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In an inner drawer, which he
was reluctantly forced 30 pry,
open, he found a trayful OF photo
graphic plates, and under them a
small old-fashioned mother-of.pearl
writing-desk The lock OF this
desk he was able to pick. Inside,
under a scattering Of letters and
tradesnen's bills, he unearthed
q number OF neatly baled pack
ages. Still again he showed no
hesitation as he tore the wrapper.
from the first OF these.
He knew, the next moment.
that his search had been at least
partially rewarded. He held in
his hand q package of American
yellow-hacks. In denomination
they were all items. = The next
package, the same in size. was
made up Of notes in the denomi-
nation Of zone hundred Still
the next was a, twenty-dollar note,
and then came more packages, of
the tens" and still more Of the
zone hundreds"
Kestner turned these packages
over. studiously deciding that each
package must hold at least three
hundred bills. He qualified that
estimate, however, for he could
see that the bills were not new.
They all carried the ear-marks of
age and wear. It was to deter
mine whether they had been
mechanically abraded and worn
that he drew one of the bills from
the package and carried 1t to the
center of the room under the
more direct light from the sky
light above. He warned himself,
as he did so, that he had not yet
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mere pdotoset ching process, later
tooIed outfby hand. for every line.
OF the latho work was c1ear.cut.
and every touch Of color on the
vignette was sharp and fulI. Even
! the cross.hatchi had been worked
out with infinite detail and pa
thence. And equally good wassthe
scoioring Of the border.bacls.
ii took. but, q moment. to- estab-
lish the fact that the noteihad been
printed In waterproof ink and not
superimpCsed with q wash-pig-
ment and councilman brush.
Equally convfncing-lOoking were
the, denomination counters.
It was, in fact, not one especial
feature OF the note that won lSest-
ner's admiration It was the
beauty and observation-disclosures OF
the. bin as al whuIe, even to the
''ageing' .oil-Wasli 10 which ii had
Z
been subjected and the naechani-
] cally abraded surface and artfully
frayed edges ss ssf
He folded up. the bill and thrust
it down jim his vest pocket. chuck
lingly anticipating VviIsnach's ?.
stare Of ,incredulity when 1t should
be passed under the latter's inspec-
ton. Then Kestner stepped brislxly
back to the open safe. dropping
on his knees and reaching in for
the next package, the one of large
denomination. It came home to
him. as he did so, that here lay the
source and origin Of what might
Indeed prove . tidal-wave of IL
licit money, that here, indeed, lay
the means Of debauching, and i'm
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nerilling &c currency g &c entlre

