Fame And Fortune Weekly (no. 839) (1921 10 28)

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_ borhood. 7 a) a _ tive.” said Jones, senior, sourly. * aS | night arter somethin’ eer an 7 FAME AND FORTUNE WEEKL Canada, $4.00; Foreign, $450. Harry E. Wolff. Publisher, 164 je : the Post-Office at New York, N. Y., under the Act of March 3, 1879. YORK, OCTOBER 28, 1921. Issued Weekly—Subscription priee, $3.50 per F wes : a & a West 23d Street, New York, tered No. 839 NEW « 7 . - - ara ae 7 .— P m5 g ¥ Zz ae 2M Second-Class Matter, October 4, 1911, at OUT 28 1925 Price 7 Cents A GOLDEN OR, THE MYSTERY OF THW LD By A SELF-MADE M CHAPTER I—A Mysterious Old Trunk. “Say, dad, what’s in that old trunk over in -the corner?” asked Tom Jones of the man he called father, but who really bore no relationship to him. : : : “Never mind about that trunk, son, replied William Jones, familiarly called Bill in the neigh- “It don’t concern you. It belongs to an old friend of mine who left it with me to keep for him.” “You’ve kept it a long time, for it’s been there ever since I can remember,” said the boy. “What if it has? It'll stay there as long as I stay, unless——” Bill Jones paused abruptly and looked nerv- ously out of the open attic window up and down the a country road which swept toward the cliffs and then disappeared down the incline _which led to the village of Stormport. “Until the owner comes for it, if he ever does,” said Tom, completing the sentence as he supposed his father had intended to do. “Don’t you know what’s in it?” : : “I don’t know nothin’ about it,” said Jones, ent. “You don’t want to go near that trunk un- der any circumstances, understand? It’s dan- Dal us!” “Yess said Bill Jones, in an impressive way. “That there trunk is ha’nted.” “Haunted!” ejoculated Tom incredulously. “Sure as you live, son.” “Nonsense, father.” “There ain’t no nonsense about it.” “What makes you think it’s haunted?” asked : curiously. eats i here, ee don’t want ,to be so inquisi- hijo - “How can I help being inquisitive over such a ; t? I don’t believe any such tommyrot.” ’ “Qh, you don’t? Let me tell you somethin’, then. Several times when I’ve come up here of I’ve, wanted I seen a in’ chap—sittin’ on that - is dead?” T LL & EXCHANGE GARABEDIAN #@ CONGRESS ST., shut up for WO ROES TBR: sine the bolt! # Se: in my hand at him.” “Well?” “It went right through him, as slick as a knife through soft butter, and hit the wall behind, kerflop!” “It did?” “Tt did,” nodded Mr. Jones, with a confirma- “tery wag of his head. : “You were dreaming.” “No, I wasn’t. I was as wide awake as I am now.” “Oh, the wind blew through his whiskers— sizz!” chirped Tom. “What do you mean by that?” asked Bill Jones suspiciously, “You ought to write that out and send it to the Psychological Research Society. They keep a record of all true ghost stories. I’ve read a number of them that they have had printed, and they’re strong ‘enough to make your hair curl,” said Tom, who felt like laughing at, the yarn his father had just got off. Tom’s mention of the Psychological Society was so much Greek to his father, who had never heard of it. “T don’t know nothin’ about the Psycho-what- ever-you-call-it Research Society,” growled Bill Jones. “I never heard about it. I s’pose you read about it in the paper. There seems to be nothin’ in the papers, or in them books you fetch here from the village library, that you can’t read. I never see a chap what takes te books like you do. Why, the first day you went to school you learned your letters—the whole of ‘em. Your marm thought that» was the wonder- fulest thing she ever heard of. So that Psyens- whatever-you-call-it Society prints ghost stories, eh? Well, son, I could tell ’em enough about that trunk to fill a hull column of a newspaper.” “So you really think that trunk is haunted?” “I don’t think nothin’ about it. I know it is.” “Then you don’t intend to open it and see what’s inside?” - “No men’s effects,” said Bill. ei “Then you know that the owner of that trunk — “Son, you ask too many ga Let’s go We can’t find that theré article your. marm wants. At any rate, I oe or time to waste huntin’ for it. There's Ahr od ever comes tamperin’ with deAd —

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A GOLDEN comin’ down the road, and I reckon it’ll They always do, either for gasoline or drinks.” - Thus speaking, Mr. Jones started down the. stairs, and Tom, after’a last look at the trunk, which had now become an object of curious in- terest in his eyes, followed. CHAPTER Th gphoihignger. —s « As Bill Jones. rmised, automobile did stop at “thé a ined two well- dressed mevs one» chauffeur. They got out and e ed the inn, and came face to face with Tom,"w! Womin ; out to see if the watering trough -necded sre hing. One of them uttered an ejaculation and stared hard at the boy. Tom bowed respectfully to him. “Who are you?” asked the gentleman. “Tom Jones, sir. Son of William Jones, pro- prietor of this inn.” * “Oh!” said the man, létting out a deep breath. Then he and his companion entered the public room and went to the bar where Jones, senior, was in attendance. Tom found the water low in the trough, so he got a bucket and filled it from the well in the yard. While he was thus engaged, a well-d boy, son. of a prosperous ‘farmer in the vicinity, drove up in a light Nar te This was Will Carter, Tom’s particular frien . “Hello, Tom!” said Will, jumping out and unhitching his animal’s check-rein so he could help himself to a drink. you bound—the village?” yee. Tm going the store where we trade to get a whole lot of things*for my mother, and 3 then, I’m going to the postoffice for our mail. __ The coach passed an hour ago.” ; eA “Well, don’t be in ~ waa Stop and talk a while. I’m not v usy just now.” = ae the Bored al doank enough, Will tied him to a hitching post and followed Tom into _ the back yard, where they sat upon a log of _ wood in the afternoon sunshine. - “Say, what do you think, we’ve a haunted trunk in our attic,” said Tom, with a broad grin. - *A haunted trunk! What are you giving “Where are in the attic a little about it. He didn’t TREASURE “Get out! . There isn’t any such thing as ghosts,” said Tom. * “Oh, come now, how do you know that? You loaned me a small book you picked up somewhere which was full of ghost stories authenticated by the Psychological earch Society. If that so- ciety warranted them as genuine there ought to be some truth in them. Some of the stories were fierce.” “Well, I don’t believe that trunk or our attic is haunted, at any rate.” They talked for a.while longer and then Will said that the sun was getting low and that it was time he went on to the village and made his purchases. Tom walked out of the yard with him and bade him good-by. The automo- bile had gone on its way a long time since. Our hero watched his friend vanish around the turn in the road and then turned to enter the public room of the inn. Stepping on to the long porch, he glanced out over the farming country, all tilled and growing, for. it was the first week in June, and then up the road toward the next town. Coming toward the inn, on foot, he saw a tall, strongly built man, with a grip in his hand. As the stranger came nearer, Tom saw he was heavily bearded and that his face, such of it as could be seen, was dark and swarthy, like one whose calling exposed him to daily inter- course with the wind and sun. Tom did not go in the house, but waited for the man to come up. His boots were covered with the dust of the road, and he puffed at a briar-root pipe. He turned in toward the inn. Tom noticed that the man eyed‘him with unmistakable interest as he approached. “Well, sonny, this is the Stormport Inn, I reckon,” he said, pausing before the boy. “Yes, sir. The sign over the door is plain evidence of that fact.” ~ “And I s’pose Bill Jones is still proprietor of this establishment?” “He is.” : ; “And you are Tom Jones?” “T am. How did you guess it?” The stranger chuckled. “Bless you, sonny, I can see Bill Jones writ- =. ten all over your face.” “That’s more than anybody else ean see. JT don’t leok a bit like dad, nor like marm, either.” is The stranger chuckled again. “How did I know you, then, sonny?” he grin- ei “You just guessed at it.” “Which proves ’'m a good guesser. Bill is still alive and kicking.” “She’s alive, yes. her.” 1} 2” : “« ye You talk as if you knew ~ “You “I reckon I’ve met. her more’n once. Where’s oa t

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* 4 _* +6 . ae sale an : - placed the A “That's what I éall pretty good. Haw, haw, w » The laugh penetrated the public room and reached the ears of Bill Jones. The newspaper : out of his fingers and his rubicund visage Ppaled visibly? ' “So he’s come at last!” he muttered between his teeth. “I knew it. I knew he wasn’t dead. bones that somesday he’d turn up; didn’t. dare—oh, the scoundrel! people never get what’s comin’ to ’em.” CHAPTER III.—How Je Drake’s Arrival Af- fects Bill and His Wife. Tom was rather nettled by *the stranger’s 0 “Maybe I’ve seen you before,” he said, “but that must have been before you grew those wind-jammers.” “Meaning these?” said the man, touching his “Yes. What’s your name?” : “My name, sonny, is Jerry Drake. Does it strike" a responsive) chord in your memory?” grinned the newcomer. -*No,” replied Tom. “I know of no person by that name who ever cailed here, nor have I ever heard marm or dad mention it. Rather sin- gular they didn’t, if you’re an oid friend.” Mr. Drake now entered the public room. Bill was leaning over the bar with his eyes fixed on the door. He had recovered from the shock that ‘laugh had caused him and was ready to the visitor when he entered. He hardly Jerry Drake when the man approached § fi BE ferry, after fifteen silence,” said Bill. othin: *t I look it?” v 3228 i Hu : d more prosperous-looking, “Where have you been?”-growled Bill, as he whisky bottle and a couple of glasses the bar. GOLDEN f, the attic?” _ turning TREASURE 3 “Of course, if you intend to stay, I ain’t got nothin’ ag’in it.” : “Of course you haven’t. Here’s looking at you, Bill. Many happy returns of the day,” and Drake tossed the whisky off. Em" Bill drank slowly, as if it was a new kind of beverage he was sampling. While- he was” doing it his eyes lighted on Tom, who was tak- ing in the scene with a great deal of interest. “What are you standin’ there for?” he cried angrily. “Take that grip the spare room in the back over the kitchen, and—don’t come back, d’ye understand?” Tom was rather taken aback by his foster- father’s peremptory dismissal. It was seldom that Bill spoke to him that way, and only when he wasn’t feeling particularly good. The said nothing, but he obeyed the order. He went up thé stairs to the room over the kitchen, left the grip on a chair, and then came down again. As he had been ordered not to return to the publie room, he didr’t go there. Instead, he Hyg Law and _—— into the ——_ wise s was cooking supper. ping was a pretty, winsome- ing girl of about fif- teen years. Her name was Jennie Day, and she and Tom were friends. “Where have you been, Tom?” she asked, with a smile. » “T’ve just been upstairs with a grip. An old friend of the family has arrived and is going to stay with us a few days, so you’d better lay an extra plate for him.” “What’s that?” exclaimed Mrs. Bill, looking up. “What old friend do you mean?” “He knew you and dad years ago. His name is Jerry Drake.” Mrs. Bill uttered an ejaculation and dropped - the pan she had just taken off the fire. Fortu- nately, it struck the floor flat and remained there, -consequently the fried eggs were not spilled out. Jenny picked the pan up and removed its con- tents to a dish. “Did you say his name was Jerry Drake?” said Mrs. Bill, looking flurried. “I di Aren’t you glad to hear he’s turned up again after fifteen years?” é Tom said it banteringly, for his foster-mother looked anything but glad. ‘ “No, Tom, I’m not gad. T’ have hoped and prayed he never “would come back, though he said he would if he had to walk on one foot,” answered Mrs. Bill dolefully. “I don’t believe dad is pleased to see him, either.” “No more than me.” ee is he, pean continued Tom. _ al “He’s a man we knew many years i Mrs. Bill, turning to the psa again. rae “I know that. What does he want here?” J epore he’s come.for his trunk.” _ “Is he the man who owns that old trunk in “Yes.” cS | “My! it’s about time he came after it. It can’t contain anything of t value, or he’d have come after it before. It’s heavy enough, though, tp knows.” : ; st ow 4 vs em 3s ; 4 - 1 te {ss a a ea a ae ‘ t do you know?” said his foster-mother, quickly and looking at, him, ee a ae ee ret)

