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Owingsville outlook., 1922-11-23
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Take them with yOu-better get
them wrapped up here and now. You
can toss them into Il ditch anywhere"
Hammnnd obeyed.
Ten minutes afterward the two men
left the room. carrying the packages
of loot and the bundle containing the
aviator's uniform. They descended
to the courtyard in the rear of the
house. Here was a small garden. with
fountain in its center. Behind this
were the stables. which had long been
disused as such, and which were now
occupied only by the car of Gramont
1t was with undlsguised relief that
Gramont now saw the stuff actually
out of the house. Within the last few
hours he had become intensely afraid
of Jachin Fell. Concentrating himself
upon the man. picking up information
guardedly, he had that day assimilated
many small items which increased his
sense of peril from that quarter
Straws, no more, but quite significant
straws. GramOnt realized clearly that
if the police ever searched his rooms
and found this loot, he would be lost.
There could be no excuse that would
hold water for minute against such
evidence.
Owingsville outlook., 1922-11-23

that flashed Garishly with colorcd
fires, historic and famous Jewels
plucked from the aristocratic heart Of
the southland, helrlooms Of past gen
GRAFTON side by side with platinum
cruditieS of the present fashion.
There had been heartburnings in
the loss of these things. GramOnt
knew. lie could picture to himself
something of what had followed his
robberies: family quarrels, new pur-
chasps in the gem marts, bitter re-
proaches, fresh mortgages ON old her.
itages, veXationS of wealthy dowagers,
shrugs of unconcern by the nouveaxN
riches; perchance lives altered -
divorces
There's a lot of human life behind
these baubles, sergeant" he reflected
aloud, cold smile upon his lips as
he worked. "When they come back to
their owners, I'd like 20 be lowering
around in an invisible mantle to watch
results! Gould we only know II, we're
probably affecting the lives of Il great
many people-for good and ILL., These
things stand for money: and there's
nothing like money. or the lack of it,
to guide the destinies of people"
"You said it," and Hammond
grinned. I'm here to prove il. amt
l? l amt pulling no more gunplay,
now l got me steady job"
"And steady friend. old man."
added Gramont. Did it occur to you
that maybe | was as much in need of
friend as you were?"
He had come to the last box. now,
that which must go to Joseph Mail
lard. On top Of the money and scarf
pins which he placed in the box he
laid a thin packet of papers. He
tapped them with his finger
"Those papers, sergeant! To get
them, I've been playing the whole
game. To get them and not to let
their owner suspect that l was after
Owingsville outlook., 1922-11-23
PRESCRIPTION FOR LONG LIFE
According to This German Physician,
II Is Easy to Add to Ones Years
Of Usefulness.

The gathering Of centenarians which
took place the other day recalled the
case of the eminent German physician,
Doctor Fischweiler. who died recently
at the age of one hundred and nine.
He often declared that he possessed
an infaliible rule for securing longev.
Ity, which he would reveal to the
world in his will. Upon his death.
then. this formula was disclosed:
Put your bed. orienting 1t by means
of a compass, so that you will have
your head placed north. and lie In Q
horizontal position. Sleep solidly with
closed fists"
This is the whole secret. This posi-.
tion. il is asserted. brings the body In
communication with the great tellurian
currents coming from the north and
insures an extremely happy blood cir.
culation.
Owingsville outlook., 1922-11-23
foor Business prorcsiticr.

real good advi,, - younger
s. men | think the foi. wing 1T
.at was sent Lie the Other o. .
Jest that could be offered: a. .aan
would be successful in b.. ness
st ever treat the public IS his
end. He must ever strive T. Civ hon
I values and be courteous 70 pros
pective patrons. Another point that
should be carefully considered is the
folly of trying to bellttle a competitor.
To knock man engaged In the rsg,c
line of business as yours create io "a ,
mind Of the customer doubt n to
the excellence of your own wares and
arouses feeling Of sympathy for the
man who is not there to defend him
self against your charges. es."-Exchange
Owingsville outlook., 1922-11-23
Illustrations bu
Irwin Myers

