East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, December 11, 1916, DAILY EVENING EDITION, Image 10

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Newspaper Page TextPAGE E1.RVL7J TWELVE PAGES DAILY EAST OREGONIAN, PENDLETON, OREGON, MONDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1916. TEACHERS' EXAMINATIONS. Notice Is hereby given that the County Superintendent of Umatilla County, Oregon, will hold the regular examination of applicants (or State Certificates ot Pendleton, as follows: Commencing Wednesday, December 20, 1916, at 9 o'clock a. m., and continuing until Saturday, December 23, 1918. at 4 o'clock p. m. Wednesday Forenoon. U. S. History, Writing-, Penmanship, Music, Drawing. Wednesday Afternoon. Physiology, Reading, Manual Train ing, Composition, Domestic Science, Methods In Reading, Course of Study for Drawing, Methods In Arithmetic. Thursday Forenoon. Arithmetic, History of Education, Psychology, Methods in Geography. Mechanical Drawing, Domestic Art, Thursday Afternoon. Grammar, Geography, stenography American Literature, Physics, Type writing, Methods In Language, The-1 sis for Primary Certificate. ' Friday Forenoon. Theory and Practice, Orthography, Physical Geography, English LHera. ture, Chemistry, Physical Culture. Friday Afternoon. School Law, oeology, Algebra, Civil Government Saturday Forenoon.' Geometry, Botany. Saturday Afternoon. General History, Bookkeeping. I. B. YOUNG, County School Supt TOP STEERS SELL AROUND $7.25 PORTLAND, Ore.. Dc 11. Very strong tone Is showing In the catti'i market at North Potiland. All through the week there was an excel lent call for feeder stock as well as for butcher stuff. Top steers sold gen erally around (7.26. Greater run of cattle was shown In the yards for the week as compared with last week and this same week a year ago. General cattle market range: Prime heavy steers 17.00 7.25 Prime light steers 6.507.00 Good steers 6.25S6.40 Medium steers B.756.25 Ordinary steers Common steers Prime cows Prime heifers . . Ordinary cows Common cows S.004.Zo Prime heavy bulla 4.50 6.00 Good bulls 4.00425 Ordinary bulls 8.00 3.60 Pest light calves 7.0 Ordinary calves 8.00 6.50 Poor calves 5.00 5.7a Mutton Murket Advanced. Sharply higher prices were forced Call for Bids. Sealed proposals will be received at the office of the undersigned up to I o'clock p. m. December (th, ISM, for the purchase of Improvement bonda aggregating 1724.05. dated December 1st, lilt, being Improvement bonds series 4 of the City of Fenaieton, Oregon. Each bid must be aocom panled by a certified check for $100, payable to the order of the Mayor of said City, the same to be forfeited to the City If the bid be accepted ana the bidder falls to take and pay for the bonds, but to be returned to the bidder If he be unsuccessful. No bU will be considered for less than par and accrued Interest, and The City of Pendleton reserves the right to reject anv and all bids at Its pleasure. Dated this 2Jrd day ot November, A. D. 111). THOS. FITZ GERALD, City Records 6.006.SO 4 2504.75 5.766.00 S.756.10 4.004.2r Ordinary lamljs 9.0i1i 9.25 Select spring lambs 9.6il Best yearlings 8.00 M 8. 51 Good to common wethers 7.60&8.00 Best ewes 6.50 & 7.00 Heavy to common ewes ... 4.00 4.50 There was great strength shown In all lines of livestock at North Port land for the week. With the excep tion of sheep, there was an increase of offerings in all lines In addition to me snow siuir. The holding of the Pacific Interna tional Livestock show during the week was naturally the big topic with the local livestock trade. Aside iron the fact that the show was not onlv the greatest ever held in Portland and on the Pacific coast, it brought forth numerous buyers who partici pated in the week's activities. Hog- Market 1 Strong. While there was a liberal increase in the movement of sheep and lamb to market at North Portland during