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Nancy did not move. She scarcely breathed.

Nancy did not move. She scarcely breath
Eyes, sir" .W q, y
The three sailors hoisted Bellman to his
feet, and they shifted his weight among
them SO that he had the appearance OF
overindulgence rather than Of insensibility.
They bundled him into a taxi, which at once
set off at something over legal gait.
Then Stewart set upon mis- reading table
some absorbent cotton and a small bottle Of
colorless fluid. Next, he pinned the Great
Adventure Company contract faulty upon a
small drawing board and began carefully to
wash away the body of the document. 1t
vanished magically under the gentle applica.
ton OF the cotton. In the end there was
nothing: left on the sheet but the autographs
OF the with sses and-tile !signatories, and the
notary's seal, which was, naturally, an i'm
preston.
Fosters studio covered the entire top floor
of the house in Ninth street.
Bancroft strolled about. examining some
of the canvases which hung from the walls
of unadorned brick. 1t did not seem pos
sible to him that ten days ago he had been
living a drab existence in a drab village. 1t
was all luck. of course. If Nancy Bowman
had not rung his doorbell he would not be
here this night, among these friendly bohe.
mians. Z -
Those bugs Jenny had explained
meaning the regular bohemians-" are al
ways ycdeling about tn decline in art; an
they couldn't cut a piece o, macaroni With
out messin' it. Keep away from that bunch,
jeremiah. If you have a good idea, they
sponge it out O. you an dump you. They
toddle back an forth, shoutin' Failure, an
expectin' t. sell. it. Long-haired and bobbed
writin' ladder poetry cause they can't
rhyme, an sex novels that d make poor OF
Anthony Comstock baldheaded tryin' t. tell
what it's all about, When you see success
anywhere, Jeremiah. toddle along behind"
Her guests tonight included Mannheim,
Craig, some of the chorus. and principals of
the! .operetta, q famous newspaper para
grapher, three successful illustrators, a mag.
azine editor, and a Fdranlatist Of nota.
The chatter. 5pl the guests rose. There
were frequent bursts Of laughter. Some one
beganfto play syncopated music on the piano
Ian unusually fine instrument. Bancroft
was informed that Foster played frequently
during the sittings, as a physical relaxation,
to- take the cramp out of his palette arm.
I e" Eats" cried Jenny. Everybody help
themselves!"
And everybody did; and there was more
chatter and laughter and one of the pretty
chorus girls began to make eyes at Bancroft
and nudge him about possessively. until
Jenny warned her to " lay off" as Jeremiah
was particularly hers.
After the hunger was satisfied there wal
a demand for amusement. Jenny, being
hostess, was first on the list, and she gaveSa
i capital imitationaof theInadanle In the model
shop, the wife and the husband; and the
dramatist boldly .jotted it dpwn for future
use. Then neutrality-suspicious. been elected
as niastsrsaof ceremonies, called upon Nancy
to- sing the hit from the operetta.l &
* BUT Who'll .playS It? - she asked. ~
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THE STORY THUS FAR,
~Coilingsuood jeremiah Bancroft, ,pho
Ios inst inhpriieI his fathers 81 mn OO0

