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F M KIMMELL Publisher
MCOOK
NEBRASKA1
HEARTS
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MASKS
By
HAROLD MacGRATH
Authorof The Man on the Box etc
With Drawings by Harrison Fisher
Oopjricht 1905 by Bobbs MerrM Co
CHAPTER VI Continued
What is it you think I have done
I demanded
You have or have had several
thousand dollars worth of gems on
your person to night
I shrugged The accusation was so
impossible that my confidence re
turned
Mr Haggerty you are making a
stupid mistake You are losing time
besides I am not the man for whom
you are hunting My name is Richard
Cornstalk
One name or another it does not
matter
Plenty of gall murmured one of
the minions of the law Tvhom I after
ward learned was the chief of the vil
lage police
The card by which you gained
admittance here demanded the great
Haggerty truculently
I surrendered it A crowd had by
this time collected curiously about us
I could see the musicians on the stage
peering over the plants
The thief you are looking for has
gone said I He escaped by the
coal window By this statement my
feet sank deeper still
What did I tell you cried Hag
gerty turning to his men They had
an accomplice hidden in the cellars
I beg to inform you that you are
making a mistake that will presently
cost you dear thinking of the polit
ical pull my uncle had in New York
I am the nephew of Daniel Wither
spoon
Worse and worse said the chief
of police
I request Mr Hamilton to be called
He will prove to you that you are
greatly mistaken Everything looked
pretty black I can tell you
You will see whom you please but
only after you are safely landed in the
lockup Now Madame turning
swiftly upon -the Blue Domino what
is your part in this fine business
It certainly has no part In yours
icily
Haggerty smiled My skin is very
thick Do you know this fellow
She shook her head He stood un
decided for a space
Let me see your card
I decline to produce it haughtily
Haggerty seemed staggered for a
moment I am sorry to annoy you
but you must be identified at once
And why proudly Was it for
bidden to go into the club cellars for
such harmless things as apples
Apples I looked at her admiringly
Apples repeated Haggerty
Couldnt you have sent a servant for
them
She did not reply
You were with this clever gentle
man in the cellars You may or may
not be acquainted with him I do not
wish to do anything hasty in regard to
yourself but your position is rather
equivocal Produce your card and be
identified if you really can
I refuse
Then I shall ask you to accompany
us to the room up stairs till the police
patrol arrives
I -will go quietly
Nonsense I objected On my
word of honor I do not knowhis
lady Our presence in the cellar was
perfectly harmless There is no valid
reason for detaining her It is an out
rage
I am not going to stand here argu
ing with you said Hagerty Let
the lady produce her card let her dis
close her identity That is simple
enough
I have already given you my deter
mination on that subject replied the
girl I can very well explain my pres
ence here but I absolutely decline to
explain it to the police
I didnt understand her at all She
had said that she possessed an alibi
Why didnt she produce it
So the two of us left the gorgeous
ball room Every one moved aside for
us and quickly too as if we had had
the plague I looked in vain for Ham
ilton He was a friend in need We
were taken into the stewards office
and the door was shut and locked
The band in the ball room went gal
loping through a two step and the
gaiety was in full swing again The
thief had been rounded up How the
deuce was it going to end
I can not tell you how sorry I am
to have mixed you up in this I said
to the girl
You are in no manner to blame
Think of -what might have happened
had you blown up the post office
She certainly was the least embar
rassed of the two of us I addressed
my next remark to the great Hag
gerty
Did you find a suitable pistol in
A man in my business said Hag
gerty mildly is often found in such
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places There are various things to
bo recovered in pawnshlps The gen
tleman of this club sent me the orig
inal ten of hearts my presence being
necessary at such big entertainments
And when I saw that card of yours
I was so happy that I nearly put you
on your guard Lord how long Ive
been looking for you I give you
credit for being a clever rascal You
have fooled us all nicely Not a
soul among us knejv your name nor
what you looked like And but for
that card you might still be at large
Until the lady submits to the simple
process of identification I shall be
compelled to look upon her an treat
her as an accomplice She has re
