The Oklahoma County News (Jones City, Okla.), Vol. 22, No. 18, Ed. 1 Friday, September 29, 1922 Page: 3 of 9
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SYNOPSIS— During the height of
the New Orleans carnival season
Jachln Fell wealthy though some-
what mysterious clttxeir and Dr
Ansley are discussing a series of
robberies by an individual Known
as the Midnight Masquer who In
variably attired as an aviator has
long defied the police Joseph Mall-
lard wealthy banker Is giving a
ball that night at which the Mas-'
quer has threatened to appear and
rob the guests Fell and Ansley
on their way to the affair meet a
girl dressed as Columbine' seeming-
ly known to Fell but masked who
accompanies them ‘to the ball:
Lucie Ledanols recently the ward
-of her uncle Joseph ‘ Milliard Is
the ' Columbine At the ball Bob
Maillard son of the banker again
proposes to her and Is refused He
offers to buy some of her property
' A Franciscan monk Interests her
He turns out to be Prince Oramont
In his library Joseph Maillard and
a group of his friends are’ held up
and robbed by the Midnight Mas-
quer Lucie Ledanols the last of '
an old -family Is In straitened cir-
cumstances Joseph Malllard'e han-'i
dltng of her funds has been unfor-
tunate j Fell -Is an old friend of her
parents and -deeply Interested In
the girl - Henry Oramont really
the Prince de Oramont la enamored
ef Lucie I-ucie talks with Fell
about her affairs and the Masked
Masquer Gramont’s chauffeur
Hammond sergeant In the' A E
F lives with him He was the
original Midnight Masquer and
Oramont had assumed the role
Where Hammond had been a rob-
ber for financial gain Oramont of
course la not He arranges to re-
turn tlie "loot” to those whom he
has robbed Oramont and Ham-
mond put the Jewels and money In
- Individual packages to be returned
the next da$L An explanation la
Inclosed In each Ben Caeherre an
Individual of unsavory character
appears to be associated with
Jachln Fell He has a peculiar In-
terview with one Memphis Ixxy
Humberts notorious Influential
crook In which there la significant
reference to a mysterious "bosa”
Lucie summons Oramont to her
home
CHAPTER VII— Continued
—10 -
For a moment Grnmont found lilm-
aelf unable to speak He was thun-
derstruck by the sight of those unmis-
takable boxes A glance at the calm
features of the girl showed him that
there was nothing to be concealed
from her even had he wished It He
was further stunned by this realisa-
tion He could not understand how
the packages had come here Recov-
ering tils voice with an effort he nintt-
aged to break the heavy silence
“Well? I suppose you know what
Is In those parcels?” J
She nodded “Yes One of them
was opened and the note Inside was
discovered Of course It gave a gen-
eral explanation Will you sit down
please? I think that we had better
tulk it over quietly and calmly” '
OruiniHit obeyed and dropped Into a
chair
lie was absurdly “conscious of his
own confusion How had Lucie come
Into the affTuIr? This' staggered him
' above all else Was she behind the
theft of the loot? It must be IIow
lung hud she suspected him then? He
had thought Juchln Fell the sole dan-
ger point — he had never dreamed that
this gray-eyed Athene could be tracing
down the Masquer I He tried to vis-'
unllxe the situation more clenrly and
his bruin whirled He knew ot course
(hat she was fairly Intimate with Fell
but he was not aware of any particu-
lar connection —
He glunced up at her suddenly and
surprised a glint of laughter In her
eyra ns she watched him
“You seem to be rather astonished”
he observed
“I niu” Oramont drew a deep
breath “You — do you ktiow that
those boxes were tuken from my
oar?" -
She nodded again “Certainly They
were brought to me”
”Theu you had someone on my
trull?” Oramont flushed a little ua
lie put the question to her
“No I have been chosen to settle
affairs with you that Is all It has
been learned from the note In the
opened box that you were not criminal
lu what you did” t
She leaned forward her deep eyes
earrlilng him with a steady scrutiny
“Tell me llonry Oramont what mad
Impulse brought you fo all this? Was
It a silly boyish effort to he roman-
tic— was It a mere outburst of bra-
vado? It was not for the aake ef rob-
bery as the note explained very dear
ly Rut why then? Wiy? There
must have been a definite reason In
your mind You would not hnve taken
such dangerous chances unless you
hud something to gain I” 1
Oramont nodded slightly A slight
smile touched his lips “You're not
going to send ms to prison I trust?”
