ELUSIVE
ISABEL
By
JACQUES FUTRELLE
ww
Hlastrations by M. EETTNER
Copyright, 18%, by The Associated Sunday Masgusines
right 138 by The Bobble Merrill Cowpany.
8
SYNOPSIS.
ambais-
in
Count 41 Rosini, the Italian
sador, is at dinner with diplomats
the national capital when a messenger
brings a note directing him to come to
the embassy at once Here a beautiful
young woman i
& ticket to the embassy ball he
et is wde out In the name of Miss
abel Thorne Chief ampbel! ¢
secret service, and Mr
detective, are warned
Latin rates against
ing races brewing (n
and Grimm goes to the
information In a conservatory his at-
tention is called to Miss Isabel! Thorne,
who with her compa { soon disap
pears. A revolver shot is heard and
Campbell and Grima hasten !
hall! to find that Senor Alvarez of
Mexican legation, } been shot A wWo-
man did it, and Gr is assured it was
Miss Thorne. He visits her, deman
knowledge of the a and there
a man named Pletro Petrozinn!.
Thorne visits an old man,
ently a bAmb maker,
a wonderful oxy , y
dollars In gold is toler rom the office
of Senor Rodrigue x, minister from
Venezuela “hifle are Invest!
gating the r arne appears
83 a guest of the lagation
tha
f the
apeak-
the
y Miss
APPR
thousand
rahhepy ve
CHAPTER X.
A Safe Opening.
Together they entered the adjoining
room, which was small to
compared
the one they had just left
His desk was on their right between
two windows overlooking the same
pleasant little garden which was vis
ible from the suite of tiny drawing
rooms farther along The safe a
formidable looking receptacle of black
enameled steel, stood at
closed and locked The
wall space of the room was given over
to oak cabinets, evidently
place for the less important
papers
“Has any one besides yourself been
«his room ™ Mr
their left,
a storage
in
quired.
“Not a soul, Senor,” was
Mr. Grimm went over and exam!
the windows They
there were no marks
today Grimm in
i
reps
the
ned
were both
ide: and
ny sort on the sills
“They
are just as 1
Taft
aight.”
Lave
explained
not touched them today
“And there's only one door
Mr. Grimm,
they had
pear that whoever was hers
entered through that
well”
He walked around the
opening and shutting
cabinets as he passed. and
paused In front of the safe A brief
examination of the nickeled dial and
handle and of the enameled edges of
the heavy doors satisfled him that no
force had been employed—the
had merely been unlocked Where
upon he sat himself down, cross-legged
on the floor, in front of {t
“What are the first and second fig
ures of the combination?” he asked.
“Thirtysix, then back to ten”
Mr. Grimm set the dial at thirty-six,
and then, with his ear pressed closely
Senor Rodr
meaning that
entered So it
last
room
room once,
the doors of the
finally
safe
dial slowly back
stood looking on help!
the lesa intently The pointer
ten, then nine, eight, seven, five Mr
Grimm gazed at it thoughtfully, after
whick he did it all over again, placidly
and without haste.
“Now, we'll look inside, please,” he
requested, rising.
Senor Rodriguez unlocked the safe
the Mr. Grimm respectfully
turned his eyes away, then pulled the
door wide open. The books had been
piled one on top of another and thrust
into various pigeon holes at the top.
Mr. Grimm understood that this disor
der was the result of making room at
the bottom for the bulk of gold. and
usked no questions. Instead he sat
down upon the floor again
“The lock on this private com-
partment at the top is broken,” he re
marked after a moment.
“81, Senor,” the diplomatist agreed.
Senor Rodriguez
read
while
aid
tent with only fifty thousand dollars
fn gold—they imagined that some
thing else of value was hidden there”
“Was there? asked Mr. Grimm
naively. He didn't look around.
“Nothing of monetary value” the
¢ nor explained. “There were some
fruportant state papers In there-—they
ava there yet—but no money.”
“None of the papers was stolen?
“No, Senor. There were only nine
peckets—they are there yet”
“Contents al! right?”
“Yes. 1 personally
over.”
