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SERIAL STORY Chronicles sf Addington Peace By B. Fletcher Robinaoa Co-Auti with A. Cuou Doyle at "Th Hound ofths BknKll"c. MR-CORAN'S ELECTION (Continued.) Tbe local was Just steaming Into the station when a tat, red-faced man earn panting out of the booking -of fice. Peace gave my arm a squeeze aa be passed. That Is Horledge, the chief sup porter of Coran's opponent In tomor row' election," he whispered. "So yuu have been making lome new friends since I saw you last?" "One or two," be said, stepping in to a carriage. When we arrived at Brendon, the Inspector led me off to an Inn in the enter of the town. It was a pleasant, old-fashioned place, with black ratt an peering through the plaster of the celling and oak panelling high on the valla. The modern Brendon bad wrapped It about, but It had not changed for three centuries. Ton may find many such ancient inns about London, which watch the march of the red brick suburbs with a dig nified surprise, until one day the build er steps in, and the old coach and bones or white hart comes tumbling town, and a cheap chop and tea house reigns In its stead. We dined early. At half-past seven, by the grandfath er clock In the corner. Peace rose. "Mr. Coran's meeting does not be gin until eight; but I want to be there arty come along." Th platform was empty when we arrived, but a score of people wen already on the front benches. We did Dot Join them, seating ourselves near th door. Brendon, or the graver part of it, moved by us in a tiny stream. A few elden walked up to the platform with the air of those who realize that tbey are something in the world. The clock above them was pointing to the hour when, with a thumping of feet and a clapping of hands, Coran appeared, and shook bands with the white-whiskered old chairman. It was while the chairman was in troducing "the popular and venerated townsman who bad come to address them," that the red face of Mr. Hop ledge came peering In at the door. He stood there for a minute, and then modestly sat down on the bench be fore us. Peace touched my arm, and we moved along until we were just behind htm. The chairman ended at last, and, amid fresh applause, Coran rose and stood gazing down at the little crowd with a lenevolent satisfaction. Their respect and admiration was the breath of life to the man. You could see it In bis eyes. In bis gesture aa he beg ged for silence. -My friends" He bad got no farther when Hot ledge sprang to bis feet with a raised hand. "Mr. Chairman," he shouted. "I have a question to ask the candidate." There was a slight outcry, a few hisses and groans; but the tide of lo cal politics did not run strongly In Brendon. Besides, everyone knew HoTledge. He had the largest gro cer's Ehop In the town. "It would be better to question him after bU speech, Mr. Horledge," pro tested the old chairman. "1 should prefer to answer this gen tleman at once," Coran Interposed. SAVING THE ITALIAN BABIES Maternity Insursnce In That Coun try Has Greatly Reduced Infant Mortality. Italy Joined In 190J the few Euro pean states which have established laws for the better protection of wo men working In Industrial occupations after confinement. This law prohib ited women from working for a month after confinement, but contained do provisions about the collecting of funds from which thn expenses could be defrayed. For this reason regiv latlons were generally disregarded, and women went back to work as soon as they were able to do so. At th end of April, 1312, a new law came Into force. All women In Indus tries between fifteen and fifty year He stood wtth till hands. rtnrrnf and unclasping, before htai, but nev er moved his eyes from his opponent There was grit in the fellow, after all. "It would be simpler If yon with drew," said th red-faced man. shuffl ing his feet uneasily. "That your party's candidal might be returned unopposed?" "Dont force me to explain," cried Horledge. "Why not withdraw!" "You wast th time of the meet ing." "Very well, gentlemen, I say that Mr. Coran there la no fit candidate, because" There is something