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Show w THE RICH COUNTY NEWS, RANDOLPH, UTAH liti cK ii ui h. Jt JOU, lifl'l f)r or youll never get out of here without a hole through you. You think you can double-cros- s me; Ill show you a trick of my own t He was reaching for bis min. It must have caught in his pocket though I wasted no time. It was his life or mine, and I gripped the empty wine bottle on the table and smashed a vicious blow at his head. He went down like a log, his body half projecting through the curtains, while I wheeled about barely in time to meet the mad bull rush of Waldron. The Russian could not, have 'been armed, for he came at me with bare hands, his grip like that of a bear. For an Instant he had me throttled, scarcely able to breathe, my hands pinned helplessly in the grasp of his arms. But brute strength was all he possessed, brute strength and ferocity. The bottle was crushed out of my fingers, yet I wriggled partially free, and got one hand twisted into his whiskers, jerkuntil ing his head back, and side-wisthe strained neck threatened to crack, and he had to release his grip to protect himself. It was all over in a minute, but hot while it lasted; I know we struck against the girl, throwing her to her knees ; I know the fellow stumbled over Harris legs, giving me a chance to drive home one I heard fist square into his face. him rip out a Hebrew oath, and saw blood staining his lips. I tried to break away from him, but it was no use; yet the effort opened his guard for a swift uppercut, and I let him have it straight to the chin. He crashed back across' the table, and hung there dangling, arms outspread and head in a broken dish. Before I could strike again, or even recover my breath, the curtains were thrust r, violently aside, and the backed by a half dozen subordinates, came tumbling in over Harris inert body.- - Even as they stared about, I helped the girl to her feet and faced 1 The Mystery of die Silver Dagger By RANDALL PARRISH Author of The Strang Cm of Cavendish Illaatratioiu by A. Weil Ooprright, by lUaiUU Purlin CHAPTER IX Continued. v 11 "Say, where the h 1 have you been? WalWhat Is this, a double-crosdron? What you mean?" ejaculated the other. "By Gotti It Is rather you I should ask why you not tell me the s, truth? f Tell you! What the devil have I got to tell you? Dont get funny with me. Tou sent me a note this morning, didnt you? Sure I did. , Well, then, why didnt you meet me? D n it, Ive been hunting you all day long. Whats the Idea? Come, blurt It out, before I wring your d n neck. Waldron spread his hands, and lifted hie shoulders in an expression more eloquent than words. What a man! Tou cuss me, but not wait to hear why this all was so. Tou sit down, and I tell you. Then maybe you tell me something also. Harris stared at him, then sank into the vacant chair opposite, still scowling angrily across the table. A waiter paused at his elbow expectantly, and, Jw in response to something said, the thief jerked out a surly answer. No, I dont want anythihg to eat. Bring me some whisky a half pint with a little water. Tes, thats all; ' now get out of here. At this moment Francois returned with our final course, obliging us to appear Indifferent to the quarrel raging beyond tne curtains. Both men must have lowered their voices, for our ears caught nothing of what was said. It seemed to me the waiter was unusually slow in rearranging the table. "There, that will do, Francois, I We broke out, at last, impatiently. will want nothing else at present. When I need you again I will ring. That is the bell, I presume. Oui, Msieur. "All right; then leave us alone for a while. Neither one of us touched a thing, the coffee growing cold in the cups, as we endeavored to distinguish what was going on at that second table out In the main dining room. I came around beside her, to where I could peer out also beneath the curtain fold, and thus gain glimpses of the two men. They were talking earnestly, but had lowered their voices, until they were nearly Inaudible amid the din of the place. The anger and threat had gone out of both voices ; but only occasionally could we weave together words into an understandable sentence; these came to us detached, unrelated, as the surrounding noise ceased suddenly, or the music came to a pause. Tou didnt get it! Then who the b 1 did? Me, I should say no; why I never knew the old man had even slipped him the dough. That d n girl rode down with him. Of course 1 do; I saw them go out together; thats why I thought I was playing safe to keep away. Somebody has played us for suckers. If you had kept your d n mouth shut wed it easy. Waldron broke in, stung by this last taunt Into elevating his voice. "What you mean, I keep my mouth shut? So help me, Moses, I tell nobody. The h 1 you didnt! Tou blabbed the whole thing to Daly. He told me so himself. Thats what I was doing last night, bluffing him out. I tell Daly? Where you git that stuff? I aint seen Daly for three year. Was he in this deal? Why you not tell me of Daly before? Tell you! I never knew it until be told me. A waiter brushed past him, bearing a Day, striking against one shoulder as be passed. Harris glanced up with a snarling oath, and, before I realized the danger, Ms eyes must have caught a glimpse of me beneath the draped curtain. Instantly the fellow was on his feet all else forgotten In a swift wave of passion. Theres the guy now! he burst forth. "Hes hiding In that