CoHingsu0od jeremiah Bancroft, iUh0
has just inherited his fathers S7.OOO,OOO
and the mystery of the laner's death-a
mystery complicated by a memorandum
reading, paid Kennedy in 'tuH," and by
the initials &c. J. K" in a books offered
an adventure for $4,000 BY Daniel Ste,u.
ut, a sinister stranger representing the
Great Adventure com a concern
masked behind the more conventional
name OF the Boliria Emerald company.
After much hesitation and after arrang.
ing Nth his lawyers to nullity any con.
tract he may sign under duress, Jerry.
,vho has gone to "the World outside" as
represented by Ne,u York, contracts for
the adventure. SteWart promptly shang-
hais George Bellman, an assistant ,Uho
suspects his designs and grasses all the
text Of the contract, Leaving only Jcrry's
name, the notary's seal, and the names OF
,ritnesses. Meantime Jerry has beau,
fifut Nancy Bowman, a Broadudy stage
f~ouorite Nth aspirations iopard grand
operas; her chun,, Jenny Malloy, and
arthur Craig, uho is in lore WiM Nancy.
Jerry sends a detective to Bolivia to trace
the mysterious Kennedy.
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preached. One! of them produced a whisky
flask which he gave to Stewart. = r.
Knockout drops with good, honest
whisky to disguise the superpoison. For,
Georgia, you're going to be shanghaid rs
neatly as ever was. When you get aboard.
step lively; the first mate is a roughneck.
Now, then!" 49, . @
Bellman fought for a while, but it WAS
either swallow or smother. Half the pint was
forced dow his throat, then he was bound
and Il handkerchief tied across his mouth.
For a space he twisted about on the floor,
but the choral was too potent and Presently,
he relaxed. n
"Unbind him and take him away Stewart
ordered. And, remember, no brutality.
Make. him toe the mark. but don't beat him
up beyond what is normal. There may be
the markings OF a man in this poor thing.
Give him his chance"
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the piano, and he struck the opening bars.
a perverse mischief took possession OF
Nancy. She sang the pitterpatter. but the
expression on her face and her gestures were
those Of a mechanical doll, badly put to-
gether. When she had done there was a
shout Of approval. "r &
Mannheim rushed to her, seized her shout
ders. and Shook her. You Internal mink!
That's the encore hereafter. Well rehearse
the orchestra at ten tomorrow"
= !" But"
No butts at all. MY orders. The unex-
pectedness will knock the audience. off their
chairs Then Mannheim put his arm through
hers and led her to an obscure cosner of the
studio. After the rehearsal" he said,
you'll come into my office and We'll make
that contract right. I'm an honest man.
Miss Bowman, and you're worth a good deal
more than seventy-ive a week. I'm going to
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NINTH
NanCy's Doom.

.VWENTY minutes later the room was
cleared Of the witnesses. and the party
OF the first part and the party Of the
- second, part were once again alone to-
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-29
Kansas City Livestock.

Kansas City, Mo-, March 90
Cattle receipts, $500; heavy steers,
steady to weak: other kinds, steady
to strong, all closes closing slow;
top medium weights, 8.25; she
stock generally steady to strong;
spots higher to shippers, few heif-
ers, $50; better grades usually 600
@700; choice cows, 6.00@625;
common to good kind, 4.25@5.50;
calves, steady to 25 cents higher;
best yealers. 8.00@8.50; all other
classes around STEADY; many bulls,
4.00@450; Gamers, mostly, 2.75@
500; good cutters around 400:
early sales, stockers and feeders,
6.00@725.
Hog receipts, 1000; opened fair
ly active to shippers, around steady;
closed active to shippers and pack
ers; fully steady with yesterdays
average, bulk, $50 to 100 pound
weights. 9.S0@995; with few at
1000: good and choice 800 to 325
Founders mostly 9.65@9.80; pack
err top. 9.85; bulk of sales, $3.50
800; throwout sows, generally $40
@8.60; stock pigs, steady to strong;
bulk good kind, $50 @9.60; best,
975.
Sheep receipts, 1000; sheep
strong; fresh shorn Texas wethers,
800; lambs, steady with yesterdays
best time; top, 1925; bulk Colorado,
15.00@15.25.
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Bond Market
BY STUART p. WEST
tCopyright. 1e22.b

New York, March 29.-Today's
bond market picked up further
strength and if anything was broad
er than yesterdays market. Heavy
buying of Liberty bonds continued,
renewed activity occurred in many
of the industrial issues, and rail-
way mortgages, on account of the
favorable February traffic reports,
worked still higher. With few
exceptions, among them, the Dan
ish Municipal SIS, Mexican SIS and
Sac Paulo SIS. foreign government
loans were unchanged. A recovery
in Mexican SIS followed the rather
sharp decline toward the close on
the preceding day, and the Danish
and Sac Paulo bonds reached rec
ord highs.
The optimistic news form the
steel centers found some reflection
in the advance to a new top in the
United States Steel corporation
sinking fund SIS and the steadiness
of Midvale Steel SIS. Sugar bonds
again gained fractionally, and sep
cial buying came into Packard Mo-
tor SIS. Kelly Springfield SIS sold
off. Invincible Oil SIS got to 81, and
the Fertilizer and Public Utility
issues were firm. Public Service of
New Jersey SIS broke their prev
ious high record U. S. Realty and
Improvement SIS ran into profit
taking, and so did the speculative
Atlantic Fruit rs.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-29
Curb Market
BY STUART p. WEST
Copyright, 1899

