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and the case Of one other, who was in an insane asylum.
 He had found that no one of the persons whom he saw had known Ben jamin Corvet personally; many of them did not know him at all the others knew him only as a name. But. when Alan proceeded, always there was one connotatiOn with each of the original names; always one cir constance bound all together. When he had established that circumstance as influencing the fortunes of the first two on his lists, he had said to him. self, as the blood pricked queerly un- der the skin, that the fact might be a mere coincidence. When he estab- lished 1t also as affecting the fate of the third and of the fourth and of the fifth, such explanation no longer sufficed; and he found 1t in common to all fourteen, sometimes as the de- ciding factor of their fate, sometimes as only slightly affecting them, but always 1t was there.
 In how many different ways, In what strange, diverse manifestations that single circumstance had spread to these people whom Alan had inter- viewed No two of them had been affected alike, he reckoned as he went over his notes of them. Now he was going to trace those consequences to another. To what sort of place would 1t bring him today and what would he find there? He knew only that 1t would be quite distinct from the rest.
 The driver turned aside from the road across a cleared field where ruts showed the passing of many previous vehicles; crossing this, they entered the woods. Little fires for cooking burned all about them, and nearer were parked an immense number of farm wagons and buggies, with horses unharnessed and munching grain. AL ans guide found a place among these for his automobile, and they got out and went forward on foot. All about them, seated upon the moss or walk ing about were Indians, family groups among which children played.
 Alan saw among these looking on, the bright dresses and sport coats of summer visitors who had come to watch. The figure of a girl among these caught his attention, and he started; then swiftly he told himself that it was only his thinking of Con- stance Sherrill that made him believe this was she. But now she had seen him; she paled, then as quickly
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CHAPTER XII.
The Owner Of the Watch.

me owner or the watch.
 "So they got word to youl" Con- stance exclaimed; she seemed still confused. "Oh, no-of course they couldn't have done that! They've hardly got my letter yet"
 "Your letterT Alan asked.
 q wrote to Blue Rapids" she ex- plained. Some things came-they were sent to me. Some things of Uncle Benny's which were meant for you instead of me-" ; "You mean you've heard from himT
 "No-not that"
 "What things, Miss SherrillT
 "A watch of his and some coins and "a ring" She did not explain the significance of those things, and he could not tell from her mere enumera- tion Of thenr and without seeing them that they furnished proof that his father was dead. She could not in- form him of that, she felt, just here and now.
 "Tn tell you about that later. You you were coming to Harbor Point to see usr'
 He colored- "rm afraid not. I got as near as this to you because there Is a man-an Indian-I have to see"
 "An IndianI What Is his namef You see, know quite a Lot of them"
 "Jo Papo."
 She shook hex heed. -No; I don't know him"
 She found 8 spot where the moss was covered with dry pine needles and sat down upon the ground
 "Sit down. she invited; T want you to tell ms what 9ou have been do- ing"
 "rre been on the boats" He dropped down upon the moss beside her. Until yesterday was a not vary highly hsnored member of the crew o1 the package fretxhte9 Oseoda;
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CHATTER I.-Wealthy and highly placed in the Chicago business world, Benjamin Corvet is something of re- olu1e and 8 mystery to his assoclates. After stormy interview with his part nsr, Henry Bpearman.. Ccrvet seeks Con- business partner, Lawrence Sherrill, and secures from her a promise not to marry Epeafman. He then disappears. Sherrill learns Corv@t has written to a certain Allan Conrad, tn Blue Rapids, Kansas, and exhibited strange agitation over the matter.
 CHATTER u-Corvet's letter summons Conrad, a youth of unknown parentage, to Chicago.
 CHAPTER HL-From a statement of vets illeg1umAte Son. Corvet has deeded his house and its contents to Alan.
 CHAPTER TV.-Alan takes possession of his new home.
 CHATTER Y,-That night Alan discov- erB c man Tnnsaqking the desks and bu- reau drawers ia CorvetS apartments. The appearance of Alan tremendously ag1tates the intruder, who appears to think him Rhost and raves of "ths Miwaka." After q struggle the man escapes.
 GNAPTNR YL-lgext day Alan learns from shafrM that Cprvet has deedsd his
 s ooE to .ssonnded sis e9trGdGSso ss tSs dtso so e6vsry thit hs ls the man whom he had
 CHATTER vII.-Alan tells no one of hlh strange encounter, but in Q prtvate inferVtDw taxes Spearnan with the fact SpsarDSan laughs at and defies him.
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T left her at Frankfort and came up
"Is Wassaquam with you7"

