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The Exploits of Elaine
A Detective Novel and a Motion Picture Drama
„ , By ARTHUR B. REEVE ~~
* Th* tVtll-Known NtetlUl mnJ tki
Craotar V |JU "Clralg Ktnntjy" Shita
Presented in ColtafrorsUon With the Pstbe Players sad the Eoiectfc Flka rmj
Copyright, 1814. by the Star Oompanjr, All Foreign Rights !!■■■ ml
CONTDrOBD
Meanwhile the express wagon out
bids was driving off, with Rusty tear
lt>< after it
"What's the matter?" cried Aunt
Josephine, coming in where the foot-
Bum and the maid were arfcuing what
•was to be done.
She gave one look at her bed, the
Clothes, and the servants.
"Call Mr. Kennedy 1" she cried in
Alarm.
• •••••-•
"Elaine Is gone —no one knows how
ter where," announced Craig, after
leaping out of bed that morning to an
swer the furious ringing of our tele
phone bell.
When we arrived at the Dodgi house
lAunt Josephine and Marie were fully
•dressed. Jennings let us in.
"What has happened?" demanded
|Kennedy, breathlessly.
While Aunt Josephine tried to tell
Holding his Hand Over Elaine'a Mouth to Prevent Her Screaming, He
Snatched the Revolver Away Before She Could Fire It.
him. Craig was busy examining the
room.
• "Let us see the library," he said at
length.
Accordingly down to the library we
went Kennedy looked about. He
•eemed to miss something.
"Where is the armor?" he demand
ed.
"Why, the men came for It and took
It away to repair," answered Jen
dings.
Kennedy's brow clouded in deep
thought
Outside we had left our taxi waiting.
The door was open and a new foot
man, James, was sweeping the rug,
■when past him flashed a dishevelled
hairy streak.
• We were all standing there still as
Craig questioned Jennings about the
•rmor. With a yelp Rusty tore fran
tically intc the room. A moment he
stopped and barked. We all looked at
him in surprise. Then, as no one
moved, he seemed to single out Ken
nedy. He seized Craig's coat in his
teeth and tried to drag him out.
"Here, Rusty—down, B ir, down!"
called Jennings.
No; Jennings, no," Interposed
Craig. "What's the matter, old fel
low?"
Craig patted Rusty, whose big brown
•yes seemed mutely appealing. Out
of the doorway he went barking still.
Craig and I followed, while the rest
stood in the vestibule.
Busty was trying to lead Kennedy
down the street.
"Walt here." called Kennedy to Aunt
Josephine, as be stepped trith me on
the running board of the cab "Go on.
Rusty; good dog!"
It seemed miles that we went but
at last we came to a peculiarly de
serted looking house. Here Rusty
turned in and began scratching at the
«loor. We Jumped off the cab and fol
lowed.
The door was locked when we tried
It and from Inside we could get no an
swer. We put our shoulders to it and
burst it In. Rusty gave a leap forward
■with a Joyous bark.
We followed more cautiously. There
■were pieces of armor strewn all over
the floor. Rusty sniffed at them and
looked about disappointed, then
howled.
I looked from the armor to Kennedy
In blank amazement
"Elaine was kidnapped—in the ar- i
mor," he cried.
• ••••••
He was right Meanwhile, the ar
tnor repairers had stopped at last at
this apparently deserted house, a
Strange sort of repair shop. Still keep
ing it wrapped in blankets, they had
taken the armor out of the wagon and I
had laid It down on an old broken
bed. Then they had unwrapped it and
taken off the helmet
There was Elaine!
"Sh! What's that" cautioned one of
the men.
See "Exploits of Elaine," Sixth Episode,
In Motion Pictures, Victoria Theatre, Saturday, March 27
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T t THURSDAY EVENING, MARCH 25, i 915
They paused and listened. Sure
enough, there vm a sound outside.
They opened the window cautiously.
A dog was scratching on the door, en
deavoring to get In. It WM Rusty.
