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Show THE RICH COUNTY NEWS. RANDOLPH, UTAH ASPIRIN The Mystery of the Silver Dagger CHAPTER XI 17 Continued. . - . I stole as silently as possible across te the door. It was securely locked, of no pleasuni job,, to be sure, and 1 was compelled to steel myself to the attempt, yet I do longer held back paralyzed by fear. I easily found a at frtr the strip of my 'own window, and then, satisfied that It was taut and securely held, at both ends, lowered my body cautiously over the sill, until my stockinged feet -- secure-fastenin- course, and could be forced open. If at all, only by creating considerable ' alarm. I stood, stariug helplessly about; feeling the Impossibility of escape. 1 could only wait for my jailers to appear, impotent to aid myself nervously gripped the narrow stone In any way or her. After fill, that of the coping. I dare not look down last thought was the most impelling. or penult my mind to dwell for an That they suspected Marie Gessler of Instant on what was below. Slowly being Implicated in both murder and I straightened op, until my entire robbery waa dearly evident; Indeed, weight waa upheld by this precarious To advance step by step they not only suspected, but were con- foot-holvinced that she had done the dfced. was Impossible ; all 1 could hope to I waa secretly obliged to admit that accomplish In locomotion was to they had some reason to so believe; stealthily advance one foot a few that they even possessed proof which Inches, sliding it along the stone, ever would probably convict her In court retaining contact, and then, as careof the crime. This gave them a ter- fully drawing the other after until rible advantage over the girl, once Ahey met, toe and heel. It was tlie they had her bodily In their posses- slow progress of a snail, yet the slightsion. Guilty or not guUty, she could est effort at hurrying would mean a not establish her innocence; under certain fall. This was not unduly, perilous, howtorture and threat, such as they would doubtless use .money lust, ever, so long as I retained firm hold there was no knowing what might on the sill, or even could grip my happen. Alone, helpless In the grasp fingers over the lower frame of the of these unscrupulous crooks, her fate open blind, as I was enabled thus to might be death, disgrace. Certainly It partially sustain my weight, and, even would be foul insult, and, if she failed if a foot slipped, the feel of the solid to yield, the desire for revenge might wood yielded confidence. But finally even drive these cowards to a secret my hand reached out and grasped only denouncement of her to the police. the cloth cord, twisted into some semThis, however, would be their last re- blance of a rope, and, as It gave to foe pressure, the old fear sort; they would exhaust all other efforts first. And no one else knew swept over me In a torrent of agony. of her danger; no one else was In I could never make it never I I would to that position to aid her; she must face go swirling, crashing down this gang absolutely alone unless I death below. It was but a step, to could effect an escape. It was not be sure; a step and I could reach merely my own life at stake; hers foe firmness of the other blind; but. oh, foe step the speechless horror of was also In the balance It Tet there was no going backward : was act to In which And the time short. If I escaped at all, It must I tried this, only to realize at once Its and foe perspiration be accomplished before my jailers re- Impossibility, out burst from every pore, as the full I that dreamed before turned, they had aroused from unconsciousness, or horror of my situation suddenly had strength enokgti to make the flashed over me. I must go on, trustTet what possible way ing to that thin, unstable cord, balancattempt. There was suggested Itself? I felt in my pockets; ing myself above the gulf. no means of they were utterly empty, except for a no other way, no retreat, now how the single overlooked bill. There was no escape. I do not know It Is was act winhardly a accomplished; the than other means of egress Tet dow and that seemed hopeless. In desperation I crossed over once more, and again looked out. Could I dare I attempt to cling to that alight ledge In my stocking feet, even for the one or two steps necessary to reach the next window? The very conception of such a feat made my bead reel giddily and my stomach rise In protest. Besides, even if I made It by some miracle, what If that other window should be closed