booth ; I saw him. Come on, and well have the stiff cough up yet! I drew back swiftly, pushing the behind me. There was no place In which to hide, no chance for escape. Perhaps I could explain, but, if not. then I must fight. The two came plunging through the opening and faced us, the heavy curtains dropping behind them and shutting out all view beyond. Harris, inflamed by drink, glared about as though doubting the evidence of his own eyes, but Ms expression was that of savage hatred. "H I, If they aint both of em here! Say, this Is rich. So you two are in cahoots, hey? Thought youd play me for a d n fool, did you, Daly? Well, HI show you what youre up against you and yer girl. Come now, wheres e, ?!' tl) liM i ion . w with in) answer, for site said no more until no drew up at the hotel entrance. , She waited while 1 settled with the chauffeur, and we crossed the wide pavement together., It may be best for you not to come in ' one never knows. This is pot a final parting, I hope? Perhaps so, perhaps not. Tou do not wholly trust me. Some day I mean t. you shall. I felt her hand in mine, just for a moment; then the doors opened and closed, leaving me alone. ' pleased FINDS RELIEF Wants to Tell Other Girls AH About It Good-nigh- CHAPTER '' ' ' President Is Building Up Popularity Xf 1 The Proof of Murder The Back Room of Costigans I watched her through the glass doors until she vanished among tne crowd in the lobby. I could not permit her to go away like this; to get beyond my sight and knowledge yet I hesitated too long, until she had merged into the swirllngi crowd and was lost. It was indeed a strange feeling of loneliness which , swept over me In that Moment. Never before had I felt such depth of Interest in a woman, or such regret at parting. experieijced With no apparent effort, seemingly utterly indifferent, she had nevertheless become intwined 'with my life, her presence a necessity for my happiness. The soft pressure of her body, the touch of her hand, was Intoxication ; the glance of her eyes sent the warm blood pulsing through my veins. She had become to me an inspiration, a memory to dream over, a hope no longer to be resisted. This was strange, so strange as to be beyond understanding. , I argued it with myself, but to no result , The fact would not be denied. Here was an unknown woman, original ' and beautiful, to be sure, yet one whose very Identity was shrouded In mystery. .To all appearances she was acthem. tively engaged In conspiracy against What happen here, Msieur? What the government of Chile, in a crime happen? shrieked the excited French- against human life. She was unquesman. Tou keel ze men? What? tionably' the authorized agent of a No; theyre just knocked out. A gang of revolutionary plotters I had little private affair, thats all, I said, witnessed their reception of her as too exhausted to speak clearly. See one of their own, and could not doubt the evidence of my own eyes. ' She had borne them Instructions, and stood in their midst, in secret conclave, speaking as one having authority. More than that, even, she had refused to deny this connection, to reveal her name, or, acknowledge any other purpose. She had used me to further her ends, whatever they might be, preying upon my personal Interest In her, and yet refusing to lift a single fold of this curtain of mystery. What could it mean, but that she was secretly ashamed to permit of my full understanding? The thought of the stolen money, the murder of Alva, head-waite- The White House Is open It Is the house. .That is fine, but of people Is It that the Pressignificance greater, ident Is accessible to boys who want a swimming pool 'as well as to senators and diplomatists. The secretaries are kept busy scribbling memoranda of a representative who wants, to. present the son of a constituent ;Af who seeks the Presidents Influlocal Industry; of ence in saving women who are seeking class legislation; of a man who wants to tell him about San Domingo ; another about Indians, Alaska ; of a delegation another of Quakers, on6 of the African church. . The Methodist Episcopal President decide that he can give one man five minutes; another must get on with two or 'three; ,he cant get rid of a delegation or a committee under 10 or 15 minutes. A senior does from a high school or the or--t phans from a Masonic home must shake hands with the President, every one of them. Some of them will want to say something to him." In the other rooms of the executive offices there are, at all times, persons coming and going, .men watting for their chance to get In or to see some one coming out, newspaper men apprising It all and the attendants quite cheerful and obliging. another It Is .common human side of Warren G. Harding Is building for him a popularity that was not foreseen when he became President. Whether he Is a great statesman is still a matter of debate, and one which time and events will have to prove, but there is no shadow of doubt but that he has entrenched himself strongly In the hearts of the people of Washington, especially of the children of all ages. If he wer, a candidate, says a ; writer In the Christian Science Monitor, he would doubtless be accused of using political wiles, but he Is assured of his position for almost four years and yet every day he yields to some fresh demand for personal favor and adds to the sum of enjoyment by shaking hands with hundreds and conferring with scores of individuals. WASHINGTON. Double-Cros- dron