The Edmond Enterprise (Edmond, Okla.), Vol. 8, No. 51, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 27, 1908 Page: 2 of 10
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SERIAL
STORY
(MSSSMIKK&
BLINDFOLDED
A M ystery Story
of San Francisco
BY
EARLK ASHU V WALCOTT
(Copyrlirlit IM, the Hubb* Merrill Co.)
SYNOPSIS.
Oil.* Pmlloy urilviil In Han Kraminco
to Join his friend and distant relative
Henry Wilton, whom he wa« to assist
In an Important and mysterious task, and
who aerompanU-d Dudley on the
ferry boat trip Into the city. The re-
markable resemblance of tin' two men
Is noted and commented on by passen-
K<r on the ferry They see a man with
snake eyes, which sends a thrill through
Dudley. Wilton postpones an explanation
of the strange errand Dudley Is to per-
form, but occurrences cause him to
know .lt Is one of no ordinary meaning.
Dudley Is summoned to the morgue and
there finds the dead body of IiIh friend,
Henry Wilton. And thus Wilton dies
without ever explaining to Dudley the
puzzling work he was to perform in San
J'lHlH'iscii In order to discover I he se-
cret inlsHlon his friend had entrusted to
him, Dudley continues Ids disguise and
permits himself to be known as Henry
wllton. lb' learns that there is a boy
whom lie is charged with secreting and
protecting. Dudley, mistaken for Wil-
ton, is employed by Knapp to assist
in a stock brokerage deal. Giles Dudley
finds himself closeted in a room with
Mother liorton who makes a confidant
of him. lli c an learn nothing about the
mysterious boy further than that it is
Tim Terrlll and Darby Meeker who are
after 1dm. Dudley visits the liome of
Knapp and is stricken by the beauty of
ljUella, his daughter. Slumming tour
through Chinatown is planned. Tiie trip
to Chinatown Giles Dudley learns that
the party Is being shadowed by Terrlll.
1 .uella and Dudley tire cut off from
the rest of the party and Imprison-
ed In a hallway behind an iron-bound
door. Three Chinese ruffians approach the
imprisoned couple. A battle ensues. One
is Knocked down. Giles begins tiring. Tim
Terrlll Is seen In the mob. A newly form-
ed mob Is checked by shots from Giles'
revolver. Policeman Corson breaks down
tin- door with an ax and the couple is
rescued. iAiclla thanks Giles Dudley for
saving her life. Knapp appears at the
office with no traces of the previous
night's debauch. Following bis instruc-
tions Dudley has a notable day in the
Stock Exchange, selling Crown Diamond
and Inlying Omega, the object being to
crush Decker. Kntipp's hated rival. Dud-
ley discovers that lie loves Luclla Knapp.
Mother Burton tells Giles Dudley that
"they've discovered where 'the boy' Is."
The mysterious Unknown woman employ-
er of Dudley meets him by appointment
with "the boy" who is turned over to
Dudley with ids guards and they drive
with him to the ferry boat to take n train
out of the city. Dudley and tils faithful
guards convey "the boy" by train ti the
village of Llvermore, as per the written
instructions. The party is followed. Soon
after the party Is quartered In the hotel
a special train arrives In Livernlore. The
• gang" Including Darby Meeker and Tim
Terrlll. lav siege to the hotel and en-
deavor to capture "the boy." who comfs
forward to see the tight. "Tricked
again." cries Thn Terrlll. when lie sees
the youngster's face. "It's the wrong
boy.'' Dudley and Terrlll meet In battle
of man to man. Dudley is knocked un-
< onsclous by Terrlli's assistant and
awakes to find himself in a, hotel room
under care of ills guards. The hotel is
guarded by Terrlli's men who are In-
structed to kill the first man who tries to
escape. Dudley gives the note to the one
eyed man. The boy is left behind and
Dudley and his remaining guards make
their "escape by horseback.
CHAPTER XIV.—Continued.
The willing brutes shot forward into
the darkness at the word and tossed
the rain drops front their ears with
many an angry nod.
I have a dim recollection of splash
ing over miles of level road, drenched
with water and buffeted by gusts of
wind that laced us more and more,
with the monotonous beat of hoofs
ever In my ears, and the monotonous
stride of the horse beneath me ever
racking my tired muscles. Then we
slackened pace In a road that wound
in sharp descent through a gap in the
hills, and the rush and roar of a tot
rent beneath and beside us, the wind
sweeping with wild blasts through
the trees that lined the way and cov
ered the hillside and seeming to
change the direction of Its attack at
every moment.
