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I'm moi exactly afraid of him.
Lucie responded, soberly, hut there
is something about him that I can't
like. I'm sorry that you're trying to
regenerate him, in a way
Fell shrugged lightly. All life Is
an effort. little one, Well. goodby."
joachim Fell left the house ut three
forty. Twenty minutes later the bell
rang again. L.ucie Sent one of the
servants to admit Henry Gramont :
she kept him waiting a full fifteen
minutes before she appeared, and then
she made no apologies whatever for
the delay.
Not that Gramont minded waiting +;
he deemed II a privilege to linger | n
this house. He loved IL study the
place, So reflective of it's owner. He
loved the white Colonial mantel that
surrounded the fireplace. perpetually
alight. with its cleaning sheen of old
brasses. and the glittering fre-set u
n side. The very air Of the place.
the atmosphere that II breathed. was
sweet to him.
The Napoleon bed that filled the
bow window. with its pillows and soft
made by Sheraton. with its quantity
curved glasses that reflected the old
time curios within the tilt tables, the
rosewood chairs, the rugs. bought be-
fore the oriental rug market M
flooded with machine-made Sienna
knots-about everything here had an
air Of comfort. of long use. of restful-
ness. II was not the sort of place
built up, raw item by raw item, by
the color-frenzied hands of decorators.
II was the sort of place that decora-
tors strive desperately to initiate. and
cannot.
When she made her appearance.
Gramont bent over her hand and adj
dressed her in French.
"YGu are charming as ever, Shining
One. And in years to come you will
be still more charming. That is the
beauty of having "A name taken direct
from the classics and bestowed as a
good fairy's gift"
Thank You. monsieur but you
have translated my name at least
twenty times. and am weary of hear
Ing IT," responded l.ucie, laughingly.
Poor taste. mademoiselle. To grow
weary of such beauty :"
Not IF the name. but of your exc
gcsis upon Ii. Why should | not be
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displeased? Last night you were pos
itively rude, and now you deery nsy
taste. Did YOU leave all your man
hers in France. NJ. lie prince
"Some of them. yes-and all that
prince stun with them" Smiling as
he dropped into English. Gramont
glanced about the room, and his eyes
softened.
This is n lovely and loyable hone
of yours. Lucief - he exclaimed. grave
ly. $50 few homes are worthy the
name: So few have in them the init
mate air IT use and frlendllness-why
are So many furnished from bargain
sales? This place Is touched with re-
pose and sweetness; to come AMI sit
here is a privilege. II is like being
In another world, after all the money
striving and the dollar madness of the
city"
"Oh," The girls gaze searched
him ~curiously. Il hope you're not GO
ing to take the fine artistic pose that
II is a crime to mike money!"
Gramont laughed.
"Not much want TO make money
myself; that's one reason I'm in New
Orleans. Still. you canno deny that
there is IL craze about the eternal
clutching after dollars. | can't make
the dollar sign the ing thing in life,
Lucie. You couldn't, either"
She frowned n little.
"You seem 10 have the European
notion that all Americans are dollar
chasers :"
He shrugged his shoulders slightly.
in "A sense. yes; why not?" he an
swered. Il am AN American. | an
a dollar chaser, and not ashamed nf II.
| am going into business here. Once
II is Il success, l shall go N | shall
see America. I shall come 10 know
this whole country Of mine, NIL Of II
| have been n month in New Orleans
do you know. n strange thing hap
pened to me only a few days after I
arrived here =
With her eyes she urged him on.
and he continued gravely:
I'm France | met II man. an Ameri-
can sergeant named Hammond. II
was Just ut the close of things. We
had adjoining cots III Nice"
"Ah," she exclaimed. quickly. II
remember, YOU wrote about him-the
man who had been wounded In both
legs! Did he get well? You never
said
81 never knew until ! came here
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actually see the Midnight Masquer
last nighti | didn't know until after.
ward that he had really been down.
stairs and had robbed"
II saw him. my dear" and the little
gray man smiled. There was more
warmth 10 his smile than usual just
now. Perhaps II was a reflection from
the eager vitality which so shone In
the eyes of Lucie. II saw him, yes"
A restful face was hers-not beau.
tiful nj first glance a little too strong
for beauty. one would say. The deep
gray eyes were level and quiet and
wide apart, and on most occasions
were quite ~inserutable. They were
now filed with a quick eagerness ms
they rested upon Jachin Fell. Lncie
called him uncle. but not as she called
Joseph Naillard uncle; here was no
~relaiionsIiip, no formal anfectation Of
relationship, but q purely abiding
trust and friendship.
joachim Fell had done more for Lucle
than she herself knew or would know:
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p v
The Masquer Unmasks.

