The Seattle Star Newspaper, November 7, 1914, Page 8

When Tom Murphine, during the campaign, addressed a neighbor hood meeting in the University district, his tri Dan Landon, went With him and sat in the audience. Hoth are pr ressives. Both were candidates. Inoidenta both were elected The meeting was largely attended by women, Tom made his speech. “Now,” he said, “are there any questions? “Mr. Murphine,” th a 0 conte » hall, “do| You favor prohibitio | It was Dan Landon, It wasn’t in the cards that Dan was to pro pound any embarrassing questions like that, It made Tom frettieh. He gritted th, then spent 20 minutes explaining what he thought} about prohibition “Now,” he said, “are there any more questions? Mr. Murphine, boomed the voice again will you tell us whether You tried to have prohibition put in the progressive party's state plat-| form?" | Tom put tn another uncomfortable 20 minutes answering When the meeting was over Landon walted for him outside Going downtown ? sked when Murphine appeared “Grrrrrr!” growled Tom, and walked off alone HOORAY! The paper hanger's cheeks were wet With tears as he would baw! siness is Peal good, and yet CONFESSIONS OF A WIFE (Copyright, 1914, by the Newspaper | horro: Enterprise Association.) What te it? What is it? abe} Mrs. Utter looked up inquiringly |asked, Unconsciously she came I came back from the phone, | forward and grasped my dress. | @ just as | was going to tell her| I put my arm about her, I for-| what the anonymous man had said| ot all she tried to do to me and to me and explain that, because of|mine and only pitied her, “You hearing it, | knew she had been a/ must be brave, for they are bring-| o tool of the political grafters of ——| ing you a telegram | Eva Catherine O'Connor the phone rang | It's Bobby—tt's my boy,” she Sis this Mre, Utter?” | exclaimed 5 | af NEW O8: “Mrs. Utter is here. Can I take| “Yes,” I answered | the message?” | “He ts dead?” } " a nu ahs = bane gone Sagal sh 2 die, let me die, Ff don't want to sure of myself that I can aay that) lease.” said Mrs. r, mal My God is fate.” was her live for the phone. screaming exclamation live, I have nothing more to live/t would not have done the same} Before she could reach me that| The message read: “Your ift:| “It's perhaps as unfortunate that, “U2der the same conditions.” clerk said Is it you, Mrs.|tle son was taken suddenly worse|we cannot die when we want to| “Are you sure that your husband Waverly?” |last night and after becoming par-|as that we must die when our time, will think the same?” | epi isa “Yes,” I answered and explained | alyzed, died this morning,” and | comes, id as I led her to the “I am very mure of Dick,” I an-|he ts dead.” | to her some one wanted me. was signed by one of the doctors, | sofa. “Tell me what Mr. Waverly swered | 1 took off the receiver and gave | “Opportunity has knocked” for “Then perbaps you will break) “My deautiful boy is lying dead) and I can do for you.” Then send for him tmmediately, | Dick's number jour pretty telephone girls’ the news to Mrs. Utter that her lit-| while T am trying to ruin another) She sat up and looked me for I must tell him everything 1] Soon I heard his voice. | LONDON, Nov. 7.—Some of the] LONDON, Nov. 7.—Thirty thou-| Scores of ple- tle son is dead, We have just re-| human being to get the money to| straight in the aye. “Do you mean hardly care what happens to me "This is Margie,” I said. “Come Indian troops now at the front had/ sand homing and carrier pigeons for tures of beautiful ceived a telegram and the mes-|pay for the operation that they | that you will help me after what but, oh, Mrs. Waverly, you'll|{mmediately to Mrs. Utter's room never seen shells before, and| war use have been placed at the dis-| Seattle telephone Benger is on the way upstal would cure hi Oh, Mra. iT tried to dot mber that | had tojat the hotel. I am there” thought they were fireworks set off| posal of the British government by | &!rs pouring into My face must have expressed its! Waverly. Mrs. W nly I will, I am not #0 t a new M Chale banéttt ts heater