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had been leaning rather heavily on the
nandle whilst taking cover behind a
hollybush. and the metal cap at the
base OF the silk was clearly marked on
Nnlit cigar In his hand. which he left in
the nedEe. BY great good chance this
was recognized by some one / happen to
Know as brand smoked by a certain
backer OF Jefferson.
$50 you see. had quite lot to help
me me, ! was searching for well dressed
But how did you know he was well
dressed" queried Mr.. Doulton.
His footprints showed that he wore
Doots OF fashionable model" explained
Malcolm Sage. HE also carried an um..
brella. even on an occasion such as this.
mad to look for q well dressed man
VINO always carried an umbrella and
VINO smoked large and expensive cigars
ana, most important Of all. whose nose
| tion."
But how could you tell got him on
the nose?" demanded Burns. leaning
forward eagerly.
There was quite pool Of blood be-
ssaa sssth tn! the hedge" explained Malcolm
minutes while his friends were making
sure of you. Burns. Blood would not
nave flowed SO generously as result Of
blow from the fist except from the
nose''
you're knockout. that's what you
are: Mr.. Sage. said All Pond with ad-
| miring conviction. I'D never have
thought of it ALL" he added. with the
| air Of one desiring to be absolutely fair.
FINALLY" continued Malcolm Sage.
there was the car. 1t was a large car:
defect in one of the tires enabled me
| to determine that by a steel rule. 1t
was obviously heavily laden and the
near back wheel was out of track. This
fact, of course, was of no help on the
high road where other cars would blot
out the tracks: but II could show that
some one who had been heavily backing
Jefferson had a nose badly damaged,
and a car with near back wheel out of
track in just the same way that this
particular wheel was out OF track. and
that its tires were the same as those of
the car that drew up outside Burns
training quarters, then I should have a
wealth of circumstantial evidence that
it would be almost impossible to confute.
From friend at Scotland Yard
obtained the number Of the ear belong
ing to the man whom this evidence in
volved
"As Stanton is off the Portsmouth
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CONTINUED from Third Page)
comes to hand. which happens to be
a few paragraphs Of the first chapter
Of THE Fatal Marriage:
II was near the close II . sultry day hate
In the month Of September. l755. that lieut..
Oryille Deriie, . young ofhcer Of Braddocks
provincial corps. urged his weary horse up the
one OF the NEST difhcult and dangerous OF
the mountain ranges in the western part Of Old
Maryland. Behind him at some short distsncs
rode his faithful servant Nero. As they gained
Of the sun striking full upon them brought
out each individual In distinct relief: The
yo,,uS soldier seemed not more than eighteen
years Of sge.5 His figure was tall and nneis
proportioned. his features were cast in this
fair as that Of the fairest lady his clustering
c,irls were Of q pale golden color and his
dark eyes were fringrd with iashss OF the
same delicate bright hue. His really beauti
ful countenance was saved from the slightest
suspicion cf ~6eminscy by the whole charar-
ter Of its expression. by the nash OF the falcon
the short upper lip. the upward prctfaeion OF
the welI-,urned chin. the stately carriage Of
in short by the general and unmistakable air
Of conscious strength. invincible courage ead
almost insufferable arrogance that distinguished
his whole bearing.
Before the man who IL writing this
story, and 10 about to make an END
OF IL h CTlt1CtbitI Va &SAa o.
worth's work and which was written
by one of those bookish fellows who
know just how books should be writ
ten but who do very little writing
themselves. It follows: MRS. South
worth may be ranked as one OF the
most successful novelists this country
has ever produced. Perhaps she might
be said to belong to q generation past.
rather than to the present. whicn
affects the realistic and philosopher
type of romantic writing more than
any othA- Mrs. Southworth's stories.
sensat;e they have often been
called. rolific In incident, dra-
matte i position and vitality alive
from beg ..ing to end. but were never
impure Their popularity was wen
by these characteristics."
Among Mrs. Southworths frienos
who were frequently at Prospect cot.
tage were John Howard Payne. Whit
tier. Charles Sumner. Lowell, LydtA
Maria Child and Alice Cary. -,
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ALLEGED PRINCESS CARIA.
MYSTERIOUS "REAL PRINCESS OF
THE CAUCASUS" CLAIMED TO BE
BEHIND LAFORGE IN HIS GREAT
PETROLEUM SWINDLE.
GUS ministries, shaking hands with
President Loubet. patronizing ambas-
sadors, conducting ladies whom he
did not know to the buffet, and offer
ing his protection" right and left.