the week, the trend of the trade was extremely favorable. The market was excellent all through the week. While very good stuff was available at the show, open market offerings were not of very good quality. In fact. IX POl'ND. The following described animal has been taken up by tne Marshal of the City of Pendleton, to-wit: One bay mare with suckling colt, .weight about 1000 pounds, branded on left shoulder, not visible; age about 11 years. If suld animal Is not claimed by the owners or toso entitled to Its possession, costs and expenses paid and taken away within ten days from the date hereof, then at 2 o'clock p. m. of the 18th day of December, 1916, the said animal will be sold to the highest bidder, at public auction, for cash, at the City Pound, 212 West Webb Street. In said City of Pendle ton, the proceeds of such sale to be applied to the payment of such costs and expenses of making sale. Dnter this 6th day of v December, 1916. T. B. GURDANE, City Marshal. for both mutton and lambs at North this is usually the case during the pe Portland during the week. Run was riods when the show is held. somewhat smaller than during the On the basis of sales of ordinary to week previous and far below the K00d quality hog in the local yards movement of this same week a year during the week, No. 1 swine would ago.' 'have sold at 19.750 9.85. Ton auallty Willamette valley lambs General hog market: sold up to $9 50 in the local yards dur1- Prime heavy weights ... 9.75f9.85 Ing the week, Indicating unusually prime light weights 9.B"9i-i! strong tone. What superior quality Good light weights 9.25 09.60 east of the mountain stuff would Medium weights 8.75uo have brought Is merely a guess. None Rough heavy 8.OO8.60 .of this was offering, therefore no . prices were established. If acquired characteristics writ General mutton and lamb market. ; readily transmitted what would be : the shape of the human foot In th's jyear of grace 1916? - A business woman ehoirtd never . " '.h. si.- TZ i propose to a man who can't cook or tsrrb U s local disease, greatly Influence : sew on buttons, by constitutional conditions, una In order to cure It you mutt take an Internal remedy. Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken loternalli and arts thru the blood on tbe mucous aur faces ot tbe system. Hall's Catarrh Curs waa prescribed by ant of the beat phyetct ana In tbls country for years. It Is com posed of some of tbe best tonics known, combined with aome of the best blood purifiers. The perfect combination or tut Ingredients In Hall's Catarrh Cure la what produces such wonderful results In catarrhal conditions. Meno ror testimonium, ir. r. 1. CHENEY CO., i'rops., -loieao, u. All DrUKKlsts, Vol. Hall't f amily Pills for constipation. Notice of Bids for Concrete Sidewalk, Notice Is hereby given that aeaieq bids will be received at the office of the City Recorder at the City Hall In Pendleton, Oregon, up to December 18th, at i o'clock p m., for the con struction of a concrete sidewalk on the south side of lots T and 8, block 47, Reservation addition to City of Pendleton, on the north side of Webb street In said city. The Common Council reserves the right to reject any and all bids. Dated this 2nd day of December, 1916. THOS. FITZ GERALD, City Recorder. IF BACK. HURTS BEGIN ON SALTS ihsii yom kidneys OCCA SIONALLY IF YOl' EAT MEAT RKGILAIU.Y. Presses Her Hobby HHICHESTER S PILLS L THE DIAMOND II BAN ft. A. aUf1t Ak Tr DrwffH hi nUlasVlfrll U lsltM nrsM 1HIU km ni ami iimld xnalucX BIAMONB BUAM PILLS, km S MmkxnwBa.SUttt.AIMnRalklt souncrwsEYurcasE - Si. TO ft No man or woman who eats meat regularly can make a mistake by flushing the kidneys occasionally, says a well-known authority. Meat forms uric acid which clogs the kid ney pores so they sluggishly filter or strain oaly part of the waste and pol sons from the blood, then you get sick. Nearly nil rheumatism, head