"We'll make it, I reckon," said
Thatcher, at last. "It's only two miles
farther, and the train hasn't gone up
yet."
There was no sign of life about the
station as we drew our panting, steam-
ing horses to a halt before it, and no
train was in sight. The rain dripping
heavily from the eaves was the only
sound that came from it, and a dull
glow from an engine that lay alone
on a siding was the only light that
was to be seen.
"What's the time?" asked Thatcher.
"We must have made a quick trip."
"Twenty minutes past three," said 1,
striking a match under my coat to see
my watch face.
"Immortal snakes!" cried Thatcher.
"I'm an idiot. This is Sunday night."
I failed to see the connection of
these startling discoveries, but I had
spirit enough to argue the case. "It's
Monday morning, now."
"Well, it's the same thing. The
freight doesn't run to-night."
I awoke to some interest al this an-
nouncement.
"Why, it's got to run or ive must
lane to saddle again for tho rest of the
way."
"These horses can't go live m'.'es
more at that gait, let alone 25," pro-
tested Thatcher.
"Well, then, we must get other
horses here."
"Come," said Fitzhugh; "what's Hit
use of that when there's an engine on
the siding doing nothing?"
"Just the idea. Find the man in
charge."
Hut there did not appear to be any
man in charge. The engineer and
fireman were gone, and the watchman
had been driven to cover by the foul
weather.
We looked the iron horse over en-
viously.
"Why, this is the engine that came
up wi'h the special this noon," said
Fitzhugh. I remember the number."
"Hood! We are ahead of the enemy,
then. They haven't had a chance to
get the wire, and we beat ihem on
the road. We must find the engineer
and get it ourselves."
"I've got an idea," said Fitzhugh.
"It's this: Why not take the machine
without asking? I was a fireman
once, and 1 can run it pretty well."
1 thought a moment on the risk, but
the need was greater.
"Just the thing. Take the money
for the horses to your friend there.
I'll open the switch."
In a few minutes Fitzhugh was back.
"I told him," he chuckled. "He
says It's a jail offense, but it's t!je
onl>* thing we can do."
"It may be a case of life and death,"
1 said. "Pull out."
"There's mighty little steam here—
hardly enough to move her," said Fitz-
hugh from the cab, stirring the fire.
Hut as he put his hand to the lever
she did move easily on to the main
track and rested while I reset the
switch.
Then I climbed back into the cab
and sank down before the warm blaze
in a stupor of faintness as the engine
glided smoothly and swiftly down the
track.
CHAPTER XXV.
A Flutter in the Market.
The gray pall of the storm hung
over San Francisco. The dim light of
the morning scarcely penetrated into
the hallways as we climbed the stairs
that led to our lodgings, leaving be-
hind us the trail of dripping garments.
1 heaved a sigh of relief as Trent
opened the door, and we once more
faced the pleasing prospect of warmth,
dry clothing and friends.
We had made the run from Niles
without incident and had left the en-
gine on a siding at Rrooklyn without
being observed. If the railroad com-
pany still has curiosity, after all these
years, to know how that engine got
from Niles to llrooklyn, I trust that
the words I have just written may be
taken as an explanation and apology.
"Where's Barkhouse?" I asked, be-
coming comfortable once more with
dry clothes, a warm room and a fresh
bandage on my arm.
"He hasn't shown up, sir," said
Trent. "Owens and Larson went out
to look for him toward evening yes-
terday, but there wasn't a sign of
him."
"Try again to-day. You may pick
up news at Borton's or some of the
water-front saloons."
"Oh, there was a letter for you,"
said Trent. "I near fogot."
I snatched the envolope, for the ad-
dress was in the hand of the Un-
known. The sheet within bore the
words:
"Where is the boy? Have you re-
moved him? Send the key to Rich-
mond. Let me know when you re-
turn, for I must see you as soon as it
is safe."
I read the note three or four times
and each time I was more bewildered
than before. 1 had left the boy in
Llvermore, but certainly he was not
the one she meant. He was the
"wrong boy," and my employer must
be well aware that I had taken him
at her orders. Or could that expedi-
tion be a jest of the enemy to divert
my attention? I dismissed this theory
as soon as it suggested itself.