aan on a aioe oF tae | Star put this city | forever on the | map as a city of HE MILLION DOLLAR MYSTERY ‘cee x |e acting ability and who also are hot mameatiee at Se Poor ghar day = ed go al aye paar for a sight roe Pan ® as closing the | age to send this fruit, knowing that{to follow Jones; for he entered the; “My government has waited for ral eo siaree “Dorothy,” tele _— meelf actlo: 4 " . ic — * im. He was in a/1 would instantly suspect the send-| hotel a minute after Jones, ten years to gather in this delect-| phone heroine of “The Woman's — range Se wih ue lias ‘And {t might be worth a mil- any \e er, Yot, I have no definite proof. 1| Meantime a second spy, whom! “ble trio. A month, if you like. Wa: 2 lhe 2 elle Bonide cui] HO™.” Olga suggested. : ‘0, what lovely teeny = hold him tn @ court of| Jones had not seen, had observed| “The sooner the better. I shall] The cities are putting forward ie = on bis wan tesco rear Not the least doubt of {t In my| ny pausing. “T to | law. ng will bi bought the frutt/ the transfer of the invisible writing ©4!! this evening after dinner. We) their fair candidates by the dozen. |that would have been the last ot} mind. Olga, old girl, tt does look | (reed she laughed. She se art pleoe, the basket in a bas- 4 immediately informed Shall begin with Mr. Braine; and) Omaha produces attractive Hazel him, und we, should” hever have| @#. if ™y star was growing dim. |lowad ® peach pee ead ee Pio SP pave snsoaten who was not far away. That| &enerally where he is is the wom-|Hartry as one of the .most beauth Fieeruan Gf tha: atin aeiaeaed ae We'll never get our hands on that| e way up to her room. pes olson hi meelf when alone. Poor) his poisoned fruit had stricken|®®. Vroon will be the most diffi-/ ful switchboard operators in the Gunve peur eanamen.” million. I feel it in my bones, So|, The maid passed on into the — rene messenger was with down an outsider troubled him none, °! city on the Missouri. hig eg gy let's settle down to a campaign of | Ubrary rit “rs ace iy over whom he at gil. But that mysterious message! “After dinner, then, since you) Adele Schweitzer ts among Cim | ail that. we have not piayed the| TCVeR*. without any furbelows. 1) “What's this?” inquired Florence Taates te vom the death chair. he meant to have; it might be a life| Know some of his haunts. There is) cinnati’s most winsome candidates. | guise with aad dt inense "| Want to twist Hargreave's heart be-/as the maid held out the basket odnaten Ney nts and death affair; it might be a clew|® reward Eva O'Connor is a southerm “Ban!” Wilis it a < ‘cigarette and, 20r the game winds up | She selected a peach and was Jim tramped the room while to the treasure, or the whereabouts| Jones laughed shortly. “Keep it/ beauty sent in by New Orleans. |emoked nervously, "T cas't even| “You wish really to injure her?"|Sbout to set her white teeth into it | Jones carried the fruit to the kitch-| of Hargreave, | Yourself, air. Mr. Hargresye woud): Mtha. Cavill. a. New |get rid of that meddling reporter.|, “I do not wish to injure her. Far) “he® Jim interposed. en. The butler returned after «| ‘Thus, while only one man follow-| W'llingly double whatever this re-| operator, is said by her friends t Fie haa been ax much te'blame for| fom it,” he replied, smiling evilly,| “Walt a moment, dear.” For. | While 4 Jones, several kept a far eye on| “ard !@ to eliminate these d-spic-/ be s born movie act | tur tallures as either Jones or Har| “You want her * * © dead?"|ence lowered the peach. Jim turn-| “What about that biank sheet of Jim able creatures from his affairs.” | San Francisco believes Beatriog 2**| greave. I admit that in his case 1) *Bispered Olga, paling. jed to the maid. “Who sent it?” | paper Johie bectveled ‘bi ‘ —— Johnston crystallizes the California |fudged hastily. 1 believed him to| “actly. 