New York, March 2S.-Seiling by
Professional operators was Offset
by commission house buying and as
a result were steady on the curb
exchange today. The low priced
shares were again favored. South
ern Coal and Iron was in good de-
mand and there was a sharp ad-
vance in Acme Packing after an
early decline. Creole Syndicate had
a good advance on the announce
ment that the company had leased
$4,000 of it's total of $1,000 acres
on Lake Maracaibo, Venezuela, to
two companies which win drill 20
wells. Creole Syndicate is to re-
ceive SO per cent of the output. Vol
cano Mines also was unusually
strong, and reached a new high
record with dealings on a large
scale and there was a good demand
for Alpha Mines.
A new high record was made in
Imperial Tobacco of Great Britain
and Ireland on moderate buying or
ders. Continental Motors continued
the advance started on Tuesday and
REQ Motors rose a fraction. Elec-
LTlC oIOIdSC DdtlCiyy -NSH Va AAs
was strong. There was good de-
mand for Gillette Safety Razors.
Weakness in Postum Cereal, East
man Kodak, AmaIgamated Leath-
er and Goodyear.
Standard Oil of Indiana scored a
advance, but there was
rather heavy selling in Standard
Oil of Kentucky, new stock, at a
sharp decline. Hudson Oil, which
was under attack on Tuesday, raj
lied quite sharply on support cred
tied to inside interests. Simms Pc
troleum was firm and fractional
advance occurred in Fensland, Kir-
by Petroleum and Glen Rock were
easier. In the mining department
dealings were larger with Magma
Copper the feature.
Dealings were comparatively
large in bonds with New Haven As
and Is the leaders.
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TONE OF WHEAT,
CORN NERVOUS,
OATS ARE QUIET
(By Consolidated Pres.)

Chicago, March 29.-Wheat was
arratic. and nervous. Trade was
almost entirely local in character.
Price changes were of little conse-
quence, although at one time May
showed a good gain. There was
buying by the big local bulls of the
nearby delivery and this future
showed a relatively better tone
than the new crop months. There
was good buying by commission
houses of the July and September
but the bulges brought out selling
which was hard to digest There
were numerous reports of crop de-
terloration from southwest but the
weekly government crop report
says that the crop generally is
making satisfactory progress.
Choice wheat in the sample. mark
ct was firm. Canadian National
railway placed an embargo on
shipments of wheat to Fort Will
Jams, owing to congestion. The en-
oargo is expected to hold until the
opening of navigation. Seaboard
reported 100000 bushels of Mani
toba wheat worked for export, and
that Italy is believed to have bought
some Durum wheat afloat Primary
receipts were light at 422, 900 bush
els. The rough weather retarded
interior marketing.
Corn followed the trend of other
grains Trade was mostly local.
Some selling on the advance by a
leading local long. Cash corn de-
mand was moderate. Seaboard re-
ported 100000 bushels of corn
worked for export. Primary re-
ceipts were $4,000 bushels COM
pared with $4,000 bushels last
year.
Oats were quiet. Cereal inter-
ests and elevators bought early. L+o-
Gals sold later in sympathy with
wheat. Cash oats discounts were
narrower. Shipping demand was
light,
Provisions were easier. Buying
power was lacking. There was no
particular pressure to sell. Cash
trade was slow.
Wheat closed 12c to &c lower,
May 1.32@1.311s, July LIFTS, Sep
TENDER LIS @111A. Corn finish
ed &c to Ac lower, May $3.50
So, July 11a@615s, September
64A. Oats closed unchanged to lac
higher, May 367s, July 1914, Sep
TENDER 405s @401a. Pork closed I'M
changed. Lard, 10c to 121sc high
er, and ribs 121ac to zoe higher.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-29
FINANCIAL NOTES

