Employee Is Prime Factor

is safe to say at present, no doubt,
what DIR. kelly's book implies. that
establishments using boys and girls
under the age OF majority owe their
State the duty of seeing that intel
lectual progress rather than early de-
terioration comes from the young
workers contact with industry.
This is the first comprehensive work
on the subject of education in in
dustry, and in that sense the book is
unique and DR.. Kelly pioneer in a
neglected field"
So far two aspects OF the labor prob
lem have been considered-the hiring
and placing of employees and their
education. Each volume encroached
perforce on the territory of it's neigh
bor and both in turn treated the sub
ject OF Labor Maintenance" which is
the name nowadays for our old friend
welfare work" With the satisfactory
application OF the methods advocated
in these three volumes 1t would seem
that the labor problem should be put
at rest for many days to come. 1t is to
be pondered whether 1t is now too
late to slay the ogre. whether the
fiayed back will welcome the caress.
In the effort made to serve en-
ployees the "caress" is most manifest.
Employers are given to regarding the
The New York herald., 1921-03-06
On Choosing a Life Work

extending human progi ,ss, must De
presented as a suitable vocation when
conceived in the right spirit, and un-
dertaken not for ease and selflshness
but for human service. All along the
line the note of service must be
stressed"
But what is vocation and how shall
one know when he hears It? 1t used te
be more simply named call Ed
ward Shillito describes 1t as a voice
with a thousand variations. Down
the many ways into the heart OF a
man the message is carried. On his
side is to come the answer OF obedi-
ence.
ITO listen with an open mind for
the voice, to be ready to discern II In
any of it's variations, to watch for 1t
in everyday happenings, to scan every
road into the soul for the messenger,
this Is one movement OF life with a
vocation"
The essay of Sir William Osler on
vocation In medicine and nursing.
although no more valuable and elo-
quent than some others of the volume,
will be first read by Americans for
''old sake's sake" He says: The
commonest as well as the saddest mis-
take is to mistake ones profession
and this we doctors do often enough,
without knowing Il. To the physician
particularly scientific discipline is
an incalculable gift. which leavens his
whole life, giving exactness to habits
OF thought and tempering the mind
with that judicious faculty OF distrust
which can alone, amid the uncertain
ties of practice, make him wise unto
salvation.
Il would urge students to start with
no higher ambition than to join the
noble band of general practitioners.
A well trained, sensible doctor is one
OF the most valuable assets Of COM
munity. worth to-day as in Homer's
time, many another man.
professional work OF any sort tends
to- narrow the mind, to limit the point
OF view and to put a hallmark on a
man OF the most unmistakable' kind.
In no profession does culture count
for so much as In medicine, and no
man needs It more than the general
practitioner
The trained nurse also receives her
need of praise from Osler. and for
both branches OF the healing profes-
zion ne urges the call that should be
certain and unmistakable. "Thc
trained nurse has become one of the
great blessings OF humanity. taking a
place beside the physician and the
priest. and not inferior to either in
her mission"
The New York herald., 1921-03-06
Reviewed by
DUDLEY A. SIDDALL.

When Frank Leroy Blanchard inau-
gurated a Y. NJ. c. A course in adver-
tising sixteen years ago the first thing
he sought was book on the subject
There wasn't one in existence He de-
termined TO write one.
What with editing trade magazines
and one thing and another, Mr..
Blanchard has been fairly busy these
last sixteen years. But he has finally
gotten around to writing his advertis-
ing text book; and into 1t has gone a
wealth OF experience both as pracu-
cal advertising man and as practical
teacher OF practical advertising.
"The Essentials of Advertising" is
exactly what its title indicates-the
setting forth of the fundamental
things that students Of advertising
should learn. A great many of the
self-styled experienced advertising
men and women could likewise read
the book with profit.
Anything employed to influence
people favorably is advertising" Is
Mr.. Blanchard's definition of his sub
ject The treatment Of the subject is
as broad as the definition; for Mr..
Blanchard describes, explains and
analyses all the main forms Of modern
advertising. He takes up copy and
art; he tells OF type and color; he goes
into the uses OF newspaper, magazine,
trade paper. outdoor. mail order, mo-
ton picture and street car advertising;
he outlines the duties OF the advertis-
ing manager, the advertising sales
man, and the advertising agency; and
he winds up by giving list OF books
which have been published on adver-
tising and selling since the day. six
teen years ago, when he hunted un-
successfully for book that he could
use in his class work.
"A valuable service advertising rem
ders," writes Mr.. Blanchard, lis in re-
ducing the cost of marketing" He
cites a number OF cases to prove that
advertising reduces costs of different
products. IF. A. Mallory Sons, hat
manufacturers. stated that their sell
Ing cost had been reduced by IL per
cent. since they started to advertise In
1906. Hart, Schaffner & Marx wrote
that the cost of selling had been cut in
half the past fifteen years. A Pitts
burgh preserving concern had mar
keting cost of 20 per cent. before IT
began to advertise. At the end OF the
first years advertising, which involved
an investment OF $5o,000, the selling
expense had dropped to 16 per cent
Although the amount spent for adver-
tising the second year was 100000 the
marketing cost fell TO IL per cent"
The New York herald., 1921-03-06
Reviewed by ALFRED LIEF.