per1llln& Inc CURRENCY ~ ~ - 80 20 -. :
I country.
q Then ne stopped short; still
kneeling there, and scarcely
breathing.
1T was just as his fingers he'd
closed about the second package
that he heard that first small
noise behind him. It sounded
like the diminished thud Of an
outer door being softly closed A
second and nearer sound. That Of
an inaudiple gasp, brought him
wheeling about on one knee. He
did not rise, but his hand shot
down togllis hip where his auto
matte always rested IN its spe-
cially padded pocket,
Not this TING honey. boy
crtedva firm IL somewhat nasal
young voice.
Facing him. with her back
against the closed door Of the
studio, was 4 woman who could
not have been more than twenty
four or twenty-iiys years 81 age.
she Ilad - pert young lace, with
i short nose. rebelIIous and
slightly heavy-Iipped mouth. and
row 81 singulaFiy white and
singularly large teeth.
Kestner noted that she wore
the small tiptilted hat affected BY
the Pavisienne o6 the moment. He
further noted that she was start.
! lingJyt wen dressed. and that in
thM attire she had attempted to
approach the. chicnesg Of the ma
tive. Yet IT was plain to sees for
all her exotic rajment. that she
was American to the finEartlps.
But Kestnef's mind did not
dwell On these points His atten-.
ton was directed 10 the fact that
in her right hand she held 4 nam
merless Colt. and that the barrel
Of this hammerless $ Colt was
pointed uAequivocally 1t his own
head. ~
PUT ZEN sUP..g
He aid not like the idea.of that
Colt. for there was 4 calm Al.
daeity about the yeung woman in.
the tiptilted hat that left the.next
possiEilify = matter Of rather
painful conjecture. Il '.'..
PUT 'em; up,,,, commanded the
girl, taking step or two nearer
him, land put I'm up quick!'.
Kestner assumed that She
meant his hands at the same mo
ment that he decided 1t to be
expedient TO do as she ordered.
Now stand up.' said the girl.
The audacious grey-green eyes
i -. exs 49, AIS ( go
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} has never tried to take. her place
with me. Instead, it was almost
as ifi I had lost her. and him, too.
But" lifting her head defiantly,
ST do not mean to whine. Only
he ana I might have good times
together, IL he would Be more
human" ~
.'::1e il very human, |" Donald
Muir insisted. HE, has honOred
me with his. friendship-and I
know him very well. He does
love you, Winifred. His chief de.
sire is to get his affairs in such
shape that you will be comfort
able il he-if, anything"
He stopped abruptly as a young
man entered from the porch and
came toward them.
Another fine inStallment on
Friday.
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: and Backgrounds nnati1enaa teal In
their prsciHion and ,1nvarying Ins
pattern. No human hand could .dus
plicate the nicety 81 that machine
engraving. each Linz, unvarying
and unbrOken from end to end.
And since these naehines cost wen
upward ofe one handreeii thousand
dollars. ana their naanufa cture and
sales were closely inspected, no
countsrfeitsr could fbe expected to
possess en-.
Yet, Is Kestner stood in the late
afternoon light that strearned into
the silent studio and held.his newly
found yelloW-bac up before him,
he could not restrain q rather
sOaenn gasp of admiration
The note seemed 4 perfect one.
II was ON the First Colonial Ma
tiOnai. ofthe series Of 1909. II car
ried the check ietter &C." and the
charter number Of $3.50.
.Kestner's first thought was a.
10 the paper itself. It was genu-
Inc bond Of good quality and
weight. and the closest apprcxima-
tion to the .safety paper" of the.
American Bank Note Company
that he had vet encountered. It
did not strike him 90 being two
thinner sheets pasted together, ale
though No could plainly see the
silk:fi in the actual tissue OF
the paper. How. his governments
secret process had been so success
fuzzy initiated he could not at the
moment tell. But as he turned
over 4hesnote he saw that the en-
craving had been as expert q piece
OF work 8 the paper-maktnE itself.
He saw at oncs it was not q
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By. Arthur Stringer,
Famous Writer OF Novels and Short
Stories Of international Fame.
PART I.

~ HE first thing that caught
& his attention was q projecting
lantern and white cotton
screen. Across the room from this
D stood d camera hooded by'a square
OF black luster. In the center of the
room stood a large oak table
Uttered with etchings and art.
prints. while between two doors
leading into two closets stood a
cabinet filled with miniatures
painted on ivory. On q second
table, against the remotef wall Of
tls studio, stood rows Of acid
bottles, inks, and q collection Of
engraving-tools.
IN THE SAFE.
ny All OF these. Kestner knew.
might be used by an etcher On
steel or copper, and none Of them
implied an industry that was
Illicit. So he continued his search.
infinitely, and sighed with relief
when under a drapery of irnita-
ton Gobelin tapestry his exploring
knuckles came in contact with
the metallic surface Of q safe
! front.
It took him but a,-momeut to
throw back that factory-made
! affront to the Gobelins AMI dis
cover himself face to face with
an oblong Of japanned steel held
shut by'a combination lock. Within
that wall. he felt, lay the object
Of his search. He tapped the metal
surface, inql1iringly. as a physi.
clans fingers tap d patients
chest. He tested the combination.
but without success. He examined
the arnTored hinge-sockets. Then
he stood Off and studied the
oblong OF japanned metal
He was an expert in, such
things; his life had made him
such. He knew that with q ifttIa
glaciers putty, an air-pump. and
= few ounces of nitroglycerine he
could ina quarter Of an hour
have that metal door blown away,
Or with a, strong enough current
he could corrode away its lock
bars by electrolysis. or with a
forced acetylene flame cut away
its lock-dial. But such procedure
was not in keeping with either
his ends or his aims. He knew
that his attack could not be. one
q force
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; / am with him often in the eve.
nings--but he is lonely"
"And not well, the girl supple.
<mented thoughttully. HAS he
seen q doctor?''
yes, and the doctor has
asked him to take a vacation as.
soon as you are ready to take it
with him."
He has promised TOP"
Unfortunately, no, yet he has
said that perhaps he win so away
for a WHILE
The pair were by themselves
for q moment - teachers and
guests having passed out on the
broad veranda overlooking the
river. The, girl was slender and
fair. Her companion, fifteen
years her senior, was tall and
dark, with hair slightly grizzfed
at the temples. They made q
handsome picture as they stood
at the foot Of the wide mahogany
staircase. , .<"..J.
Donald Muir spoke SOFTLY.
Child he pleaded again, 'dt
not worry [j.~ :,
II am not worrying-exactly
she replied. "only-weIl, r may,
as well be frank. My coming
home will not make father espe.
cially happy. And he would not
care much to go off on a vaca.
ton with me. I--I-suppose
bore him with a little catch in
her voice. H.
Muir's face softened. You"
he exclaimed. You bore anyone!
Why. You could not if you
wouId!" ,. i.
She did not flush at the note Of
tenderness in his tone. "I do
bore father she insisted. Just
think how little he, has had me
at home for the past four years.
Every summer he has sent me
off to camp. In the winter
have been up here"
II know" the man nodded com
prehendingly. IT admit that he
has become almost a reclTse
since your mother went. Her 60
i ing changed him."
HE might think what it meant
to me, too" the girl said, the
tears springing TO- her eyes. HE
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! found the plates, and the plates
were the one thing that he
wanted, that he must have.
Kestner was familiar enough
with counterfeiting in Ill it,
forms. IN his work Is rowing
B agent for the Treasury DepaEt
ment he stumbled across more
counterfeit money that did any
bank-teller in America. He knew
his currency as . mother knows
the faces of her children. He
knew genuine paper instinc-
lively. without hesitation or
analysis. He could, in the same
: way as instinctively detect Kraudu.
lent paper He did % without
conscious thought, by sone vague
sixth sense. q Gift that was not
altogether feeling and not alto
gether the sense or sight. Even
before the microscope was put over
q counterfeit and the line OF diver
gence was established for some
where there was always line Of
divergencs!- he knew In his own
mind that q given note was spsiri-
Gus.
He had long known; too, both
the tricks and the limitations Of
the counterfeiter, the bleaching
and raising. the caIneihair brush
work. the splitting and pasting,
the hand.engraving on steel asd
the Photographic reproducing. He
knew that the camera work was al,
ways fiat and weak, no matter
how artfully retouched and tooled'
over. He likewise knew that the
governnleptaisl lathe work on q, note
was a series of curves and shadingB
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"A Thrilling Story Of the Running Down
Of = Band Of Master COunterfeiters
BY the Secret Service