One day President Loubet got an
noyed. :,
he asked.
The question was passed on to Pre-
feet of Police Lepire. A week later
Leon Laforge was languishing In jail
He got six months for swindlfng-not
for calling himself Roman prince. 1t
was just the money he obtained that
got him into trouble-those "chan-
celery dues" which he got from his
dupee. But were they dupes? Were
they not buying something and get
ting their moneys worth?
A year later he was again about
When requested officially to cease
wearing the diplomatic" costume of
his own hera1dic academy he replied
by letter to the state department,
threatening to complain to the King
of Italy. whom he called my illus
trious friend and august cousin"
The foreign Office thought they had
him, but Don Leon slipped out Of 1t
as he has practically always done.
II have the right TO call the King
of Italy So" he said. The Italian
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equal to the specialists of any chan
celery of Europe.
A desk full of stuff from the league of
rations.
A big portfolio of correspondence
(says Baron Purse1D from our State
Department at Washington.
THE more the French sleuths dis
cover in this bottle of ink" the
less they understand. And the more
they understand, the less reason ap-
pears to despise the intelligence of
large category of Laforge's ''dupes.
be they American. French or Near
East.
The French papers carefully refrain
from ridiculing them. and in the case
of our fellow countrymen they mem
tion them only by initials. like mfr.
c.. connected with consulate
"Dr. Y. American dentist" Sir
". banker of Toledo. Ohio or
Mrs. W and daughters of Phila-
delphia." Many of the names enjoyed
transformations, local color being in.
troduced by adding "off" or ski"
The New Orleans Corsican Regime is
Baron Regineski. Suter, agent for
American agricultural implements"
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We'll. rm blessed" exclaimed All

We'll. Tm blessed" exclaimed All
Pond. "If you amt it,"
II pointed out" continued Malcolm
Sage. that whereas by producing
their money. II the truth became
known not only would their bets
most likely be forfeited. but they
would probably have to go to law to
recover their stake-money. L fur
ther pledged MIR. Doulton. MIR. Pap
with and Burns not to take any legal
action / rather suspect that in this
! was technically conspiring to defeat
the ends of justice"
But weren't you afraid they'd do
double crosse" asked Burns.
They heard me instruct one of
my assistants that unless l were back
by 9 o'clock that evening. the notes
I had written and addressed were to
be delivered. incidentally the inspec-
tor was present. unofficially OF
course"
"You oughter been in the ring with
a head like that" said All Pond sor-
rowfully.
1--WE found Burns fairly comfort
ably in the wine-cellar of an empty
house near Ripley. They had left him
food and water and beer. In all
probability on awakening tomorrow
morning. had we not found him. he
would have discovered the door un-
locked and himself no longer pris-
oner." Malcolm Sage paused with the
air of one who has told his story.
But why did you keep Papwith and
me at Stanton until late this after
noon?" inquired Mr.. Doulton.
IN the first instance, to be in
charge and to see that Burns dis
appearance was kept secret. 1t was
obvious that every eudeavor would
be made to put lot of money on
! jefferson before the fact became
known. This would lead to rumor,
and later to inquiry. Subsequently
/ decided that you were both better
out of London, as you would have
been interviewed and bound to give
something away. in spite of the ut
most caution"
"And now. Mr.. Sage" said Mr..
Doulton. who are the scoundrels?'
II have promised not to give their
names" was the quiet reply.
Not give their names?" cried sew
eral of his hearers in unison.
Malcolm Sage then proceeded to ex-
plain that unless the gang had seen
loophole of escape they would not
have thrown up the sponge. Had ex-
posure been inevitable in any case.
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protocol gives me the equivalent rank
of cardinal"
They could not contest his being a
chevalier of the crown of Italy. II
seems that in his youth he wrote a
book on MacMahon. Having sent a
copy of it to easy-going old King
Humbert, the latter was pleased TO
find it speak so we'll of Italy and of
his own free will dubbed its author
chevalier!
chancellery dues from others--had
not paid his chancellery dues to Italy.
which in every land is sine qua non
to perfect. cinch. absolutely vest and
hog-tie all such beautiful distinc-
tiOns.
Never completely idle in the inter
yening years devoted feverishly to
genealogical studies and curious de-
tails of dying princely houses and OBJ
scure governments. he might nave
merit and booster of the new-rich in
an ancestral sense. Instead. he craved
always to set, up kingdoms OF mis-
own.
Somebody has to set 'em up!