Il trust that you will assume the
responsibility of returning these
things tu the various guests who lost
them Will" under your roof regret
any discomfort occaSi6hcd 10y my tax
ing them aS n loan, which now re
turn. Please convey to the several
owners my profound esteem and my
assurance that | shall not in future
appear Ia trouble anyone. the carni-
val season having come to an end.
and with il my little Jest.
THE MIDNIGHT MASQUER."
Gathering up these notes in his
hand. Gramnnt went To the fireplace
He tossed the pencil into the fire, fol
lowing il with the notebook.
Cant take chances with that man
Fell. he explained. "All ready, ser
g"ant. Let's 20 down the list one by
one"
From the trunk Hammond produced
tickeied packages. which he placed
on the table. Gramont selected one,
opened it, carefully packed the con-
tents in one Of the boxes. placed the
proper addressed note on top, and
handed il I" the chauffeur.
Wrap il up and address it. Give
the return address of John Smith.
Bayou Tcchc."
one 10y one they went through the
packages of loot in the same manner
Before them "n the table. as they
worked. glittcrcd little heaps of rings.
brooches, watches, currency; jewels
Owingsville outlook., 1922-11-23
MeIchizedek So Figures in Pages of
Scripture and as Character
in Legends.

Melchizedek is Il vague character
occasionally mentioned in the Scrip
lures, whose name means king Of
righteousness" The most definite
references to him indicate that he WIS
king of Salem, and priest of Jehovah
In the time of Abraham. uniting the
royal with the priestly dignity, and
SO becoming welcome type for the
ancient writer's.
Later on his name seems to have
become more or less legendary, and
was used in a figurative sense as "a
priest forever after the order Of
Melchizedek," and he is placed in the
same category as the Messiah. Him.
Owingsville outlook., 1922-11-23
Ihey'r going back 70

them. Ngw they're going back 70
their owner"
''Wlr'~ irY' demanded Hammond.
"lourl Nallard SON nf the banker
lie re- Ie into AN oil company:
caught H. Ike sucker. almost the
first We, ! was here. put pretty
near m ho'o wad into that company
of his
"lnU neal he Stung youE'
Not yet" Gramnnt SMILED coldly,
har>hly Il fell right cn"uch-but I'll
come out "n top Of the heap"
The other frowned. Il don't get
you. cap'u. Some kind q stock dealT"
Yes. and no." Gramont paused, and
seemed L. choose his words with care.
Miss LcdauniS. the lady who was
driving with us this afternoon. is Al
old friend uf mine I've known for
some time that somebody was ilcrcing
her. | suspected that il was Maillard
the elder. for he las had the handling
of her affairs for some time past.
Now. however. those papers have given
me the truth. He was straight enough
with her; his son was the man.
lie worked un his father. made his
father sell land owneG 10y Miss Lr'ia-
nniS. and he himself rcapcd the prof
its. There are notes AMI stock ISSUES
among those papers that give his
whole game away. Ia my eyes. Hy the
way. get that tin box ont Of my trunk.
stn
certificates with me in the morning.
and must not forget them"
Hammond disappeared into the ad-
Joining room.
Gramnnt sat gazing at the boxes be-
fore him. lie shook his head glo"mi!y.
and his eyes Clouded.
"All waStcd-thc whole effort. :" he
murInurcd. Il thought il might lead
to something. hut all it has given me
iS the reward Of saving myself and
possibly retrieving Lucie. As for the
larger game, the bigger quarry-it'>
all wasted. ! haven't unraveled n
single thread; the first real clue came
to me tonight. purely by accident
lead to follow, I'll get rid of this
Midnight Ma>quer foolishness and 20
after the real game"
GrImont WAS to discover that It 10
not nearly 81 easy to he rid Of folly
as il is To don the testers cap and
bells: Il fact which one SimpliciSSimUs
had discovered to his sorrow three
hundred years earlier. But. as Gra-
mont was not vcrSed in the line Of
literature. he yet had the discovery
ahead of him.
Hammond rc-entcred the room with
the tin box, from which Gramont took
his stock certificates issued by Bob
Maillard's oil company. lie pocketed
the shares
III gn to Maillari the banker -Jo-
Seph Maillard-iirst thing in the morn
ing and offer him my stock He'll
he mighty glad To get il at a discount,
knowing that it Is in his sons com
pany. You see. the son doesn't confide
in che old man particularly. I'll let
the father win little money on the
deal with me. and by doing this I'll
manage to save the greater part of my
Investment"
Holy mackercl ~ Hammond eX-
plodcd in Il burst Of laughter as he
caught the idea. Say. If this amt
the richest thing ever pulled, When
the crash comes. the fancy kid will be
singing his dad good and hard. eh?"
Exactly; and | think his dad can
afford to he stung much better than
can" agreed Gramont. cheerfully.
Now LET'S take those packages and
stow them away in the luggage COM
partment of the car. I'm getting
nervous at the thought of having
Owingsville outlook., 1922-11-23
AN EARLY TYPE OF MONOTHEISM

