The Seattle Star Newspaper, November 14, 1914, Page 8

Sener cane ant edgaetaretercettemneee-easaetee tet REAR ORC tA RR ER Et Ne es ee a ; 4 a a NEW YORK SEES REAL SOLDIER! NEW YORK, Noy, 14.—“The lit tle red trousers” that patriot Jot, a wounded veteran of the fie’ ing © Rhe ame down the gangplank of the h line stea er Rochambeau & his fraye and mud-sta r That flap ercoat, with ta bi ed back over the red noua trousers, and the > of Dine were all the clothe Pielot possessed Georges was tremendously proud of the cut through the cloth of th overcoat, just over the left der; the diade of a German bayor had entered there. When h s home to his cottage in a little French village » St Lawrence, in Quebec province, what & number of people will come to see that coat with the bayonet slit and the “little red trouse that had deen in the trenches before Rheims! With Pielot we Leon Lebot, who he same regiment, the r and John Rosenber Like Pielot, they bear hardly se ed wounds, and in their m stamped pictures of intolerable ho ror. Pielot had not a sou to bless hin self with when he was discharged from the military His companions, who wer ore lucky than he, brought him and Yoaned him enough to get past the Immigration inspectors and to his home in Qu The first of two weeks’ revival Services at the First Methodist church will be held Sunday, with the pastor, Rev. Adna Wright Leonard, conducting, and Peter Philip Bilhorn, evangelistic singer. assisting afier a miraculous escape from the den of the gang of brilliant thieves | known as the Biack red, lives | the life of a recluse for 18 years. Marareave accidentally meets Br leogier of the Black Hundred. Know- ing Braine will try him, he es eapes from his own home by « balloon Before escaping he writes # letter to the girls’ school where Is years be fore he mysteriously left on the door step bis baby daughter, Florence Gray. That day Margreave also Arawe $1,000,000 from the bank, but Mt le reported that this dropped into the sea when the balloon he escaped tm was punctared. Florence arrives from the girls’ school. Countess Olga, Braine’s com- anion, visite her and claims her ae a Feint The Biack Hundred then see 8 means of making Florence = target for thelr attacks. They are after the $1,000,000, and Braine, their Jeasler, sets traps for Florence. The Black Hundred, after a number of Bitempte fail, due to the wisdom of Hargreave butler, and Nor- ton, a newspaper man. Concealed above the rendervous of the Black Hundred, a man learns of box from the sea the A duplicate box Is planted, and later secured by the band. but quickly communicates fact Jones. before its contents are examined the box mysteriously disappesrs. Finding himself checkmated at every turn, Braine endeavors to en- mesh the Hargreave honsehold In the im order to guin free access to house. The timely discovery of the plot by Norton sets the police at the heets of the pack, and results In raid on the gang’s rendervons, which, however, suite, ‘The Biack Hundred begin to fear Norton, and plan to dispose of him. Again the unnoticed butler shows his hand » Droves to be barren of re- and def nd Countess O14 daring attempt to capture and Norton at 2 masked ball by Princess Purtowa. They defeat their own plan by over-anxiety | By chance Florence discovers » cave used by the Black Hundred Being surprised by members of the | band. she conceals herself, and then learns of a mysterious paper which is of vital Importance to her father safety, great risk to herself of securing to revenge. the A Packet of Papers (Copyright, 1914, by Harold | MacGrath.) CHAPTER said nothing adventure to half an hour t paeary at fi Jim his met rst whom about! Jones, he ater to keep asked invisible letter?” h “No,” said Jones. Would it have giv @ serious turn if it that en our affairs 44 fallen into alien hands Decides answered Jones. “It Would mean a flight for the Black Hundred or a long time under cover, if our friend Braine learned that Russia was now taking an act ive interest in the gs of the Black Hundred. And