looked him over, Then the owner
of the audacious eyes sighed an
dibly.
Gee, an, yon an A1nuricanf.An
gotta pass away so many miles
from some. 2
Oh, put that thing DOWN.
scried the impatient Kestner nfcr
his attitude was not . cofnforta-
BILE one.
The girl laughed. But the ever
menacing revolver remained where
it was.
40, hcney-chiid, not on your
life.n She took stilI another step
nearer him. Don't you s,foss
I've got me home an molheF TO
purtect? no Stree. not On your
retoucEed negatiye!'s
Then what DO you intend do.
ing?p asked Kestnef. He fisked
the movement, IS he spoke. 81
calmly folding his arms.
Her face hardened. for j second.
as she saw the movement. Buf
on second thought she seemed 10
accept the new position a bns
sufficiently safe
You don't dream you're aoin
TO get out d here alive, do vOsig''
innocent1y demanded che eirlsI
Why not questioned Ksst
ner. He was watching her clese-
Nv every second OF. the time. And
she, IN turn. was watching him
as closely His sense Of com
fort did not increase. Yet fne
look Of fixed sonnoience 6tilI
hung about his eyes.
|, The glrl did not answer him,
for At that moment the further
studio swung open and WITH i
Quick movement : man stsRbsd
inside. 80
KestneF liked neither thar man
nor his unheTa1ded intrusion.
The newcomer stood there, !
little GREATNESS, as though he
had been conscious Of danger
impending and had raced Up shs
stairs. he was an oliye-sEin5led.
square-shopldered man 81 about
thirty, with lcl0se-set eyes, ssal-
brown IN color. whife ne was
In mo way cunsnicuorys a. II,
attire there was both audacity
and cunning IN those calm and
ever-HeArehfng eyes. Kestner
knew. even before the sirl spoke.
that this was the Neapol1a n
called MorelIo.
Got your gink for YOU, TonyFp
said the girl. with q look OF relief,
clearly al. the thought Of . CON
!. federate's advent
To Be Continued Tomorrow.
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The sROsEue SCI ~ IOIll.
III prOcl ntl,sed that tlses

