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slain with impunity. The ethics ef
the Bolshevists are the ethics of the
jungle. A'sscsssinatiosi, S OA, loot are
all permissible in their minds. Schools,
churches, governments May be des-
troyed; banks looted, property and all
industry seized,. private and public:
debts rental inted, as ar ri a ge oes tl3We'd
and free love become the rule."
"Why that is just what the old fat
geezer was saying we would -do," axe
elaimed,the girl to herself. "Why he
ain"t no better than a common thief
and murderer. I wonder if they all
believe like that. 'Chet ain't what
believe. I wonder' if vin a sucker,"
Her reflections were cut short by a
rat -tat -tat at the door. Dropping the
paper to the floor, she jumped from
the bed whore she had been lying and
sprang to the dor. Far a moment
the thought had flashed, through her
mind that it was Vogel, come to ex-
plain hie delay. Then she remember-
ed that he had teld her once never to
open her door without ascertaining
who was outside. He had explained
that her beauty and the fact that she
lived alone might tempt some un-
scrupulous man. She knew that it
was not Vogel who had knocked, so
she paused in. the act of opening the
door and demanded to know who stood
without. .
"1 want to ask you about Louie,"
(Copyright) said an unknown voice.
Without uibblin she dro ed the
Synopsie of Preceding Chapters.
Louie Vogel, a notorious criminal,
is offered $5,000 by Lebrun to kidnap
Judge Graham, terror of evil -doers.
As Lebrun leaves "Silver Danny's"
saloon, he is observed by Ralph
Charlton of the Department of Just-
tice who has dubbed Inns "The Gray
Wolf." Vogel takes the $1,000 given
him to bind the compact to Stella
Lathrop, a country girl he 'had found
starving in the city and befriended.
Stella is now earning honest wages in
a factory and refuses to marry Vogel
-unless he gives up his' evil ways. She
Ens, however, fallen, a convert...to
Bolshevism. Vogel carries out his Pact.
judge Graham lies bound in a shack
seine miles oat of the city, "The Gray
Wolf" demand's that the Judge should
let certain prisoners off with merely
efil fine. Threats of death for himself
and torture fii'T his son have no weight
with the just Judge. Charlton becomes
waspleicrus of "The Gray Wolf" and
Vogel. Stella Lathrop joins the Inner
Council.
CHAPTER VI.
Charlton Gefn a Clew.
Ch.a.rhon found a clew which con-
vinced him 'he was on the right trail
,the next clay. As soon as sleep had
irateetored hint, he reported to his thief
that he had what he believed was a
good line to follow.
'Get out and follow it, then," snap -
Reel that harraseed individual. "You're
the fiftieth or the five hundredth man.
I don't recall which, who has told me
the same thing since Judge Graham
dropped out of sight. I've had theories
and tips which didn't pan out, dinned
to my ears until Ins fairly insane.
e don't want to listen to anything ex-
cept facts. Unless you've gat them,
ro en and work on any line you wish."
"I'm to use my, atim judgment'?"
"Yes." Then the chiefs irritation
v•-aneshed. He put an arm around
C3hariton's shoulders. "My nerves are
pretty ragged, son. I'm dead for
ideal), After I've got them normal
again I'll listen to you. In the mean-
ie if you think you have a good
basis to work on, go to it. If you
;need help, call me on the private wire
to the house. Unless I hear from you
take it for granted that you are
doing something worth while. In any
event, call me whenever convenient,
but not until tomorrow. I'm going to
sleep the clock around. Now run on."
J Be playfully shoved the agent to-
ward the door, yawned and began
'closing down his desk. Charlton de-
litarted.
Convinced in his own mind that
i''The Gray Wolf' and "Big Louie"
!Vogel were in some way connected
!with the disappearance of Judge Gra-
ham, the Government man decided to
[veryboth of them. He had been given a
carefully lay a trap for one or
ifree hand by his chief and he cast
!about for the best means of keeping.
