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The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1922-10-18

if she could, because of her surprise;
.or Katherine, quite unintentionally,
but because of the intensity of her
feelings, had thus far spoken, and
preserved a demeanor of hauteur, re-
serve and coldness.
Il know part of your story, Rob
erta,' Katherine said in a more kind
ly tone, while she held her in that
close embrace. 'You shall tell me
the rest of it-your own side of it
another time. But l know that you
love ROderick; know that you have
not hesitated to make great sacri-
fees to protect him from your COM
mon enemy. More still, although l
have been aware from the beginning
that you were associated in some in
explicable way with Conrad Belknap,
I have been drawn to you, l have be-
lieved in you, and / have grown to
love you"
Thus we shall leave them together,
for Roberta would not have it that the
story she had to tell should wait.
Everything that she had told to
Bingham Harvard she repeated to
Katherine in a much more intimate
way-and she added much to it, of q
personal nature, which there had beer
neither time, inclination nor necessity
to relate to him.
: Katherine, in ali respects save one
: gave confidence for confidence. Sh,
admitted that the knowledge she al
ready possessed of Roberta's pas
5 hSd been told to her by Belknap, ant
f she confessed that she had assisted
n him to make his escape. But sh
e went no further than that. She sal
nothing about the Nest, nor did sh
2 admit that she knew aught Of Bel
knap's intentions or plans after hi
departure.
h At the Nest, Belknap had not en-
) tirely lost his equilibrium when tn
table against which he had Leaned
and the floor under it, sank beneat
n him; but it had happened so sudder
If ly, and with such entire unexpected
h ness, that he had been obliged I
n clutch the edge of the table madl
u with his fingers, and so to stead
h himself, in order to keep his uprigf
position.
le One thinks quickly under such eli
lie c~umstances, and his first thought hs
Re been that Katherine had but playe
W upon his rapt eagerness concernin
the jewel, in order to get the best
him and then to repudiate his off
and him.
His amazement when she callG
Id down to him that she would acceI
no his proposition and would keep to h
10, promises in regard TO it, vas intens
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1922-10-18

head during a full minute while he
watched her narrowly and e~Xpectant-
ly.
His whole mind was centered upon
the possession of the coveted ruby.
After another moment she moved
slowly toward him, until, III fact, she
stood nearly beside him; within, say,
twice the length OF his arm.
Then he heard a sharp click. He
saw her leap backward, away from
the table. The table itself dropped
like a plummet through the floor,
and, because he was leaning against
it, it carried him with it. An in
slant later he found himself in utter
darkness, for the aperture above the
{ table, in the floor over his head, had
closed.
He cursed aloud, and then he ceased
to swear. The floor ABOVE him slid
open again.
"The jinee was on guard, Mr.. Bel
KNAPP" he heard Katherine say.
"Stand still and l will bring you
back. Then l will leave you. But
l will tell you now that / have decid-
ed to accept your proposition, and
your promises. You shall have your
oppOrtunity-and l will keep to my
promise in regard to it."
Katherine went straightway il
search CT Roberta, and not discover
ing her among the guests who wer,
: scattered about the grounds, sough.
her in her room. The door wa.
t quickly opened in response to he,
summons, and she stepped inside
closed the door behind her, and turner
| the key.
l 81 have come," she said abruptly
''tO ask you about my brother Roder
o lex. You may speak out; there /
no longer any necessity for voiceless
1 ness. l have known, almost sine
the hour Of your arrival, that you ar
d Roberta of the telephone talks wit
e me-"
u Roberta gasped. Katherine cor
tinued:
Il 81 know still moreno matter how
for example, that you were once tt
g wife of Conrad Belknaps and that yo
l. are now willing and eager to becon
Y my sister-in-law; but"
"a moment, please, Mrs. Ha
y. ward" Roberta said quickly wht
u. Katherine hesitated because she w;
is suddenly conscious of the severity
TO her tone, and realized that she h;
ne not intended that it should be so.
OF "Well?" Katherine questioned he
III 81 have never been the wife
Conrad B~elknap," Roberta replied
e. her natural voice, and smiling, 'b
l cause, so far as | know, there is
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1922-10-18

