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Show riUTR COUNTY NEWS. JUNCTION, UTAH The Recluse of Fifth Avenue CHAPTER XI Continued 21 Although he could not shout, he found he could make inarticulate fioises. Ue made them till his throat ached and the corners of his mouth were raw from the Larsh rope. He had no idea yet where be was. He supposed Bellington must have prepared this secret place and kept its locality hidden. Perhaps through It there had come men, ere this, who had spied upon him. Cramps seized him, Whose agony left him white and feeble. Perhaps he would starve to death here. It was well known that his movements were uncertain, secretive, and that he was Impatient of questioning. It would be found that his bed was unoccupied. They would not look for him here. They would hunt far afield while be starved to death in this tower retreat. No shame or repentance came to him. Instead he cursed himself for carelessness. In his former home he had preserved almost an excessive caution, but he had supposed in ro large a household as this, with many sen ants and guests, he was safe. There were other rooms which should have attracted burglars more than these, rooms where women kept their diamonds. To come here krgued a preconceived plan. First of all he though of McKimber. Could he, after all, have dared this? Was his dejected spirit assumed for putting the younger man off his guard? lie remembered telling McKimber that those wjho underestimated him came to disaster. Perhaps he had made the mistake of thinking a man beaten to the ground when he was merely resting, sweitlng an opportunity to spring, liis assailant might even have been young 'McKimber. It was a tall, agile man who attacked him. According to Barnes Instructions, Priced, at breakfast, asked if lie should arouse Mr. Kaxon or see if he wanted his coffee in his room. As tg rule Kaxon was up early. In the end they discovered him. His mouth was swollen and discolored, and he could not rise to his feet when Braduey uncut the bonds. lie was in a deplorable condition, lie would tell his wife nothing. Nor would he hear of the police being notified. I know who did it, he lied, and I will attend to him myself. This must not get Into the papers. If it does, I Until know It comes from one of you He looked coldly at his wife, three. bis butler, and the footman. It was Bradney alone who dared to meet bis gaze. Id such a rage as this Mrs. Kaxon trembled.' Sneed could not avoid the consciousness that it was one of the wealthy employing classes who shivered' with anger. Praduey welcomed the opportunity to aee a man of whom he had heard so much bad, at whose hands he hud himself experienced at a moment when his usual control was it seemed to the scientist that gone, for a minute the mask was lifted and the terrific emotions which he had kipt hidden were let loose. He cursed his wife. He called Sneed a timid, worthless creature that he had allowed a thief to break through and assault him. Bradney, towering over them all, came in for his share. Where had tills hulking flunkey been that the marauder had 6tolen upon him? Bradney was secretly amused. Then fie saw his chance to escape. He some of Barnes gestures and pi:e notice at once. There could baldly be a suspicion of collusion. It seemed to Mrs. Raxon that here was n courteous and efficient man servant Sneed goaded to rare insubordination suddenly took the resolve to depart w ill his footman. Kaxon turned to his wife. Pay them and see they leave at once. Sneed turned on his heel and left folthe room. His second-footman lowed. If any of those other people heard any commotion, just tell them I had B fainting spell and shall be ail right He almost pushed her tomorrow. from the room and turned the key. Raxon Hoped, as he walked to the safe, that he would find the robbery J ad been made by professionals for readily convertible plunder. He hardly dared search for the McKimber exliib'ts. The envelope which had held what would have. kept McKimber a pliant end obedient, tool was gone. Negotiable securities and a large sum of cash were untouched. It was plain that the intruder had come for one thing only, The man and had been successful. v ho would have most to gain by this abstraction was young Robin McKimber. who had been in the house a week and Had learned of the danger in In figur. widen his father stood. Touna McKimber was like the man of whom Raxon had one fleeting glance. Never again would there be the opportunity to get any more Incriminating letters. The page stolen from the register could not be replaced. What a fool he had been not to have them To Implicate the poliphotographed. tician without them would be almost Impossible. Were McKimber to make a holJ etand and accuse his enemy of attempted blackmail, the public would probably