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The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1921-11-25


And even as he spoke, the words
died away on his lips, and with a
dreadful cry he sprang back. For
with a dull, heavy thud the body Of
the dead German Heinrich rolled off
the chair and sprawled at his feet
"My God!" screamed Lexington.
what has happened? IL"
He rushed to the bell and pealed 1t
frantically, and with a smile Of JOY
Hugh watched his frenzied terror. No
one came in answer to the ring, and
darlington dashed to the door, only to
recoil into the room with a choking
noise in his throat. Outside In the
hall stood four masked men, each
with revolver pointing at his heart.
"My cue" muttered Hugh. Sand
you understand, fellows. don't your
he's my meat"
The next moment he had disap-
peared down the ladder, and the three
remaining watchers stared motionless
at the grim scene. For darlington had
shut the door and was crouching by
the table, his nerve utterly gone. And
all the while the puffed, bloated body
of the German sprawled on the
floor.
Slowly the door into the hall opened,
and with a scream Of fear darlington
sprang back. Standing in the door
way was Hugh Drummond. and his
face was grim and merciless.
sYou sent for your chauffeur, Henry
Lexington" he remarked quietly. II
am here"
"what do you mean?" muttered
darlington thickly.
II drove you back from Laidley
Towers tonight" said Hugh with a
slight smile. 'The proper man was
foolish and had to be killed" He ad-
vanced few steps into the room, and
the other shrank back. "You look
frightened, Henry. Can 1t be that
the young swine's wits are, after all,
better than yoursT'
"What do you wantY gasped LAX
ington. through dry lips.
81 want you, Henry-just you.
Hitherto you've always used gangs of
your ruffians against me. Now my
gang occupies this house. But I'm
not going to use them. It's going to
be just-you and l. Stand up, Henry
stand up-as I have always stood up
to you" He crossed the room and
stood in front of the covering man.
take half-take half" he screamed
"Tve got treasure-I've :"
And Drummond hit him a fearful
blow on the mouth.
81 shall take all, Henry. to return to
their rightful owners. Boys"-ht
raised his voice-"carry out these
other two, and undo them"
The four masked men came In, and
carried out the two chairs.
1.-THE intimidated rabbit, Henry, and
the kindly gentleman you put to guart
Miss Benton" he remarked as the
door closed. $50 now we may regart
ourselves as being alone. Just yor
and /. And one Of us, Lexington
you devil in human form-is going In
| to that BATH"
"But the bath means DEATH
shrieked Lakington-"death In agony
''That will be unfortunate for the
one who goes In" said Drummond
taking a step toward him.
"You would murder mel" half sobbed
the terrified man.
mo, darlington; I'm not going tc
] murder you" A CLEAN Of hope came
into the others eyes. "But I'm going
to fight you In order to decide which
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1921-11-25

man-something happens He kind O.
ceases to sit up and take nourishment.
But over here, the more scurrilous he
is, the more he talks bloodshed and
riot, the more constables does he get to
guard him from catching cold.
The soldier frowned.
"Look at this entry here" he grunted.
"That blighter Is member of parlia-
ment. What's he getting four payments
Of thousand pounds forT'
"Why, surely to buy some nice warm
underclothes WITH" grinned the detec-
tive. Then he leaned forward and
glanced at the name. "But isn't he
some pot in one Of your big trade
unions?"
Heaven knows" grunted Hugh. II
only saw the blighter once, and then
his shirt was dirty" He turned over
a few more pages thoughtfully. why,
II these are the sums of money Peter
son has blown, the man must have
spent a fortune. Two thousand pounds
to Ivolsky. Incidentally, that's the
bloke who had words with the whatnot
on the stairs"
In silence they continued their study
Of the book. The whole Of England
and Scotland had been split up into
districts. regulated by population
rather than area, and each district ap.
peared to be In charge of one director.
A varying number Of sub-dIstricts In
every main division had each their sub
director and stan, and at some Of the
names Drummond rubbed his eyes In
amusement. Briefly. the duties Of every
man were outlined; the locality In
which his work lay, his exact response
bIlities, SO that overlapping was re-
duced to minimum. In each case the
staff was small, the work largely that
of organization. But Ia each district
there appeared ten or dozen names
of men who were systematically de-
scribed as lecturers; while at the end
Of the book there appeared nearly ifty
names--both of men and womsn--whc
were proudly denoted as first-class lee.
turers And II Drummond had rubbed
his eyes ~ posne of the, names o. the
organizing staffh the first-class esuoraI
| lecturers deprived him Of speech.
GRO Bu coNT11euEp)
i
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1921-11-25

