EVENING LEDGER-PHILADELPHIA, TUESDAY MARCH 30, 1915.
THE BLUE BUCKLE
A BAFFLING MYSTERY AND BREATHLESS TALE OF ADVENTURE
By WILLIAM HAMILTON OSBORNE
Author of "The Kcd Mouse," "Tho Ruhnlng Fight," "Cntspaw," Etc.
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rtlAPTBIt XXII.
Tim lNACCKflSIW,B BOX SKVBN.
The president of the t'enlnstiln Hank In
Miami was receiving two distinguished
looking Visitors In his private office. They
wero a tall man of ungainly walk but
Impressive demeanor, aiul a young lad
of singula ly pleasing face ami figure
The bahkor was nil courtesy anil atten
tion as goon as lie hnd reml his tIM tors'
tarda nnd placed chairs anil a table at
their disposal. The tail mnn. without
wasting words, seated himself and opened
black one from which he besAti t"
draw documents with businesslike tre
clslon. A blue buckle, a photograph and
th sketch of another buckle were ex
posed to view, side by side with n pllf
of papers, which lay conveniently within
hacti of his long, powerful white hands.
We are heie. sir," he srtld to the ptcsl
denf. with the quiet, positive nuthorltv of
a blje financier who addresses n little one,
Already Impressed with his Importance.
"In the matter of Box Seven In your safe :
deposit Vaults."
Ills rlance had rested for a moment mi j
tt.o graceful and modish voung lady ,
seated In an easy chair near I he door i
The- hank president bowed as his atten
tion was directed toward her. It was ix
rs.ro experience for him to he closeted
with a man of such striking personality,
uml-ns the Sunday papers had rreiU-ntly
J-emarked of such wonderful attain
ments, mid rare ntso to he confronted .
with n woman of such unquestionable,
beauty. !
They were certainly persons of proml-
nence, these proplc. and plainly had come i
from the world wher those of vvrnlth anil
culture ncqnlre the quietly dominant alts
thnt mark them as leailers In n world teas ,
prominent.
The president smiled lemlniscentlv. "I
understand," lie said. "You refer In the
Ballantyne estnte the frenk will of an
odd character."
His masculine visitor smiled In ttvn.
"NTo man, Mr. President." ho said, "Is
odd, jf he happens to be rich."
"Was the testator rlrh-' queried the
president, Interestedly.
"Don't you know, sir?" nuked tlm other.
It almost seemed as though he were
actually asking for Information. The
president shook his head.
"How could I know ?" he nnxwereiV.
"Tho nallantyne estate Is locked up In
Box Seven."
The woman smiled archly, but a trifle
anxiously. "Haven't you ever peeked In
side?" she asked.
The president was almost shocked.
"How could I, Miss," he returned.
"You havo both the keys," she smiled,
seductively.
"Ah," ho returned. "11111 this box and
Ita keys are m our vaults n confidential
trust. We hnve no right to peek."
The masculine lsltor darted a glance at
tho womnn. She berame silent on the In
stant. Then he turned back to the presi
dent. He pointed to the papers on the
table.
"Allow me, " he said, "to present cie
dentlals." The president examined them carefully,
with the leisure of nn old-fashioned man.
Tho credentials consisted of letters of
Introduction, Indentltlcd photographs and
signatured and manv oilier tetlnionlaI.i.
proving beyond peradventure that Helder
man. that Napoleon of the Street, was
present In the flesh.
"The buyer of banks," mucd the presi
dent, with a complimentary smile.
"Ttlght," said Heldcrman. as though
seeking othe worlds to conquer. "I have
Just turned my attention to It " to
the buying of New Tork banks. 'It is
difficult to set them cheap. They know
now that I am In the market and pouf
tho price soars up sky hlRh!"
Tho president nodded. "When I read
about vou In tho New York press." ho
sold, "it was my opinion, Mr. Ilelderman
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IHH-liltti. j "U ,-,- iiianiiih inii.iinr. ,
Why not buy country banks jou can get
them Cheap enough
Heldcrman cast a secret but exultant
glance toward the young woman nt his
side, and then leaned over carelessly.