aches, llvor trouble, nervousness, con stipation, dizziness. sleeplessness, bladder disorders come from sluggish The moment you feel a dull ache in the kidneys or your back hurts, or if the urine Is cloudy, offensive, full of sediment, Irregular of passage, or attended by a sensation of scald ing, get about four ounces of Jad Salts from any reliable pharmacy and take a tablespoonful In a glass of wa ter before breakfast for a few days and your kidneys will then act fine This famous salts Is made from the acid of grapes and lemon Juice, com bined with llthla and has been used for generations to flush clogged kid neys and stimulate them to activity, also to neutralise the acids In urine so It no longer causes Irritation, thus ending bladder disorders. Jad Salts Is Inexpensive and can not Injure; makes a delightful effer vescent llthla-water drink' which all regular meat eaters should take now and then to keep the kidneys clean and the blood pure, thereby avoiding serious kidney complications. ' J v 4 (r Fsnnle Ward, Lssky 8tar In Par. mount Pictures. The majority of us would have to work overtime If we undertook to love our neighbors naif as mucn as they love themselves. A first love Is not the last and the last always knows us mat, way. CLASSIFIED DIRECTORY INSURANCE AND LAND BUSINESS BENTPLHY & MONTGOMERY, REAL estate, fire, life- nnd accident Insur ance agents. 816 Main street. Phone 404. AUCTIONEERS. COL. W. F. YOHNKA, AUCTION eer, makes a spclalty of farmers stock and machinery sales. "The man that gets you the money.' Leave orders at East Oregonlan office. 6F.COND HAND DEALERS. V. BTROHLE. DEALER IN NEW and second hand goods. Cash paid for all second-hand goods bought. Cheapest place In Pendleton to buy household goods- Come and get our prices. ' 219 E. Court street Phone 271W. ATTORNEYS. JOHN W. HUFF. ATTORN EY-AT-Law. Room B, American Nation al Bank building. RALEY & RALEY, ATTORENYS AT law. Office In American National Bank Building. GEORGE W. COUTTS, ATTORNEY at law. Estates settled, wills, deeds, mortgages and contracts drawn. Collections made. Room 17, Schmidt block. FEE & FEE, ATTORENYS AT LAW, Office In Despaln building. FUNERAL DIRECTORS. J. T. BROWN'S FURNITURE STORK Funeral director and licensed em balmer. Most modern funeral par lor, morgue and funeral cars. Ca'.li responded to day or night Corner Main and Water streets, Telephone 63. JOHN S. BAKER. FUNERAL Di rector and licensed embalmer. Op posite postotflce. Funeral parlor, two funeral curs. Calls responded tc day or night Phone 75. CARTER & BMYTHE, ATTORNEYS at law. Offloe In rear of American National Bank building. ARCHITECT. RAYMOND W. HATCH, AKUM1 tect. Despaln Building. Phone 768. Pendleton, Oregon. . DOCTORS. DR. B. A. ROB PRACTICE LIM Hed to the eye, ear, nose and tnroit Hours 9 to 12 and to 6, and by ap pointment Suite 11, Judd Bldg. MISCELLANEOUS. LEGAL BLANKS OF EVERT D ecriptJon for county court, olroutl court. Justice court. tor sale at Ernst OrefoalM otflo MONTANA FARM LANDS. JAMES B. PERRY, ATTORNEW AT law. Office over Taylor Hardware company. PETERSON t BISHOP, ATTOR neys at law; rooms 8 and 4, Smith Crawford building. DOUGLAS W. BAILEY, ATTORNEY at law. Will practice In all state and federal courts. Rooms, 7, 8 and 9, Despaln building. FREDERICK 8TEIWER. ATTOR ney at law. Office In Smith-Crawford building. 