self, apparently as a type of ancient
monotheisn. Still later he becomes
identified with Shem, the son # Noah,
and the ancestor of Abraham, and Is
the subject Of an elaborate story in the
Egyptian book Of Adam and Eve. In
this story he is represented rs having
been chosen of God from all gen.
erations of men," to stand by the body
of Adam after 1t had been brought
back to Jerusalem. He is supposed
TO have remained with Adams body
under the protection of an angel until
he encountered Abraham. He is one
of the four mentioned in Holy Writ
as without father and without mother
without descent, having neither begin
ming of days nor end Of life. but made
like unto the son Of Cad abiding for
ever"
Owingsville outlook., 1922-11-23
"NOUN ! MAllLARO,"

SYNOPSIS pui.ug the height NJ
tur New orleans carnival season
Ja,hm Frli. wealthy though some
what mysterious citizen. and pr.
AUS.rN. are discussing a series ot
rohhcr,rs hy an individual known
as the Midnight AaSgucr. who. in
Nariahly attirod - an aviator. has
Ions drficd the ,,",ir,. Joseph Mail
lard. wealthy BARKER. - giving a
ban that night. AT which the Mas.
pE,r has threatened To- appear aud
rob the guests I'cil and Nuslry.
ON their Way 10 the affair. meet 4
SRI dressed Is ,,-luwhinr. s.rmiuE-
~ known 10 Fell. hat masked. who
accompanies them TO the ball
lucir Lrdauois. recently the ward
Of her uncle. Joseph Maillard. is
the Columhiuc. NJ the hall. Bob
MIillIri son of ;hc banker. again
proposes to her and is refused. lie
offers to buy some of her property.
\ Franciscan monk interests her.
lie turns out to he Prince Gramont.
In his library Joseph Maillard and
a group Of his friends are held up
and robbed by the Midnight Mas
qUrr. Iucie l.cdInois. the last of
an old family. is in straitcned cir
rumstanCcs. Joseph Maillard's han
ding of her funds has been unfor-
tunate Fell is an old friend Of her
parents and deeply interested N
the girl. Henry Gramont, really
the Prince de Gramont. is euamored
Of Luce. I.uCie talks with Fell
about her affairs and the Masked
Masqurr. Gramont's chauffeur.
Hammond. sergeant in the \. +.
+. lives with him. He was the
original Midnight Masquer. and
GrImont had assumed the role.
Where Hammond had been a rob
her for financial gain. Gramont.
Of course. is not. He arranges to
return the loot 20 those " hom
he has robbed.
Owingsville outlook., 1922-11-23
Thinking Him Gone.