In New Orleans one may find pen
sions in The old quarter-the quarter
which is still instinct with the pulse
OF old-world life. These pensions do
not advertise. The average tourist
knows nothing of them. Even II he
knew, indeed, he might have some
difficulty In obtaining accommodations,
for II is not nearly enough TO have
the money one must also have the In
tpadnrtinns come well recommended.
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and be under the tongue of good re-
pute.
Gramont had obtained q small apart
ment en- pension-a quiet and severely
retired house In burgundy street,
maintained by Il very proud old lady
whose ancestors had come out of
Canada with the Sieur d'Iberyille.
Here Gramont lived with Hammond,
quite on n basis Of equality. and they
were very comfortable.
The two men sat smoking their pipes
before the fireplace, in which blazed a
small fire-more for good cheer than
through necessity. II was Sunday
evening.
Gramont stared into the Pickering
Gre and sucked Mt his pipe. Suddenly
he reused himself and shot n glance
at Hammond.
Sergeant You seem 10 have a
pretty good recollection Of that night
It the Lavergne house, when | found
you entering and jumped on YOU"
"You bet have!" Hammond
chuckled. "When you'd knocked the
goggles of me and we recognized each
other-h-I, | felt like n boob
Gramont smiled. "How many places
had you robbed up to then? Three.
wasn't it?s
Three Is right cap'n." was the un-
ashamed response.
tllA hax.nft tnf,r,.n.l -. IL x+Aexs -
ten, but nov things have happened"
Gramont's face took ON harsh lines II
determination. do you know, 1t was
u lucky thing that you had no chance
to dispose of the jewels and money
you obtained?"
mo ~chance?" snorted the other. NO
chance is right, cap'n. And | war
sore, too. Say. they got a ring Of
crooks around this town You couldn't
bust into with grenades. Listen here,
and I'll tell you something big"
Hammond leaned forward. lowered
his voice. and tamped at his pipe.
when | WAS n young fellow | lived
in a little town up north-I amt say
in where. My old man had a livery
stable there. see? Well, one night a
guy come along and got the old man
out of bed. and slips him fifteen hum
dred for n rig and a team, seef l
drove the guy ten miles through the
hills, and set him on n road he wanted
to find.
Nov, that guy was The biggest
crook in the country In them days
still is, I guess. lie was on the dead
run that night, to keep out o Leaven-
worth. lie KEEP out. all right. and he's
settin' In the game to this minute. No
body never pinched him yet, and
will"
"Whyg"
Because his gam runs back TO
politicians and rich guys all over the
country. You ask anybody 81 the in
side If they ever heard Of Memphis
Izzy G%umberts. Well. cap'n, | seen
that very Identical guy on the street
the other day never could forget his
ugly mug! And where he is. no out
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geant7" mar.
side crooks can get In, you believ
me-"
lin! Memphis Izzy Gumberts, ell
What kind of a crook is he. sergeant?
"The big kind. You remember theI
Chicago lotteries? But you don't. ,
course Well. that's his game-lot
teries and such like"
Gramont's lips clenched for n mil
ute. then he spoke with slow aistinc
ness:
Sergeant, I'd have given five hui
dred dollars for that information
week agai"
why Gramont shook his hea,
"Neyer mind. Forget 1t Now, IN
stunt OF yours was clever. You Shove
brains when you got yourself up as II
aviator and pulled that stuff, Sc
geant. But you handled II brutality
terribly %brutally."
1T was "A little raw. guess col
coded Hammond. II was up again
Il, that's all. When you took over Il
costume and began to get across wit F
the liafles ~stuff-why. ii was a PHI
for you, cap'nl Look what we've doi |
In n month. Six jobs. every one ri
ming of smooth ms glass; Your n
ton of going to parties ready dresst |
with some kind of loose robe over Il /
flynn buds WAS a scream, And the |
me running that motor with the cu
out on-all them birds that nev
heard an airplane think you come III
go by air. for certain. Nobody W
ever find US out"
Gramont nodded t~hnuphifnllv.
ITO BE CONTINUED.)
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CHAPTER I.-During the height Of the
New Orleans carnival season joachim Fell,
wealthy though somew what mysterious cit
lien, and Dr. Ansley, are discussing q
series OF robberies by an individual known
as the Midnight Marduer. who. Invariably
attired as an aviator, has long dened tile
police. Joseph Maillard, wealthy banker.
10 giving a ball that night, at which the
Maequer has threatened To appear and
rob the guests. Fell and ADsley, on their
way TO the AFFAIR. meet a girl dressed as
columblne, seemingly known TO Fell, but
masked. who accompanies them to the
bnll.
CHATTER IL.Lueie Ledanois, recent
ly the ward of her uncle, Joseph Mall
lard, In the Golumbine.
CHAPTER Hin his library Joseph
AaiIlard and = group of friends are held
up and robbed by the Midnight Masauer.
(CONTiNtED FROM LAST WEEK
CHAPTER ~.
Callers.
The house In which Iucle Ledanois
lived had been her mothers; the fur
niture and other things in II had been
her mothers: the two negro servants.
who spoke only the Creole French pa
tois. lrad been her mothers. Ii was n
small house, hui very beautiful inside.
The exterior betrayed II lack of paint
or the money with which 10 have
painting done.
The Ledanois family, although dis
family connected with others such rs
the Maillards. had sent forth its final
bud Of frultion In the girl Lucle. Her
mother had died while she WAS Yet an
infant, and through the years she had
eompanioned her father. an invalid,
during the latter days. He had never
been a man 10 count dollars or costs.
and to n large extent lie had outworn
himself and the family fortunes In Il
vain search for health.
With Lucie he had been In Europe
Mt the outbreak Of war. and had come
home Ia America only to die shortly
afferward. Once deprived Of his fine
recklessness. the girl had found her
Affairs In n bad tangle. Under the
guardianship of Maillard the tangle
had been somewhat resolved and sim
plified. but wen Malllard would ap-
pear "a have made mistakes, and of
late 1ucie had against her will sns-
pected something amiss In the matter
Of these mistakes.
II was natural. then, that she should
take joachim Fell into her confidence.
Maillard lad been her guardian. but
IL was Ia Fell that she had always
come with her girlisli cares and
troubles. during even the lifetime OF
her father.
Al precisely three o'clock of the
Sunday afternoon joachim Fell rang
the doorbell and Lueie herself admit
ted him.
Tell me quickly. Uncle Jaehin =
eagerly exclaimed the girl. Did YOU
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displeased? Inst night you were pos
itively rude, and now you deery ny
taste. Did you leave all your man
nerS I'm France. NJ lp nriuceY'
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1922-07-03
(cRoN1cA DE LA HABANA)