N New York, March 29.-It is esti-
mated that if the February returns
for all the railroads come up to
1.-THE average shown by the 40 roads
which have reported thus far, the
total net income for all class A
roads would aggregate $54 100000
snr STA per cent on their property
yaluation.
d With five days left before the
aend of the British fiscal year, the
. British governments revenues have
exceeded expenditures by 34,65S,-
400 pounds.
The Trumbull Steel company to-
day announced an advance from
$4.6o to s4.T5 a hundred pounds on
! tin plate effective April l.
A syndicate composed of j. and
w. SeIigman & Company, Hallgar-
ten & Company, the Bankers Trust
company and the Union Trust COM
pany of Pittsburgh today offered IL
the public at par an issue of
100000 seven and half per cent
20 year bonds of the Manati Sugar
g company.
Fl Spain is in the market in Great
3 ID laAi anu the OuILeu SldLeS LOT d
50,000,0 900 loan. 1t is reported
negotiations have been revived for
an s per cent S6,000,000 loan for
the City of Montevideo.
Speyer & Company have pur-
chased from the government about
6.5oo,000 Wabash railway equip
ment trust per cent notes.
= The New York Cotton Exchange
membership of E. s. Linstrom has
been sold for $4,000, an increase
OF $500 over the last sale.
stockholders of the Magma Cop
per company have authorized the
Issue of convertible bonds not 10
exceed $4,000, 900 and the increase
OF the capital stock to $780, 900
shares of SIS par value.
= Sinclair Pipe Line announced the
completion of its 135 mile extern
son to the Mexia Field. This con-
poets near Ranger with the main
trunk line extending from Texas to
Chicago.
The Delaware, Lackawanna and
western Coal Company today de-
cared the regular quarterly divi-
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-29
ARMOUR CALLED
IN K. c. COURT

Kansas City, Mo, March 29-J.
Ogden Armour of Chicago, presi-
dent of Armour & Co., was sched-
uled to be the first witness when
the third day OF the hearing of
charges brought against the Ar
mour company by the Kansas City
livestock exchange opened before
Judge B. T. Hainer, commissioner
of the department of agriculture.
Mr.. Armour was to be questioned
in regard to the operation of the
Mistletoe stockyards here by the
Fowler Packing company, a sub
sidiary of the local Armour plant
Prices are fixed by the buyers
at the Mistletoe yards. the live
stock exchange charges, and the
volume of business is said to be
sufficiently large to enable the Ar
mour buyers on the public market
to depress the price of hogs on the
public market, in violation of the
packer stockyards control act of
1921.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-29
LIGHT RUNS IN
CATTLE, SHEEP
BOOST VALUES
(By Consolidated Press

lBy Consolidated Press
Z. s. Yards. Chicago, March 81
Light runs Of cattle and sheep we're
reported for the local yards today
and values showed strength from
the start. A decrease OF nearly To-
00e cattle and about 5000 sheep
was shown in the ESTIMATE for the
10 principal markets. Receipts
were $500 cattle; $4,000 hogs; H.
0oe sheep and 1000 calves.
CATTLE.
Demand for cattle was active dur
ing the day. and values were mostly
1885, Csc higher. Some 1,500 pound
steers sold at 1926, with bulk OF
stock at $7250S.35. Cows and
heifers also were up 15@25c, While
Gamers and bulls held without
change. Good Gamers went at
1885, while bologna bulls made
$40. Calves were fairly active at
fully steady values. some good
Vealers going at ss.Oo0S.25.
HOGS.
Demand was slow from the start,
and values were mostly a nickel oR
from the general average of the
day before. This put the market
far below the best time that day
Choice light hogs sold at S10.25@
1875, while good medium aud
heavy weight butchers went at
$3.50 1925. Heavy hogs held
steady, while light grades showed
the decline Rough packing hogs
went at $S.7509.00.
SHEEP,
Lambs sold well at strong values.
Choice wool stock went at $1,000,
with best lots PLACED at S16.10, and
prime shorn animals at Is. 25013.50.
Sellers had few aged muttons on
hand and the trade was strong.
Shorn ewes went at $500.
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dend of 25a per cent payable April
Is to stock of record April L
The Cosden company has ad-
vanced the price of gasoline one
cent a gallon to 16 cents in the
Tulsa territory.
Preliminary figures indicate that
Hartford railroad earnings in March
will be far greater than for the first
two months of the year.
The American Ice company today
declared the regular quarterly divi-
dend of one and three-quarters per
cent on the common stock.
In announcing the declaration of
the regular dividends on the pre-
ferred stock of General Motors,
President Dupont said bank loans
had been reduced $500 900 and the
position of the company was salts
factory.
Arbuckle and company and the
Federal Sugar company today re-
duced the price of refined, sugar to
a 5.25 basis.
The Standard Underground Cable
company today declared an extra
dividend of per cent and the reg
ular quarterly dividend of 8 per
cent payable April 10 to stock of
record April T.
The Chicago, Rock Island and
Pacific for the first 26 days of this
month hauled 102,079 cars of freight
as against 101, 054 in the similar
period last year.
Public Service Corporation of
New Jersey sold ex-dividend today.
New York, March 29.-Coffee
was quoted today at 9.27 for May;
1920 for July; 9.12 to 9.1S for Sep
TENDER, and GA to 9.16 for Decem-
her. Raw sugar was at 2.46 to 2.4S
for May; 2.S2 to 2.S3 for September
and 2.S7 to 2s8 for December.
International Paper today de-
clared the regular quarterly divi-
dend of $3.50 on the preferred
stock. payable April Is to stock Of
record April z.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-29
LIBERTY BONDS
AND RAILS MAKE
HIGHER LEVELS
nv STUART p. WEST.