"Some time," he drawled, "we shall dls.
cuss It, you .-I1-.1 I, Mr. President. l-or
the present "
The president again fumbled with his
papers. "Vour credentials are entirely
satisfactory to me," he said. "There is
no doubt that jou are Mr. Ilelderman."
"You may not understand why I am
so particular in this case," said his visi
tor, "but It is said it is whispered In the
Street though I know nothing actually
of It that there are two Heldermana."
"Brothers?"
"Xo-I have no brother But another
man who makes up to resemble me who
mimics me." I
"Xou surprise me, said the president, ;
again scrutinizing the papers nn uncon- !
scous act, which caused lleldeimnn to
smile. "What Is his motive?"
"Evidently to do me at every turn,"
said Helderman, "but so far he has suc
ceeded only In one thing he has re
peatedly gotten me into embarrassing
situations. Unquestionably a swindler
he has swindled others but not myself.
I'd like to get my hands on him that's
all."
"The police"" queried the preMdcnt.
"They are baffled," said Ilelderman, "so
baffled that they keep It quiet. But I'll
get this fellow yet. If they do not. I'll
per Mm, never fear."
Helderman drew forth a. wallet,
"There's ono thing that my ubiquitous
double so far hasn't been able to do
tie can't produce real money that la to
any considerable amount."
Without ostentation, and as though
the matter were of every day occur
rence, Helderman drew from his wnllet
and tossed before the president a neat
packet containing fifty one-thousand dol
lar bills. Tho woman started glanced
doubtfully at Heldennan. She seemed
surprised. The president picked up the
bills. He shook his head.
"Vou traveled from New York with
CHILDREN'S CORNER
Toppy Cottontail Leaves the Farmyard
fTVJPPY COTTONTAIL Waked up one
J, ftn spring morning and Indulged in a
Ions', bic stretch. He stretched his Uss,
Ma luad, his tail and Ids ears; then he
iwinked both eyes and sat up to look
HHiUTid. "That feels better." he said to
himself, "but I certainly do feel lasy, very
1&H3MI
r.QJdnian rooster, the bosu of the farm--aTil
when the turkey cock's back wus
Br 'turned), was going by lust then and heard
artynat ".poppy saw. i aiiouiu iuuik ju
oWd feel lary," he said scornfully, "a
iueat healthy rabbit like you, btaytng In
th farmyard all the time and being fed!
"OA tear, Toppv t mutln't f" wefafnwd
Mrs. DiftJi, quacklmly.
'ou ought to be out hufjt4nB for your
own prutj tben, you'd fl hettta-l"
"Now I WW that!" replied '.Toppy cros
Ii, 'l suppose you forage all over the
faieal for your fooct so you know all about
It far. )u see, old man rooster was so
3azv that ha wouldn't walk across tha
W. jitfor food lunlws he took a notion to),
sir WW wherever he happened to be. '"A
to oe. "A
fofe and
4 frappy's
I too dU-
ftot yort know about hunting
'tafcinc " o yourself"
fM Mn rooster dldn t mind.
i oiii- not JiaJ He felt lumelf
F iMwifhfed In tare what common rabbits
t' lErrtM, But te 4W answer, "I?"
jf$tatHtf "wtvy ebouw I hunt
vsa iiwilo to be (Mas of the farm-
;;i u.l U furmvariU. Hut you
f v. ivus. it fat. V a w4 cieUure Vartn
f; 4iJt -mkfot yet ' aim with tbt he
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thro upon vour peison." he exclaimed
I iire did," laughed Ilelderman.
You're foolish," -mid the president se
verely. "Vou deserve to be robbed"
"KxaellJ, but 1 wasn't."
"You may be -yet "
Ilelderman In turn shook his head. "I'll
mnkn afety doubly certain," he ex
claimed, "I'll depiiill that amount In
the Peninsula Hank or Miami Will you
do the honors. Mr President?"
Tho president did the honors. Inside of
the minutes even lcs-tlil largo deposit
In good hard ra"h was entered on tha
ledgers of the bank, mid Ilelderman wan
stowing away In his Inside pocket the
pass book showing that he had that much
to lili credit
"Now," said tteldermnn, "let's Ret back
to the ttallnnt.Mie estate This Is Miss
Hallantvne the .Miss Hiillnnlyne At the
outset 1 mav sa that it Is truo that
her Identity in New York l disRiilsed
under the name of Miss Arnnv Hut she
Is Miss Hallnnt.wic. and I am here to
vouch for It. She Is my wnrd
"She lias come here," said the presi
dent, "tf obtain actess to Box Sewn"
"Bxoctlj. Mere are her credentials
birth relatlnnfhlp Identity everything."