He would have replied to her if she
had given him time; but at once the
table, and the two or three feet of
flooring around it, began to rise up
ward to its former position. When,
however, his head was again above
the level of the floor, he saw that she
had gone, that the doorway to the
outside world was closed, and that
he was again alone.
"What a women!" he muttered for
perhaps the hundredth time since he
had been in the chalet; and then
again, "What a women!"
How fervently he wished that he
knew the secrets of that mysterious
house-or some of them, at least,
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1922-10-18

such person. The right name of the
man l married ten years ago, and
whom you know as Conrad Belknap,
IS n that is remembered in your
Kentucky home. l had supposed that
Mr.. Harvard would mention it when
he told you the rest Of my story, al
though he did say that he intended
not to talk with you about it until
after l had done So"
F.. 'Mr. Harvard has not talked with
ne about you at ALL" Katherine said,.
Then, how
mo matter how. We viii leave
discussion Of your personal connec-
ton with things that have been hap
pening at inquest until later. Just
! now l want you to tell me, and at
once, how / can communicate with my
brother. l know that you can tell
me; l know that you must tell me.
l know that you met him in the mid
die Of Saturday night, under the box
elder by the lake. l saw you there
together. I saw his face, afterward
and did not recognize it. I assumed
that he was disguised"
Mrs. Harvard, I"
"Please reply to my question
Where is my brother, and how can
I communicate with him?"
"He is not far away, Ka-Mrs
Harvard. He is, in a sense, watch
ing owe you, even now; butt be-
!, ycu Co believe me when [ state posi-
lively that l am acting under hi
2 positive and imperative instruction
, when | reply TO the first part 0
l your question by saying that / ca
not tell you exactly where he may b
=, founds without first obtaining hi
= consent. You would not have m
break my solemn word to him
mo, but"
e "But you can communicate wit
e him If you will. I can get any me:
h sage to him that you wish,"
"Thank you" Katherine reptile,
him that he must make himse
known 70 me, and let me speak wit
him, alone, at once; before the dim,
u hour tomorrow, certainly. Can yC
do that? Can you communicate wit
him before you sleep tonight?"
r Il think so. I will try. He
n loves you very dearly, I know. F
IS has only thought that for the sal
of all concerned you should not kno
I'd of his nearness until-until he b
lieved the hour to be propitious."
T. Katherine melted.
Suddenly-without warning of h
in mtention-she opened her arms a
e. folded them around Roberta, w
10 started back, or would have done
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1922-10-18
The Lady of the Night Wind
THIS STARTS THE STORY.

A house party is being given
at the country home of RATHER
inc and Bingham Harvard.
Among the guests is one Con-
rad Belknap. Katherine discov-
ers him cheating at cards. Con-
WINGED that he is concealing his
real identity and that he is there
for some Interior purpose, Kath-
crime determines TO ferret out
the mystery. She intercepts a
telephone call of Belknap's to q
woman confederate named Rob-
erta, and, in turn, speaks to the
woman. Realizing that he is
suspected by Katherine, Belknap
threatens to accuse of a crime
her brother Roderick Maxwilton,
who is believed to be dead. Bing-
ham Harvard becomes suspicious
of Belknap and Katherine's attl-
tude toward him. Roberta ar
rives on the scene under the
mes father suspects that Bel
knap's real name is Belding. A
Bedding was once hanged for
murdring his wife. A child
survived. A stranger, with a
scar on his face, has come to the
house. He is known as Car
ruthers. Belknap suspects him
Of being a secret service agent.
At midnight Katherine hides
Belknap in a secluded lodge,
called The Nest. At the same
hour an engagement is being
Kept by CarTuthers and Roberta.
Roberta confesses to Harvard
that she is the divorced wife of
8elknap, and that he has COM
2elled her to become a partici-
1ant with him in his career Of
rhine. She admits that he IS in
ealitv one Cranshaw Belding,
IS has been suspected by The au-
lorities. She cOnfesses her love
or d stranger, C~arruthers, a man
Uith a scar on his face, who has
come 20 The house II the guise Of
a secret service operative. Car
ruthers is thought by the others
fuses to divulge MS real name.
She says he has been falsely sus-
pected of crime. Belknap is
hidden by Katherine in a seclud-
ed lodge called the Nest, from
which he is unable to make his
escape. Katherine makes q Sc
cret visit to him.
AND HERE 1T CONTINUES.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1922-10-18