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4 A GOLDEN TREASURE “Oh, I tried to lift it, and I couldn’t budge it an inch.” “You didn’t try to open it, did you?” “Dad told me to-day that the trunk was haunt- éd. He said he’s gone up there of a night to something he wanted, and he saw a tall, ghastly figure seated on ‘the trunk, just-as if ‘he’s been thé owner of it in life and was keeping “watch over it now, as though it contained some secret he didn’t want to get out.” “Bill told you that?” “Yes; but I’m not so silly as to take any stock in such a yarn. There may be ghosts, but Pve never seen one. Until I do, I shall always doubt their existence, in mas ce of the true ghost stories of the Psychological Research Society. Did Bill ever tell you the trunk was haunted?” “No,” replied Mrs, Bill, with some hesitation. “Then it’s quite certain he was jollying me, for if he’d seen anything of that kind he surely would have told you right away. If anything so unusual had occurredI’d have heard about it, too. Dad would have been scared out_of his boots, and I*guess you- would have been also.” While they were talking, Jenny had been set- ting the table in the middle of the room, for » they always ate in the kitchen. ; “Shall I put. an extra plate on, Mrs. Jones?” asked the girl. Mrs. Bill I hesitated an@ looked nervous. ’ “T s’pose so,” she said, slowly and nervously. “If Mr. Drake has taken session of his old - room he’ll want to board with us. Go and tell your father supper is ready. : Tom entered the public room and found Bill ‘ and Jerry Drake seated at a table, talking to- _- gether in low tones. . “Supper is ready, dad,” The two men rose and started for the kitchen, while Tom remained to look after ‘the public room and any chance comemer who might make _his appearance. R he said, in .a toud > SEAITES IV.—What Happened in the Night. tt was Tom’s regular duty to remain in the _ public yoom while his father was eating his : a AM no matter how hnmgry he might be, grumbled over it. He went behind the and took up the weekly Stormport Times, - pahished that day, to read the news, but he ’t interest himself in the paper, for his aaa constantly recurred to Jerry Drake, - the man who owned the mysterious old trunk in _ the attic, and whose unexpected arrival at the inn was clearly not welcome, though he was sup- to be an old friend of Bill's. ae. like to know something about this man,” oak, th down: the newspaper and gone down some time since and of a horse and, in ‘the At. ai 3 Fs Sans ing over the landseape. Tom heard. Yooking sound, saw a a Tight: wagon com=. “IT can’t stop but a minute,” said Will. - “I’m awfully late in getting back.” * “[’ve news for you.” *“What is it?” “The owner of that old trunk in our attic has turned up.” “Is that so? “A little while ago on foot from Rockdale.” “What does he leok like?” “Tall, muscular and bearded, with the com- plexion of a sailor. His name is Jerry Drake.” “And he’s an old-friend of your father’s?” “I don’t know how much of a friend he is, but dad and marm knew him fifteen years ago when they first came to this inn.” “They must be glad te see him again.” “He’s taking supper with them now, and he’s going to stay here a few days.” “And then I suppose he’ll take his trunk away?” : “It’s about time, don’t you think?” : “I should say’so. Where has he been during the fifteen years?” “T ecouldn’t tell you. question.” “What did he say?” “He said, ‘Where haven’t I been!’ Meaning, I should infer, that he’d been more or,less over the world.” : “TF guess he must have been, he’s been away so bi Dad asked him: that long. Well, I must start on. T’ll be late “tor supper.” “Good-by! Drop around to-morrow,” said Tom, walking back to the porch. In the course of twenty minutes, Bill and Jerry Drake returned to the public room. They lighted ‘their. pipes and seated. themselves on. the. veranda while Tom went in to his own supper. The usual crowd gathered in the public room and on the porch that evening, Jerry Drake _ was a stranger to all of Bill’s regular customers, but he soon made himself popular with them by ordering many, rounds of drinks which he had chalked up against himself on the slate. Tom - was in bed and asleep when Drake, Jamp in band; went to his room. = “Just like old times,” he muttered, opening the door. “And the kid sleeps in the same room he occupied the night I brought him here. Fif- teen years I’ve been away and that there trunk is still up in the attic. Bill says he never touch- ed it. Maybe he didn’t, but rs shall find out by and by. I’m inclined to believe he tells the truth, for had he got his rs on what’s in it I don’t think I should have found him running this house still. He would have taken the con- tents and dusted to parts unknown. I should ~ have looked for him till I found him, and then ‘Mr. Bill would have wished he had not touched the trunk. ; “Well, I’m a lucky bird to find things as A | were when I stepped out that night for a stro along the cliffs, and, o which I had no eatityely failed to return. At . the first chance I sent Bill a letter telling him ~ to keep his eye on that trunk, for I’d be 25 for it if I came on one and if. any.one-tam- pered with it I’d feel sorry for them. . Bill knew me, and he knew that a nod is as as a to a blind horse.» What 1 fea was, when _ ase 2 -OT Ss <7 dn’t get nee that Baill wang! ‘die; . in whieh When did he come?” . Wes

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A GOLDEN TREASURE case, unless Mrs. Bill could be depended on, the trunk would be as good as lost to me. I’ve lost fifteen years of my life, but I reckon there’s enough left for me to have a good time out of seeing I’ve got the stuff to make things go.” Drake, in spite of the fact that he had walked some distance that day, and might reasonably be expected to feel tired, seemed in no hurry to make use of the bed. He sat by the open win- dow, smoking, while he ruminated. The house was silent, for everybody had gone to bed, but outside the monotonous croak of the frogs could be heard. How long Drake sat there he didn’t know or care. Finally, he took off his boots and laid them carefully down. Then he opened his door and peked his head out in the corridor and listened. It was at that particular moment that Tom, who occupied the room opposite, woke up. It wasn’t any noise that Drake made that arous- ed him, for the visitor was careful to make no noise. His first impression was that somebody had, and he listened for a repetition of the knock. It didn’t come; instead, however, he suddenly observed the flash of a light in the corridor out- side. © His thoughts instinctively recurred to Jerry Drake. “He’s going to his room,” was his first thought. Just then his clock struck twelve. He didn’t believe that Bill would sit up,with his visitor till that late hour. The light vanished- and he heard the creak of the boards in the corridor. His curiosity was aroused. Popping out of bed, the softly opened the door and looked out. He : -was just in time to see the unmistakable form x of Jerry Drake, with a lamp in his hand, van- ish up the stairs leading to the attic. _ “He’s going to his trunk,” breathed Tom. The boy’s intense curiosity to learn what was in the trunk impelled him to follow the man, which he did, after drawing on his trousers. The had creaked several times on Drake’s ce peered es kenphole; but the only thing he saw “The only way Tom could gratify his curiosity was teagan the door and poke his head in. He was afraid to do that, for he knew the door ._ ereaked on its hinges. He heard sounds inside. see what’s going on inside! Why didn’t I aS suspect he’d be sure ta come up, then I might . _ have fixed a hiding place near the trunk and have had a good view without .any trouble,” ~made no noise in Ta Sple'e ened tig trunk now. What a pity I | Will, when he came up: “I’ve brought my tackle. 3 “Why not?” 5 his stocking feet. The opposite door opened and closed softly, and the light vanished. ‘ “No more for to-night,” thought Tom, jumping into bed. While thinking over what had just transpired, he fell asleep and did not awaken till Jenny pounded on his door at quarter-past six in the morning. CHAPTER V.—The Escaped Lunatic. After Tom had had his own breakfast, Bill told him to mind the inn as he and Drake were — a walk. The two men departed in the irection of the cliffs. They were hardly out of sight before the automobile which had stopped the preceding afternoon rolled up to-the door and the same two men got out. “I want to see Mr. William Jones,” said the gentleman who had addressed Tom on the pre- vious occasion. “Sorry, but he’s goné out for a walk, with an. old friend who arrived here yesterday,” said the boy. “When will he be back?” “IT couldn’t tell you, sir, as he didn’t say when =. would be back.” “You are Mr. Jones’ son, I think you said?” *Ted six,” “How old are you?” e “Bighteen.” ; “You don’t look a bit like your father.” “That isn’t my fault, sir.” “How long has your father kept this inn?” “Fifteen years.” “And what did he do for a living before that?” “He was a fisherman.” “And lived in Stormport?” vA “Yes, sir.” “Where you were born. I suppose?” “I suppose so.” said Tom, wondering at the gentleman’s questions. ; “Your mother is around the house, I presume?” _ “Yes, sir.” ‘ “Will you ask her if she’ll oblige us with au interview?” “On what brsiness?” “That we will. disclose to her.” “T will give her your message.” “Before you go, you can hand us the whisky bottle and a couple of glasses.” Tom put the bottle and the glasses on the bar and then, going to the back door, called to Jenny, who. was in the passage. : 2.38 “Tell marm that a couple of gentlemen would like to see her in the parlor,” he said. “I'll show ~ _ them in there.” Tom returned to the bar. “This way, gentlemen,” he ‘aid. He ushered them into the parlor and left them ; ft there. Then he went to the door and saw Will _ Carter coming toward the inn. = «“Suppose we go fishing this morning?” sai The tide will be in bythe time we get.over to — the cove, and we ought to ““T'm afraid 1 can't 9,” replied Tom: _ “Dad and ony visitor went. for a was left in charge of the place” =~ or: . a make a haul.” i oe walk;saneel > 2 ao | - rays = * -

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vd 6 A GOLDEN TREASURE % , ; - “You don’t do a whole lot of Business in the | Here the auto turned in and stopped morning. -Can’t you get Jenny to take your “Say, young fellows, come here; I want to see . ace” : you,” said one of the men in the rear seat. “Orders are orders, Will. Ill have to stay The boys came forward. “tit dad comes ” , “You belong around here, I judge?” said the Will looked disappointed. He glanced into man. _ i ak* the public room. ; y ; “I live at this house. My dad keeps it,” said ; “Who came here in the auto?” he said, seeing Li “My friend lives on a farm up the road.” room was empty.” “Haye you seen a man in a gray suit, with a a ets of Sees. They’re talking with smooth face and a cropped head, around here. warm in the parlor.” this morning?” asked the man. “Looks*like the car I saw in the village yes- “No, I haven’t seen such a person,”’ replied “terday afternoon.” fom, ; cpert aren Sn, os TEN Ie ecak ont te ‘Stormpors: wmaiaten FG, deonpet Mane See ynoon an Se a trom octor here metal Noel’s Private Sanitarium at Rockdale, some at eee they were making inquiries about the time during the night. He’s as crazy as a bug.” vi for a suitable site to put up a summer “Is he?” ” : nee % ar wee our ies alg Been in. the “ to have done that last fall, then house nm years. Late e has been aecord- Sit shan have had the hotel built for this ed some privileges and has ‘taken advantage of season. it’s too late now to do’anything more them to make his escape. As he’s a dangerous than build if they should decide on this neigh- man to be at large, we are doing our best to borhood. I think a hotel would pay here,” said catch him before he makes serious trouble for Tom. : us. Perhaps your father has seen him. Will “My father said this would make an ideal you ask him to step out here?” _ _ place for a couple of hotels—on the sweep of the “He’s not here now. Went out with a friend “ shore to the south of the village.” over to the cliffs,” “Think they'll get better accommodations and “Well, tell him about the man when he comes aS eals, eh?” back,” ; ren agg my opinion. It’s a wonder a hotel or “You say he’s a dangerous. lunatic?” said Tom. ij two has not been built in Stormport before this. “Yes; but he doesn’t look it. Crazy men are gements could be made with Bo. & always sly. He acts quite rationally Sometimes, ea Navigation Com ‘to ae a ton and that’s how he pulled the wool over our eyes, here during the season. With a first-class hotel though we are not easy to fool.” . here, I guess it would pay the ma for the “What's the real uble with him?” ae ould: take a boom on during the season “Oh, he’s got a hallucination that he is a Bel- and ran bet it wouldn’t be long before Stormport fast lumber merchant, the possessor of a large would become a regular watering place.” opens which he claims that a relative has ie him out of, and then put him in the sani- gentlemen came out of the parlor. They walked tarium to keep him out of the way.” , outside, into their auto, turned it around, “Y’ve read of such things being done,” said and whirled off in the direction of Stormport. m. Sie ke : : “Down the road from Rockdale came another car, “In novels, perhaps,” said the man_ sharply. with two men and a chauffeur in it, at full speed. “It isn’t-done in real life, or if it has been, not ‘The boys wondered who the newcomers were. nowadays. The Jaws are too strict. If such’a The chauffeur shut off the power as the car drew thing came to light it would be regarded as a near the inn. conspiracy with intent to defraud, and every- - “Some more people for drinks,” said W “J body connected with the case would find them- “mngaider why. wet a roadhouse without selves in trouble, Doctor Noel could not afford ‘epeng te ie RU ae way ya “hey gm ghee “It’s a habit. 4 it wasn’t do under! ” a considerable : off his liquor I gues rice The fact that he has been in the business ago. Wec-hardly twenty years, at Rockdale and near Portland, is People pre- proof enough that everything connected with his otel in the vil- establishment is square and aboveboard. It is against the law for him to accept FP ice that his mind.” a as good as where he believes he can » Our price interested in the it are v to pay a wo pees eee ee © her care treatment. iness. The man who is now at large was an exception to our rule; When he was first brought to the sanitarium, when it was located near Port ; it was thought that his case would not provea. dificult one to cure. Softening of the brain, © ve. ey, cena ters 2 the doctor finally ree-* _. Seek ioe $ 5: es a & tia we : bee fn a Sg tS: ess Beene.

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A GOLDEN _for the Insane. His relatives induced us to keep “him, for they felt that he would be better treat- ed under the doctor’s care, and he has been with _._- US ever since.” i “You say he is dangerous?” ae “At certain times he is, and you never can tell )». when he will break out that way. He might _. walk into your inn and act as sane as any man, ‘and you’d never suspect thére was anything the - matter-with him. Before he left’ he might sud- __ denly develop a tendency to smash things up _ generally, or he might pick up something and attack one of you. He always gets excited when he talks about his alleged past, and that mania _ is constantly coming to the front.” “What name does phe call himself by?” “Edward Randall.” ES “Which isn’t his true name?” = - “Of course not. His right name is Dexter. Well, we must go on to the village to see if he has seen there.” - “He might have gone.in the other direction,” said Tom. ~“We have several parties scouring the county in different directions after him ‘The sanitarium attache wished them good- by and the auto went on its way. ae _ iinet i CHAPTER Vi—Jerry eake Hears Unpleasant News. - There is likely to be Some excitement in these parts over that crazy man if he isn’t caught _ pretty soon,” said Tom, looking after the auto. _ “{ should say so, but he is bound to be cap- tured soon, for everybody, includin wep os police, - will be on the lookout, for him,” “There are a hundred places ‘alan the cliffs "here he could hide and never be found,” said He couldn’t hide indefinitely. Hunger would - compel whim to seek for food,” and then he’d be tHe could live on shellfish and roots.” “He might do that for a while, but if he’s been accustomed to good food, as I suppose he has at the sanitarium, he’d go around looking for a of di “If we'd. ine fishing we might have encoun- tered him, and not knowing a lunatic was at we might have got’ in trouble with him.” *s true, but the chances that we would r him are small, I guess.” “Dad and Jerry Drake went over to the cliffs, is: possible they might run across | him, and wouldn’t know he was crazy.” “Tf he behaved himself, as the sanitarium man ae» he does a part of the time, they'd take him é summer visitor, ably. W they were talking, Bill graetl and Drake 3 — From their pene pie x judged that on_very | vei Fee T was speaking to Bill about you ing up with that. ‘surveyor, — Dee fixed it ht for you,” Drake, w would — “They TREASURE fe ie had to acknowledge Drake’s friendly interces- sion, though he did not believe he needed it. Tom then followed his foster-father inside. “Say, dad, I suppose you didn’t meet any stranger over at the cliffs?” he said. “No. Why do you ask that?” said Bill, look- ing -hard at him. “An automobile stopped here a little while ago with a couple of men from Dr. Noel’s Sanitarium at Rockdale. One of them told me that they were looking for oné of their crazy patients who had escaped during the ni ht. . He said the man was dangerous, and that if we saw him we must notify the Stormport constables right away. He is dressed in a gray suit, bas a smooth face, and his. hair is cropped short Humph!” ervinted Bill. - “The man is in this neighborhood, is he?” “The sanitarium man isn’t sure of that. He might have gone north, or into the interior. There are several parties out looking for him.” While Tom was speaking to his foster-father in the public room, Will and Jerry remained on the porch. Will was telling Drake about the men in the automobile who were looking for the es- eaped lunatic. “Where did he escape from?” Ysked Drake. “Dr. Noel’s Sanitarium in Rockdale.” ae Drake stared at him. ; “In Rockdale!” he ejaculated. * “Yes. _ Everybody knows about the doctor’s lace. It’s bout a mile outside of the town. It’s nm there about ten years, I-guess. The dretor used to have his sanitarium near Portland.” Drake took his pipe 5 in his mouth and emit- ted a cloud of smoke. Pi “So Doctor Noel has been in Rockdale for ten years?” he said. “Yes.” “And one of his patients has escaped—when?” “Some time last night, the man said.” “Did he say what patient it jwas?” asked Drake, with anxious interest. ~ “He said it was the oldest one.in the place—a : man. who’s been under the doctor’s charge for . about fifteen years, and appears to be incurable.” - Drake’s jaw dropped a little. “Did he say what his name was?” . “Dexter.” Fe “Oh!” said. Drake. drawing a deep breath, ab is = relieved. “Dexter, eh?” a “Yes. That is his real name; but-he claims 3 tobe somebody else.” = Somebody else?” a “That’s what the man said. He thinks his. ~~~ name is Edward Randall.” : = Drake gave 4 start and the pive dropped from his’ mouth. He collected himself, stooped and = picked it up. ae “So the. patient who. calls himself eve ce ‘Randall has escaped from’ Dr. Noel’s Sanita- 2 rium?” he said, nervously refilling his pipe. a “Yes,” replied Will, who did not see sar far singular in Drake’s actions. “And they think he’s hiding around here?” “The man is not sure about thay He pare ; direetion—any eee have = oe “Theyre one. ad oe