"I think it's her dog," said the man.
turning. "We'd better let him In.
Someone might see him."
The other nodded and a moment
later the door opened and in ran
Rusty. Straight to Blaine he went,
starting to liok her hand.
"Right—her dog." exolalmed the oth
er man, drawing a gun and hastily lev
eling it at Rusty.
"Don't cautioned the flrßt. "It would
make too much noise. You'd better
ohoke him!'
The fellow grabbed for Rusty. Rusty
was too quick. He jumped. Around
the room they ran. Rusty saw the
wide-open window —and his chance.
Out he -went and disappeared, leaving
the man swearing at him.
A moment s argument followed, then
| they wrapped Elaine in the blankets
alone, still bound and gagged, and car
ried her out
• ••••» «
In the secret den the Clutching Hand
was waiting, gazing now and then at
his watch, and then at the wounded
man before him. In a chair his first
assistant sat, watohing Doctor Martin.
A knock at the door caused them to
turn their heads. The crook opened it,
and In walked the other crooks who
had carried off Elaine in the suit of
armor.
Elaine was now almost conscious, as
they sat her down In a chair, and part
ly loosed her bonds and gag- She
gazed about, frightened.
"Oh, help! help!" she screamed, as
she caught sight of the now familiar
j mask of the Clutching Hand.
"Call all you want—here, young
i lady," he laughed unnaturally.
"Now. doc," he added harshly to
Doctor Martin. "It was she who shot
, him. Her blood must save him."
Doctor Martin recoiled at the
thought of torturing the beautiful
young girl before him.
"Are —you willing—to have your
blood transfused?" he parleyed.
"No, no, no!" she cried in horror.
Doctor Martin turned to the des
perate criminal. "I cannot do It"
"The deuce yon can't."
A cold steel revolver pressed down,
j on Doctor Martin's stomach.
The other crooVs next carried
Elaine, struggling, and threw her
down beside the wounded man.
Doctor Martin, still covered by the
gun, bent over the two, the hardened
criminal and the delicate, beautiful
girl Clutching Hand glared fiendish
ly, insanely.
From his bag he took a little piece
of something that shone like silver.
A moment later, Doctor Martin
looked up at the Clutching Hand and
nodded, "Well, It's working!"
All were now bending over the two.
Doctor Martin bent closest over
Elaine. He looked at her anxiously,
felt her pulse, watched her breathing,
then pursed up his lips.
"This is—dangerous," he ventured,
gazing askance at the grim Clutching
Hand.
"Can't help it," came back laconical
ly, and relentlessly.
The docfor shuddered.
The man was a veritable vampire.
*•*••••
Outside the deserted house, Kennedy
and I werp looking helplessly about.
Suddenly Kennedy reached Into Ills
pocket and produced and pulled out a
police whistle. He blew three sharp
blasts.
Would It bring help?
*••••••
While we were thus despairing, the
continued absence of Dootor Martin j
from his home had alarmed his fam- 1
lly, and had set in motion another !
train of events.
When he did not return, and could i
not M wafetM at the place to Whloh
ha via auppoaed to hare gone, several
Colicemen had been summoned to his
OHM, and they had come, flaallfi with
real hleedheunds from a suburban eta*
tkftu
It had not been long before the party
cane across the deserted Hittabeut be*
aide the road. There they had stopped
for a moment,
It was just then that they heard
Kennedy's call, and one of them had
been detailed to anawer It.
"Well, what do you wantT" aiked
i the officer, eyeing Kennedy sU3pl
l j clously as he stood there with the
armor. "What's them pieces of tin —
beyf"
Kennedy flashed his own
special badge. "1 want to trail a<
girl.' - he exclaimed hurriedly Can I
find a bloodhound about here?'