eventually all our work would have to be done over again “Ah! “You look a bit mussed up. An thing happened?” asked the keen @yed butler Nothing much. I made a cigar. @tte out of the letter and smoked ft Jones chuckle I see that you have had an ad ure of some sort; but It ¢ i It can. Because I want you to pack off ashington shington? “Yes. I want you to Interview! those officials who are most fam!! far with the extradition laws A new kink? “What I wish to learn is this Can a man, formerly undesirable take o} aturalization papers and hold to the protection of the United States government? ‘That ts to say, a polsoner, menaced by Siberia becomes an American citizen. He fs abducted and carried back to Russia. Could he look to this gov ernment for protection? That is what I want you to find out.” That will be easy. When shall I start?” As soon as you can pack your ers “That's always packed,” replied! THE SEATTLE STAR 1 used to be a Jingo, My volce wae loud for war; | yearned to wade, All undismayed, Through rivulets of gore. | longed to swat the foeman Amid the battle storm, All debonair And full of dare, In fancy uniform | used to be a Jingo, | yearned to tote a Krupp; But that, you know, Was years ago, Before | had grown up, hn, M. Thatcher was the republican candidate for assessor, John He met Ole Jansor Whatever else you do, O he said, “vote for Jack Thatcher, my Ol mi her had bet er man he wouldn't lead the ticket. That ft Blodt wntown pants pressing shment & gas € and r jaw, which clamps dowr ating the ma and his ex of the thinking rked out a plan to esce A across the room, just out of reach. The te t of reach t two long curtain rods, some stout cord and a pair of » were at hand He tled the scissors on the end of the rods. He cut the rope. He made a lariat. He lassoed the t p and drew it to him. He called up the boss. And the boss came downtown and got him free It was 10 o'clock when the accident happ It was 3 a, m. be ‘fore Blodt was free LITTLE 800K The other | a ye Enterprise Association.) ransed In t leant I gave him two black eyen Minw Fatrlow al Aw a result of a trivial argument] All day long we nave bad call) oo wears either black o in the ‘Milwaukee saloon, 1119 | rs and telephone messages of cone) iii) & Firat av,, John McDonald, a carpen.|gratulations from — Dick men! ''l interrupted here ou will be ter, faces a charge of murder for|friend®—Dick f# a man's man, but 1 to know that Mrs, Utter has the death of Jack MeKin 88, a} oven | did not know he had so many! wiehdrawn her accusation of Dick laborer Oh, 1 ar 4," she exclaim The latter died in the police am low called up early) og, “Hut 1 did not see how she bulance Friday night on his way to e might call, 1 told) oourg tand by it for she the city hospital after MeDonald| her to come right over ertalnly had no ease nocked him down There are many things I Mke) pick looked at her with a queer Hystanders declare MeKinnon| about Ele Fairlow. Indeed, 1! expre and muc sur had caught ld of McDonald's! know I + like her very much | prise whe blushed a dee red. coat and tore it, following an argu-/if 1 were not afraid that in some Oh, Margie, who ts t at ment over a telephone call, Mc-| ways she was a woman that might! woman in. the world Donald struck McKinnon and the/ appeal to Dick more than I. 1 do/ through the third degree and she latter fell wish every one had not been in| confessed.” waid he When he fatled to rise, the po-|guch a hurry to tell me that Di Od aaliet Wot: mabe Mies lee were notified was tn love with her before he Fatrlow I did that knowtr me, Nothing I have seen I thought J was right in my ide would make me suspicious o about the Mann act way, I e them if 1 did not look at it re she would have confessed Iam very glad I have not a hat do call a bad woman waiting for his| too ex Al to be Jealous low cur ccensor | 1 his | before uld spend my life 1 don't an define! partment ations ead to endless | to me—t ps it {8 one Friday he established a Jomentle 1 would «imply! who deliberate and knowingly | ment