THE CITIZEN, TUESDAY, JUNE 3, 1913. PAGE SEVEN TheRootOfEvil THOMAS DIXON Copyright, 1011, SYNOPSIS Btuart. southern lawyer In New York, is In lovo with Nan Primrose. Ills friend. Dr. Woodman, who has a young daugh ter, Is threatened with the loss of his drug business by Blvcns, whom ho be friended years before. Stuart visits the Primroses. Nan wants Stuart to accept a place with Blvcns' chemical trust. He dislikes Blv ens' methods and refuses. Blvcns ca on him. Blvens Is In lovo with Nan. Stuart re fuses U10 offer, and Nan breaks her en gagement with the lawyer. Blvens asks Woodman to enter the trust. WSodman wlfPhof yield "and'iues Blvens' company. Tho promoter tells the doctor he and Nan are engaged. Harriot Wood man Is Btudylng music. Stuart takes Nan for a day In tho country, Stuart pleads with Nan to give up Blv ens, but the spell of millions Is on her and aha yields to It. Nan becomes Mrs. Blvens. Harriet lores Stuart, but o does not knew it Nine yeo.rs doss. Stuart becomes district attorney. He Investigates criminal trusts. Kan acks him to call. Stuart wants Woodman to end his suit against Blvcns, but tho doctor stands firm. Blvcns aids Stuart In his Investi gation of crooked financiers. CHAPTER VIM. A Straight Tip. NAN received tho announcement of Blvens' failure to settle Woodman's suit with a grim resolution to win now, at all hazards. Tho sensational reports of Stuart's action against tho big 'finan ciers had given her quick mind the cue to a new line of stratagem. She began cautiously. "You are not going to givo up a thing I've set my heart on merely because old Woodman's a fool, are you?" she asked her husband, -with a touch of scorn. "Jim Stuart is tho best friend you ever 'had. Ho has become one of the moat famous men In America. 1 .want him at our next entertainment." "The thing that puzzlos mo," Blvcns broke in, "is why he will not come to the houoe. When I meet him down town he's always friendly." Nan's llpa quivered with a queer lit tle smile. "Will ho succeed in this action against these men?" "No; he can't get tho facts. If he could he'd shake tlio foundations of the financial world." "Why not give tho facts to him?" "I had thought of that; but it might bring on a panic" "What have you to krac by it?" "Nothing, but a panic's a dangerous thing to monkey with." "It couldn't injuro Stuart?" his wife asked cautiously. "No. It couldnt hurt him. On tho other hand, I might make him the un conscious Instrument of a great per sonal vengeance, doubio my fortune and possibly land Jim in tho White House." "You must do it. denrr his wife cried, trembling with suppressed ex citement "It's playing with dynamite." "It's worth the risk to double your fortune. Do it for my Bake!" Nan loaned close and pressed her husband's hand whllo her dark eyes 'found their way into his heart "I'll do it," lie said with firm ac cent. "Ill phone him at once." When Stuart sat down with Blvens In one of the magnificent jprtvato din ing rooms of his milllocairo ehib two days later ho -was etracfc vHix the per fection of? tho flnandert Orces and the easy elegance of his manners. "Nan has surely done wonders with some pretty crude material!" he mused. Ho recalled Nan's diary with grim amusement. It took two years to thoroughly break him so that 8 bo could always be sure that his nails wero trim mod and his clothes in perfect style. He had long since ceased to struggio and had found much happiness of lata poors in vying with her In tho perfection of his per sonal appoaranoa. When the dinner woe finished Blvcns dismissed tho waiter, lighted one of hin huge cigars and drew from a mo rocco oaeo wnkh ho bad placed beside his chair a typewritten manuscript. He turned its leaved thoughtfully a mo ment -and handed them to Stuart "There's a document, Jim, that cost me $10,000 to preparo; for whoso sup pression $1,000,000 would bo paid and bo questions askod." "But why this generosity on your part. Coif "I have anticipated that Question, I answer it fully and frankly. There IS . a WWW II by Thomas Dixon eiiough dyhTTmlCtf fiT that document to blow up half of Wall Street and land somebody In tho White nouse." "And many in tho motgue?" "And some in tho penitentiary. I'vo watched your work the past nine years with genuine prldo, Jim. You'vo Enid a lot of hard things about rich malefac tors, but you've never touched me." "No, I think