In Which the Last Round Takes Place.
ONE.
It was during the next hour or two
that the full value of Mr.. Jerome X.
Green as an acquisition to the party
became apparent. Certain other prep
arations In honor Of Peterson's arrival
were duly carried out, and then arose
the question Of the safe in which the
all-important ledger was kept.
"There 1t is" said Drummond, point
ing to heavy steel door flush with the
wall. on the opposite side of the room
to the big one containing Lakington's
ill-gotten treasure. "And 1t doesn't
seem to me that you're going to open
that one by pressing any buttons In
the wall"
"Then, Captain" drawled the Amer
lean, II guess Wen open 1t otherwise.
It's sure plumb easy. I've been get
ting gay with some Of the household
effects, and this bar of soap sort Of
caught my eye"
From his pocket he produced some
ordinary yellow soap, and the others
glanced at him curiously.
''Tll just give you little demonstra-
tion.". he continued, "of how our swell
craftsmen over the water open safes
when the owners have been so tactless
as to remove the keys"
Dexterously he proceeded to seal up
every crack In the safe door with the
soap. leaving a small gap at the top
unsealed. Then round that gap he
built what was to all intents and pur-
poses a soap dam.
IF any Of you boys" he remarked
to the intent group around him. "think
Of taking this up as means of liveli-
hood, be careful of this stuff" From
another pocket he produced an india
rubber bottle. Don't drop 1t on the
floor unless you want to be measured
for your coffin. There'll just be a boot
and some bits to bury"
The group faded away. and the
American laughed.
Knight ask what It isT murmured
Hugh politely from the neighborhood
Of the door. X
"Sure thing. Captain" returned the
detective, carefully pouring some OF
the liquid into the soap dam. 'That Is
what told you I'd got--gelignite; or,
as the boys call It, the oil. It runs
right round the cracks Of the door In
side the SOAP" He added little more.
and carefully replaced the stopper
"Now. detonator and bit Of fuse.
and I guess well leave the room"
"It reminds one Of those dreadful
barbarians, the sappers, trying to blow
up things" remarked Toby, stepping
with some agility into the garden and
4 moment or two later the American
joined them.
1T may be necessary to DO It again"
IL announced. 81 - ~ spokA he
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CHAPTER xI-continued.


did ]. not say" he answered, shat
there was power In the box? But in
the name of that power-unknown to
you-I warn you: Do not touch those
pearls till the light has burned low
In the brazier. If you do they will
disappointment to return. Watch,
but do not touch"
Slowly he backed toward the win
dow, unperceived In the general ex-
element; and Hugh lodged rapidly
toward the car. 1t struck him that
the seance was over. and he just had
time to see darlington snatch some
thing which appeared to have been
let down. by string from above, be-
Gore turning into the bushes and rae
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1921-11-25
Perfect woman's EpItaph.

A correspondent tells US that an old
tombstone recently renovated at st.
Mary's, Acton, W.. bears the inscrip'
ton:
She was!
All what was she2
What a wife and mother should be-
That was she-London Tit-Bits.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1921-11-25

fng for the car. AS 1t was he was
only q second or two in front of the
other, and the last vision he had
through a break In the trees. before
they were spinning smoothly down the
deserted road, was an open window In
Laidley Towers from which dense
volumes Of vapor poured steadily out.
OF the house party behind, waiting for
the light to burn low in the braziei,
he could see no sign through the
opaque wall Of green fog.
1t took five minutes, so he gathered
afterward from member Of the house
party, before the light had burned suf-
faciently low for the duchess to con-
slider 1t safe to touch the pearls.
In various stages Of asphyxiation
the assembled guests had peered at
the box, while the cynical comments
of the men were rightly treated by the
ladies with the contempt they de-
served. Was the necklace not there,
wrapped in its gold and silver tissue,
where a few minutes before there had
been nothing7
"Some trick Of that beastly light"
remarked the duke peevishly. "For
heavens sake throw the dam thing
out of the window"
"DoL't be a fool, john" retorted
his spouse. "If you could do this sort
of thing, the house of lords might
be some use to somebody"
When two minutes later they stared
horror-struck at a row Of ordinary
marbles laboriously unwrapped from
h piece Of gold and silver tissue, the
dukes pungent agreement with his
wife's sentiment passed uncontra-
dicted. In fact, Il Is to be understood
that over the sceie which followed 1t
was best to draw a decent veil.
THREE.
Drummond, hunched low over the
wheel, In his endeavor to conceal his
identity from the man behind. knew
nothing of that at the time. And LAX
ington was far too busy to bother
with the chauffeur.
One snarling curse as they had
started, for not having done as he had
been told, was the total Of their con-
versation during the trip. During the
rest Of the time the transformation
to the normal kept Lexington busy, and
Hugh could see hin reflected In the
wind-screen removing the makeup
from his face, and changing his
clothes.
Even now he was not quite cieaI
how the trick had been worked. Thai
there had been two cabinets, that was
clear-one false. the other the real
one. That they had been changed al
the crucial moment by the girl lrma
/. vas also obvious. But how had the
pearls disappeared in the first case
and then apparently reappeared again
For one thing he was quite certain
Whatever was inside the parcel Of
gold cad silver tissue which, for al
he knew, they might be still STARING
q. Il was not the historic necklace.
And be was SIN puzzlins It over u
his mind when the car swung Into the
drive at The Films.
sChanes the wheels a. usual,
enGpoab I6tisstos - ~ rot out An
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1921-11-25