“I ought to I" The girl broke Into
a laugh “Why I can hardly yet be-
lieve that It was really you who were
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guilty of those" things! It mortified
roe it stunned me— until I realized the
truth from the note Even the fact
that yoq did not do It for criinlnul
ends does ot relieve the sheer folly
of the act Why did you dolt? Come
tell me the truth I”
Oramont shrugged “The truth?
Well my chauffeur Hammond was
the original Masquer I on light him
In the act — you reinember 1 told you
about him? After taking him Into my
employ I became the Masquer"
"Why did you do It?” persisted the
girl
“Call It bravado my dour Lucie
Call It anything you like— I can't lie
to you'! I had a motive and I refuse
to admit whuc It was glint's pit”
“Aren't you ashamed of yourself?”
-' “Not particularly” He smiled “I
had a good end In view and I accom-
plished It Now Hint I'm all through
now that I've finished playing my
little game you happened " to dis-
cover It” - '
' “I think you've been very' silly" she
said - With a disconcerting calmness
He regarded her for a moment stead-
ily “And 'you have displayed a fear-
ful lack of judgment I”
“Silly I Well — perliups Wliut are
you going to do with those boxes?”
“I'll put tlieni in the mall I'm go-
ing downtown for luncheon and will
do It then They'll be delivered this
afternoon” 1
He nodded “Ihad meant to have
them dellyered tomorrow It makes
no differenoe You're the boss It
will give the good people a little more
reuson for Jubilation tonight eh?”'-
A sudden laugh broke upon tils lips
“I'm beginning to see the humor of It
Lucie — and I know who put you next
to me It was Jachln Fell the old
fox I I suspected that he was on my
"No — Oil Is No Woman's Game Un-
lees She Can Afford to Loee”
trail and I thought that lie hail man-
aged the theft of those boxes- In fact
! was preparing to give him n big sur-
prise tills afternoon Rut tell me Lu-
cie — are vnu angry?”
She ''lookfd at him steadily for a
space then a swift smile leaped to her
lips and she extended a pardoning
hand Ilcr gesture and words wpre
Impulsive sincere
"Angry? No 1 think you've some
good renson behind It all which you
won't confide to ni I cun rend you
pretty clenrly Henry (irnmonl I
think I can understand some things
In you You’re no wenkling no ro-
mantic filibustering crackhruln And I
like you becuuNe you won't lie to me
You've n motive and you refuse to
tell It — very well I I'll he Just ns
frank and say Mint I'm not a hit angry
So that's settled 1
“Now whut was the big surprise Hint
you JUBf mentioned you were going to
give poor Mr Fell this afternoon?”
Grnmont’s eyes twinkled "You re-
member tli u t I thought he suspected
me of being the Masquer? Well I
was going to him to propose thut we
enter business together”
“Oh! As bundlts?”
"No ns oil promoters I'm out of
Mulllurd's company or shall he out of
It soon The mlnuie I'ui out I'll he
free to go Into business tor myself It
STREETS “LIT BY SMOKE”
It was on January 28 1807 that
PhII Mutl win lit by gna— the first
street In any city In the world to
adopt the new lllutnlnunt The car-
toonists of the period drew pictures
which represented people choked by
tbs fumes of tlie new lllumlnant and
all manner of ridiculous stories were
Occurred to me that If Jachln Fell nad
brains enough to m down the Mid-
night Musquer he would be a mighty
good business' partner because I'nr
poor on business detail AIho I think
Fell Is to be trusted He's very strong
politically I have found — although
few people know It” : '
“Rut he's not Interested In oil Is
he?” ' j ' -
“1 don't know ' I take for granted
that lie's Interested In making money
Most men are The only wnyvto make
money In oil Is to have pioney — and
he hns some! 1 have u little' I cun
put In twenty-five tliousund With £n
equal amount from him we can sink
a couple of wells perhaps three If
we go broke all right If we find oil
we’re rich!"
“Rut my dear Heary if he knew
you to he the Midnight Masquer do
you' think he'd want to go tnto busi-
ness with you?”