you're too shrewd to be caught in that class, Cal." "I pride myself that I am. It's only tho clumsy fool who gets tangled In the criminal law. But a lot of them have done It big fellows whoso names fill the world with noise. I've taken tlio pains to put Into that typewritten document tho names, tho dates, the places, the deeds, tho names of the wit nesses and all the essential facts. Do what you please with it. If you do what I think you will, some men who are wearing purple and fino linen will be wearing stripes before another year and you will bo the blggeet man In New York." "And yoar motive?" "Perhaps I wish to get oven with some men who have done me a dirty trick or two, and perhaps Incidentally In tho excitement which will follow this exposure of fraud and crime I may make an honest penny. Is that enough?" "Quite." "And youU make the attack nt once?" Stuart glanced rapidly through tho flrst page of tho document and his eyes began to dance with excitement. "Tho only favor I ask," Blvcns add ed, "is twenty-four hours' notice be fore you act" "I'll let you know." Stuart rof)e quickly, placed tho docu ment In his insido pocket and hurried home. The deeper the young lawyer probed into the mass of corruption Btveos had placed In his hands tho moro profound became his surprise. That men whose names were tho synonyms of honesty and fair dealing, men intrusted with the management of companies whoso assots represented tho savings of mil lions of poor men, tho solo defense of millions pf JWplees women and chil drenthat these trusted leaders of tho world were habitually prostituting their trusts for personal gain, stagger ed belief. Ho delayed action and began a care ful, patient thorough Investigation. As it proceeded his amazement In creased. Ho found that Blvens hnd only scratched tho surface of the truth. New York, tho financial center of tin nation, had gone mad with the Insane passion for money at all haaards by all means, fair or foul. The nation was on the tidal wave of the most wonderful indue trial boom in Its his tory. Tho price of stocks had reached fabulous figured and still soared to greater heights. Muhonalros wore springing up, Mko mushrooms, m a night Two months hnd passed einco Blvens placed in tho district attorney's bands the document which was destined to make sad history In tho annals of the metropolis. Stuart felt that the time had come to act. It was his solemn duty t tho people. IIo oat to hlfl prtvato ofllco-taouo of tho great ky8crapora downtown hold ing in hie hand a Hat of tho men bo was about to oak the grand jury to In dict for crimes which would send thorn to prison, exile and dishonored death, Tve got to do-ife (tiflfB all. But be fore I do, rm game to know coo or two things beyond tho shadow of fi doubt" Ho selucd his tetcphono and mado an appointment to can at once on B Irons. Tho financier extended his delicate hand and with a cordial gtnllo led Stu art to a seat bceldo his desk. Tho only sign ho betrayod of deep emotion was the loo like coldness of his slender fingers. "Well, Jim, you'vo completed your very thorough' Investigation J" "How did you know I was' making a thorough investigation?" "I make K my business to know things which vitally Interest mo. You found my facts accurate, and you are ready to striker' "When I bavo confirmed some state ments you hnvo made In your story concerning tho prtvnto Ufo of those men. How do you know tho accuracy of the facts you etato in a singlo line, for Instance, about tho private lifo and habits of tho precedent of a certain trust company?" "Yon don't Bupposo I would make a statement llko that unless I know it to 1 truer "How did you discover It?" -very simply." Btvens stepped to one of the great teel safes and drew out a manuscript notebook of some 300 pages of type written matter. On tho back of the morocco cover was printed in plain gold lettering: "The rrivota Ufo of No. rm" He handed tho volume to Stuart, clonal tho safe and resumed his peat. "You may take that book with you, Jim," 1ms sold quietly. "I trust to your honor not to reveal Its contents ex cept In the discharge of your sworn duty as an officer of tho law. You will find in it tho record of tho distinguish ed president's private llfo for tho past ten years without tho omission of a singlo event of any Importance." Stuart glanced through tho book with amazement "How