"BuH" he told himself, 81 have
self of the utter fruitlessness Of
searching for them.
He had passed hours and hours at
that task, with absolutely no result;
the mysteries of the marvellous mech
anism concealed within the Swiss cha
let defied him.
"Bue,'5' he told himself, 81 have
her promise; and she will keep it."
He selected a book and tried to
read, but having so recently dwelt at
length, and in words, upon his pas
sionate longing to possess the Eye of
Nadia, it absorbed him and ne could
not take his mind off of it.
Continued Next Week.
Bogalusa enterprise and American. (Bogalusa, La.) 1918-19??, 1922-08-24
FOR COURT OF APPEALS
CLAY ELLIOTT

as a candidate for the nomination of
Judge of the Court of Appeals of
Louisiana, First Circuit, subject to
the Democratic Primary called for
September 18th.
Bogalusa enterprise and American. (Bogalusa, La.) 1918-19??, 1922-08-24

review the convention parade in the
stand reserved for distinguished
guests.
Only combat soldiers can receive
the Medal of Honor and it is not
granted for ordinary bravery dis
played in Sticking it out" through
heavy barrage or the storming of
an enemy trench. The soldier who
obtains this honor is cited "for con-
spicuous gallantry above and beyond
the call of duty in action with the
enemy" Thousands of American
soldiers performed feats of heroism
which would have won the highest
medals from any other Allied power,
but the American Congressional
Medal is reserved for super heroes.
Medal of Honor men who have ac-
copied the convention invitation in
clude all ranks, from "buck private"
to first lieutenant. There are five
privates, four corporals, ten SER
geants and three ieutenants. Their
Bogalusa enterprise and American. (Bogalusa, La.) 1918-19??, 1922-08-24
Flappers Surprised
By Their Admirers

A very delightful surprise was ten
Giered TO four of Bogalusa's most
popular young ladies last Saturday
night in a farewell swimming party,
picnic and dance given in their honor,
Some thirty or forty young couples
were invited to meet at the Y. w. Z.
A. for swimming party, to be fol-
lowed later by a dance at the Knights
Of Columbus hall. About twenty
five attended the swimming part OF
the program and after enjoying a
light picnic lunch, the party jour
neyed to the Knights of Columbus
hall, where the number was increased
by about fifteen couples, and with
music spent by Blanchard's OIches-
ira, a very enjoyablo evening was
spent.
Misses Sallie Kent Phillips, Ella
WALTON, Florence Blanchard and Lee
nora Yeager were the young ladies
in whose honor the swimming party
and dance was given, and as an added
touch Of interest the affair was a
complete surprise to the honOrees.
Miss Phillips is one of Baton
Rouge's bellies of the young set and
is the very charming niece Of the
Misses Kent on Avenue B, with whom
she has been visiting during the sum-
mer months, while Miss WALTON is
visiting Miss Florence Blanchard and
is one Of White Castles most attrac-
tive young ladies.
Miss Blanchard and Miss Yeager
are two of the most accomplished and
popular of Bogalusa's younger col
lege set and it was as a farewell
tribute to the popularity of these
four young ladies that the swimming
party and dance was planned by
their admirers"
Bogalusa enterprise and American. (Bogalusa, La.) 1918-19??, 1922-08-24

homes are in all parts of the country.
The honor men who have accepted
the New Orleans invitation to date
follow:
Sydney G. Gumpertz, New York;
Clayton K. Slack, Colon, Mich; Rich
mond H. Hilton, Westville, S. c.; Ed
ward R. Talley, Appalachia, Va; Ra-
Ign Hill, Oregon, H.; Harold A. Fur
long, Ann Arbor, Mich; Alan L. Egg
gers, New York; John L. Barley,
BlairstOwn, Mo-: Carey E. Foster, In
man, s. c.; Philip G. Katz, San Fran
cisco; John. c. Villepigue, Camden,
S. c.; NJ. Waldo Halter, Neosho, Mo. !;
James C. Dozier, Rock Hill, S. c.;
Thomas C. Neibaur, Logan, Mich. !;
Arthur J. Forrest, Hannibal, Mo-;
George S. Robb, Salina, Kan; Thomas
AT Pope, Chicago, Ill; Samuel Wood
fill, Fort Thomas, KY; Willie Sand
lin, Lawrenceburg, KY; Frank ].
Bart, West Hoboken, N. j.; Archie
A. Peck, Rochester, N. Y; Joseph B.
Addison, Memphis, Tenn.
Bogalusa enterprise and American. (Bogalusa, La.) 1918-19??, 1922-08-24
Thirty-Four With One
Oranization Fifty Years

Max Wilson, manager of The b.
galusa Stores Company, who re-
turned from Chicago last week where
he spent two weeks purchasing stock,
was in Chicago when H. l. Shedd,
vice-president and general manager
of the Marshall Field Company, cele-
brated his fiftieth anniversary with
that organization, the greatest of its
kind in the world. Mr.. Wilson said
Mr.. Shedd gave a dinner to the men,
bers of the organization who had been
with the company for fifty years or
more, and that there were thirty-four
employees present. Each was pre-
sented with a diamond badge.
The following morning Mr.. Wilson
was at the wholesale house of Mar
shall Field when Mr.. Shedd made his
visit, which has been made at the
same hour for fifty years-11 a. m.
Bogalusa enterprise and American. (Bogalusa, La.) 1918-19??, 1922-08-24
Medal Of Honor Men
To Attend Convention