unsettling in the otRctal tap on the shoulder which th police of all countries cultivate, something which it dot's not take pre vious experience to recognise. Hor 1 edge's face turned a shad paler aa be glanced over his shoulder at Um little man who baa thus demanded bis attention. "And what do you want? be growled. "I am Inspector Addington Peace, of the Criminal Investigation depart ment. I warn you. Mr. Horledge, that you are lending yourself to an attempt at blackmail." The detective spoke in so oft a voice that I, who was standing by hla side, could barely catch the words. "Bleaa my soul, you aay soT" cried th other. "I should like a five minutes' talk with Mr. Coran and yourself. After that you may take your own course. Will you suggest itT" Mr. Horledge did not take long to make up his mind. He told th meet ing that he might have been misin formed. If they would permit It, be asked for a five minutes' private con versation with the candidate. The meeting received the ausrges tlon wtth cheers. It was something unusual In the monotony of such func tions. We walked np th central aisle between a couple of hundred pairs of curious eyes, mounted the platform, and followed Coran Into a small ante room, the door of which Peace closed behind him. "On June IS the Brendon Anti-Vrvi-section society, of which you, Mr. Horledge, are president, received the ltM I lLr.L. ''I Will TE5 sum of twenty pounds from an anony mous source." said the little detec tive. "Certainly." "That sum was extorted from Mr. Coran by the threat of revealing the secret which Miss Rebecca Coran told you this morning, and which you veri fied this afternoon by a reference to the old newspaper files In the British museum." "I had no Idea this i moat sur prising. I Is it illegal?" be stutter ed. "Blackmail for whatever purpose is Illegal. Further attempts have been made to extort money. It la because they failed that you were placed In possession of the facts today." "It seemed a mean trick, anyway," said Horledse, penitently. "I wish I had never listened to the old cat But, Squaretoes I beg your pardon, Mr. Coran I mean our friend here has always been such a model that I thought It rather fun. He can win the election, and welcome, after this." "That Is all, then. I want a word In private with these two gentlemen. of age belong now to an obligatory maternity Insursnce fund. The em ployer pays the dues of 20 to 40 cents a year, and Is allowed to deduct half the amount from thu wages. These dues, together with fines of employes for violation of the law and a govern ment subsidy, makes It poaslble to give In case of confinement IS. It does not make any difference whether the woman Is married or not. Mother and child are thus taken of for at least one month after the birth of tbe In fant The Italian law requires, furth er, that a factory wtth more than fifty women workers must provide a decent room In which mothers can at tend to their babies and nurse them. Frequently, large factories bave a kind of day nursery with a trained nurse In charge. Infant mortality bas been greatly reduced among Industrial workers. The Surrey. Good" rdgM to you. and many foanlrs." "Great Boot! Inspector, but you gave m a fright 1 hope, Mr. Coran, you don't boar malice? That's all right, then. Good night all." As he disappeared through th door th elder man dropped tutu a chair, covering his fare with his hands. "This is shocking!" be groaned. "Oh. Mr. Peace, are you sure it was my sister?" "There is no doubt at all." "Hut what can I do now?" be asked, looking from on to the other of us, with a pitiable expression. "Shall I withdraw r "Nonsense," said the little detec tive, firmly, "tight your election and win It, air; and the best wajr to begin Is to go back and tell them all about lL" "Oo and tell them? Qo and tail the meeting?" be cried. "Yea. They'll like you all the bet ter for It. Do you suppose there la no human nature In Brendon? Are yon going to keep this miserable scan dal hanging over your head all your life? If you stick to politics some one is sure to rake It up. He a man. Mr. Coran, and get It over