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8 A GOLDEN Drake struck a match, but his fingers shook as he applied the light to the tobacco. “So you think they'll catch him?” he said, tossing the match away. _ “] think it’s a sure bet they will. At any rate, I hope he didn’t come this way, for ‘the sani- tarium man said he was dangerous—not all the time, but he was liable to break out any min- ute.” “Dangerous, eh? Yes, he’s dangerous, all right. I’d hate to——” Drake paused abruptly and stared out across the fields. At that juncture Tom joined him. a ag — to go fishing now, Will, ’'m with you,” : { “Pm ready,” said Will. “We’ve lost an hour \ eare to meet Edw: - leave it te the boy.” fifteen years ago this beard,” ok or more of the tide, but I guess’ we'll catch something.” . Zz: along, then. We'll go up to my room and I'll get my tackle. We'll get the bait in the truck patch.” . “Good-by, Mr. Drake,” said Will, but the vis- ' itor did not answer. He was thinking hard, and did not hear Will. The boys walked through the public room and went up the stairs. “So, Edward Randall has escaped Noel’s from Sanitarium,” muttered Drake, “af: i terested parties are qpong to trace n find that GAE hen I turned wonder take If there’s anything left He smoked away for a to Sener as and his GBP pes se g him up st like a young gen won r what Bill would say if he knew he a gent? “Maybe he suspects that’s what he is for there’s nothing about the young chap. He’s tting to be the picture of his f. real Zone -—and is bound to be a fine-Ioo! man, but the chances are he'll always be Tom Jones.” He smoked on a “Yes, ’m safe en nh he breathed. fi : “T lit out with the boy, Sere te Rereoee goi ad TREASURE my life behind the bars. No, no, not by the eternal——” Drake raised his arm and was down with a fierce swipe when it was sei Bill Jones, with a laugh. “What's troubling you, Jerry?” asked Bill. “Nothing,” replied Drake. “Nothing at all. Come in and have a drink.” : As the two men passed inside, the two boys passed outside through the kitchen door, bound for the cliffs. it by CHAPTER VII—Edward Randall. Stormport Inn was a mile from the village, and the road gradually ascended for that distance, but it was only half a mile or less from the edge of the cliffs. Neve as the ground in that direction rose by degrees to the bald top of the cliffs, and the view was, obstructed by a scatter- ing line of wood pines and cedars, the ocean could not be seen even from the top of the house. The country roundabout ed a shallow Tele and was perhaps sixty feet above the level of the sea, while the tops of the cliffs might have been twice that. \ The twoyboys followed a beaten path across the grassy slope. This did not lead to the top of the cliffs, but inte a kind of y connected with a rocky crevasse that afforded rough access to the shore. Tom and Will had gone this route scores of times. When they got three-quarters of the way down to the beach they turned off to their Ae and clambered in and out among the rocks - they opened up a deep pool that rose and fell with the tide through a narrow slit a yard or two in width. When the tide came in certain fish came in with it, for the kind of feeding ground for them, an Iso carried and they did not a get out with a fishing spot, and many boys from the a The boys could swim at any tide, and the ed ones when the water was low. The deserted when Tom and Will arrived there, and the tide was i at

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A GOLDEN ete the rocks aryl Tom looked he caught a fleeting glimpse “Tt looked like a man’s ae ee winks where he had seen it. Pe, guess it was some boy, and he’s hiding. 2 ‘Hel Grop pe Sion aed presently.” went on fishing, but no more stones rat- Tom looked up once or twice, but He be | fe fF =] ‘ “ — Wouldn’t remain quiet so long,” he said. “Then it ght have been a man on his way _ to the shore.” “This isn’t the way to the shore. It’s out of ene wal mari might h here to see if = 3 ave see i there was cheat tar poo “This ing ne ne ir oa ag arc any he yanked his head back as if he t to ws didn't wan be seen. _ _ “What's the use of bothering about him? See! Look at that whopper! He must weigh three = > nag Sera Will gleefully, as he pulled in a eet iy u ic arg a got a re meal right there. It isn’t often sucha "big, fellow is oe i Be pool. Look out or wou lose him. He’s kicking yin hid en ish down rock fa * oo e e pin on the pos ‘Hill it had exha os oe f, and then he took the flock out of its gills. It was a corking fine fish osx: he was tickled overd his luck. The tte was making out fast and the fish ceased to : “No use g - ‘any longer,” said Tom. “Wind — we'll go.” minutes they: were climbing up the : the top they, ogy came . i z fe atte abe go were Siar and per- without saying. They no0urs Oo} atin By ae t the escaped Tina, f e TREASURE 9° there was nothing in his tone or manner to indi- cate that he wasn’t peffectly sane. But’ they remembered that the sanitarium man had said to what he should say. If he told the lunatic that two men in an auto had stopped at the inn and made inquiries about him it would put him on his guard, and the boy believed it was his to assist in catching the man, and to help duty him stand \his pursuers ‘oe On the other hand, it was not his nature to. lie. “You don’t answer me,” said the " ing him a keen leok. “Are you afrai me? Is it a faet that you suspect I pete ip vac ee sup Fag hg of his mind, ore dangerous to at large?” Tom made no reply, while Will looked nery- look like a Soaiied person?” “Not at this moment you don’t,” replied Tom. that you such a person.” : “Aly. You have heard a deseription of me?.- ~ The men who are after-me are in this vicinity. ~ = Is it net so?” there any use of my. appealing to your Wr s e ahd love of justice?” “What do you want of us?” asked Tom. “I want you to eBoy Sing 2 = If you spread the news w you get back that you have seen me alo Tour ae clifts, my persecutors _ will at once come here with others, and I will the unfortun ; Chaban so: get whaesacion ot my fortune, My Ta possession of my ne name is Edward Randall.” - That settled it with Tom. The eseaped luna- tie had drifted into his mania. Presently he — might become violent, even dangerous. He = to throw them off the rocks, and though = believed he and Will could hae aie the ton, weil we a lunatic is Jee dangerous than a sane person. ‘The boy decided that the only way to avoid’ pos- ~ the patient. ; born te

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A GOLDEN continued the 10 me like a bolt from a cles sky,” stranger. “Then, of course, you are well known in Bel- fast,” said Tom. “I was well known there, but, alas, I am, of course, accounted dead, and so have passed from the memory of the people with whom I was once associated. My father was a prosperous lumber merchant. His name was Edward, too, and I sueceeded to his business when he died. I mar- ried and then misfortune first came upon me. My wife died in giving birth to a son. It was necessary that the infant should have proper care, and I secured a nurse, recommended to me by Lawrence Graham. All apparently went well for three years, but the conspirators were at work plotting my undoing. I saw that when it was too late, but I was blind to their duplicity before the plot culminated. The first blow was the kidnapping of my boy.” “Kidnappin. who, with Will, had grown interested in spite of himself in the sanitarium patient’s narrative. “Yes; he was stolen by a scoundrel employed _ én my lumber yard. One of my forenien, named : Tevho?”. gasped T th staggered i ° gan —s San as ce, ge tl oe ag had struck him. _ . . “Jeremiah Drake. He ie in with Lawrence ap gp erlieeeer e Ragetie ties gary at Fie ge a ace Pig Ss Ret 3 of Belfast st so that Graham could takeggndis- of my profitable business, my . possession eS Money in bank, and the other property left to 2S me by my father.” “Jeremiah Drake! Great Scott!” breathed , Tom. “Can there be truth in this man’s gn 4 He leoked at Will, and Will looked at him. aa The same thought was running through the brain e _ of each—was this man really crazy, or was he ‘the victim of the plot he spoke about?” “The police were put on Drake’s trail, but I never learned-the result of their efforts,” went 2 on the man who claimed to be Edward Randall. 5 “If my boy was recovered and Drake punished = he must have come under the guardianship of : pasos wee Graham, and that meant his hope of ever coming into his rights was a ee fotile one, for _ the villain would see that he didn’t. A week af- - ~~ ter my boy giarmnens I was visited by, a brain ‘specialist a ist who examined me..Graham and my *. boy’s. nurse that the loss of the boy had turned my” I resented the insinua- tion; though, it is true, I was well-nigh crazy 4 aver my second bereavement. Still I hoped and - — prayed that the police would find my son. An- other week passed and a second doctor visited x: ed me. I was intensely angry, and sie Pear I peated him with very little considera- Soo a mistake, for, unwittingly, I sie the hands of my enemy. The result Bayes second examination was a cei ake b a judge to Dr. Noel’s private sanitarium, whi was then si near Portland.” > Phe stranger paused, with a: look of anguish a, closed carriage and carried to the of your Soy!” exclaimed Tom, - believe he is the vietim of a rascally plot?” “From the day I was taken fofeibly from my *T do.” TREASURE Tom and Will were now assured that the es- caped patient was not only perfectly sane but was the victim of the plot he had described. “And now, boys, you know my sad story. I have confided it to you on the chance that it may convince you I am not insane, as you have been told, but rather a man who has suffered as few men are called on to suffer. I implore your sympathy and your aid. If I can make my way to Belfast, I think I can convince my old friends teat I have been foully dealt with and with their help I expect to secure justice and punish my rascally relative, if he be still-alive, as I feel he is, otherwise Dr. Noel would hardly find it to his interest to keep me under his care, but would have sought somé way to compromise matters with me. Can I depend on your help?” “Yes, you can,” replied Tom, in a straight- forward way. “Bless you, my lad, bless you!” cried the man, seizing him by his disengaged “There is something in your face that invites my confi- dence. You are just the age my boy is if he be — alive. And you have his eyes, too—the eyes of an honest, upright and brave lad. The more I scan your face, the more I see in it a resemblance to myself when I was a light-hearted, care-free boy of eighteen. How long ago that now seems to me, and how little I then dreamed of what the future held in store for me!” “Well, what can we do for you?” said Tom. “Can you bring me some food? I have tasted nothing since last evening, when I had but a light supper. Dinner is served at noon at the sanitarium.” “I can and will.” “You must be careful not to arouse suspicion in doing so.” “Leave that to me, Mr. Randall.” “And your friend will be silent about me?” “He’s my chum. I’ll answer for him.” “When you bring the food I will let you know if you can be of further service to me. By the : way, what is your name?” “Tom Jones. My father is proprietor of the Stormport Inn on the road.” “Go now. When may I expect you to re- turn?” “Tn about an hour.” ’ “I will look for you about that time.” He shook hands -with the boys and ts left him standing on _the rocks. a Ae die, i te \ CHAPTER VIII.—Tom and Will Help the Fug tive. “What do you think about the crazy ae now?” said Tom, as he and Will worked Pe way through the crevasse to the higher. ground © beyond. “I think he’s no more crazy enai we are,” anid Will promptly. “If you think that; and I agree with you, you ~% Drake, “In which. my dad’s old friend, Jerry unless there are two men with the same na > is implicated.” R Sia iedinamalemithenl pin te pe. 105

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ee: A GOLDEN TREASURE tea fifteen years ago, which is about time Mr. Randall says his son was kidnap- was put where he was, dead to the 2 & clear to me how he and my dad . “That is a problem that Mr. Randall will have tice he feels is to get back to Belfast and inter- has a square deal.” “Pm with you,in that. If I ean be of any _ Service in the matter, let me know.” “P}] call on you, old man, if I need you.” “How are you going to get food to the gentle-~ ™Man without your mother’s knowledge?” “Tl arrange that with Jenny.” 2 - “But your father might want you to look af- r the inn after dinner. He generally makes use of a part*of your time on Saturday.” “PI get out of it somehow.” ; _ _ “Pll get back as soon as I have my dinner. ~ If you’re not at the Inn, I'll look, for you on _ the rocks near the pooh “If Mr. Randall has told the truth, there’ll be <3 trouble in store for Dr. Noel and probably Jerry e, “No doubt they. deserve all that’s coming to them.” Puke ~ “I recall now that Drake’ seemed quite inter- ested when I told him that a patient had es- _ ¢aped from the doctor’s sanitarium. He asked _ me what his name was and I told him.” - “What effect did it have on him?” “T didn’t notice that he was much disturbed.” “He didn’t utter any ejaculation and looked — Scared, then?” ; _. “No. I should say he took the information - coolly enough.” : “Then he may not be the Jeremiah Drake who ~ Was implicated in the kidnapping.” _ -, “TI don’t know. It doesn’t stri _ be two Jerry Drakes.” ; "Sat “Well, I’m going to talk to him about lumber es tees te einen tor yon. sulabt trad MO © re Oy r careful, for you ht t ‘on delicate ground.” : 2 ~ “Pi de it in an offhand way. He’ll never me there can nd thought and th their seats it help it,” said Tom. Edward Randall seized the package eagerly. “What’s in the jug?” he asked. “Water?” — “No. Milk.” The fugitive took a drink first, and then, open- ing the package, began to devour the food like a man half starved. “What are your plans for reaching. Belfast?” asked Tom. “You had better not show yourself till well along in the evening, and be sure to give Stormport and other places along the route a wide berth. Seek food only at farmhouses off the road, and do it with caution, for the hue-and- cry is out about you and tlie men in the auto are spreading your description everywhere along the road.” , ’ ' “T am not surprised that extraordinary e‘Torts are being made to eatch me,” said Edward Ran- dall. “Dr. Noel is fearful of trouble in case I get a hearing of. my ease. I pave figured that the risk of reaching Belfast by road is too great for me to meet with success, therefore my pur- pose is to-go there by boat if I cam manage it ip any. way.” , “You have no money, I suppose?” a “Not a cent.” P “That’s bad. I’ve got- about ten dollars in my es 9 Vu Scie ss to you Kd before dark,” at’s generous of you, appreciate your offer. Were I not in desnerate need, I should not erect your money. mon — oo een ik-t: come i my own, you repaid a hun- dredfeld.” “That's all right. ie Ss as ~~