The president examined them. He con
sulted n memorandum "Now." he ex
claimed, "to comply with this crasy man's
desires I beg pardon of the dend-hnve
you the two blue buckles? They com
plete the chain of evidence."
The woman uttered an exclamation of
Impatience. "Ir thero never nny end to
this?" slio cried.
"There " sa .1 ilelderman, candidly. "Is
where vou'vo got us. Mr. President. We
havo one hurkle. We have the Inscription I
on the other buckle hut the other buckle
Is missing not by accident, but by de
Llgn "
"Your dtslgn''" queried the president.
"I am nfrnld," returned Helderman, "It
Is by design of my old friend, the dupli
cate Ileldermnn. But Miss Bnllnntvne
Is the claimant the rightful cinlmant
nnd we make tho claim."
The president puhed a button. A clerk
appeared. "Bring me," said the presi
dent, "cvor thing you find in connection
with the Bnllantyne estate."
The clerk nodded and returned. He
plated a pllo of papers before the presi
dent, and pointed significantly to a letter
that seemed lo be of recent date.
"Bend that, sir," he said, befoie he
left.
The president read it Then he nodded.
"I find, Mr. Helilcrman," he said, "that
ou are quite right. This Is' a letter from
Messrs, Cowcn, Covington & Brown, of
New York countersigned by Jerome T.e
clcre, the agent on whoso management
this whole thing depends. We received
this letter recently by registered mall "
Irene Arany glanced anxiously nt Hel
drrman's face. His face gave no sign.
"I a'ked them to write ytm," said
Helilerman. without the flicker of an eye
lid, "hut they would have written nny
wav." "They say," said the banker, "practi
cally what you claim that some one
claiming to be Miss Ballantyne secured
1 one of the buckles through fraud in their
i hate they don't say which. They wired
and then thc wrote.
"That Is the reason." said Heldennan.
why we can't produco the other buckle.
And yer this lady Is the rightful claimant.
The contents of the box belong to her
whether tho'e contents consist merely of
a buttonhook or of a million dollars
they are hers. She stands heie demand
ing ner rights of you."
Helderman spoko in measured tones.
"I don't want to embarrass you," he went
on, "but "
Tho president, worried, shrugged his
shoulders. "I'm son v. Mr. Ilelderman,"
he returned, fumbling with his written
instructions nnd the correspondence fast
ened to them, "sorry, hut we'ie bound b?.
these. This absurd business was thrust
upon us thrust upon this bank when Its
president was out of town. The bank
took it accepted tho conditions. We
rented Box Seven to a live man later we
were embarrassed bv the Instructions left
by a dead man Instructions that must he
literally followed, else wheie do we
stand?
We don't p.iv checks without a
proper .signature.
How can we deliver i
up these keys without the open sesame-,
the two buckles, which are the one essen- i
tial thing? Here me their photographs I
even counterfeit buckles would be de
tected. Around this box has been thrown
all these safeguards. Now you ask us to
give up when tho ono Importnnt tiling is j
missing the pres-enco of the two bluo '
buckles at om.e." i
"If a man," answered Helderman. "lost I
his right hand and couldn't sign checks, i
you'd have to pay his checks signed with
his left hand, wouldn't you?"
"When ho nroperlv Identified himself,
true," conceded thu banker, "but In this
case that man that Is, tho buckle has
completely disappeared. The buckles are
our voucher. Produce the buckles sat
isfy us of Jllss Ballnntyne's Identity this
you have already done tha key Is hers.
But vou must produco the other luckle.
You know that as well as I do." (
of course," mused Helderman, "we i
could establish our claim "
"Through the courts, exactly," said the .
president, "and I advise that courte. The
box belongs to the rightful claimant. If
through fraud she Is prevented from en
joying her property, we believe the courts I
BOine sense to what he inn even If he is
such a fool!" he said to hlm.cj?. "1 surely
am tiled of this funmurd and of the same
thing happening over and over again all
the time, t guess I'll leave and live in the
woods."