fused the offer I have made her and
she can not blame me if I am suspi
cious when to be suspicious is a part
of my business He was reasonable
enough in regard to the girl
He turned to the chief of the vil
lage police who was sitting at the
desk ordinarily used by the club stew
ard
No reporters mind you
Yes sir Well see that no re
porter gets wind of the capture
The telephone bell rang One of
the police answered it
For you Mr Haggerty he said
Haggerty sprang to the telephone
and placed the receiver to his ear
What we heard him exclaim
You have got the other fellow A
horse and carriage at once
Take mine said the chief ex
citedly What is it
My subordinate at the railway sta
tion has just landed the fellow with
the jewels Mighty quick work I
must hustle in to town at once
Hamilton looked at the Blue Domi
no
Madame will you do me the honon
to raise your mask
She did so and I saw Hamilton
draw in his breath Her beauty was
certainly of an exquisite pattern
frowned anxiously
I never saw this young women be-
fore he admitted slowly
Ha cried the chief glad to find
some one culpable
Did you receive your invitation
through the proper channels asked
Hamilton
I came here to night coldly
the Invitation of Mrs Hyphen Bonds
who sailed for Europe Wednesday
Here was an alibi that was an
alibi I was all at sea Hamilton
bowed the chief coughed worriedly
behind his hand The girl had told
me she was an impostor like myself
that her ten of hearts was as dark
stained as my own I could not make
head or tall to it Mrs Hyphen
Bonds She was a law In the land
especially in Blankshire the Jarger
part of which she owned What did
It all mean And what was her idea
in posing as an impostor
The door opened again
The patrol has come said the of
ficer who entered
Let it wait growled the chief
Haggerty has evidently got us all
balled up I dont believe his fashion-
able thief has materialized at all just
a common crook Well hes got him
at any rate and the gems
You have of course the general
invitation said Hamilton
Here is it and she passed the
engraved card to him
What We Heard Him Exclaim
Therell be plenty of time to attend to
these persons Bring them to town
the moment the patrol arrives The
gems are the most important things
just now
Yes sir You can rely upon us
Mr Haggerty Billy go down with
Mr Haggerty and show him my rig
Good said Haggerty Its been
a fine nights work my lads a fine
nights work Ill see that all get
some credit Permit no one to ap
proach the prisoners without proper
authority
Your orders shall be obeyed to the
letter said the chief importantly He
already saw his name figuring iir the
New York papers as having assisted
in the capture of a great thief
Haggerty departed A silence set
tled gloomily down on us Quarter of
an hour passed The grim visaged po
lice watched us vigilantly Half an
hour three quarters an hour Far
away we heard the whistle of an out
going train Would I had been on it
From time to time we heard faint
music At length there was a noise
outside the door and a monment later
Hamilton and two others came in
When he saw me he stopped his eyes
bulging and his mouth agape
Dicky Cornstalk he cried help
lessly What the devil does this
mean turning to the police
Do you know this fellow Mr Ham
ilton asked the chief
Know him Of course I know
him answered Teddy and Ill stake
my last dollar on his honesty
Thanks Teddy I began to
breathe
But began the chief seized
with sudden misgivings
It is impossible I tell you inter
rupted Hamilton I know this gentle
man is incapable of the theft There
is some frightful mistake How the
dickens did you get here Dicky
And briefly I told him my story my
asss ears growing inch by inch as I
went along Hamilton didnt know
whether to swear or to laugh finally
he laughed
If you wanted to come why didnt
you write me for an invitation
I shouldnt have come to your old
ball had I been invited It was just
the idea of the lark
We shall have to hold him never
theless said the chief till
ia cleared ud Tbo nrl
I beg a thousand pardons said
Hamilton humbly Everything seems
to have gone wrong
Will you guarantee this man
asked the chief of Hamilton nodding
toward me
I have said so Mr Cornstalk is
very well known to me He is a re
tired army officer and to my knowl
edge a man with an income sufficient
to put him far beyound want
What is your name asked the
chief of the girl scowling It was quite
evident he couldnt understand her
actions any better than I
Alice Hawthorne with an oblique
glance at me
I had been right
What is your occupation I am
obliged to ask these questions Miss
I am a miniature painter briefly
Hamilton came forward Alice
Hawthorne Pardon me but are you
the artist who recently completed the