I left her at Frankfort and came up here"
 "Is Wassaquam with you3'
 "He wasn't on the Oscoda; but he was with me at first. Now, I believe, he has gone back to his own people to Middle Village"
 "You mean you've been looking for MT. Corvet in that way?"
 "Not exactly that" He hesitated; i; but he could see no reason for not tell ing what he had been doing. He had not so much hidden from her and her father what he had found in Benja- min Corvet's house; rather, he had re- trained from mentioning 1t in his notes to them when he left Chicago because he had thought that the lists would lead to an immediate explanation; they had not led to that, but only to a suggestion, indefinite yet. He hnd known that, if his search finally de- veloped nothing more than 1t had, he must at last consult Sherrill and 'gst Sherrill's aid
 "We found some writing, Miss Sher- rilr," he said, "ln the house on Astor street that night after Luke came"
 "What writingr'
 He took the lists from his pocket and showed them to her. She sepa- rated and looked through the sheets and read the names written in the same hand that had written the direc- tions upon the slip of paper that came
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to her four days beforT7e, IwVlffh the


 to her four days before, with the. things from Uncle Benny's pockets.
 My father had kept these very se- cretly," be explained. "He had them hidden. Wassaquam knew where they were, and that night after Luke was dead and you had gone home, he gave them to me" J.. #.+#H# After had gone homer Henry went back to see you that night; he had said he was going back, and after ward asked him. and he told me he had seen you again. Did you show him theseT' ,.= He saw them-yes." f 'He was there when WassaQuam showed you where they were7'
 "Yes."
 A little line deepened between her brows, and she sat thoughtful.
 "So you have been going about sec ing these people" she said. "What have you found outf" Nothing definite at all. None of them knew my father; they were only amazed to find that anyone in Chicago had known their names" .## In her feeling for him, she had laid her hand upon his arm; now her fin- gers frightened to sudden tenseness. What do you mean?" she asked. "oh it is not definite yet-not
 Continued on <age 0
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CHAPTER IX.-Conrad recovers, and the affair remains a mystery.
 CHAPTER x.-Alan learns from Was saquam that 1t was Corvets habit to keep the sum of $1, 900 in the house, appar- sn to WSet WSo spe od Tn the absence of Wassaquam, Luke" comes to the house demanding to see Coryet. to 0 alcohol i % ana ~ exposure. Conrad tries without avail, to get him to explain his connection with Coryet The man dies. Wassaquam gives Conrad paper on which is list of names CHAPTER xI.-From the document AL an thinks he may have clue to the mystery surrounding Corvet's life and disappearance. He leaves Chicago to wis 1t Lake Michigan ports in search or the persons whose names were on the usI-
 Alan was driving northward along the long, sandy peninsula which sep arates the blue waters of Grand Tray erse from Lake Michigan; and, think ing of Constance, he knew that she was near. He not only had remem- bered that she would be north at Har- bor Point this month; he had seen in one of the Petoskey papers that she and her mother were at the Sherrtll
 
 taking him nearer them than he had been at any time before; and, if he wished to weaken, he might convince himself that he might learn from her circumstances which would aid him in his task. But he was not going to her for help; that was following in his fa- ther's footsteps. When he knew every thino then-nOt till then-he could go to her; for then he would know exact ly what was upon him and what he should do.
 His visits to the people named on those sheets written by his father had been confusing at first; he had had great, difficulty in tracing some of them at all; and, afterward, he could uncover no ce1 tain connection either between them and Benjamin Corvet or between themselves. But recently, he had. been succeeding better in this lat ter.
 He had seen-he reckoned them over again-fourteen of the twenty-one named originally on Benjamin Cor vets lists; that is, he had seen either the individual originally named, or the surviving relative written in below the name crossed off He had found that the crossing out of the name meant that the person was dead, except in the case of two who had left the cOun- try and whose whereabouts were as unknown to their present relatives as they had been to Benjamin Corvet,
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flushed, and leaving the group she had