The closing portion of the note set
my heart beating fast. At last I was
to have the opportunity to meet my
mysterious employer face to face. But
what explanation was I to make?
What reception would I meet when
she learned that Henry Wilton had
given up his life in her service and
that 1, who had taken his place, could
tell nothing of the things she wished
to know?
I wrote a brief note to Richmond
stating that I had no key, inclosed the
Unknown's note, with the remark that
I had returned and gave it to Owens
to deliver. 1 was in some anxiety lest
he might" not know where Richmond
was to be found. But he took the
note without question, and I law down
with orders that I was to be called in
time to reach the opening session of
the stock market, and in a moment
was fast asleep.
The Stock Exchange was a boiling
and bubbling mass of excited men as
I reached it. 1 shouldered my way
through the crowd into the buzzing
Bcat'd-room as the session opened. Ex-
citement thrilled the air, but the open-
ing was listless. All knew that the
struggle over Omuga was to be set-
tled that day, and that Doddridge
Knapp or George Decker was to find
ruin at the end of the call, and all
were eager to hasten the decisive mo-
ment.
1 could see nothing of Doddridge
Knapp, aud the uneasy feeling that he
was at Llvermore came over me.
What was my duty in case he did not
appear? Had he left his fotune at the
mercy of tht* market to follow his law-
less schemes? Had he been caught
in his own trap, and was he now to be
ruined as the result of his own acts?
I might have spared my worry. The
call had not proceeded far when the
massive form of Doddridge Knapp ap-
peared at the railing. The strong
wolf-marks of the face were stronger
than ever as he watched the scene on
the floor. 1 looked in vain for a trace
upon him of last night's work, if he
had been at Llvermore he showed no
sign of the passions or anxieties that
had filled the dark hours.
He nodded carelessly for me to
come to him as he caught my eye.
"You have the stock?"
"All safe."
"And the proxies?"
"Just as you ordered."
The King of the Street looked at me
sharply.
"Any orders?" I asked at last.
"Be where I can call you the min-
ute I want you," he replied.
"Now, my boy," he continued after a
minute, "you are going to see what
hasn't been seen in the Boards for
years, and I reckon you'll never see it
again."
"What Is it?" I asked politely. I
was prepared for almost any kind of
fireworks in that arena.
Doddridge Knapp made no reply,
but raised his hand as if to command
silence, and a moment later the call of
Omega was heard. And, for a marvel,
a strange stillness did fall on the
throng.
At the word of call I saw Doddridge
Knapp step down to the floor of the
pit, calm, self-possessed, his shoulders
squared and his look as proud and
jsavr
forceful as that of a monarch who
ruled by the might of his sword, while
a grim smile played about his stern
mouth.
The silence of the moment that
followed was almost painful, when the
voice of Doddridge Knapp rang like
a trumpet through the Board-room.
"Five hundred for Omega!"
This was a wild jump from 325 that
was marked against the stock at the
close on Saturday, but I supposed the
King of the Street knew what he was
about.
At the bid of Doddridge Knapp a
few cries rose here and there, and
he was at once the center of a group
of gesticulating brokers. Then I saw
Decker, pale, eager, alert, standing by
the rail across the room, signaling or-
ders to men who howled bids and
plunged wildly into the crowd that sur-
rounded his rival.
The bids and offers came back and
forth with shouts and barks, yet they
made but a murmur conpared to the
whirlwind of sound that had arisen
from the pit at the former struggles
1 had witnessed. There seemed but a
few blocks of the stock on the market.
"Tills is great," chuckled Wall-
bridge, taking post before me. "There
hasn't been anything like it since
Decker captured Chollar in the-elec-
tion of '73. You don't remember that,
I guess?"
"I wasn't in the market then," I ad-
mitted.
"Lord! Just to hear that!" cried
the stout little man, mopping tlis glist-
ening head frantically and quivering
with nervous excitement. "Doddridge
Knapp bids 1,500 for the stock and
only gets five shares. Oh, why ain't I
a chance to get into this?"
I heard a confused roar, above
which rose the fierce tones of Dodd-
ridge Knapp.
"How many shares has he got to-
day?" I asked.
"Not 40 yet."
