TITE ST73TOAT OKEGOTflAX, rORTLAyP, ' APRIL
SO- 1911. : .
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I IX WONDERFUL JOHN DORY
JOHN DORT. who had arrived
fV M Genarvoa Court from the
' utnn railway etatlon, wu ush
ered by th butler to th door of on of
tlia rooms on th ground floor, over
looking tha park. A policeman waa
ther oo -am.r3 policeman by hi at
titude and salute, although be waa la
plain elotbee. John Dorr nodded, and
turned to tha butlar.
Ton see, tha man knows me." ha
aald. "Her la my card. I am John
Dory from Scotland Tard. X want to
hav a faw word wttb tha sergeant"
Tha butlar tornad toward an aldarly
gentleman In a pink coat and riding
breeches, who had Just descended Into
tba halL
"Hla lordship la bara." ba said. "Thara
la a gentleman from Scotland Tard.
your lordship, who wishes to enter tha
morning-room to apeak with tha ser
geant." "Inspector John Dory, at your lord
ahlp'a aarrlce." John Dory said, salut
ing. Lord Clenarvon smiled.
"I should hare thought that, under
tha circumstances." ha said, "two ef you
would have been enough. Still, pray go
in and apeak to the sergeant; Rather
dull week for him. I'm afraid, and quite
unnecessary.
I am not so sura, your lordship.
John Dory answered. "The Clenarvon
diamonds are known all over the world,
and I suppose there Isn't a thieve' den
in Europe that does not know that they
will remain here exooeed with your
daughter's other wedding presents."
John Dory waa accordingly admitted
Into the room which was so Jealously
guarded. The windows had every one
of them been boarded up. and tha elec
tric lights, consequently, fully turned
oa. A lone table stood In the middle of
tba apartment. serving aa support for
a long glava show-rase, open at tha
top. Within this, from end to and.
stretched the present which a Urge cir
cle of acquaintances were presenting to
one of tha most popular young women
in society, on tha occasion of her ap
proaching marriage to the Duke of Ro
chester. In the middle, the wonderful
Clenarvon diamonds, set in tha form of
a tiara, flashed strange lights Into
the sombrely lit apartment.. At tfca
end of the labia a police sergeant waa
sitting.
"Oood morning. Saunders." John Dory
sM. "I see you've got It pretty snug
In here."
"Pretty well, thank you. sir." Saun
ders answered. "Is there anything stir
ring -Not exactly that. Saunders." ha aald.
"To tell you the truth. I came down
here because of that list of guests you
sent me up."
Saunters smiled.
I tl.lnk I can ru-ii the nama yon
alng'.ed out. sir." he said.
"It was rter Run, of course." John
Dory said. "What la he doing here In
the house, under his own "name, and aa
a gueitr
"I have asked no questions, sir."
Faunders answered. "I underlined tha
name in c.ise it mlirht seem worth your
while to make Inquiries."
John Dory went round the boarded
windows, examine the work carefully
until ho reached tha door.
"I am going to see if I ran have a
word with bis lordship," ha said.
Ha caoght Lord Clenarvon In tha act
of mounting hla horse in tha great
courtyard.
There la no name, your lordship,
among your list of guests, concerning
whom I wish to have a word with you."
the detective aald "tha nama of Mr.
Peter Ruff."
'Don't kow anything about him."
Lord Clenarvon answered cheerfully.
-Tou must see my daughter. Lady
Mary. It was she who sent htm his Ir
ritation. Seems a decent sort of fel
low, and rides aa well as the best."
John Dory returned into the bouse to
make Inqulrtca respecting Lady Mary.
In a few minutes ha waa shown Into
her presence.
"Another detective!" aha exclalrneJ.
T am sure I ought to feel quits safe
now. What can I do for you, Mr.
Dory?"
"I have had a list of tha guests sent
to me." John Dory answered. "In which
I notice the name of Mr. Peter Ruff."
"Do you want t know all about Mr.
Rug? Lady Mary asked smiling.
"If your ladyship will pardon my say
ing so." John Dory answered. "I think
that neither you nor anyone else could
tall ma that. What I wlahed to aay
waa that I understood that wo at Scot
land Tard were placed In charge of
your Jewels until after tha wedding.