now." "I will." He had got to his feet, his eye set with a sudden determination. H stretched out his hand to each of us, turned about, and marched out of th room like a soldier leading a forlorn hope against a fortress. As the door slammed behind him. Peace looked at me with an expression in which sym pathy and humor were oddly mingled. "Take my word for it. Mr. Phillips," he said, "many a reputation for dea perat valor baa been won by a less sacrifice." It was not until after two days that I heard the arguments by which the Inspector had worked bis way to a conclusion. Tbey form a good ex ample of his methods. "It was evident." be said, "that the blackmailer knew Coran's character, his position as regards the election, and the details of his house and grounds. Those facts suggested a relative or close personal friend. The theory that It was a relative was strengthened by the newspaper cut ting. It waa not a thing a casual ao- 13 SKXEN&I i G2GWO. quahitance would be likely to keep b) him all these yeara. "From Coran I learnt that be had had differences of opinion with Mist Rebecca. In my conversation wltt her she spoke bitterly of bis refusal to subscribe to ber society for the pre . I - ..I I , ' 1. ... J veuuoD oi u. . .1 T i V a m . . Ing the financial difficulties in whlcs the local branch, of which she Is th secretary, was placed. Those facta Impressed me. "Before Apple ton arrived last nJghl I bad carefully searched the summer house. In a corner of the woodwork I discovered a note from Mlse Emily. Tbe place was the lover's letter box Indeed, I had been expecting thai young gentleman's appearance kmg before be came. I did not, however, tell this to Mr. Coran when be pressed for an arrest It would hardly have been fair on tbe glrL I do not Imag ine that they will And the old gen tleman so stony-hearted after to night. As for the young man. In tbe Inquiries I made concerning him, 1 found nothing that waa not straight 1 nnd honest. I put him out of the list at an early date. "Who the person may have been that listened at the window I cannot 1 say; but I conclude it was Miss Re becca. She certainly did not attempt to carry off the parcel. "This morning I discovered that an anonymous donation of twenty pouDds was sent to Miss Rebecca's society the day after the first successful attempt at blackmail. I kept an eye on tbe house, and shortly after midday she walked down to Horledge's shop. He is the president of her society. They remained for some time together, and then Horle'lKo took a train to London. I followed Mm to the newspaper room In tbe Itrltlsh museum. Things wer becoming plainer. "I have now no doubt that Mlse Re becca guessed who w were from tbe first She told the secret to Horledge, who was, you remember, one of bar brother's chief opponent In the elec tion, out of sheer feminine sptt. I suspected the man would attempt something at tbe meeting on Friday night My suspicion waa correct, ae you saw." "And th election r "H won his seat on the council. I think fa deserved It. Mr. Phillips." (CILUOXICXJL3 TO BE CONTUTOKZm) NEWS NOTES OF CURRENT WEEK Resume of World's Important Events Told in Brief. A Democratic caucus has agreed on income tax provisions. F.leven boys were drowmd at Law rence. Mass., when a fragile bridge collapsed. President Wilson takes three days' rest aboard the residential yacht Mayflower. Plentiful rains and fine crop reports from the Northwest lower wheat prices at Chicago. Kemnants of General Ojeda's fed eral army have arrived at Guayma in deplorable condition. The Supreme court has agreed to the dissolution plan of the Union and Southern Pacific merger. San Francisco's postmaster has re fused to resign at the request of Post master General Burleson. The attorney general of Minnesota as decided that cigarettes cannot be sold on trains in that state. Bulgarians attacked Greeks and Ser vians on all sides, and a general war between the former Balkan Rallies be gins. In a speech in Portalnd, ex-Vice President Fairbanks lauded the United States for the manner in which it had performed its Christian duty towards Cuba and the