"A hound? Why, we have a i>sck—
over therei"
"Hrlng them—quick!" ordered Crnlg
Kennedy held the aimor down o
the dogs "Searchlight"' gave a low
whine. then, followed by 'Bob" and the
; others, was off. all with noses close
jto the ground. We followed
♦ ♦ • • • » •
In tt\e mysterious haunt of the
Clutching Hand, all were still stand
ing around Elaine and the wounded
i Pitts Slim
j Just then a cry from one of the
group startled the -est One of them,
less hardened than tho Clutching
Hand, had turned away frr.ir the
sight, had gone to the window. Rnd
I had been attracted by something out
| side.
"Look!" he orled.
From the absolute stillness of death
there was now wild excitement among
the crooks
"Police! Police!" they shouted to
each other as they fled by N doorway
to r. secret passace.
Clutching Hand turned to his first
assistant
"You go, too." he ordered."
»•••••«
The dogs had led us to a strange
looking house, and were now bavins
"Elaine Was Kidnaped—in the Armor,"
Cried Kennedy.
| and leaping up against the door We
did not stop to knock, but began to
; break through, for inside we could
hear faintly sounds of excitement and
cries of "Police! Police!"
The door yielded and we rushed
J Into a long hallway. Up the passage
| we went until we cnme to another
| door.
I An instant and we were all against
| It w as scout, but It shook beforo
I us. The panels began to yield.
• • » • • • •
On the other side of that door frotn
tis the master <rook stood for a mo
| ment. Doctor Martin hesitated, not
knowing quite what to do
4 Just then the wounded Pitts Slim
lifted his hand feebly. He seemed
vaguely to understand that the gamo
; was up. He touched the Clutching
I Hand.
I "You did your best, chief," he mur
mured thickly. "Heat it. if you can
j I'm a goner, anyway."
Clutching Hand moved over to a
panel in the wall and pushed a spring
It slid opon and he stepped through
Then it closed —not a second too soon
• • • • • • «
At the very moment when we burst
In, Doctor Martin, seeing his cht.nce,
stopped the blood transfusion, work
ing frantically to stay the flow of
blood.
Kennedy sprang to Elaine's side,
horrified by the blood that had spnt
tered over everything.
Just then the police burst through
the secret panel and rushed on, leav
ing us alone, with the unconscious,
scarcely breathing Elaine.
Prom the sounds we could tell that
they had come to the private room of
the Clutching H&nd. It was empty.
A policeman now stood beside
Elaine and the wounded burglar, who
was muttering deliriously to himself.
He was pretty far gone, as the po
liceman knelt down and tried to get a
statement out of him.
"Who was that man who left you—
last —the Clutching Hand?"
Not a word came from the crook.
Doctor Martin had paid no' atten
tion whatever to him, but was work
ing desperately now over Elaine, try
ing to bring her hack to life
| "Is she —going to —die ?" gaspad
Craig frantically.
Every eye was riveted oa Doctor
1 Martin.
"She is all right," he muttered. "But
the man !■ going to die."
At the sound of Craig's vole* Blaine
had feebly )pcned her eyes.
"Thank heaven," breathed £ralg,
with a sigh of relief, as his hand
gently stroked Elaine's unnaturally
' col.l forehead.
To Bo Continuod
ill. OF P. APRIL RELAY RACES
Every Intercollegiate Champion Now
In College Is Entered In Big
Event Next Mdnth
/>'/ ,IJSC( iatal Pre t.s.
I'hliadelphia, March 2*s.—Every in
tf r:-ollegiate champion now in college
is entered in the University of Pcnn
sviven'i's relay races and special
•.ports to be held here on April 23 and
24. according to an announcement
made to-dav by the University athletic 1
j authorities.
Meredith, Pennsylvania, the winner
of the quarter mile championship;
! Bpeiden, Cornell, mile ehampion, and
j Hoffiuire, Cornel 1 , the winner of the
i two miles, will be in their respective
j re':ty rasej. Braun, Dartmouth, the
jhi ; 5i hurdle champion, will run in that
| event, while Ferguson, Pennsylvania,
the low hurdle champion, will be seen
I either in the low hurdles or in one of
Pennsylvania's relay teams.