- s8IIUeF COI79. I7le VIeJIV - n
Oirt had OiUels ID. him lCas splsriOus;;
the miniature painter ilssiste ed that
the naolIeV IDds good, but the Sictl.-
ian greLO abIistUeade he rdised liis
uoice.
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WHO SAID TT,
AND WHERE

tits human nature to hate the
man whom yOu have injured"
The Roman historian, Tacitus,
In his life of Agricola shows him
0sIf a keen observer of human
nature. It's generally the man
who does the greatest wrong that
will not forgive or forget.
The Washington times., 1923-03-21
By Virginia Terhune Van
de Water.
Author Of Nationwide Reputation
and Writer Of Popular Novels
and Short Stories.
CHAPTER 1.

and Writer Of Popular Novels
and Short Stories.
CHAPTER 1.
Copyright. 1923. by Star Company
~ COMMENCEMENT DAY ex.
ercises were over at Miss
- Halls fashionable school
in the Hudson river town.
Winifred Scott was not leaving
until tomorrow. Her home was
in New York city. She could
go to it at any time. Mary Dali
las, a Western girl, was to take
a train to. her distant home to-
morrow morning and would spend
tonight at Miss Halls. Winifred
had asked permission to remain
with her.
Mary and I have been room.
mates for 80 long that it would
be nice for us to have this last
evening at school together" she
explained TO her father.
Harrison Scott nodded compre-
hendingly. That's all right, my
dear: You wrote me that you
would probably do this. I did
not expect you to 60 home with
. me today
The daughter was conscious
. of a slight pang of disappoint-
ment. Not that she wished to
drive back to the city with her
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A Creature With Three Eyes

creatures known tuateras supposed to be the old
living type of animal distinguished by quaint organ
the top of the head, which in reality third eye
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WHEN. DID. IT
HAPPEN?


when was the United States
!, Supreme Conrt created?
WHEN was Edward VII
crowned King Of Great Britain?
s:-When did the Russo-Jap.
Anese war begin?
4. When did the Draft Riots
take place In New York City?
6.-When did Steve Brodie make
his celebrated jump off Brooklyn
Bridge? a%$
ANSWERS to these queries will
be printed tomorrow.
..... w. t.s,' =. =. -'-...r,
.,.>..... =, ANSWERS
To Yesterdays Questions.
cardinal Newman wrote his
famous hymn, LEAD. Kindly
Light" In 1928.
New Hampshire was first
settled in 1923. <..
S.-The American political party
known as the Greenback Party,
was formed in 1874.
4.-The original Ku Klux Khan
came. into prominence about 1857.
5.-The. original, Ku Klux Khan
was. suppressed by an act Of. Con
gress in 1871.
.(COpyright. 1891, By kim Features
; Syndicate. Incl
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-04-12
TO MAKE SURVEY ON
USE OF ELECTRICITY
Committee Appointed at Chicago
Meeting to Make Comprehen-
sive Study of Problem.

To determine of just what value
electricity can be In farm operations a
meeting was held In Chicago by repre-
sentatives of the federal Department Of
Agriculture, American Farm Bureau
federation, American Society of Agri-
cultural Engineers and the National
Electric Light association. A commit
tee on electricity as related to agri-
culture was organized at this meeting.
j. w. Coverdale of the farm bureau is
chairman, G. G. Neff of the electric
light association is secretary.
This committee will supervise q
comprehensive study of the farm
power problem.
Involved in this investigation will
be farm-pOwer survey covering all
types of farm-power generators such
as horses and mules, steam engines,
gas engines, wlndmills, electric motors,
and man himself. Data will be collect
ed on the amount of power required
for various farm operations, power re
quirements of various machines, and
working 1t into such form as to make
1t readily adaptable to the special
problem under consideration.
1t was agreed that a complete sur
vey of the present state of the use of
electricity on the farm is desirable
and to this end plans were laid for
an investigation which will reveal the
number of farms being served by
isolated plants and central stat,cl
service. The National Electric Lighs
association will be requested to fine
the number of farm customers beint
served, miles Of rural electric lines
current used, farm operations fol
which electricity Is usel, and cost OF
this service to the farmer. An attempt
will be made to secure similar data fol
the isolated plants.
In view Of the importance of thu
farm-power problem II was urged tina
the United States Department of Agri
culture and the agricultural expeN
ment stations institute investigation
on the application of electricity I,
agriculture which will ultimatsl
place information In the farmsr'
hands enabling HIN to make int gill
gent decisions regarding the appiica
tion of electricity TO his own problems
Outline of Investigations to be cal
ried on under general supervision 0
this committee is az follows:
l. Farm-power survey.
2. Survey of ces.tral station an
isolated plant services to farmers.
3. Survey of agricultural uses G
electricity in foreign countries.
. 4. Experimental ant research wor
, on the uses Of electricity in agricu
ture.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-04-12
MRS. MARTIN CALLED
COMMUNITY BUILDER
Practical Woman Farmer Makes
Remarkable Transformation
on 1,200-Acre Tract.