Philippines. A hail player at Baker. Or., was struck on the forehead by a pitched ball and lies unconscious in the hospv tal with a badly fractured Bkull and small hope of recovery. A system of elective studies is be ing introduced in Oregon high schools, enabling students to take only those branches which they will need in their chosen trades or professions. While flying over the federal lines at Guaymas, Didier Masson, the French aviator employed by the Mex ican rebels, was fired uiion and was seen to suddenly lurch and descend within the federal lines. The German National Association of Chambers of Commerce has begun an active war on the American Tobacco trust. The recent lobby inquiry is believed to have done much good, and is now to be extended to investigate fresh charges. Duke Ludwig, of Bavaria, aged 82 years, is seeking divorce. Alaskan natives are becoming wealthy raising reindeer. Governor Durne has signed the Illinois woman sutfrsge bill. The Oregon board of pardons de clares the "honor system" a failure. The hotel St Denis, one of the old est and most noted in New York, is bankrupt. Investigations reveal an elaborate effort to "bunco" Wall Street by cer tain financial interests. The Arctic exploration ship Kar luk lias left Victiora, H. C, for Nome, where Stefansson and his party will join her. rOKTLAM) MARKETS Wheat-Track prices : Club. 90ft, 92c per bushel; bluestem, 95ft 90c; forty , . . . ,,,'. u' . ' 92e. ()ats--No. 1 white, $29fi;30 per ton; stained and off grade, less. MillstufTs Bran, $24.G0ri25 per ton; shorts, $20.00(27; middlings, 131. Harley Feed, f 23.MXW 24 ; brewing, nominal; rolled, $28.6ur7,29. Hay Eastern Oregon timothy, choice, $1XW19 per ton; alfalfa, $13 ft14. Onions Red and yellow, $1.25 per sack. Vegetables Artirhokes, 75c per dozen ; asparagus, Oregon, hiicdi $ 1 ; beans, 5v6c pound; cabbage, ljfi7 2c; cauliflower, $2 per crate; corn, 40c per dozen; cucumbers, 90e per box; eggplant, 25c pound; head lettuce, 35 f40c per dozen; peas, 3ft 5c pound. Green fruits Apples, new, $1.25 per box; old, nominal ; strawberries, 50ft,75c per crate; cherries, 4ft 10c per pound; apricots, $1. 25ft 1.50 per box; cantaloupes, $1. 75ft 2.60 per crate; peaches, 90eft$1.25 per lmx; raspberries, $1.75 per crato; logan berries, $1. 75ft 2 per crate. Poultry Hens, 13ft l.'ijc per pound; springs, 18ft20c; turkeys, live, 18ft, 20c; dressed, choice, 24ft 25c; ducks, 12c. Fggs Oregon ranch, case count, 23ft 21c per dozen ; candled, 25ft 2f!c. Hutter City creamery, cubes, 28c per pound; prints, 30c. Pork Fancy, 10jftllc per pound. Veal Fancy, 14ft 14 Jc per ound. Hops 1912 crop, 13ft 15c pound; 1913 contracts, 14ft 14Jc. Wool Kastern Oregon, 10Jft164c per pound; valley, 18ft,19c; mohair, 1913 clip, 31c. Grain Bags Portland, 9ift9e. Cattle Choice steers, $8ft8.75; good, $7.2Cft.7.75; medium, $7ft7.25; choice cows, $6. 50ft 7. 50; good, $0.25 ftfi.50; medium, $0ftf.25; choice calves, $8ft9; good heavy calves, $0.50 ft,7.60; bulls, $4ftR. Hogs Light, $8.50ft9.15; heavy, $7. 50ft 7.90. Sheep Wethers, $4ft5; ewes, $3fti 4.50; lambs, $5ft,7 HUNDREDS DIE FROM IIKAT Mississippi Vlly and F.at Suffer inn Severely. Chicago Kcports received up t Wednesday night showed that at least 112 persons died Wednesday as a re sult of the heat wave in the Central West, which has continued milliter ruptedly for six days. It extended from Denver to Pittsburg", and as far north as Lake Superior. From Ut? degrees at Pittsburg, the teniHraturo through the whole Middle West ranged well into the '.Mis. Mar quette, usually cool, on the shore of Lake Superior, recorded 9- degrees and culminating with 102 degrees in Chicago. This gave Chicago a record for the day of being the hottest place in the United Stales except for Tuc son, Arix.. where the temperature ulso was 102. Fatalities due to the heat were re ported at Hibbing. Mum.: Hiwabik, Minn.: Milwaukee, Kaeino. Lacrosse. Wis.; Peoria. St. Louis, Grand Rapids, Cleveland and Chicago. In Chicago alone there were 47 deaths officially reMirted. From different points in Wisconsin 13 deaths were reported. Drownings, electrical storms, high