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dftions, he might have accepted thh
theory, and dismissed the whole mat
ter from mind. But IL was the haunt
ing memory Of that earlier Natali,
Coolidge, the mistress Of Fairiawn
which would not permit his complet,
surrender. She had seemed all that
his dream Of womanhood called for
UncOnsciOusly, he had given her hi
heart, and he could not tear the re
membrance from mind. There wal
something wrong. terribly wrong
what 1t was he had no means Of know
ing, yet. there in the dark, he deter
mined he would know, would never b,
content until he learned the whole
truth. All his hope, all his future, de
pended on the answer.
Hobart and Turner were absent f0
some little while; the sound Of theh
voices ceased, but the distant fiicke
Of the lantern enabled West to trac
their progress up the alley, and the,
back again. They returned In n,
pleasant humor, convinced that thet
expected victim had escaped safely
but made no further effort to searcl
the yard West, confident Mt last tha
the way was clear, wriggled out from
his place of concealment behind tn,
barrel, and stood erect. He fel
stronger now, and In less pain. con
vinced that his injuries were in n
degree serious. The darkness was 8,
Intense ne had to grope his way for
ward. anxious to make no noise which
might betray his presence.
In the Intensity of the gloom, his
sense of direction failed, taking him
somewhat further back before he
finally located the exact position of
those outer steps. Then as he turned
abruptly, his foot came i'll contact
with an obstacle ON the floor. For an
instant he could not determine what
II was; then, with thrill Of horror
he realized the presence of a human
body. There was no sound, no move
ment, and West drew back from con.
tact with the object, shrinking In
horror Then he Gripped himself
observation-disclosures whatever this was
ne must know. Alive or dead he must
determine the truth He bent over
1eeling with hands In the darkness
The flesh was warm; 1t was no cold
corpse he touched. but living human
being; ay! tied like mummy, un.
able to move hand or foot. Then, as
suddenly, his cropping fingers, eager
enough now, discovered the cause of
.sience--thc man was gagged. cruelty
gagged, helpless to utter sound.
The situation once realized. West
worked rapidly. If this bound man
was Sexton, the quicker he could be
released the better. Hobart had al
ready revealed his plans, and might
appear Mt any moment for the pur.
pose of executing them. If escape was
to be achieved. 1t must be accom-.
pNshed Mt once. In the darkness his
hnEers could do nothing with the
Knot. but the sharp blade of q knife
quickly severed the twisted cloth. and
tie gag was instantly removed from
between the clenched teeth. The man
moaned. breathing heavily, but made
no other sound while West sIashed
at the cords lashing his limbs finally
freeing them entirely. Not until this
had been accomplished did he pause
long enough to ask questions.
There; that's the last. Now. who
are yOu-SeXtonT"
"Yes, sir" weakly, and in a mere
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picked,up. II this guy gets the harness
bulls to take look around here"
That ain't hissfstyle, Shorty. he
won't spiel anything to the cops about
this row. He's an ex-soldier, can
tain. and he's nuts on the girl. That's
why he dipped into this mess-trying
TO save her-see? Maybe he won't be
so Keen now, after the song and dance
she gave him upstairs. I'm half in
clined to think the guy will drop out
entirely, d-n glad to get Off alive,
now he believes she Is as rotten as
the rest Of us. But I Amt sure-may-
be he Is the kind that sticks. That's
why don't take any chances Just
now' Things Amt quite ripe for
get away--see?
Sure; she gave him some straight
stun, hey?"
"She certainly did; she's as smart
as she Is good looking It somehow
don't strike me this guy Is going to
bother her any more. I'm figuring
that he's out of It,"
"But his partner?"
"Oh. Wen leave him somewhere
propped up against door. Likely
he'll never know what happened to
him, or where. He amt nothing to
be afraid Of-just a butler with q
cracked head. It's the other guy who
has got the brains. Come on; let's
take look out in the alley"
Their shadows vanished up the
stairs, the glow Of light disappearing,
and leaving the cellar in impenetrable
darkness. West did not venture to
move, however, content to wait until
thoroughly assured the way for es-
cape was clear. He had not learned
much from this conversation, except
to Increase his convictions that seri-
Gus crime was being consummated.
The full nature Of this conspiracy was
as obscure rs ever: rendered even
more doubtful indeed, by the active
participation of Natalie Coolidge.
This was what puzzled and confused
him the most. He could no longer
question her direct interest in the
affair, Or her willingness to assist
In overcoming his efforts. Even with
out the free Testimony of the men
this fact was sufficiently clear. She
had deliberately lied to him, attempted
deceit, and then, when he refused TO
yield to her efforts, had so reported
to Hobart, and left him to his fate.
1t was manifestly impossible for him
to believe In her any longer. Yet what
could 1t all mean? how could she hone
to beneht by such an association +?
Why could she thus shield the mur.
derers of Percival Coolidge? What
possible object could there he I'm the
commission Of this crime, except to
gain possession of her own fortunei I
1t was all mystery to his mind; a new
unanswerable question arising wher.
ever he looked
What strange influence could this
man Hobart exercise over the grill
To Vests Judgment he was In nc
way the sort Of man to appeal to Ma,
talie Coolidge. He was Of low, cum.
ming order. with some degree of out.
ward polish, to be sure. yet inherently
tough, and exhibiting marks Of q
birthright which indellbly stamped
him Of a social class far below hel
own. Surely, she could not love the
fellow, yet unquestlonably he pos
sessed mysterious power over her
difficult to explain through any Other
hypothesis If West had not known
the young woman under different con
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nave been gone. Once we turn Off this
street, we'll be safe enough"
1t was considerably past midnight
when the two men finally reached the
University club; they had lunched at
an all-night restaurant, washed and
made themselves us presentable as
possible, yet were hardly recognizable