and locked? How could I ever move backward to regain safety? Tet wait: there was a way, dangerous enough to be sure, yet possible if I possessed the necessary nerve. There were opened blinds at each window; they would help some as grasping spots for the hands. The one within reach appeared solid enough, firmly anchored to the casement, and secured to the brick wall by means of an iron hook. Between the two the space to he traversed was not wide; a single stride on foe ground beneath would bridge foe distance. If I had some thing to ding to above anything that would keep me upright I might hold my footing on foe narrow stone and make foe passage slowly. It was a daring, deadly venture, but possible. The Sleeper Wae Marie Gessler! But what could I hope to utilize as a support? The bare room offered but a single suggestion the dirty coverlet memory, except as some wild delirium which had been thrown over me. Torn of sleep haunts one when they awake. apart from corner to corner, and Inch by Inch I crept, hand encroachtwisted Into the form of a rope. It ing on hand, foot pressing against foot, inought to safely sustain my entire every slightest movement an weight in case a foot slipped. I expressible agony then I gripped the started to tear with my teeth, and thus support of wood once more, and clung succeeded in ripping the thing from to it as with the grasp of death. , end to end. It was scarcely long I clung there until my mind came ( enough for the purpose, which com- - back, until I felt the return of strength polled me to make the noose corre- to my body, and I could look down spondingly small.' However, wKh this through foe moonlight without reeling Improvised lasso gripped In my right dizzily. The blind was strong, firmly hand, I took position astride foe sill braced, and I felt safe in Its protecof foe window, in an endeaver to pro- tion. But what about the window ject the loosened end over some pro- beyond? Suppose It should be locked? tuberance of the blind beyond. By or the room Into which I opened, holding tight to foe frame with my occupied? I could not continue to cling left hand, the right was left free, there in uncertainty: I must learn the and I was enabled to lean out far truth assure myself that I had not enough to obtain a clear toss. There passed through all this tense agony was little the noose could catch on, In vain. and continued failure left me listless I moved slowly, barely an inch at and. discouraged., I lost hope,', yet a time, each advancing foot feeling kept at it, and finally, to my surprise, for support, but more confident now the ring of the cloth settled over ,an because of foe grasp of my fingers on Iron projection of the hinge, and clung the upper wood. The window was there, extending straight .across from closed, but . dark and grimy looking, I hardly dared as though the room within bad been window to window. breathe as I drew the thing taut and long unoccupied. Its very appearance tested, the firm Dess with which it was gave me courage. I balanced mysel held pt, the,, other eud. ..The noose .on the precarious footing of the stone, closed. down, tightly about the Irjn clinging tenaciously with my dfeft hand staple, and resisted every effort at re- - to the Iron hinge of the blind, while lease. To all seeming it was as safely my yight endeavored to raise the sash. the window anchored as though I had placed It At' first ' I believed there, by hand. Somehow the very firmly fastened down the suspicion leaving me numb with despair. But knowledge that this had been accomplished,, that the way was open, reckless tugging loosened Its hold, brought with It a renewal of the feel- and ensiled me to shove up the sash ing of horror with which I had first' little by little, until finally the opencontemplated the possibility of such ing became sufficient for me to squeeze an accomplishment. Would I ever dare through. I felt as though I had rethe' attempt? My head swam; as I turned from the dead, the nervous regalled downward, and then across, and action so great that I lay for a moment I shrank back" absolutely ' terrified 'at on the floor where 1 hod fallen, un1 alone, able o move. I' knew I was foe 'vWy- - thought. 4 ' Tet my nerve returned, and I found the spate urfenanted.' foe walls as and determined. It was hare as in that other room from which mveetf d - to1-the- sick-ening- ly 1 , By Randall Parrish Name Bayer on Genuine Author of The Strange Case of Cavendish" ' Copyright. hr HandaU Parrish had tied, v I knew this, and in my exhaustion cared to know no more. Then 1 staggered to my knees, and, with opened eyes stared curiously about, gathering my .wits together. There was nothing to see but the four walls. 