Mr. Peter RuS Is. aa you may ba aware,
a private detective himself."
"I understand perfectly." Lady Mary
aald. "I can assure you. Mr. Dory, that
Mr. Ruff la here entirely aa a personal
and very valued friend of my own. On
two occasions, of naa rvnavreu very
signal service to my family services
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ilgnal service to my family services 1 M arqula." Peter Rnff answered, "the 1 been on duty outside was standing over started. Saunders was
HOW OPEN All. JCiiObLS PREVENT TU
" B "" . .. ihat on mates. A achoolroom, three of whose t "1 .Tm'nrMart I others
IT roiur- P. JACOBS. Ph. D
NOT long ago a doctor In a West
ern city waa making bis first
round of Inspection of the children
la one of tha public schools, when he
found a girl of 1 with well developed
symptoms of tuberculosis. Sitting In
tha same sea with her waa a girl of t.
who evidenced tha first atgna of the
same disease.
Under tha law of tha state, tha doc
tor promptly forbade both girls to at
tend the pablio schools aa long as they
war la a tuberculoua condition. Be
fore sending them home, however, be
questioned each child about bar home
surroundings. The father of the older
girl was an habitual drunkard, and her
mother had died of consumption. She
waa living with aa aunt, whose son
also had tha same disease. The source
from which the little girl had been In
fected waa easily discernible. The
younger child came from a family la
moderate circumstances, none of whose
members bad over bad tuberculosis. It
was. therefore, taken for granted that
she bad contracted tha disease from her
seat scat.
No Provision for Children.
White both children were excluded
from school, the city made no prepara
tion for their education. They were la
the anomalous position of being com
pelled by tha compulsory education
law to go to school sntll thy were
14. and of be la- forbidden school privi
leges because they bad tuberculosis,
and thera was a school for tuberculous
children.
While these, things wera happening
In the West, another case, similar la
aome ree-pects. cama to the writer at
tention from a New Jersey town. The
father la a family of eight children
had just died after a llogerlcg sickness
which I am qnlta unable to requite.'
jonn Lory ooweo.
"In that case, your ladyship. ba
said, "there la nothing mora to ba aald.
I conceive It, however, to ba my duty
to tell you that tn tha opinion of Scot
land Tard there ara things about tha
career of Mr. Pater Ruff which need
explanation."
Lady Mary laughed frankly.
"My dear Mr. Dory," she aald. "thla
la one of tha cases, then. In which I can
assure you that I know mora than
Scotland Tard. There la no person in
tha world In whom I have more confi
dence, and with mora reason, than Mr.
Peter Ruff."
. . .
Aa a matter of fact, this. In soma re
spects tba most remarkable of tha ad
ventures which bad ever befallen Mr.
Peter Ruff, came to blm by accident.
Lady Mary had Insisted upon his com
ing with his wife to tha party which
was assembling at Clenarvon Court in
honor of her own approaching wedding.
Peter Ruff for several daya had thor
oughly enjoyed himself. He had. how
ever, a very distinct and disagreeable
shock when, on tha night of John
Dorye appearance. ha recognised
among a few newly-arrived guests tha
Marqula ad So grange. Ha took tha op
portunity, aa soon aa possible, of with
drawing his wife from a little circle
among whom they had been talking,
to a more retired corner of the room.
"Violet." he aald. "don't look behind
now -
"I recognised blm at once." sha Inter
rupted. "It la tha Marqula da So
grange." "It will ba beat for you." ha aald.
"not to notice him. Of course, hla pres
ence here may ba accidental. At tha
same time. X am uneasy."
She understood In a moment.
"The Clenarvon diamonds!" sbo whis
pered. "It la Just tha sort of affair which
would appeal to tha "Double-Pour." ha
said. "Violet, if I were not aura that ha
had seen me, I should leave tha house
thin minute."
"Why?" aha asked, wonderingly.
"Don't yon onderstand that I myself
am still what they call a correapondlng
member of the 'Double-Four. and they
have a right to appeal to ma for help
In this country, aa I have a right to
appeal to them for help or Information
In France? Wa have both made usa of
one another, to some extent. No doubt,
if the Marqula haa any scheme In hla
mind, be would look upon me as a val
uable ally."
Sha turned alowly pale.
-peter." aha said, "you wouldn't
dream to be so foolish?"
