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The Holly chieftain., 1923-03-01
WILLIAM k1aci1ARG
EDWIN BALMER
-sHlELD HIM,"


Gabriel Warden. Seattle capital
list. tells his butler he 10 expecting
q caller. to be admitted without
question. He informs his wife of
danger that threatens him II he
pursues q course he considers the
only honorable one. Warden leaves
the house in his car and meets .
man whom he takes into the ma
chine. When the car returns home,
Warden IL found dead. murdered,
and alone. The caller. q young
man. has been at Warden's house,
but leaves unobserved. Bob Con-
nsry, conductor, receives orders to
hold train for q party. Five men
and q girl board the train, the
eastern express The father of the
girl. Mr.. Dorns, is the person for
whom the train was held. Philip
ID. Eaton, . young man. also
boarded the train. Dorne tells his
daughter and his secretary, Don
Avery. to find out what they can
concerning him. Tho two make
Eaton's acquaintance. Dorne is
found nearly dead from murder
Gus assault. A surgeon operates.
Dorne 10 revealed as Basil San
tome. blind. and power In the
financial world as the adviser of
big interests" Eaton II suspected
and questioned. He refuses infor-
nation about himself and admits
he was the caller at Warden's
house. Eaton pleads with Harriet
Santoins to withhold Judgment,
telling her he Is In serious danger,
though Innocent OF the crime
against her father. He feels the
Girl believes him. Santoine recov-
ers sufiiciently to question Eaton,
who refuses his identity. The
fnancier requires Eaton to accom-
pany him to the Santoine home as
a semi-prisoner. Eaton meets
resident of the house, Wallace
Slatchford, and Mildred Davis,
stenographer. with whom he il ac-
auainted, though they conceal the
fact. Eeton's mission IL to secure
certain documents which are vital
to his interests. Harriet tells Eaton
she and Donald Avery act as
eyes to Santoine. While walking
with her. men in an automobile
deliberately attempt to run Eaton
down. The girl recognizes one of
the men as having been on the
train.
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SURELY CASE OF DISABILITY
But Irishman's Claim for Accident
Compensation Didn't Seem to
Be Backed by Logic.

A detected looking Irishman en-
tered the Office Of an accident insur-
ance company and, handing soiled
and crumpled paper to the clerk In
charge, said: There's me policy, and
It's mesilf wants 1t paid up this day"
"On what do you base your claim for
total disability inquired the clerk,
after comprehensive survey Of the
sturdy though shiftless looking man
who stood leaning against the desk.
"Sure's, It's mesilf that came over
to this country to be butler In the
furst families" returned the Celt.
sulkily, "an' havin' no Recommendation
OF was wakes widout place; an
whln OF got wan, the very next day
me feet, bad cess to 'em, tripped un-
der me, an broke folve iligant plates
an three cups of coffee, An they dis
charged me, an niver stroke Of
wurrk can OF get since. An II that
amt total disability Oh would loike to
know what is s!"-Philadelphia Ledger.
The Holly chieftain., 1923-03-01