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2 an aie 4 “Sure it is, 3 poten in this country of ours. 12 a mile away. They came on slowly and seemed to be: watching the rocks. : “They are after me, no doubt,” said the fu- itive. “I will have to hide. You boys had tter retire and keep out of their way.” Tom and Will saw the wisdom of that, and moved off. When they looked back, Edward Ran- _ dall was nowhere to be seen. -“He’H never be able to get away in a béat. Where would he get a boat?” said Will. “He couldn’t get one unless he borrowed it without the owner’s permission. A man in his position is justified in doing anything ‘to-aid his escape from his: enemies. I was thinking of borrowing old Riley’s sailboat, fetching it around here and then trying to square myself with the fisherman somehow,” said. Tom. ; “Your father would have to pay for the boa in case it was not sent back, and ghat would make trouble for you.” 3 “I guess I could stand it. I want to see this man make his escape. I am satisfied he has been the victim of his designing relative, and I be- lieve in justice.” “Tf he is really in the right, why couldn’t he appeal to the authorities of the village?” “He could, but what good would it do him? Dr. Noe] would bring a dozen of his people to swear he is insane. He could point to the fact of his patient having been fifteen years in his charge as self-evident of his condition.” “But the gentleman could swear it is all the result of a conspiracy.” “How is he going to prove that it is? The Noel crowd would swear that the conspiracy idea is his mania. They would ‘show that while the rium is a private institution its peculiar character brings it under the authority of the ~ State. I have heard that there is a lar lu- “nacy ane” gen which bln’ Borst and private institutions having insane patients, twice a year, ‘and examines each patient, and hap eS the rts of the in charge.” “If that’s so how is it that this gentleman was never able to explain his position?” “I couldn’t tell you. I guess Dr. Noel has methods to meet the emergency. I’ve read that sometimes sane patients are put in a strait- jacket at such times, and while the investigators are making their rounds the soles of the victims’ with a feather until they are driven temporarily into convulsions, in which condition they are exhibited as violent patients.” “Such a thing as that is an outrage.” t it isn’t the only outrage that It’s hard the fellow who is down to buck against the chap who is up, if the latter has particular rea- sons for keeping his man down.” _ ‘Phe boys were now in the crevasse, and were is — whether to hang around or. go back ring on the rmport and Bea Sie oft soy J Bad stot. es — rts - . A GOLDEN nek eee Ok ee ne Oe ee ni TREASURE “IT suppose you heard about the escaped lu- natic?” : “Oh, yes! Do you think he’s. down in this neighborhood?” : “He might be. There are lots of places where he could hide along the cliffs.” “As the cliffs run a long distance;. you’ll have a nice job looking for him if that’s your mission. He might have gone in a dozen different direc- tions. “He has been traced down this way.” “Is that so?. The man who called at the inn and told us about the patient did not have any certain idea that he had come this way.” “T know. I had an interview with him; but a short time ago another messenger from the sanitarium called on me and said that the fugi- tive was seen making for the cliffs hereabouts, and as there is a reward of $250 for his cap- ture, we’re over here to make it. “The chap is bound to show himself, for he can’t live on air.” At that point the three men who had been on the shore came up the crevasse. The constable and his party went forward to meet them, and Tém and Will concluded to return to the inn. . CHAPTER IX.—The Capture and Escape. “Ym afraid, with six men after him around here, that the gentleman is almost certain to be captured,” said Will. “T’ll admit that the chances are against him, but I hope he’ll elude them,” replied Tom. When they reached the inn they found an auto there and a man from the sanitarium drink- ing at the bar and talking to Bill and Jerry Drake about the eseaped patient. He was the | man who had started the constable and his party on the hunt, spurred on with an offer of $250 for the fugitive’s ‘capture. The ~ hung around, listening, and learned conside about the history of the alleged lunatic. The man spoke about his mania. “He’s been going on that way ever since he came to us, fifteen years ago, wher the sanita- rium was on the outskirts of Portland,” he said, “He thinks he’s a rich Belfast lumber man, © eh? Haw! haw! haw!” put in Drake. “How did he get that idea into his head?” ask-— ed Bill. “How does any lunatic get his wits crossed? He had a different mania when we first got him. He was put in a cell next to a man from Bel- fast who had been in the lumber business, and whose name was Edward Randall. The two b- ably held communication and became friendly in their crazy way. The man from Belfast took cold and died. The day he was buried this chap, Dexter, started in to insist that he was Edward - Randall and that his friend Dexter had just been taken away. At first he wanted Dexter brought back, then he fo about the matter, but the- mania that he is idall has never left him.” — ~ Tom _ noticed that a broad grin rested on Jerry Drake’s face while the man was making — J ‘ ag ee +B, ae Pi oh ee

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ta _ -- “That’s what he does. These crazy people get the most extraordinary hallucinations. into their heads. Why, there’s a chap at the State asylum _ -who insists that he is George Washington. “Have another drink on Fig said Jerry Drake, - throwing a gold piece on t ar. = “Geel” He's oe money, after all,” thought ‘Tom, whose impression of Jerry.was that he _ was broke. : ; Bill made the change, giving Drake four bills and some change. be SEE “Don’t say I never gave you anything,” said Drake, tossing Tom one of the bills. ° > The boy picked it up from the floor and found “it was a $5 one. 3 , “This is five dollars, Mr. Drake,” he said, as- - -tonished at the man’s liberality, and thinking . that he must have made a mistake. “Stick it in your pocket. There’s more where _-that came from,” said Drake carelessly, shoving _. the rest of the money in his own pocket. : “Thank you,” said Tom. _ “You’re welcome, youngster.” 2 -_ “You must be well heeled to chuck bills around _ that way,” remarked the man from the sani- =; rf um. — “Sure I am. Drake. y _. He pulled out a handful of $10 gold pieces and them on the bar. on them,” he said, in a tone of satis- I make ’em to order,” grinned _-. “[ don’t wonder you can stand the drinks,” said the man from the sanitarium. “You cer- tainly have the dust.” ; _ At that moment there was a tramping of feet outside. The boys went to the door and saw the ~ constables and the other three men coming up -_-with the fugitive in their hands. __ e Gracious! they’ve got him!” said Tom, wit ~ a keen sense of sympathy for the prisoner. He had apparently put up a good fight, for ~ his: were torn and there were scratches ‘on his face and hands. The unfortunate man - ‘Was marched into the inn, and the chap from _ the sanitarium uttered an ejaculation of intense bn gn when he saw him. . ~ “Got him on the cliffs, eh?” he said to Con- __ . “We found him hiding in a hole in the rocks above the pool,” replied the constable. “What 1?” asked the other. ; Yand-locked one close to the shore where the ys go fishing.” , S ‘ry Drake caught one look at the fugitive, os up his gold in haste and sta for back door ‘Hold on, Jerry Drake!” said Tom, in a loud ‘tone, meant to attract the prisoner’s attention _ to their visitor, in the hope that something might come of the recognition that would help-the fu- a ‘Drake! Is that man Jerry Drake?” A GOLDEN TREASURE “13 your beard. I am Edward Randall. Look at ma -well and then tell me what you did with my boy —my little son.” With an imprecation, Drake flung the patient off and he fell back “into the hands of the offi- cers who had rushed after him: “I will have an answer!” cried Edward Ran- dall furiously, as he vainly struggled to reach the man again. “Bring him out to my car,” said the attache of the sanitarium. “He’s got one of his danger- “oe on now. A rope, somebody, to tie him with!” “Get a piece of line, Tom,” ordered Bill. 2 Tom dashed out the front way, but not to get any line to tie the fugitive. A sudden thought occurred to him. He sprang for the automobile, and in a’ minute he did something to it that would put it out of business the moment it was started up. A desperate fight was going on in- side to hold the prisoner. The officers didn’t want to hurt him, and his clothes were torn much more. To throw off suspicion from him- self, Tom concluded to fetch the line. The pris- oner was bound hand and foot and carried to the auto, followed by everybody, kept somewhat in the ranged that Constable Smith and one of his at- taches should go in the car and hold the pa- tient, who, however, was now quite helpless. + When all was ready for the start, the sani- -tarium man cranked up, jumped in and turned on the power. There was a crash and the ma- chine ran only a few yards. With an exclama- und. It was ar-_ tion the attache made an investigation and dis- — covered that a couple of stones had been dropped into the machinery and that it was wrecked. The man was mad all over and declared that some- body had put the ear on the “fritz” designedly. “Nobody around here would do such a thing,” said the constable. ; “You see the stones, don’t you?” cried the man, pointing. = pg! constable saw them, and so did everybody’ else. «“This is an outrage,” said the man. “Do you mean to accuse any of us?” said on of the men who had helped capture Randall. “You’d better be careful.” ; “Is this your work?” cried the attache, look- ing alterenately at Tom and Will. “Certainly not,” answered Will. indignantly. “How could I do it? I wasn’t near your car; neither was Tom.” Tom himself said nothing. ; ; . “Bill Jones is ing of a machinist in the somethin car line. He’ll help you fixup the damage,” said = - the constable. . ; . “It can’t be fixed outsitie a machine shop,” said. the man. “How am I going to get-my man to the sanitarium? Have you got a wagon?” to. the proprietor of the inn. me “Yes. If you want the use of it I shall charge you five dollars.” . . “I don’t care pay. Get it out “Here, Tom,” Tom was not in sight. “ 5 _ “Went in the house, maybe,” is the f ivaes suggested | ‘ what it costs.. The doctor will here.” = =* — * Me Ses said Bill, looking arourid, but RNG ee ee a a ge ae om hadn't gone into the house. The moment — ot

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14 A GOLDEN he heard. the wagon suggested he had slipped out of view on the other side of the car. The pris- oner was alone on the back seat. . Tom cautious- ly opened the door and his jack-knife at the same time. Bending low, he cut the line that held the prisoner’s legs. .Then he reached up and quickly slashed his other bonds. “: “Now's your chance, Mr, Randall; dash down the read and make for the woods yonder. It’s your only hope to escape.” : Tom dropped in the dust and crawled under the machine. ing out, he saw the late pris- oner running down the road. His escape was not immediately observed, as all hands were congre- ted around the forward part of the car. Sud- Seay one of the party noticed that the prisoner was not on the seat. “The patient has tumbled under the seat,” he said to the attache. “Let him tumble,” said the man impatiently. “What do I care?” “Nothing further was said about the fugitive for some minutes, during which the unhappy man improved his start. Bill had gone into the inn looking for Tom, while the rest of the party talked with the attache. The innkeeper couldn’t find Tom, as a matter of course, so he y went to the barn himself; As Edward Randall dashed into the thick hedge and disappeared his : escape was discovered. Then there was excite- 4 ment to burn. The pieces of line, showing plain- iy they had been cut, were examined, and it was’ ‘clear that some one had helped the prisoner to get away. The sanitarium attache was furious. ' *There’s a traitor in our midst!” he cried. “This rope is evidence of the fact. The person that put those stones in the machinery is guilty of this, too. Where are those boys?” “Here’s one,” said the le, indicating 55 Will. : ee “Where's the other? He’s the guilty party and ie shall be severely punished for this.” : == “He was ordered to harness the horse to the is light wagon for you,” said Will. “You'll find him the party. i ps Nobody knew. ; <i ‘24 __ “Seatter, all ef you, and look for him,” said “€ ble Smith, “Come, Jack, Jim, we'll go down to that wood. It’s the most likely place to attract him.” : hands, the~ sanitarium "and hurried Smee eye, TIS et =f He began to believe that ab least f the party were pulling against him, what their object the reader _ “TREASURE. °° ‘ “Come out of there, Randall, I’ve got !” he cried triumphantly. / dade ~ Tom kicked himself free, picked up a small stone and flung it at the man. He took no par- ticular aim, but the stone landed on one of his éyes. He uttered a cry of pain and covered the injured member. Tom then flung several hand- fuls of dirt and dust at him, compelling him to haul away. Then the boy crawled out on the off side. and crept around to the front. The at- tache was acting like a wild man. He got a wrench from the toolbox and rushed around thee rear-of the car to tackle the supposed fugitive from the other side. Tom took advantage of that move to dart for the door of the inn and enter the public room. He was covered with dust and dirt, and he ran through and up to his room to brush himself off. At that moment Bill drove out of the yard in his light wagon, and he found — the sanitarium attache in a puzzled rage over the strange disappearance of the man he had been sure was under the car. CHAPTER X.—Jerry Drake Interviews Tom. When Tom looked cautiously from the front door, ten minutes later, he saw his foster father and the sanitarium man talking beside the dam- aged car. Will was coming up the road with Jerry Drake. The pair shad only made a hluff of looking for the fugitive. interested in Randall’s capture, he had no wish to encounter him again. hey reached the car and then heard the attache’s story about the patient having taken refuge under the machine and then made his escape in some mysterious way. Then Tom joined the group. “Where have you been?” asked Bill suspicious- ly, while the attache eyed him in a way that was ar from pleasant. “T was up in my room,” said Tom, quite truth- a: ; \ “What took you there?” “Oh, nothing in particular.” “You know that the. prisoner has escaped, don’t you?” “TI see he has,” answered Tom. _ - : “You are suspected of having helped him off.” : ee ejaculated the boy, ith an innocent ook. / “Yes, you!” cried the attache. “I wish I could prove it and I’d have you arrested and punished.” “What reason have you for suspecting me?” asked Tom. “Because you’ve been acting mighty funny since the patient was erat I'd like to know what interest you e in him?” < T don’t see why you think I am taking interest im. : x “Well, somebody has’ been, helping him, that’s certain, and Bete be surpri if both you “You're off your base,” said Will. ek “Take the wagon back and let it stand in the : y yard,” ‘said Bill While Drake was WLS nak Toes, ond the Say We