tenemos en- cuehta la rapidez de los pc
didos, llegaremos a la conclusion lie
qIe, fuera de aqui, tienen ann mucho
mas prisa en- co1nprar que los produc-
torres de Cuba en- vender.
Los ca1culos no dejan resquicio la
duda. 81 Sc exanina la cantidad de azu
car que SO consume cada mes Sc com
para con la elaborada, Sc vera que. al
finalizar la temporada, no ouedara
''stock' alguno. Y Europa con sus fre
cuentes compras, hace mas patentc es-
to, rorque act1a como desniveladora dc!
Inercado, como contrapeso a los name
Jos &c los l3finadores americanos. Los
produetores cubanos esperaban con an
siedad este momento, EN- ell cual, por
fin, pueden yer recompensados sus es
fuerzos.
Las perspectivas, hoy dia, son por
entero risueiias: son tan agradables q,
nos hacen sonar en- dias de mayor es
plendor industrial y en- un resurgimien
W dGuCdAELO.
La proxima zafra empezara sin m
grano dc azucar EN- el ntercado cuba
no.
Muchos temen que el alza del azu
car, de su prccio, volvera encare
dor la vita de una manera notable v
angustiosa para los que no tengan Ia
suerte Gle ser muy ricos o de poseer I'M
Central azucarero, alguna colonia de
cana, algo dc donLe hacerse una for
tuna.
Subiran de nuevo los alquileres de
las casas, los articulos de primera ne
cesidad, la ropa de vestir y desI'ostir
ETC., en- una palabra, volvera todo 10
de antes. hasta nuevas Quietras 6e ban
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1922-07-03
SenoraS
Debilitadas
RECoMENDACIONES POR
UN MEDICo ESPECIALISTA