New York, March 29.-The main
Considerations in the financial sit
ration today were the continuing
fsaca in money rates, the extraor-
Einary degree of Improvement de-
srIcted in the February railway
statements, and the confirmation in
the weekly steel trade reviews of
she marked gain in that quarter
rb;eh has been set forth in mass
n unofficial advices. The fact that
the rebound in call money quota
lions had been checked and that the
renewal charge had slid back again
a trfie from IA to Az per cent
vaye impetus to the demand for in
yestrnent securities. Liberty bonds
vent higher and so did the general
average of corporation issues. The
disclosure of the increasing rail-
wav tonnage and of the very re-
markable operating results for last
month was evidently sinking in and
the effect was apparent in the very
general rise in railway bonds and
the conspicuous strength in many
of the rail stocks
Il has been stated in private re-
norts for some days that the steel
mills are more vigorously engaged
than at any time in two years. This
statement is now confirmed by the
trade journals, which say that book
ings are the largest since the sum-
mer of 1920.
= One of these periodicals which
was decidedly skeptical a fortnight
ago about the high price schedules
instituted by the Independent COM
panies now comedies that increase
( in new orders following this action
was a surprise to both producers
and consumers. It is the old story
of buyers, their stocks run down
low, holding off too long. and then
rushing in as they saw the low
prices getting away.
l.. As a group the railroad shares
did better than the industrials in
!, the days market. The latter, prof
it taking, made itself felt, but with
out diminishing the strong under
current which distinguished the list
as a whole. Oil shares came in for
more attention because of the feel
ing that increased demand of the
spring season would soon lead to
higher prices for both crude and
refined. Shares of the fertilizer
companies were in demand by rea-
son of the much better collections
following the recovery in farm
prices.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-29

DRY GOODS.
BY STUART p. WEST
Copyright, 1SzZ.l

DR1 UUUDS.
New York, March 29.-Mills
showed no evidence of pressing
sales of the wider print cloths to-
day at the present price level and
the dullness and inactivity of the
drygoods market was unchanged.
There was some selling at second
hands of 1914 inch 64x60's but these
were usually in small lots. The
narrower constructions showed a
firmer tone in comparison. The
business in sheetings was the real
feature. These goods are not in
large supply at present and the de-
mand is fairly steady. Cotton duck
evinced a trifle more life on orders
from manufacturers.
In raw silk the local market made
little response to the firm tone or
the eastern primary centers. Broad
silk manufacturers are not giving the
market any support and buyers OF
finished goods still are demanding
reduction of prices.
WOOL.
Boston, March 29.-The strength
of the foreign wool markets was a
sustaining factor in the local wool
trading today but did not stimulate
the volume of business which was
small. Manufacturers are exercis-
ing the utmost caution in their pur-
chases and buyers scattered
throughout the sheep districts of
the west are cautious in the ex-
IRENE in making offerings for this
seasons clips. Some small amounts
of new wool are being shipped on
contract and against advances but
in general the buyers and sellers
an the ranges are still far apart.
Reports from Argentina indicate
that the old stocks there will be
cleaned up several months before
the shearing of the new woods.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-29
BRITISH LOCKOUT
NOTICES POSTED

London, March 29-(By the As
sociated Press 1.-The Engineering
Employers Federation today post
ed notices locking out the members
of Al unions in addition to the
Amalgamated Engineers union. The
lockout is to take effect in one week
and will affect 100000 additional
men.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-29
Chicago Potatoes.

Chicago, March 90. - Potatoes,
dull; receipts so cars; total United
States shipments ga cars: Wiscon-
sin sacked round whites 1000
ITO cwt; Minnesota sacked Red
rivers 155@165 cwt; Idaho sacked
russets, fair quality, 2.15 cwt; Ida
no sacked rurals, few sales, $50
cWt