8, A. LOWELL. ATTORNEY AND counsellor at law. Office In D tpaln building. NORTHERN PACIFIC RAIYWAY Lands In eastern Montana at 22.50 to 118 per acre. Suitable for farming or grazing. Easy terms. For infor mation write or see W. E. Holt, Miles City, Montana. MISCELLANEOUS. NOTICE TO STOCKHOLDERS No tice Is hereby given that there will be an annual meeting of the stock holders of the East Oregonlan Pub lishing company on Wednesday, De cember (, 1916, at 4 o'clock p. m., at the office of said company In Pendle ton, Oregon, for the purpose of elect ing officers for the ensuing year. C a Jaokson. president; U IX Drake, secretary. q 6 WtONfoue'O (rmm$ "KTniiHy rrf ADALBERT PAYS ON XEUHUNE from the CoxxscUd&lcd notion Picture Triumph h i How It All Began. TABOLD BTAXLEY, to of a tl Hew York pubHther, U love Clayton obediently lowered, Of t- atrument to the table. Unobtrusively be shlftsa ta pac tion of a big book on the table m hr thu monthDiece of the telsplwste MUI. UU WMM w, vw " - - . . VUK Florence Umtroa, daugMer of Clever of As he went he glanced about him ZZmYcOuZ t. Uontrote, tefco U, tpent hU life L outstretchc". hand, Mr Clayton 'r any mray tacab ta gCold haiK dowr Ml "hUtUB fcrfeeW a macHine to revenue turned her backuom blocki' h" M C appearance th. taMr- llLlty. Stonlev U kuntino the ra!ked across the room to the win- one. ..rftet ,tself. but meat wis out ofW Actually BvthB-wav. mother, seetng her. He bad telephoned for r . in nvu.f a taxlcab. but the company bad evl- Vanva. wlti her most wtnnlnemlle, denUy made a mistake In the address. heTdouThddT! Jortoe cab did not arriv. Lnpa- ikH fridlv at her for an Instant, """w " - llaver of fourteen wealthy Sew K;b6rt flUjshed i, to the roots was backed Into a sort of alleyway was connected, and tTvi?:Z vr0r rj??? gather made the fifteenth Crimwn -J"? to By the light from one of the . Thus Florence Montrose, In her on Btaln victim in her home. After the HaytoZ m ft house', windows Oayton could barely ixteenth victim U tlain in the opart- ioot cIoeed behlnd th9 mouei, "why distinguished the outline, of the cab. Of Vanva To,ca, Florence fin, S. llXl Therflt Tanya hypnoUzei and photograph M' Josca so grossly? It was cruel that he noticed no 1m her evei the Image of Pierre La ' ',. .... .h iaaT, chauffeur on the seat - t . irovH(wiv;w... ...... Rue, the ilayer. But Layton Farrun, jjUt bravely she answered: detective, "atcidenlaW drop " "I refused to meet her. my son, be- IreaU the photographic plate. Stan- Z?? ' Uy fruttratet an attempt to eteal .Tou have 0 rlght to My that!.. toO.OOO necklace and tavet Florence Y,zei Robert, "yon know nothing Vow death by a make tent by La about her. She " 7ue in a bo of fiowert. Clayton, Jl bn her." retorted Clayton, to ue m "I i stubborn defiance, "and I mean to Usiulted at La Rue, coll oh vanya her wltn your WProval or rftile La Rue hlnuelf it there, fifav without It." y, waiting outside for tignal from, -f 4- Clayton, tect Florence enter the His mother tried to speak. Her iuildlng. Be foUowi her and it in voice failed her. Rising hastily, she time to tave Clayton'! Ufe, but La gXr' tue etcapct. r Montrose', after-lunch nap, ' that day, was troubled by gruesome CHAPTER IX. ' . dreams. As he lay back in the big ., .. c leather chair in his laboratory he IHe naunung jpctici. .eemed to see the secret panel in Passing around the Jde of the taxi. he made for the dimly seen rear door way In front of which it stood. Just then the door opened, letting out a dim gleam of light from a hallway lamp. Three men were coming out from the house. Clayton stepped forward toward the light. But on almost the same- In stant he halted, and slipped hastily back into an angle of the wall. For he had recognized the foremost of the three men. It was Pierre La Rue. Behind La Rue was a man in a black mask. And behind the latter was a tall, slender man, with the coat, puttees and cap of a chauffeur. "Got your mask ready?" Pierre In quired of the chauffeur. "Yes. eir." respectfully answered the man, climbing onto the driver. m mm vxxi rtovtnn returned to the wm nu. mn h f. seat. "Ripht here In my breast .mdif. after Pierre's escape of Pierre La Rue appear m the black pocnei. over the rooftop rope he aperture, .... ... n... -rail ine iace gnnnea nuuevoieuuy B found Vanya Tosca, as well m , as Florence, busily explaining e)owin m y,, hajf.ghut evil eyes. 