lie that person who Is Ill or Is re-
covering from illness Is out Of bal
ance mentally as well as physically.
so 1t is necessary to be patient and
humor them as much as is possible.
Persons recovering from a fever are
apt to be ravenously hungry and will
eat more than Is good for them. The
liquid food may be given in larger
quantities, but the solid food must be
given in small quantities.
6lsque Of Clam and saoo.-Boil an
ounce of sago in salted water-the wa
ter in which the sago has soaked over
night. Cook until perfectly transpar-
ent, then add one-half cupful of boil
ing milk and teaspoonful of butter.
Pass the CLAIMS through a meat chop
per. bring them to a boil In their own
liquor. add the sago, season to taste
with salt and pepper. thlcken with
cracker crumbs and serve in a pretty
bowl with thin toasted bread.
Prune Whip.-Stew half-dozen
prunes with little sugar and lemon
Juice, In the same water in which they
have been soaked over night. Put
them through a sieve, add the beaten
white of an egg and serve heaped in
glass with dot Of whipped cream.
Pineapple Pudding. = Place in a
double boiler half cupful of wnter.
When boiling add tablespoonful Of
sugar and stir In the yolk Of an egg
mixed with teaspoonful of corn
starch. Stir until smooth and thick,
then add one-half cupful Of grated
pineapple or pineapple juice. Beat to
the boiling point, then fold in the
stiffiy beaten egg white and chill.
Heap up in a glass or pretty pudding
dish and top with whipped cream.
Plum Pudding sauce.-Put one-half
cupful of butter and one tablespoon
full of flour into saucepan and stir
until it thickens; then add one-half
cupful of water or canned fruit juice,
three tablespoonfuls Of sugar, the
grated rind of half lemon. Separate
the yolks and whites of four eggs.
Beat the yolks and add to the sauce,
beating brlskly; let the sauce cook
over the fire at simmerIng point,
5old in the stiffiy beaten whites and
erve.
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'You assume that, Mr.. Santoine,"
he asserted, because" He checked
himself and altered his sentence.
"Will you tell me why you assume
thatT'
THAT that would have surprised
you? Yes; that is what called you
in here to tell you"
As Santolne waited a moment be-
fore going on. Eaton watched him
anxiously. The blind man turned
himself on his pillows so as to face
Eaton more directly.
Just ten days ago." he said evenly
and dispassionately, II was found un-
conscious In my berth-Section Three
Of the rearmost sleeper-on the trans
continental train. which had taken
with my daughter and Avery at Sc
attic. had been attacked-assaiied
during my sleep some time in that
first night that l spent on the train
and my condition was serious enough
SO that for three days afterward ]
was not allowed to receive any of the
particulars of what had happened to
me. When l did finally learn them.
l naturally attempted to make certain
deductions as to who 1t was that had
attempted to murder me, and why (;
and ever since, have continued to
occupy myself with those questions.
l am going to tell you a few of my
deductions. If you fancy am at
fault in my conclusions, walt until you
discover your error"
Santoine waited an instant; Eaton
thought 1t was to allow him to speak
II he wanted to, but Eaton merely
waited.
1.-THE first thing learned" the blind
man went on, was the similarity of
the attack on me to the more success
full attack on Warden, twelve days
previous, which had caused his death.
The method of the two attacks was
the same; the conditions surrounding
them were very similar. The des-
perate nature Of the two attacks, and
their almost identical method, made
1t practically certain that they origi-
mated at the same source and were
carried out-probably-by the same
hand and for the same purpose.
Mrs. Warden's statement to me OF
her interview with her husband q
half-hour before his murder, made II
certain that the object of the attack
on him was to remove him. II
seemed almost inevitable, therefore
that the attack on me must have been
for the same purpose.
II found that young man-your
self-had acted so suspiciously both
before and after the attack on me
that both Avery and the conductor
In charge of the train had become
convinced that he wes my assailant
and had segregated him from the rest
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The Blind Mans Eyes
.I1l go myself" she said.

''Ill go myself" she said.
She went out into the hall and
closed the door behind her; she wait
ed until she heard the approaching
steps Of the man summoned by San
toine's bell; then. going to meet him,
she sent him to call Eaton In his
rooms, and she still waited until the
man came back aad told her Eaton
had already left his rooms and gone
downstairs. She dismissed the man
and went to the head of the stairs
but her steps slowed there and
stopped. She knew that the blind
mans thought in regard to Eaton had
taken some immense stride; but she
did not know what that stride had
been. or what was coming now when
her father saw Eaton.
She went on slowly down the stairs
and when halfway down, she saw Ea-
tion In the half below her. He was
standing beside the table which held
the bronze antique vase; he seemed
to have taken something from the
vase and to be examining 1t. She
halted again to watch him; then she
went on, and he turned at the sound
of her footsteps. She could see, as
she approached him. what he had
taken from the vase, but she attached
no Importance to 1t; it was only a
black button from woman's glove
one Of her own, perhaps. which she
had dropped without noticing. He
tossed II indIfYerpnfly iowa rd the omen
fireplace as he came toward her.
"Father wants to see you. Mr..
Eaton" she said.
He looked at her intently for an
instant and seemed to detect some
strangeness in her manner and to
draw himself together; then he fol-
lowed her up the stairs.
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of the passengers. Not only this, but
and this seemed quite conclusive to
them-you admitted that you were
the one who had called upon Warden
the evening of his murder. 1t seemed
likely, too, that you were the only
person on the train aside from my
daughter and Avery who knew who !
was; for had had reason to believe
from the time when l first heard you
speak when you boarded the train,
that you were someone with whom
had previously, very briefly come in
contact: and had asked my daugh-
ter to find out who you were, and she
had tried to do so, but without sue
cess"
Eaton wet his lips.
"AIso," the blind man continued,
"there was telegram which definite
ly showed that there was some con-
nection, unknown to me, between you
and me, us well as second-or
rather previous-suspicious tele-
gram in cipher, which we were able
to translate"
Eaton leaned forward, impelled to
speak; but as Santoine clearly detect
ed this Impulse and waited to hear
what he was going to say. Eaton re-
considered and kept silent.
"You were going to say something
about that telegram in cipher7" San
tome asked.
NO" Eaton denied.
II think you were; and think that
few minutes ago when l said you
were not surprised by the attempt
made today to run you down, you
were also going to speak of 1t; for
that attempt makes clear the meaning
of the telegram. Its meaning was not
clear to me before, you understand.
1t said only that you were known and
followed. 1t did not say why you
were followed. l could not be certain
Of that; there were several possible
reasons why you might be followed
even that the one who was follow
ing might be someone secretly inter
ested In preventing you from an at
tack on me. Now, however. know
that the reason you feared the man
who was following was because you
The Holly chieftain., 1923-03-01
SHE DYED A SWEATER,
SKIRT AND CHILD'S COAT
WITH "DIAMOND DYES"