When members of the American
Legion gather in New Orleans next
October for their annual national
convention, they will mingle with the
greatest heroes of the World War.
Convention officials have announced
that all wearers of the Congressional
Medal Of Honor, the highest Ameri-
can decoration for bravery, have
been invited as distinguished guests
to the convention and that twenty
two heroes have already accepted the
invitation.
The Medal of Honor men will re-
ceive all honors accorded to the most
distinguished guests during the five
days Of the convention. Their ex-
penses to the convention and return
will be paid by the Legion. They will
be housed in the best hotels and will
Bogalusa enterprise and American. (Bogalusa, La.) 1918-19??, 1922-08-24
We are authorized to announce
H. +. BRUNOT

as a candidate for nomination as AS
sociate Justice Of the Supreme Court
Of Louisiana in the Primary Election
called for September 18th.
Bogalusa enterprise and American. (Bogalusa, La.) 1918-19??, 1922-08-24

Sing Sing prison h,
So more occupants than s.l a
where You look YOU ~ sslla
problem pro, At the same IS s, :
viii see TO it that SIN IN :. u.
ants are not evicted,I shg
Times-Picayune. -SeN Os,
Bogalusa enterprise and American. (Bogalusa, La.) 1918-19??, 1922-08-24
We are authorized to announce
ROBERT R. REID

as a candidate for nomination as AS
sociate Justice of the Supreme Court
of Louisiana in the Primary Election
called for September 18th.
Bogalusa enterprise and American. (Bogalusa, La.) 1918-19??, 1922-08-24
Levins Gives School
Opening Sale This Week

Mothers who have children who
will attend school, which opens next
week, will be interested in the sale
which starts at Gus Levins, on Pleas
ant Hill, tomorrow Everything in
the way of shoes and clothing for the
little folks will be offered at greatly
reduced prices.
Bogalusa enterprise and American. (Bogalusa, La.) 1918-19??, 1922-08-24

Mr. SIT. N Sbad9 stat states the oy,4.
demonstrations 5: ''i which i7 {
given IN honor Of Mayor s sl,,s
Bogalusa enterprise and American. (Bogalusa, La.) 1918-19??, 1922-08-24

Than, Thank goodnsssl Att,
h hI we can bec0mes thin ilS s as
ful by mOnkeying with s''s ~ aat
Baltimore Sun. A 'ae es.
Bogalusa enterprise and American. (Bogalusa, La.) 1918-19??, 1922-08-24

Conan Doyle says he
lie the spirits of dead sn isa n9ls,
ne was the one who stiIIs5 I, Y I q
Bull Moose recentIy.@jNaal y
American. view /
Bogalusa enterprise and American. (Bogalusa, La.) 1918-19??, 1922-08-24

We have paid off nearly a billion
dollars of the war debt already, but
you know how it is with anything you
buy on Observation-Disclosures Lum-
herman.
Bogalusa enterprise and American. (Bogalusa, La.) 1918-19??, 1922-08-24
STATE EDUCATIONAL BOARD
N. L. SMITH

The Enterprise is authorized to an
nounce that
N. L. SMITH
is a candidate for the Democratic
nomination as members of the State
Educational School Board of the 9Th
Congressional District, subject to the
primary to be held on September II.
The Washington herald., 1922-08-16
FINANCIAL
FOREIGN BALANCES
DUE UNITED STATES
Are NOT EXCESSIVE
Importations of Foreign
Securities Offset Trade
Export Balance.

