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Choi. M. Stieff
Laon 8. St*?I*. Mgr.
?IGrmnHrSt Phot,. 110?
M*. V?.
to a resident of
H? 1? charged with ran
* jounc child In his :
ame Urn month* ifo.
affair was ? ptn mo'den t It. In
enteral belief U^t be ?111
John U. 8mall la In
He delivered the
men cement addreai tost night at
Choate School In WaUinrfrvd.
The Ooncreemnan la expected hack
Washington either tool*!* or to
?<m. He ?will deltrtr the eom
incememt address at the Washing
ton CoUarfata Institute tomorrow
nlcht.
The Million Dollar Mystery
By HAROLD MAC CRATH
tratmdjhom Semi in th* Photo Drama of ths
r Mamm by ?*? Thanhousmr Film Company
man, lOaa Floram So to Jonea bn 1
Never go ur place without letting I
him kaowt bok trn to the Hfner I
drug ?tore. I in solni tft find your I
lather Bom ?s> %u reecued. I'm [
?cdng U find buk whether It waa the
?TUtOT tit lit. Hargreave."
Jone? drew In a deep breath ud hI?
?yea doeed for k mom CO I At til*
fear h* ipoU to the reporter.
"WW do think of that won
IH*
t betlere that Ihe told the truth,
?e la charming.1"
"She la But for all her charm and
truth I ?annul balp dletruatlng her. I
bare an Idea. I ehall call up your of.
*?e al the ana or each day. If a day
cornea without a call, yon will know
that eomethlng la wrong,"
*A rery good Idea." Norton ahook
banda with everyone and departed.
"What a brave, pleasant young
an!" murmured Susan.
"I Ilk* him. too; and I'd like him
for a friend." aald the guileless girl.
"It la rery good to hare a friend
Ilka Mr. Norton." added Jones; and
paaaad out Into the kitchen. All the
help bad boon discharged and upon
hla ahoulders lay tha burden of the
till anch Uma when he could
ratoetote tha cook
That* waa a stormy acene between
Bralna and tha prlnceea that night.
"At* you In your dotage?" ahe aaked
"Tiare. bring your rolco
down a ML Where's the girl?"
"Is bar home. Where did you atip
poee aba mid be. attar that botch
work of letting ma go to do one thing
white yom bad In mlad another? And
an ordinary pair of cutthroat., at
Vhatt
"Tba thought came to me alter you
left. I kanwr you'd rojogniie the men
*n4 understand. I te? no reason why
?t dldnS worn."
" w?*Id have been all right If you
id consulted a clairvoyant '
4?ea do you mean by
?MIT" Mm demanded roughly
"* toana that then you would hare
your friend the reporter wee
to arrive upoa tha acene at lta moat
vital moment."
"WDat, Norton?"
Tea. The trouble la with you, yon
have been ao euceeeeful all Jheae year
that you hare grown overconfident. I
tell yoa tkat there la a deeperately
thrwwd man aeaewhere back of all
this. Mark me, I do not believe Har
greave la dead He la In hiding. It
may be neer bv. He may kave dropped
from the Dallbon before It left land
|Tb* nan they picked up may be Orta.
the aeronaut The tve thousand might
haw been bin fa* for raeculng Har
(.reeve. Her* la tha gneteet thing
we'vp ever been >p agalnat; and yow
start in with every day method?!" >
"Utile woman, don't lat your tongue
ma away with yoa too far."
"I'm Ml the feast bit afraid of yoa.
L*o. To? Med me,'and It baa never
be*n mart gppanat (ban at thla mo
"All right. I fell by th* waydde
thle trip. Truthfully. I reellted It live
Blagtea attar tha mat) vara gone Tha
My clever Mrin| I <14 was to k'??
Hw OM*k PD tay face. They eap'l
?Ml? baah at M Bit tha this? loek.d
H aaiy; ?nd H would kav? w?rk?4
tar Norton'! appeaaaaaa."