THUS the origin of the grand affair
L is as follows:
Laforge began about a year ago by
showing a parchment written in Eng
lfsh and authenticated by great seals
granting to him the concession OF GER
tain petroleum fields in Transcauca-
sian territory. Take note of this. A
veritable princess of the Caucasus. it
is claimed. hopes by these maneuvers
to save her own bacon. According to
Baron Pursell COT Kansas City,. she
will be the means of saving all con-
cerned, at need.
At Beaulieu-sur Mer. last autumn.
Laforge got together quantity of
Georgian refugees. contract working
men, disbanded soldiers (who had
come with the Russian contingents).
adventurers and petty mobiles, by
whom he had himself proclaimed
hereditary king of a kingdom having
more or less the same boundaries as
these oil concessions.
This done, Laforge demanded. through
the intermediary OF Ambassador Mala-
koff, still technical representative OF
Russia recognised by France. aid and
protection from Gen. Wrangel. not yet
then beaten, to deliver his kingoom
from the bolshevist domination.
wrangel. grasping at every local
recognition Ca nameless village OF
two gained, in those days. counting
well worth whilel: sent enGouragins
replies to Prince Vitenval. called King
Of Transcaucasia. (What did Wrangel
know? The king was introduced by
Malakon.) And these encouraging re-
ports from wrangel served as basis
TO obtain new recognition from par
ties knowing none too much about tine
business-or their own-and It was
done by mali. Laforge. It must ne re-
readiness in these things probably
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road, l telephoned to the Automobile
Association patrols at Putney Hill,
Esher and Clandon Cross roads.
was told that on the previous evening
In the direction of Guildford. These
patrols take the numbers Of all cars
that pass. As it had not passed
Liss. where the next patrol is sta
toned. 1t was another link in the
chain"
tion broke involuntarily from Kid.
LAS the patrols go off duty at dusk.
j could get no further help from
them" continued Malcolm Sage. Il
sent a man to watch Jefferson's train
ing quarters. although l was fairly
certain that he and his party were
in no way involved"
Malcolm Sage went on to narrate
his call upon Nathan Goldschmidt.
carefully omitting any mention of the
name or address. His hearers listened
with breathless interest.
II concluded that they had taken
their prisoner to some lonely. empty
house." he explained. but there was
not time to search all the empty
houses in the home counties. so the
man with the damaged nose had to
come with me in my car. and his
friends followed in his"
But how did you manage it,
gasped Mr.. Papwith.
"At first they showed fight" said
Malcolm Sage. land threatened to
keep me prisoner until after the
fight"
Gee" exclaimed Kid.
81 anticipated some xuch move, and
had instructed my people that unless
were back by 4:30. they were to
deliver curtain packets to the editors
of well known London papers. In
these packets was told the story as
far as / had been able to trace it.
This / informed them"
What did they say to that?" asked
Mr.. Doulton.
X X y
"THEY insisted that I telephone
countermanding my orders; but
as | explained that / had told my man
Thompson he was to disregard any
telephone message. or written in
structions. he might receive from me.
they realized that the game was up.
/ also informed them that Inspector
Wendale and two Of his men were
waiting at my office in anticipation
of possible hold-up."
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The Missing Heavyweight ~ HERBERT
BY HERBERT JENKINS.

second he stood gazing stupidity be-
fore him: then his knees sagged and'
with a deliberation that seemed al,
most intoierable. he crashed forward
on his face. one arm outstretched as
IL in protest.
The timekeeper's voice was heard
monotonoualy counting. Burns went
to his corner without waiting for the
conclusion OF the count. He kne"
the strength behind that blow.
Later that night. just as Big ben
was taking breath preparatory to ms
supreme effort. Malcomm Sage was
seated in his big arm chair smok.
ing a final pipe before bed. ana
turning over in his mind the happen :
ings Of the day and the probable
events of the morrow.
His train of thought was suddenly
interrupted by q hammering at the
outer door Of his chambers, followed
by the sound of loud and hilarious
voices as Rogers answered the sum-
mons.
A moment later the door OF the
sitting room burst open, and there
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ners. he cried. "He asks if we've got
something on it. My Gawd"' he
groaned. I'VE got our shirts on it.
That's what we got on 1t, our Shirts"
and his voice broke In something like
a sob.
You had better post some one at
the gate to tell all inquirers that
Burns is doing well and is confident
OF winning" said Malcolm Sage to
Mr.. Doulton. land keep an eye on
the telephone. Tell any one who rings
up the same; in faet"-and he turned
to the others-"as far as you are
concerned, Burma 10 stiil with you.