'ihe whole affair to Stanley. Montrose shouted aloud, in terror. "It It was horrible!" be neara ana leapea u nis ieei, wiae awanc. Vanya stammer as Clayton's eyes Wait till you're sure the coast is clear," ordered La Rue, entering tne cab, followed by the masked man, "then follow ns Indoors." The cab door shut. The chauffeur made a short turn of his machine and it started toward the mouth of the court. .Robert Clayton as it sped by him darted out of the wall em brasure, caught the edge of the cab's top and with one toe gained a foot hold on the rear axle. Forgotten was the peril of his situ ation. Forgotten even was his pro posed visit to Vanya Tosca. Every thing was forgotten except the fierce thrill of the man hunt. Yes. now that Clayton had found But even though the dream was Tested questionlngly on her troubled ,Q the waU wids opcn ul tace. "I was waiting here for you. fl 1din throD h lt And I ww Pierre La Rue come in. mt0 tne laboratory. -Then, all at once, a second Pierre h6 cried aloud once more this time la Rue sprang into the room, behind in sheer relief at seeing the' figure the first, knocked him senseless, and was Tanner', and not that -of a , then passed his hands across my face, demon. The tough had come for I felt myself falling asleep. The next treatment And for once Dr. Mont thing I know I was sitting in the rose made no objection to giving it to flressing-room. i'i--"'- m . j. Ru. he wonl(j gtick ,0 hra, m the la here to nna miss juuauvoo nut evi as ue punea lorwuru ine , . . , ng over you! What does it an mysterious apparatus a pounding mean? Are there two Pierre La Rues? at the laboratory's outer door inter- And where have they gone?" rupted him. He thrust the apparatus "Mr. Clayton made up as Pierre La back into it. niche. Tanner disap- Jiue Just for a Joke. The real Pierre peared through the secret panelway. La Rue must have followed hira here like a rat into iU hole, and knocked him senseless. That is "what on. earth is the matter?" il I know. Except that La Rue has qUeriei Florence, breathlessly, as her escaped." . father appeared. "We heard you cry "My head, buzzing too much for out you W6re eu flaring. We He to paint any more today." said heard it all the way down-stairs. Are Clayton. "But I'll be all right by to- you m, Borrow. Shall we say at S in the aft- ,.No,. tte doctor managed to reply, ernoon?" with a fair semblance of careless- And promptly at S next day vanya nesa .7 Ju3t snoozed; and had a ras on hana. as sne iw nightmare. I'm sorry I scared you two children." Shutting the laboratory door behind him, as he spoke, he accompanied them down the stairway and out onto the veranda, chatting as he went Tanner, emerging from a side entrance of the house, was about to cross the lawn toward the street when he saw the three come out upon the veranda. Not wishing to be seen, he crouched among the porch vines mm i dressing-room Into the stu- JUo, clad to her "Delilah" draperies, tier beauty was so intense, so allur ing that Robert Clayton stared. oellbound. at her. She threw the light shawl from her shoulders and stepped toward the model throne to take her pose for the Tilctuin. But Clayton, as she passed close beside the easel, sprang up from his chair and Impulsively caught her In his arms. until they should go Indoors again. "T invn vnu!" na exclaimed, as oe lm v j, j v. . ,, rasped her in hi. arm. JOJ.! of Mr, Clayton, who was coning L?I ?JS hope of solving the mystery or of get ting the arch-scoundrel in his power. Wherefore, flattening himself upon the roof of the ttuticab, Robert lay there, tense with eagerness and sus pense. After a long twenty minutes the taxicab slowed to a snail pace. Clay ton had kept a general Idea of his surroundings. And now he knew at a glance where he was. Clayton bad known that nous all his life. It was Harold Stanley's home. And again the thrill of the man hunt possessed the young artist. The taxi halted. La Rue and the masked man stepped out. The latter