. "*?l ?II HI compromised ae Thai
tatlarworrie? ma s iliu?." Har ??
" M It? anger aad iwv
"Mrt always about i?me
De y?u think Harare*?? wok
?la Int? hI? ?oolldeuo?r
"OoB't toll. Ha'? bean w?l?hed
?might tor ?? hour*. Ha kaw't
aallM ? latter or telephoned to uy
?I??? ??t tka rrooery Thar* have
bam ao telegrams soma one In that
mow? wMrrtt? money u, an o
tU toa to ewe that It will be the (W."
. war to Un wtadow
and etared up al the stars.
"Ton have made a good Isapraatlon
ir with hla haak still to
butler may know where I stand eve
though h? cannot prove It. Now. I'r
going to tell you something. Perhap
you're long since guessed It Katrin
was mine till H ar g reave?never min<
what his name was then?till Hsi
K reave came Into the fold. So sur
of her was I thafT usod her as a lur
to bring blu-to us. She fell In lov
with him. but too late to warn him.
had the satiafactlon of seeing him cai#
her Mlde, curse her. and leave her. I
one thing she fooled us all. 1 neve
knew of the child till you told me."
He paused t? light a cigarette:
"Hargreave was madly in love wit*
her. He cursed her. but he came bac!
to the house to forgive her. to fln>
that she bad been seized by the secrc
poll cue and entombed In the fortress,
had my revenge. It waa I who sent 1*
the information, practically bogus. Bu
in Russia they never question; the.
act and forget. So be had a daugt
ter!n
He began pacing the floor, his hand
behind hie back; and the womai
watched him. oscillating between lev.
and fear. He came to a halt abruptl
and looked down at her.
"Don't worry. .You have no rival
111 leave the daughter to your tendc
mercies."
"The butler." she said, "has full pow
em of attorney to act for Hargreavt
while absent, up to the day the gir
becomes of legal age."
"I'll keep an eye on our friend Jones
Krom now on. flay and night, there wil
be a. cat at the Ithothole. and 'war
mouse! Could you make-up an; thin,
like this girl?" suddenly. "
"A fair likeness.'^
"Do it. Go to the ship which picket
up the man at sea and qyis the ca;
tain. Either the aviator or Hargreav
is alive. It la important to learn whic.
at once. Be very careful; play th"
game only as you know how to play li
And If Hargreave ie alive, we win. Tc
morrow morning, early. Tears of ar
gulsh. and all that. Sailors are eae
when a woman weeps. No color, n
member; just the yellow wig and th
salient features. Now, by-by!"
"Aren't you going 'to kiss me, Leo?
He caught her hands. "There is
specie? of Delilah about you, Olga. /
kisa tonight from your lips would sni
my locks; and I need a cftar heat
Whether we fall or win, when thl
game 14 played you shall be my wife.
He kissed the hands and strode ou
Into the hall.
The woman gated, down at her srna!
white hands and smiled tenderly. (Tb
tigress has her tender moments!) H<
meant It!
She went Into her dressing room and
for an hour or more worked over her
face and hair, till she was certain that
If the captain of the ship described her
Wanyone elee he could not fall to give
a fair description of Florence Har
?reave
? But Norton reached th# captain first.
Other reporters had tiesleged bfm, but
t bey had succeeded la gathering the
vagueet kind of information. Thgy had
?0 dcecrlption of Hargreave, while
Norton had. Before going dowq to the
fcoftt, however, he had deWed Info the
paet of the Princess Olga Perige*. It
00ft him ? pocketful of money, hut the
end Justified the means. The Hlnmp
had no paet worth mention tag. By
Seeing }hls and t hi t together he fe
me assured that She had told the
elmple truth retarding the relationship
te Florence's mothor. A oeblegTttn
had Riven him all the facts I? her hit
toryj thsrc were bo tap? or dl*r?>>
nnclcs. It read clear an! frank. Tn*
a Russian secret agent to know whs
he was talking about.