1 want her dead. And!, “I don't know, sir. A messenger! “It has to be dipped into a solu | blank card and had it taken $0 the Sas thee heen er ee ee | Se just an ordinary newspaper man, * If all my efforts here come to| *rousht It. saying It was for Miss) tion; after that you can read it by Hae ee een cea en te the| NE Place, Norton idled about; and, In the meantime preparations for Bt gegen ints rf as | Sothing, oo atall Hargrenye'e, Elle Hargreave Moti tate breeey Sina f = podtbe aad. by Ae hers feeling the cravings for a cigarette,| staging “The Woman's Way” are my suspicions, But I'm going to| Mlllons will become waate paper to Let me see if there ts a card.” | into the solution. The moment tne f y hi a rent! prepared to roll one, only to find) going forward at the Eseanay plant | get him, Olga, even if I have to re.| him. That's revenge. The Persian| Dut, Jim searched in vain for the) heat leaves the sheet the writin yom aaything be bad over eet oe) eoneant the: “makings.” - Go tate! ts Chicago. pee Nae eee ore 2S aero” "| peach maton.” Jeard of the donor. At once all his| Simppeare again. ‘The ink te wat is fore. In one corner were written) urged him to step into the nearest; Who will get the job of playing there's any final reckoning, by the| “Polson? You shall not! Youlsusvicions arose. | “Dont touch | proof, Til show you.” : orig in ion bechon “nate Wand) racconist’s, He asked for bis te-|“Dorothy"? Who will get the, tam Lord Harty, he shan't get's chance, *Pall not kill her!" vehemently, | (rem. Better let the maid throw | Jones got a candle from the man-|G B cross Dotwoen Nnvrew Ant) vorite brand and. pasesd ove) the) te Chioago, the 9100 seins aaa tn the witnels stand.” “Tender hearted them out. Fruit from unknown |egi iit it’and held the sheet of pac| “tlamph!” ayy chance to become a movie actress? “And I begio to think that that!) “No. If T must in the end go to|perngns Musht not be the healtht-| 56> very close to the flame. G ee cqyumph!” muttered the | boy.) _raine and his companions saw| If you know « beautiful ‘phone Uttle obit of girl has been hood-| Prison, so be tt; but I refuse to die est thing in the world od Eity, ‘alinest tmperceptibiy ot mis hadda y know about that?) Norton enter the shop. It agreed| girl who wants @ chance in the | winking me all along. By the way,|!” the chatr.” “That ta all ‘prot tensa i feria On tar Wack Meet ital tings bisees, On some the| with their plans perfectly. The to-| movies, send her picture to the Le ren tae at chat that tone|, “Very: well, Coie: Wa.shen't kili| pos at tn all probability tt 19) {6650 en the message bell rings Roosian. On your way,| bacconist happened to be affiliated|“ "Phone Girl Contest,” The Star. | sala?” ee Porc hg her, but. well. make het wilh: the nearest an gore Pe i as com mgm rag ag ~ poe with the order. So they hurried in-| SEND IT TODAY. Letter? What letter = a dead. I was only trying to see| wrong Anak Jones. He'll tell you| “Dear Hargreave: The Russian| When the boy returned to Jones, pest hee tigen: _cim instantly realized - athe | She sprang trom her chair, “Do| how far you would go. ‘The basket|to throw them away.” minister of police 1s at the Blank| said: “Up t th’ room, sir. He'll” “How can 1 get ont of here?” el owen der Abr es iy showed SS aed ia celaai ee apt Nr ting Florence shuddered nag eae re wee of ne oa Ser-| see yuh,” The boy kept the silver) whispered to the tohaceoniat ** MISSION T0 BE c behligpesiel alg mame Fy ian in| "But they do not want to poison ee ¢ is investigating the work salver extended expectantly, but) ‘The latter smiled. “I have to . . e you from r e rou | “Why, T'was at the garden day| ot written books on the subject?’| “Who can say?” returned Jim,| vengeance if you supply the evi Oats Banken tas standing by FR fed pg Hoyos oe vat be BS. HELD ALL WEEK | betore yesterday, and a man ap-| !ronically |gloomtly. “They may have learned | dence needed.” window when: Jones kaodked anil find my owa throat ot without eav- | proached and asked if I was Miss| “And they will trace it back to| that they cannot beat us, no matter) “Now, what evidence can he) was bidden to enter. ing yours.” | Hargreave. Becoming at once sus-| You in a etraight line,” she warned. | what card they turn up. I may be) want?” asked Jim. | “You are not Hargreave.” oh ac wilt” | | | pictous that something very impor-| “I will not have it!” |wrong, but take my advice and| iach as will prove Braine an un-| “Neither are you the Russian min-| Jim made a dash f tant was about to happen, I signi.