law designed to do away with | leave 1 ret Mina gees Mea.) Uiter the loone practice of leaving pris! No, little book, | am not holding | not te he wa onera tn Jail we days without|, brief for divorce, but I think 1 must ¢ 1 i yoing charged. Hereafter a that there are other rea why |) arene 7 t will have to h divorce should be granted beside things are turt out nce within 24 b f af | the shattering of the seventh com-| pick, but how could you rest, with rare exceptions mandment. It seems to me that I\ with a wife Mke Marge (1 ma would feel wor over the fact) call you Margie, may I not?) to WOULD SELL PALAGE ‘is! ot yn {tal matter than ¢ the fact| ‘Thin time, much to my surprise, that he was unfaithful. T must be-|it was Dick who blushed BERLIN, Nov. 14.—The kaise Dick to be hapi How (To Be Continued Monday.) has express willingness to | futile this is, ttle book, 1 d soll his palace on Corfu {sland feve in Dick and I do believe ir fearing th reeks will enter the anor Fairlow, but probably, like 90,000 MEN ARE LOST war and confisca: the property ry other woman, who has mar ‘) The palace Was bullt in 1890 for| ried, I wish his former sweetheart the empress of Austria at a cost of| were less beautiful, less good look-| LONDON, Nov. 14.—Milftary 5,000,000 and was purchased by | ing ts here estimate the German the kaiser in. 19¢ When Miss Fairlow got here I/ strength at the beginning of the —— ———- =n | tOOK her into Dick's room. “Dick,” | battle along the Yser at 500,000 STAR WANT ADS she sald, “if | had known you were n, of whom It is estimated 90 going {nto battle I would have in have b killed, wounded or QUARREL | ENDS IN BRING RESULTS sisted upon your wearing col-! are missing Confessions of a Wife A FEW HEART-THROBS TO YOU,) or K THE MILLION DOLLAR MYSTERY |ETHEL BARRYMORE NOW FILM ACTRESS ASSESSOR SAYS DOC ‘IS FIBBER Bert Parish is an unsenti- mental chap. He's county aw sessor. Perhaps that accounts for it Bert rose up Saturday morn, lasued a statement and pounded one beautiful dream to a pitiful pulp take the I wast ested in reading the doctor's stor 1 b that has come tor tention sinee }1 ceased r C Verne’s | highly imagir t Incident- ally, it prove Dr. Jensen has | Asseverating er, Parish pro celal t 1 eve may be for a reduct of his taxes rather On August 1 1914, he came in with a petit his house assessment red $770 to On examination, it developed the house escaped taxes in What about th asked Parish. That's yo fault, not mine,” re plied Dr. Jensen In “The Nightingale,” a five-part All right, then,” said the matter. All Star corporation release offact Parish, “it is up to to Barrymore is featured in the t correct my mistake ie And that’s how Dr, Jensen hap And the Ethel of the screen is| pened to pay back taxes, says Bert, the same Ethel whom the public | the assesso has ever adored. he oe ? She is #0 natural and so compre-| wife and mother hensive in her portrayal of an In-| ‘The scenario was written espe girl who, first @ street singer, | clally for Miss Barrymore by Aug: dies abroad and becor | ust Thomas, and whatever improve- ed prima donna—“The Night-| ment might be made in the story ingale” they call her. She later’ none could be made in the splendid renounces this calling for that of work Ethel Barrymor By Harold MacGrath | |. Olga shrugged. She was some-|the eyes of a lynx, suddenly ob- thing of a fatalist. This man of| served the curtain stirring. A hand hers had #udde: gone mad; and|was thrust through. In that hand one did not reason with mad peo-| was a packet of papers. With seem pl ing Indifference Servan reached What shall I wear?” she asked) back and took the papers, stowing elatly |them away in a pocket meralds; they're your good|., Braine rose at the beginning of the second act “Where are Olga nervously. “To see Otto.” luck stones. You will go to the box before I do. I've got to spend some time at the curb to be sure that this you going?” ked van chap arrives, And it is quite possible that our friend Jones| _ 4 bold attempt was made to rob will come