Iback of his men. He did not know the
city's underworld himself. Usually
be had been in the habit of getting
the assistance of the police where his
work called for investigation in the
haunts of the city's crooks. So it was
to the office of Inspector of Detectives
Griffin that he at once turned his
,ateps, certain that from that very
'clever detective he would obtain every
lint of co-operation asked. He had done
,Griffin a goad turn on more than one
Geoasion and he knew the inspector
was more than eager to repay him.
His card gained him instant admit-
tance to the inspector's office.
! "Hello, Billy," he greeted the police
official. "I've come to you for help,
Beg pardon, I didn't know you were
mi. alone." He paused abruptly, for
he 'had discovered a haggard looking,
well dressed young fellow slumped into
la chair in a corner.
"I wouldn't be surprised that your
two visits might be connected," said
Griffin. "I want you to meet Judge
Graham's son, Alfred, Lieutenant Gra-
ham of the Aviation Carps. One of
the leading aces, you know."
"Yes, I have read a great deal about
Lieutenant Graham," replied Charlton,
touched by the appeal in the young
aviator's bloodshot eyes as he rose to
shake hismds. "And my visit was to
do with his father."
"Have you any news? My father!
Has he been found?" Young Graham
seized the agent's -hand in, a fervid
clasp.
-"Steady, old man," replied Charlton.
"We haven't found him, but think I
b,ave a good line. Juet a theory, so
far, but it will bear looking up." ,
"Oh another theory" Alfred Gra
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ham's voice was bitter. He released
Charlton's hand and dropped back into
his chair. "I am fed up on theories
My father missing three days and not
a single thing to show what has be-
come of him. And you have nothing
but theories." Then he recovered him-
self, "I beg your pardon, Mr. Charl-
ton, and yours, Inspector. I am great-
ly wrought up over the matter. I
didn't mean to infer that you and all
the others were not doing your very
best to find him. I know you are and
I thank you. But my father and I are
very close. It would kill me to learn
that harm had come to him. He is
an old man, gentlemen, and God only
knows what has happened to him."
"That's all right, Lieutenant,"
soothed Griffin. "I'll admit that we
haven't learned very much, but some-
thing must turn up soon, and I have
no doubt we will find your father not
harmed in the least. Now, my ad-
vice to you would be to go. home and
have a good rest. We will notify you
promptly if we learn anything."
"No. No," the young flier protested.
"First I must know What Mr. Charlton
has that is promising."
"Very little, I am afraid," admitted
the Government man and proceeded to
give them the reasons why he suspect-
ed Lebrune and Vogel of knowing
something concerning Judge Graham.
"It isn't very much," agreed Griffin
when he had heard the story. "What's
your plan, Ralph?" Graham had not
commented upon the matter.
"If you can spare a few men I want
two things done, said Charlton. "I
want every effort made to learn where
Vogel has gone, where he has been for
several days and I want Lebrune
shadowed night and day. By the way,
he has a 11104,01' car, a rakish looking
roadster and the very devil for speed.
It would be my tip to have a motor-
cycle man, planted around the corner
to trail him. when he drives it. But
that motorcyle man enust Jest if
he keeps up with this bird."
"Ail right." The inspector of de-
tectives promptly agreed to the plan.
"You don't want either of them pinch-
ed, I suppose?" - -
"No. But I want Lebrune watched
closer than any man has been watched
in this town for a long, long time. And
if Vogel is found, I want him. shadow-
ed just as closely. I'll keep in touch
with you and in the meanwhile I'll
drop around and see what can find
out about 'Red Sten.' "
"I'll go with you," offered Graham,
leaping to his feet. "This inaction is
killing ine.Y
"I am afra,d you'll not find tramp-
ing around with me very much more
to your liking," objected Charlton.
"Suppose you take the inspector's tip,
go home and rest. I'll promise to call
you up the minute anything develops
and then I'll be only toe glad to have
you 'with ."