He shook his head firmly.
"What would happen If you refused
to help?" she asked, tremulously.
"I do not know." Peter .Ruff an
swered. "The conditions ara a little se
vere. But. after all. there are no hard-and-fast
rules. It rests with tha Mar
quis himself to shrug hla shoulders and
appreciate my position. Perhapa ha
may not even exchange a word with
me. Hera la Lord Sotherst coming to
talk to you. Remember, don't recog
nise Sogranga."
Dinner that night was an unusually
cheerful meaL Peter Ruff, who was
an excellent raconteur, told many
stories. Tha Marqula do Sogrange waa
perhapa the next successful In hla ef
forts to entertain his neighbors. Vio
let found him upon her left hand, and
although he showed not the slightest
signs of having ever seen her before,
tbey were very soon excellent friends
After dinner. Sogrange and Peter Ruff
drifted together on their way to tha
bllllard-room. Sogranga continued to
talk courteously of trifles until, having
decided to watch the first game, they
found themselvea alone on the leather
divan surrounding tha room.
"This Is an unexpected pleasure, my
friend." Sogrange aald. "Professional T" '
"Not la the least." Peter Ruff an
swered. T have had tha good fortune
to render Lady Mary and Lord Sotherst,
her brother, at different times, serv
ices which they ara pleased to value
hlerhlv. We ara here as ordinary guests
my wife and L"
The Marqula sighed.
"Mr. Ruff." be said, "what do yon
suppose tha Income from my estate
amounta tor
Peter Ruff shook his head.
"Somewhere about seven millions of
franca." Sogrange declared. "There are
few man In Parte mora extravagant
than L but I cannot spend my Income.
Do you think that It la for the sake of
gain that I have coma across the Chan
nel to add tha Clenarvon diamonds to
our coffers?"
Peter Ruff sat very still.
"You mean that?" be aald.
"Of course!" Sogrange answered.
"Didn't you realise It directly you saw
ma? Don't you underatand that it Is
tha gambler's instinct the restleaa de
sire to ba playing pitch-end-toss with
fate, with honor, with life and death.
If you will that brings such aa myself
lain 111, ran., v. iiiw ivwuiv-r vw. i
of consumption, leaving the mother
and children In practically destitute
circumstances. Shortly after the
father's death tha mother was In bed
In the last atagea of consumption. She
died in less than two months. A few
weeka later the oldest daughter, aged
IS. developed a racking cough and was
found to be a well advanced case of
tuberculosis. She Is now dead, and
three of the little children have been
Infected with the aam dread disease,
but there Is some ohanee of their re
covery. Before the father died every
effort waa made to place him In a hos
pital, but there waa no institution that
would receive him. An attempt was
made also to segregate the mother, but
It met with failure. There waa no
hospital that would accept her. even If
her car were paid for. The oldest
daughter was. after much difficulty,
placed In a private hospital in order to
prevent further Infection of the other
members of the family. From thla one
advanced case of tuberculosis, however,
the needless aacriflc of two Uvea and
the Infection of at least three mora waa
caused.
In these two stories, both of which
might be duplicated tn moat of their
essential details many thousands of
times, lie two of tba most Important
problems ot the anti-tuberculosis cam
paign tha car of the tuberoulous
child In soma sort of special school or
Institution, and the segregation of tha
dangerous advanced case) of tubercn
lc.ls from those whom h la liable to
Infect
School Children Infected.
Based on a careful study of all of tha
available statistics. It Is estimated that
there ara 100.009 children now In the
public schools of the United States
who will surely die of tuberculosis be
fore they are Is years of age un
less) something la don especially to
oj3Y E. PHIfcLIPa OPPENHEIM.
.... . . , -.t- j v.. aw- xn-tnf. Thi
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confidence with which yon have hon
ored me. Inspire ma to make you one
request. I am here. Indeed, as a friend
of the family. Tou will not ask ma to
help In any designs you may have
against tha Clenarvon Jewels?"
Sogranga leaned back In hla chair
and laughed aoftly.