Just as hn said that, who should walk
by but Mrs. Duck. "What's this you're
saying to yournelf, Toppy Cottontail?
Haven't I taught jou that It is very rude
to mumble?"
"Ves, you have," replied Toppy. "you've
taught me a lot of good things since my
mother was shot and I came to live at this
farmyard, but I guess forget sometimes.
I Justsald then that I was going away to
(livs.Iijgtje woods."
"QlPaear, Toppy, you mustn't!" ex.
claimed Mrs. Duck, ijuaeklngly, "there is
danger In the woods and hunger and and
all torts of dreadful things!'
"If that's the case, then I'm sure I want
to go!" cried Toppy determinedly. "I'm
s4!s and tired of easy living. Thank you
for belnij good to me, Mrs. Duck, and
some day maybe I'll come bask and make
you a visit."
Mrs, Duck set up sueh a auaeklng that
ail the farmyard creatures heard her and
came running to see what could be the
matter. Hb'b going away!" she cried,
"make him stay!"
But Toppy was determined to go, so he
told bis ftieude geod-by and started on
. iouraey toward the woods, happy as
could be and feure of Inteiesttag adven
tures. And while all -be farmyard ireatures la
(OtnUM hu goftij, old men rooster, whs
bad mvn Mm Ui Mm, talmly walkeu ub
tf 4own ill tmA iuj pjd m,t nowi
would teli"e her"
Mis Aian shook her bend rehellloulv
"Is their no other waV" she demanded.
p-tcouslv, mid vet angrily. "If ou only J
i,uew wuai ive Been through. "
"Miss Itnllatilyiie," said tteldermnn,
firmlv. "t am conducting this matter for
you. The president Is right. He has said
what I knew' he would say what I told
von hn would snv. We have made our
demand he has noted It nn the papers,
lie has our credentials. Ho will protect
us, at any rate. You may be mire of
that."
Yr,u are exactly right, Mr Fielder
mnn." said the banker.
"Now," said Ilelderman. "can vou tell
us one thing do vou know what Box
Seven may contain?"
"No one knows In my opinion," said
the president, "si-e the dead mnn who
hired If in Ills lifetime. H may contain
n buttoriook. its you snld it may contain
seciirlllea to thp tune of a in'llloti dollars.
i ,vn one knows.
"Vou never peeked." rvrslsleil the
i womnn, artlessly Hut both she and
Ilelderman bung upon the president's
j answer.
"No one ever pecked," .'plumed the
president.
"I can vouch for that. And ,iow. whnt
I do vou intend to do?"
"Now," said Ileldermiin, "we'll bring
suit nt once hero In your courts. Can
on recommend n lawyer?"
I The president Binllcd. "Slnco vnu'ic go-
I Ing to sue the bank I enn hardly send you
'XVouTn ,hPr0 ' "W
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. "e, ' "'f1.'10."",,1 ','? '.".'nPs f lwn nl"1
handed them to lleldeimnn
"Now," said Ilelderman, "If you don't
mind I'm nlways Interested can you
show nio thiough your bank?"
The president could and did, Helderuiaii
was charmed. It seemed, with the solidity,
the quiet flnancliil dignity of tho Insti
tution. Me met all the ofllcers, the cashier
and the telleis As he tnlked to them,
tlieio seemed something mystic, myster
ious about his remarks, his question".
What was he driving nl? What did It
mean? What did he Intend to do?
When ho left, he left tho entire hank
wondering nn the qui vlve livery man
felt nn ho felt on the day before a inlse
in alarv.
The piesident called the cashier into
his private olllce.
"I wonder," whispered the president,
sigiilflcnntl.i, "If he means" Ho didn't
finish,
"I woiulei, too," answered the cashier,
stilllliig the air.
Ilelilertiin.n saw both the lawyerd casual
ly, mid picked the latter of the two. To
this lawyer he said nothing about the
blue buckle oi the Balluntyne estate.
"How much do you think." he queried
confldentlnlli, "I can get the peninsula
Bank Tor ?"
"Stick 'em for?" smiled the lawyer,
sluing up Ilelderman a hit. He shook his
head. "U'h like pulling teeth to get 'em
to lend money," ho added. "They haven't
got nn ounce of sporting blood, I tell
you."