s, Wal- 7 here, Msieur, and 1 thrust the first bill I could reach into his hand. "Hush this up, will you, and let the lady and me get out of here. He dashed about frantically, wringing his bands and gesticulating. Oui, oui! Eet shall be so. There ees to be no trouble, no' police. Ze men attack you, Msieur Daly I see eet all ; you protect ze Madame. There be no noise, no peestal bien! Francois, Jules, you will help 'ze lady an ze gentleman to go quick. s held back The two the curtains for us to pass through. The main dining room was not as disturbed as I anticipated it might be. As we came forth and made our way down the aisle under escort, we were gazed at curiously, but no demonstrawaiter-guardian- A Industrial Committee Get-Togeth- er National federation, the approval of President Harding, Secretary of Labor Davis and Secretary of Commerce Hoover, has organized a national Industrial committee, designed to bring together for conference leading representatives of conservative labor organizations, employers who believe their interests are closely allied with the Interests of their employees, and the general public. Formation of such an organization, including in Its membership such men as former President Taft, Samuel Gompers, John Hays Hammond, T. Coleman Du Pont and John D. Ryan, Is believed to be an encouraging feature of the development and active operation of a sound, sane Americanism and to represent a healthy, patriotic and progressive thought and spirit In this country, which will provide recurred to me; the invitation I had the best possible Insurance against the overheard for her to accompany him development of such fanatical radion his fatal trip, and her acceptcalism as that which Is now making ance; the positive assertion of Harftb Russia a center of human misery dethat she had done so; her confessed vastated by typhus, cholera, starvation and restriction of liberty. knowledge that the money had actually been given into the possession of Russias downfall was due primarily the Chilean captain ; the nature of the with which he bad bees weapon killed; her remaining in New Tork inI stead of returning to Washington. i could not blot these things out, no matter how hard I endeavored to 1 reconcile them with her denials. trusted her; I would continue to trust her against the world, yet deep down in my heart lingered a question unanswered. If she was honest, square, actuated by some worthy purpose, why did she still refuse to confide in mel Surely I had been sufficiently tested and she knew who I was. If she was the sister of a classmate whom I knew and loved, what necessity remained of the failure of congress for the concealment of her name? BECAUSE adequate means for What, Indeed, except shame at the Its expeditious administration, part she was playing in this sordid the federal water power commission drama of life? Some of my earlier at the end of Its first year of existsuspicion had been eradicated, for now ence finds Itself almost unable to hanit was clearly demonstrated 'that it dle properly the requirements of could not have beefi her knife which power development In the United had pierced Alvas heart. Whatever States. . s else I might believe against her, this In creating the commission, the conevidence no longer existed, for she gress gave the commission no perstill wore the dagger in her hat. pecusonnel to perform its work other than liar as the design was, the weapon Its executive secretary and engineer locked in my valise, which I had officer. To do what it has done It on the f.oor picked up has been necessary for the commisof the car, was not hers; it had been sion to borrow from the several dewielded in Its deadly work by some personnel for Its WasWng-to- n other hand. But whose? Did she partments office. know? Did she even suspect the The commission has no field force, Was she even now endeavor These loaned or otherwise. Even the limited ing to congeal his identity? made by congress for questions were unanswerable; I could appropriations only partially drive them back by memory of the girl herself: it was impossible to recall her vividly to mind, and yet associate her with so workers are now foul a crime. WOMEN the emplov Of the na1 was still Immersed in such tions railroads. Nenrly 100,000 thoughts, mentally struggling for her women are helping to build lines and honor, and my own justification, when maintain and operate existing systems, I finally attained the quiet of my room. a report of the Interstale forthcoming I was squarely up against a stone commerce commission Is expected to wall; there was no light perceptible show. anywhere. Neither Harris nor WalWomen cons' itiitwl In 1920 nearly dron was guilty of this crime; they five per cent of the nations 2,000,000 were obliterated from fnrther conemph 'e. necord'ng to a censideration. These two worthies had railway sus taken by tl e interstate commerce undoubtedly done their best, hut had commission, and tl e number is Inbeen outgeneraled by some one else; daily. The commission now and. whoever that other might be. he creasing is preparing a new census of female had made a clear leaving workers for 1921. not even a lurking suspicion behind railway 1920 census snows tliat women The him. It was the Job of a master-thieIn for all kinds of rail work, an expert in crime or else had been are going as well as light. They are heavy accomplished through the blind luck cleaning engines and headlights In of some one whose