"And the others?"
"There's been about 2,000 sold."
I gripped the rail in nervous tension.
The battle seemed to Ce going against
the King of the Street.
"Oh!" gasped Wallbridge, trembling
with excitement. "Did you hear that?
There! It's 1,700—now it's 1,775!
Whew!"
I echoed the exclamation.
"Oh, why haven't I got 10,00(
shares?" he groaned.
"Who is getting them?"
"Knapp got the last lot. O-oh, loo>
there! Did you ever see the like o!
that?"
I looked. Decker, hatless, with hail
disheveled, had leaped the rail ant
was hurrying into the throng that sur
rounded Doddridge Knapp.
"There was never two of 'em on the
floor before," cried Wallbridge.
At Decker's appearance the brokers
opened a lane to him, the cries fell
and there was an instant of silence as
the kings of the market thus came
came face to face.
1 shall never forget the sight. Dodd
ridge Knapp, massive, caltn, forceful,
surveyed his opponent with unruffled
composure. He was dressed in a light
gray-brown suit that made him seem
larger than ever. Decker was nervous,
disheveled, his dress of black setting
off the pallor of his face, till it seemed
as white as his shirt bosom, as he
fronted the King of the Street.
The foes faced each other, watchful
as two wrestlers looking to seize an
opening, and the Board-room held its
breath. Then the crowd of brokers
closed in again and the clamor rose
once more.
I could not make out the progress of
the contest, but the trained ear of
Wallbridge interpreted the explosions
of inarticulate sound.
"Phew! listen to that! Two thou-
sand, 2,100, 2,150. Great snakes! See
her jump!" he cried. "Decker's get-
ting it."
My heart sank. Doddridge Knapp
must have smothered his brain once
more in the Black Smoke, and was
now paying the price of indulgence.
And his plans of wealth were a sacri-
fice to the wild and criminal scheme
into which he had entered in his con
test against the Unknown.
The clang of the gong recalled me
from the reverie that had shut out the
details of the scene before me.
"There! Did you hear that?"
groaned Wallbridge. "Omega closes
at 2,600 and Decker takes every trick.
Oh, why didn't you have me on the
floor out there? By the great horn
spoon, I'd 'a' had every share of that
stock, and wouldn't 'a' paid more than
half as much for it, neither."
I sighed and turned, sick at heart,
to meet the King of the Street as he
shouldered his way from the floor.
There was not a trace of his mis
fortune to be read in his face. But
Decker, the victor, moved away like
a man oppressed, pale, staggering
half-fainting, as though the nervous
strain had brought him to the edge ol
collapse.
Doddridge Knapp made his way tc
the doors and signed me to follow
him, but spoke no word until we stood
beside the columns that guard the en
trance.
"That was warm work," said Dodd'
ridge Knapp after a moment's halt.
"I was very sorry to have it turn
out so," I said.
A grim smile passed over his face.
"I wasn't," he growled good humor
edly. "I thought it was rather neatly
done."
I looked at him in surprise.
"Oh, I forgot that I hadn't seen you,'
he countinued. "And like enough 1
shouldn't have told you if I had. The
truth is, I found a block of 4,000 shares
on Saturday night, and made a com-
bination with them."
(TO BE CONTINUED.)
BUTTER BY THE YARD,
Dairy Product Is So Sold in City of
Cambridge, England.
In Cambridge, England, butter is
sold by the yard. For generations it
has been the practice of Cambridge-
shire dairy folk to roll their butter
into lengths, each length measuring a
yard and weighing a pound. Deftly
wrapped in strips of clean white cloth,
the cylindrical rolls are packed in
long, narrow baskets made for the pur-
pose, and thus conveyed to market.
The butter women who, in white linen
aprons and sleeves, preside over the
stalls in the market have no need of
weights or scales for dispensing their
wares. Constant practice and experi-
enced eyes enable them with a.stroke
of the knife to divide a yard of but-
ter into halves or quarters with al-
most mathematical exactness.
The university people are the chief
buyers of this curiously shaped pro-
duct. In addition tp being famed for
its purity and sweetness, Cambridge
"yard butter" is eminently adapted for
being served to the students in the
daily commons. Cut in conveniently
sized pieces and accompanied by a
loaf of the best wheat bread, a stated
portion is sent round every morning to
the rooms of the undergaduates for
use at breakfast and tea.—The Sun-
day Magazine.