did you come into possession of such facts?" "No trouble nt all," was the easy answer. "It only requires a lKtlo mon ey and a little pattenco and a Uttlo caro in selecting tho right men for tho right Job. Any man in tho business world who thinks ho can do as he ploasos in this town will wnko some morning with a decided Jolt The war for financial supremacy has developed a secret service which approaches per fection. Not only do I systematically watch my employees until I know ev ery crook and turn of their llvos, but I wntch with even greater caro tho heads of every rival firm In every de partment of tho Industrial world where my Interests touch theirs. . "I not only wntch tho heads of firms; I watch their trusted assistants and confidential men. In that big safe a thousand secrets lie locked whoso rov olation would furnish matter enough to run tho yellow Journals for the next fivo years. Modern business is war, the fiercost and most cruel the world has over known. It is of greater im portance to a modern captain of in dustry to know tho plans of his enemy than it ever was to tho commanding general of an opposing army." "I see," Stuart responded thought fully. "There are men down there in the street now," Blvens went on dreamily, "who are wearing silk hats todny for vhom the prison tailor is cutting a suit. I have their records in that silent little steel clad room. It's a pitiful thing, but it's life. "The scorcest thing in New York to day, Jim, Is the man who can't bo bought nud sold. Tho thing that's be yond price in tho business world Is character combined with brains. That's why I made you tho offer I did once upon a time to como In with me. There are positions today in New York with a salary of half a million a year waiting for men who can fill them. If I could find one man of the highest or der of creative and executive ability who would stand by mo In my enter prises I could be tho richest man In tho world in ten years." Stuart lifted his eyes from the rec ord be was casually scanning and smiled Into Blvens' dark, serious face. Tho look silenced the speaker. The Uttlo man knew instinctively that Stu art was at that moment weighing his own llfo and character by the merciless standard ho had set up for others. Judged by conventional laws, be bad nothing to fear. He was a faithful member of his church. He gave lib erally to its work and gavo generous ly to a hundred worthy charities. Ho loved his wife with old fashioned loy alty and tenderness and grieved that she was childless. He stood by his friends and fought his enemies, asking no quarter nnd giving none. Yet in his heart of hearts ho know that, however loftily ho might dis course at present about "character," "honor," "integrity" and "fair deal ing," ho had stolen tho formula from his big hearted employer, Woodman, with which he had laid tho foundation of his fortune. It was tho first half minion that camo hard. It was this flrst half million that bore the stain of shame. His -other questionable acts on which tho fate of millions had often hung ho hod no difficulty in Justifying. Busi ness was war. Blvens waited for Stuart to speak. Tho moment was one big with fate. Stuart was about to reach a decision that would make history. No one know so well Its importance as the keen Intellect that gleamed behind the Uttlo black eyes watching with tiro--loss patience. J3elow he could hear tho roar of the city's llfo. Men bought and sold with no fear of tomorrow. Yet a single word from tho Hps of tho tall, clean shaved young officer bf tho law and a storm would break which might tear from tho foundations Insti tutions on whoso solidity modern civ ilisation Deemed to root "Well, Jim," Blvens said at length, "you nro going to act?" Bttmrt rose abruptly, his reply sharp nnd clear: "Yes, I'm going to act! "At onco?" "It's my duty." Blvens grasped his hand. "I congratulate you, Jim. You are going to do a big thing, one of the blggeet things In our history. You aro going to teach tho mighty that the law is mightier. It ought to land you at tho very top in politics or any other old place you'd llko to climb." "Thafs something which doesn't In terest mo yet, Cal. The thing that stuns mo is that I've got to do so pain ful a thing. But my business is the enforcement of Justice. There's one thing I still cant understand why you of all men on earth should havo put