Mr. Grimm drew out the packets of
pajers, one by one. They were all
unsealed save the last. When he
reached for that, Senor Rodrigues
mde a quick, Involuntary motion to
ward ft with his hand.
“This one's sealed,” commented Mr.
looked them
opened it and sealed It again?”
Senor Rodriguez stood
sudden apprehension was aroused, for
| again he reached for the packet.
“Dios mie!” he exclaimed, “let me
jee, Senor.”
“Going to open
Grimm
gid
before.”
the window where the light was bet
ter. He scrutinized the sealed packet
closely. There were three
splotches of wax upon it, each im-
velope was without marks otherwise.
He turned and twisted it aimlessly,
and peered curiously at
seals, after which he handed it to the
frankly impatient diplomatist.
Senor Rodriguez opened It,
| had turned toward the safe again, but
some document was drawn out of the
{ of relief Having satisfied his sudden
sealed
Mr.
and
care
| other envelope
| with elaborate Frimm
desk.
“Sengr,” he Inquired pleasantly,
in this room yesterday afternoon?”
| surprised at the question.
“What time, please?”
“About three o'clock.
| going out driving. Why?”
“And just where, please, did you
{ ind that handkerchief?" continued
Mr. Grimm
“Handkerchief?
lomatist “You
handkerchief?
garded Mr
what am |
a
They were
repeated the dip
mean Miss Thorne's
He paused and re
Grimm keenly “Senor,
to understand from
question
"It
Lod oy
Grimm
was replied Mr.
find
silence {or
enough.”
did
here was
'
i
plain
“Where
{ handkerchief?”
“In
repli d
you
T
{ an instant this room?”
tha
La
safe? Mr. Grimm per
came the slow
he indicated
iittie left of the safe
And did you find it? Yester
jay afternoon? Last night? This morn
renly, again
here,” and
to the
when
v 3
LE
This without
ipparent
morning,” and
reason the diplomatist's
any
face
turned deathly white
But, Senor
taken! There
'
vOoman Two
Senor, you are
can nothing
hundred
be
¥
» ' Kaunas!
sii EO
Mr. Grimm was still pleasa
his curiosity
: was
his eves, grown
raight
“The Lock on This Private Compa
ment at the Top Is Broken”
there last night,
ildn’t
placed
Senor,” he resumed
have noticed
gold in the
you
t when the
{ safe?”
Rodrigues
long time
Senor stared at him a
‘1 don't know.” he sald
dropped back into
face in his hands
wut suddenly,
ment, “if
am ruined.
ter than 1
at jast. He
a chair with his
“Senor.” he burst
impetuously, after a mo
the gold is not recovered 1
You understand that
can tell you
my government” He rose suddenly
with merciless determination
face. “You must find
nor,” he said
“No matter who may be-—who may
suffer?’ inquired Mr. Grimm.
“Find the gold, Senor!”
“Very well)” commented Mr. Grimm,
without moving. “Do me the favor,
please, to regain possession of the
handkerchief you just returned to
Migs Thorne, and to send to me here
your secretary, Senor Diaz, and your
servants, one by one. 1 shall question
them alone. No, don't be alarmed.
Unless they know of the robbery they
shall get no Inkling of it from me,
First, be good enough to replace the
packet in the safe, and lock it.”
Senor Rodriguez replaced the pack
et without question, afterward locking
the door, then weat out. A moment
later Senor Diaz appeared. He re
mained with Mr. Grimm for just eight
minutes. Senor Rodriguez entered
again as his secretary passed on, and
laid a lace handkerchief on the desk.
Mr. Grimm stared at it curiously for
a long time.
“It's the same handkerchief?”
“81, Senor.”
“There's no doubt whatever about
it?
“No, Senor, 1 got It by!"
“It's of no consequence” interrupt
in his
that gold, Se
—
“Now the servants,
pleage-—the men first”
The first of the men servants was in
the room two minutes; the second-—
the butler-—-was there five minutes;
one of the women was not questioned
the other remained ten min-
utes, Mr. Grimm followed her
helpless, Impatient.
“Well?” he demanded eagerly.