“Why not?” Oramont laughed “If
he knew that I had brains enough to
pull off that stunt and keep all New
Orleans ’up In - the air — wouldn't I
make a good partner? Besides 1 be-
lieve 1 have some notion where to go
after oil I’m going to exumlnfe your
land first — "
“My good prince you surely have no
lack of audacity 1“ She broke into a
peul of laughter "Your argument
about inducing Mr Fell to go Into
business with you is naive — ”
“But' ns an argument isn't Is quite
sound?” ' '
“Possibly Since It Is Linde Leda-
nols ' and not Jachln Fell ' who hns
brought you to a confession of your
crimes against society — uren't you
going to propose that she go Into busi-
ness with you? Doesn't the argument
hold -good with her?” --
“No Oil Is no woman's game' un-
less she cun well afford to lose I
imagine that you cannot Lucie''
“You’re right 1 can’t put In nay
money I'm land poor Unless 1 were
to sell that Bayou Terrebonne land —
It’s an ‘old farm abandoned since be-
fore futlier died — ”
“Don't sell tt !" he exclaimed quick-
ly' “Don't consider any dealings with
It until 1 have looked It over will
you?”-'
“Since you ask It no If there's gas
near by there must be oil”
“Who knows?” he shrugged "No
one can predict oil”
“Then you still mean to go to Jnctiin
Fell with your scheme?"'
Oramont maided “Yes See here
Lucie — It’s about noon 1 Suppose you
come along and lunch with me at the
Loulsiane 'If you've no engagement
We can put those boxes in the mull en
route and after luncheon I’ll try and
get hold Of Fell"
She put her head on one side and
studied him reflectively
- “You’re sure you'll not kidnap me
or anything like that? It's risky to be-
come a friend of hardened criminate
even If one Is trying to uplift them”
“Good I You’ll come?"
“If you can give me ten minutes — ”
“My dear Lucie-you are the most
charming object In Newv Orleans at
this minute I Why attempt to make
yourself still more attractive? Glid-
ing the Illy Ir un Impossible task”
“Well wait for me Is your car
here? Good I I want to see Ham-
mond's fuce when be sees us carrying
out those 'boxes”
Laughing the girl started toward
the stairs At the doorway she paused
“One thing M le prince) Do you
solemnly promise upon your honor
that the Midnight Masquer Is dead
forever?"
“Upon inv honor!" said Grnmont
seriously “The furre Is ended Lucie”
“All right I'll he right down Smoke
if you like—”
In her own room upstairs Lucie
closed the door and sat down before
her 'dressing tuhle She made no
move toward the array of toilet ar-
ticles however Instead she took a
desk telephone from the table and
culled a number In a moment she
received a response
“Uncle Jachln I” she exclnlined
“Yes — It’s Just as we thought It's all
a Joke No It was not a Joke either
het'uase he hud some nnYive behind it
hut lie won't tell me what It was I'm
terribly glad that you opened one of
those boxes und found the letter — If
yon hud gone to the police It would
have been perfectly dreadful — ”
“I never go to the police’1 said Ja-
cldn Fell with his dry chuckle “You
are quite sal tatted that there Is noth-
ing serious In the affair then?'
"Absolutely! He lold me Ihut he
had accomplished Ids purpose what-
ever It was und that It's all muled
He Just guva me Ills word that the
Masquer was dead forever Now
aren't you glud that you ronlldod In
me?”
"Very" said Jachln Fell "Very
glad Indeed I"
“Now' you're laughing at me— -never
mind I We're going to- lunch down-
town und we'll mall those boxes on
the way by parcels post Is tliut all
right?”