later. If not Jones, then Servan while in the box, but the Norton. I was a foo! not to shoot| timely arrival of Jim frustrated this him when I had the chance. We) Plan. So Braine was forced to rely jcould have covered it up without|° the chauffeur of the limousine. |the least difficulty, But I needed| ,4® Farrar’s last thrilling note |the information about that paper. died away Braine and Olga rose. “Be careful. apartments just can.” And come to the &8 soon as you With Norton going to Washington and Jones conferring with this Ser- van, I've got to strike quick. It | concerse ua, that I'm certain Perk| “I'll be careful,” Braine declared up; we've lots of cards in our|@asily. “You can watch the play sleeves yet. Be at the opera at|!f you wish.” | 8:30. Pay ng attention to any one;| When Servan entered the lmous- |wait for me. Remember, | shan't|!ne he was quietly but foreibly | write notes or send any phone mes-| Seized by two men who had been |xages. Be wary of any trap like|!¥ing in wait for him, due to the | ehat-to eet soe atelae w, I'm| @pparent treachery of the chauffeur. oft.” Servan fought valiantly, for all that he knew what the end of this ex- ploit was going to be. One of the men succeeded in getting the docu- ments from Servan's pocket. Jones approached Florence imme. diately after dinner. I have important business in the! cor = city tonight. Under no circum Done, my boy!” cried the victor. stances leave this house. I shall| “Give him a crack on the coco and ‘obably be followed. And our en-| we'l) peat it.” emies will have need of you far/ “Just a minute, gentlemen!” said jmore tonight than at any previous! q voice from the seat at the side jtime. I shall not send you phone] o¢ the chauffeur, “I'll take those or written message. You have your) papers! And the owner of thel revolver, Shoot any strange man! voice, backed by a cold, sinister- | who enters. We'll make inquiries! jooking automatic, reached in and | after. confiscated the spoils of war. “And | “We are near the end?” whispered|1 shouldn't make any attempt to Florence. slip out by the side door.” Very near the end Thanks, my friend,” said Ser | “And I shall see my father?” | van, shaking himself free from his Jones bent his he If we suc-| captors ad Don't mention it,” said Norton There is danger?” thinking of|amiably. “We thought something | her lover. like this would happen. Keep per- + “There is always danger when 1} fectly quiet, you chaps. Drive on, leave this house. So be good,” the| chauffeur; drive on!” | butler added with a smile. Yes, my lord! To what particn | “And Jim?” lar police station shall I head this | “He has proved that he can take| omnibus? care of himself. | “The nearest, Jones; the very Tell him to be very careful | nearest you can think of! Some day, I'll do so, but it will not be nec-| when I'm rich, I'll hire you for my essary and with this Jones set/chauffeur. But for the present I forth upon what he considered the! shall expect at least a box of Pat culminating adventure. tegas out of that hundred. WHOSE H MS ARE THEN? ] The usual brilliant crowd began! Jones chuckled. “I'll buy you a the reporter 1 see, I'm etern-| Meanwhile the Russian agent{ord. Presently his nerve gave wa [cere Further thiormation could) Russian .epy and Jones or his aus cena i peeyied atiaee Ga noi dred mato caacty a es alaeneaes 3 daktiad ican < home weitta| th Seah of the stan and hand,| not be given over the telephone.