ANNUAL 8ALE8 OVER NINE
MILLION.
Good, reliable quality is appreciate^
by the smoker. Over Nine Million (9,-
000,000) Lewis' Single Binder cigars
sold annually. The kind of cigar smok-
ers have been looking for, made of
very rich, mellow tasting tobacco. It's
the judgment of many smokers that
Lewis' Single Binder straight 5c cigar
equals in quality the best 10c cigar.
There are many imitators of this cele-
brated brand. Don't let them fool you.
There is no substitute.
Tell the dealer you wish to try a
Lewis' Single Binder.
Lewis Factory, Peoria, 111., Originat-
ors Tin Foil Smoker Package.
His Faulty Memory.
"Have you got any—any typewriter
exterminators?" asked the small boy.
"What!" exclaimed the salesgirl,
aghast.
"Typewriter exterminators. I think
that's what they told me to get. Any-
how, it was something that—"
"Do you mean typewriter erasers?"
"Well, maybe that was it, but what's
the difference? Ain't they the same?
1 want a dime's worth of 'em."
"It Finds the Spot."
The Oil we struck is the Oil that
has stuck while others have passed
away, simply because it cures your
Pains, Aches, Bruises, Sprains, Cuts
and Burns quicker than any other
known remedy. Hunt's Lightning Oil.
It's fine for Chigger bites also.
Only when a girl has a man where
he must face the parson with her or
pose as the defendant In a breach-of
promise suit will she admit that she
has corns.
Clear white clothes are a sign that the
housekeeper uses Red Cross Ball Blue.
Large 2 oz. package, 5 cents.
The more cause one has for loss of
patience the more reason there is for
holding it.—Sinclair.
Mrs. Wlnslow'H Soothing Syrnp.
For children teething, eoftene the gtirai, reduce. !
Uummatiun, allays puln, curcts wind COltv. 2Sc a botUft
A wise man is apt to know when he
has enough before he gets it.
I ko Allen h Foot-Kane
Curo&tlred, ;uhin*r. snratintf fort. 25c. Triul package
free. A. Olnibled, I,«'lU«y, N. V.
It doesn't pay to borrow trouble even
on a friend's account.
Syruptfpgs
Japanese School Appliances.
South China is being covered with
Japanese educational appliances spec-
ially adapted for Chinese use—school
books, maps, globes, anatomical and
other charts—all helping to rescue
the people from their ignorance. Every
school teaches physical and military
drill. In every town of any size, and
often in villages, there are now
schools with foreign fittings for teach-
ins western learning.
eiina
Cleanses the Sy.stem Etfect-
tuilly;Dispels ( oldsnntlHcud.-
oclies duo to Constipation;
Acts naturally, ucts IruK as
a Laxative.
Best forMen\Vomen an d Child-
ren-Vonnji and Old.
To get its Deneficial Ejjects
A\ ways buy the Genuine which
Kasihe jull name q | the Co rn«
'"'"CALIFORNIA
po Syrup Co.
by wnom it is manufactured,printed on the
front of every package.
SOLD BY ALL LEADING DRUGGISTS.
one size only, regular price 5(Kper bottle.
WLDOUGI/AS
S3OO SHOES *350
W. "L. Ponglas makes and soils more
men's 93.00 and 83.50 shoes than any
other manufacturer in the world* be-
cause they hold their shape, fit better,
and wear longer than any other make.
Shoes at All Prices, for Every Member of the
Family, Men, Boys, Women, Misses A Children
W.L.Douglas $4.00 and $6.00 Gilt Edga Shcea cs.nnot
b« equalled it any price. W. L. Douglas $3.60 and
$2.00 ahoes are the b«at in the world
Fait Color Eueleta Uaed Eatclutivdv.
UT i'nke J\'< Sul *tit ".le. W. L. Douglas
name and price Is stamped on bottom. Sold
everywhere. Shoesmailed from factory to any
nart of the world. Catalogue free,
w. L. DOUGLAS, 157 Spark St., Brockton, Mass.
THE DUTCH
BOY PAINTER
STANDS FOR
PAINT QUALITY '^
IT IS FOUND ONLY ON
PURE WHITE LEAD
MADE BY
THE
OLD DUTCH
PROCESS
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