1 tried foe door, and It opened silendy, permitting me to glance out Into a narrow dark ball-waI could dimly uncarpeted. discern' the top of a flight of stairs I leading down to the story' below, slipped oat, and closed foe door softly behind me, being plunged instantly Into funereal blackness. ' , I groped a way forward toward the stairs, guided by a hand against .the wall, until the touch of the upper, rail assured me of my position. A narrow strip of carpeting rag 1 took it to be from the feeling extended down the center of foe stairs, sufficient to muffle any footsteps, and I paused a moment listening for The slightest noise amid the darkness beneath.' All remained still and mysterious ; so that I drew forth myshoes from a coat pocket and slipped them "onT ", ' Twice the boards creaked ominously under, my tread, sounding terrific in that silence, and causing me to hang in suspense over foe banister rail, holding my breath In fear of discovery. At last I attained foe wider space at the bottom, and songht blindly to explore my surroundings. But for the carpet underfoot, and a small sofa encountered In a recess, 1 would have believed myself In a deserted house. I knew I was on the third floor, yet there was no curve In the banisters, showing a way to the next flight of stairs, nor could I locate them by any effort. As the result of blindly groping about, I lost all sense of direction and must have wandered Into a side foom through an undraped recess, for I suddenly brought up against a table, littered with papers and books. . Startled by this encounter Into a realization that I was lost in a strange house at an unholy hour of foe morning, and that the slightest misstep in that darkness might result in an alarm to awaken every sleeper, for a few minutes I did not venture to move In any direction. Tet manifestly I could not remain there indefinitely, and bo, blindly choosing a course, I set forth, reeling a way caution Sly forWard dSSttl I first ran Into a chair, and then struck one hand against a side wall. I followed this latter as heat I could. Inspired by the thought that if I continued this course long enough 1 must attain the opening through which I had entered the room. On the way my hands felt foe outlines of a closed door, and. In aimlessly groping about, encountered. key In foe lock. It was so Inserted as to he extracted at the tonch of my fingers and Instantly a tiny ray of light shot forth through the vacated hole. It was such a relief in the heart of that darkness as to cause me to quickly bend down and endeaver to view the scene within. It was evidently a chamber of some size, and well furnished, rather dimly Illuminated by a single shaded electric globe, a handsome green rug oa the floor, and numerous pictures hung about the walls. I could perceive the outlines of a bed at one aide, barely within foe range of the vision, and opposite this an ornate dresser, trlth three mirrors. ' But what my j'eyes rested upon with greater .Interest.! was I I luxurious leather couch besldf.th further wall on which a woman rested, with some sort of covering d taped about her. She lay with face toward the wall, motionless, and to all" appearances sound asleep. f To arouse her was the last thing I desired, and I would have slipped the key back Into the lock, and stolen silently 'along In the darkness, ha4 she not suddenly stirred, flinging out one hand as though in fear of some dream, and turned partially, so that her face became clearly visible. The sleeper was Marie Gessler! For a moment I could scarcely credit the discovery; yet there could be no mistake. I re- Beware) Unless you see foe name Bayer on package or on tablets you tre not getting genuine Aspirin by physicians for twenty-on- e years and proved safe by millions. Take Aspirin only as told In foe Bayer package for Colds, Headache, Neuralgia, Rheumatism, Earache, Toothache, Lumbago, and for Pain. Handy tin boxes of twelve Bayer Tablets of As- pirin cost few cents. Druggists also MU larger packages. Aspirin is the trade mark of Bayer Manufacture of Monoacetlcaddester of Salicyllcacld. Advertisement - ' 1 pre-icrib- ed y, well-kno- New Guinea VI Orographic D. C.) ' far-awa- pre-hum- straw-thatch- J ) n i ( , 'lid-felts-,, to-b- e mum and 8aby. a by (he National (taHHl ciety, Washington, So- Perhaps It Is logical enough that less should be known about