as they entered the club lobby. Neith-
er possessed hat; Sexton was in his
shirt sleeves, while Vests coat clung
to him In rags. Without waiting to ex-
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He recognized -Hebnrt's. voice. the
fellow plunged down the stepx from
the nrst moor out into the yard: a.-
ITO HI. Of course he's here I" he
stornSd. my Cd, man, he diyed
out head first; I saw him. He'll be
dead as door nail now. Come on
with that lantern. Turner. Where in
thunder Is the ladder-does any one
known"
"You think he lies on the roof p
"Why not? That's where he must
have struck. amt it, Shorty? don't
know, though: 1t IS so steep he'd
most likely roll Off. Here, you, let
me take that glim. There's nothing
here In these boxes All. there's the
ladder; climb up. Shorty, and~see II
the guy is stuck anywhere on the roof.
Go onl What are you afraid or: II
he's there, he's stifr all right. be-
lfeve me-"
Turner'S voice, hoarse and rumbling,
came back from above.
"There amt nOthin' up here, Jim.
D-n me. IL don't believe the cuss
got clean away. Gee, but he was sure
nervy guy all right"
"Nervy? Crazy. you mean. But he
never took that fall without busting
something. The bird is lying about
here somewhere. You make sure he
amt up there. Shorty"
"Wcll, he amt; kin see every inch
o this roof. Perhaps he fell In be-
tween them barrels down there"
The two evidently searched thor
oughly, the rays Of the lantern dane
Ing wildly about, while Hobart saw.
agefly cursed his companion. and re-
iterated his belief that TO man could
take that plunge. ana escape unhurt.
ut couldn't he done, I tell YOU :;
mnyhe he could crawl. but that would
he all. Why he went down head first ::
I saw him go ont the window. and
thnt drop would daZe cat. Saw,
Shorty. maybe the stiff dropped down
into this cellar-way. Let's take q
look"
The, ti"ht st"eamed in through the
narrow opening, and Hobart scran-
Died cs sutioiisly down the rotted steps.
West, drawing himself securely back
behind the protection of his barrel,
">-t"' i'htNih l'EWtEu, ana
fnce behind it pccring I'm the shad-
ows. The fellow did not advance
into the room. hut Hobart did press
Ing his way roughly past. and stand
ing there full in the glow uf light.
staring about into Tie dim shadows.
He evidently saw nothing to arouse
suspicion, for his voice was angry
with disgust.
Not d-n SIGN here, Shorty. 1t
looks like the fellow maybe did get
away. But 1t heats me how. There
amt no place now for us to look but
the alley"
An If he ain't thcre?"
Then we'll hop this dump mighty
sudden. I'm telling you. With that
guy loose, 1t won't he healthy for me
hanging around here"
"Iie amt got the goods on you, has
he"
NO, he ain't got the goods, but he
is dead wise to some things, and he
didn't get out OF that shindy upstairs
without getting hurt. He'll be sore
all right. and Will raise all the HI
he can. It's safer to keep out of the
way"
An what about that other buck,
Hobart? 1t won't do to have him
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whisper. "an' I know yer voice, sin
Thank God, yer found me, sir"
1T was bit Uf luck but wen talk
that over later. Now we've got to get
out Of here. Can you walkf
Il don't know, sir; after q fashion,
maybe. IN mighty stir and numb,
sir"
Take 1t easy; work your legs up
aed down like that; good, that will
restore the circulation. How long
have you been lying herer'
Il don't know, sir" his voice
strengthening. II must havs-been hit.
the way my head aches. The first
thing I knew after 1 went into that
room with you, l was lyin' here In
the dark. I couldn't move or sneak.
sir, an 1t was so black, / kind of got
1t Into my head maybe I was dead and
buried. II 1t hadn't been for my hear.
Ing things-voices talking. and all
that guess I would have gone clear
batty. Maybe didn't get everything
straight sir. but one o. them fellows
was Hobart, wasn't hep,
Yes; we walked right into his trap.
The fellow who came over to the table
and talked to us was jim Hobart. He
Knew me at first sight, and easily
guessed what we were there for"
And was Miss Coolidge here, too.
sir3"
"Yes, she was; 1 had a talk with
her that has mixed me all up, Sexton.
She seems to be hand In glove with
these fellows. But how did you sus.
pect she was here?"
II heard her voice sir: up there
somewhere, sir, soon after I come ia
my senses. She and some man went
along outside. Sounded like he was
maxim her go with him. I couldn't
get much OF what was said. but he
sure talked awful rough, an she
seemed to be pleadin' with him. They
wasn't there but just a minute, an
then. little later, 1 heard an automo.
bile start up"
; You have no idea how long age
this was?"
mo- l amt sir. I been lyin' here
about half dead, l guess, an I don't
seem to have known anything afte,
'hot uhlli~ tloSe lellOWS come down
here with the lantern. Were they
hunting after your"
Yes; I outwitted them upstairs
and Jumped from window. But tha,
Is enough talk now; we'll go over the
whole affair when we are safely away
from this place. How is it? DO YOU
think you can navigate?
Sexton responded by getting SLOWLY
to his feet. He tremblcd and was SC
uncertain, as he attempted to gropt
forward, that West grasped him firm
ly, helping him slowly toward the
foot of the steps. 1he two crept ur
the stairs cautiously, and SURVEYED
the cluttered-up yard as best the,
might In the dim light of the distant
street lamp. 1t appeared entirely de
serted, nor was there any evidenc,
that the building above was occupied
No doubt lights were burning within
but If so the shades must have been
drawn closely, allowing no reflection
to escape. No better opportunity fo,
evading notice could be hoped for
and West, alert now to every chance
made instant decision.
"They are all inside. Creep alona
behind that pile of lumber to where
you see the hole in the fence. I'll be
inst behind yOu Thotso tbo ,,,.,,,,
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Any man, woman, boy or girl over
IS years of age, except the employees
Of the Chronicle, may enter contest.
HOW TO ENTER AND GET VOTES
Fill in nominating coupon found
elsewhere on this sheet and mail to
Contest Manager You will then re-
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telling how to solicit subscriptions
among your friends and.neighbors for
the Cheraw Chronicle. A list show
ing amount of votes given with each
subscription will also be furnished
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-12-26

