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The Ordway new era., 1922-07-07

oh. Tn glad | haven't used much Of
his money! Hardly any-not more
than l can give back 1t wasn't the
money and the house he left me that
mattered what he really left me was
just this dishonor, shame . ."
The doorbell rang, and Alan turned
10 the door and threw it open. In the
dusk the figure of the man outside was
not at all recognizable; but as he en-
tered with heavy and deliberate steps
passing Alan without greeting and
going straight to Constance, Alan saw
by the light In the hall that 1t was
Spearman.
Whats up?" Spearman asked.
They tried to get your father at the
office and then md, but neither of us
was there, They got me afterward,
over here; but that must have been
more than two hours ago"
His gaze went on past her to the
drawn hangings OF the room to the
right; and he seemed to appreciate
their significance for his face whit
ened under its tan, and an odd hush
came suddenly upon him.
rs it Ben, CONNER" he whispered.
Ben come back?'
He drew the curtains partly open.
The light in the library had been ex-
tinguished, and the light that came
from the hall swayed about the room
with the movement of the curtains and
gave momentary semblance of life
to the face of the man upon the couch
Spearman drew the curtains quickly
together again, still holding to them
and seeming for an instant TO cling to
them; then he shook himself together
threw the curtains wide apart, and
strobe into the room. He switched on
the light and went directly to the
| couch; Alan followed him.
"He's-dead?"
who is he?" Alan demanded.
Spearman seemed to satisfy himself
first as to the answer to his question
How should l know who he is?" he
| asked. "There used to be wheelsmar
on the Martha Corvet years ago who
looked like him; or looked like what
this fellow may have looked like once
| can't be sure"
He turned to Constance. your.
going home, Connie? III see you ovel
there. I'll come back about this after
ward. Conrad"
Alan followed them to the door ant
closed 1t after them. He spread tn,
blankets over Luke. Lul,e's coats
which Alan had removed, lay upon ,
chair, and he looked them over fo
marks of identification. A side poke
produced an old briar; there was moth
Ing else. Then Alan walked restless
ly about. awaiting Spearman. Spear
man, he believed, knew this man
Spearman had not even ventured upo,
modified denial until he was certai,
that the man was dead; and then h,
had answered so as not to commi
himself, pending learning from Con
stance what Luke had told.
The Ordway new era., 1922-07-07
"LUkE'S HERE!"

SYNOPSIS.-weal and highly
placed in the Chicago business
world. Benjamin Corvet is some
thing of a recluse and a mystery
to his associates. After a stormy
interview with his partner. Henry
Spearman. CorNet seeks Constance
Sheriff.. daughter of his other
business partner. Lawrence Sher-
rill, and secures from her a prom
ise not TO marry Spearman until he
returns. He then disappears. Sher-
rill learns Corvet has written to a
certain Alan Conrad, in Blue Rap
ids, Kansas, and exhibited strange
agitation over the matter. Corvets
letter summons Conrad, youth of
unknown parentage. to Chicago.
Alan arrives In Chicago From
statement Of Sheriff. it seems prob
able Conrad is Corvet's illegitimate
son. Cbrvet has decided his house
and its contents to Alan, who takes
possession. That night Alan dis
covers a man ransackinS the desks
and bureau drawers in Corvet's
apartments. The appearance of
Alan tremendously agitates the in
truder. who appears to think him
q ghost and raves of the Miwa-
ka" After a struggle the man es-
capes. Next day Alan learns from
Sheriff. that Corvet has decided his
entire property to him. Introduced
to Spearman, Alan is astonished at
the discovery that he is the man
whom he had fought in his house
the night before. Alan tells no one
of his strange encounter, but in a
private interview taxes Spearman
with the fact. Spearman laughs at
and dehss him. Spearmau pOisOns
Constance's mind against Alan.
Somebody tries TO kill Alan in the
night
The Ordway new era., 1922-07-07
CHAPTER K.
A Caller.