“I'm going out a little while,”
plied Mr. Grimm placidly. “No
re-
one
That was all. The door opened and
closed, and he was gone
locked safe
at thirty-six.
again, and set the dial
Senor Rodriguez looked
the soft rubber sounder of a stetho-
turning the dial
slowly,
back toward
slowly. Thirty-five
lock clicked. Mr.
the handle,
Grimm
rose, turned
“That's how
plained to the
it was done,” he ex
amazed diplomatist.
CHAPTER XI.
The Lace Handkerchief,
Still wearing the graceful,
morning gown, with an added
of scarlet in her halir-—a single
came into
Mr. Grimm sat
There was curiosity in her
thinly velled, but the haunt
ing smile still lingered about her lips.
Mr. Grimm bowed low, and placed a
chair for her, after which he stood
for a time staring down at one slim,
hand at rest on the arm of the
At last he, too sat down
“1 believe,” he sald slowly, without
"this is handker-
touch
where
Your
chief?”
He offered the lacy trifle
sign, uniqi
ly of
cepted it
Yes
have dropped it again’
the handed
Rodriguez,” Mr. Grin
think sid you
e vesterday afteruoon®
“Yes? inquiring!
“It may know
Senor Rodriguez's butler po
as one he restored
dinner last evening
and nine o'clock
'
odd In de
she agreed
“That is one
Senor
sa ‘1
er i you
She nodded
interest you to that
sitively
to you
between
israsgionnte
d
rl
:
s
-
Se =
1? Aw
ae
Mr.
qo
Als
it
the
mothe
ne
per
the safe;
against
entrance
od of the safe
not more
the money was in
the house might
dozen
fact
there
opening
and the
than =i
1 Beracs |
person in
in
learned It
And. In
that the handkerchief is
any of a
addition, is the
odd,
ways
fore noticeable A lace expert assures
: not like
me there's probably another
$ fy 8 warid
he world
He stopped Misa
amile
Thorne's eyes
geomed to be
mouth.
handkerchief on
tugging at the
She spread
knees
You
course?”
Yes,"
She
corners of her
out the
could identify
queried.
this again, ol
ghe
thoughtfully
lare In both hands, then
There were two handker
they were identical
‘Which ir it, please?’ she asked
If Mr. Grimm was disappointed
there was not a trace of it on his face,
erumpled up the
4 ey
oit Of
pened
hield
t Haver
ae
ingly, then demurely:
“Pardon me! You see, it's absurd
The handkerchief the butler restored
to me at dinner, after I lost one in the
senor's office, might have been either
of these, or one of ten other dupli
cates In my room, all given to me by
ber Maj 1 mean,” she corrected
quickly, “by a friend in Europe.” She
was silent for a moment. “Is that all?”
“No,” replied Mr. Grimm gravely,
decisively. “I'm not satisfied. 1 shall
insist upon the return of the money,
ter become public.” 8he started to
interrupt; but he went on. “In any
event you will be requested to leave
the eduntry.”
change came over Miss Thorme's face.
A deeper color leaped to her cheeks,
the smile faded from her lips, and
there was a flash of uneasiness in her
eyes,
(TO BE CONTINUED)
Great Solvers of Problems.
Two hours of honest, quiet solitude
and silence will shovel several barrels
full of mental and moral garbage out
of you, And nothing else «!ll 10 this
00 well
STATE
CAPITAL
NEWS
errr
HEALTH OF STATE
YEARS,
Health Commissioner Dixon re-
ported that the list of communicable
diseases for June was the lowest ex-
perienced throughout State for
several years. The report showed a
total of 7686, a decrease of 5162 as
compared with May, and a decrease
of 2664 and 1282 compared with
June of 1910 and 1909 respectively.
The commissioner declares the
of the people of the
in enforcing the laws largely
is responsible for the excellent show-
ing.