A Students Wish.
History repeats itself"
swell, wish arithmetic would sum
itself up"
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1921-11-25

In Justice 20 JuetIco.
"Justice Is blindfolded--but just The
same she can talk "Yes, she does
sometimes peep i''--wayside TaleA
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1921-11-25

But still There Was No Mercy on the
Soldiers Face, and He Felt HImself
Being Forced Farther and Farther
Over the Liquid.
Of Us two ceases to adorn the earth ;
that il, II your diagnosis Of the con-
tents Of the bath Is correct. What
little CLEAN Of pity might have pos
sesssd for you has been completely ex.
tinguished By your present exhibition
Of nausesting cowardice. Fight. you
wern, 0ght; o. IN throw you IN r. :
Ara LahlnGtan Ssusht Ths sudden
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-12-31
GA|ETY CLUB IS GIVEN
AN ENJOYABLE PARTY
(East Oregonian Specially

ECHO. Dec. 31.-The beautiful
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Ray T, Johnson
on Dupont street was place of much
pleasure and gaiety Thursday even
ing when the Johnsons were hosts and
hostess to the members of the Gaiety
Club. One of the attractions was the
costuming of the members, the men
wearing knee pants and the women
appearing in little girl style gingham
dresses. Progressive SOC was the
game of the evening. Delicious re-
freshments were served. Those pres
ent were Ar. and Mrs NJ, r. Coe, Mr..
and Mrs. John Howard, MIR. and Mrr.
Fred SChercrs. Mr. and Mrs. Ben Gas
kell, Mrs. A. G. Nudge, Mr.. and Mrs,
Al Hiatt, of Batter Greek; Mr.. AMI
Mrs, Ray 7, johnson and Miss Lois
Lambirth of Spokane
Mr. and Mrs NJ. f. Coe were Christ -
mas guests at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. w d. Humphrey in Pcndleton.
Vernon Davis. returned to Walla
Walla Wednesday after snort visit in
Echo.
The women of the community met
ut the city hall Tuesday afternoon and
organized what they named the BE
nevolent Association Of Echo for
the purpose of assisting any one in
actual need The following officers
were chosen: President, Mrs. f. r.
George vice president, Mrs. Nj. Il.
Coe; secretary, Mrs. j. w. Brown,
treasurer Mrs. George Mitchell
Virgil and Gladys Perry of The Dali
les, arrived in Echo Monday to visit
with their uncle George Perry and his
wife.
In response to invitations. several
of Echo's young people went to the
parsonage Thursday evening in honor
Of the Misses Mary and Faye Spauld-
ing, who are spending the holidays
with their parents, Rev. and Mrs. F.
r. spaulding All present enjoyed q
pleasant evening.
Mrs. William Wilder Of Portland
spent a short time Wednesday visiting
Mrs. ". Hewitt. Mrs. Wilder and hei
husband are former residents Of Echo
Mr.. and Mrs. +. r. George and
daughters, Marion and Lucille, weni
to Hot Lake Wednesday. They expec
to return home Sunday
j. c. Wattcnburger, Of Portland, ar
rived in Echo Wednesday. He expectl
to be here several days, loking aftc
business. Mr.. Wattcnburger has ha'
charge of the large shearing plan
south of town for several years.
The Ladies' Aid held a bushes
business meeting Wednesday after
noon at the home of the president
Mrs. w w. Esselstyn.
Miss Lois Lambirth Of Spokane,
visiting her sister Mrs, Al Hiatt, o.
Butter Creek. Miss Lambirth was
student Of the Echo school FEY
| years ago.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-12-31
.RIETH MATRON VISITS
IN WASHINGTON CITY
EAST oregoniau Specially