n SdliGTs
As the first of the month was ap-
preaching, Wassaquam had brought
his household bills and budget to Alan
that morning directly after breakfast.
To furnish Alan with whatever sums
he needed, Sheriff. had made consid-
cradle deposit in Alan's name in the
bank where he carried his own ac-
count and Alan had accompanied Sher
rill to the bank to be introduced and
had signed the necessary cards in or
der to check against the deposit.
Alan had required barely half of the
hundred dollars which Benjamin Cor
vet had sent to Blue Rapids, for his
expenses in Chicago; and he had
brought with him from ''home" hun
dred dollars of his own.
The amount which Wassaquam now
desired to pay the bills was much
more than Alan had on hand; but that
amount was also much less than the
eleven hundred dollars which the serv-
ant listed as cash on hand. This, Was
saQuam stated, was In currency and
kept by him. Benjamin always had
had him keep that much in the house;
w NouLu lOuOh
now for the payment of current ex-
penses.
On the first of the month, therefore,
Alan drew upon his new bank account
to Wassaquam's order. and in the early
afternoon Wassaquam went to the
bank to cash his check-one of the
very few occasions when Alan had
been left in the house alone; Wassa-
quam's habit, it appeared, was to go
about on the first of the month and
pay the tradesmen In person.
Some two hours later, and before
Wassaquam could have been expected
back, Alan, in the room which had be-
some his, was startled by a sound of
neavy pounding, which came suddenly
to him from floor below. Shouts
heavy. thick, and unintelligible-min
gied with the pounding. He ran swift
ly down the stairs, then on and down
the service stairs into the basement.
The door to the house from the area
way was shaking to irregular, heavy
blows. which stopped as Alan reached
the lower hallway; the shouts contin-
ued still moment more. Now that
the noise of pounding did not inter-
fere, Alan could make out what the
man was saying. Ben Corvet ~
the name was almost unintelligible-
"Ben Corveti Bent" Then the shouts
stopped, too.
Alan sped to the door and turned
back the latch. The door bore back
upon him, not from a push, but from
u weight without which had fallen
against it. A big, heavy man, with
rough cap and mackinaw coat, would
have fallen upon the floor if Alan had
not caught him. His weight In Alan's
arms was so dull, so inert, that, if vio-
ience had been his intention, there was
nothing to be feared from him now.
Alan looked up, therefore, to see If
any one had come with him. The alley
and, the street were clear. The snow
In the areaway showed that the man
bad come to the door alone and with
kreat difficulty; he had fallen once up
n the walk. Alan dragged the man
Into the house and went back and
eissed the door.
He returned and looked at him. The
nuan was like. very like the one whom
Alan had followed from the house on
ne night when he was attacked; GER
tainty that this was the same man
came quickly to him. He seized the
fellow again and dragged him up the
.sIrs and to the lounge In the library.
The Ordway new era., 1922-07-07
"'Not Friends he inquired.
You and Henry?'"
tTo BE coNr1NuBp3
Valuable Pair Of Eisb

Two fish from the Amazon recently
arrived In London, England, having
winglike fins colored red and yellow
and black stripes on the body. They
are valued at 800 the pair.
The Ordway new era., 1922-07-07
Peat Second ee.t Eu.,

Next to coal, peat is the best possi.
BILE fuel. 1t burns longer than woo'
and gives more heat
The Ordway new era., 1922-07-07

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Evening journal., 1922-06-12
ENGINEERS PAY
TRIBUTE TO DEAD