l had notified my landlady that l
was to be absent from my room for u
couple of nights. Later | changed my
mind, and returned to my room about
. a. IN.
The county fair was on. and three Of
the landlady's nieces had come in from
the country to visit her. and she
placed all three in my room.
My embarrassment. also that of the
nieces. occurred when l entered my
room. The ensuing screams were
enough to arouse the entire police de
Chicago Tribune
Owingsville outlook., 1922-11-23
BLUEING METAL

There are several methods of blue
:lg steel. You might try the follow
ing: Scour the steel with small guam
tity of strong aqueous solution Of
soda. rinse with water and brush
over with a solution of one-quarter
ounce of chloride of iron dissolved in
five ounces of water and let dry; then
apply in the same manner solution
of one fifth ounce of pyrogallic acid
to one ourc- Of " IA. md brush.
Owingsville outlook., 1922-11-23
Country Signs.

The Woman was driving in the
n"-'h on"ds and - charmed WAS she
w. ILe views. the glimpSeS of silver
a~es. the rugged hills. the woods. that
Tor quite a while she forgot about
time. and d"iinii appointment. re-
laies the Chicago Journal. suddenly.
however, She Remembered sse WAS due
al certain place AT 50.
They had told her thai il was "A
straicht road for nine ~ tn miles.
and then the road forkeC an' then
But the rest of the directi,Ls tie
Woman had forgotten. Was she To
take the read Ia tho right ur the left:
But surely there'E he a siGnisoard AT
the forks, s.. thought. an3 hat would
tell her what o. a..
And when sf" .r g. . forks
there was the slSuar5rI ana in sira--
gly black letters At s.pralc ~ Either
Road"
Owingsville outlook., 1922-11-23
Red Has-Bcens.

Representative Box of Texas said at
a banquet in Washington:
"Our Reds find their audiences less
and less sympathetic as Russia totters
more and more.
"a Red was Grating on a soap-box
the other day.
EYES he snarled, you're afraid to
revolt. You're like the prodigal SON.
All you get to eat is the husks the
swine won't touch. But pretty soon the
husks will all be gene. What1l you do
then?'
"'Why. eat the swine. o. course 7
said young man in blue Overalls."
Owingsville outlook., 1922-11-23
He Had to Stand II.

Yesterday while / was seasick 1t
seemed to me couldn't stand six days
more of it or an more of it. Which
reminded me of remark once heard
a very old man make. He was Ill and
was telling me of his troubles. With
out thinking | said: 81 don't see how
you stand it," The old man thought
Il while and then replied feebly: II
have to stand it, There are many
disagreeable things we can't get away
from; we are compelled to stand
them.-E. W. Howe. in DAILY Notes
of a Trip Around the World"
Owingsville outlook., 1922-11-23

were associated with him that any
light could be handled successfully
unless the flame were allowed to as
cend. Although Edison genius had
succeeded in producing ght by elec.
tricity, the inventors everyday fa'
mi'iarity with the common gas jet with
its ascending flame blinded him for D
time to the fact that his new light
could be produced with the lamp ir
any position. Thus were all of the
early electric chandeliers constructed
in such a way that the individual bulbs
could be set upright In their sockets
Owingsville outlook., 1922-11-23

There had been veritable deluge Of
blotters. For days May had brought
her offerings to the teachers desk
mysterious looking packages which al
ways proved to be the inevitable blot.
ters. Finally. in peTplexity, the teacher
called May to her and said. ITS lovely
Of you, dear, to bring these blotters.
but really, I've so many now"
"Oh, that's all right" was the an
swer. we've got so many at home.
mamma said: 'What1l we ever do
with all these blotters? Why don't
you take 'em to your tearherT"
Owingsville outlook., 1922-11-23
Still Companions.