Heldcrman apparently icselited the easy
familiarity of the mnn. "1 am not a
bortower," ho said, stiffly. "I want to buy
the ban!;."
Tho lawyer stared nt him. ' You want
to buy the bank." ho gasped.
"I do," said Helderman.
"Do you want some goo advice?"
went on the lawyer.
"I do." said Heldennan.
The lawyer nodded. "I'm the boy to
give it to you, Mr. Helderman." he said.
Then there was a loiu significant nllence,
Heldennan broke, It.
"Well, go ahead," he demanded. Then
he understood. Ho drew forth a check
book ami fllle'd out n check for a hundred
dollars.
"My .mistake." he commented, as ho
passed it over. "Now go ahead."
Tho lawyer pocketed the check. "My
advlLe," ho said slowly, chuckling as ho
said It, "Is Just this don't."
"Win- not?"
"They've been trying to sell that bank
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"You can buy it, figuratively, for a song
a dollar down nnd a dollar a week
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"You're sure of what ou say?"
"Positive."
"You're my mnn," said Helderman.
"Come, with me."
The two went to the bank. They were
closeted for hours with thp president nnd
the cashier. For hours Ileldermnn pos
ing as a very astute financier examined
ledger after ledger, fingered securities,
added up columns, scrutinized certificates
of stock. At last ho sank back, satisfied.
"If wo can agree on terms, I'm with
yon," he said.
They agreed on tetms. Helderman saw
lo that. He left the bank half nn hour
inter, walking on air.
He left two men behind him more than
two who danced on air. They had good
teason to
l'or Helderman had bought tho bank
"You offered 'em too much," said Hcl
derman's lawyer.
"Yes," drawled Helderman, as he drew
bis rounsel another check, "two dollars
down nnd two dollars a week orsn." He
j aw tied. "It was too much," he enld.
in that same afternoon almost nt thnt
verv hour Orowder, of the secret service,
burst Into Crnlg's apartment.
"Mv man In Florldn says Helderman Is
there," he smiled. He shook his head.
"I'll begin to love Heldcrman after a
while. He was hern In New York
last night now Tie's In Plprlda. Impossi
ble, eh? Oh, lio not lo Ilelderman. He
traveln fast He's down In Florida and
he's up here In New York. Now you see
him. now you don't."
"I believe." said Craig slowly, "thnt he
Is In Florida."
"If he Is," returned Crowder, "one thing
Is sure. He can't get back to New York
In three hour", can ho?"
"I rlinuld say not," said Craig.
Crowder nodded. "I don't know where
Hcldtrman Is nt the present moment," he
Went on: "I haven't seen him nil day. But
I'll tell you what I'll do. I'll vvnger you
a new 'hat "
"One like this," saltf Craig, picking up
n IS sperlmen of his own buying.
"One like that," said Crowder, with as
surance. "I'll wager you n hat like thnt
that we see Ilelderman In Now Yolk to
nlcht." "I'll go you." relumed Craig.
A few hours later be solemnly deliv
ered to Crowder a written order for a
ili hat. There was a rensou. For he
and tne secret service man hail visited
tho drive, and through the big window
of tho big house thev had seen the man
thev looked for, busy In his big white
room.
"It's Heldormnn," ndmlttcd Craig.
"He's In New York for sure nnd not In
Florida,"
NX! It.
A flOIT FBOM TUB BUT.
Craig was no fool. The grass had not
grown under Ills feet. IIo knew enough
of his own trust company to know that
thn last thing n bank would do with
legard to other people's property was to
tako risks.
"A bank'll take nii thing you give It."
ho told Blllle Ballantyne, "but when It
comes to letting go Its hold well. It's
more blessed to receive than it Is to give.
That's Its motto. And the bank at Mi
ami won't give up whnt it's got not un
til wo say tho word."
Ho hnd already seen to It that Covven,
Covington & Brown and I.eclerc also
had served notice on the Peninsula Bank
of tho llasco In the delivery of the other
buckle. IIo also took the precaution to
write his own registered letter to the
Southern bank, notifying them of the
claim of Miss Ballantyne. He understood
well what would happen tho bank would
merely decline to deliver to either party.