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A GOfDEN ae “Into the woods, yonder.” - “The three constables went there.” “I know it; but I guess the epatienxe, with _-the start he had,’ will be able to keep out of the “Way.” ' “How did you manage-to cut him loose?” Be Tom explained. _ “You put the stones in the machinery of the ear?” “I did, when I went after the ro _. “I knew you must have done it. ! but that chap is wild over what has oe One of _ his eyes is bunged up. You did that, and the igke is he lays it to his late prisoner. It’s a _ wonder he didn’t recognize you when he discov- ; ered under the car.” SAB thou: it was Mr. Randall’s foot he had = Bar of, and before he could find out his mistake : T flung the stone and followed it up with a lot _ of dirt, to confuse him and give me a chance to ~ ¢rawl out.” “Which you did.” “Of course. _ I escaped — by the skin _ of my teeth. I am but that amounts to nothing.” _ +. Tt was some time, about scarienate: when the _ Searchers all got back without having found a eas of the fugitive. The hunt was then given ‘or the present, the detectives walking back iene: The other three men lived in Rock and they saw ‘quite a walk before them. They had had started after the fugitive on _ the promise of $50 each if they cuir him, and ~ $10 each if they didn’t. « = They decided they were through and Waxkited - to collect the $1 0. “We'll chip in half a dollar each toward a ride _ on the wagon if you'll put up the rest,” said they an the attsche. __. The sanitarium man was only willing to pay a at ~ dollar. Bill agreed to let Tom drive them to the outskirts of Rockdale for the $2.50 and so ~ the matter was settled. Tom brought the wagon out, and the four men, with Will, jumped in. Will got off at the lane running up to his home and then Tom drove on. The sanitarium man d to trap Tom into a confession of having the patient to escape, but the boy was smart to get caught. = M, ot -back to the about eight as and fi the Seat: Sat- y night crowd at ‘the house. His supper was kept warm in the oven for him, | while he ate it hé told Jenny about the stir- Gree rie ance 1 leas ea. e a er had looked after the a = Von's place, and conse- ng | idea of the happen- d a few chores and light in ae at rat shout to nine trong} ‘you sho} this afternron afer took .so TREASURE 15 “You saw what difference it made. It set the crazy man on to me.” “How should I know it would have that—ef- fect?” “That’s: what I-came in here to find out.” “Do you expect me to tell you?” ’ “T expect you to assign a reason for it.” “How can I reason out the actions of aman out of his mind?” “Maybe you don’t think he’s out of his mind.” “What gives you that idea?” “Look here, young man, you are trying to evade my question.” How am I?” “Don’t you run away with the idea that I am asleep, Tom Jones. If your old man, Bill Jones, is an easy mark for you to practice on, I’m quite the opposite. I came in here to have an oe. standing with you. I want to know what y have learned about this man who calls himeelf Edward Randall?” “I have learned what the men from the. sanj- tarium have said about him.” “And what else?” “How could I learn anything else?” “There vou go again® trying to evade a direct answer. You and your friend Will Carter went over to the shore fishing this morning, at a place called the pool. It was right above it that ar escaped lunatic was caught later on. Now, I want to know, without any tom-foolery, d’ye un- derstand, if you two met the crazy man on the rocks? Don't try to lie out of it, for I’ve al- ready questioned Carter, and though he would not give me a direct answer, he let out enourh to make it -certain that you chaps did meet the man and talked with him.” “S'*pose we did, what of it?” asked Tom as antly. “Then vou admit that you did meet him?” “Yes, I'll admit it.” “When you came back,’ why didn’t you tell Bill. so that he could be caught?” Because I was not interested in his_eopture.” “Why not? Don’t you know it’s everybody's t, duty to round up a dangerous man when he’s . large?” “T don’t consider Mr. Randall dangerous.” ~ “Mr. Randall, eh? Don’t you-know that isn’t. his real name?” . “- senties swear it isn’t.” “Well, the sanitarium man orcht to know, and * he says it’s his mania—that his right name is ~ Dexter.” * “Tt doesn’t follow, becausr. he says so, that it’s “What did the lunatic say to you two?” “He said he was the victim of a conspiracy on the part of a relative who had him put in the sanitarium to get his business and other prop- erty away from him.” “And you believed such a preposterous story from a lunatic?” “T won’t say whether I believe it or not. He | had_no proof to offer to substantiate his story.” “Just so, E. he: helieved bg just the same. ch stock in it, that you chaps went back to the cliffs after dinner to , other | _ Then you gt

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ve { ce “on go stalwart a man as D _ avill, and against where for fifteen years away from a-place where he’s left a valuable Tt must 16 A GOLDEN were likely or Sd: he. eemifes: 200 stet your mouth met and if the chap had had a better hiding place he wouldn’t have been caught.” Drake pulled out his pipe, me wa filled it, lighted the tobacco with some deliberation and began to smoke. ) “All of which. goes to show that when he was brought a prisoner to this inn, you, made up — mind to save him if you could. Y prisoner large. If he enters some farmhouse to-night and murders the family in their sleep, as dan- gerous lunatics have one before, you will be kg “T’m willing to take the chances on that.” 2 Aeneid you are guilty of helping a dangerous escape.” mel haven't admitted that I’m gnilty of any- laybe you Bevan fe but you’ve denied admitti Th its equivalent ng your a be you were brought. =~ before the justice, he’d p you in jail for interfering with the course ee justice.”’ ' “You think it’s justice, then, to return a sane and perfectly - yy man to a sanitarium where metas atread been kept a prisoner against his id his rights as a ciguen of this State, for fifteen years? “T man isn’t sane.” 5 ould you be willing to go to court and swear isn’t?” “Of course I would.” _ “Well, it’s a wonder he isn’t crazy after what - he’s been through. You’ve been away some- yourself. Where have you ‘been—in prison?” ates re Drake sprang on his feet, with an oath, ‘and glared at the boy as though ‘he would have struck him dead. alias am cHAPTER pair 4 ones Has An Attack of ferves. “You young imp!” he roared. “What do you MT mean what I said,” said the boy coolly. “Fifteen years is a long time for a man to of have been something out of the ft tea him away—something over which he had no pat If a man is in the — rg he’s likely to remain there for the a his sentence, whether he wants to or gp hag i io ; any further. ion i been in prison, do you?” he TREASURE “What’s that your business? The trunk safe enough with Bill.” : baie dad had died and marm decided to give up the inn, she’d have been justified in sell- ing the trunk to get rid of it.” “She wouldn’t have sold it.” “How do you know she wouldn’t?” “That’s 8 my business.” “What’s in it?” “That’s my business, too.” “Seems to me po lot Pe win i sa of mystery about \ “What's at to 2? It’s t what’s = it is mine. "Sates by it honanane im going to take it away with me won’t talk no more about it.” wage a = “Then yo going to — ——_ to-morrow?” I am,” said D ake, recharging his You tell dad you might stay a week— __ perhaps foceees I judged might sts protic it would be longer.” “T’ve changed my mind.” i “Why? Because Edward Randall recognized ou? Drake jumped to his feet ihe recation. again, with another : do you mean, you -young——” “Sit down, Mr. Drake Don’t excite yourself.” “We've come back to the point I wanted to-find out. The crazy man told you something” about me.” ans “He er apg ie. about @ man named erry Drake. Ss ur na is Jerry Drake, naturally I t Bee op Paae e “i “Just so. at did he tell you about. this J Drake? “te said he was a foreman in his lumber yar “Oh, he did?” ‘Secing thai he’s crazy ing tha and lumber yard—go on.” ge eittra =a “I haven’t anything more to say.” “Yes, you have. ell me all he said about at ting the use? If you man, know all he was ot at eae ae ae a Jerry Panke, the, story wouldn't prea “T tell you to go on. x. “You'll have to excuse: me. bed. I_want to go to of this interview — getting up.

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A GOLDEN TREASURE 17 “All right, dad. I'll start right off for Dec curely bound, hand and foot, and placed in the ” 2a or so later Tom arrived with the The physician brought Mrs. Bill around, left Tom hung mother was not any and ie Sree looking gs eee tramp. Te rangel iet. sat an arthgestony i casictla t had flashed that kidnapped 2? He recalled his dreams of ee Senate midst of handsome grounds somewhere in the misty past. He recollected that ‘been brought to a large house facing on gee a arcane man, whose features he could not bring to mind, but whose general phy- ‘sique, it struck him, was not unlike Jerry Drake’s. His next recollection was being with i and his wife. ro wt are you thinking so hard about? his friend. “ spoke to you twice and you made no answer. You looked just like a wooden cigar +, n a: ! i often?” grinned Will. : rr admit I was thinking of senate wet Ww «& CHAPTER XIL—Jerry Drake ‘Takes the Wind HAP Out of Dr Noel's Sails. car to be returned to the sanitarium. Then sey- eral things happened that shows somebody in- tervened in the patient’s behalf. A couple of stones were first dropped into the machinery of the car, which paralyzed the motive power, and during the excitement which followed the patient was freed of his bonds and enabled to get away again. I want to know, Mr. Jones, as all this happened in front of your house, and you were present, if you have any suspicions of the author of the outrage?” “I can’t say that I have, sir,” replied Bill. was the slickest piece of business I ever ‘heard of —pulled off right under, the very noses of the crowd, myself included.” : > “So it appears. I regret to say that my man strongly suspects your son as the guilty party, aided, perhaps, by his friend who was present,” said the doctor. “Tl take my davy that my son had no hand in it,” said Bill, a bit warmly. “I sincerely hope not, for I intend to make matters very unpleasant for the person who damaged my car and aided the patient to escape, if I succeed in discovering his identity. Is your son on the premises now?” “He was here a few minutes ago with his friend.” ; “Where did they go?” “Into the house.” “itt * “TI shall consider it a favor if you will bring | them out here. I desire to question them.” “Certainly. I will go and find them.” Bill got up and entered the inn. “May I ask if you were here yesterday when the trouble happened?” Dr. Noel asked Drake. “T was.” “I suppose you saw nothing that would throw suspicion on any one?” “I did not; but I think I could put my hand on the party responsible for it.” “Indeed! If you will give me the necessary information, I shall be much indebted to you. In fact, I am ready to pay $100 or even more, for information leading to the arrest of the mis- creant.” me will tell you certain facts on one condition only.” “What is the condition?” ‘ ‘ “That you do not proceed against the party in question.” : ; The doctor frowned. “Then what good is “Tt is tltis much information?” « t will show a motive, Dp . But I tell you I sootien” ar one. That ’ him arrested and brought ee > ;

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18 ao whole conspiracy that has held Edward Randall a prisoner in your sanitarium for the past fif- teen years.” Dr. Noel was taken clean off his feet by the straight-from-the-shoulder remarks of Jerry Drake. He saw that Drake knew things that wouldn’t be well to be repeated in public, and after he recovered from the shock his demeanor 5 became conciliatory. ey “Tell me what you intend to do. : not to proceed against the boy,” he said. - “Now you're talking sensibly. Pll put it in - - a few words, for I hear Bill and the boys coming. Those two boys met Randall on the rocks yester- day and he told them enough to win their sym- pathy. The rest followed.” . * Drake sat back in his chair and puffed his 9 ipe as Bill came out ofthe public room, fol- : need by Tom and Will, who had been warned to be careful what they admitted if they knew any- thing about the matter in question, for, private- ly, Bill believed they were the culprits. “Here’s my son, Tom, and this is his friend, Will Carter,” said the innkeeper. “They have no objection to answering your auestions.” - Dr. Noel was shrewd enough to surmise that ' the innkeeper had put the boys on their guard. - That fact, together with his promise to Drake, _ = made his questions merely perfunctory. He was satisfied they were at the bottom of the case, but he deemed it’ wise not to press matters. *The '-boys came off with flying colors, unaware that + they owed their easy examination to Jerry Drake. ' . The doctor ordered his man to turn his car _ around and run’ it ahead of the damaged one. - Ropes were produced, and the two were hitched together. Then Dr. Noel and his attache started back for Rockdale at a slow pace, hauling the ‘other machine -with them. Before they went, however, the man handed Drake a penciled note, which read as follows: _. “My man says your name is Drake. I will consider it a favor if you will come over to ~ Rockdale late this afternoon, or this evening, and -vigit me at the sanitarium. I would like to have a with you. FELIX NOEL.” Drake read the note with a grim smile and his pocket. imagine I shall take the trouble to as I have other fish to fry. I expect Tt promise ights. ba m4 ‘+ ro a or eas PS ; = . CHAPTER XIL.—A Golden Treasure. x ‘to i ‘dinner when his foster-father e had _oc- A GOLDEN TREASURE made it so heavy he couldn’t guess, nor did it greatly concern him, but he wondered if the trunk contained any secret that would throw a light on his own young life. He had accumu- lated a strong suspicion that Jerry Drake was the person who had brought him to that locality and turned him over to Bill Jones. If he could secure some evidence of the’ fact then the miss- ing link between him and his real parentage would probably be found. Wonderful, indeed, it would if he turned out to be the kidnapped son of the unfortunate Edward Randall. The trunk now had an added interest to him, yet how was he ever going to get a peep into it, for Drake was going to leave that evening and take it away with him. He had finished his din- ner and was about to leave the kitchen, when Jenny came to him and said: “I found this key in~the corridor after I had made up your bed and Mr. Drake’s. It’s a pe- culiar kind of a brass key, and I thought per- haps it might belong to our visitor. I tried it on his grip, but it didn’t begin to fit. I don’t know anything in the house that it would fit. Maybe Will Carter dropped it out of his pocket. You had better take it and find the owner, if you ean.” ¥ ~The moment Tom looked at it he thought of the old trunk in the attic. He believed Drake had lost it in the corridor. Here was his chance, perhaps, to see what was in the trunk, and also to search it for some clue connected with himself. He walked outside to see where Drak: was. Tom looked out on the porch, but Drake was not there. 3 “I guess he’s’in his room,” thought Tom. “I will go up and see.” : The boy walked upstairs and, with an excuse to*aceount for his intrusion, he opened Jerry’s door and looked in, but the bearded man as not there. He started up the attic stairs and en- tered the unfinished room. The window, which “swung in one piece on hinges, was wide open, and the afternoon sun shone in warm and bright, lighting up the place with a cheerful glow. The — old trunk no longer stood in the corner, but had — been pulled forward within a yard of the short flight of steps leading from the door up into th room. : Jerry had evidently hauled it there ready to carry it away when the time came. With a fluttering heart Tom knelt beside it and inserted — the brass key. It fitted exactly. One turn and ~ the lock snapped baek. Nothing remained for him to do but lift the lid to catch sight of | mysterious contents of the trunk. mats “Here goes!” he said, throwing it up. ner One look inside and he gasped with astonish- ment. What he saw was what he least ‘ to upon. The old trunk was apparently filled with ten-dollar gold pieces. A _ verit: 5 fortune—a golden treasure—lay before his en-_ vision. “Money—gold!” he cried, rubbing hi 4 PF ae gs Pe i ee ore ia soeetions