miniature of the Emperor of Germany
the Princess of Hesse and Mrs Hyphen-Bonds
I am I believe there is no fur
ther reason for detaining me
Emperor of Germany echoed the
now bewildered chief Why didnt
you tell all this to Mr Haggerty
I had my reasons
Once again the door opened A bur
ly man in a dark business suit entered
His face was ruddy and his little grey
eyes sparkled with suppressed ire He
reminded me of Vautrin the only dif
ference being that Vautrin was French
while this man was distinctly Irish
His massive shoulders betrayed tre
mendous strength He was vastly an
gry about something He went to the
chiefs desk and rested his hands upon
it
You are a nice specimen for a chief
of police you are he began
And who the devil are you
bawled the chief his choler rising
Ill tell you who I am presently
We all eyed him in wonder What
was going to happen now
Which of you gentlemen -is Mr
Hamilton asked the new comer
gruffly
Hamilton signified that he was the
gentleman by that name
Some ladies at your ball have been
robbed of their diamonds I under
stand
About ten thousands dollars
worth
To be Continued
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Director of the Metropolitan Opera company in New York city whose re
cent production of Salome created such a furore in the metropolis that he
was forced to abandon the contemplated run
CLAIM STRANGE GIFT
BELIEVERS ASSERT THEY CAN
SPEAK ALL LANGUAGES
Power Can Only Be Used for Purpose
of Exhortation When Holy Ghost
Came Church Members Fell
Down and Winds Roared
Denver Col This city has been
the home of strange religions and
some bizarre manifestations of relig
ious belief The Schlatter incident of
1895 still causes people to talk and
wonder and the Sun Worshipers of
two years ago are not forgotten But
the strangest claim yet made by any
body of believers is that of the Chris
tian Assembly church members who
say they have been granted the Apos
tolic gift of many tongues and that
they can speak all kinds of lan
guages which they have never before
heard
They assert that a great majority
of the 600 languages in existence to
day havexbeen used by their members
in their little church on Welton street
under the leadership of Divine inspi
ration
Animals Ablutions
A cat always carries about with it a
clothes brush for its tongue is rough
and it cleans its glossy coat just as a
lady brushes her furs Foxes dogs
and wolves on the other hand do not
use their mouths when they need a
wash and brush up but scratch them
selves vigorously with their front and
back paws and are as fresh as ever
Field mice comb their hair and
whiskers with their hind legs in the
same way as dogs and the fur seal
spends as much time in making her
self look smart as a woman does Al
though elephants appear to be thick
skinned and callous as a matter of
fact they take the greatest care of
their skins and are constantly having
shower baths by the aid of their porta
ble trunks After the bath they roll
themselves in a toilet preparation of
dust which keeps the flies off It is
the crocodile however who makes his
toilet in the most luxurious fashion
for the Egyptian plover acts as his
valet
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They claim that the distinctive mark
of this power is the fact that no one
receiving the gift can use it for any
other than purposes of exhortation
Frequently the inspired person speaks
in a language totally unknown to him
self they say and makes an exhorta
tion understood only by some one of
a foreign nationality who happens to
be in the audience
Occasionally one of the members
will speak in a language unknown to
any one present As a result of this
wonderful power they expect to send
abroad missionaries to China and
India
The case regarded as the most re
markable among the believers is that
of Miss Mabel Smith a girl of IS
whose home is in Galveston Tex To
her has been given the power to speak
18 languages one for every year of
her life and they think that as she
adds years she will acquire lan
guages
Another notable case is that of Miss
Evelyn Schippie 17 who speaks alto
gether in the Chinese language She
has never previously been able to
speak this language and has never
heard it spoken
utibo Mnrv Ttatroff a woman -well
i fnvnrnhiv known In this city for
her charitable work says that she
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In a recent address made la a mission
meeting she spoke fivo different lan
guages so that they could bo under
stood by representatives of five differ-
ent nationalities In the room at th
time
This power has also been granted
to the pastor of the church Rev Gil
bert E Farr and his wife There is
nothing new in this he says Wa