sergt Ben Jarrett when the DeBeck
place was raided on Dec. Il. At
Pi0n's trial DeBeck testified that he
was not the owner OF the business
any longer. but that he was now a
farmer. and his farming business
took up practically all OF his time.
He claimed that he had leased the
place 10 Pion, and had sold him the
stock last. May. PIon produced "A
lease on the place and bill of sale
for the goods. but the bill OF sale A.
was alleged had not been executed
In full. The sale bill was introduced
TO substantiate Pion's claim that he
was the rlghtfuI owner OF the place
and the one on whom the search
warrant should have been served
instead. DeBeck most vehemently
stated that he no longer had any
connection with the BUSINESS on his
property. and asserted that the en-
tire place. with the exception OF some
rooms upstairs and the kitchen. had
been leased 20 Pion. DeBeck was
in the soft drink parlor last night
when the officers entered It. and Mrs.
DeBeck was in the kitchen. directly
In the rear OF the barroom.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-12-26

won first prize in the Ladies league
with standing OF 81 games won
and IL lost. The Northern Indiana
Ry. team. with a standing Of 81
games won and Il lost, was second,
the Veneer Co. team. and the Ban
Band L 5 r No .. each with 20 vic
tories and 13 losses. were tied for
third place. Miss VI Bauerlein with
an average OF III Ill had high in
individual average. Mrs. Cook. with
10 %. was second. Miss A Tremel.
won highest hOnous for tire string
total with a mark OF 404 and Mrs.
NJ. Cook with IA had high individ-
ual total for a single game.
The averages in the Ladies league
for those who were over the 100
mark were as follows:
Games Total Av
NJ. Schellinger ......... IS 2lO6 III
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-12-26
'DEBECK'SPREMISES
RAIDED AGAIN; PION
NABBED BY POLICE
Leaseholder Arrested
Following Seizure of
Much Evidence.