AAoSASNt obN 6AOup SAAC ho0 been with, came toward him.
 He had no choice now whether he would avoid her or not; and his hap piness at seeing her held him stupid, watching her. Her eyes were very bright and with something more than friendly greeting; there was happi- ness in them too. His throat shut together as he recognized this, and his hand closed warmly over the small, trembling hand which she put out to him. All his conscious thought was lost for the moment in the mere realization of her presence; he stood, holding her hand, oblivious that there were people looking; she too seemed careless of that. Then she whitened again and withdrew her hand; she seemed slightly confused. He was con- fused as well; 1t was not like this that he had meant to greet her; he caught himself together.
 Cap In hand, he stood beside her, trying to look and to feel as any or dinary acquaintance of hers would have looked.
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Perfect Fan Operation Tension on. the fan belt of all Buick models is maintained con tinuously by a spring which takes up the stretch and wear of the belt. This figure contributes directly to better engine perform ance by insuring proper cooling at all times.
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The Country Beyond by James Oliver CurWOOd

 to will  this h result wonderful hours ahead when buy The Country
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Fair HarbOr by Joseph C. Lincoln


  Home followers
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SYNOPSIS

CopyraghE by Edwin BalmsR
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1922-12-07
LA TOILETTE GETS 81
TO join NEWEST BLOC
Plan Laws TO Help Farmer and
Labor and Cut Rail and
Water Rates.

washington, d. C-Insurgents and
radicals of the present Congress and
those who will sit In the new Con
gress after March 4 completed the
organization OF a new Legislative bloc.
The bloc adopted a Legislative pro.
gram and determined 10 press for
legislation to provide plans for;
l. Relief for the farmers through
farm credits. the system Of a market
lng system and the extending OF 9th
er economic relief
Keller and protection ID iaba
through humanitarian laws.
3 Reduction OF railroad rates and
transportation rates through amend
ment Of the Esch-Cummins law, par
ucularly the rate making clauses.
1. Aid 70 shipping and to co-ordi-
nate and build up water as well as
land transportation SO that Il will
best serve the needs Of the people.
s. Development Of natural re-
sources OF the country 10 the best
advantage OF the people and without
special privilege.
6. Amendment Oi the tax laws 80
that the rich will have TO carry their
fair share OF the burden and pay a
proper proportion OF the costs Of
government
Z. Amendment OF the Constitution
to abolish the Electoral College.
The insurgents and radicals held
two sessions behind closed doors.
The sessions were attended by the
following senators; McNary tRep.,
Orel: Sheppard Dem, Tex);
France Rep., Md) Owen (Dem-,
OklaJ: Norris, (Rep.. Neb); ship
stead (Farmer-Labor, Minn) Fraz.
Ter (Rep., y. d.; Ladd (Rep, n d.;
Capper tRep. KansD' Ia Toilette
fRep. Wis.,; Brookhart fRepr Ia;
Wheeler Rep. Montl, and Borah
lRcp., ldahol
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1922-12-07
SUBSIDY BILL FACES
DEFEAT IN SENATE
Democrats and insurgents Join
to Beat II by Vote or Delay;
Harding Sees Danger.

Washington The ship subsidy bill.
President Harding's pet measure, is
drifting on the rocks in the Senate.
A combination of Democrats and iu-
surgent Republicans is determined TO
defeat it either by a roll call or pro-
longed debate. The President thinks
If the measure can be brought to a
roll call it will win, but admits the
rules Of the Senate are in the way.
The President denounced the MI
nority" dnbuster lie said Il was un-
stalesmanlike. The danger In the
inside comes from the insurgent Re-
publicans led by Senator La Toilette
(Wis), who can prevent d vote.
The Democrats are ready 10 speak
and work against the subsidy BILL but
have said they would not conduct a
dilibnster. on the other hand, Sena-
tors Borah and La Toilette have
served notice il cannot pass this ses-
sion
Two barriers, apparently insur-
mountable, face supporters OF the Dill
in the Senate They admit the in
surgents have power to prevent the
question from coming to a vote, and
they make no secret of their intention
to take advantage of the easiest plan
to kill the measure" Opponents Of
this legislation have been much en-
couraged by the success Of the flibus-
ter against the Dyer anti lynching
bill, and all the tricks resorted TO by
the Democrats in fighting that meas
ure will be used.
Again since the election Senate
leaders admit that the trend Id the
Senate is against the measure. In
many Of the states the subsidy was
an issue, and several Senators here
tofore committed in favor OF the bill
have Withdrawn their support Scna-
tor France (Md) is in that class
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1922-12-07
WORLDS NEWS TN
CONDENSED FORM