crept toward the house. Pierre turned to the chauffeur. "In five minutes Join us," he said. "You know which window. Keep watch here till then, to make certain we weren't followed." He vanished mto the darkness, in the wake of the masked man. The chauffeur sat alert and watchful on his high seat. Robert Clayton counted slowly up to fifty. Then, knowing the others ou, Vanya! Tell me youu hbutj jie. Tell me you will!" Noiselessly the door leading from the studio to the outer hall was tpened. Mrs, Clayton, during a shop ping tour, had dropped in for a flve mlnute chat with her son. To sur jrlae him she had softly opened the itudlo door Instead of knocking. And the "surprise" was all hers. As quietly as she had opened the door, Mrs. Clayton now closed It, tepplng back into the outer hallway a. she did so. Regaining control of herself by a mighty effort, Mrs. Clayton raised her trembling right hand and rapped at the studio door. At sound of her knock the man and the girl in the studio started apart Robert, muttering angrily, strode to ward the door. Vanya slipped into the dressing-room. Clayton threw open the door, say Sig crossly: "Well, what the deuce, do you rant?" At sight of the pallid-faced woman jfe the threshold he exclaimed: - "Oh, excuse me, mother. I thought It was a bill collector or a book agent or an Insurance chap, or something like that. I'm pestered with them here. Come In. It's mighty nice of you to call on me like this in work hours." He led the way Into the studio. Mr Clayton glanced sharply around her. Vanya was nowhere to be seen. Her shawl "I am afraid I have interrupted you in your work," said the old lady stiffly. "Not a bit!" Robert assured her with forced cordiality. "Not a bit. We were Just through. My model is In there getting into her street clothes. Sit down." He spoke loudly, so that Vanya, behind the dressing-room curtain, should take her cue from him. "By the way," as his face clouded, "you say you would phone the police ogaln this noon. Had they any further news of the necklace V "No," said Robert, "only the usual bunoh of clews that lead nowhere. We " The dressing-room curtain was drawn aside, and Vanya Tosca came Into the studio. She was dressed for the street: even to hat and' gloves. "flood-by, Mr. Clayton," she said demurely. ' "When do you wish me to pose for yon arainT Tomorrow?" "I 1 think so," sputtered Robert, in ome confusion j adding! "If you are going to be at home this evening Til Mil, And we can arrange then for the walk toward the Montrose house. And he shrank closer in among the vines. Mrs. Clayton, seeing the three people on the veranda, quickened her pace. "Doctor, Pm so glad to find you!" she greeted her host. Tm in such trouble. And you have advised me so wisely at other times when things went wrong." "You look tired," said Florence. Til ring for tea. Felix can serve it out here, where it's cool." She went indoors to summon the manservant. Mrs. Clayton turned again to the doctor. "It's about Robert," she said. "He Is to love with a woman a horrible woman end he declares he's going to marry her "with my approval or without it." He " "Who is the woman?" asked Dr. Montrose sympathetically, "anyone we know?" "No one we could possibly know," returned Mrs. Clayton. "A model. Her name, I believe, is Vanya Tosca. She is posing for Bob." Stanley, furtively watching Mont rose, saw the doctor's face blanch and stiffen at the model's name. "And It's all the worse; coming, as it does, at a time when I'm so wor ried and unhappy about my beau tiful necklace. The police show no signs of finding my necklace, by the way. It wasn't so much Its valtio that I mourn, though it cost $V,O0O, and it's worth much more now. fiut however, lay on the floor. . - QU. IU 111". .v . v .