| “I can go elsewhere,” he replied,| throw them away. ° * * Good) desirable citizen.” [ister of police,” urbanely, cee haat ees. i fied that I was Miss Hargreave, The| coldly Lord, what's that?” startled. “And then?” | “Who are you? 4 fumbled with the kee, Beate ook ee man slipped a paper into my hand| “You would leave me?” “Some one cried!” “Quietly pack him off to Russia,! “7 am Hargreave’s confidential! his companions flung rose mad = Sunday morning a mission will land hurried off, 1 took a quick| “The moment you cross my will,"| “Oh, Miss Florence!” exclaimed| where be 1s badly wanted.” | man, sir.” upon the reporter a: y vecmeclves|open at the cathedral at the It j | glance at It and was dumfounded to| emphatically | the maid, terroretricken, as she re-| “Who sent this message?” |" The two men eyed each other cau-| him nd overpowered | o'clock mass. Services will be held find it utterly blank of writing. At| It became her turn to pace, Torn|called Susan's act. “Miss Susan| “One of our mysterious friends. | tiously, “Ah, my friend Braine!” each morning and each evening dum | first I thought some joke had been| between her love of the man and|took a peach from the basket and|We have a few, as you already! “You speak Russian?” “My' friend Norton!” § he sald.! ing the week. [Raeiess tne’ teva ee torte See Camper Wee Maced Nat fe ted) Wee ee i the way to her|know. But I'll go and make this! “No, I am able to scribble a few) victor. f ered the) ‘The mission will come to an end ich member the invisible ink letters| face, she was for the time being! room!” man Servan a visit. I have seen the ” D . a on Sunday evening, November 1 |you always wrote me. Understand.| distracted. All the time he watch| "Good heavens! gasped Jim, “1| real minister, and if this man {s AM Bek ap ang ‘destalen' deat satan 40 you want; some| when Bishop O'Dea will bestow the Braine Tries | ing that you were to visit the cave|ed her with malevolent curiosity,) was right. The fruit was pol-/ same one, something of Importance! smoked leisurely. He was in no| “A paper, my friend, a little sheet papal blessing. The mission will |in the morning, T had one man at| knowing that in the end she would| soned.” {may turn up, I shall want you! hurry, ot paper, with invisible writing on| C2, Breached by the two famous | the garden take the note. And you| concur with his evil plans | "him had bead enough to send for|*omewhere about. Here, I'll let you! “No, Iam not the minister; but I/{t. We promise to give you some.| {thers of the Dominican ordet Another eapon | sever got It i Very well,” she said, finally.;a specialist he knew, The spectal-| have this letter. Remember, heat/ am his accredited agent. 1 am em-| thing in exchange for it.” | Lawler and Costello. I, Some one shall pay for this care. “But listen: we shall be found out.|ist arrived about 20 minutes after| brings it out and cold alr makes it| powered to bring back to Russia a| “What?” asked Jim with as much| Both have given missions in ew sateen jeasness. I" > Vv Ne r 3 , vow I’ : c u Grath.) ” x . jee! oked | A . 18}name raine, another by the} “Life.” 1d States, and have won fame e' CHAPTER Xx Tite wait thé telephone. A low,| open! ‘the law, will hav: ae er eee eget Silng petemldenishte ees i poigthe thp w who] “Search,” gald Jim. “You won't] Ty hont We ob rsee were . ele . 