"I have a' -'.very fast car outside,"
said Graham. "Can't I drive you to
wherever it is you are going?"
"No, you take that car and go home.
Perhaps later, we can use it and Use
it to good advantage and you will
want to be fresh and able to drive it
safely. Your nerves are net in shape
to do that, You cannot help now."
"I'll de it," said Graham; he shook
hands with the two of them and a
moment later througlathe window they
son:v. his ear threading its way past
the traffic in the street outside.
Charlton left shortly after he had
heard Griffin give instructions for the,
shadowing of Lebrune and Vogel:
Charlton had little difficulty in find-
ing Stella Lathrop. Overwhelmed byi
doubts and fears as a result of her
initiation into the Inner Council. site
had remained in her roam at the hotel
trying to reconcile her views with
what she had learned of the plans for,
casting the nation into turmoil. Le-
brune had mentioned Russia. Stella
had bought the newspapers to see if
they had anything to say about Vogel.
Now she turned to the columns which
contained Russian news and perused
them avidly. In one of them she found
a lengthy dispatch -which. gave her a
decidedly new viewpoint on Bolshe-
vism. Taken In connection with what
she ‚had heard Lebrune and the fat
man say at the Inner Council meeting,
she began at last ta discover that the
roseate dreams of the radicals whose
words she had swellawed as truth
were mere cainotifiage to cover upethe
desire for turning the world into a
pig pen with every one fighting for
the front place at the trough.
"Bolshevism is a class war,
and simple," so the article ran. `Its
exponents, as witness them in Russia,
are guile willing to exterminate the
so-called rt4.i.ng classes, inclinling
every one who 'owns the least bit a
property' if that is necessary to at-
tain. :their ends and get what 'they
Want. And they want everything,
"The Bolshevists know ita law ex-
eel)t the law of their own making, and
they are Vibe Willing to change that
law at any time. to snit themselves.
What is permitted to -day may be for-
bidden to-morroan, and the person evil°
violates the new laW, even though he
dote net know of that LAW, may be
g PP
chain and turned the key in its lock.
But when she saw Charlton, and not
• a man she knew to be Vogel's friend,
she would have closed it again.
"Don't be alarmed, Miss Lathrop,"
said the Government man, striving to,
win her good graces. He made no
move to prevent her from closing the
door and this in a measure reassured
her. She waited to see what he would
say.
"I want to ask you if you know
where Louie is," he went on. "It is
very important that I find him and he
seems to have disappeared. I was
down at `Silver Danny's' when you
telephoned yesterday and I dropped. in
here now to see if you had got any
trace of him yet."
"What do you Want with him?" she
demanded.
' "That," he replied easily, "Is forY until the hibernating mosquitoes find
;his ears. I am afraid that you woulda t suitable breeding places to deposit
iN. interested, nne-hone By the waY, their eggs and to cOntinue their Pro -
didn't see you down in St. Louie negation' before organizing efforts tO
about two year ago?" OharltOn had eennbet ti,en
'learned that it never Paid to press an n """t" •
iieneining ess oll A, pub j eat an4 The first wave of warns 'weather
Lbat Often it viits 0 g ot, the in., favors the detelopment of the Mose
formation he aae at ea aeeaseng the quit°, It is, therefore, 'considered
topic of conversation, timely that every housekeeper Who de -
"No, I never was in St. Louie," was sires to be free from this diSeasee
her answer, "I was born and raised •breeding and annoying- Pest make a,
in the mountains, The Cove it is called, complete survey of the home in the.
and Jasper .is the only city I ever was etrctrt .tg •retne,ve a» sitn-mez,
in before I came here. Are You awlil
favor the development of the Ines -
quite, The back yard shouldnae clean-
ed of all receptaelea, barrels; cans,
bottles and -ether rubbish which may,
retain eufncient water to ottiatet .the
mosquito...
I cop?"