very Identity roundhouses, keeping watch night as cloaked any possibility of suspicion. well as day at dangerous grade cross-Ings' ' (TO BE CONTINUED.) operating telegraph keys, carrytrain dspatchers. and It Is a poor policy to buy books for ing messages of and other heay even carpentry doing the sake of the colored covers, or to In the railroad shops. work make friends for the sake of their In some Jobs women, the railroads dolbea. are learning, are more efficient thau male workers. Some Jobs In which - When love meander down the ara women are at work are: sue common sense sneaks op an alley numbers of THE Civic tion followed. A group of waiters stood before the outer door, evidently collected there to prevent any alarm from reaching the outside. To the signal of Francois these stepped aside, permitting us to pass through Into the vestibule. 1 assisted my companion into her coat, and then hastily struggled into my own. She was pale, but her eyes met my own bravely, and her hand touched my arm as we went up the steps. Above, all remained quiet and dark. What next? I asked. I believe there are taxis around the corner. Good; I would prefer riding to walking, myself. Where do you wish -to be taken? "Back to the hotel, please." of the cab I In the felt her hand touch mine gently, as though half afraid. Oh, I was so frightened so sorry to have brought you there. It was all my fault The Russian had a knife. Tes, I know; I caught a glimmer of It but he went down and out for the count before It could be used. There Is nothing to worry over now. "They did not get the money?" No. that Is clear enough. Somebody got the bulge on them, and they are very properly sore. Tou heard Harris swear you left with Alva. that boodle? "Harris knows nothing about It ; you "I know nothing about It, Harris. You're a liar. This dame went must believe me. "I Intend to certainly as against way with Aire In his car, 1 saw her him Tou cough up. both Harris. . with ont f semi-darkne- ss v water-- blood-staine- ' am eighteen Evansville, Ind- .-I old and have been bothered for several months with mm periods. irregular month my Every back would ache and cold had a I always and felt drowsy and ,1 work in a sleepy. millinery shop and I went to work every day, but felt stupid and would have such cramps. I had seen Lydia E. Pinkhama . . IVft get able Com I pound advertised and had heard several . women talk of it, so mother got me This Vegetable Compound is iome. wonderful and it helped me very much, io that during my periods I am not now rick or drowsy. Ihave told many girls ibout your medicine and would be glad ft help anyone who is troubled with ijfnilnr ailments. You may use my ,6 Stella as you like. Second St, Evansville, Indiana. Some girls lead lives of luxury, while thers toil for their livelihood, but all laws ire subject to the same physical viola-;ion. ind suffer in proportion to their When such symptoms develop sa irregularities, headaches, backaches, ial Linx-wiler- and th sensations N'Afif.bv IflflS T ilHY jearing-dow- n H Mtila okAiilrl Dont think because a man has one isnt able to oot in the slave that lie io a lot of kicking. Whites Outnumbered. Taking the broadest possible view of the racial maps of the globe as it existed before the war, it will be found that out of a total number of human beings amounting to 1,700,000,-00550,000,000 were white, 1,150,000,-00were colored. Thus the colored races outnumbered the. whites more than two to one. ' , 0, 0 ASPIRIN Name t ract that there was no adeno common ground quate middle class, on which the ' downtrodden peasant and workingman could meet with employer, business man, politician or professional man for consideration of their mutual Interests and improvement of their economic and social position. There was ease and luxury on the one side and toll and misery on the other. There was no medium through-whic- h these extremes , might be brought together and blended Into a tolerable, stable existence for all. America has already gone far toward eliminating such extremes. There exists a common ground on which all may neet. ' d are being returned to the treasury unused because congress, after making these appropriations failed to grant the legislative authority to use them. Up toi June 80, 1921, there had been filed with the commission 229 applications aggregate g 14,675,000 horsepower and affecting 83 states, the District of Columbia and Alaska. This amount is 75 per cent greater than the entire water-powe- r development of the United States today. Th projects applied for vary in size from less than 100 horsepower up to the 8,000,000 horsepower scheme of the Southern California Edison company on the Colorado river. The first license was Issued on March 1 to the Niagara Falls Power company. Between that date and July 1 final action has been taken on 47 applications, 13 preliminary permits have been Issued Involving 1,075,000 horsepower, and 15 licenses Involving 0 757.000 primary horsepower and secondary horsepower, or a total of 1,217,000 horsepower, making an aggregate of 28 projects. Involving 2.292.000 horsepower, dr as much as was issued by all of the executive departments during the ten years preceding the passage of the water-powe- r the work of the commission 460,-00- act. ' Many Women Working on the Railroads get-awa- f, ,. Bayer on Genuine to tne Plight of the Water Power Commission "What la This, a GIRL Beware! 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