Continuing, Mr. Dixon sald:
This decrease is even more remark-
able than appears on its face from
the fact that reports for the present
year cover practically every city,
borough and township in the State,
while in previous years reports from
quite a few of the boroughs and
townships were not reported, and
then again, intelligent, moral and
BEST IN
the
great move being made to prevent
The Government
ptanding these great
work notwith-
results is criti-
ed for the v
erning sanitary
our Commonwealth,
iolation of our laws gov-
these conditions of
Fortunately the
new Medical Bureau of Pennsylvania
can consider the moral character of a
man before
practice
bureau
when
license to
and that same
medical licenses
holders of
granting a
medicine
can revoke
the
gulity of
the same are
malpractice
1 i
Charles
formulat-
Penrose and
The splend health law
ed by Dr
passed by the
beginning to show ction
the great total of communicable dis-
eases. The special
marked decrease
and measles, the ich has
been heretofore looked upon by those
in care of children as being harmless
pothwithstanding it
as shown by
Bureau of
Typhoid fever, a d
ghould be exterminated rem:
er
diseases showing
scarlet fever
iatter of wh
are
was so deadly
the
the report of new
Statistics
SOABO
than for previous years
only disease showing a tenden
increase is whe
oping cough,
disease the Department
with the help of all the
in the State, hs
Slate
Newspapers
BE NOL Deer
awaken the people to the enormity
the
death rate and 0
leave in its
other afllictions
The decrea
ease iF
ugh
Ougnhs
all o
square 1
Law.
Noon-Hour Lunch
Chief Fact
issued notices
ry
inspectors informing :
must enforce the acts fixing the per-
fod
day meal in
ments of the
Chief Delane:
provides one
meal, which n
reduced to less than one
act of 150% fixes forty
as the
day meal for males under sixteen and
females under eighteen years of
In Inforcing these acts you will here-
after proceed as follows n estab
lishments where no males under six-
teen years, and no fen under
eighteen years of age are employed,
you may, for good cause allow thirty
minutes, but in establishments where
males under sixteen females un-
der eighteen years are employed no
less than forty-five minutes must be
permitted for the noouday meal
of time allowed for the
LOO
the i entabll
¥ "y vs od
the noona
for BEOO i
ay, cause be
hour he
Ive tes
wily
min
minimum period for the noon-
age.
IALOS
and
Bigelow to Start Survevs Soon.
State Highway Commissioner Bige-
low announced the appointment as
assistant engineer of C. W. Hardt,
Wellsboro; Arthur W. Long, Scran-
ton: Edward 8. Frey, York, and W.
A. Wynn, Pittsburg They will as-
sume their duties at once
plan is to start surveys as soon as
by next is expected
have complete
Spring it
bill. The first survey
between this city and
and Harrisburg turnpike.
missioner announced that the first
would be opened August
construction of the stretch of road
through Lewistown “narrows.” This
will be part of the Juniata Valley
main road and will be built in con-
junction with’ street improvement in
Mifflin Borough.
Complain Against Reading.
The borough of Manheim, Lan-
easter county, through its Chief Bur
gess, John H. Schenck, has filed a
complaint against the Philadelphia
& Reading Rallway Company. It is
alleged that upon various oceca-
dlons the crossings in the borough
have been blocked by the company's
ears and that on June 7 of this year
the highway was obstructed for twen-
ty-six minutes. The company was
requested to disclose the names of
those responsible for the violation
of the ordinance.
TERMS. ~The terms of subsoription 40 the Be
porter are one dollar per your in advan 6.
ADVERTIFING RATER--Dupla) advertise
meut of Wi or more fuches tor three oF Ors ine
iuones aud for less ¢ an thres insertions, from
Loos] notices acermpanyirg display advertise
o'ght oeuts per line, minimum chargs
Legal notices, twenty eens per line for three
insertions, and sen cenw per line for each ad-
POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENTS.
DEMOCRATIC.
FOR SHERIFF,
We are authorized to announces that Arthur B,
[re of Pover township, is a candidata fir the
office of Sherif, subject 1 the rules aud reguis-
tions of the Dem cratic primaries to be held
Beotember 30, paid
We are suthorised tn sunouncs thet D. J
Giogery, of Huston wwnship, is & candidate ‘or
the office of Fheriff subject to the decls on of the
Democratic prime: ies to be held on Sept. mber 50
FOR COUNTY OOMMISSIONER
We are svthorizsed to announce that John R
Lemon of Ferguson townsh'p is a candiders fog
the offioe of Commissioner, sublect to the USAgos
of the Domooratic party.