1 6 no| |calls herself a countess and unfor-| object y ” r. Palmer, organist of the cathe “what I want now,” sald Braine,| muttering conversation took place. hand in my end, I always carry a| “Will she live?” ‘ou're a clever man, Jones,”|tunately is one, All I desire is seco sdekieite Witiethay sateen dral, will render the musical prow fas he paced the living room of the| O!8# could hear little or none of it | pellet, and that ring of yours would| “Oh, yes. But she'll be « wreck| sald Jim. some damaging proof against them| over him, He struck a match; the|ST@m Sunday morning at the 12 we rtment of the conatora “iw ng| When Braine put the recelver back| suffice a regiment. She will not| for some months. Send her to the| | Jones turned upon him, his face| that they are outlaws In this coun-| pleasant aroma of tobacco floated| clock mass. Each afternoon dur venge. I've been checkmated =_— hook, his face was not pleas-| die. She will merely become a kind| hospital, where I can visit her fre-/arave. The two men looked stead!-|try, The rest will be simple.” —_| about his head. etl ing the week the fathers will give " ‘ | tle, but not enongh; al-/along for analysis, No police a + 98! naturalization papers.” |1 saw t . parish. The hours of the masses wphat is nothing new,” she re wees ey had b | ring wheeled about in a chair. I'll fair?” he had something to conceal and) ‘The Russian pat Able hand -etr-| nerve with nim.” "He's got isl ire as follows: H ema she had been o | 6 or , “ ve «lJ Rppasy vss 9 ; 4 5 . - plied, shrugging. “At the beginning! pack riding that morning oghe hed dowis-. ou uhe Pigg, Brod RR, agar i at |" "Whee posers Ne lan’ thabtc he tak | tt, eee, Rasy. are 18 Russia.) The cleacett stayed, Tim aie. Sunday—6, 7, 8, 9 and 11 o'clock Er wataed 700, 1 sever liked this| seca ‘one ot the sere terees, ina | timo will de the Gk it thas eal that A | mbulanca took the tor-| those documents will never come) ed hurriedly. Mission sermon to be preached at affair after the first two or three field and canis’ tae: cross the time, will op the trick, If they suc ‘That's your affalr. I'll send down o~ Susan ane Jones addressed) to light. This man Braine, it has Through every pocket they went.| the 11 o'clock mass failures. But you would have your| she wae carioue ty lesne enn aud ety ene’ brow thers out, we have the, ambulance. Keep her quiet po ish or a and so fe Mr,| 00? learned, has long been in the| ‘The contents of his wallet lay ecat-|_ Mass will be offered each morn ear tasted Sovange st tral ee ee lee nad | thing but the peaches, A She'll have a spectes of paralysis; | going |pay of Prussia, and has given the tered at his feet; his watch dangled| !0& at 5:30, 7 and 8:15 o'clock. Ser i dudi Set 1. domnor see’ that| eae n h her usual | trusted messenger will carry them but that'll work off under the treat Norton, not leave the house; | general staff of that country many from the chain, ‘The cigarette grew|™on to be preached after the 5:30 Gen've gone forward. Has it ever uck she stumbled on to the method to the Hargreave house. And then ment. A strange business.” not even if you have a telephone) pjiangs of our frontier fortifications.| shorter and shorter, Suddenly o1 and 8:15 mass. Mase es coc cut the organien of opening the door of the cave| we'll sit down and walt.” “So ft in," agreed Jim, grimly. call from me or Norton. Both of us| 1 do not know what any one of the) of the men stretched out a hand per Services each evening will com- Eile ce ie petting tied, toot They And weet Jn Bre sanat have been| Meantime, in the library of the| Florence knelt beside her friend’s| Will return; so don't let anything three looks lke, That is why I/ whisked the cigarette from Jim's] mence at § o'clock and will consist 4] depend solely upon your invention, erg peter ros Pes th cp rhea) Hargreave house, Florence and Jim) bed and eried softly | bother or ecaiere Hg sought Hargreay lips. He threw it to the floor and|f rosary, instruction, followed by Tie aaah time yout tavention bad| tc await me. Wvidentiy she post bp passing over the blank sheet < You cailed me just in time, An Pit tae id Florence, strug-| “I will gladly point them out to/ stamped ont the coal sermon and benediction, tesulted in touching nothing but| into that old chest und in some in-| “ll wager,” wala Jim, “the wat our Inter, nothing would have say./6' Tones went downstairs again, | fom Se ae a ee aaa USE RS accel ae eaoal matine ani bie neat eat one ae 1 | n ome age d n, “the water! ed bh She wo have bee! J ' other, ’ . "ly. : do ° le | explicable manner purloined the| washed all the writing away. ‘The| lysed for lite.” peen Dar) cused by a window as if cogita Lie siesan: Sign that he was great Becep t ye thie ‘Acrap of burnt pa Young and old of both sexes may ate | le’ ‘01 acksor pocke' Phe: . " y y ie al ‘a p. end “ihanks!” ss cniding you, I've| iter, {fom Jackson's pocket. They | fire does not xem to do any good.