| agents. That these papers conce wrap ee. ‘ Died . hb PrieDrsgerid eimeit's notin “! I 7 portfoll rand qlee or os ke eland he io nfe ne ani ll an peed wal satisfied 9 He us ical Bh rel That ‘s walted a long time, but his patience Here we . ee Su-exten carip packed for wrote tie dhouwht be heard & sctad| whesefire ‘hat he key-|dreased carefully that evening, why I am going to get them if there| ¥®* rewarded. A Hmousine drove) said Jim to his prisoners. He shoul- yy Ae Sunita the dues 1 Ficdade ole of Serva called up the office clerk and in- has to be a murder at the opera to-| UP georegs “ he it bebop a rh them into iui pollos aihaas i = me Prtocn sant sverehve . ened Ve r her-| quired if his box tickets for the! night. Norton has been to Wash-| ™#2, Who Ic abo cas’ to the captain's desk yaithe Russian agent was #Braine,| butler. of Hargreave's had been! “We pf Mae Se MANN Te Wal tell ikioa: he cae ee Bh Mi vouc interest He dismissed the limous-| “What's this?” demanded the night I'm ge to Dot a ese | 1 his revolver, and t Well, you've wasted your time,| formed that they had. Instantly the|of the Russian embassy, from the] the —— Pi ae noth Pay Se captain 5 j “p ANE Se wad Gatindy cae whars | O04 40 Uo Gnee Gecsausty a0 Gees ioer loan. all ¢ cen aaes is $0} spr, "who ‘bad dared to linger about) seoretarien of state and’ war and’s| 00, c0t Sheen phen warren Hct min” eeld: atta. ae than anything I know to ¢ nate|the watcher outside might not be-|take over some property Mr. Har-|the hotel, overhearing this convur-| dozen other offices. I've got to find| Yenien , parked hen Servan| tered this man’s car and tried to this precious trio in Russian fash.| come aware of his approach. Swif reave left in France for sale, 1| sation, determined to notify Bratne| out just what all this means Ss te “a ster pst him i oe ion. It’s thorough; and o he swung back the doo know 1 ng about your private|at once, And at the same time. It means that the time has come Man The Netter tea ee]: Ubi Aad ‘wha'es You complished, good-day to the member of the Black Hundred| feuds Ket Hut keep| Norton, in disguise, determined not | for us to fly,” said Olga, “We have| Cusine. The lights, save those de-| Jim showed his badge and cards Huuead & Ameen. Whe or tumtied inte the to Almost | out of my I & peaceful |to lose sight of this man whom he! failed. I have warned you. We) manded by traffic regulations, were! “Ono! Hey, there; I mean youl Hancred te Ameriok. (rhe peptone A ae red ad bab Te A getilitmane ii wate have still plenty of money left, It/OUt- The chauffeur was huddled in| said the captain, leveling a finger Higdd saniaduaa, tration titel OF tis celine SAX Balt) tien oy The spy tumbled out a had! ‘The spy left by one entrance and| is time we folded our tents and| his seat at Otto. “Lift up that hat; lift tt dide cf tha waiee tt iaarely aa hak ede side| tumbled fr un act of gra Jim by another, Jim had learned! stole away quietly. 1 tell you I feel My man.” sald Braine, “would| yp. Sure, it's Fountain Pen Otto! desiotition of waeatines tae ‘ ad and Servan was alone. He spent) what he desired; that the Russian/{t in my bones that there is a pit| YU like to make some money?” | wey, well; an’ we've been lookin Til take the fleet tile cut tke an did He| two days in comparative idleness.|agent would be followed to tlte| before us somewhere: and if you| “How much Istlessly. The) for you for ten months on the last elaant e Passi ty gue san, totnn ka as Then things began to wake up opera and that It was going to be) force Issues we shall all fall Into {t.”| Yolce was muffled forgery case. Mr. Norton, my Wingate CT A rar ei a" 6 difficult to hand the documents to The white feather, my dear?” | “Twenty.” Z jthanks, Take 'em below, sergeant. Mak’ tate aaah Ak dead Vine Tih “i Galneeis For a Jong time the leather box| him. The spy entered a drug store There is altogether some differ-| mane night, sir You'll be here to make the com- Is. You were watched at the| finally, thinking he saw his way|across which was inscribed “Stan-| atid telephoned. Jim waited out-|ence between the white feather and| “Fifty & ; ,,{Dlaint in th’ morning’, sir,” he : ae Hargreave” lay in peace undis-| side, When the man came out he| common sense caution.” ‘Good night and good morning!"