Craig, In his letter, had not mentioned
Helderman, for a very good leason he
had no positive assurance thnt Helder
uiaii was mixed up in tho affair.
"I gave this Arany woman hail Colum
bia In mv letter to the bank." he told
Blllle. "They'll understand there's no
doubt In my mind that she's an adven
turess." "Don't Torget that I'm stilt nn adven
turess," said Blllle, with a laugh.
Cialg declined to notice tho remark.
"As for Helderman bo's still In Now
York I'm satisfied of that. So, for tin
present, we'll wait until we hear from
tho bank."
It was thnt day that he heard from tho
bank. The letter was tho letter of the
president. It was addressed to Craig at
the latter's npnrttnents.
"Dear Sir (it saldi Your communica
tion or recent date, in re the Ballnntyno
estato and Box No. 7 !n our i-afo deposit
vaults, received. You ore hereby notified
that Miss Wlllielmlna Ballantyne for we
believe her to bo such lias called on
us. bus exhibited to us her credentials
nnd has notified us of her claim to the
key for Box 7 If tho lady whom vou
represent can comply with tho conditions
under which we hold the key she will
be entitled to It but wo have reaton to
believe that she cannot. Wo have filed
your claim and will decline to pay to
either party except pursuant to tho de
cree of a court."
The letter failed to mention Helder
man. But It gave- Crnlg a distinct Jolt.
"This Arany girl H working alone," ha
exclaimed, "and the bank bellves in her.
Tho tlmo lias come, Miss Ballantyne.
Now we must go South."
They went South, Blllle and her father
and Craig went, too. Ills hurts were
healing rapidly ho longed for action.
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This venture WAS vastly more Interesting
to Craig than remaining In ifnw Tork.
And Ills physician couldn't hold him
back. They went to' Miami.
in their turn they saw the president.
The president expectod them-Cralg had
notified him. But thero was ono thing
Crnlg was Unprepared for. As they en
tered the bank two or threo suspicious
looking Individuals lounged about the en
trance. Aa Craig nnd his fair charge
were ushered Into the president's room
these suspicious looking Individuals fol
lowed them inside. The president vv as
sealed at his desk. Craig Introduced
himself.
The president nodded curtly. Ho had
hardly looked nt his visitors.
"We hoped," said Crnlg. "to see you
alone." He glanced nt the suspicion-)
characters. Tho president snoo nm
licnd. , , , .
"Thcso gentlemen," said tho president,
"are merely local detectives from the
rounlv profcetilor's office. I desired
to hnve them hear your slory."
1'or the first time the president looked
niille llnllnntvtio full In the face. Clearly
he was startled Then lie looked Craig
squarely in the face. Onco more ho
started.
He lose nnd bowed. "I beg your par
don, Mr. Itutherford," he said. "I was
not prepared-1 wns prepared for-
Crnlg smiled. "You were prepared, ho
snld, "for the advent of nn adventurer
and nn adventuress. IJon't wo nnswer
the description?"
"I had hoped I did, rit least," smiled
niille Hnllnntvnc.
The president nodded to the detectives.
"Gentlemen." he said, "for the present,
suppose you step outside." .
Crnlg had understood tho sltuntlon nt
a glance. Tho detectives hnd been pres
ent, not o much to hear iho story, as
to Intimidate them the presence of these
men might 1:111 n fraud In Its Inception.
Tim president had expected them to wilt
to lellimuMt nnv claim they might
hnve hnd, then nnd there, on the spot.
Ono glnnce nt their fnecs told him that
he wns confronted with a lady nnd a
gentleman.
"Let me Introduce," said Craig. "Miss
Itallnntyne."
The president smiled hut he wns con
fused by the frnnkness of their demean
or.
"The other Miss Hnllantyno," he re
turned. "The Miss nallantyne." said Crnlg.
Craig produced Blllle's credentials In
her turn. He produced the first buckle.
Ho told the whole story.
"To say the least," the president cx
clnlmed, "this in nit very confusing. Ono
Miss nallantyne was here, with Iron
clnd cicdentlals nnd one buckle. Here
nre you with iron-clnd credentials nnd
another buckle "
"Where is Miss Alnny now?" queried
Cialg.
(CONTINUUI) TOMonilOW.)