“Quite ull right my dear Did your
gown come for tonight ?" --
"It's to come this afternoon''
“I don't care to have you effar
any reflections en my actions
Maillard" eai( Oramont evenly
I TO BE CONTINUED)
circulated shout It Sir Walter Scott
wrote from London tliut' “there wns
a madman proposing to light London
with— what do you think? — why with
smoke” Sir Humphry Davy Is alae
credited with giving the opinion that
It would lie as eusy to bring down s
bit of I be moon to light London ss te
succeed In doing so with gas— London
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BIRTH OF JOHN THE BAPTIST
LFSSON TEXT— Luke 16-13 67-63
GOLDKN TEXT— He elall be great In
the e ght of pie Lord and he shall drink
no wine nor strong drink— Luke 1:15
REFERENCE MATERIAL— Isa 40:3-5
Mu 1 4:4-6
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Good News
JUNIOR TOPIC— The Birth of John the
Baptist
INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOPIC
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YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOPIC
-The Place and Work of John the Bap-
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We are todny entering upon a six
months’ course of study In the Gospel
of Luke whose general subject la
‘Jesus 'the World’s Savior" Today’s
lesson concerns the birth of John the
Baptist the forerunner of Christ
I The Parents ef John the Baptist
(vv fi-7)
1 When They Lived (v B) “In the
days of Herod the King" They lived
In n day when ungodliness was rife
The priesthood was very corrupt and
the ruling classes were wliked Zach-
aries and his wife lived In a time
when It was not so easy to be godly
2 Their Character (v C) They
were righteous before God To be
righteous-before God Is a high tribute
Many appear to be righteous before
men who are not righteous before God
Their lives were so mated that they
walked in the commandments of the
Lord blameless How beautiful It Is
when husband and wife are united In
the Lord nnd walk together In fellow-
ship with God
8 They Were Childless (v 7)
Though this godly- couple were well
mated anil they possessed the joy of
the Iord In their souls there was a
real lack In that home
II Tha Birth of John Promised (vv
8-17)
t By Whom (v 11 cf v 10 The
angel Gabriel appeared nnd made
known the good news to Znchnrlna
This exnlteil ‘being the speelnl mes-
senger of God was sent Jo make this
disclosure
2 When (vv 8-1 1) While officiat-
ing' as priest this good news came to
him Zuchnrtns must hnve been defi-
nitely praying about this very matter
(v 13) As he burned Incense which
typified prayer the multitude without
were prnvlng
3 Characteristics of the Child (vv
1S-17) (1) Shall be great In the sight
of the Lord (v IB) Though the
people dll nut grently esteem him he
wns highly esteemed by the Lord This
Is Infinitely better than If he Imd been
greatly esteemed In the eyes of men
or In his own eyes This Is the esteem
for which' we all should long and pray
(2) Shall drink neither wine nor
strong drink (v IB) The child shall
become' n Nnznrlto separating him-
self from the sensuous things and ded-
icating himself to the service of the
Lord (3) De filled with the Holy
Ghost (v 15) The energy of the di-
vine Spirit would enable him to tend
the people to repentance (v 10)
(4) Shall go In the spirit anil power
of KlIJnh (v 17) In this power he
wns to prepare the people for the
coming of the Savior nnd the salva-
tion which He wns to bring
III Zacharias Asking for a Sign
(vv 18-23)
Although the nged priest was ear-
nestly praying for the snlvntion of
Israel the gracious promise of the
angel which wns the beginning of that
snlvntion staggered Ills faith He wns
uni'hle to believe that that for which
he fondly hoped and prayed would be
realized The nngel gave Zncharlns n
sign He was smitten with dumbness
which wns to continue until the ful-
fillment of the promise Because he
refused to prnlse God In fultli for this
gracious promise God caused Ills
longue to he silent until the promise
was fulfilled and fits lips could open
In thanksgiving and praise Though
lie was thus relinked nt the same time
Ids faith was strengthened by the
manifestation of the supernatural
God wants us to truct Illtn to believe
Ids promises no matter how contrary
to reason they nmy sceni
IV The Promise Fulfilled (vv (57-
R'!) When' the time mine for the birth
of John Ullznheth brought forth a son
and the neighbors rejoiced with her
tin the eighth day they elreumelzod
the child and gnve him u name accord-
'ng to the Instrucllnn of the nngel
(v 13) The name John was contrary
o th family custom By means of
writing Zacharias made known the
name which lie would have by divine
nstructluu At tills time God opened
the mouth of Zacharias and he offered
up praise
Youth and Age
fn my youth I thought of writing a
a tire on mankind hut' now In my
ige I think I should write un apology
for them— Walpole
Lenity and Mercy
When lenity nnd mercy piny fnr t
dngdom the gent'er gnmester Is ths
loanest w'nuer— Shakespeare
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