| added to Servan. . z tua tat ou expect to|turbed, A busy spider had woven| strolled up the street and entered I shall never give up. You are| “A hundred If it is necessary ; “i aT dash By ae through the key-|a trap across the handle to the/ the nearest saloon. Jim's work was| free to pack up and go if you wish Now you've got me interested It may be against Otto's pal, T “ Sl noterot tie an rs The box was still| done for me, I'm going to fight this) What kind of a joy ride do you! gon't know him fool wh Y were po! me as badly stained from its immersion in It was Braine’s HMeutenant, how-| out to the bitter end want | Very well. 3 oth knew that he Waa 7 bs ‘ : the salt water. At a certain time|ever, who took the news to Braine And take my word for it, the end No joy ric Lister And Jones and Norton and Ser cack Teton ncn 4: Mino ene youdlsk wan Onlbty withitaen trod te Ve have succeeded.” will be bitter. | ptiefly the conspirator outlined] van trooped out of the station hotel, you know, still retain wuthortt hiding place. It was stealthily| “Good!” sald Braine. Well? ; his needs, and finally the chauffeur] At fast Jones and the reporter 7 f eget ei bied to | ipper|opened. A hand reached in and He will go to the opera, He O, I shall stay. You know that/nodded, Five twenties were pressed] eittered a cheap lun m and or Regn the sania ugainst hope that) when it withdrew a packet of pa-|will have a box, Doubtless they| my future ts bound up in yours, In| into his hand and he curled up in| gered coffee and toast humor, I e,” laughed the revolver would| pers was also withdrawn, ‘The box| have arranged to deliver the pa-|the old days my advice generally| his seat again You're a wonderful man, Jones, amor, 1 suppose,” lnughed War conti inched aan tawenude and liners chet appealed to you as sound; and when} Servan entered his box. In the/even if you are an Englishman, ake that tivay ordinary thief,” de-| presently the spider returned to And the next thing 1s to get the you followed it you were success:| box next to his sat a handsomely Jim ‘as he called for the check, The two shook hands and Jim|clared the Russian; “and as wich I|find that his cunning trap had been| number of his box.” This Braine| ful. From the first T advised you| owned young woman. He threw|“qnglish?. What makes you think hurried off, The t r watched natantly hand you over to the/totally destroyed. With the infin-|had no difficulty in dotng. So not to pursue Hargreave. See what) her an idle glance, which was re-|y am English?” asked Jones with & him till he disappeared down the| hotel authorities unless you tell ite patience of his kind he began|that's all fixed. He calls himself! has happened! paid in kind. Later, Braine came in} oyrjous glitter in his eyes pone Gaadlly “whe and what poaee the weaving of another trap, Per-|Servan and registers from Parts Enough of this chatter, I've got/and sat down beside Olga “Pl tell you the night we put the He's a good lad,” he murmured,| The man remained dumb. He 8 this would be more successful| I'll show the fool that he has no| to die some time; tt will be with Everything looks ike plain sall-| 1. under Braine and company.” neh me Wave 14d; bad sapnay lel hens between th vil and the its predecessor Moujik to deal with this time my face toward this man I hate) ing,” he whispered sd Sone ain sana only an incident in human affaira| deep sea. If he told the truth the ter Henri Servan received a| “And what are these docu-| with all my soul, You trust to me;| Olga shrugged slightly Jones stared long 4 ws after all. I'll be a good angel and| organization would soon learn the| telephone call, He was informed| ments?” asked Olga Vl pull ont of this all right. You| During the intermission between] his young partner. What did he let the two be hap ince they| truth; if he kept still he would be| that his purpose in America would Ah, that's what we are so anx-| just fix yourself up stunningly for the first and second acts, Servan| really know? love each other have proved| lodged in jail rhaps indefinitely,| be realized by his presenc such |ious to find out ome papers are) the opera tonight and leave the) took the rear chair of his box, near inne i a tapneend [for he hadn't a savory police rec-jand such a box that night at the] going to be exchanged between this| rest to me. ‘the curtains, Braine, watehing with (To Be Continued)