- - ...... count more than " "Mrs. Clayton," broke In Harold Stanley. "I did not mean to tell you, Just yot; for a reason I'll explain later. But I can't see you suffer when I can easo your trouble. Your necklace is perfectly safe. I have it." "You?" gasped Mrs. Clayton, In credulously, while Dr. Montrose and Felix gasped in woader. "Yes. It came Into my hands, In an odd way. I'll explain that part of lt, later, too. But the necklace Is recovered. It 1. locked to the safe, to my library', at home." Mrs. Clayton was effusively grate ful. And, In listening to her thanks, Stanley quite failed to notice Felix', breathless Interest in the conversa tion. Nor did he hear the faint rustle of the vins s, Just beenath him, as Tan ner 'wriggled away from his hiding place. There was work afoot and Tanner felt he had no time to waste. That evening Robert Clayton set forth from the studio on his promised eall at Vanya Tosca's flat. His heart throbbed stirringly at prospect of gathered his body Into a compact mass and launched himself upon the unsuspecting chauffeur. In less than three minutes Robert Clayton had divested the senseless man of his coat and cap and puttees and had clothed himself to them. Feeling in the inner pocket of the chauffeur's coat he drew out the folded mask and adjusted it to his own face. Then, lightly he ran toward the house, and began slowly to circle it. Presently he found the newly opened window he sought It led into the Stanley library. Clayton crawled over the sin and Into the room. One shaded electric light was turned on. By its glow he saw La Rue and the masked man kneeling In front of the library safe. Robert was not adept In the gentle art of house-breaking- As he scram bled into the room one of his groping feet struck against a chair, upsetting It At the noise La Rue turned and swore fiercely. Then be bent once more to his task of boring a large enough hole in the safe to hold the nitroglycerin with which he intended to open lt. "All ready!" he leard La Rue say. "Stand back. It will explode in thirty seconds now. Come over here, out of the way." He drew the two others into the farthest extremity of the long room. As he did so the library door opened apnin. Harold Stanley sauntered hi. Coming home unexpectedly early, Stanley had stopped at. the library on his way upstairs for some letters he wanted to read again before going to bed. At once he noted the upturned light and the apper.ranoe of the safe. Strid ing across to the safe, he bent over it. Clayton took an impulsive step for ward. Hut he was too late. The safe door clashed to the soft rug. Harold Stanley was sent sprawl ing and senseless by the concussion. He lay In an Inert heap on the floor, close beside the library table. With a laugh that drowned Robert Clayton's horrified gasp, Pierre La Rue ran forward. At the same In stant the telephone on the table be gan to ring. Instinctively Robert Clayton picked up the instrument Steadying his shaky tones as best he could, he said: "Hello!" ' "Hello!" came the reply in Florence Montrose' clear voice. "Is that you, Harold? I called up to ask you if you " "Put that thing down, you fool!" snarled Pierre La Rue. home, could plainly bear -wneurtw might be said within three feet of Ox table. And. as Robert knew, she m listening for the supposed HaretCst renlv to her treating. Pierre La Rue looked down In contentment at the face of his i less enemy. "Have you found the Clayton i lace. Tanner V The masked man, who-had fumbling in the dismantled safe, i drew out his hand, triumphantly. "Here .he is, chief!" he announce!. La Rue snatched the glittering cir clet of diamonds from him and threea it carelessly into the side pocket et his coat Then be bent again ever Stanley. ' His wandering eye fell on the truk " he had hauled from the closet "Open that," he said to Taiuter. "If it's full dump out the eontent and help me pitdi him Into it W can carry it out to the taxi and take, it where it will be safe to opea H and finish him. Look lively, there. He motioned