81 padece I'd. de malestar dehilidad
desarreglos pecuiares del sexo, 81 ca
rece de fuerzas del magnets:mo Que
atrae cautiv7, 81 Sc siente nerviosa,
irritable quebrantada de salUd, tome
alimentos sanos, particularmente legum
bres, espinacas, etc., muy POGO NADIA
de vino u otras bebidas alcoholics y,
despues de cada comida, dos tabletas
(comprimidos) de "HIERRO NUxA-
Do'' producto estrictamente cientffco
de formula conocida que doctores reco-
miendan que venden todas las buenas
hoticas.
"HTERRo NUXADo" contiene hie-
rro organize como ell hierro 6e la SAN
gre misma. Contiene ademas el princi-
pal constituy ente quimico de n fuerza
activa nerviosa que abastece prorita-
rlente abundancia del fuido vital los
gastados nervios de tai modo, nc solo
@ a las mujeres mayores fuerzas, vigor
y resistencia sino que renueva tambien
Ia fuerza magnetica, dandoles ese indes
criptibIe attractive que los hombres tan
to afiniran en- ell bello sexo. Fortifican-
do asi su organising "HIERRO NU-
xADo" es dc gran ayuda para reno
var la iuventud guitar arrugas
otras sefias que envejecen ell rostro y
cue menudo originan en- debilidad or
ganica. Asi es como muchas seforas OBJ
t1e:9en una vltaI1da1 sorprendente a
las dos semanas de tomar este valioso
t6nico.
No acepte I'd. sino Ell legitimo ''HIE
RRo NUXADo" que Teva ell nombre
de Health Laboratories Ningin otro
producto es ''la misma cosa'' nj da
eel nismo resultado' Advt.
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Los QUE REGREsAN

Lista avanzada de los pasajeros que
salieron EN- ell vapor Caracas d.
Nueva York, ell sabado primero del
mes actual con destino a este puerto /:
Michel L. Garcia, Carlos Preston, Jo-
Sc D. correa, Jose Apellaniz Gertrudis
correa, Frank Dalmau, Miguel Dbl
mau, Martha Dalmau, Josefa Jinenez
Carolina Jimenez, Encarnacion Marti-
nez, Celia Serbia, Jose D. Miranda R.
w. Ramirez y familia, miss Crooks, w.
w. Boyd, L. G.. Weidner, Mrs. E. A.
Thayer, Mariana Pesquera, Mrs. Maria
no Pesquera, Midia Maria Pesouera.
Margarita Pesquera, Elena Cruz, Gus
tavo Gelpi, Mrs. shanklin, Miss Shank
lin, Norma G. Mitchell, Roy E. Nit
cl.9ll, Clara A. Aver, Clara Leiden-
roth.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1922-07-03
PLAzAs vAcANTEs EN- LA GUAR
Ola NACIONL DE PUERTO RICO