the largest heavily Inhabited Island in the world New Guinea than abont the smaller and more easily traversed lands of foe sea, especially since It lies, like the neighboring eonttnent of Australia, near the antipodes of the western world, far from the beaten track. This Island has come Into notice recently through the action of the League of Nations In giving to Australia the mandate for Its northeastern quarter, formerly a colonial possession of Germany. It is probable, too, that It may be one of the subjects of discussion when foe problems of the Pacific are taken np. In Washington. Except for a fringe of a few widely separated settlements and mission stations along the coasts, New Guinea (or Papua, to give It Its native name) is a paradise of savagery. Probably In no other area of equal extent In the world has dvlllzatlou made so light an Imprint. In foe interior of the greatjsland heads are hunted as in Smaller regions elsewhere, cannibal feasts are held, savage dialects are spoken Innocent Of any modification by civilized language, primitive weapons are used, and there Is practically no contact with and no knowledge of the ontalde world. ' Origin of Papuan Unknown. "The origin of foe oriental negroes of Papua Is an unsolved problem to On most of the islands ethnologist to foe east and north and toward Asia, straight-haire-d, relatively fair Malaya are found. But the Papuans are black, woolly-haire- d negroes like y the natives of foe Guinea coast of western Africa. It was this resemblance between the Inhabitants of Papua and Quluea that gave the island Its more common name among westerners. Though the- - Papuan race la distinct, and though large numbers of foo pure stock exist on the island, foe negro strain has also been mixed with Malayan blood, resulting In numerous racial gradations. The natives of the southeastern part of the island may be1 said to hark back ' to the days of their arboreal ancestors, for they live In rude leaf and hovels whlih they construct In trees. Though this custom of tree- -' dwelling Is not followed to any great' extent - In' other portions of New Guineas foe natives of the Island all seem' determined to live well off the The 'favorite habitations ground. throughout a large part of the country are constructed on high piles. On the protected ground beneath these structures the culinary operations are nn-fill- y carried on. Many of the buildings are long, narrow communal affaire, bousing a score nr more of natives. In many cases these habits-tion- s membered too well evpry characterart merely dark tunnel, hut in istic of the girl, to he deceived' others they divided Into compart(TO BE CONTINUED.! ments. Clothing bothers the Papuans bnt little, but they give much iiMen-tloReasonable Excuee. to painting ami intoning iliclr Dr. Harvey W. Wiley, the noted food and to bedecking themelvea bodies, reexpert, and Dr. Samuel Wilson, nose and ear oranimnis. tired minister, were discussing old with seek, Odd Native Customs. ' times one day last week. f There is, very little furniture In Both the men are graduates of Hanover college, near the Ohio river, along Papuan dwellings to lie" shifted about wh!.-the minister spent hit early by the "lady nf the honse on cleaning ' day. important among the few movyears. I remember the great floods of 82. ables are hard narrow wooden blocks, , 83 and 84 said Dr. Wilson. Dur scooped out to fit the neck "plllo-.v- s those one we of Hoods had to re- which would hardly appeal to western, ing tire to the second floor, and then to. ere as substitutes for their, soft down filled cushions. the third floor. Some of the" tribes near the coast We had to cook our food over the In the uornlng have a passion for bathing so great grate, he recalled. we would let down a bucket' on a that they Impute a lore of the Water rope to the milkman, who came In a to the spirits of their departed tribesmen. To facilitate spirit bathing. ' skiff-.j Dr. Wiley smiled. surviving relatives and friends careThat would be some excuse' for fully, construct and keep open, paths ' , leading from each gravp to the sea. watering foe milk, he said. i WJ)p they are pot dining on choice A 81am. cuts from dme enemy tribesman Hf Witty' people niake me tired. Papuans (Hit ' In the' maiu a prosaic She Trying to keep up with fobm, enough diet of bananas, yams, sago, I suppose. Boston Transcript e ' breadfruit. and foe meats. of various animals and fish. 