Beirtty,, Columbia, the winner of the
i shot put: Olcr. Vale, the winner of the
high jump; 3jj.l XordeH, Dartmouth,
| in the broad ju-nip. the other champions
; uc.v in college, will be in those events
j a; *',! c relay -aics.
The real feature of the presence of
I these men will be in their meeting the
hest nthletes of the Middle West and
| of the Pacific slope. Barancik, Chica
j go, the West Confeience Interoolle
! giale champion, will be in the 100-
j yard ilcsh, as well as Drew, of the
j Pniver.sit'y of Southern California,
i The latter is the holiler of the world's
! record at 9 3.5 seconds. Ha bas a won
j derful re.or.l of having beaten 10 sec- I
j onds for the 100 yards on eighteen I
different occasions.
I The eastern hurdle men will find
| themselves opposed by Kelly of South-
I ern California, the diympic champion
(and the world's record holder. Ward,
of Chicago, who was second to Kelly
j last year at the relay races, and Cron
] ley, of Virginia, with ft. 15 2-5 seconds
| record, are other men who will oppose
| Braun, ol' Dartmouth.
The field events will also find the
| present champions opposed by some of
| the very best men in America. Oler, of
| Vale, present champion itf the hi;gh
1 jump, will meet Richards, of Gornell,
j the Olympic champion. There will also
! 'oe four or five other men in the high
i jump, who have done over 6 feet.
BOWMNti ItKSIJIiTS
CASINO INDEPENDENTS
! Ideals win one game and take match
ifrom Cardinals —
JDEA'LS
Ciulbrandson 197 169 125 49 1
I Side* 174 189 217 580
Snyder ... 175 145 168— 488
| iiliopwood . . 145 143 136 424
11. Ilaines . 141 157 146 444
Totals . . 832 803 792—2427
CAHD^NAIS
Aehen'bach . 181 148 154 483
j Norris ••••, 205 146 175 — 526
jArnsberger. 155 134 I»3 452
! George .... 148 141 153 — 442
I Leaman ... 168 155 148— 471
Totals . . 857 724 793—2374
Superiors lose to Alpines by 28
! pina—
ALPINES
I Olewine ... 149 142 150— 441
Trice 145 139 130— 414
Xesi 169 160 192 521
Martin ... 167 159 170— 496
I Senior 142 172 159 473
| Totals .. 772 772 801 —2345
SUPERIORS
;liulbrandson 142 161 172 —i 475
I Simonetti 145 122 148— 415
White .... 173 122 201— 496
J. Haines .. 190 ,ljo 169 — 509
Oleisey 164 171 143 478
Totals .. 814 726 833—2373
HOLTZMAN LEAGUE
Americans take pair of games from
] Feds and are,now leading league—
FBDERA'LS
Bariber ... 98 100. 133 — 331
Deiseroth . 73 91 94 258
Bapp 82 J2 85 — 259
Banks 134 109 88— 331
Mall 143 129 113— 385
Totals .. 530 521 513—1564
AMERICANS
Chrismer .. 98 116 102— 316
Vox 105 82 96 — 283
Claster ... 129 86 113— 328
Peffer 112 87 127 — 326
O'Leary .. 115 95 129 339
Totals .. 559 466 567 —1592
Plumbers to Convene Hera
A two-day convention of the State
Association of the United Association
of Journeymen Plumbers, G-as and
Steam Fitters will be held in the head
quarters of the American Federation
of Labor, Commonwealth Trust build
ing, beginning April 16. A'bout fifty
delegates are expected to attend.
Additional Bports on Pag* 11
SPORTS
TECB HICR WINS FROM YORK
IN EXTRA PERIOD 30-29
Two Field Goal, by Voder and Hurls
firing Victory to Local Five—
Scrubs Win From York Second
Team, 88 to 17
In s game which required an extra
live-minute period for a decision Tech
High won from York last evening in
the Chestnut street auditorium by the
•core of 30 to 28. It was a close, ex
citing game and three times the score
was tied.