"Oh. Peter Ruff." he said, "we will
see. I make no promises. All that I
Insist upon, for the present, is mi y
do not leave thla house-party without
advising me. Come, I must play bridge
with the Countess. "
Tha following night, being tha last
but one before tha wadding itself, a
large dinner party had been arrangea
for. The meal waa about half-way
through when those who were not too
entirely engrossed In conversation wera
startled by bearing a dull, rumbling
aound. Peter Ruff and the Marqula da
Sogrange were among tha flrat to
spring to their feet,
"It's an explosion somewhere," the
latter cried. "Sounds close at hand,
too."
They made their way out Into tha
halL Exactly opposite waa the room
In which the wedding presents had been
placed, and where for daya nothing had
been aeen but a closed door and a man
on duty outside. The door now stood
wide open, and In place of the single
aleotria light which waa left burning
through the evening, tha place seemed
almost aflame.
Ruff. Sogrange and Lord Sotharst
were tha flrat three to cross the thresh
old. Tbey were met by a rush of cold
wind. Opposite to them, two of the
windows, with their noaraings. naa
been blown away. Sergeant Saunders
waa still sitting In his usual place at
the end of the table, hla head bent upon
hla folded arma. The man who had
been on duty outalde waa standing over
. wt- T?t!fnttne- that OQ
an average each child who dies ot tu
berculosis haa had alx years of school
ing, the aggregate loss In wasted dura
tion amounta each year to $1,162,000.
Thla. of course, does not Include the
probable value of the Uvea of these
children had they lived to manhood and
womanhood, which would Increase tha
annual loss by millions more. Nor do
these figures tell anything of the suf
fering army of tuberculoua children
who are now struggling to keep up
with their elasses In the public schools.
A few years ago an Investigation waa
made In Stockholm, Sweden, to And
out how many children in th schools
had tuberculosis. They found that l.il
per cent were so afflicted. Not a large
percentage, but ir It were ayyu
evenly to all th aohool children In the
United States between the agea of
eight and fifteen, there would b nearly
J7S.000 boys and girls positively af
fected with tuberculosis. If to this
number wer added the thousands of
children, who are. because of their
home environment, constantly exposed
to the dangers of tuberculosis, or who
are physically weak and predisposed to
thla disease, how the army of those
who are alck and also those who are
almost sick would be Increased.
O pen-Air School Established.
Obviously, these boys and girls need
something more than books, black
boards and the Three R's." They need
food, clothes, fresh air and medical at
tendance In addition to th school
routine. To give such sickly children
this additional equipment for life's
work, th open air school was estab
lished In Providence tn 107 by Dr.
Ellen A. Stone. Dr. Stone, aa medical
Inspector In the schools of Providence,
realized the needs of th tuberculous
children she met and the dangers to
which, they wer exposing their class
him. white with horror. Far away in
tha distance.. down the park, on could
faintly hear tha throbbing or an an
gina. Tha room itself the whole glit
tering array of presents seemed un
touched. Only the great centerpiece
tha Clenarvon diamonds had gone.
Even as they stood there, tha rest of
the guests crowding into the open door,
John Dory tore through. Peter Ruffa
calm voice penetrated tha din of
tongues.
"Lord Sotherst" ha said, "you have
telephonea to the keepers' lodges. There
helnar driven southwards
at full speed. Telephone down, and
have your gates secured. Dory, I should
keep every one out of the room. Soma
one must telephone for a doctor. X
suppose your man has been hurt"
Unwillingly, the people were led
away. A doctor, who had been among;
the guests, waa examining Saunders.
"The poor fellow haa been shot In
the back of the head with some pecu
liar Implement." he said. "The bullet Is
very long almost like a needle and It
seems to have penetrated very nearly
to the base of the brain. An Inch high
er up and he must have died at once.
I want some of the men servanta to
help me carry him to a bedroom."
John Dory turned to the man whom
they had found standing over hlm;
"Tell ua exactly what happened.'
"I waa atandlng outside the door, the
man answered. "I heard no sound Inside
there waa nothing to excite suspicion
In any way. Suddenly there waa this
explosion. It took me. perhaps. 30 or 40
seconds to get the key out of my pocket
and unlock the door. When I nter?d'
the aide cTthe room was blown In like
that, tha diamonds were gone, Saunders
was leaning forward Just In the position
he U In now, and there wasn't another
soul In sight. Then you and the others
came. . .