Tanner to lift the body by the shoulders, while he hlnumif bent to raise the legs and feet Aa Pierre leaned forward to lift the weight Clayton saw the gleam of Jewels shining from a bit of the neck lace that protruded from his pocket. With a deft agility that surprised himself Robert lifted the neckJac . from La Rue's pocket and dropped it ' into his own. "Trunk's empty, chief!" reported Tanner. "Good!" replied La Rue. "In b goes! Lock it." Florence Montrose, at the other end of the wire, slammed the receiver ea the hook, breaking the connection. Then she called up the nearest poiicw station, and at once afterward rang for her chauffeur. Five minute, hater the Montrose automobile, centals ins Florence and four excited policemen, set forth at top speed for the Stanley house. -f i Meantime, sending Clayton ahead to start the taxi's engine, La Rue and Tanner shoved the trunk out thnugri the wide library window and with much effort lowered it to the grtrand. Thence between them they clrried a to the chugging taxicab and propped, it endwise beside the driver". eja. "Where now?" questioned lUaner. "Homer' "No," said La Rue, -out into the open country somewhere. What'j . wrong?" he broke off as the taxi sud denly ceased whirring and Clayton v Jumped down to crank It. "Stalled my engine," muttered Clayton, his voice muffled, aa he. heaved at the crank. There was but one hope, and Bol . Clayton knew it. If Florence Mont rose had heard and understood ahc : undoubtedly would notify the police.. For this reason he had purposely--stalled the engine. For this reawri he was now taking all the time h could In cranking-. But the ruse gained for him little of the time he-desired, for after a moment or two of fuming Impatience La Rue thrust him roughly aside, ex claiming: "You've lost your nerve, man? Ton ought to be playing pingpong or learning to sew. Tanner, get busy here. Start her and then take the wheel. This Idiot has gone art to pieces." When the taxicab was at last under way, with Tanner at the wheel and Clayton and La Rue inside, Tanrr put on all possible speed. The Uxl whizzed out into the street oa two wheels. As it settled into its pace a shout behind caused La Rue to glare back through the window. An automobile that seemed fairly to bustle with policemen was In ho and close pursuit. La Rue bellowed to Tanner for more speed. Out into the open country the race continued. Three miles beyond a river flashed into view In the star light. "Stop when we get to4h bank, and heave the trunk over!" yelled La Rue. "They're gaining on us." Tanner came to a second's halt. Over went the trunk with a splash into the deep stream. Clayton sought to spring out after lt But La Rue seized him. The taxi dashed on. Clayton still struggling to escape. In the tussle his mask fell off. La Rue started back to amaze at sight of his face. Clayton, took ad vantage of the momentary respite to dive out into a clump of wayside bushes. Florence Montrose, leaning fnj out of the pursuing car, saw the trunk hurled into the river. At her shrinked command her chauffeur slowed up for an Instant Just 'as he reached the bridge, while she and the policeman sprang to the ground. Florence, running to the bridge rail ahead of the policeman, saw the almost submerged trunk. As the air to It was nearly expelled by Inrush, ing water, the trunk steadily sunk. Without a moment's hesitation. Florence dived frora the bridge, struck out toward the -jinking trunk and. seizing it held lt partly above the surface until Clayton and the po liceman could reach out to araw n up on the bank. They burst open the lid and lifted out the gasping, half-drowned Stan ley. "Florence!" panted Stanley, feebly. His lips could say no mora, But his eyes spoke volumes. "They got clean away." reported the chauffeur of the returning car. "Soon or late," gasped Stanlejv TU-ril get them. I know Itl (To be continued next week.