Uacle Josiah il a rarkc county
farmer. who for many years, though
Il deacon in the church. took his nip"
on the side. Rut he always strenuous
ly denied the charge. iiis tive college
nrpinWS came To- scc linn the other
day, and lie tried Ia impress them
He showed them the old place. ITS
all here as il WAS when you were lit
tie fellows. he said. except the old
oakeu bucket. an it'>-"
Down in the cellar with all the
extra jugs AID Jars since the Vol
stead lill became Il law" one of them
wiukcd.
Uncle tried to look sill more
pious. The trouble with the genera
ti"n Of today is that they are 80
worldly" he began
Then nephew finished it for him.
"and Indianapolis News.
Owingsville outlook., 1922-11-23

This should then be lacquereC In
order to be durable. The articles be-
Ing blfed should have their surfaces
cleaned and polished. They may then
be heated to temperature of 500 to
GOO degrees according to depth of
color required
Owingsville outlook., 1922-11-23
Her Choice.

Rastus Ito his girD-Ah's gwine
down TO dat new sto' to get some
candy. Dey's got candled cherries,
Strawberries an don't know what all.
His Girl-Man, bring me chocolate
coated watahmelon an Abs yo's for
life.-BOston Evening Transcript.
Owingsville outlook., 1922-11-23
Bad Manners.

II never have any respect for a man
who answers his wife sarcastically In
company"
"Neither have l. A man shouldn't
interrupt his wife by answering her"
Owingsville outlook., 1922-11-23
Early Bulbs Made to Burn Upward.

When Thomas A. Edison first pro-
lamps were constructed with the point
of the bulb upward, as it occurred
neither to Edison nor to the men v ho
Owingsville outlook., 1922-11-23
They Often Do.

"There's a fellow who has nothing
to do" well" And he gets very
tired of the Job"
Owingsville outlook., 1922-11-23

The man who minds his own busi-
ness Is well employed.
Owingsville outlook., 1922-11-23
uneNpected Results.

"The rhronnlogisi told Algv 81 many
Eire things" YES That's how he
Vas = Swvllcd head"
Owingsville outlook., 1922-11-23
Milk for the Babv-

Two-year-old Betty had always used
a special brand baby milk but recent
ly has been drinking very little. pre-
ferring the more solid foods. At the
dinner table a few days ago 1t became
the subject of discussion and 1t was
decided to discontinue the special
milk when Phyllis, six years old. who
had been listening with interest, in
quired: Daddy. where do they get
milk for babies? Is that calf's milk 2"
A bad man Is far less dangerous
than a cunning one
Owingsville outlook., 1922-11-23

Purilist-"fG 'Hv~ 'akP gas"
Densk-'T dare -. yaC. Ao;TIi~..
La,yAyuu withru~
Owingsville outlook., 1922-11-23

You might call a man rolling stone
but don't inSinuale that he isn't on the
level
Owingsville outlook., 1922-11-23
At the Opera.

At the Opera.
Allce-"Gladys isn't saying a word
to her escort" virginia-"I do be-
lieve she came to hear the music"
Owingsville outlook., 1922-11-23
HOLD YOUR NUTS

In place by using the most wonderful safety
lOck-nut ever invented: screws on like an
ordinary nut. positively prevents loose nuts:
does away with spring washers and cotter
pins-quickly applied-stays put-essiiy re-
moved-no thicker than a spring washer.
Cuts down your repair bills. reduces your
risk For automobiles. trucks. farm impls-
ments and wherever bolts and nuts used
Get wise-order now. Trial dozen. 3-1s to IS
inch. soc; Ills 10 rs. ii: inch to SIS. 81
AutOmob lie threaG or standard. State sizes and
thread wanted Cash must accompany order.
CONSUMERS SALES co.
US AIbee Bldg. Washington. ID. G.
Owingsville outlook., 1922-11-23
"Seen anything Of an avia-
tors helmet around here?"