The score was tied at 26 points when
the final whistle blew. Harris and
Yoder scored Held goals for Tech, while
* i ''' '• cra °k forward, shot two
foul goals, thus giving the locals the
fame. Tech's chances against Central
ligh their second meeting are con
sidered tnuch bettor.
Shefifer's thirteen foul goals helped
his team materially. McCurdy and
Emanuel played good games for Tech,
while Wiest was the York star. The
lineup:
Tech. York.
Melville F Wiest
(MoC'urdy F .. , Eichelber^er
Emanuel C Greenawalt
Shetter
Sheffer G Kraber
Subs, Tech, Yoder for Melville, Har
ris for McCurdy. Field goals, Melville,
Harris, McCurdy, 2; Emanuel, 2; Yo
der, Wiest, 4; Eichelberger, Shetter.
Foul goals, Melville, 3; Sheffer, 13;
Wiest, 16. Referee, Arthurs. Timer,
Knauss. Scorer, Todd. <
In the second game the Tecli scrubs
defeated the York scrubs by the score
ol' 23 to 17. The lineup:
Tech. York.
Lloyd F r. Billot
Killinger F Bott
Beck C Thomas
'Little G Stough
Yoffe G .... H. Shippley
Subs, York, Marlowe for Billet.
Field goals, Lloyd, 4; Killinger, 3;
Beck, 3; Billet, 2; Thomas, 2; Stough.
Foul goals, Killinger, 3; Shippley, 9.
Referee, C. Steward. Timer, Knauss.
Scorer, Todd. Time of periods, 20 min
utes.
WORLD'S BILLIARD CONTEST
Present Champion Faced a Fighting
Chance in To-day's Match to
Retain His Laurels
By Associated Press.
Chicago, March 25.—Alfred De Oro,
the present champion, faced a fighting
chrnce to-day to remain in the running
for the world's three cushion billiard
championship. The Cuban, who was
beaten in his match last night with
Willium Huey, of Chicago, was paired
with Charles Morin, of Chicago, in to
day 's play, the only contest on the aft
ernoon schedule. Defeat would ruin
his chances of retaining the title. If
victorious, he would have an opportun
ity of tying John I>aly. of New York,
who is leading the tournament with
eight victories and one defeat.
Huey will meet Daly to-night. Huey
is only one game back of the leader,
having won eight and lost two. The
standing of the players follows:
Name. Won. Lost.
John Daly 8 1
William Huey 8 2
George Moore 7 2
Alfred De Oro 6 3
Charles Morin 5 5
Charles Ellis 5 H
Joseph C'apr'on 5 6
A. Kieckhefer 5 6
J. Hahman 4 7
Fred Eanes ......... 4 7
Lloyd Jevne 4 7
Jess Lean 1 10
READY FOR ANNUAL DEBATE
Academy Students to Discuss Federal
Income Tax Law
Efforts are now being madf by the
faculty of the Harrisburg Academy to
make the third annual Greek-Roman
debate the most (Successful, A chorus
of boys from the school has been
chosen to sing, while a solo will be
sung by Mr. Alle%.
The judges for the debate will be
Frank B. Wickersham, George L. Reed
and J. William Bowman. Following the
debate an address will be made by Mr.
Wickersham, who will also present the
prizes. A silver cup will be presented
to the winning team with the names
of the members of the team and the
team's name inscribed on the cup.
A gold medal with the academy seal
will be presented to the best individual
speaker. Both the prizes are the gifts
of Edward J. Stackpole.
"Resolved, That the benefits result
ing from a federal income tax are
greater than the evils," is the subject
of the debate. The Greeks will take the
affirmative and the Romans the nega
tive. The Greeks will be represented
by Robert W. Seitz, W. Burgess Broad
hurst and Raymond Holmes, and the
Romans by Mercer B. Tate, Jr., John
8, Wallis and William A. Smiley.