Memorial services for their de-
ceased members were held by Dia-
mond state Division. No. 342. and
Alfred /. DUPONT Division. No. SS6.
Brotherhood OF Locomotive Engi-
neers. at their lodge rooms in Pyth-
ian Castle yesterday afternoon. The
tribute was very simple. being only
brief period OF silence following
the regular rituallstic opening OF
the order.
The exercises were conducted
Jointly. the two lodges meeting to-
gether for the occasion and officers
taking part Jointly in the opening
exercises. About III members OF
No. $50 have died to date. and 10
of Division 342. The committees in
charge of the affair were;
For Division No 342-H W.
Parks. chairman; W. II. Adams. C.
w. Castle. J. A. Donlin and G. H.
Larrimore.
For Division No. ss6-J. c. COLT
son. chairman; j. 3. Tucker. II. L..
Slawter, j. J. Mooney and Herbert
Whitesell.
Evening journal., 1922-06-12

been made for trips TO Europe.
Miss Nellie DUFFY. OF 121 North
clayton street. sailed on Sat
urday on the steamship Baltic for
Quee SstL wn, for a trip abroad and a
short stop on the other side.
Chistine J. Nolan also sailed on
the Baltic on Saturday. Carl J.
Reese. of the Department OF Math-
ematics OF the University Of Della
ware. will sail on the steamship
George Washington shortly. John
and Mary Ford. OF Fourth and
Union streets are booked for pas
sage TO Liverpool on the steamship
Haverford from Philadelphia to-
morrow. and Mrs Clara Mitchell.
VI ESQ Franklin street is booked
for passage on the steamship Cedric
for Liverpool on June II.
Evening journal., 1922-06-12
cast energies.
Using a Wire Fence rs Ariel ON "A
Radio-Motor Holiday.

A few days ago. a party Of radio
enthusiasts motored TO a remote "a o.
cation country. situated some 100
miles from the nearest broadcasting
station. In this case. a barbed wire
fence was used as the pickup an
tenna, and the ground connection
was found entirely unnecessary.
During the afternoon, the choirs OF
a Newark. n. j.. and OF a Phradel-
phia church rendered programs.
while two sermons were offered.
Musical selections from a station
in Tarrytown. y. Y. were picked up
with considerable volume. The
ocean liner America" 40 miles at
sea, was coming in with great clarity
as she carried on her conversational
test work with a station on the New
Jersey coast.
Evening journal., 1922-06-12

plifier and the loud speaking horn
may be set upon the running board.
An antenna wire may be thrown
around a tree and stretched for a
distance of Is feet or more. As a
ground connection, either the body
OF the car may be used or a second
wire may be strung along the ground
for a distance Of 200 feet. II small
stream is available. a wire may be
tied around an old piece OF metal
pipe and thrown in the stream or
longer wire may be stretched along
on the bottom of the stream or pond.
Under certain circumstances, the
ungrounded wires OF fence serve
admirably in picking up the broad
Evening journal., 1922-06-12

But let them
add a radio re-
ceiver TO their
equipment, a n d
their fun will be
increased many
fold.
L n e storage
battery within the
car itself may be
used to supply
the necessary cur
rent for lighting
the vacuum tubes.
The high pOten-
tial batteries may
be placed under
meath the seat in
the tool box. The
receiver. the am
Evening journal., 1922-06-12
MANY PERSONS ARE
BOOKED FOR EUROPE

The warm weather has increased
the number OF bookings for ocean
travel. according to Joseph Emory.
local steamship agent. Within the
past few days. five bookings have
Evening journal., 1922-06-12
RADIO PRIMER.

SLIDER-A sliding contact at
tached TO a tuning coil so as to vary
the inductance OF the coil It Is a
simple form Of the contact switch
and permits OF finer tuning.
Evening journal., 1922-06-12

promising future
ION the concert and
operate stage 10
wed Robert Nc
.Cormack, a lead =
ing Georgia bust
ness man.
Mrs. Mccormack,
the daughter OF
Prof. J. ]. Keller.
a widely known
musician OF Little
Rock, received her
vocal education in
New York, where
here charming So
prano voice won
several places for
her in grand opera
chOrfIsps and an
Evening journal., 1922-06-12
FLOOR PILLOW.