CTO BE CONTINUEDJ
Owingsville outlook., 1922-11-23

Tanla,
Bac'
s
ave ne'
praising
say some
Geo. Dav l.
cisco, c;
Il haC pol
soning and L. laying
me- NJ altogetI tn.re months
l MS in an nwfu hditiOn and suf-
f'r..g constantly f.. 1, diarrhea. be-
came -eak all o.. md was going
from bad to wo~-a ted everything
knew of, but I! yr- reginning to look
like nothing wOL yver reach my case
"Tl IN, friend of mine recon-
mend ID Tanlac to me. And it's n fact.
fou. lie have made a clean sweep
OF coubles and built me up to
VII ! feel like new man. / am
We g- every day now and when it
comes TO recommending Tanlac can't
put it too strong"
Tanlac is sold by all good druggists.
ADVERTISEMENT
Owingsville outlook., 1922-11-23

q q, m Il vino thu : w. Lobody
Evening star., 1922-10-27
BACHELOR AGAIN
AFTER MARRYING
HIS GRANDMOTHER

CALAIS. Me-. October 27.-George
Eye of Calais, who went through the
marriage ceremony with his grand
mother yesterday. was still a bachelor
today. On learning the relationship Of
bride and groom the Canadian clergy
man who married them hurried here
and seized the marriage certificate. Eye
is eighteen years old. His bride, whose
age was given before the ceremony as
forty three, admitted she was sixty
three.
Ths ceremony was performed at st:
Stephen, N. g., by Rev. w. Goucher Of
that place. Mrs. Martha Day and Les
ter Marshall, both of Calais. were the
witnesses The nuptial party returned
to their home here, and the wedding re-
ccption was in progress when the gy-
man arrived to dec are the marriage IL
egai because of the relationship OF the
contracting parties. The fee Was also
r turned.
Mrs. Rebecca p. (Craig) Eye. who
tigu! ed as the bride, is the widow Of
James Eye, an unc,e OF the youth with
whom she went through the marriage
ceremony. She said today the boy was
the son of her married daughter. who
lives in western Maine town, and that
she took h m to bring up when he was
six years old.
Evening star., 1922-10-27
MRS. ROSTER TELLS
HER STORY TODAY
Emotional Insanity Plea of
Slayer of Husband and
Stenonrapher.
nv the Associatcd Press.

i,y the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, October 81
Mrs. Catherine Roster. who is charged
with the murder OF her husband. Os-
car Roster. and his stenographer. Miss
scheduled to take the stand in her
Her counsel told the jury vester-
day hit sht had killed her husband
and his stenographer while they
were making love to each other and
that the act was made inevitable by
her own weak mental condition.
Emotional insanity was put for
ward as defence by John X. X.
Scott. chief counsel for Mrs. Roster
After me S,at, Tested Is C.se yes
terday. Mr.. Scott sac that Mrs. Roster
entered her husbands Nffice prepared
to make last plea to her husband
for his love, and, failing. to commit
suicide. Wi at she saw there de
throned her rea ason," and she turned
the pistol on Roster and the girl, de-
clared the attorney.
The defense also set forth that Mrs.
Roiser came Of a family with tend
sncy toward insanity.
Mrs. Minerva Mathewson. mother of
'hristy MathcwSon. famous base bal
D. .tchrr, Ereat-aGnt of the defend
ant. was Il e tirst witness for tn" de-
ienSe. She testified that Mrs. RoSicr :
mothers father was her brother,
George \. Capwell; that he died Of in
sanity, and that several other mem
bers Of the family were similarly af-
hicted. With broken voice, Mrs
Mathewson. replying to question of
counsel. said one of her sons had COM
united su. eide.
During Il e address of her counsel
and the questioning of witnesses for
the defense Mrs. Roster QuiVered, her
face pillowed in her arms. Severa!
times she sobbed aloud.
The case of the prosecution ended
with the calling of Mrs. William G.
Reckitt, mother of the slain girl.
Asked WI at NJ IS Reckitts last words
to her were. she replied in a scarcely
at.u4D t No.ce:
She said she was going under a Sc
rious operation and migl not get bet
ter. and asked me to pray for her.
The defense expects to end its case by
tonight.