simply believe and have proved con
clusively that the power of the apoa
ties reaches down to the present time
We are now living in the Gospel age
and everything inaugurated by the
apostles in their ago holds good In the
present We are not a sect nor a cult
We simply believe in the whole Go
pel and in this thing along with alB
the rest of it
Mr Farr furnishes this- description
of how the gift came
Last August a body of Christiaa
people was holding a camp meeting ia
this city and during the meetings two
Christian women came to us from
Los Angeles They said they were
going to Jerusalem to preach the Gos
pel in Arabic as God had given theni
that gift and also the gift of other lam
guages Many of our members began
to seek it for themselves After the
public meetings closed we all wen
into a separate room and waited for
the Lord to do to us as He did to the
apostles at Pentecost when He gave
them the gift of languages
The first manifestation of the pres
ence of the Holy Ghost was when peo
pie began to tremble and fall down
and then there came a rushing oC
great winds This Is just the same
thimr that hannened according to the
Bible on the day of Pentecost Very
soon several of our members began to
speak in different languages and oth
ers interpreted what they said No
less than 40 people men women and
children have received this wonder-
ful gift
As for myself I cannot tell any
thing more about my receiving the
gift than this My throat began to
swell and I was compelled to remove
my cravat While I opened my mouth
under the inspiration of the Holy
Ghost I began to speak in a foreign
language which I had never studied
or heard spoken and I have spokenj
under this wonderful power many
times since
Learned Scholar Dead
The man who in our times has had
the widest acquaintance with the liter
ature of the time of Shakespeare died
a few days ago in London He wasj
Mr W F Craig His learning was-
marvelous and his schoarship pro
found He had made extensive prep
arations for an exhaustive Shake-
speare Lexicon with illustrations from
all the literature of that period But
the finest fruit of a life devoted to
study was his work on the Dowden
edition of Shakespeare in the general
editorship of which he was associated
with Prof Edward Dowden of Trinity
college and in which ho edited person
ally with supreme success King Lear
It will be difficult to find a worthy suc
cessor to Mr Craig for the superin
tendence of the several volumes la
the edition which remain to be printed
tyteeat4fiatlfy
WOMAN SERVES AS JUROR
Miss Hilda Smith First to Be Im
paneled Under Colorado Law
Denver Hilda Smith
As the clerk in Judge McCalls divi
sion of the county court called the
name the other afternoon a young
woman with golden hair and blue
eyes stepped forward and Colorados
first woman juror was ready to an
swer truthfully all questions touching
upon her qualifications to sit as a
fair and impartial juror
Miss Smith was impaneled in an
open venire in the trial of the divorce
case of Harvey H Fretz against Hat
tie F Fretz She sat in the jurors
box beside five men with no outward
sign of trepidation
Gentlemen of the jury and
Judge McCall paused in his instruc
tions when he glanced at the smiling
face of the girl juror and lady of the
jury he added gallantly and then
proceeded
The jury found in favor of the plain
tiff and gave him a decree on the
ground of desertion Miss Smith col
lected 150 and resumed the work
with which she is more familiar
that of gathering news
It is not hard work said Miss
Smith but I have no desire to be
come a professional juror
Execution Scene in the Congo
From stereograph copyright by Underwood Underwood N Y
The above photograph shows how condemned men are put to death In
Congoland The doomed man is bound to stakes driven in the ground and
his head tied to a young sapling as illustrated The executioner then beheads
the victim with a swift stroke of his peculiar knife The head is allowed to
remain on the treetop as a warning to wrongdoers
Exph
fining Matters
The Rev Samuel A Eliot D D at
the Channing club dinner the other
evening apologizing for a slight huski
ness in his voice he had been making
speeches daily for more than a week
told a story on himself says the Bos
ton Herald
About two years ago he went to
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Berkeley Cal to address the students
of the University of California As he
stepped from the train the first thing
that caught his eye was a colored
lithograph of himself in the window oV
a drug store directly across from the
station and on the window pane near
his mouth in the picture was stamped
Open Day and Night
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