Rocap is right on the ground in
Havana to give you the facts in black
and white. And nobody can do it
like Billy Rocap. As a retired
amateur featherweight champion of
America, a world-famous fight official
and Philadelphia's dean of the ropes,
Rocap lets you in on the real situation.
Beginning tomorrow the Public
Ledger will publish Wm. H. Rocap's
articles every day. If you want to
know the true physical condition of
Willard and Johnson, their training
methods and ring tactics, inside facts
aqd an accurate blow-for-blow account
of the big battle, keep in touch with
Rocap daily in the
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VACCINATION CHECKS
MILLVILLE SMALLPOX
All Cases Now Quarantined and
Fear of Epidemic Spreading
Further Has Passed.
IrAosi a siArr commionubnt 1
MIMjVILLE, N. J-. March 30. The
success of tho vaccination campaign nnd
thn assuming announcement of Stato In
spector of Sanitation David C. Bowen,
thnt all cases of mild smallpox, from
which a largo number of residents of this
city were suffering, have been discov
ered nnd quarantined, has dona much to
reassure the people nere ana rano uu
apprehension of danger.
Inspection of tho towns and cities ly
ing along the Maurice Hiver Is still be
ing made by Inspector Uowen. Vaccina
tion Is being urged upott the residents of
nil theso places, however, and some of
tho local health boards have already
Joined tho Stato Inspector In his effort
to prevent any possible recurrenco of tho
epidemic.
No ono Is In a position to state what Is
thn temnee of the neonle 111 regard to tho
nctlon of the Hoard of Health which Is
held responsible for the extent of tho con
tagion. Political nctlon against tho pres
ent city commissioners will probably be
one of the effects of the epidemic, as tho
people are disposed to hold them to blamo
for the unenvlablo notoriety that has
fallen upon the city.
Tho attempt of a local paper to place
tho blamo for the widespread story of
tho senrn on tho shoulders of tho Phila
delphia newspnper correspondents has
failed and tho residents of this city havo
rome to the conclusion that the action of
the various cllv departments at tho time
of the llr't outbreak Is the true cause of
the los of business that has been caused
by the belief In other sections of tho
country Ihat illllvlllo wns a plague spot.
Tho clash between Rtnto Inspector
Uowen nnd Krnnk Bullock, locnl health
Inspector, over tho lifting of the quaran
tine has been settled by tho order of
tho State Inspector that no quarantines
shall be lifted without his express per
mission. In splto of this announcement
the motion picture theatre owners an
nounce thnt they will open their places on
Saturday If they learn that tho taberna
cle, recently constructed for a revival to
begin Sunday, will bo opened on that
date.
Club to Bo Burpee's Guests
W. Atlco Burpee, a well-known I'hlla
delphlan, whose country home Is Kordhook
I-'arins in Bucks County, will entertain
tho members of tho Doylestown Club, nt
n luncheon at tho General Greene Inn In
Buckingham.
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OFFICIALS OP D. A. R.
IN HOTCONTROVERSY
Members of Society in This City
Concnrnnrl rWv. -r i
ai ST x dispute
AbouFFinances.
much concerned over a JniLl H? ?f
Liquidation and EndSiftliM n
tho payment of a bill of 0M nl' ,)?r
firm of ,1. e. caldwel I r ?mC1 ,l.ho
or engraving. & Co" lhls cltV.
About two weeks neo li l. ..it ..
Story Issued a circular letif, f ? "'
U.0 integrity of M?J.ittoe J U.' Ck,,nif
days later Mrs. Block Issued o m fe,w
self-defense, in which ,.,& eft he
natlona pie-ildent with playing politic,
She said Mrs, Story's attack was Inl
spired by a rumor that she was to" b -!
candidate for national treasurer on a
ticket opposed to Mrs, Story, at the an
mint meeting of the Rocloly which
be held April 13 In Washington "
According to Mis. Thomas Potter tr
regent of the Philadelphia Chapter," the
Pennsylvania members of tho orgatilVa
tion favor Mrs. Block. Mrs. Potter .
Mrs. Block has worked Indefallgably tn
.also funds for the liquidation o : the
!e.,,t. ?n ,tlla ROcloty's national home In
Washington and other expenses.
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