John Dory rushed from tha room; they
had brought him word that the car waa
"few seconda later, the pursuit was
. i c.inui.n was carried oui ji
mates. A achoolroom, three or wnose
sides were taken out entirely, wm
fitted up. and here, exposed to sun and
rain, frost and snow, 15 boys and girls
have eince kept up with their achool
work, and gained health and strength
besides. So successful waa Dr. Stone's
experiment that within six months
Pltsburg had established a school, and
In another year Boston, Hartford, New
Vork and Chicago followed. There are
today 6E open air schools and classes In
the United States. Soma of them ar
for children who hav tuberculosis;
tome only for children who are pre
disposed to the disease, while recently
several schools In Chicago, Boston and
Washington hav been opened for all
the children In a given grade, both
sick and welL It Is found that th
open windows, both Summer and Win
ter, are conducive, to good health and
that every on is helped by tha fresh
air.
Routine of Open-Air- Schools.
But some on may wonder what th
children do at an open air school. Th
practice varies in d'fferent schools, but
In most cases on entering th school
for th first time each child is assigned
his desk or chair, and Is furnished be
sides his books, with a reclining chair,
a Bleeping bag, a warm overcoat mit
tens, hood, overshoee. Individual drink
ing cup, tooth brush and toilet articles.
Th children usually arrive before
o'clock and have breakfast before
school begins. Every half hour or
oftener ther Is a rest or exercise. At
noon dinner Is served to all, and then
for an hour or more each child lies
down on a cot or In his reclining chair
and rests or sleeps. After th "rest
hour" there Is more school work, some
times livened by a gam or some man
ual training. In some schools supper
Is also served to the children before
Jhsy go home, generally about 4
the room, followed by tha doctor. There
remained only Peter Ruff and the
1 L. J A. 4,1TV 01ltifte.
man
Peter
wuv uau u.. .u. - -
t.. vimuif where Saunders
had
Uit BCAOU "
been sitting, and seemed to be closely
examining the table all round for some
momenta. Once he took up something
tmrn hetween the nacea of the book
vKiph th. aarnnnt had SDOarently
been
nilni. anil nut It carefully Into
his
M.V.,KAnlr Tin he leaned
back
ur.11 uiu i j.. . -
. . v. wi.i. VI- hanHa ciniroed
be-
i ii iua uiuif " '
hind his head and his eyes fixed upon
tba ceiling.
-Hastings," he aaid to the policeman.
T wonder whether you'd step ouhjiuo
and see Mr. Richards, the butler.
Ask
him If he would be bo good as to spare
me a moment."
Peter Ruff waa not left alone long.
Mr. Richards came hurrying In.
"His lordship has excused me from
superintending the service of the din
ner," he said. "Anything that I can do
for you I am to give my whole attention
to."
"In the flrat place, then," Peter Ruff
answered. "I want a plan of the house,
with the names of the guests who occu
py thla wing."
"I can supply you with It very shortly,
sir. It Is to be hoped, sir," as he re
treated, "that the gentleman from Scot
land Yard will catch the thieves."
But, alas! no such fortune was In store
for Mr. John Dory. At breakfast ho re
turned In a borrowed trap.
"Our tlrea had been cut," he said in
reply to a storm of questions. "They
began to go one after the other, as soon
as we had any speed on. We traced tha
car to Salisbury, and there Isn't a vil
lage within 40 miles that Isn't looking out
t0T lt-"
The dally life at Clenarvon Court pro
ceeded exactly as usual. Breakfast was
served early, as there waa to be a big
day's shoot. The Marquise de Sogrange
and Peter Ruff smoked their cigarettes
together afterwards in the great ball.
Then lt waa that Peter Buff took tha
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Marouls. ne saio, x snouia n
o'clock. The day Is not'one of drudgery
and the bovs and girls look forward to
school with keen delight They are
given frequent physical examinations
and are watched very carefully to note
the effect of the food, fresh air and
rest . . ,
If there had been some such school
aa this In the Western city mentioned
at the beginning of this artlclepne of
the little girls would probably never
have been infected, and the other might
have been restored to health. Is there
any economy in allowing children to
die when their lives can be saved at
comparatively little expense? Is thera
any wisdom In spending millions In
educating boyB and girls, who will die
of tuberculosis, When they might at
tha same time receive an education and
b secured against tha future attacks
of tuberculosis? The open air school
Is on of the soundest Investments In
health and In dollars and cents saved
that any comunlty can make. It will
draw interest for years after the chil
dren whom it has healed are grown to
manhood and womanhood, when they
are Increasing by their earnings the
wealth of the country, and are, by
tha knowledge they acquired at school
keeping their children from contract
ing tuberculosis.