We are su'horized *o aENOUNGE the. John H
Runkle, of Potter township, is a candidates for
the office of County Commissioner subject to the
rules aod reguistions of the Democistic party.
pe
We are requested to announos t at John L
Dunlap will be a candidate for Cou: ty Commis.
sioner, subject in the decision of the Deo © stie
voters of the onunty ss sXprewed al Lhe ri
maries to be held September 30 1911 paid
We are authorized to aanounce thet Willlam
A. Btover, of Peon township. iss candidate for
the cfioe of County Comm lssioner, subi gi Lo the
decision of the primaries of the Democratic par.y
on Beptember 30 paid
Weare an'horired 0 announce that William
H. Noll of Plessant Gap, in Spring township, 8 a
candidate tor the office of County Commis uber,
sublect tw the dects ute of the Demoerstic pris
maries to be hed Beplember 30 pad
FOR COUNTY TREASURER
I hereby announce myse!! a8 candidate for
Tress urer of Centre county. subject 10 the dech
sion of the Democrat ec primaries 10 be held Rep
Seto ber 30 J. MITCHEL CUNNINGHAM.
paid Bellsfoutle, Ps.
We are authorized to announce that’ John D
Miller, of Walk r ww ship, & a candidaie for
County Treasurer, sutjeet 0 the usages of the
Democratic party paid
We are authorised to sanognos that Frank
WW. torebe, of Vhliipeburg Boroadh, i= a oandl-
date for the office of © aunty Treasurer, subject
to the 4 elsion of the Democratic primaries w be
held Septes ber 30 paid
FOR REGISTER
We are authorised 10 annognes the ' Frank
Bmith of Csatre Halli borough, is a cangidate for
Keg! tor, suliject 10 the usages of the Demooratio
ALY paid
FOR RECORDER.
We are suthoriz «4 to sania
‘oh, of Walker ‘ownship, will bs a candk
h - office of Keoorder of Centre court,
ithe declan of the Democratic volots
1 17 ss expromed al the general
me lw be be saturday, Beptember $0
that D. A
cou
pl
paid
FOR DISTRICT ATTORNEY
We sre authorised *o announce that J M
Eecichiine bo 8 candidate for the cffees of Distriod
Attorney suth et Wo the usages of the Demoorstie
party paid
We are sutharis~d 0 anna tust D
Fortney of Bellefonte, i» a8 candidate
office of District Attorney, subject 10 the
eo! the Democratic party. pad
Paul
the
Jey
for
We are authorized to announce that J. Kenne
dy Jobreion, of Bellefonte, 1s a candidate for ithe
ofice of Distried Attorney, subject 0 the action
of ibe Democratic voters at the primary election
10 be held September 30 paid
FOR FROTHOROTARY
anthariaed 10 anor that 0. R
Foreman, of the Borough of Beli -fotte, I=» & can
gidate for the offi7e of Prothonotary, subject
the usages of the Democratic party
We are
Fra
REPUBLIGAN,
FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER
T0 EDITOR RRPORTER-] teredby announce
mise f ss 8 candidate for Connty Commmssioner
subtiret to the decision of the Republican volers
s+ ihe primaries 0 be held Spt B_ 1911,
JACOB WOODRING,
Port Matilda, Pa
TO EDITUR REPORTER-I hereby snnounes
myself aa 8 candidate for County Commissioner
subject to the decim ‘uo of the Repabliesn voiems
at the primaries to be held Sept, 30, 191
HARRY E ZIMMERMAN
sSpringtowushiip
Formerly of Benner township
FOR REGI TER.
TO EDITOR REPORTER--1 hereby annouune
mysel! ass candidate for Register of Centre
county. subject to the decision of the Repub
jfean voters at the primaries to be heid Seps
, is
o EDWARD J. WILLIAMS
CUulonvilie, Pa
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