| Jim accompanied the doctor to| tng, and suddenly threw it up and)” wrhat will be very good of you,| The words “Dear Hargreave”|. ae, reconnoiter; and {t was then | We'll turn It over to Jones. Jonex'li|the door and went in search of|/!00ked abroad. A rustle among lim gure,” in a rumbling but per-| were all that remained of Wcase naa hereiak ataisie chet? be rere socket Sierra oe his lows. find a way to solve ft, Trust him.”| Jones, He found the tactturn butter} te ging Eset panies y Mit tectly intelligible English hare. With avenel ot pet | ae HE HAD HIS NERVE! t me?” he hen Florence heard them return y aN rg 4 caateal °T/ across his face, So they had sent |°"., ; : 3 e Braine “Do my actions point that way?” lived through that tunnel! The ranging some dime gaithe takte blazed with fury, hough his eyes! woison? Or to follow him should bag ape ? I will give you one minute to| Here's a man who has the nerve she countered. “No. But the more) devil is in it!” “Secrets,” said Jim, emill me “Poison!” 7 he leave the house? He retired to Suddenly; and you may believe tell me what that paper contained.”| of an aviator. He entered a police ‘ view what has passed, the more] | "Or out of it, wince we consider | fumph! rae om “A. pretty ‘bed poleon, too,” aald| ‘ne kitchen and cave sone explicit bebe ae a wae ee ab Slee to Sone RC Uae ae nea. isheartened I grow. It has been a him our friend.” s dita A jon, too,” #ald/ orders to the chef, orders which | 26 D6 of never his “A pullet in your stomach.” But he says he's a handcuff king esas tad alleys, ‘and all wel “And L hed ber in my hands, note nine eer, Aas for Sow eee ot to eit atltl, Bot in ibe ea [Aid not. tm any, way refer: to. ooD | this sounds extremely agree-| Quick as a flash Jim's hand shot| and. locks are as pieces of straw to ave succeeded in doing is knock-| and all!” ; saenting scare then crossed to the Just got to alt atl, But in the end|ing, ‘Then Jones and the reporter able to me. Mr. Hargreave will be| out, caught the loosely held revoly-| him. He is Frank La Monte, and ing our heads, I can see now that; “But with all that water thero|stairs. At that moment the-maia|® ° ° hat she Geviliieft the house, each quite aware | SAPPY Io i as his long-enfore-|er, gave it a wrench and brought] it was the home of Patrolman O. P. sil our faflures are due to one mis-| will not be any writing left on the was tdmitting a mossenger with a| “No, my friend; that he devil,| Nate whe Bink hotel th followed. /¢¢ hiding. will soon come to anjit down savagely upon Braine's| ‘Terry, where, by the way, he was take.” letter.” basket of fruit 7 yar 4 * f | Near the Blank hotel they separat- | end. end rhen he reversed it and] arrested. He is charged with sev- Ras ais coh Gali agli aevieithe Sak WW pensrealy tndat:| rien hee avateave” aiid “t |The woman {a mad over him and) ed in order to confuse the stalker | “AM you have to do, sir, {8 to| backed toward the front entrance.| eral thefts, ced. teritabl “ } ” wald he, | wor mmit any crime at his bid-|He might dodder and follow the| point them out to me.” ‘Au revoir, till we & : > -, o cen pry and fe Pl to the action | He gave the basket to the matd,|ding, But this is his work, We|wrong man, But {t was evident| “It may take @ week or ten| gentler nee till we meet again,| Friday he was found guilty of ‘e were much of @ hurry| of water; at least the kin ‘ | “0 cst pnlemen pc egree burglary w nd I use| touched his cap awkwardly, and’ want him. He wasn't without cour-| that this time he had been directed | days Cie ‘Me ‘Oonkliwed. spon Some Creat in Judge | ie aie hall Hie will tey capes from his own itt i I ae fee if # i lel at i a afi tide h Fils i Beery ity ttf gli vy it Hi i i ile