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had forgotten the real purpose of his visit to _. the attic. He now recalled it. But as far as he - could see, the trunk held nothing but money. To "Say the truth, Tom was disappointed. He had hoped to find something that would throw light - Upon the subject uppermost in his mind—how he - tame to be a member of Bill Jones’ household. _ Since there was nothing of that nature in the _ trunk—and the gold belonged to Jerry Drake— he had no further reason for remaining in the attic. He was about to close the lid when he ‘heard a rush of steps behind, him and, turning his head, he perceived that the owner of the trunk had caught him. Drake’s face flamed with rage. _ “So it was you who found the key, and you've come here to rob me of my gold!” he cried, his Voice thick-with passion. “You ateful cub, Til break every bone in your body. Out the win- _- dow you shall ‘go, and may you break your in- _ neck.” .. * : _ With those words, Drake seized him im an iron ghee dragged him over to the window despite gles, for he was like an infant in the verful and enraged man’s grasp. The boy’s cChught against a box on the floor, and the ck ‘wrenched him out of Drake’s grasp.. Tom wriggled a few feet away and tried to scramble 0 his feet. At that moment Will Carter came ‘Into the corridor below-in search of his friend. "The boy’s effort to escape was unsuccessful. The seized Tom and forced him out on Help!” shrieked the boy, gripping the the window in a despairing effort to save ‘Will, hearing his cry, came running up the Stairs. He saw Tom’s peril and, though he knew “was no match for Drake, he jumped upon the yee a wildeat and began thumping him in ‘ace. a> ' CHAPTER XIV.—Conclusion The uproar in the attic attracted the atten- ion of Jenny, who was in the yard. She look- up at the window and saw Tom hanging half , in the grasp of Jerry Drake. In great alarm rushed into the public room and told Bill ~The i per, much astonished, rushed - i te, s on by the sounds d coming from the attic. When he bound- ing him to release the two h on their feet much the worse for the scrap. in der is the matter with you, erry?” demanded Bill. - : with me,” “T caught that A GOLDEN. TREASURE . returned to his seat on the poreh. said the bearded ~ 19 Drake locked his trunk and put the key in his pocket, following the rest of the party down- stairs. The boys went out in front and sat down. “I’m _ much obliged to you, Will, for coming to my aid. I believe Drake really meant to drop me out of the window. He was mad enough to do it, anyway.” “You’re welcome, old fellow,” said Wilk “The mystery .of the old trunk seems to be explained. It’s full vf money. Where did the money come from?” : ees a mystery that hasn’t been explained yet.” “Do you think your father knows?” “I couldn’t tell you. I couldn’t even tell whether he knew there was money in the trunk.” An auto came down the road from. Rockdale. In it were Dr. Noel and the stranger who had been the cause of Mrs. Bill’s nervous attack. It peped just beyond the inn and the stranger beckoned to the boys. Tom went to see what he wanted. “There is a man named Jerry Drake stopping at the inn, I believe?” said the man. . “Yes,” answered Tom. : “Tell him a gentleman. wishes to see him a moment.” ; : Tom returned to the porch and entered the public room. Drake was standing at the end of the bar smoking and looking rat sour. Tom went up to him and deliv his message. _. i gentleman, eh? And he wants to see me?” “Yes.” ‘ = “You go back ahd tell him if he wants to see me he can come in here.” es 5 ee mn Serried the-moeesage back $0-She- gee e@ car. “Go and tell him I’m Lawrence Graham, and that he must come out.” Lawrence Graham! Tom’s ears tingled at the name. This was the relative Edward Randall accused of being a Judas. The boy looked fixedly at him. 4 “WHat are you staring at, boy? Do as I bid you!” said Graham. = Tom went back to the public room. ws “He says you must come out to his car. His name is- m. : instant.. Reecov- Lawrence Graha: Drake looked startled for ering himself, he stepped behind the bar, picked up Bill’s revolver, which he put ‘in his pocket, and walked outside with a See re Pa “Tom e- and Will Dr. Noel seat for a watched go over to the auto. _ Ae the ie the chad the rear ront one beside auffeur. Graham pointed the vacated seat and told Drake to get in. Drake refused. Some t lowed, gentleman y drew a revolver and covered Drake, at the same time pointing to the seat \- = “You'vs got the drep on me. I'll come,” said He made a move to get in, and Graham drop- . lout - | al

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20 A GOLDEN staggered back and fell in a heap into the hedge. Everybody in the inn came rushing out in great excitement. ‘ The auto, however, swung around and started back at full speed toward Rockdale. Tom told what had happened and there was a rush for the hedge. Jerry was lifted and carried into the public room. When a physician sent for arrived and exam- ined Drake’s wound he sa‘d it was fatal and he could not survive the night. He did what he could to make the dying man comfortable and then went away. ; Bill remained with his old iriend and Tom re- mained in charge downstairs, but he presently - got orders to dismiss the customers and shut up. Will went home. ‘Tom was then called upstairs. “Tell him,’ said Drake to Bill. The innkeeper looked nervously at his foster- son for some moments. “Tom, you know I’m not your real father,” he said. Yes"? . “You’ve often asked me to tell you who you were, and I told you I didn’t know, which was a fact. I didn’t know till Jerry told me a few minutes ago. It was Jerry who turned you over to me fifteen years ago.” “And kidnapped me from Belfast,” said Tom. “How did you learn that?” said Bill, in sur- prise. i “Then my father’s name i® Edward Randall.” _ Then Tom told about the interview he had, had TREASURE on the rocks with his own father, though at the time he was not aware of the relationship. “So that was the reason you helped the pris- oned to escape yesterday?” “Yes, dad, that was the reason.” “And to think it was your own father you were doing the favor to,” said Bill. “Well, I s’pose me and your mother ’ll iose you now. It's goin’ to break Maria’s heart, for she thinks more of you than she’ll admit.” “T’ll never go back on either of you, dad, don’t worry. You shall see me-often.” Jerry died several hours later, with ihe going out of the tide, and Bill saw that he received a first-class funeral. The money in the trunk was counted and footed up $60,000. Half went to Toni and the balance to Bill. The bey learned that Jerry fourd the money hidden in a hole in the cliffs. Lawrence Graham died inside of a week from the wound Jerry gave him. : The meeting between Tom and his real-father was a most affecting one. F: The boy learned that his right name was Jack Randall, and he adopted it at once. He went to live in the big house where he was born in Belfast, and eventually he went into his father’s business as junior partner. Next week’s issue will contain “HAL’S BUSI- NESS VENTURE; OR, MAKING A SUCCESS OF HIMSELF.” ——oe—e—eeeeo——oooeeaes=aaaaasasaanannmamanmaqayjyOaQaeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee———————————> (ae TAKE NOTICE! —ay The Cash Prize Contest in “Mystery Magazine No. 95, out October 15th, will end on November 15th, 1921. Have You Entered the Contest? If not, get a copy of the magazine, read the conditions, and try to win ‘some of the genuine money we are offering. You still have time to join the contest before it closes. You Will Also Notice that “Mystery Magazine” is now the biggest and best 10 cents’ worth on the news-stands. No. 95 contains ten splendid stories by some of the best writers — ~ in the world. The handsome new cover of heavy paper encloses 64 pages of © the most interesting fiction, anecdotes, odd items+and scientific data ever pub- ; fished. Fs aS . ee . te Ea La _ And the Price Remains 10 Cents a Copy WATCH FOR No. 96, OUT NOVEMBER Ist) ~ At Is Vilied With Fine Stories and Good Tlustrations.§ =

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CROPS. foxee, Wash., claims the record for prosperity summer against any other town. During the week there were unloaded at the 10x12 de- freight house here thirty-four pianos and “seventeen automobiles: Among the pianos were i iknse of the baby grand variety. The autos were eae. of the style known as the middle price and =. “In addition to these luxuries, six carloads of ‘the latest labor saving appliances for house- tives, tools and farm machinery were delivered buyers. The reason for the fat wallets- was -the- ste- crop of peaches, pears and grapes which iterally fell into an empty market at high prices. nchers in this irrigated valley have also re- eived big returns for wheat, cats and barley. ‘ost of the apple crop has been sold to East- n buyers who will go into the orchard, pick, ek and ship the fruit, with no work left for the ner but to cash the check. dous Tie 4 ce WOMEN’S BANKS GONE. eminity’s favorite bank is “busted.” It’s “busted,” according to B. V. Dela Hunt, hier of the Merchants’ and Manufacturers’ , Milwaukee, Wis., ever since short skirts : lace stockings have had their innings. _ “A few years ago,” Mr. Dela Hunt said, “when a woman came in to make a deposit, she invaria- “rushed to our ladies’ parior and fumbled her hosiery before she walked to the tel- ‘i : e cap tsb a retiring room so } d have no embarrassment in tion rth up’ their funds. We ave a woman's teller’s window in the parlor, © if she desires, the woman depositor can trans- er business without going into the main part bank P ae er, now the majority of women walk to the general teller’s window and take aya di: ne an inside jacket mito the from bag, : no attention to room ar het ied ie ; y years bis eee mE Williams flecle eleven irrels from Kentucky to Vancouver and d gnaw in a Vancouver park. To-day residents — “wish Williams” had his : bock-ia Kentucky. » the squirrels arrived Vaneodver has de- FAME AND FORTUNE WEEKLY CURRENT NEWS filbert and en walnut _ gion of Texas several cinnabar aoe have bows: 21° squirrels bury each nut separately, and then they usually forget where they leavé them.” The bad memory of the squirre] is expected to lead them into difficulty. Although several thou- sands work twelve to fourteen hours dai y bury- ing nuts, the city is forced to. buy an average of $50 worth every year to feed them in the winter. Inereased taxes cause the city council to find ways and means of cutting expenses, and a move- ment is on foot to collect all squirrels at large, take them 100 miles back in the mountains and turn them loose. KISSING IN MOVIES BARRED IN JAPAN. Japanese police object to Bssing in public, and therefore firm stats are not permitted to os¢cu- late on the screen, according to G. L. Stixrud, a motion picture exporter, who has just returned from Japan. In the six months ending July 1, censors re- moved 2,350 kisses from films, only one kiss being allowed to remain. It was the kiss granted to the King by the Queen in “We Are King,” and was shown. in Tokio only, as the censors deleted it be- fore permitting the photoplay to be offered in the prefectures. ' Over 300 embraces were omitted from films, but few sex plays -were otherwise altered.. The ~- titles of over 2,000 plays were made over and 127 murder scenes were killed. The reels that were entirely prohibited numbered 37. The Japanese like most of all pictures showing life in big cities, races of automobiles, locomo-- tives, air-planes anid other modes of speed aid adventure, BIG CINNABAR DEPOSIT. 3 An enormous deposit of Cinnabar ore, from which quicksilver is obtained, has been discov- ered near San Miguel, State of Waceatecas, Mex., by Emillo -M. Gaya, according to information re ceived at Monterey. oF th € It is stated that the sg oe a e are extensive and that it is quicksilver, in addition to the native en ing ‘that is found in- underground crevasses of the ore. Prelim-— the inary. investigations lead to the belief that the deposit "may be as large as the famous quick- silver mines of Alameden, Spain, and those of © the New Alameden of California. Itn the oor locality of the new discovery are situat Maravillias and Ascencion cinnabar mines which - for many years have been the principal sources ~ of Pasion quicksilver production, it is stated. Gaya plans to develop the new property. In ie Terlingua District of the Upper Border Be <.

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—_* 22 FAME AND. FORTUNE WEEKLY =e Dan Dobson — ORs THE BOY ,WHO BEAT THE MOONSHINERS (A Serial Story.) By GASTON GARNE CHAPTER I. “Just Why They Called Him Daring Dan. He was not a tall, heavy fellow, nor was he built after the patte#n of a professional. athlete. He was not a proud-looking lad, either, and h‘s manners were as kind and gracious as though he had never raised his hand in anger or fight- ing during his entire life. And yet, Dan Dobson, just turned eighteen, had the reputation for being the most determined and _ valiant fighter, at any sort of tussle, in the whole Blue River valley. He had always been a defender of the weak and helpless, and as the son of a government official, he had been in a position where he learned of many wrongs to right, and had many chances for his willingness to work for the right. Dan’s father, Colonel Dobson, was the United States Marshal for that district of Tennessee; ap- pointed by the President of the United States to his high position. He was a very fearless and brave man, and be- loved 7 his neighbors in the pleasant and pros- -perous little city of Hillsdale. Yet, as must hap- pen with a man who has a high sense of duty, while. occupying a position of such a prominence, had made many enemies among the rougher e ts of that part of the States. Tennes as the reader doubtless knows, is ‘a mountainous,State. The hills are overrun with desperate characters who take advantage of their natural protection to carry on their own free manner of living. ; It is one of the most troublesome states as re- ‘gards illicit manufacturing of whisk, or, as the natives call it, “mo i a name given to the making of a certain crude grade of whisky because the men go back and forth from their secret “stills” in the night time. and do a good part.of their work by the light of the moon. ; Colonel Dobson had been instrumental not Part of the evil crew were languishing behind penitentiary -bars, but those of-the gang who were uncaptured hounded down the good old man with the fiendish determination which character- izes mountain feudists. : One day, while riding with his son Dan, the old man, who had ridden on ahead for some trifling reason, was attacked without warning by a dozen desperadoes who were concealed behind a jutting ledge of rock, on the lower side of the mountain road. Dan spurred his horse frantically at the sound of his father’s first call for help. He arrived there just in time to save him, for the men were beating the colonel with clubs until he was already unconscious. A farmhouse was near by—a small structure occupied by a man with his little family—and for this reason the coe tried to keep their work as silent as pos- sible. Dan Dobson’s horse clattered up, and into the group, who stood around the old colonel, where they had pulled him to the ground. Whish! With his riding-whip, the youth belabored the men, and drove them away from his father. One fellow drew a knife upon him, and at- tempted to hamstring the horse, but Dan’s horse gave him a terrific kick which landed fairly un- der the man’s chin. When this worthy came to_ his consciousness, he saw his fellow rogues chas- ing the brave Dan down the road, as the youth held his unconscious father across the saddle be- fore him. It was a terrific ride, ‘but Dan managed to keep the colonel in position, and in a few minutes out-distanced the men on foot. He dashed into the gateway to a farm owned by a friend, and left his father there for medicinal attention. Now, then, came the part which made the lad famous around the entire countryside. Unabashed by the terrible punishment which had ‘been visited on his parent’s ‘head,,Dan bor- rowed a double-barreled sho’ ; Back up the road he sped, with his panting horse, Starlight, andwfter the rascals he went in deadly earnest. It was’ a foolhardy thing for this young aa ; to do; yet, herweighed every chance in the ance, and still went on with his wits sharp and his determination unshaken by any fear of con- sequences. . The men were not in sight, when he reached the scene of his father’s beating. * But that did not deter him. “Those men are from back in Chicamauga Run,” muttered the young Tennesseean. “I'll stake my life on that, and I’ll go right up there through this valley. Up, Starlight, up!” No sooner thought than executed. He jumped over a scraggling fence along the road, and took a rolling mountain meadow, to- ward the east. This led by a short cut to a little hamlet called Chicamauga Run, notorious for the — low class of residents in it. ; - and the wide-brimmed hat was kn from Dan’s head by the force of the bi : Pins 2s apt & (TO-be. continued,)... 2. -eettiot.