flock to the support of the man. It was older and belter-knowthe greatest blow Paul Raxon had He fell that the ever sustained. humiliation of it would never pass from his mind. His face was bruised and sore, but he hardly knew it. He who had warned his opponent of the him had folly of underestimating Into that very himself trap. .fallen It was late In the afternoon when t enter She had h allowed his n rfe By WYNDHAM MARTYN , Copyright In the United Stetee W N 0 Service brought with her a pot of coffee and some sandwiches. The coffee he drank eagerly. . He would not eat "I dont know what we are to do now those men have gone. It was most Inconsiderate of you to talk like that to them. The maids wont wait at table and the agency cant send any men until tomorrow. If only we hadn't so many people staying here! They wont be long here, he said I think this social experigrimly. ment Is going to end. Pile the whole bunch in automobiles and take them to the chateau at Huntingdon. Telephone for reservations and see they get a good meal. Theyll like the change. Now leaVe me alone. CHAPTER XII The evening that saw the Raxon guests taken to dinner at Huntingdon found, the Japanese garden in .Lower Fifth avenue occupied by the Milman conspirators. During the dinner, which was perceptibly better served because Sneed had dropped back Into his old Answer But better counsel will show him that it is dangerous. Before we see him we must rehearse some of the circumstances In which we were injured by him. I want him to think that we all know very certainly by what means he hurt us. In case he should decline to buy these letters, he must understand that he cannot prosecute uk." Floyd Malet had said little. He was watching the girls sensitive face. He did not understand how it was the others did not realize she was suffering. They had assumed that she was wholly with them and as eager as they to win. It was because Malet loved her that he knew what was passing In her mind. He had seen her with Robin. lie knew certainly that she loved the lad and suffered torture at the thought that she was going to aid in giving Paul Raxon the whip hand over him. It was plain to Floyd Malet that this love of his for a girl, whose beauty had first attracted him because it was of a rare and finer sort, must be kept a secret. What has the world to offer but scorn for the middle-aged and unsuccessful lover? But love, he reflected, If it is genuine, finds Its reward In service. How could he help her? Was it possible to bring her happiness and Robin? The other men were talking about Questions No. 22 What Is verbena and has it any particular value? 2 In what state are the Shoshone falls? 8 What Is the most popular patriotic song In France? Who wrote It? 4 What President was known as 1 Old Tippecanoe"? 5 Who was the first commander in chief of the Union army in the Civil war? place and Achllle was less hurried, there was no word said about Great Rock. It was when Sneed had taken the coffee away that Milman began. Sitting In the center of them, ho showed no sign of triumph. Watching him, Nita thought that she had never seen a man more perfectly courteous than he. Milman complimented them all on what they had done, but it was her father who came in for the greatest praise. The daughter watched him growing younger as he listened to Peters encomiums. Barnes felt that at last he had been able to do his share." We are now, Milman went on, in the position of holding what Raxon was going to use to lever himself into a senatorial seat. I have little doubt in my mind but that he will pay the price asked, which Is a million dollars. Without this evidence he has no actual hold on McKimber. With it he can command his absolute obediI feel certain that with ence. help Raxon can win. Without It he has little chance. The question is this: Is the senatorship worth a million dollars to Paul Raxon? If not, v,e are worse off than when we began. If it is, we have won. Peter Milman looked about him as the chairman of a meeting does when None would he desires suggestions. have supposed that there was a very real risk of disgrace and imprisonment If Raxon refused to buy and determined to prosecute. If you had looked into his face, Bradney remarked, and had seen ail the passions of hate and disappointment, fear and despair graven on it. you would have no doubt at all on the subject Im certain he will buy them back. But hell try and get us, Barnes I wasnt any too reminded him. gentle." Theres always that danger," Peter Milman observed calmly; but when a man has so overpowering an ambition as his, he may use caution which is really abhorrent I have no doubt he will wish he could put us In Sing Sing. Old Ideas Revived by Experiments in Diet Some remarkable cases of fasting have attract- - attention lately, but one