Very attractive floor pillows are
being made from Turkish rugs in
small sizes. The floor pillow has
become very popular. and comes in
practically every size. In a popular
New York artists studio they re-
place the conventional chair.
Evening journal., 1922-06-12

she was married, of a profitable en-
gagement in concert work.
She met Mr.. Mccormack when he
was a first lieutenant, stationed at
Camp Pike. near Little Rock, dur
ing the war. She appeared on bene-
fit programs at several army camps
at that time. Now she utilities her
talent singing lullabies to a tiny
daughter.
Evening journal., 1922-06-12
dG66;daaPPiils@
Today'S Radio Program
fTrco 40 aa0 kfeferai
station KDKA. Pittsburgh
(WestInghouse,l
WEEK DAY SCHEDULE


10 to 1920 A. M-Music.
IL 80 TO l p. M-Mus!c.
% to $3.50 p. M.-Music.
q TO 4:20 p. M.-Music
'on Saturdays special concert from
1880 p. M.-Bedtime story for the kid
7:45 p. M-speciai news. Government
market reports. summary OF New
York Stock Exchange. weather repo- l
$3.50 10 9 p M.-Musical program
9 TO 9:05 p. News (Unlted F'ess
o:o5 to $40 p. M.-Musical program
1855 10 10 p. Huntington time sig
MONDAY
1900 p M-Weekly survey OF busl-
ness conditions. National Contereilce
Board. From Pittsburgh fos'
8 90 p M.-"Eugenics" Roswell John,
son, head of the Bureau o. on anu
Gas Industries. University OF PITS
burgh. From Pittsburgh Post studio
900 p. M.-Pleasing program by the
Malta Quarter of the George west
inghouse Commandery. No. 56I" OF
Pittsburgh, Pa.
Evening journal., 1922-06-12
Unusual Stories
ABOUT UNUSUAL PEOPLE
BY NEA Service.

BY NEA Service.
LITTLE ROCK. Ark.-'Mother-
hood. after all, is the best career. "
says Mrs. Ann Louise Keller McCor-
mack. who gave up a more than
Evening journal., 1922-06-12

Follow the crowd Tuesday, June 90
on Scott's excursion TO Riverview
Beach.-Adv.
Evening journal., 1922-06-12

Sell your ability or your property
through the Want Ads and you will
get the biggest returns.-Adv.
Evening journal., 1922-06-12
The M.MS8aT7 g Son Co


What Did Your Furniture Cost?
Measure not by its purchase price.
Measure it by the years service has giUen youthe
pleasure and pride of possession you're had from IT,
And if you're bought good furniture it has cost you but
little and this cost oH grOlo smaller year oy year.
But note please that we said GOOD furniture
Oh there's MANI kinds of furniture to be had today and
the part the sale of poor and mediocre
furniture masqueradng good furniture and at the price
you woud in reputable store for good fmnlture
There u.s. for example, "saIe" furniture, often met
with noWadays.
Ills furniture built to price-rcithout regard to quail
ty or aIDays unSatsfac
And uhe the first may be Iow, is measured oy
satisfaction, the most expensive furniture you can ouy
BUT YOU CAN'T BUY 1T HERE!
There is the furniture marked above its reg
uar normal then marked dopn Ulth fictitious re-
auctions.
AND THAT'S ANOTHER KIND OF FURNITURE YOU
CAN'T BUY HERE.
Michael Meqary and James Megary fifty years ago.
started this big business With fixed principles ana
TO oipe their customers the utmost ualue possible
To sell only such merchandise as woutd reflect honor
their establishment
And to avoid anything that Would lead to eUen Su9-
gestion of SHARP trading"
The old motto buyer beOare must neUer enter
into any of their business Transactions ssss-
These ideals hare lived to strictly year @ter
ueor 80 that today "Megary implies the utmost
confidence.
And the thousands of that our tedgers sho0 IN
all these years (and OeU name Us among nehO
are proof that principles after ALL the only dy 70
establish and make permanent any business
There spirit this store and felt by eUery employee
faat the good name of Megary must neUer De tainted
I'm the homes hundreds there is Megary furniture ana
in ereru one of these there something more than
the actual rnitue-a something that has taken years 10
b,,dn something that place high above dollars and
cents profit.
AND THAT'S OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
you uiH aIuaus be inued and entreated to buy sale
furniture
BUT YOU WILL NEVER AT ANY TINE BUY SALE
FURNITURE IN THIS STORE.
The reputcton of fifty years is too UaIuabe for us to
lose a feJU months.
So uhen you're considering the purchase OF some neW
f,rnre ut anu time think seriously of these things and
ask yourself
"WHAT WILL MY FURNITURE HAVE COST ME
TWENTY YEARS FROM NOW?"
AND REMEMBER, THERE is ONLY ONE @ME-
GARYS."
Evening journal., 1922-06-12
Radio Touring Holiday is
New Joy for Motorists
BY PAUL Il. COOLEY
Foremost Radio Autho