One Million Consumptive.
There are probably 1.000,000 con
sumptives In the United States today!
Who seems to care?
Thera are probably S00.000 of them
so poor that they cannot pay for proper
medical treatment In tuberculosis san
atoria and ho8pItala. Probably one
half of this 300.000 ar In advanced
stages of tuberculosis, when the viru
lence of their disease, due to tha In
creased expectoration. Is especially pro
nounced. Living In homes of poverty,
where Ignorance and filth abound,
very on of these consumptives be
know exactly how I stand with you the
Double-Four that Is to say supposing
I range myself for an hour or so on the
side of the law?"
"Tou amuse yourself. Mr. Ruff." So
grange remarked, genially.
"Not In the least." Peter Ruff an
swered. "My dear friend," Sogrange said, "I
am no amateur at this game. "When I
choose to play It, I am not afraid of
Scotland Tard. I am not afraid," he
concluded, "even of you!"
"Do you ever bet. Marquis?" Peter
Ruff asked.
"Twenty-five thousand francs." So
granga said, smiling, "that your efforts
to aid Mr. John Dory are unavailing.
"It is & bargain," Peter Ruff declared.
"Our bet, I presume, carries immunity
for me?"
"By all means," Sogrange answered,
with a little bow.
The Marquis beckoned to Jord Soth
erst, who was crossing the halL
"My dear fellow," he said, "do tell me
the name of your hatter in London.
Delions failed me at the last moment,
and I have not a hat 'fit for the cere
mony tomorrow."
"I'll lend you half-a-do-sen. If you can
wear them," Lord Sotherst answered,
smiling.
Sogrange touched his head with a
smile.
"Alas!" he said. "My head is small,
even for a Frenchman's. Imagine me
walking to church tomorrow In a hat
which came to my ears!"
Lord Sotherst laughed.
"Scotts will do you all right," he said.
"Tou can telephone."
"I shall send my man up," Sogrange
determined. "He can bring me back a
selection. Tell me, at what hour is the
first drive this morning, and are the
places drawn yet?"
"Come Into the gunroom and we'll
see," Lord Sotherst answered.
Peter Ruff made his way to the back
quarters of the house. In a little sitting-room
he found the man he sought,
sitting alone. Peter Buff closed the
door behind him.
"John Dory," ho said, "I have come to
have a few words with you."
The detective rose to his feet.
"What do you want to say to me,"
he asked gruffly.
"I want, if I can," Peter Ruff said
earnestly, "to do you a service."
John Dory took a quick step back
wards. "Buff." ht said, -I don't deserve this.
I've had bad times lately, though. Ev
erything has gone against me."
"Stop!" Peter Ruff insisted. "Tou
have had some bad luck at headquar
ters. I know of lt I am going to help
you to reinstate yourself brilliantly."
John Dory stared at his visitor.
"Do you mean this?" ho asked.
"I do," Peter Ruff answered. "In an
hour's time you shall restore the Clen
arvon diamonds to Lord Clenarvon. And
I promise you that the manner in which
you shall recover the Jewels shall be
such that you will be famous for a long
time to come."
"Tou are a wonderful man John
Dory said, hoarsely. "Do you mean,
then, that the Jewels were not with
those men In the motor-car?"
"Of course not!" Peter Ruff answered.
At 10:30 that morning a motor-car
turned out from the garage at Clenar
von Court, and made Its way down the
avenue. In lt was a single passenger
the dark-faced Parisian valet of the
Marquis de Sogrange. As the car left
the avenue and struck Into the main
road, it was hailed by Peter Buff and
John Dory, who were walking togeth
er along the lane.
"Say, my man," Peter Ruff said, ad
dressing the chauffeur, "are you going
to the station?"
"Yes sir!" the man answered. "I am
taking down the Marquis de Sogrange's
servant to catch tha 11 o'clock train to
town." ,,,.,
"You don't mind giving us a llftr
Peter Ruff asked.