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FAME AND FORTUNE WEEKLY a FROM ALL POINTS GIVES BACK LOOT. Stamps to buy food and clothing for their fam- - Teslie Murray of Stockton, Cal., always be- ‘ilies. They saved when they were making _ ieved in the saying, “There is honor even among money; now they do not have to beg, as many thieves,” but now he is convinced of it. A thief who saved nothing are compelled to do. * “‘elieved him of his wallet the other night in “It may surprise some people to know that Golden Gate Park and then returned it to him, since the latter part of 1917 Ohioans have pur- ~ notwithstanding the fact that it was filled with chased $136,000,000 worth of Government sav- greenbacks. ings securities, and these securities have been Murray and a young. woman acquaintance sold by the Government at the phenomenally low "-were in the part enjoying the moonlight. They cost of one quarter of 1 per cent. But the point " were sitting on a bench in a sequestered spot. is that the people not only have bought but have. _ “J do not like this place,” said the young wom- kept Ae eee Less Aes A per- ca mar good an o rtunity for hold- ave been cashed, us our loans have save i” neers = ef more than $100,000,000 worth of property which Five minutes later two men crept from the they otherwise probably would have spent, and * bushes, and while one pointed a gun at Murray this property is paying them annually more than the other relieved him of his wallet and then $5,000,000 in interest. And that this habit of started to search him. saving has also extended to other forms is shown ~ “Stand up!” said the man with the gun. The by the fact that in this country the bank savings ‘woman arose immediately, but Murray explained: deposits have increased from 55 per cent. in the “You will have to give me my crutches. I am smallest instance to 200 per cent. in the largest. _ lame and cannot stand without them.” “Saving nickels and dimes is the road to suc- —_ him his crutches and help him up,” cess for the individual and the read to prosperity e the order. Murray was on bis feet and the for the Nation.” d-up’s accessory started to search him. Again UY W..S.S. 3 ees oa 2 est : moment,” and, teening Murry, “How long have you been a cripple, - ing man?” ‘ ar) ‘Four years,” answered Murry. ‘Mystery Magazine he robber grew thoughtful, “Give him back SEMI-MONTHLY 10 CENTS A COPY S money and his ring,” he said. “I'll have to LATEST ISSUES a great deal lower than I am before I'll take ney from a cripple.” Both men disappeared as suddenly as they THE LITTLE WHITE ‘ROOM, by Mare Edmuna Jones. De ea eee . ob - Ham H. Kofoed. be ¥ A KEYLESS MYSTERY, by Hamilton Craigie. ROFESSOR SATAN, b s. F. Oursler. HO KILLED McNALLY? by Benlah Poynter. 4 THE CLUE OF THE WHORL, by Katherine Stagg. THE “CZAR” AND THE RING. by Kdmgnd Ell A CLUF OF FLAME, by Jack Bechdolt. “THE FACE IN THE CROWD,” by Mare E. Jones, THE MAN FN ROOM No. 7. by Chas. F. Onrster. FOUR TEN-DOLLAR BILLS. by Henry G. How!and. A CHALLENGE TO POWER, by Dr. Harry P=ton. THE HOUSE NEXT-DOOR. By Police Capt. How- ard. ‘ FRIDAY AT TRELUE. By Katherine Stages r ILVE. y Katherine Stage. BY THE LEFT HAND. Ry Hamilton Cratgio. LS. AND DIMES PREVENT HARD : TIMES. “What finer proposition could you ask than I If you keep a quarter in your pocket, probably will spend it for something you do ‘yeally need. If you buy a thrift stamp, you’ ire unlikely to part with it, for it becomes prop- ty to you, just like a ball or a wagon or a ca a pig or a house and lot, You have an in- = were to keep it. ees pe pee a . THE MELODY OF DEATH. By Jack Bechdolm e you can cab it whenever you want to do so The Famous Detective Story Out To-day In No. 95 Is for more than-you paid for it. It does ndt dew THE TRICK OF THE GREAT YEN HOW ciate in value, but steadily increases. By By WM. H. OSBORNE : @ it you have served your country without © : a self save denial “ft something you did." “24 tolowing unitece Git beiGt panes ot rtading ES32 SBBRRALB AB Sa A FRANK TOUSEY, Publisher, 163 W. 23d St.. New York — “Moving Picture -Stories” _ A Weekly Magazine Devoted to Photoplays and Fiayers. d. mean the Films—Deings of ee : , aud Lessons in Scena AE

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24 A QUEER CASE OF MADNESS. By PAUL BRADDON. “Yes,” said the doctor, “you are right. The vagaries of madness are many and singular, as well as amusing at times.” “Amusing?” I echoed. é “Yes,” - « “Will you illustrate the assertion?” “Very well; I will gratify your curiosity. I have in the past told you many singular things illustrative. of the phases that madness takes, £@ you.will not be so much surprised at a woman’s becoming crazed on the point of considering that she was made of glass.” » “Made of glass?” I laughed outright. : “Yes, made of glass. And your laughing over my simple statement proves that there is some- times an amusing side to insanity or warping of the mind.” : “Tell me about the case at | 1 Pg 7 “The ’s name was Mrs. Rarcey, and she was. the wife of a banker of that name. “How the vagary first came to take hold of her I do not know. Mr. Darcey relates that one night after they had been married about a year, he was awakened by hearing his wife sobbing. “On asking her what the trouble was she said ie she had just wakened from a peculiar and dis- ’ iressing dream; although she would not then tell its nature. “About a month subsequent to that time she said to him one day that she was not feeling well, end had nét for a month past. It occurred to him that it was just that period from the time of the bad dream, but somehow he did not con- _ nect the two facts then. = “Mrs. Dorsey had ever been a lady possessing a most graceful carriage of figure, it was ickly noticed by her husband when suddenly she begangto walk in a stiff manner. “He immediately inquired if there was any trouble, thinking of rheumatism, but she replied 3 é in the ive. x: stiffness. ee a ee de pS As days went by he noticed a growing She walked more and more slowly, and moved Pac and appeared afraid to put 5 by her manipulating her ; arms very awkwardly. 2 ay “The next evening, on returt from his of- fice, he sought his wife, and found her in the par- Jor. She was seated in a soft upholstered chair, but he. noticed with surprise that it was filled ae sah gran ‘os the face. He observed the same slowness in her rising that had been apparent for so long in her movements. 5 ‘What is the matter with you, Mollie?’ he re ON - oR . her legs very ; _. her feet on the 2 - “Qhis was followed hing the matter. I have now for a g time, and I must and ik a step forward, his face determined, rose when he entered, and grew red in as 5 more fiercely than > paki eh bn ‘FAME AND FORTUNE WEEKLY “Mo not touch me, Henry! Do not come near me, I beg of you!’ “ «What is the matter?’ *«JT had hoped to keep this terrible news from you-——’ “*What terrible news? Is anything serious the matter? Have you had a doctor?’ “*A doctor can do me no good,’ she moaned. ‘It is terrible‘husband! Try to bear up under the affliction, but—but——’ “What? Speak quickly! suspense!’ “‘Oh, darling, I have been slowly turning into glass for some time, until at last I have got to be so brittle that I shall snap asunder if you touch me.’ _“*Turning into glass?’ he echoed. iia Yes.’ , “Darcey stared at her. “He had never before suspected it possible for her to become insane, and he could hardly credit his senses now. Still there was no other conclu- sion to draw from her words, for, as he had said, it was an absurdity to admit that she could turn to glass. . “However, he remembered that there was a dis- sase called ossification, in which the bones of a being will grow very hard and brittle, and the, flesh then gradually ossify around them. “With the horrible possibility before his mind that something like this might be oecurring in his wife, the poor fellow rushed out to seek the family -physician. “It required only a brief examination te satis- fy the physician that she was nota victim to-os- . sification, so there was only one thing to attribute her stiffness to—and that was the effect on the muscular system by a mind diseased. “Darsey was deeply affected when told by the physician that his wife’s mind was wandering. It was an awful shock to him. Of course, as I have intimated, he had suspected it, but he would not permit himself to consider it until it was officially - stated as a fact. - “He immediately asked if anything could be done for her, and offered to give the doctor an almost fabulous sum if he could sueéeed im re- storing his wife’s reason. e5 “On all other points, be it remarked, save on this one, she was ag sane as or myself. But on this one she was as sati as we are that there is a fire in yonder grate, and that we are smoking cigars and g our shins. “The doctor’s suggestion was that they lead her to talk about her growing infi all oc- casions, and attempt to disabuse her mind of the idea by illustrating the impossibility of her turn- Do not keep me in ch refused : she could feel a —— “Tn a couple o

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_ The doctor called in a consulting physician. he latter looked grave, and recommended a ~STg you y5 not understand the term ‘horse 7,’ I may that it means treatment : on the 4 peincle of kill or cure. “Ast have implied, his plan was a harsh one. than to cy eae remed ,.then proceed as she had not pieces, as he a done, she couldn hs, A consequence, was a ra couldn’t what I was driving x shag “Wadia Laie: tn “Hic Atal : sof five minutes her frenzy had died away, : on quite friendly terms with me. : ool, then, when FAME AND FORTUNE WEEKLY 25 her the truth, = there was a case of a shoe- in Elinburgh, I think, who went daft on that same idea—that he was turning into glass. ““Did he recover?’ she asked eagerly.* “ “He did.’ “Ts there any hope for me, or is my ease more desperate than his?’ “I would not want to prqmise a cure, but I will do my best if you will assist me. “Of course I will,’ she cried, cheerfully. ‘Why shouldn’t I? I don’t want to die and leave Henry. Tell me now what you will do—what your. treat- ment will be—I want to see if it will stand com- mon sense.’ “T can tell you the situation was a trying. one. “T took a moment to consider, and then I said: - “Of course you Imew that glass can be dis- solved, or, rather, acted upon by certain acids. These, however, as you are ess aware, are too ‘powerful to be given to you. But what we can do is to work for a disunion of the elements that unite in you to form glass. ,In other words, silica and soda. By tartaric acid, or what we call cream of tartar, we can neutralize the soda. The silica, being insoluble, we shall have to ex- pel that from the system by the use of mag- nesia and chalk. Do you a now what I intend trying to do?’ “I see it,’ she cried, sata: ‘and it is rea- sonable.’ “ABE certainly is,’ I gravely rejoined. ‘But we have not a moment to lose. Mr. Darsey, will you step to the drug store and get for me some mag- nesia and some tartaric acid?’ “Darsey procured the articles, and I took good care to give her—and she was inclined to be sus- picious—an opportunity to examine the labels and the powders themselves. “Well, I had gained the lady’s confidence by agreeing with her on the glass question, and that confidence worked her cure. In an hour from taking the first dose of soda I declared that she must now have a certain sensation, which I de- scribed, as easily I might. P “*Yes! yes!—I do fe feel just that way!’ she de- clared, and I smiled, knowing the cure was work- e tie jess than a week she was @ well woman. In my frequent visits I described to to her how she was progressing, and she always accepted and confirmed it.- One day I told oi that if she pr sed as rapidly as she had been, I had no eae eat IF tater aie ee daeeetciaes ar ays—an ree did jump. “From Ro est the (pepe swiftly dis- ~ peared, and ened for is a French oe that Dancy PP presented me for my services in the case.” “And Mrs. Darsey?” “Is alive and well phos this amet mother of half a be mies young “What t the hallucination? Does she know that she = was insane?” “She believes to this da} that the w ay into lass—or es el 1 T- said, ned ip ange coat. . ga. as J buttoned up my coat sia my = Pt a ang a