,t-...fr - --.-s.-,....
sr.--,.. ...,,,, -
~ 1.ls ...l,l.- c-.cps
pEptIN-Tbe Prusst7n cabinet is
,-.lfryies Iev which would clamp
s.,-., ~ i.i 0r EarIn The pi8posl Il
-,..,.t.. f.,t,ss dancing Ia efl cabaret
49,. ,3 r.f.s ana s-reI5fs for the
iir.itatfao al alcoholic
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1922-12-07
LATEST EVENTS
AL WASHINGTON


Report that the BRUSH government
is scrspping only obsolete warahips
denied IN official statement issued
by the British embassy 10 WASH
ington.
oHc.sI Washington shocked a. sud
den death Of representative Mann
of Chicago. funeral services for
whom we're held n the house of
rsgfesentatives and attended by
President Harding, both houses of
Congress-, the s5preme Court, the
cabinet and the diplomatic corps
President Harding will not issue q
proclamation Urging or commanding
tie Ku KluK KAN 70 disband He
thinks the states should deal with
tHs ainyisibie empire" u STATE
appeals 10 him. saying the sHaauon
has cot out q control then he viii
see that the FED raI authorities take
charge
Reg-esentauve FuE tMoa intro
duoed 4 bin to prohibit Use of the
mails for anonymous communiea-
tensr Mr. rswes believes his
measure would seriously cripple the
Ku KluS Kisn and similar srsanizs-
tions-
Administration forces best ship sgbsi-
d. enemies on FIRST test vote IN the
house, is2 70 90. defeating effort 70
eliminate subsidy fund provision Of
bill.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1922-12-07
SHIP SUBSIDY BILL
PASSED BY HOUSE
Provides for Appropriation From
Merchant Marine Fund-Ellm-
mates Tax Rebate Section.


washington.-Th house passed tho
administration ship subsidy bill by
vote OF 2Os to ls4. with two voting
present. a majority OF twenty four.
The bin now goes 10 the senate.
where its fate appears 70 hinge on the
ability OF the administration leaders
10 force u vote.
preliminary survey indicates .
majority favorable TO the measure.
but a minority headed by Senator La
Toilette. threatens hlibuster to pre-.
vent action.
Senator Jones, Of Washington, the
chairman OF the Senate Commerce
Committee. which will have charge OF
the legislation on that side, announced
that he had called a meeting OF the
committee to take up the house bill.
Senator Jones sees no reason for
making any important changes in the
measure as II passed the house
Passage OF the bill by the house fol.
lowed last hour Efforts by the Demo.
Gratis TO defer the date when IL shall
become operative until July !, 1924.
and, failing In this. 10 kin II by send
ing II back TO the Merchant Marine
Committee with instructions 90 take
out its vital features.
The motion to delay the date OF its
becoming effective was offered by
If /
was showed under SO TO i75
Reversing a previous action by a
vote OF 221 10 "a, provision barring
intoxicating liquor from subsidized
ships was eliminated from the bill
shortly before the final vote.
A separate vote on the amendment,
which was adopted at the request OF
Representative Edmonds, Republican,
Of Pennsylvania, was demanded by
Representative Cramton, Republican,
OF Michigan. Cramton said the Daugh-
erty bone dry ruling for American ves-
sells would be set aside by the ship
subsidy amendment, and backed up
this statement with protests from the
Anti Saloon League and the w CT. y.
Before the final voting began, three
hours were devoted to consideration
OF amendments. The Democrats kept
up their efforts so TO mutiliate the leg
lslation that It's trainers would not be
able TO recognize e. But It's champions
stood up against the lastday assaults
with the same stubborn resistance
which previously had saved the essen
tial features from damage.
Chief Provisions Of Subsidy Bill
Following are the principal proyi-
slons Of the ship subsidy bill
Authorizes Shipping Board 10 sell
aforementioned fleet "at such
prices and on such terms and condi.
tions" as the board sees III, allowing
fifteen years for payment
Gives the board full authority to
dictate how much insurance shall 10
carried.
Creates revolving fund OF sl25,oOoe
600, out OF which the board is en-
powered to make ffteen-year loans TO
build or equip ships in American
yards.
Doubles tonnage taxes, save in
small craft.
REQUIRES that half Of the immigrants
10 the country must be brought on
American ships "as nearly as prac-
ticable."
Creates the Merchant Marine
Fund" into which tonnage taxes and
10 per cent Of all tariff duties are to
be paid for cash subsidies.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1922-12-07
0RowNs cHlLo. ENDS LIFE