Woman has no need to excel in art,
for in her own person she demon
strates genius. She has intuition and
imagination. Her life is esthetic. She
has charm in her person and spring In
her soul. When say all this / am con-
senting to be called q feminist
But there are different kinds of fem
inists. As the author quotes from one
of his authorities: There are the So
feminists; the conservative feminists,
the moderate feminists and the radical
feminists; the suffrage fem
inists and the feminist-feminists." !"
They make somewhat different conten-
tions. but they have one common aim:
the liberation of women from the cords
that bind the free expression Of their
personalities.
Mr.. Barnett, who has achieved dis
tinction in scientific enterprise. gives
us in his book study of the fem
inists' claims and breaks down their
unstable foundations with the intent
to build up stronger and more prac-
ucable ones. Women are not greater
than men, he says. but they have a
greater potentiality for genius. So
much physical and psychical energy is
drained from them, however, In their
maternal functions that their attain
ment Is restrained, and more often
those women who were geniuses have
been inverted sex types-masculine
females.
II genius Is to be considered energy,
then women, in directing their i'm
mense power to motherhood. are just
as great as the people who apply
their energy TO the creation of music,
literature and the arts.
1t is undeniable, says Mr.. Barnett,
that industry is undermining the ef-
ficiency of the future mother; infant
mortality statistics among working
mothers have long shown this ).
and health records in the city indicate
only too strongly the prevalence OF
anamia, chlorosia. neurasthenia, vari-
cose veins and functional disorders
among its women workers"
Women do not want industrial
work; they naturally and consciously
want homes and families Of their own.
They do not go to work because they
like 1t but because they are driven
to It, Feminist exhorters warn them
away from the domination OF hus-
The New York herald., 1921-03-06

sonal profits and bases itself on un-
selfshness and religion. The personal
relations of men to each other deter
mine the results OF any organization
and no relations except those OF al
truism and good will can produce sat-
isfactory results. Mr.. Babson may be
forgiven for bringing materialistic So
clalism and Christian socialism to-
gether, and for mixing his own very
modern-not to say radical-Chris-
tianity with a curious materialist re-
ligion that dates back to the Hebrew
prophets. He has real practical mes
sage for business men who have an
eye to the future, and they will find
this bulletin fully as valuable as those
which he sends them In his profess
sional capacity.
The New York herald., 1921-03-06

bands. but SO long as industry IL more
oppressive than marriage women VIII
be willing to take up marriage as a
trade In preference to what the fac
tory offers as trade.
To quote the author: And not until
conditions and opportunities in the
factory are so improved that they are
better than those obtaining in the
proletarian home can II be safe to
predict that women will permanently
and voluntarily abandon one workshop
for the other, !. O., the home for the
factory.
The vast army of working women
is finding that in abandoning the slav-
cry of home and husband they are
voluntarily subjecting themselves to
the more insidious exploitation that
the Industrial system offers. +.
Just as the woman is economically de-
pendent on the man. so is he econom-
ically dependent on an unfeeling social
system: and as soon as he Is removed
the full shock of the blows his body
has heretofore absorbed in the strug-
gle will fall upon her body with the
same merciless effect"
The first problem, therefore. that
the woman movement must face Is.
like the mans, the labor problem; but
in addition to this is the problem of
motherhood Some of the feminists
who so smoothly declare that the
question of labor and motherhood is
easy TO solve have been out of con-
tact and lacking in a sympathetic un-
derstanding with the women workers.
For the most part these exhorters are
intellectuals whose occupation does not
submit them to the strain Of the fac
tory. They are like the woman the
author mentions who demonstrated at
a meeting by her own experience how
simple the matter was; but she was
lecturer and lived by an occasional
speech,
The way out is to ameliorate work.
ing conditions for women. The Utopia
Of socialized home. where all the
housework is done while they are at
work, is being regarded by the women.
the author declares, as myth. Meas
ures must be taken to protect poten-
tial mothers, and maternity insurance
should be provided.
"The problems OF love and marriage
and motherhood" says Mr.. Barnett In
summarizing. will be to a great ex-
tent automatically solved when the
State begins to take more intimate
interest in the welfare of the individ-
uals, particularly the working individ-
uals, of which 1t Is composed"
The New York herald., 1921-03-06
MANY BOOKS TREAT OF MEN AND WOMEN IN IND

service rendered as practical expendi-
ture upon which they expect returns.
Americanizing their foreign employ
ees giving them good homes, educat-
ing them, tending them when they are
i'll. insuring their lives-all these are
done in the spirit of the Red Cross
and the Y. M. G. A.. and for the same
purpose. namely, the upbuilding OF
morale and an esprit de corps. Trade
unions regard labor maintenance with
savage distrust as method for se
ducing their membership.
Daniel Bloomfield, author OF the
volume on the subject. explains labor
maintenance, from the general indus
trial viewpoint, as follows:
Among the most important and
difficult problems in industry to-day
is that of so maintaining the labor
forces that there may be the fewest
number of changes in personnel. mini
mum labor friction and the maximum
of production. Until recently industrial
managers have not given sufficient
time to that matter, which goes to
the very heart of industrial efficiency
the human problem. 1t was not
until employers in general awakened
to the startling wastage OF human
material and its cost to them in
dividually as well as, to industry in
general that real attention became
centred on problems Of man. power
and it's maintenance