A motor car. a full hamper. a
stretch Of beautiful country-and
many a happy family will have a
bully time during the summer sea
son.
Evening journal., 1922-06-12
Station WIZ. Newark
(Westinghouse)
WEEKDAYS

$500 A. M-Agricultural reports and
prices as released by tie New YORK
New Jersey and Federal Agricultural
Bureaus musical program.
10 100 A. M.-Musical program.
1900 A. M.-Musical program
u :0O-Agricultural report and prices
as released by the New YORK. New
Jersey Federal Agricultural Bureaus
weather forecast: musical program.
i2:55 70 l p. M.-Standard time Sig
nails from Arlington
500 p M.-Musical program
2:o0 p. M.-Shipping, news excepting
Saturday, by the Marine Engineer
ing and Shipping Age; musical pro-
800 p. M.-Musical program.
$500 P. M.-Basebail scores Of tho
American. National and International
League games women's fashion news
by the Women's Wear daily fashion
newspaper; musical program
$500 p. M-Baseball scores OF the
American. National and International
League games; musical program.
500 2. M.-Ofhciai weather forecast (.
released By the New York. New Jer-
sey and Federal Agricultural Bureaus
shipping news excepting Saturday,
by the Marine Engineering and snip
ping Age musical program.
1900 p. M.-Flnal baseball scores.
$500 p. M.-Final baseball scores ma
rine news b. the Radio Corporation
1859 to ii P. M-ofhclal Arlington
1l:oi P. M.-ofhcisi weather forecast
MONDAY
500 p. M.-"Bus!ness and Industrial
conditions in the United States as
observed by the National Industrial
Conference Board.
1900 p. M.-Stories from 81 Nicholas
Magazine courtesy OF the Century
Tao p M.-The Importance OF Mo-
lasses and Its Many Uses" by Char
les W. Taussig. vice-president or the
American Molasses Company.
7:45 p. M.-"The Romance OF Cop
per." by Thomas D'A BrOphy of the
Anaconda Copper Mining Company.
$500 P. M.-COncert by the Natlonsl
Biscuit Company Band Of New York.
forty pieces. under the leadership OF
Frank Blanco. Program: March,
Eagle Eyes" F. FRANKIE Goldman
overture, ''William Tell" G. Rossini
selection, Chocolate Soldier ..
Strauss; cornet solo, S. Macrl from
I. bone CHARACTERISTIC, "A Bull In
China Shop" G. +. Holmes. ,.s,,.,,
% 100 p. M.-Concert by the Bordentown
Industrial SchooH (colored) quartet
Ira Bodwin. leader. This quartet y
said to have no equal ainohs ottnvv.
troupes In rendition Of Negro l9lh
songs The Bordentown lndustriast
school. known as the ''Tuskeegee OF
New Jersey" is conducted by the
state to promote the Industrial; 90,
nestle and literary framing Of c,O,lls yte
BOYS and girls. Program: GOOD /
News. the Chariots's Coming" "oh.,
Mary Don't You Weep" What Kind
OF Shoes Do You Wearr Live
Humble" Honey" "A Little Tree.
Peter Piper" zone Wide River"
Get On Board" Couldn't Hear No
body PRAY" Amt Il a shame" THE /
Rosary" Nevin why Adam Sinned.
bye and Bye" mighty Day" /
Swing Low. Sweet Chariot" Down /
nv the Riverside" Heaven" "Oh. /
sinner "'Tis Me. o Lord"
Evening star., 1922-01-22