winds and intense heat were the. feat ures of the weather near Duluth. Heat prostrations were beyond count. Fortv-six persons are known to have 'died here as a result of the intense heat. This number includes only the cases reorted hy the coroner and the police, and It is expected will be In creased by reports of private physi cians. Of these deaths. S9 were the d'rect result of heat, tive persons committed suicide, directly traceable to the heat, and two deaths were of children seek ing relief. RIG CHRISTIAN MF.KT OFL.W':!) Ten Thousand in Portland Turn Out in Rain. Portland, Or. In the presence of 10,000 people the second WoiM's Christian Citizenship conference open ed Monday afternoon in Multnomah stadium. The sessions will continue for eight days. A thin drizzle of rain which started at the opening hour failed to daunt either participants or audience, and the out-of-door exer cises were carried out as scheduled. Addresses of welcome were made by Governor West; Charles K. Wolvcr ton, judge of the United States Dis trict court; T. J. Cleeton, county ami probate judge of Multnomah county. and II. It. Albec, mayor-elect of Port land. Response was made by the pre siding officer of the conference, Dr. James S. Martin, of Pittsburg. Two addresses featured the opening day's proceedings, "I Am for Men," by the Kev. Kobert F. Coy In. I). D., of Denver, and "Government of the People, by the People and fur the Peo ple," by the Kev. James T. McCory, I). D., of Pittsburg. Ministerial and lay delegates to the conference spoke in various churches Sunday. MON DF.LL HKLI'S KNTRYMKN Hills Are Introduced Relating to Homestead Lands. Washington, D. C. A bill provid ing; for a second homestead or desert land entry to all qualified eritrymen having lost or abandoned a former entry has been introduced by Repre sentative Momlell. The bill would make cancellation of the former entry on account of fraud or the salu of the former entry at a price greater than the tiling fees, the only disqualifica tion. Mr. Mondell has also introduced a hill providing complete title to entry men who have accepted limited titles to lands withdrawn on acount of min erals but later restored as non-mineral. Cigarettes Under Ran. St. Paul-Cigarettes cannot be sold on trains in Minnesota, according to an opinion given by the state attorney general's office. The decision was handed down in reply to a question. A law adopted at the last session of the legislature provided for the sale of cigarettes by licensed dealers. The attorney general's ollice in its derision declared that the new law only provid ed for the sale of cigarettes at one place and a definite municipality, while trains travel through any num ber of towns. Tobacco Truat Target. Berlin The German National Asso ciation of Chambers of Commerce has called on its members to siipsirt act ively the campaign to check the pro gress of the American Tobacco trust in Germany and to edurate the busi ness world and German consumers up to the dangers arising from a possible trust monopoly. Two large defensive organizations of non-trust tobacco men have been formed already and business men are urged by the association to join them. Four Sister Drown. VMUarl In, I t,... . . "r Krs, sisiers, onro fliviuiniul V. . . -.. I . i ., " - - in-rc wnen mo inree elder girls sprang into St. Joseph's river in a vain attempt to save a younger sister. Graco Schwyn, 7 years old, fell into the river while f tl r L inn Vi.il..a i- t . . . v. ,ifiiM a iimn wnicn overhung the water. The other girls Alice, 16; Clara, 13, and Ida, 11, nt empted to save her and themselves were all drowned. The bodies were recovered. LIBERTY BELL MAY COME WEST Young Ladies (Jet Promise From Philadelphia Mayor. I'rUeleaa Kellc U "Personal Prop, erty" of City-Question RU With New City Council. Washington, D. C lobbyists j are the nine young women from Or, gon, Washington and Idaho who !. vadud the Fast under the leadershln of Phil S. Hates, of Portland, to wrest temporarily from the City of Hrvthcr. ly I.ove its most treasured relic, thi Liberty Hell. When Mr. Hates set out forth Fast with