Sc nos ha informado que Sc necesi-
tan jovenes sanos, de buenas costum-
bres que sepan leer Y escribir. para
cubrir vacantes en- la Guardia 1vacio-
nal de Puerto Rico.
Los aspirantes que tengan alguna cx-
periencia militar conocimientos par
ticulares tendran oportunidad, 81 Ip
solicitan con tempo, de poder currir
plalss para cabos sargentos.
Todas las noches de 7:30 10 estara
un ofc:al dispuesto a atender los
solicitantes en- ell Quartet de la Qua .dia
Nacionsl, rsrada 2-1 2, Puerta de Tie
rra, antiques almacenes de john M.
Turner.
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Este ano no habra sobrante azucarero
en- Ia Perla de las Antillas
emado dc Ia zatra en- Cuba ssra de 38OOOOO OnsIaas

cos inclusive, y como la &c los otros
han qu9daGo impunes, este es, sin cas-
tigo, volveran las oscuras golondrinas
de nuestro balloon sus nidos colgar.
ia experiencia? No. Ella es algo
que no So ha hecho para nosotros. Pa
ra los hacendados y gobernantes quie
ro decir. Porque nj los primeros Sc apro
vecharian directamente &c esos be1e
ficios. imitando la hormiga que alma
cena en- verano para vivir el invierno
sosegadamente, nj los segundos serian
capaces 6e obligarles a ahorrar, a al
ministrar, nj a rrever.
La rumba'' de los chalets, de las
ostentosas maquinas y joyas; las fan
tasticas rec3pciones, festas y viajes
volveran empezar. Volveran las apues
tas de crecidas sumas a las "patas de
un gallo al final caerian por ter
cera cuarta vez, nrostros hombres
geniales Y tales fabricantes dc azicar.
Els nccesario que rectifouemos los
crroles pasados Y adoptemos otra ma
nera dc ser pensar, para cvitar on el
future pcligros, ansicdadcs, ruinas y
miserias.
A. M.
Habana, JUNO II dc 1922.
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Habana, JUNO II dc 1922.
LA CASA DE MUNECA

va SC fue una muneca dc La MAJ
EnLa, una; y ahora que esta pluma IN
tanto nerviosa traza estas linea5. no
eabe como expresar ell dolor de VI Co
razon que esta destilando, una gotta y
ctra de sangre
La casa hospitalaria de Pepe Remotti.
viste de cresp6n va no suenan las ri
sas de las munecas. Hemos vcnido CO
mo otras veces besar los blondes y
triguefos rizos de las munecas, los
ronen en- las msnos un cirio, ea los
lab1os una oI5ci6n.
liza casita de Munecal
La casita de Pepe Remotti ticne un
crespon colgado en- su ventana go.
iAngelito quien va no podremos
acaric.ar!
Deja que esta alma de poeta ponga
al recuerdo de tus gracias 10 q. lie que
Ga de sohador ...
iPor tus buenos padres Por este poe
ia bohemia que un dia en- la "calle del
SOL. aspire ell aroma de tus guedejas.
de la que queda una brizna en- el reli-
carlo de tn padre. de este padre tuyo
que amanece siempre preguntando:-
GDonde esta mi mufieca?
GAsToN.
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Todo hace indicar que este afio Ia
production de aziicar de Cuba sera in
suficiente para abastec3r ell mercado.
Y ESQ que, seghn Ell iltiimo estinado, el
calculo hecho es de $500 900 toneladas
Iero el mercado, dia por dia ha lido
mejorando, poniendose en- condiciones
cspeciales, hasta ofrecer la perspectiva
de hoy. Otros factores. ajemas, han COZ
Ecrado a este resuItado. no sieIdo el
1ilenor Ell de que Inglaterera, como suco
dio amos ha, incline con sus compras,
la balanza comercial Porque esa es la
realidad 'en Que Sc basa la actual de-
manda: en- que ell reino britanico sigue
comprando. Precisamente en- estos dias
Sc esI'eran en- puertos cubanos varios
barcos de Europa para cargar azucar.
Los refneros, por sus agentes, sabian
este 0 tenian indicios, por 10 que acti-
varon sus compras, poniendose en- con-
diciones de ob5ener vontajas en- cuanto
a precios.
En- Cuba ha causado especial salts
faccion 10 Que Sc dice, porque mues-
ira. las claras que ell rsligro de una
recaida en- los precios Sc alicia por mo-
mentos; 81 observamos los aconteci
mientos, 81 vemos 10 que suc5de y 81
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AFICIONADOS