"Certainly not, sir."
Peter Ruff and John Dory stepped
into the tonneau of the car. Tha man
civilly lifted tha hat-box from the seat
and made room for his enforced com
panions. , .
"There's plenty of room here for
three," Peter Buff said, cheerfully, as
they sat on either side of him. 'Now,
Mr. Lemprise, we will trouble you to
change places."
"What do you mean?" the man called
out, auddenly pale as death.
He was held as though in a vise.
Apart from' that, the muzzle of a revol
ver was pressed to his forehead.
"On second thoughts." Peter Buff
said. "I think we will keep you like
this. Driver," he called out, "please re
turn to the court at once."
The man hesitated.
"You recognize the gentleman who is
with me?" Peter Ruff said. "He is the
detective from Scotland Yard. Please
do as I say."
The car was backed and turned, the
Frenchman struggling all the way like
a wildcat So they drove up to the
front door of the court, to be welcomed
with cries of astonishment from the
whole of the shooting party, who were
Just starting. Peter Buff touched the
hatbox with his foot
"If we could trouble your Lordship.
comes a center from wnicn scores v
others may be mrectea. un n.ao vi
tals sort who has never oeen iuni
the dangers of his disease to others,
may spread tuberculosis to th men
with whom he works, to the stranger
breathing the deadly dust of his spit
on the sidewalk, to his wife and chil
dren, and so on to everyone with whom
he comes In contact
Consumption is primarily a poor
man's disease. Dr. Woods Hutchinson,
of New York, says: "Roughly speak
ing, the Incipient tuberculous patient
can buy as many chances of fresh air
as he has money." The percentage of
deaths from consumption among the
poor is much higher than among the
well-to-do and the rich. A large per
centage of the consumptives of the
United States are too poor to provide
proper means for treatment They
must either be placed in a sanltorium
or hospital, where they can be cured,
and where they will be removed from
th possibility of Infecting other mem
bers of their families, or the loss re
sulting from neglect to car for these
poor consumptives will be twice or
three times as great as would be the
case If they were properly housed In
institutions.
The erection of hospitals and sanatoria
Is, then, a sound Investment which
means the saving of lives and the pre
vention of much unnecessary suffering.
To Be Discussed In Churches.
During the next two weeks the sub
ject of tuberculosis will be presented
In thousands of churches In the United
States, In connection with the Tubercu
losis day movement Tuberculosis day
Is any day on or about April 30, when the
individual church or community will con
eider how to prevent tuberculosis. The
churches are among ino wunu b
est educational agencies. IS every pui-i
pit In tha next two weeks should bring
he said, "to open that hatbox, you wm
find something that will interest you.
tr. nnr. hn, TilnnTiBd a little surprise
for you, in which I have been permitted
to help."
They all crowded round Lord Clenar
von, who was cutting urougn m
leather strap of the hatbox. Inside the
silk hat which reposed there, were the
Clenarvon diamonds. Monsieur le Mar
qula de Sogrange was one of the fore
most to gve vent to an exclamation of
delight
"Monsieur le Marquis," Peter Kuff
said, "this should be a lesson to you. I
hope, to have the characters of your
servants more rigidly verified. Mr. Dory
tells me that this man came into your
employ at the last moment with a
forged recommendation, lie is, in ef
fect, a dangerous thief."
"You amaze me!" Sogrange exclaimed.
"We are all interested In this affair." ,
Peter Buff said, "and my friend John
Dory here is, perhaps, too modest to
properly explain the matter. If you
care to come with me, we can recon
struct In a minute, the theft."
John Dory and Peter Buff first of all
handed over their captive to the two
policemen who were still on duty in the
court Afterwards, Peter Ruff led the
way up one flight of stairs, and turned
the handle of the door of an apartment
exactly over the morning room. It waa
the bedroom of the Marquis da So
grange. "Mr. Dory's chase in the motor-car,
he said, "was, as you have doubtless
gathered now, merely a blind. It was
obvious to his intelligence that the
blowing away of the window was
merely a ruse to cover the real method
of the theft If you will allow me, I
will show you how lt was done."
The flopr was of hardwood, covered
with rugs. One of these, near tha fire
place. Peter Buff brushed aside. The
seventh square of hardwood from the
mantelpiece had evidently been tam
pered with. With very little difficulty,
he removed it.