his pnrty, mostly school teachers, he and the others had th idea that the Liberty Hell is a nation al relic, in which the people ofthi Pacific Coast have the same inlernt and control as the city of Philadelphia, where the bell reposes. The Philadtl. phiana, however, produced their proof to show that the Liberty Hell a , fact the pnqierty of the city of Phil, dclphia, having been purchased by tht cny mvuny us in uevomtlun .:.. I.....L I I, unary times. This necessitated a rhanire In tk tactics of the young stead of making a women, siui is. demand that tot bell 1m sent West in 1915. they used their artful wiles on the hearty mayor and on the hundred-odd members of the Philadelphia city council to con vince them that Philadelphia, in tht interest of patriotism, ought to allow its treasure to be carried across tht ointment. In the party liraded by Mr. Hates are Marvel !larmv K Perce, Lewis county, Idaho; Laura II. Dawson, Voltage, Harney county, Or.; Fthel M. Hutchcroft, Yamhill, Or.; Nett K. Drew, Klamath Falls, Or.; Helle Crawford Nelson, Veers, Or.; Mabel Morrison, Colfax, Wash.; Mi; Springer. Walla Walla, Wash. ; Sara A. Mosely, Hicl-.leton, Wash., aul Mrs. G. L. Haikey, rhawnn, county suerintcndent of public instruction, Kittitas county, Washington. Mayor Hlatikenship extended a for- 1 1 it 1 greeting to the young women, who pointed out that by the taking of the bell on a journey to the Pacific Coast thousands of school children along the route would have an oppor tunity to gaze on the relic. The mayor replied that his latt doubt had been removed, and said that in so far aa it lay within his power b would help along the project, lie ei plumed that the city council, rather than the mayor, had control of tht bell. However, as the matter must await the election of a new city council, no dclinitu answer ran be had until next winter. The members of the HaUi party are satisfied they have paved tbt way for a favorable derision. IIKAT KILLS 51 IN ONE DAT Sudden Torriditjr Causes Suffering Fast of Koekica. Chicago Tho following is the desth roll from tho excessive heat for om day throughout the Fast anil Middle West: Chicago. 10; Mailwsukee. 6; Phila delphia. 9; St. Paul. 10; Boston, 1; Cleveland, 15; Minneapolis, I. From the Kocky Mountains to Ida Atlantic sealsiard the sun Saturday beat down pitilessly, causing death and suirerinir over a wide area. Ki f- i ty-one deaths, directly attributable to nest, were reported from the larger centers of population, and 114 proatra tions were reKirl'l, this latter figur evidently being far short of the actual number of persons who suffered sun stroke, as from many places the num ber of deaths only was sent over the w ires, with no mention msde of th number of prostrations. (olden Straps Restored. Washington, D. C Naval olncvrt want their golden shoulder msrkl back, and Secretary Daniels deciiW Saturday that they should have them. Hear Admiral Badger, commander-in-chief of the Atlantic fleet, and S ma jority of his officers recommended tht reversal of several of ex-Serretary Meyer's orders for changes in the un iform. The order provides for art turn to the type of shoes formerly worn ami makes it optional with bu reau chiefs whether they shall wrar the rear admiral's uniform on speciw occasions. Women lo Oppoae Ballot. Boston - A hot weather stump-speak-lug campaign extending "from the tip of Cape Cod to the top of the Berk shires" is announced by Mrs. Jamas M. Codrnan, following a meeting Of the executive committee of the Mas sachusetts Society Oposed to the Fur ther Kxtension of Suffrage to Wo men, of which she is president. Pi"! ing on July 22, a week will be devoted to Cape Cod, after which the ' more votes for women" speakers will move westward. Tho organizat""1 has a membership of 20.000 women. Geneva Women Vote First. Geneva, 111. The honor of being th first women In the state of Hlinoit W vote under the new woman iiffraK law will rorne to the women of tm city July 15, when a proposal for fr kindergartens goes before the voters. Promoters of thn. free kindergsrtrti say that with the women voting we cess is assured.