, "Lord,. no. I'm no policeman,"
laughed Ch a t On, He threw On WS
!coat, bare of star or ehield, and was
grateful for the fact, that be carried
his badge in a vest pocket,
• "Wellnl ain't seen Leine 'for several
days and I &int knew where he is, but
I wish, te God I did" she said and for
a moment Charlton thought she Wfit's
about to burst into tears.
"You're his girl, aren't you?" he
asked quickly. "Is this his room?"
Instantly she flared up.
"The room is mine.," she cried, hot-
ly. "I could be Louie Vogel's girl if
I wanted to. He would marry me if
I said the word. But the room is mine.
He never net foot in it, neither did no
other man. I'm not that kind of a
girl. Goodabye."
The door sLaimned in Charlton's
face.
"Little firebrand," he murmured
softly. "Temper goes with that kind
of hair and it's some hair, Anyhow, I
think you told the truth and that
wherever Vogel, is keeping, himself,
you don't know where it is.'
As he turned away down the dark
hall he almost collided with a man
puesyfooting down it.
"I beg your pardon.," said the startl-
ed Charlton. • • . ,
"And I yours," was the reply in a
voice that thrilled the Government
man. In the dimly lit hallway he had
been unable to distinguish the fea-
tures of the other man, but the voice
was that of "The Gray Wolf."
(To he continued.)
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DernocrEtic Youth Celebra.ted
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Prince' Henry, King George's third
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Wiiulser Castle,
on March 31 with his
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Some people who had assembled in
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Makes a Favorable impression.
During his five years at Eton he
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Prince I-lenry's public engagements
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has found his way into the hearts of
the people, His modesty and quiet,
manner make a strong appeal, but he
has considerable self-assurance anti -
always makes a favorable impressibn.
In bearing many think that he is the
Most attractive of the three Princes,
and Il2OW Will be seen more in societn.
Like his brother, top Duke of Ycirk,
he - probably also will be made a.roYa.l
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conditions.
I 'encourage the inventor when he is
drheen to desperation by poverty, a,nd
the criticism and unkindn.ese" of even
his own family.
I am a prophet who sees beyond the
obstacles, beyond the, difficulties, a
vision of success and achievement.
I see the beautiful lily in the dried
up bulb, the luxurious summer garden
In the winter's frozen ground. I see
a big nourishing business in a little
beginning, a thriving community in a
small town.
When a man chooses me for,his com-
p'anion, he never talks of hard times
Or carries apicture of poverty or wenn'
in his mind.
I keep the sufferer from giving up to •
pain or despair jwhen under the, sur-
geon's knife or laid low by disease.
I am the enemy of the pessimist,
who Dees nothing butdisaster, failure,
gloom, sickness and evil everywhere.
I .ans always predicting good. tiines,
for I can see brightness and joy, nun -
shine, gladness and hope where the
pessimist sees only their opposites.
I, have ° spanned rivers, tunneled
mounains, erected sky-serapers; qind
conquered the,air.
I am one of man's greatest ,bene-
factors. With. are as. his friend, he
has never given up to despair, eyen
when starvation has stared him in the
face and all mankind has seemed
against him. •
.No one can discourage me with
black pictures of the future hr'stig-
gesting that we are going to have a
panic, that bualness storms are brelv-
ing, that snags are ahead and dread-
ful things are coming --to a country
which could' feed, clothe, and house
the world. -
I am a producer of health, of good
cheer, of prosperity, the friend Of 'all
that is encouraging, stimulating, help-
ful, inspiring.
. I AM OPTIMISM. --0, S. Mardeh.-.
The Beds of, Old.'
The 'ancients slept .on skins, but
later beds were madeof rthilies., -
,heather and straw. The,Remans: were
the first to, us,e feathers to ma.ke their
beds' more comfortable,- Heliogabui-
ue, 218 BC., Is credited with. having
employed air crishions, 'and air, beds
were uSed r.,,aenerallit in the sixteenth
century.