IZZIE HOFFMAN BEATEN
Graver Outshoots Champion at Point
Breeze Traps
Philadelphia, March 25." —In a cham
pionship live bird match at the Point
Breeze Park gunning grounds yester
day Joseph Graver, of the Delaware
Water Gap Club, challenger, beat Iz
zie Hoffman, titleholder, in a 25-bird
contest, killing straight. Hoffman scor
ed 24. Graver gave a wonderful exhi
bition of marksmanship. Hoffman on
his trip to the traps lust one bird, a
driver -variety.
cjpigmaw
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Josh
likes a rooster for
My crow and the spurs with
which it backs up the crow.
B Moroney can always back up his
mm crow with the real goods. Certainly
Mm the Army and Navy bottle could'nt B
El populate the city the way it has
H been doing, if there was anything mjK
B to shine about it. Still, Mister, B
Wk you are the judge, and our Mm
Point falls flatter than one of
grandmother's pancakes
unless you buy a
R sample drink.
Moroney'• Army and Navy Whiskey it on tale at all firit-dau bars and cafe
I HANLEN BROTHERS
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FIGHTERS DRAWING CROWDS
Warm Weather Yesterday Allowed
Johnson and Willard to Work
in Open Air
Havana, March 25.—Warm weather
yesterday gave Jack Johnson and Jess
Willard the first opportunity in sever
al days to work in the open air in
trailing for their battle for the world's
heavyweight championship 011 April 4.
Both pugilists drew crowds who were
anxious to see them at work.
Willard trained at Miramar in the
presence of 500 spectators, a third of
whom were women. Many tourists were
among those who watched the chal
lenger do 1 1-4 hours' hard work at
the pulleys, punching the dummy,
throwing the medicine ball and box
ing twelve rounds. He faced John
Pentz for three rounds, Walter Mona
han, four, and Jim Savage, five, and
later wrestled with Tex O'Rourke.
Willard has developed a good
straight left. His wind is only fair. His
sparring partner*, landed freely yester
day, and, despite the fact, that"they are
smaller men, the challenger was easily
thrown ofl' his balance in the clinches.
Willard hits a terrific blow when he
lands, but is still far from a finished
boxer. Without defending himself, he
took punishment ahout the head and
body, apparently not being discomfort
ed. During the morning Willard did
six miles of road work.
Johnson likewise took a six-mile
run yesterday morning. The champion
boxed nine rounds with Bob Arm
strong, Colin Bell and Dave Mills with
out intermission. Willard took a min
ute's rest between rounds while he was
boxing and Johnson's partners are
huskier and more experienced than
those of the challenger.
Johnson declared that he could fight
to-day, if necessary, and said that in
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1 another week he would b e in perfect
condition.
j Americans have begun to bet in fa
| vor Of Johnson, offering some sums at
11 to 5. Thus far there is only a fair
demand for seats at the championship
fight. Harry N. Frazee, principal back
er of the bout syndicate, arrived here
yesterday.
LANCASTER COMING STRONG
Independents Consider This Game One
of Important Ones of Season
A great deal of interest is being
shown in the game of basketball be
tween the Lancaster five and the Har
risburg Independents which is to be
held in the Chestnut street auditorium
on Saturday night. The Lancaster
I team and the Independents are con
sidered two of the fastest Independent
teams in the State and the meeting of
these teams assures a fast game.
Among the Lancaster players are
Ross Ranch, who formerly played with
York ami the Harrisburg Collegiates,
and Diehl, one of the fastest men on
the Franklin and Marshall College
team. A large crowd of Lancaster root
ers is expected. The Harrisburg I Inde
pendents are holding extra practices
and are determined to win this game
as they consider this their important
game both on account of the success
the Lancaster team has had this season
and also to revenge the defeat Lan
caster handed the Independents earlier