?o Norton's suspicions?and he ha6
entertained some~-wsre completed
lulled to deep. And he wouldn't h*v<
doubted her at all except lor Um tod
that Bralne had baen with hcr when
ho had Introduced Hargmve, Har
fresre had feared Bralne; that much
the reporter had elicited from the but
ler. But there wasn't the slightest
evidence Bralne had bean In New
fork for nearly els years. The princess
had arrived In the city but a year gone
And Bralne waa n member of eeveral
fashionable clubs, nsrer torched cards.
U)d seldom d rani
cheea player and
bllllsrdlst Perhai
end inscrutable. I
and seldom drank. He was an expert
eheea player and a wonderful amateur
btlllardlst Perhaps Jortas, the taciturn
had not told him all
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Grea?TtH?. S. &. tale i?fer
alightly reduced in ?ltt coon t/ this
w. feat (fee eland WM oever belter
ud the tobacco to Am. too. T
aon Cor setting aul bu bm tlx#
t and though plants wore in
?orno place? ratfeer ?care?, there
re enough to set out a rail on
Pitt county will vudte a big crop tf
king turna up to damage It. F1
bugs and oof-flronaa kara done a
Ittle Injury, fc* Hot esough to
nueaa anything. ?
Cotton and corn ara aleo looking
well. The cotton crop li lkk?tr to
rjr smaller than laat year, aa t
Ucreage haa bee? cut. More corn has
b#en planted and all prom lees well
for the farmer* U prices next ...fall
are good. J
when be cleared It tpl The more mye
drying It was. til? greater the test and
4port (or blm. Norton was like a
"I Am Not Afraid of You, L
gambler who played lor big
and only big slakes stirred h la craw
ngs.
The captain of the tramp at earnar
Orient told him the aame tale ho had
.old the other reporter* i he had picked
ap a man at sea. The man had bean
brought aboard totally exhausted.
"Was there another body any
where ?"
"No."
"What became of hlmf
"I aent a wlreleaa and that seemed
to bother htm. It looked so that ha did
not want anybody to lea/n that ha had
been reacued. The moment the boat
touched the pier he lost hlmeeir in the
crowd. Fifty reporters came aboard
but he waa gone. And I could but tell
them Just what I'm telling you."
"He had money."
"Abotft five thousand."
"Please describe him."
The captain did ao. It waa the aame
description he had given to all the re
porters. Norton looked over the rail
at the big warehouae.
"Waa It an ordinary balloonr*
"There you've got me. My Maroonl
man aays the balloon part waa like
any other balloon; but (he paaaenger
car waa a gew 'bnelneas to him. It
could be djrlren against the Wind."
"Driven against the wind. Did you
tall thb U> the other chaps?"
Don't think J did. J pat remem
bered It. Probably eoroe new inven
tion; and now it's at the bottom of tfc*
Two men, a# I understand it,
went of in this eootraptlon. Ona to
cone for aood."
T?r *ood,'' a?ko?d tlx roportor
Omt lor ?ood. Indaod. poo*
darili ffertoa took nl ? roll ol Milt.
"Tbarol two tocdrad |a thU ron."
"w?ur hm tk? ?wm?, wur m
"lt'i rem KmtU to m? a
?mii Bitot i
"U It doaaa't pot M alaad up wltk
tka polio?. I'm only captain of a
tramp; tad MB? ?< tk? karbor polio?