RIETH. Dec S1.-Mrs, j. C. Lang
ley and little daughtcr Lois have been
visiting with relatives in Wallo Walla
since Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Grant and lit
tie daughter Marsy spent "Wednesday
evening with relatives m Pendletoin.
\ frea&'sh accident occurred here
Christmas evening when a ear driven
by west end man left the highway
a short distance eaS; of the round
house and ran down steep so foot
bank and landed against she corner of
T. Throckmorton'S b. "- The car
never turned over m onward
flight and the occupants a mira
culous escape. only one Icing injured
at all and that one only sishtlN. The
ear was completely wrecked.
Mrs. J. Nelson was Pendleton
visitor Wednesday evening.
\ petition is I'm circulation for speed
and parking regulations throush Rieth
and past the school house. 1t Is being
readily signed by an who see it, such
| regulation has long been needed and
/ if there had been one we would proh-
ably have been spared the accident OF
couple of weeks ago when the little
Mexican girl was so critically injured.
Mrs r. Farley was shopping in
/ pendletou Wednesday
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-12-31

Stella McCormmick. The affair will
also be in the nature of a farewell as
Miss Stella leaves tomorrow, in COM
pany with her aunt, Mrs. Gideon
Brown, to spend the remainder of the
winter at Long Beach, California.
Covers Will be laid for Evelyn Greu-
'"h. Eva Nelson, Dorothy RSrthel,
June Eddy, Vera Nendel, Margaret
Jack, Alcgra Mccormick, Thelma
McCormmick and the honor guest.
Pink carnations will oe used in deco
rating and the table will be centered
with birthday cake topped with
fourteen pink candles.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-12-31
SOCIETY
BIRTHDAY PARTY GIVEN

One of the most attractive dinner
parties of the season will be given
this evening at the home of Mrs.
Walter Mccormick when Mrs. Nc
Cormmick and daughter Miss Evalyn
McCormmick will entertain in honor
OF the fourteenth birthday of Miss
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-12-31
BABY SON BORN

Mr.. and Mrs. Max Gorfkle are re-
ceNing CONGRATULATIONS on the arrival
of baby boy at their home The new
arrival was born last evening at five
o'clock at st. Anthony's hospital and
tripped the scales at nine pounds.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-12-31
WILL GO TO LA GRANDE.

WILL GO TO LA GRANDE.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. Vernon Signor are
visiting with friends in Pendleton,
prior to their departure for La Grande
where they will make their home.
Mrs Signor was formerly Miss Freda
Glover and her marriage was a recent
event at Hoquiam, Washington.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-12-31
MISS ANTHONY DEPARTS.

Miss Hilda Anthony. who has been
la guest during the holidays at the
home of Mrs. c. f. Heard. will return
tomorrow to her home in Ia Grande.
Miss Anthony is a talented musician
of our neighboring city.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-12-31
ms. sIGNOR HONOR GUST.

MRS. SIGNOR HONOR GUEST.
Miss Hazel Wyrick and Miss Helen
Clark are hosteSses this afternoon at
an informal jelly shower at the home
of Mrs. W, w. Wyrick. S0l Jackson
street for Mrs. c, Vernon Sisnor, who
was Miss Freda Glover and whose
marriage was recent event in Ho-
quiam, Washington. Only intimate
friends of Mrs. Signor were asked for
the afternoon.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-12-31

WOMEN'S CLUB EALL
Everything is in readiness for the
second annual ball to be given by the
Pendleton Women's club this evening
at the Eagle Woodman hall. Com
mittees have been busy for several
weeks and the affair promises to be
the leading social event of the season.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-12-31

Redeemer will hold a meeting in Par
ish Hall on Wednesday afternoon. The
meeting will open at two o'clock and
the business session will be followed
by a social tea hour.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-12-31
TEA is GIVEN

Mrs L. j. shannon is hostess at her
home this afternoon at an informal
tea, having as her guests a number
of young ladies who are home from
college for the Christmas holidays.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-12-31