Each package Of Diamond Dyes" con.
tains directions 30 simple any woman can
dye or tint her worn, shabby dresses,
skirts, waists, coats, stockings, sweaters,
coverings, draperies, hangings, everything,
even if she has never dyed before. Buy
Diamond Dyes"-no other kind-then
perfect home dyeing is sure because Dia-
mond Dyes are guaranteed not to spot,
fade, streak, or run. Tell your druggist
whether the material you wish to dye is
wool or silk, or whether 1t is linen, cotton
or mixed goods.-Advertisemen
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ly-sllredded celery and arrange sec
tions of grapefruit around the
peaches: sprinkle with chopped
pecan meats and serve with the fol-
lowing dressing: Beat until firm one
half cupful of cream, add paprika,
one-fourth teaspoonful of salt, two
tablespoonfuls Of lemon juice. Place
spoonful of this dressing on the
peach and garnish with candied
cherry.
Oatmeal Bread. Take one-half
cupful of boiling water, let stand un-
til lukewarm, then add one-fourth Of
a cupful of molasses, one teaspoonful
Of salt. Dissolve one-fourth of yeast
cake in a little water. stir In all the
-four 1t is possible to put into the mix
ture, using spoon let rise over night
or until light. Pour into bread pan
and let rise until twice its size. Bake
In moderate oven for two hours.
shIrred Eggs With Baeon.-Into
ramekIns, brushed with butter, place
a tablespoonful Of cooked bacon. break
an egg into each cup, sprinkle with
seasoning and set into the oven to
bake Just long enough to set the egg.
RaIsIn Gruel.-Take dozen large
ralsins, seed, place In double boiler
and pour over them n pint of boiling
water; cook for an hour. Strain on
the water and thicken 1t with one tea
spoonful of cornstarch dissolved In a
tablespoonful of milk; stir constantly
while adding. cook ten minutes or
longer, add salt and sugar to taste. Let
stand until cool, then add one-half
cupful Of good milk.
Cold roast pork, cut into dice with
a cupful of apple and one.half cupful
Of celery to cupful Of the pork,
served with salad dressing, is very
nourishing and substantial salad com.
bination.
The Holly chieftain., 1923-03-01
CHAPTER XIII
II Grows Palmer.

nearly sound-proof that anything
going on in the room could not be
heard In the hall outside 1t, even close
to the double doors. Eaton, as they
approached these doors, listened
vainly, trying to determine whether
anyone was in the room with San
toine; then he quickened his step to
bring him beside Harriet.
zone moment, please, Miss San
toine," he urged.
She stopped. "What is 1t you
want?'
"Your father has received some an
swer to the inquiries he has been hav-
ing made about me?"
II don't know. Mr.. Eaton"
"Is he alone?"
"Yes."
Eaton thought minute. "That is
all l wanted to know, then" he said.
Harriet opened the outer door and
knocked on the inner one. Eaton
heard Santoine's voice at once calling
them to come in, and as Harriet
opened the second door, he followed
her into the room.
"Am to remain, FatherT she
asked.
"Yes," Santoine commanded.
Eaton waited while she went to a
chair at the foot of the bed and seat
ed herself-her clasped hands resting
on the footboard and her chin upon
her hands-in position to watch
both Eaton and her father while they
talked; then Eaton sat down.
"Good morning, Eaton" the blind
man greeted him.
"Good morning, Mr.. Santoine," Ea-
ton answered.
Santoine was lying quietly upon
his back. his head raised on the pill
lows, his arms above the bed-covers.
his finger-tips touching with the fin-
gers spread.
"You recall. OF course, Eaton, our
said evenly.
"Yes."
81 want to call your attention in a
certain order to some of the details of
what happened on the train. You had
rather a close call this morning, did
you not?"
Rather, I was careless"
"You were careless?" SantoIne
smiled derisively. perhaps you
were-in one sense. In another, how
ever, you have been very careful, Ea-
ton. You have been careful to act
as though the attempt to run you
down could not have been a DELHI
crate attack; you were careful to call
1t an accident; you were careful not
to recognize any Of the three men In
the motor"
II had no chance to recognize any
of them, Mr.. Santoine," Eaton re-
piled easily. II did not see the car
coming; was thrown from my feet |;
when l got up. 1t was too far away
for me to recognize anyone"
"Perhaps SO; but were you sur
prised when my daughter recognized
one of them as having been on the
train with us?'
Eaton hesitated, but answered al
most Immediately:
"Your question doesn't exactly At
the case. thought Miss Santoine
had made mistake"
"But you were not surprised; no.
What would have been surprise to
you, Eaton, would have been-if you
had had chance to observe the men
to have found that none Of them
none of them had been on the train I"
Eaton started and felt that he had
colored. How much did Santoine
know? Had the blind man received,
as Eaton feared. some answer to his
Inquiries, which had revealed, or
nearly revealed, Eaton's IDENTIFY Or
was It merely that the attack made
on Eaton that morning had given San
tome new light on the events that
had happened on the train and par
tIcularly-Eaton guessed-on the ci.
pher telegram which santoine claimed
| to have translated.
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CHAPTER xl'-con.lnued.