"Tou see," he explained, "the ceiling
of the room below is also of paneled
wood. Having removed this, it is easy
to lift the second one, especially as
light screws have been driven in and
string threaded about them. There is
now 1 holo through which you can seo
Into the room below. Has Dory re
turned? Ah, here he is!"
The detective came hurrying Into the
room, bearing in his hand a peculiar
shaped weapon, a handful of little darts
like those which had been found in tha
wounded man's head, and an ordinary
flshlng-rod In a linen case.
"There Is the weapon," Peter Rurr
said, "which it was easy enough to fire
from here upon the man who was lean
ing forward exactly below. Then here,
you will see. is a somewhat peculiar in
strument, which shows a great deal ot
Ingenuity In Its details."
He opened the linen case and drew
out what was. to all appearance, an or
dinary fishing-rod. fitted at the end
with something that looked like an
Iron hand. Peter Buff dropped It
through the hole until lt reached the
table, moved lt backwards and for
wards, and turned round with a smile.
"Tou see," he said, "the theft after
all, was very simple. Personally. I
must admit that lt took me a great deal
by surprise, hut my friend Mr. Dory
has been on the right track from the
first" tj
Dory was a little overcome. LadT
Mary shook his heartily by the hand,
but as they trooped downstairs she
trooped and whispered in Peter Ruff a
"I wonder how much of this was John
Dory?" she said, smiling.
Peter Buff said nothing. Sogranga
sought Lord Clenarvon, and walked
him, arm-in-arm, down the stairs.
"I cannot tell you, Clenarvon. fc
said, "how sorry I am that I should
have been the means of introducing a.
person like this to the house. I had
the most excellent references from tno
Prince of Strelitz. No doubt they were
f"My"dear Sogrange," Lord Clenarvon
said, "don't think of it Come, I don t
see why we should lose a days sport
because the diamonds have been recov
ered. You are keen, I know, Sogrange.
"Rather!" the Marquis answered.
"But excuse me for one moment. There
Is Mrs. Peter Buff looking charming
there in the corner. I must have Just
a word with her."
He crossed the room and bowed be
fore Violet.
"My dear lady," he said, "I have come
to congratulate you. You have a clever
husband a littlo cleverer, even, than I
thought I have just had the misfor
tune to lose to him a bet of 25,000
francs."
Violet smiled, a little uneasily.
"Peter doesn't gamble as a rule, she
remarked.
Sogrange s!s7?ed.
"This, alas, was no gamble! he said,
"He was betting upon certainties, but
he won. Will you tell him from mo.
when you see him, that although I hava
not the money in my pocket at the mo
ment I shall pay my debts. Tell him
that we are as careful to do thatln
France as we are to keep our word!"
(Copyright 1911, by the Associated Lit
erary Press.)
to the people the gospel of health, how
many thousands of lives might be saved
The country needs the religious message
of the churches. It needs the preach
ing of morals and right living, but lt
needs also a gospel which will tell to
the Ignorant how to ward off death and
disease. It needs a gospel which will
preach open windows, fresh air, clean
liness, sanitation, and most of all the
prevention of preventable disease.
A "Tuberculosis Day" Text.
A few years ago lt was commonly
believed that to contract tuberculosis
meant certain death, while at the same
time few people knew that the disease
waa infectious and communicable, or that
it could be prevented. After years of
education, however, even the most Ig
norant people are beginning to learn that
consumption can be cured, and that bet
ter still, lt can be prevented. What is
needed at the present time is mor ed
ucation and more knowledge. Men, wo
men and children must learn that fresh
air, rest and good food, will cure tuber
culosis, and that clean living ana prop
er Bt.nlt.iUon will prevent lt Here is a
tort. then, for Tuberculosis day: "Don'
on't
let
eive consumption to ohers. Don't
others give consumption to you."
Really TJp to Date.
"Howni you get off for the opening;
game? You killed your grandmother,
off last season."
"I'll get off to go to grandfather's
wedding. What's the matter with the.
old gentleman getting married again?"
Washington Herald.
Slodern House Construction.
Investor Do you think that newi
house will hold together In a hard
wind?
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lfjf painted Chicago Daily Socialist .