Two years ago Cave Springs vas
but a post office set in the pine 1or-
ests of the Sabine Bottoms of East
Texas. A narrow, deep-rutted road
wandered aimlessly up to 1t. Occa-
sionally the road paused at a stumpy
clearing surrounding a squalid cabin.
A scraggly crop of peanuts and gar
den truck marked the industry of the
place.
That was two years ago. Today a
dozen modern bungalows face sixty
foot graded road and back Of each
bungalow lies a productive 10O-acre
farm. Here In the Sabine Bottoms Is
the largest community farm in Amer.
lea.
It was Mrs. w. G. Martin who
brought about the transformation.
Community Builder of the South" is
what many call her. Certainly her
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-04-12
PLUCKlNG SPINACH LEAVES
Heart Of the Plant Should Be Left to
Produce More Tender
Sprouts.

In gathering spinach from the
home garden during the early part OF
the season and before the plants have
attained full size. the outer leaves are
simply picked off. leaving the heart
OF the plant to develop more leaves.
Later and toward the end Of the sea-
son the entire plant Is removed by
cutting Off just above the surface OF
the ground. In cutting spinach for
the market the plan Of cutting the en-
tire plant Is the one followed. A
longer producing period, however.
can be had from the home garden
spinach bed by first cutting the leaves
and later the entire I,ant. One
fourth pound of seed will be sufficient
to plant a bed five to seven feet in
width and 30 feet In length which pro-
vides an abundance for the average
family.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-04-12
DIRTY LOTS CAUSE LAMENESS
Condition 10 OF Rheumatic Nature In
volving Joints AROUND Hams
and Shoulders.

The veterinary department Of Pur-
due university has been Investigating
reports of lameness In hogs. 1.-THE
condition Is of a rheumatic nature"
says DIR. L. C. Kigin, Involving the
joints and muscular regions around
the hams and shoulders. On Observ-
ing several afflicted herds l found
that the animals had access to filthy
lots that had been used for years. At
one place l found large wallow at
the base Of an old straw stack. The
organisms which cause this disease
thrive In such places and the way to
prevent the trouble Is to keep the
porkers on pasture and close up the
lot and barn until the place can be
cleaned up"
The mortality from the rheumatism
Is low but the loss comes from the set
back In condition and the waste In
feed resulting. Cleanliness has pro
duced favorable results for scores OF
men.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-04-12

cupying the major portion of the gar
den. with narrow strip along one
side laid off In small beds or narrow
rows In which all the smaller crops
can be grown. One farmer near Wash
ington, ID. G. who Is noted for having
o good garden follows the practice OF
cultlyating with horse every Satur-
day afternoon. provided the soil Is not
too wet from a recent rain. 1t takes
only about one hour to go over the
garden with cultivator and then with
little hand hoelng he Is able to keep
his garden in perfect condition. While
1t may not always be convenient to
cultivate the garden at specified
time as does this farmer, yet there
ore often short periods In farm work
during which the garden can be cul-
tivated.
The long narrow garden is easier to
pillow than one that is more nearly
square and requires less turning In
cultivation. II less than a full row of
any one vegetable is desired. this will
not cause any inconvenience. as two
or three different kinds of vegetables
may be planted In one row. The kind
of cultlvator to use In cultivatlng the
garden does not matter greatly, but
one having number of fairly small
teeth that will pulverize the soil.
There are two types of one-horse
cultlvators on the market, one having
five teeth with various sizes and shapes
Of points that can be changed to suit
local conditions and another which Is
an shaped cultivator and having
about Is small teeth or shoyels.
The wheel hoe Is a desirable tool
for use In the garden, mainly for
finishing up the cultivation close to
the rows of plants after the rows
have been gone through with horse
cultlyator. This applies especially to
onions, beets. carrots, parsnips, celery
and several Of the low-Rrowing and
compact types Of vegetables The rows
should be perfectly straight. 1t Is
better not to depend upon horse
drawn marker for laying OFF the rows,
but to use line.