ITO kill him, Harriet? How do you
know"
She caught herself. I'll don't
know, Father. He certainly meant to
injure Mr.. Eaton. When I said kill
him, was telling only what !:
thought"
"That is better. 1 think so too"
"That he meant to kill Mr.. EatonT
"Yes."
She watched her fathers face;
often when relating things to him,
she was aware from his expression
that she was telling him only some
thing he already had figured out and
expected or even knew; she felt that
now.
Father, did you expect Mr.. Eaton
to be attacked?"
Expect? Not that exactly; 1t was
possible; suspected something like
this might occur"
"And you did not warn him?"
The blind mans hands sought each
other on the coverlet and clasped to-
gether. ut was not necessary to warn
him, Harriet; Mr. Eaton already
knew. Who was in the carr"
"Three men,"
"Had you seen any of them before?"
"Yes, one-the man who drove"
"Where?"
ION the train"
The color on Santoine's face grew
brighter. Describe him, dear"
He waited while she called together
her recollections of the man.
81 can't describe him very fully,
Father" she said. "He was one of
the people who had berths in the for
ward sleeping car. / can recall see-
ing him only when passed through
the carl recall him only twice in
that car and once in the diner"
"That is interesting" said San
toine.
what, Father?"
"That in five days upon the train
you saw the man only three times"
"You mean he must have kept out
of sight as much as possibleT
Have you forgotten that asked
you to describe him, Harriet?"
She checked herself. Height about
Ave feet five," she said, broad
shouldered, very heavily set; l re-
member he impressed me as being un-
usually muscular. His hair was black !;
I can't recall the color of his eyes
his cheeks were blue with heavy
beard closely shaved. l remember his
face was prognathous, and his clothes
were spotted with dropped food. l.
1t seems hard for me to recall him,
and l can't describe him very WELL"
"But you are sure 1t was the same
man in the motor?"
"Yes. He seemed an animal sort
of person, small strong and not par
ticularly intelligent. It seems hard
for me to remember more about him
than that"
"That is interesting"
"WhatY'
"That 1t is hard for you to remem-
her him very WE'LL"
"Why, Fatherf"
Her father did not answer. "The
other men in the motor?" he asked.
II can't describe them. II was
excited about Mr.. Eaton"
"Thank you, dear. Bring Eaton to
me-"
"He has gone to his room to Ak
himself up"
"1ll send for him. then" Santoine
he'd to call servant; but before the
bell could be answered. Harriet got
up.
The Holly chieftain., 1923-03-01

In the home and
market Is:
Peach and Grape.
fruit Salad. On
heart leaves Of
lettuce arrange
halves of canned
peaches. fill the
centers with fine
The Holly chieftain., 1923-03-01
An Honest Man,

I hope shall always possess firm
what consider the most enviable Of
all titles, the character Of an honest
man."-George Washington.
The Holly chieftain., 1923-03-01
happInesa.