Ell Departamento "Kodak" de The
Porto Rico Drug Co., acaba de hacer
una gran reforma que le permite en-
tregar sus trabajos de desarrollos y
copias las "a horas de recibirlos.
Cuenta con personal experto y ex
elusive para clio.
Envienos sus trabajos. Especial
atencion a las ordenes de la isla C.
o. d.
Advt
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HER1Do DE uN BALAzo

En- ell barrio Pitahayas, de Arroyo,
JESUS M. cora hizo un disparo de re-
v6lver contra Policarpio Cora, hiri6n-
doio Ell ell lado derecho del pecho. Ell
agresor fu6 arrestado.
New-York tribune., 1922-06-08
missouri Idea'' Adopted
To Aid Tariff in Senate

Fror, The Tr4Sme's Washington Bureau
WASHINGTON, June 7.-Adyocates
Of the pending tariff bill have about
completed rehearsals for performance
which they will have in the Senate
soon for the edifcation of the Demo
Gratis and the opponents Of the tsrln
measure.
A number Of the Republican Sen.
ators. including James +. Watson, OF
Indiana; Calder. Frelinghuysen and
others purpose TO make brief speeehes::
sccompanied by a series Of exhibits OF
imported articles, which, they believe,
will convey impressive lessons 70 the
critics Of the bill.
Each Senator as he speaks will hold
up for inspection OF the Senate sueh
articles as knives made In Germany
for < cents and sold, as alleged, IN TINS
country for $3.50. A clock will be ex-
hibited. which, il is said, is made IN
Germany for $50 and sold in this
country for SAP.
The moral to be drawn from the
speeches and exhibits will be that IN
norters are interested in continuing
the Arrangement now existing where
bv low cost goods can be brought in
from Europe and sold here at enor-
nous profits.
New-York tribune., 1922-06-08
Biggest Ohio Coal Go.
Seeks Peace With Unions
Corporation asks That ParIey
Be,ueen The Striking Miners
and Olcners BE Arranged

COLUMBUS. Ohio. June An
nounccment was made here to-day
through the Southern Ohio Coal TX
chance that the George VI. Jones Coal
Company, Of Toledo. the largest operAt-
ing company in Ohio, has appealed 70
Senator Pomerene and Congressman >.
ID. Fess 10 use their influence 70 bring
about q conference between southern
Ohio operators and miners with a view
TO ending the coal strike In that terri
tory
ut Il possible" said ". u. McKin-
new. secretary Of the Southern Ohio
Coal Exchange, that through the in
huence Of Senator PomeAne and Dr.
Fess, a conference may be brought
about. II so. il will meet with our
hearty approval"
Opposition Voiced
lie added that IL was obvious that
something must be done in the near
future.
Mckinney said operators were eager
ly awaiting word from Washington as
to prospects for the conference pro-
posed by the Jones Company.
Lee Hall, president Of the Ohio min
ers, declared emphatieally the miners
never would agree TO such a meeting.
THAT is the same proposition
virtually that was made by the South
ern Ohio Coal Exchange at the be-
ginning Of the strike he said. We
turned It down then and would turn II
down again. II the operators want 10
confer with us they can do so hs a
unit OF the central competitive district
and not by sub-districts."