striking experiment In diet has met with less attention than it deserves. This experiment was carried out by three scientists who lived for several months entirely on potatoes and vegetable margarine, with a slight addition of onion. One of the results of this experiment is that science is now beginning to believe that there may be something in the old Idea that potato water is a remedy for gout. The potato does virappear to have considerable concerned. is disease this where tues Another result is that it is now claimed that the diet of the peasantry in some parts of Europe, in which meat figures very rarely, is healthier as well as cheaper than more elabor ate fare. Sir Rowland Hill, founder of th penny ms-- , was very keen on dietlnf He lived for many periexperiments. ods" of three days each on not non than two articles, such as boiled greer peas and salt, and damson pie anl sugar. Ballooning Spiders 1 Ballooning, says the Dearborn In dependent, Is the method of migration used by many species of spiders. Standing in an open space, with the body elevated, the spider projects frou the spinnerets a line of silk whlcl continues until the spider feels tm pull of the wind. It releases its holt as It is borne sway Is Army-Nav- y Faunt-ieroy"- ? 9 How many Justices are there In the United States Supreme court? 10 When was the Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America established? 11 What distinguished American Btory writer Is the wife of a physician and mother of physicians? 12 Where Is the region set apart as the Yellowstone National park? 13 What portrait painter, the most distinguished produced by America, died in 1925? 14 Who was the most valuable player In the National league last year? 15 When was the Erie canal opened? . 10 How many states seceded from the Union In 18G0 and 1861 and what were they? impartially. He Was in a Deplorable Condition. What meant by rationalism? 7 Which team won the game last fall? 8 Who wrote Little Lord 6 Robins father. He will suffer, said Mr. Milman And his family will suffer. I am sorry for them; but in this case our interests weigh down the balance. McKimber, at all events, has money and an assured position." Why not offer to sell the letters to You will him, then? Malet cried. get your money Just the same and He you will be defeating Raxon? noticed that Nita listened eagerly for the reply. There are two reasons against It One, that we know Raxon to be a crook used to chicanery, fraud, and blackmail. He will not protest, no matter how we obtained these letters. He will probably pay. With McKimber It is different. How shall we convince him that if he buys these letters he Is safe from subsequent blackmail? He will know that his secret Is shared by many others and he will never feel safe. As he probably wont run for office now, he may make a fight of It. He has money. He can retain the best counsel, while we are handicapped from the start It Is not a matter of choosing to benefit one at the cost of the other. Personally, I am inclined to be sorry for McKimber. With us all It is merely the easiest and safest way to get the money we tiave beerr defrauded of from the-m- an who did it Whos to bell the cat? Barnes IIow are you going to talk asked. it over with Raxon? 1 think if I telephone to him he will come. But he might bring a gang of thugs He can with him, Barnes objected. get a bunch of gunmen any time he needs them. Whats to prevent him going through this place and getting the letters? It Is not a house easy to break Into, as you know. He will not be admitted if he does not come alone. If he is as desperately anxious for those letters as I believe, he will come at once and alone. I shall not mention them when I speuk to him, but he will be thinking of nothing else. Malet had the opportunity to get a few words with Nita later in the evening. A few mornings back, he said softly, you met young McKimber in the grounds at Great Rock. You had a few minutes with him and then left him. You said you thought you had been breaking your heart. Nita, what did you mean? Did I say She smiled at him. that? IIow silly. Doesnt one exaggerate before breakfast?" You cant deceive me like that," You are fond of he answered. Robin and you are torn between two emotions, your love for him and your loyalty to your father. What you would like to be able to do Is to take those accursed letters and gl'e them to Mr. McKimber without letting his wife or son know they ever existed." I would rather do that than any thing else," she admitted. She saw that it was useless to conceal it from the sculptor. And she knew, too, that this middle-age- d genius with the worn It face and quiet ways, loved her. is hard. Uncle Floyd," she said, and smiled whimsically, to feel one is be fraying where one loves." You are not, he protested. (TO BE CONTINUED.) 