by q good-looking young French
actor. In this entirely imaginative
film story Of the events which led up
to the murder Of Rasputin. Youssoup.
off is not the slayer Of the priest.
The latter is killed by the father OF
a girl with whom he is supposed to
have had an intrigue. The GEAR and
czarina are represented as having
been pro-German and as having de-
sired a defeat in the field. Nothing
could be farther from the facts. But
this film, from beginning to end. fs
propaganda for Youssoupoff and is de-
signed to forward his ambition to be
the next Car of Russia
And what c. Russians like your
self think are the chances &c q res
toration OF the monarchy?
I'VE consider that 1t is certain,
sooner or later. Unless assistance
comes from outside, the breakdown
Of the soviet government is a mat
ter Of months. And should such as
sistance be forthcoming. 1t will mean
only q prolongation Of tho agony.
The soviet system will perish through
fts own weakness. The great mass
Of the Russian peasantry are anti
bolshevist and even the workmen are
disappointed and disillusioned by the
breakdown OF life throughout our coun-
try. sd.
"The probability is that Lenin's
government will be succeeded by
constitutional monarchy. Present con-
ditions in Russia make a republic
out Of the question. The bulk Of the
population is illiterate. Fifty years
Of education will be necessary to
make our people capable Of exercising
the franchise intelligently. and until
such education exists . republic =
impracticable."
Evening star., 1922-01-22

curity. 1t was only by getting the
permission Of the man in whose pos
session they were that he was able
to show them to Mr. Widener, who
ultimately paid 100000 for them.
Youssoupoff told me that he at once
paid back the $425,000 he had bor-
rowed G175.000 of which he spent on
the production Of the Rasputin film
recently shown in Paris). and that
he was. therefore. richer by the sale
Of the pictures only to the extent Of
$4,000"
x * I: K
Gas for these pictures. it is not a
fact, as was stated in the Lon
don Times, that they remained in
Russia during the revolution and
were smuggled out under the very
noses of the bolsheviks. The actual
facts are these: AS punishment for
his connection with the murder OF
Rasputin. Youssoupoff was arrested
and his property sequestrated. He
contrived to escape and remained in
hiding until the revolution, when he
reappeared and gave his support to
the first provisional government. 1t
was during the existence of that gov
ernment that he removed the bulk
Of his possessions, including the two
Rembrandts and most of his family
Jewels, first to Paris and afterwards
to London.
HE has never had any OF the Rus
sian crown jewels in his possession.
who fed from their country when the
tolsheviks came into power, he had
lived since the overturn Of the mon
Evening star., 1922-01-22

care magnetic conditions in the
arctic. a work to which scientific men
attach great importance and one
which. like the daily messages. may
have its significance in making up the
whole worlds weather bulletins.
y y X x
HEOR this effort we are being mag
nificently QUILTED with the most
highly developed instruments by the
Carnegie Institution. in Washington.
Some of these instruments will be
quite novel, and, it is believed, will
enable us to make records of momen-
tous value. Our other scientific equip
ment will be perfect. purchased by
myself. out of the Norwegian govern
ment appropriation, after consultation
with our scientific leaders and with
eminent scientists of the whole
world.
"In detail. beginning with the space
beneath US. we shall sound the seas
depths with elaborate apparatus,
studying the characteristics of the
bottom of the northern ocean through
samples brought up by our leads.
Other deep-sea instruments will bring
US water for ANALYSIS in our perfect
laboratory on board which will test
for saline and other contents; others
will record deep-sea and surface
water temperature, and still others
will determine trends and speed Of
currents. If there be life in those
depths we shall find out about it.
Meantime. of course. we shall be
studying the land which is surround
ed by this water and the ice which