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- 26... Fame and Fortune Weekly NEW YORK, OCTOBER 28,° 1921. TERMS TO SUBSCRIBERS Single Copies. ..........2.-- Posiage Free.... 07 Cents One Copy Three Months... bs were 30 Cents One Copy Six Menths...... a ther Se: | One Copy One Year....... * Ss. aint eee HOW TO SEND MONEY—At our risk send P. O. Money Order, Check or Registered Letter; remittances in any other way are at your risk. We accept, Postage Stamps the same as cash. When sending silver wrap the Coia in a separate piece of paper to avoid cutting the envelope. Write your uname and address plainly. Ad- dress letters to HARRY E. WOLFF, Publisher iv6 West 23d St, New York INTERESTING ARTICLES BRITISH LETS CONTRACT FOR HIGHEST RAILWAY Contracts-for the construction of a railroad from Nakuru in Kenya colony, northeastern Africa, to the Uasingisu plateau, north of Vic- toria Nyanza, have been awarded by the British Government. This line, when completed, will reach -the greatest altitude of any railroad in the Brit- ish Empire, the highest point on the line being more than 9,000 feet above the sea level. The new line will cost approximately $10,000,000. It is anticipated the new railway will be con- tinued westward into Uganda later, and will con- nect the port of Mombasa with the Cape to Cairo route. MARRIES. SEVENTH WIFE; ALL WERE SISTERS . ; Fred Harris, ninety, Atlantic, Ia., has just married his seventh wife. All his wives were daughters of Peter Yost, who lived in Milwaukee and sailed a freighter on the Great Lakes in the Harris began by marrying the oldest daughter of Yost and has gone right down the line. Th last five were widows. Mrs. Gustave Eidelman is the last bride and she is now seventy-eight years old. She has been married twice before. Harris, who was a hack driver and later driver - of a horse car in Chicago after the great fire, re- cently bought a smali fruit farm here on which _ to pass his remaining years. - AIRPLANE FLIGHT TO THE NORTH POLE An ree gt flight to the North Pole is to be attemp by Edwin Naulty, an American avia- tor, according to recent press announcement. This aviator proposes to start from Point Barrow, in Alaska, and hopes to reach the northwestern Spitzergen. The airplane will carry a fuel for a hour flight. If con- rmit, several | ngs will be made’ on ce, but if this proves impossible the ight will be made without descent. Mr. Naulty proposes to con- ight on te Tsnaen. The flight Ae a Sh Sn = pm FAME AND FORTUNE WEEKLY HUDSON’S BAY CO. INVADING FAR EAST With 500 tons of supplies to trade for furs the Hudson’s Bay Company started their first Far Eastern representatives for Siberia and Kam- chatka by the Japanese steamer Aki Maru from Seattle. Trading posts will be established in the wildest districts along the northerly coasts. Kamchatka and Siberia are now the world’s last important habitat of fur-bearing animals. This region yields silver, cross,- black, red and white fox, otter, marten, bear, Norway lynx, ermine, sable, wolverine, fisher, muskrat, hard seal, caribou, beaver and mink. Last year the furs exported from Viadivostok amounted to 526 tons and were valued at $10,- . 000,000. Trapping in that part of the world is earried on in companies, communistic in charac- ter, all implements being common property and ose — equally divided. The aborigines hunt by amilies. . LAUGHS He—Ah, well, a woman can easily make a fool of a man. She—She has no need. She has merely to develop him. < Guest—Here, waiter! —it’s as tough as a paving-stone! Waiter— Maybe it’s a Plymouth Rock, sir. ; She (setting the trap)—I heard yesterday that you are to be married in the spring. He (walk- ing into it)—-Help me to make the report true, won’t you, dear? ; “Bliggins has great faith in his own opinions.” “Yes,” answered the cold-blooded friend, “most of his hard luck is due to misplaced confidence.” “i’m in a get-rich-quick scheme this time sure,” said the optimist. “Which end of it?”: “I don’t understand.” “Do you give or receive?” “Were you in the Ark with Noah, grandpapa?” “No, my child, I was,not in the Ark with Noah.” “Then why weren’t you drowned?” ; ‘Does de white folks in youah neighborhood keep any chickens, Br’er Rastus?” Johnsing, mebbe dey does, keep a few.” “My beau,” said little Blsie; “is going to bean admiral.” “Indeed?” replied the visitor. “A ca- det at the Nava} Academy now, I suppose?” “Oh, he hasn’t got that far yet, but he’s had an an- chor tattooed on his arm.” a Ce A little girl stood for some time in a mea: “Well, Br’er Take this chicken away © Wigton fa i 3 oT re market waiting for someone to attend to her wants. Finally the pvoprietor, being at liberty, approached her and asked: “Is there anything you would like, little girl?” “Oh, yes, sir, please; I want a diamond ring and a sealskin sacque, a real foreign nobleman and a pug dog, and a box ~ xe x -- pe ® ~ ae

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ear. a f : A = FAME AND FORTUNE WEEKLY 27 A FEW. GOOD ITEMS ’ A NEW PIPE LINE. A Mexican pipe line is being planned by Clay Angeles, who has’ been granted e Mexican Government. The Salina Cruz, on the shore of the Pacific. It is said that the pipe line will follow the Tehuantepec Railroad. Work on the first . ; ten-inch line, will begin at once and __-will be completed within 26 months. The esti- * mated cost of the work will be $10,000,000 gold, is to the west coast of Mexico will be cut down by eleven days and the distance covered will be 2,- 3 300 miles less than through the Panama Canal. 7 MINE SILK OBTAINED. FROM. SPIDERS’ sia WEBS i, Madagascar experiments have been made : “a me web as a gtr aes pi Spe the - yesults are so encouraging that Henri Blin ex- “presses the hope that a great and lucrative in- -. dustry will result. : ‘The female halabe is about two and three- _ quarters inches long, heavily built, feeds on other ir and lives in a sedentary manner. There are millions of these spiders in the woods around ivo, ; 3. Nogue, assistant director of the professichal hool there, buys them for about 8 cents apiece and puts them to work. About four or five times ba very ten days they start to spin and continue un- til exhe | ‘Their é usted. product is wound on spools as fast as ‘they spin it, and at each sp ing 300 or 400 - yards are obtained. The threads of a dozen spid- - ers are twisted together, and two of these twisted strands are again twisted, so that a thread of 4wenty-four finer threads is obtained. ° Bees: DO ELEPHANTS SWALLOW ee :.* BLES, the b \ many aspects of the life his- which have yet to be in- s which need further en- th run from Puerto Mexico, on the shapes and sizes, the average being of about the size of a hen’s egg. Their lithological differences show that they have been picked up in widely dif- ferent areas. “IT have carefully examined the stones, and they do not seem to bear out the native belief that they. are accumulations of slow growth. For in this case they should be worn smooth, which is not the case in: these specimens... It is possi- ble that they are swallowed for the purpose of trituration—the grinding up of vegetable fibres— as in the gizzards of vegetivorous birds, On the other hand, they may be swallowed for their pleasant taste, or accidentally, because adherent to tree-roots, which form a favorite item in the diet-of this animal. “The possibility that they may be uninten- tionally swallowed is suggested by the fact that stones are commonly found in the stomach of the crab-eating seal of the Antarctic seas; and it is believed that they, with a certain amount of grit, are scooped up with-the erustacea from the ‘bot tom of the sea,” THE GREAT WALL OF CHINA. “China abounds in great walls,” remarked a Pekin correspondent in a recent letter? “walled country, wall cities, walled villages, walled pal- aces and temples—wall after wall and wall with- in wall. - But the greatest of all is the great wall of China, built 213. years before our era, of great slabs of well-hewn stone laid in regu- Tar courses some twenty feet high, and then topped out with large, hard-burned brick, the ramparts high and thick and castellated for use of arms. It was built to keep the warlike Tar- tars out—25 feet high by 40 thick, 1,200 miles long, with room on top for six horses to be rid- den abreast. For 1,400 years it kept those hordes at bay, in the main, and is just as good and firm and strong as, when put in place. How one feels while standing on this vast work, scru- tinizing its old masonry, its queer old cannon, and ambitious sweep along the mountain crest. In speechless Awe we strolled or sat and pet in silent wender, Twelve hundred miles of this gigantic vi oe on the rugged,. : ein in tops ing over es, Spanning yea it as his opinion that the cost of this wall, fi tae labor wt the eur more than

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Naples. examination mi “Columbus, 28 ‘FAME AND FORTUNE ~ WEEKLY THE NEWS IN SHORT ARTICLES A LARGE CANDLE Here in New York is being made the king of all candles. It will be five feet in circumference and eighteen feet in height, and will weigh more than 1,000 pounds. It is being paid for by the orphans of a home to which Caruso contributed $10,000 a year, and is destined for a church in The maker estimates that it will burn for 120,000 hours. SPITZBERGEN’S RESOURCES Spitzbergen, that long-ignored archipelago of the frozen north, is revealing its value. Its coal resources are estimated at 9,000,000,000 tons; it has much low-grade iron ore, deposits of copper, zinc, ‘molybdenum, asbestos, gypsum and. oil shale, and possibilities of free oil: Good harbors, frequent communication with Norway, and a climate comparable with that of Sweden, augur a prosperous future for the islands. UNCOVERS CITY OF 2500 B. C. Remains of the ancient city of Beth-Shan, in Northern Palestine, dating back as far as 2500 B. C., have been uncovered. by Dr. Clarence 8. Fishers’ research party, according to a letter re- ceived from him*by the University Museum, Phil- adelphia. Already - several important. discoveries have been made dating back to the time when the Sem- ites are supposed to have entered Palestine, about 2300 B. C., and it is believed that remains of an even earlier -period will be -located. University Museum authorities here believe Dr. Fisher’s excavations promise to throw much light on Biblical times and perhaps even on the life of a aap atm before Abraham. GREAT roe “ine DISCOVERED Most copper mines have been found through pure luck, The Calumet yee the greatest of them all, was discovered by a p One day while vigorously Siciap the soil of the backyard. of its owner, who kept a boarding house, the pig ae a prehistoric Indian cache. This was a pile of buried copper. which was worth a fortune in’itself. “But it also led to the of ‘the rock beneath, in which yeins of the “were round. The Indians used copper before the dive of principally for making ornaments. ~ Ancient Indian skeletons have been found wear- “copper masks. The aborigines, however, had ity in working the metal through the want ‘Tn Michews they built fires inst the Kk y again rocks J This — sometimes _ rod| = ‘will compete 3 Chicago. ISLANDS ON SALE AT $6,000 EACH Any wealthy American who wants to taste the joys of being virtually king of his own domain will find an opportunity to gratify his desire on some islands just off the Corsican coastethat are being offered for sale for $6,000. They comprise about 300 acres and offer every inducement to devotees to hunting and fishing. The announce- ment that these isiands are for sale, the owners of them believe, will attract many inquiries. The. only question concerning them, however, is whether any person has the right to dispose of such property within France’s territorial waters. The islands are only a mile off the coast of Cor- sica, which has belonged to France for 150 years, but an Italian syndicate which represents the present owners of the islands declares. they have never abandoned their claim to Italian sovereign- ty over their property. Therefore any buyer of these islands will have to take a chance that Rome will some day insist on the payment of back taxes for two centuries, or may even demand annexation of them through the League of Nations to prevent the rocky ledges ‘being used for fortifications in the event of an- other war in reve. FRENCH BILLIARD CHAMPION AFTER » BALKLINE TITLE . Roger Conti, the young French billiard expert who aspires to championship honors, arrived re- tently on the American Line steamship Manchu- ria, from Hamburg, and is registered at the Hotel Brevoort.. A trim built boy whose measurements for prospective army service make him about five feet nine and a half inches in -height and 156 pounds in weight, he is unable to speak more than ; a few words in English. Apparently self-relii and mild of manner, through an interpreter he spoke promptly. “We were on the ocean ten days,” said he, “and had fine weather nearly all the way. I was not sick any day during the voyage. We did not ex- pect to get here before Monday or Tuesday, but the boat made a quick trip and we got in yester- 3 day morning. I do not know how long I will re- main in New York. I may go to Chicago in a few days. ‘morning, when I will meet Charles P. Miller, vice-president, and Thomas A. Dwyer, treasurer “of the Brunswick-Balke Collender Company. 1 am anxious to see as much as I city. My home, Pau, is a place of about 30,000. I recently played 6,000 points with Gibelin and — averaged 42. I brought my cues. They, ‘weigh about nineteen ounces.” At Pittsburgh one week from ‘to-day the tour. E ‘nament for the three cushion carrom champion championship series will ke started in From November 14 to 19 the valine: ae If I remain here I ‘will practice.» How — long I will remain will be decided to-morrow can of your great ship will begin. Two weeks later the seek : Sars

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, ~ How ] increased my salary more than 300 by — Joseph Anderson | AM just the average man—twenty-eight years old, with a wife and a three-year-old youngster. I left school when I was fourteen, My parents ‘ didn’t want me to do it, but I thought I knew more ~ than they did. ; I can see my father now, standing before me, pleading, threatening, coaxing me to keep on with my schooling. With tears in his eyes he told me : how he had been a failure all his life because of ~~ Yack of education—that the untrained man is always 2 forced to work for a small salary—that he had hoped, yes, and prayed, that I would be a more successful man than he was. But no! My mind was made up. I had been offered a job at nine dollars a week and I was going to take it. _ That nine dollars looked awfully big to me. I didn’t realize then, nor for years afterward, that I _ was being paid orfty for the work of my hands. My __~ brain didn’t count. _ WY CHEN one day, glancing through a magazine, I JL came across the story of a man just like myself. _ _ ~He, too, had left school when he was fourteen years of age, and had worked for years at a small salary. But he was ambitious. -. get out of the rut by training himself to become expert in some line of work. _ So he got in touch with the International Corre- -_ spondence Schools at Scranton and started to study _ ‘in his spare time at home. It was the turn in the ___ road for him—the beginning of his success. _. Most stories like that tell of the presidents of great institutions who are earning $25,000 and ,000 a year. Those stories frighten me. I don’t think I could ever earn that much. But this story told of a man who, through spare time study, lifted * himself from $25 to $75 a week. It made _an im- pression on me because it talked in terms I could nderstand. It seemed reasonable to suppose that could doas well : I tell you it didn’t také me long that time to mark and send in that familiar coupon. Information Bi the Course I had marked came back by the education I had deniéd myself as a boy. _J was ‘surprised to find out how fascinating a me-study course could be. The I. C. S. worked he always gave studied their jobs—and that my next — He decided that he would » ‘return mail. I found it wasn’t too late to make up Soil Hinek WU { salary envelope would show how much he thought of the improvement in my work. _ Today, my salary is more than 300% greater than it was when I began my studies. That increase has meant a better home and all the luxuries that make life worth while. What I have done, you can do. For I am just an average man. I had no more education to begin with than you have—perhaps not as much. The only difference is a matter of training. O every man who is earning less than $75 a week, I say simply this:—Find out what the : I. C. S. can do for you! : It will take only a minute of your time to mark and mail the coupon. But that one simple act may change your whole life, - If I hadn’t taken that first step four years ago I wouldn't be writing this message to you today! No, and I wouldn’t be earning anywhere near $75 a week, either! » — — — a es TEAR OUT HERE ee ee ee et ee INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENCE SCHOOLS BOX +10 é ’ SCRANTON, PA. Without cost or obligation please explain how I can qualify for the position, or in the subject before which 1 have marked an in the list below: CTRICAL ENGINEER BUSINESS MANAGEM’T, Electric Lighting & Railways SALESM ANSHIP : Miectrie rin, ADVERTISING Show Card & Sign Ptgs mace yee | MECHANICAL ES LLUSTRATING MECHANICAL ENGINEER 0 Sacariee Preteen . oe tsi actice a ~ ooimaker “ts Business Coregpenions a G Operat CLVIL a ed Stenographer & Typist Surveying and Mapoing Certified Public Accountam® ‘MINE FOREMAN or ENG’R IC MANAGER STATIONARY ENGINEER Raflway Accountant Marine Engineer er eaey “= Contractor and Builder Common School Subjects Architectural Draftsman © SERVICE Concrete Builder po aS il Clerk Structural ee Sar PLUMBING & HEATING Tv atia Over ersce ar On. } e CHEMIST ‘every hour I had"to spare. I felt myself YS iat Saat Paw ak nen oe aya Ht ing. I knew there was a bigger job waiting street -. “er =. socaeiehecré.. =. ie Sak $20 Nenana months after I enrolled my employer came gyy. rom afr 1 enroled my employ cme Fast me > tach x Se eekeek” ATL ig OS

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