Mother Holds little Daughter Under
Water Go Tub.
Lawrence affer holding her
eleven-ysar 3Id daughter under water
iu q bathtub Iu her home here until
She was dead Mrs Rose GcIaer COM
mltted suicide 1y Wa.loWina tum-
hIerful 81 poison and then turning on
The ga
Tho bodies were found 81 tbe w0m-
an band Chuta Geisef a min
worker. when Dr. returned from bis
work
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1922-12-07

our years work Is done. To the
next year belongs the exterior and
the Improvement OF the grounds. and
perhaps a new playroom.
Three years should standardize a
school OF this type.
No chain is stronger than IL weak
est link and ! am aware that my
weak link is the unwillingness OF
the average teacher to act the part
] have delegated 10 her.
The business man does not meas
ure the time he puts into HIS bust
ness.-his object is 10 make II sue
cess. His stenographer has regular
hours OF labor. outside Of that her
time Is her own. Who is at the head
OF the school but the teacher and yet
she claims the hours of the stenog-
rapher. Can she build up a success
full business with the clerks attitude
toward it, There is one great draw
back TO the teachers putting her life
blood into this work.-tenure Of ser
vice, Next year she may be In an
entirely different environment (pos-
sibly like that she found in 1922,
possibly better); her many Satur-
days OF hard labor. in fact her whole
year absorbed by her school project
has ayailed her nothing and harder
yet the work she had undertaken Is
ignored by her successor purpose
and effort are apparently wasted.
VIII she try again? The work of re-
juvinating rural school houses re-
qhires more initiative, courage and
endurance than the strictly prescrib-
ed teaching. Teachers are trained
for that.
Is It not possible that some system
OF credits granted by the state where
by the teacher would be benefited,
wherever her field of operation,
might be an incentive for her to en-
ter this interesting and important
field of service? This, too. might in
vest the scheme with continuity of
purpose, the new teacher taking up
the work where her predecessor left
IL and pushing with renewed vigor
aided by a fresh personality.
Literature, with plans and devices
for forwarding the states outline of
Standardization, examples of success
full undertakings, might stimulate
the teaching force.
Ny theory Is this: On general
principals. the labor should be per-
formed by teachers, parents and
pupils. old material should be solicit
ed and new material should be sup
piled by the town, thus improving
tCwn property at minimum expense.
The gain TO parents and pupils is inn
proved conditions, recognition by the
state, II earned, and heretofore de-
Istructive agencies changed into con-
Istructlve ones Through credits or
prizes the teacher received recogni-
tion commensurable with the work
done and results accomplished
MYRTLE b. SEAVER,
willamstown. Vermont.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1922-12-07
sTsAL CHICAGO esAvrsrosss

Netting win Surprise Thew Now,
Fe.ire say
chicago bieasa police are h-
nirs o. believe nothing is llip a-e
ID ChieaEo
Thf usual lamness of the Irving
pa station E shaffr e1
pea6her 81 Soa 4rit 4aaI ~
ported that thler had stolen tao 800
r5naf ratfstor fr1m their saop
chief Flt1uarE SAYS this 8 the
g. robb ry of .f Sind % iase place
% the cts
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1922-12-07
PROF. LANGLEY AIR PIONEER

Peyret Glider in Europe vindieates
His Claim Against Wright
washington The Smithsonian In
stitution announced that perform
ances Of the Peyret glider IN Europe
vindleate the claim that Langley. not
Wilbur Wright was the hrst 10 pro-
iuce mechanical aisht Professor
Samuel Iannley died bf0kenhearted IN
1895 after Che crash of his tandem
mon0plane 81 the Potomac river, back
of the smItbsonan Institute building.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1922-12-07

Lansing Mich Court action may
Ky neces ary 70 place before the vot-
err of the state al the pring election
proposal 10 amend the Michigan
constitution % require en- children
of school age 20 attend public
schools. That was the interpreta-
tlon of the refusal q Charles Deland.
rseretary of state. to hle initiat0ry
petitions presented requesting ths
question 60 on the ballot