'But as'choicc as It Inust be. awfully nice some of the tribes "at certain rich that you can afford to grumble thseci and the trieutof tlie 'world's' about foe enormous taxes you ear.. , Church Hymnal Revised. Sweeping reforms are to be made in the new hymnal now 'being compiled for foe Church of England. The the abolition of The changes include Churchs ' One Foundation, , Peace, Perfect Peace, and many other hymns, revision of Te Deum, and foe bringing In of hymns to besting at science lectures. Compilers of the General Hymnary, as It Is to be called, suspended their labors during the war, but ' have recently reThe Church's One sumed work. Foundation is to be dropped because it is full of mixed metaphors. A hymn by Longfellow beginning One holy church of God appears, takes Jts place. Doctor Bickersteth's hymn, Peace, Perfect Peace, is objected to because of the words; The blood of Jesus whispers. largest dam. The shells of these bugo bivalves often weigh 500 pounds, and the meat alone 20 pounds. Religiously, New Guinea is "a mixture. just as It Is politically. Mohauc medanlsm has a slight foothold on the west coast, due to the contact of the tribes there with the Mohammedans of the Islands extending off toChristian missions are ward Asia. located at Intervals along the coast all around the Island, but the number of natives so far Christianized la small. On some of the. tiny islands lying In the strait between New Guinea and Australia entire communities of Christians are to be found. Throughout most of foe huge Island, however, paganism Is rampant, fob natives propitiating supposed evil spirits and the forces of nature. Because New Guinea Is so far from countries with whose size we are familiar, we are likely to consider r lent rather vague. If the Island could be laid down along our Atlantic coast we would soon appreciate its vastness. It Is approximately 1,500 miles long, mid would reach from the southern tip of Florida to the northernmost point on the coast of Mains Its 400 s miles of width would cover the distance of Bermuda. The area of the island la close to 300,000 square tulles, and It Is supposed to. have about 1.000,000 Inhabitants, History of thsi tslsnd. New Guinea w,ss . discovered more than half a century before Australia was first sighted; but while the latter ha come to have a population of 5.000,000 whle people, and Is the seat of an important, modern Christian government. foe former Is stilt 'almost the undisputed domain of savagery. The Dutch laid the first claim to territory in the Island, but confined their In Alterations te the western end. 1884 the British established a protectorate orar foe southwestern portion of the country, and the Germans annexed the northeastern psrt the same year. The three countries agreed oa boundaries In 1885, but their partition of the land was almost wholly an action on paper, for there had been little exploration of the Interior. Bach country In the1 years since has established a few trading and mission posts and plantations In the coast country and has set up the skeleton of a government, whoae functioning, however, has had llttte effect In .foe Jptefior. ' The British portion of Papua has bad thq status of a' territory of 'the federal government of Australia since 1000, and the recent action' of the League of Nations In placing the former German New Guinea In Australian Lands under mandate gives that commonwealth control of a little overjhulf of the Islands total area.- Strangs Animal Life The nnlma! life of the worlds big; gust tropical island, tike that of neighIs Strange boring 'Australia bizarre in western eyes. In ancient geologic ages Papua and Australia were counetted. Apparently for millions of years (hey have been separated entirely from the rest of the world, so Unit their animal types are .i survival from the remote past. With I lie exception of the pig, which probably wa hroucht from Asia relatively, rei'ently. nil of the mammals of New Guinea, are either- - marsupials which curry tlieir young In pockets, like the and the kangaroo, or are opoxo-ihen st that lay eggs like birds ' What New Guinea lacks In beasts of the field It makes up In birds of the air. As the home of hundreds ot species of feutliered creatures. It is more favored than many other portions of the earth'sjiurfaee. Its dense tropical forests are alive with them hints of ajtuost. every conceivable size nnif shape and of a bewildering combination of colors. Moat striking of the many birds that count New Guinea (heir home Is the gorgeously colons I and beautifully formed-bi- rd of; paradise. 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