Do you understand?"
They looked at one another in q
way that was little suggestive of un-
derstandinE.
Now I should like to see Burns
ROOM"
Malcolm Sage and Mr. Doulton fol-
lowed ALI Pond upstairs to a large
room on the first floor, as destitute
of the attributes of comfort as a
guard-room. A he'd. wash hand
stand. and a chest of drawers COM
prised the furniture. A few articles
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course. of interest only to those i'm
mediately concerned. who were more
truly alone in the midst Of that vast
conoourse than some anchorits in the
desert of Sahara. -sssl ala-.
The heat was, undesirable, the at
mosphere suffocating. Men smoked
their cigars and cigarettes jerkily.
now indulginG In series of stacca-
toed puffs. now ignoring them until
Slowly the time crept on as by the
bedside of death. II those tfridicu-
lously bobbing figures in the ring
would only cease their caperings!
referee suddenly split through a
pocket" Of silence. livery one seemed
startled. then the curtain Of sound
once more descended and wrapped
the assembly in Its impenetrable
folds. The gong sounded the begin
ming and the end Of each round. and
SO 1t went on.
Mr.. Papwith sat in the front row
near the prince. Smiling. smiling.
forever smilig. He was dapper
little man, with fiery, clean shaven
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they would have brazened IL out
knowing that, whatever happened to
themselves. Burns could not appear
at the Olympia. The knowledge tha1
their identity would not be divuiged
tempted them ta risk the loss Of their
money. Apart from this" he added.
1.-THE details ] whs able to give seemed
to convince them that they had either
been watched or given away. ;.
You must remember that they have
lost enormous sums of money. Mall
colin Sage went on. "and there wip
be, another f1.000 for St. Timothy'r
Hospital. II was further understood
that IL I could discover any one OF
them had inspired covering bet, j
was released from my promise. This
cidentaily they insured the defeat OF
their man. When Burns entered the
ring tonight it was to fight. not to
box"
That's true" said All Pond, nod
ding his head and reaching for an
other cigar. He never foueht ike
"And where were you last nightZ
inquired Mr.. Papwith of Sage.
I'm my bed said Malcolm Sage.
land my friend. Inspector Wensdaie
Of Scotland Yard and ! slept & here.
dale's sight until we handed him over
this eveTiiEs-
,, "I've been having police protec-
tion." laughed Burns.
still, you didn't oushter have gone
two days without doing anythink,
said ALI Pond.
"Oh. I had a bit of sparrinG with
Mr. Sage" said Burns. lin spite OF the
glasses. II you want to see some
pretty foot-work. All. you get him to
put the gloves on"
81 knew it," cried All Pond. with
conviction; then, turning to, the
others. Didn't say he oughter been
| in the ring?"
And Malcolm Sage found relief
from the admring eyes of his guests
iE gazing down a the well bitten
mouthpiece of his briar.
But why did you let me think that
Jefferson and his crowd were in it,"
inquired Burns. with corrugated
brow.
Well" said Malcolm Sage slowly,
"as I had put twenty-five pounds on
you to steady Ponds nerves ] didn't
want to lose it,"
And ALI Pond winked gleefully
| across at Mr. Douiton.
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~
" plot. which took in number
~ Of American visitors as well
as French and other Europ-
cans of all classes. has been going on
for months here, before the local
police or French State Department de-
tectiyes learned word about it.
And even now that Leon Laforge.
Prince de V!tanval-old- time usurper
of noble titles and functions-is un-
der arrest az King of Transcaucasia.
his newly invested mobiles" have such
confidence in the political secrets
which he whispered to them that there
has not been u single complaint, and
the police simply cannot obtain wit
nesses.
Here is man who set up mon
archy under the nose of the French
republic, elaborated it's political con-
stitution, applied regularly Tor admls-
sion to the league OF nations. anu
traced the economic questions which
; must occupy the talent OF his nopies.
ministers and state sserslac ,he
so captured their confidence IN tne
roles they would be called upon TO
play that. mot to compromise the
cause hundreds of people kept abso-
lutte silence during from three TO SIN
months.
King, ministers and state secre-
taries were in correspondence win
h.lr the cbancelleries of Europe and
the state Department at Washlns-
They had deposited models of the
postage stamps of Transcaucasia with
the Universal Postal Union at R.rn.
The king could prove. in fast. that
lar ambassador of Russia in France
Transcausa sia -Vitanvalia is coun-
try actually under the domination OF
the soviets. In view OF the coming
! restoration millions of francs worth
of orders for state robes. court man.
| by the well-known houses OF Red
fern and Mappen & Webb.