WOULD YOU like to see a World
wide Revival?
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-12-31

SOCIETIES To MEET
The Parish Aid, Sanctuary Chapter
and Auxiliary of the church of the
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-12-31
People Here and There

Rev. Lockwood has returned from
Spokane, where he spent the holidays
with his family.
Henry Clay Judd arrived today
from Portland to join Mrs. Judd in a
visit at the home of her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Alvah Slusher.
The weather on top of Weston
Mountain is milder than it is down in
the valley. At least that is the belief
of W. l.. Smock who came down today
to attend to some business.
During the Christmas holidays Mar
shall Spell went to Echo where he
enjoyed himself with his old friend
Joe Bush. This morning, Joe came TO
Pendleton, and he will remain with
Marshall over New Years.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-12-31

The Daughters of the American
revolution will be entertained ON
Tuesday evening at the home of Mrs.
G. E. Heard, 2l5 Lincoln Street.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-12-31
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY

cooking and house work ON ranch. o.
Phone 1871.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-12-31
VISIT WITH PARENTS.

Miss Grace Baker and Miss Lena
Baker will spend the holidays with
their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Baker at Stanfield
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-12-31

Kenneth Eiler and Ernest Filler
are spending a few days with their
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. r. j.
English at Rieth.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-02-03
IN JAIL FOR
MURDER, RELEASED
UNDER HABE.kS CORPUS

Following Il hearing before Judge
Moss in the Circuit Court this notn
ing. Joseph Johnson colored, who
has been in Jail stree December rs
charged With the nurdsr of Heqrs
Dorsey. also colosed was released or
50 500 bail fnr the Grand Jury at the
April term OF Cour rail Mas fur
nished by William Cook. a wcll-known
farmer Of the Third district
Today's proceedings were based on
petition for Haheas Corpus. filed By
Maurice i. Knight, IN Oenalf OF John
son. At fhe preliminary hearing be
foro Magistrate Brady el Annapolis.
Johnson was committed without bail
aud the present petition WAS TO OBJ
tain his release ptndins the Grand
Jury's action
At the hearing this morning a
number of Nitnesac were examined
whose testimony tended 70 show filat
Dorsey was Of Il quarrelsome nature
ana known as d neiehnorhood bully
especially when drinking, as he had
been on the night Of the shooting, and
taat johnson acted in a measure OF
self-dcfense. following !. quarrel over
card game at Johnson's house hat
night Botn inc lived near Lake
Shore in the Third district Of the
county.
After announcing his decision fer
Johngon's release On bail, Judge Moss
took occasion to deliver somO force
full and timely remarks for lie farm
ors and landowners Of that neiglbor-
hood. some OF whom were present in
Court, about tolerJting the existence
OF storeiseepcrs and others WHO traded
in the Illicit liquors which the nrin-
cipais in the shooting ARRAY had been
drinking that night Several Of the
witnesses had testified that some kia.l
Of queer concc6tion. locally known as
1unlp steady. Was openly sold III { III
stores al Lake Shore and wds made to
bring tho desired effect by mixing Il
With Jamaica ginger It seems that
the colored help thereabouts and the
laborers on the farms were being de-
mo. alized and rendered good-for-no-
thing by the traffic in this stuff, and
JUDGE Moss strongly urged the good
people of the community 10 organize
some kind Of Law and 0rdtr Leagus
and drive out these who wcra corrupt
ing and de3royinS the labor theY had
&c depend On
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-02-03
MARRIED YESTERDAY
IN ST. MARY'S CHURCH

Lucien A. Brady. son of Mrs, Brahs
and the late James r. Brady, of near
Annapolis, and Miss Ada u. Jnngers.
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Junger, OF Hockey Hall. were mar
ried at 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon
in ST. Marys Roman Catholic Church
BY the Rev. Father John A. Thumei
one OF the Priests attached TO the
church. The ceremony was quittls
celebrated. there being present only
members oI th. immediate families Of
the young couple
The bride wore travelling suit Of
blue with hat TO match. and carried q
bouquet Of white sweet peas. She was
attended by Mss Dorothy Brady. Of
Annapolis. sister of the bridegroom.
as maid of honor. The best man was
Arthur Brady. brother OF hte bride
grcom. soon after the ceremony, Mr
and Mrs. Brady left on q wedding trip
TO Philadelphia. New York. and other
places. Upon their return they Kill
reside in Annapolis. The yonag
couple have host of friends III An
naroIis md the county