Oh, how bitter thing 1t is to look
Into happiness through another mans
eyes !-Shakespeare.
The Holly chieftain., 1923-03-01

When an Oriental woman does
fancy work" 1t Is n rug that will sell
at high price.
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as weak digeS-
tions and poor
appetltes are apt
to tire of food
serv ed in the
same way much
quicker than per-
sons In health.
t. ts had tn rauI
The Holly chieftain., 1923-03-01

Let us be better men!
In a world that needs 30 much
The loftier spirits touch.
Let us grow upward toward the light
Welded to wanting to do right
Rather than welded to human might.
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"You yourself will assume
charge Of the correspondence Of
which ! speak, Daughter"
tro BE CONTINUED,
It Broke His Fall.

" oToN0 TlIS = &us
Nose Lightfoot, one Of the best hod-
carriers on the Job, lost his footing
and fell to the street. four stories be-
low.
Nose lit on his head, struck the ce-
ment pavement, and went through to
the basement.
When the foreman went to the base
ment, expecting to find Nose cold and
stiff, he met Nose coming up the steps.
"Great Scott, man, aren't you
killedT he cried.
NO." Nose replied, busting off his
clothes. II guess dat concrete pave
ment musta broke nah fall"
Up to Date.
Knicker-What has succeeded
"obey" In the marriage ssrvies1
Bocker-"Oh. boy"
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sEAsohAsLE GOOD THINGS

A salad which is especially good at
tI.is season and of materials found
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BEd$HEHk BE2$iHEEHk {RHAElHk p
d. l9sa. We.tsrn Newspa Dor unlon.l

Good name In man or woman. dear
my lord,
Is the Immediate jewel of their souls;
Who steals my purse. steals trash;
it's something, nothing:
Twas mine, It's his. and has been
slave to thousands;
But he. that fiiches from ME my good
name,
Robs me of that. which not enriches
him.
And makes me poor indeed.
-Shakespeare's "Othello. the Moor OF
Venice"
The Holly chieftain., 1923-03-01
DISHES FOR THE coNvALEscENT

The convalescent should be given
as much variety In food as possible.
The Holly chieftain., 1923-03-01
Must Make the Pa eoII,

Fortune may And pot, but your
own industry must make 1t boil
Arizona state miner., 1923-08-25
Mine Insurance.

The Hecla Mining Company in Idaho
suffered million dollar loss in recent
fire. Such loss has been known to
bankrupt many an industry and mining
concern in the past
Through the foresight of the Hecla
Management, however. the company
finds itself fully protected from loss by a
million dollar "use and occupancy in
surance policy. which safeguards
against loss of profit There is also a
fire insurance policy of 1897, 900.
This typifies sound business manage
ment for the protection of stockholders
in modern business.
Also it shows the far reaching effect
of insurance which today forms the
basis of credit in large enterprises.
Without this insurance a great mining
property would have suffered enormous
loss. AS it is the property will be re-
built on a more substantial scale than
ever, labor will find employment and
adjoining towns which depend on min
Ing for support will have new business
instead of decentralization.
Arizona state miner., 1923-08-25
Disreputable Mining Promo
ton.

One of the most serious handicaps to
Arizona mining development is the
process of eastern brokers to pit one
set Of Ockholders in a certain promis-
ing mining property against another
set. For instance, young laboratory
student was not many months ago sent
out to investigate a mine near Wicken-
burg, whose stock had made a steady
advance in keeping with it's develop
ment. The result was an adverse re-
port and the managers of the mine de-
cided to close down. Of course, the
stock went down and when it reached
a price bordering on 30c share an
other body of the stockholders thru
their brokers bought up all the avail
able stock and got control. After a
few months of idleness, the mine
started up again and subsequent devel-
opments proved that the original stock
holders had been "gyped" out of their
shares by false impressions created by
the adverse report 1t is needless to
add that they were sore enough to for
ever taboo any further investment in
Arizona mines. Such manipulation of
Arizona mining properties are common
and seriously impede production from
mines that might otherwise prove a
paying investment to eastern investors,
from whom Arizona and the great
West must derive it's working capital.
Arizona state miner., 1923-08-25
Standard Oil Stands by Its Re.
tailers.

Looks like the governor of
South Dakota started something
when he cut the price of gasoline
from 26 cents gallon to 16 cents.
Other governors followed his ex-
ample and there has been a gen
eral cut in the price of that COM
modify. On the 18th the Stan
dard Oil Company announced a
cut of &c cents a gallon on all oil
sold in illinois, Indiana, Michi-
gan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, N.
Dakota, South Dakota, Kansas,
Missouri. and parts of Oklahoma.
The new price is characterized as
far below the price of production
but was inspired to make the re-
duction to meet the new prices
established by the governors of
various states.