Despite the fact that q was Christ
mas. police ratding activities against
violators OF the prohibition laws saw
no letup yesterday. and as a result
of raid on the soft drink parlOr.
alleged 20 be leased by AlOis DeBeck
20 Juifon Pion. formerly DeBeck's
bartender Plon was charged with
unlawful possession of liquor. and
four frequenters who were in the
place at the time OF the raid were
booked on charges or intoxication.
The evidence secured by the raid
ing squad consisted OF II bottles,
labelled Lash's E.tters. IS percent al
cohol. II bottles labelled VermO
stomach Bitters. % percent alcohol,
about "a pint OF ginger brandy in a
quart bottle. and a sample Of wine
from a 16-galiOn key. Fragments
OF a glass. alleged 10 have been
thrown against the wall by PiOn
. when the raiders entered the place.
>kvere also picked up 60 be held as
prima faCie evidence of violation OF
the law. The % bottles OF bit1ers
and the ginger brandy were found
behind the bar and apparently there
had been no effort made at conceal
ment. Plou was said TO have been
in the act Of serving a drink TO one
Of the four men in the place when
the officers entered. and he quickly
dashed Il against the wall. lie was
held under bonds OF $1,000 for ar
raignment in he City court this
morning. The four frequenters. ar
q
the soft drink parlor. were August
Vantonne. 702 Smith St. Rene Van
tonne. $50 Smith ST. AlphOnse
Moore. 534 ". Fifth ST., and Eugene
ATalalc. SIS w. sixth st.
Raid Adjoining Place.
As soon as the ralding squad had
booked the prisoners at the station
they returned TO w Sixth st. and
raided the soft drink parlor adjoin-
ing DeBeck's. conducted by Julius
Vergauwen. but no liquor was found
officer MOntine OF the raiding squad
was posted at the rear Of the build
ing while the others carried on the
search Of the premises. and while
he was watching outside DeBecE
came out Of doors from his place
What. back again p" he asked Mon
tine. He then dashed back into the
place. il was said. and the sound OF
a bottle breaking against the ground
was soon heard. but another search
or the place was not carried out.
Later in the evening the police
made "a tour Of inspection of various
. parts of the city. and visited severa
] OF the most notorious places, but
all Of them were in total darkness.
Pion In Court Before.
Pion. who was arrested in the raid
on the DeBeck place was fined 500
and costs last Wednesday in the City
court on conviction on the charge OF
obstructing legal process. Il was
charged that ne had interfered with
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-12-26

with score Of 2GS, the prize was
for the individual bowling the high
est single game score. The second
event. won by Overhaul. with a
total OF 26s. was for the individual
bowling the highest Score for a
single game with his handicap ad-
ded.
All Of the first part Of the seasons
league games have now been COM
pleted. and the various winners
have been awarded prizes. The new
leagues Will start within the next
week. the Ladies' league opening
on Jan. ., the Scratch league, made
Up Of six teams, VIII start on Fri
day, Dec. % and the Bail Band
Fore-men's league, with six teams,
WIZ start on Jan. s.
The Ball Band L r No. ! team
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-12-26
TEMPLE