7 the What Is physics? What is a vireo and srtsVs Its particular virtue? 19 What Is the salary of the chief Justice of the United States? 20 When does the astronomical 17 18 day begin? Answers No. 21 On November 19, 1863. Sequoyah, of the Cherokee. 8 That science that treats of the phenomena of the mind. 4 Bubbling Over. 5 Whistlers portrait of his mother was purchased by the French government and placed in the Luxembourg gallery at Paris. 6 Salt lake. 7 The Compleat Angler" by Izaak Walton. 8 It has attained the length of 80 feet and .feeds on mammals and birds. 9 Fifteen thousand dollars. 1 2 , 10- 11 12 13 104,200,000. Joseph Hopkinson, 1798. Franklin Pierce. -- A Greek scientist of the Sixth century, B. C. Frank Lockhart. 14 15 Sabah Bernhardt ; of French nativity and Jewish descent 16 -- Seattle. 17 As an exciseman. 18 An interesting plant of the Sundew family which bears leaves serving as traps to capture Insects. It is found in North and South Carolina. 19 William M. Jardlne of Kansas. 20 May 8, 1816. Celt Playing at Night ' CJOIRLM With Luminous Fells It looked at first like a Jubilee celebration of some kind, as flare after flare streaked the night horizon of Van Cortlandt Park golf course, New York city. tut these rocket-likstreaks were nothing other than luminous golf balls being tried out by their Inventor, M. J. Bloomer, scientist of Columbia university. These luminous halls keep their light for ten minutes after being hit from the tee, and thus, with the aid of electric lights over the greens, the night becomes as day to the insatiate golfer. Sportsmen now for picture additional possibilities night golf with the aid of this ball and illumination of tee flags h.v employing r the piercing rays of the neon light which can be seen at great distance and through fog, mist and smoke. In his experiments with the luml nous ball, Mr. Bloomer drove off eight balls from the first tee and located all of them within six minutes. Like huge glow worms they nestled among grass, leaf and tree far down the fairways and in the rough. e 'Ends Sixty or seventy years ago the Fox Indians of Iowa began the acquisition of the. English alphabet from missionaries. They learned a method of writing their own language by means of the English alphabet, separating their words Into syllables. Since there Is only a rough conformity the characters as employed by the Fox Indians and the actual sounds, it Is necessary to restore the phonetics of any Fox text so that the symbols may correctly represent them. Dr. Truman Mlchelson, of the Smith sonian Institutions Bureau of Amerl ran Ethnology, has been foremost la this work of collection and restoration. Doctor Mlchelson, whose work has made him the foremost authority on he Fox Indians, describes their rituals as consisting mainly of eating, lancing and prayer. As Is natural with a primitive people, their prayers uvlte material benefits such as long life, freedom from disease, that the chiefs village should be strong enough to resist its enemies, and that no foe should even be permitted to gossip against the village. According to Doctor Mlchelson, the vounger generation now turn these once serious ceremonies into occasions for amusement. Up to some 15 years ago the tribe was so conierv-- I utlve as to resist education, hut It has since grown progressive and all the young Indians are anxious to go to school. The tribe are good farmers and compete with the vhltvs in the pain at ones In one minute pain from corns is ended. Dr. Scholls 2ino-pad- s do this safely by removing the cause pressing and rubbing of shoes. They are thin, medicated, antiseptic, healing. At all drug and shoe stores. Cost but a trifle. DSScholl's 'Lino-padPut one on s the pain is gone I Freak Golf in Scotland freak golf match was played re cently in Scotland. It was an course and the players agreed to meet bj moonlight. They started at 9:80 No p. m accompanied by spectators. one could see the ball when it left the tee, so all stood In strained silence trying to hear It drop. Two brave men, all In white, went ahead lighting mntches to give the players a clew to the right direction. They escaped with their lives, although a ball passed between the feet of one of them. The balls were traced with the aid of electric flashlights. The match ended at 12:20. Not a single player made a hole In one, the match going to the expert who achieved a hole In 93. A e All Start in Kansas or datum," placed at the little town of Ogden, Kan., by the United States coast and geodetic survey, is the starting point for all surveys and boundaries in the United States. All government surveys are made on that basing line probably because that is the geographic center of the country. Cappers Weekly. 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