tare taka? t <Hallt? to m?. wtat to
m wiot a* to tor
"Tk? potto? will not kothar you, TWa
an Bupnti had na? tntaiiu;
tkoy want ?Ithor hla Ufa or tla mow j
mayb? both. It la a po?ullar oaoa, wKk
Hoaala in tka baoUround. Mo a*kt
ha*? laid tka who)? buainaaa baton
tka polio?, bat to ohoa* to Efkt It o?t
klaaalL Am? to UU tk? t nitk, I don't
baltora tk? poll?? would h?f? doao
any good." ~
m? to do tor tkat Handaoai rail of
' "If any aw ar wonaa wkohMti
reporter ooaoa to pump yog I
m. c.. twm i.?m
Gor. TtMM? 1. Mnk, nrta tu ba<
i lor Maw ?aafca. U
MUr. . Ha *aa tM fm
?rorln, i ???? ?r *?r?, bat It tu
n> Itftta ud tlom t?M-. <nrt? f<rr tM
.??? tow dtn ta h? ahowfi ttavt?.
takable <%u tkat ul'tmat? Mootaff
probablr Ha t* now on tiba road
to Iftmrr aad K bo oompltcaUon
enaua, h? au fca on cba itMJ la a
raw vaaha. Own* <o ki? ace l
NEW RULte *011
Beginning nsxt Tu ?da t,
June let, th? Daily News
will place its subscription list
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Tki? has beoome necessary
because the postal regulations
are being more rigidly on
forced and under the old sys
tem in many instances the
cost of collecting subscrip
tions ha* exceeded the *?
mounts collected.
Our readers can appreci
ate the fact thai it costs mon
ey to operate a newspaper or
*ny other institution. We
hop#* it will not be neeessarv
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* strictly enforced. If ynif
eanno? pav one year in ad
*? raUre. psv for ?ix months, or
four month* or onc'montl..
Washington, June 1.?Provident
WHion roused * Targe audience at
Memorial Day ?xerclee* at Arling
ton National oemetery to a high
nltch of enthusiasm ye*terday by
applying Seasons of the Civil War
to present day problems.
He declared the solemn lesson of
the war waa that the unity of the
United Starte? be exempted in (he
actions of Ka people.
'*IM ua thinlc of our duty and the
actions that lie before us," said the
President.
Mr. Wilson spoke slowly and oare
fuily. and avoided any direct refer
ence <to the present International
crtala.
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A aerewlesa lock which cerinot be
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This loct resembles a clamp with a
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Good roads will decrease tguoranee
fOTerty, discouragement, immorality
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Gardening Time Coming.
Gardening time will be here bp
I ore you are ready for it, if you art
not careful, regardless of the colt*
winds today!
Bringa Market Nearer.
The good road brings the murke
nearer to you.
From John Smlth'a Diary.
Notelug thatte each? shyppo brot
toe our shores nothunge but to roenne,
we resolved toe brynge o?er sonir>
sulteable wryves from England, thatte
ye new nation migbte notle be a
stagge nation. Ye expense for theso
wyves we decided to lette, ye husband
provyde according? to hys nubstauce,
therebye making itte a doenation.?
Judge.
Amsterdam. Holland, June 1.?
The Itafcliaanxelgvr of Berila has
published an ordflr coiling to tbo
color* all if*t claaa uw^beri of the
landstram Of the final ????rve forc
es. not previotwly summoned. ThU
order diMh not Apply to Bavaria.
German* In Germarry uruet report
between Juno 8 and Jme 10, sn<t
Germans outside of G?nnajiy as
soon as possible. ^
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Color EfTect on Deur.
Dow ?h a Rrrat reKpecter of oolori.
Tak?, piece? of glass or board and
paint them yellow, green, red ar*J
black. Expose them at sight. and It
will be found that the yeMow will bn
covered wllh moisture, the greon will'
bo dorop. but that the red and blacfc
wfll be perfectly dry.
Queen Fruit of the North
to Queen Fruit of the South
Greetingl
I come from the vigorous Northland, the home of Indian maize.
My nature is Coril?pearly white Corn; and by a ?klllful process I am made deli
cately sweet and attractive. Often am I complimented on possessing qualitiea super?
ior to any other flaked food.
Post Toasties
I am Jo ved by thousands lor myself alone, but you and I, Queen Fruit, form a
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then betwwn times -
"The Memory Uogere."