One OF the strongest casts which
has ever supported Mae Murray has
been assembled for her newest Met
TO picture, Fascination" a story OF
Spanish love. now at the Temple
theater. This is the second of the
series i'm which Robert 4. Leonard
presents Miss Murray. The first was
Peacock Alley" presented and d.
rected by Robert u. Leonard for
Tiffany Productions.
Vincent Coleman. star OF stage
and screen. has the leading male
role in Fascination" Mr.. Cole
man was leading man in Nice PeO-
pie" having been with that show
from the opening until it completed
its New York run.
Helen Ware. who has the part of
n singer. has a long list OF stage
and screen successes 10 her credit.
Creighton Hale. one Of the hest
known juvenile portrayers, appears
as the brother of the heroine. Some
OF his more recent screen perform
ances are in Orphans Of the Storm, 3"
Way Down East Women Who
Wait" Her Majesty" and The
Idol Dancer"
Courtenay Foote appears as a
clubman Of Seville. Mr.. Foote lists
among his screen appearances THE
Passion Flower" The Bronze Bell, "
and 1.-THE Star Rover" Previous to
his appearance in pictures Mr.. Foote
was in Adam and Eva"
Charles Lane, who plays the part
of Edourado de Lisa, father of the
heroine. will be remembered for his
excellent Characterization Of the old
gambler in Metros Without Limit"
Robert Frazer, as Carrita, a Span
ish matador, has a very important
role in Fascination
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-12-26
Trio League Results

IN the Pars1ime Trio league Bee
hes No. l team with 90 games won
and lost won frsr money, the
Shanty Gang. with 90 games won
and 10 lost. was second. and the
Bushers with II games won and 16
lest was third.
E. Lott, with Is6 3-5 had high
individual average, Beebes No. l
with 1903 had high three game
team total. Bushman, with 256
had high individual score for sin
gle game. and Z Lott with 672 had
high individual three game total.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-12-26
COOK, OVERHAULT
WIN PRIZES IN
PASTIME BOWLING
First Section of League Season
Closed-New Leagues
Start at Once.

o Cook and D Overhaul were
the winners in the special events
for high singles at the PastIme al
leys. the prlz IN each case being a
pig In the first event, won by Cook
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-12-26
BUSINESS SERVICE


FARMERS ATTENTION You can gel
FIRST class feed grinding done at Twin
Branch station No. 3. ii. L. Creager
x sons 20t6
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Lots For sale.


We have q number Of eXCeptiOnally
nice vacant lots In East End OF Mish-
awake, some Ol Lincoln Highway. and
others within a block or two. close 20
school car line ana east end factories
These lots can Re bought "a a very
small down payment and small month
Is installments. The East End is build
viii he mp IN price when the spring
rush comes Now Is the time 90 buy
let US give you prices and terms on
three and four roo m houses We build
60 suit your poeAetbook Phone the
Office and we W.. come and take you
cot any time.
MYERS LONG CORPORATION
Gel Farmers Trust Bldg
Phone Maln 10.
open evenings. seven 20 nine.
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Real Estate For Exchange.

EXCHANGE FOR MISHAWAKA PROP.
FRTN-S rooms modern. Blaine Av :
rooms. modern. Cleveland Az. : rooms
bath rooms 4 real home on East
Navarro 81 Garmire & Fisher. No s
Engledrum Bldg. Phone go. 24tl
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-12-26
REAL ESTATE FOR RENT

FOR Rents rooms. modern, double
garage. by Jan. J. 1879 80 Calhoun
s. Rent SO per mo. A. j & J. ".
SCHNEIDER. 2itl
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-12-26

That should be- matu-ely consid-
cred which can be decided bat once.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-12-26
The average, FOR the Trip league were

Additional Mishawaka on Iage IL
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-12-26
MiSha7Caka Classified
AUTOMOBILES

AUTOMOBILES
Automobiles Tor sale. IL
1918 Chevrolet touring.
1919 Chevrolet touring.
Chevrolet Baby Grand.
Ford touring 1919 Dodge touring.
These cars are all in good con AtiOn.
BEIS1 LIE AUTO SALES
MishaWaka Garage Open evenings.
8tf
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-12-26
HARD COAL

We would be only too glad to fur
nish It. but it is impossible. We do
have chestnut coke for base-burners.
and furnaces. that too, Is hard TO
get. Better get your order placed
Quick. We are Offering:
White Ash. Lump or Egg ...s 900
Illinois Lump or Egg .....Sl0CO
West Va Split. Egg or Lump. S1t.00
Manhattan Lump or Egg S11.oO
CASTLEMAN'S NJ COAL YARD
Adv. 12tf Phone Mish. 10.