And the French police for months
knew nothing at all about 1t.
T EON LAFORGE, it must be ad-
IL mitted is a wonderful man. He
, is a man of power-because he almost
/ believes his own stories
| AS early as 1901 ! had to write
about him when he raised veritable
| little fortune out of "Chancellery
Dues as Don Leon. Prince Laforge
de Vitanval. Roman Prince and Sow
| ereign Grand Master of the Order Of
St Leon and Chevalier of the Crown
| of Italy.
| For months plain citizens whom he
! had dubbed chevaliers lit up the
| streets of Paris with his bits of coll
| ored ribbon in their buttonholes. In
a gold-lace dress coat of his own he
raldic academy he made himself con-
| spicuous-as high as the receptions
| Of the French White House and varf-
Evening star., 1921-08-28

CTERLING HELLO. The Sunday Star Spe-
- cial Correspondent in France, Tells of the
Amazing Adventures of Leon Laforge. His
Queen" Clementine Faroppa. Former
Department Store Salesgirl, and His King
dom of Transcaucasia.
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NICE, French Riviera. August Is.
A MOST astonishing alleged crook
~ plot, which took in number
~ Of American visitors as well
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Mrs. -Southworth. Novelist.

Continued from Third PaGeD
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1921-08-11
NEWS ITEMS FROM THE
LAMESA REPORTER

Last Friday, while the family were
away from home the house and con-
tents of Bob Billingsly, at New Spar
enburg, was totally destroyed by fire.
On last Sunday evening something
approaching miracle occurred two
miles north of Lamesa. Miss Jewell
Looney was driving her fathers Hup-
mobile and Miss Leila Watson accom-
panying her, and the car turned COM
pletely over breaking the top TO
pieces and smashing one wheel of
and running the steering wheel, and
really breaking the car to pieces gem
orally, and the only injury received
by either young lady was cut finger
for Miss Looney. Miss Watson was
out at church, as usual, a few hours
after the accident. Just how the car
could turn completely over and smash
off the top going at a high rate of
speed, and these two young ladies
get out alive seems a miracle. We
are glad 70 report that they are all
right
We are informed that the new
school building will have re brick
work completed this week. Then the
carpenters and painters viii have
their turn and soon the rising gen
Grafton will have the bcst building
they perhaps ever attended school IN.
There are very few better school
buildings in West Texas.
George Nicely is this week packing
his household goods 10 move 20 Okla
homa. Wilkinson Brothers have
bought his crop, tools and stock and
will put man on the place as soon
as he vecates. Mr. Nicely is a good
old man and we hate 10 see him leave
Dawson County.
Harvey Swain, who was operated
on for appendicitis as stated in our
last issue, died at Lubbock last Fri
day night, and his remains were bur
led there. He leaves a wife and two
small children. The operation was
too late and the doctors feared 80
when they operated.
At the County Judges office of
Lamesa, Judge J. X. Lowrie, on Mon
day. at 1890 a. m. married Frank
Morris and Miss Alma Wood Mr..
Morris parents lives near town and
the same of Miss Wood. She is a
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1921-08-11
JURY GIVES BEATTY POS
SESSION OF RENT HOUSE

Judge Geo. l.. Beatty was given
possession Of a rent house. which has
been occupied by Mr.. Pond. in a suit
filed by Beatty and tried in the JUS
tice Court Of Lubbock Monday. This
is the same case that was tried some
weeks ago, during which time the de-
PENDANT was struck with an ear
trumpet BY the plaintiff, and the jury
decided IN favor Of the defendant,
on account Of having sickness In the
home. The trial Monday went
smoothly along, and a verdict rem
dored a. stated above. We are In
formed that the defendant viii ap-
peal the case.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1921-08-11
NOTICE OF INTENTION TO
INCORPORATE.

Notice is hereby Riytn that the
partnership lately suh6sting between
G. r. J. Stephens A, ~. Mckee, and
j. +. Bscan, of befCounty. Of Lub-
book, Statetof Tex@, under. the firm
name Of "Step1 ems Nc Zee Bacon
Co. will Incorporate on for about
September & 192tA. Alkdebts due
to tbe said p4rtnershifrfe to be paid,
and those dbe from the same dis
charged at Lubbock, Texas, where
the business viii be continued by the
said stephens Mckee Bacon Co. as a
corporation.
August II, 1921. IA
q r. J. STEPHENS
A. W. MCKEE. 4
J. r. BACON.