An sbstacle to the development
2 Of eur foreign trade is the impress
sion that overdue debts Of foreign
ers to individual or corporate
American interests are very heavy.
/" They have been estimated at as
much as $4,000. 10000 Recent in
vestigation seems to show that
any such figure Is greatly exag-
gerated. according to authoritative
bankers.
DIR. John II. williams, of Har-
ward University, has sent ques-
tionnsires to Al leading banks and
In 1881 they imported $500. .000.-
900 of foreign stocks and bonds
financial houses: replies show that
and s4ss. 900. 900 of American secur-
tiles. formerly held abroad.
These s1.10s. .00O. 900 securities are
equal to about two-thirds Of new
foreign flotations here during the
same years: subtracting maturing
issues they exceed the net amount
OF exported capital by s763. 900. 900.
Security imports thus served to
pay of a considerable part of our
balance of merchandise exports.
Another group of questions were
sent to domestic. private. and for
eign banks in New York. two large
Boston banks. and representative
members of American Manufacture
ers' Export Association and Ex-
porters' and Importers Associa-
tion.
Aggregate balances due to all
banks. manufacturing. and COM
mercial concerns July /. 1871, was
s62S.OOO.000. Subtracting balance
due to foreign countries of s279.-
100000. a net unfunded credit hall
ance remains of s349. 1000. 900.
Balances due from Europe were
s247.0O.000 against balances due to
Europe of S162.00.O0O. net amount
due being ss5.000.0O0. Credit bal
ances from non-European coun-
tries were s3S1.00O. 900. and debit
balance. s117.Oo.OOO. a net credit OF
1854. Oo0.0n0.
Net balances were largely owed
to exporters: reporting banks had
small balances abroad.
DIR. Williams concludes that
after throwing out balances due
to foreign countries, for conserva-
tism. total debt due reporting In
stitutions. which include some of
our largest firms and corporations.
would be but s62S.o0O.000 Doub-
ling this amount to allow for for
eign credits of nOnreporting banks
and firms. the result is much be-
low most estimates in recent years.
New stock Offering.
Lehman Bros. is today offering
an issue of per cent cumulative
preferred stock of the r. II. Macy
& Co, Inc. of New York, at
S103.5O and accrued dividend.
Local Securities.
The only feature to the local
market yesterday was the prevail
Ing strength in Washington Gas.
which opened at 66A and sold up
to 81.
Washington Railway common
sold sparinEly at Sc. One small
sale of Capital Tractisn stock at
101.
Bonds were entirely neglected
with the asking prices invariably
up to the recent highs. The only
sale was Of Gas ia notes at 105
The Washington herald., 1922-08-16
FINANcIAL
MARKED EDULll,rSS
SUCCEEDS EARLY
GAINS IN STOCKS
Mornings Advances. Re
suit of Short Covering
By Professionals

NEW YORK Aug. 1s.-In spite Of
the fact that news deveiopmsnts
were Of q negative character. tAs
stock market advanced briakiy
during the nrst hour OF trading, q
long List Of Industrial and railroad
Issues gaining from one 70 three
points. The character Of the move
ment. however. gave every indica-
ton that the advance was the re-
suit Of covering by professional
traders who had been operating. on
the short side during yesterdsy's
uncertain market and ~ho were
unwilling to retain that position
longer In view Of the virtual a.
surance that resumption OF bituui-
nous coal production on souaethfnG
like . normal scale 10 now Certain.
The extreme dullness which suc-
ceeded the early advance gave color
to this viw.
sherts End Attack.
Professionals who sold tn. mas
ket during the last hour yesterday
afternoon tried TO cover this morn
ing. and the demand for stocks
from this source forced prices ma
terialiy above the previous day-s
closing level A long list Of both
rails and Industrial issues advanced
q point or more. and advances OF
two points were not uncommon.
Toward noon. however. the short.
had either satisfied their require
ments or thought better of their
plan OF immediate covering, for De-
msnd dropped of and price recess
sions were the rule In dull trading.
Commission houses were strongly
disposed TO advise caution in max
ing commitments pending news
from Washington which would
ministration will take regarding
the railroad labor dispute. The
coal strike 10 now regarded a. a
thing OF the past. as far as market
influence goes at any rate.
There have been rumors about
the Street since yesterday morning
that the regular weekly cabinet
| meeting today would be followed
by some announcement as TO the
governments course regarding the
railroad strike. but even those who
generally pride themselves on be-
B AAk awe ~ AOAtNdEN OF lttt
definitely the action Of the powers
that be confessed that they were
without a hint this morning Of
what course would be taken
The snap-back IN quotations for
nearly all the railroad stocks this
morning gave evidence that trad
ers have very little fear OF govern
ment operation. 1t least for the
present.
Many OF the Industrial issues
were little behind the rails In the
strength displayed during the
morning trading. International Pa
per and Baldwin Locomotive sold an
even two points higher than Mon
days closing quotation. Crucible
Steel. Retail Stores. United States
Realty. American Can. Mexican Pc
troleum. American Ice and fer
others advanced a fraction more
than two points.
The independent steel issues we're
notably strong.
The Street was full OF rumors
this morning as TO tho ac'!on 10 be
taken by the directors OF CrucibIe.
who meet here tomorrow afternoon.
The Washington herald., 1922-08-16
COMPL LETE N. Y. BOND SALES
W xnss o.. xiss saas. H.. =. EssAa,sa,


ago and s.ss7.ooo i - - TXs'' 80