this information in my hands. The honor of the achievement, if good shall como to the country, Is really yours, not mine." "And you can't conceive of my act ing for the country's good?" Blvens' black eyes twinkled. "Not by the wildest leap of my lmac- inanon." Tho twinklo broadened Into a smUo as tho lawyer continued: "Your code is simple Cal. There's no provision in it for disinterested ef fort for others. This tlmo you'vo got mo up n tree. You have rendered the people a great service. You have placed mo under personal obligations. But how you nro going to get anything out. of it is beyond me." "Oh, I'll have my rewind, my boy," Blvens answered Jovially, as bis dainty fingers again stroked his beard, press ing his mustacho back from tho thin Hps, "and I assure you It will not be purely spiritual." The door had scarcely closed on Stu art when Blvens pressed tho button which called his confidential secretary. In n moment tho man stood at his el bow with the tenso erect bearing of an orderly on the field of battle. The quick nervous touch of the master's hand on that button had told to Ids sensitive ears the story of a coming llfo nnd death struggle. His words came with sharp, nervous energy: "Yes. sir?" "A meeting of the Allied Bankers hero in thirty minutes. No telephone messages. A personal summons to each. They enter one at a time that no one on tho outsldo sees them como." (Continued in Friday's Issue.) GOVERNMENT TO SMASH TRUSTS Erie Railroad nnd Other Alleged Of fenders, to Undergo Trial at Washington. (New York American.) Washington, May Through several new suits, to he begun at once, the Government expects to ef fectively smash the Anthracite Coal trust. There will bo at least three actions, It was learned today. The Reading Company, the prin cipal offender, will be attacked for alleged destruction of competition, between several carriers and coal produclng companies through tho acquisition, as a holding corporation of all tno capital stock of the Phila delphia & Reading Railway Com pany and Central Railroad Company, of New Jersey, operating parallel and competing railroad lines; the Philadelphia & Reading Coal and Iron Company, and Lehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Company. The Erie Railroad will bo proso cuted for combining with the New York, Susquehanna & Western Rail road, a competitor, by the purchase of that road and bringing the two under one control and management. Also for forming an unlawful com bination through the purchase of the Pennsylvania Coal Company, there by acquiring the stock and control of the Erlo and Wyoming Railroad Co., and of the Delawaro Valley and Kingston Railroad, and defeating tho projected construction of an In dependent line, the Delawaro Valley and Kingston. STALKER AND B RAMAN. We are having plenty of rain at present, and too cold for good grow ing weather. An accident happened last Friday at Stalker when Frank Stanton, who is employed by R. J. and O. C. Stalk er had the misfortune to break both bones In one leg. He was taking milk to the creamery when some thing gave way to the harness and tho team a start and threw him and he was caught In the wheel. The team, however, was caught a short distance from where it happened with no more damage. Dr. Woolsey, of Hancock, was called and reduced tho fracture. Mrs. Ann Murray and son, Henry, and Frank Murray and family have all moved to Endicott Mrs. R. J. Stalker and son visited her parents at Lookout the latter part of tho week. An Ice cream social was held at tho Braman M. E. church last1 Sat urday evening and was well attend ed. The proceeds were about nine dollars. Several from Stalker at tended. Delia R. Dana was a caller at Mrs. H. R. Stalker's last Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Coe Young spent mat ounaay wim jir. ana Mrs. Jas. H. MInckler. Russell Stalker and son Arthur of Peakville, visited relatives here jiihi ouuuay. Joe and Emma Kelly mado a busi ness trip to Hankins last Tuesday. Mrs. O. H. Tlrnmnn at forlVn is visiting her parents here. State of Ohio, City of Toledo, Lucas County. SS.: Frank j. Cheney makes oath that ne is senior partner of the firm of F. L. Cheney & Co., doing business In the City of Toledo, County and State aforesaid, and that said flrr will pay the sum of ONE HUNDREL DOLLARS for each and every case o Catarrh that cannot be cured by the use of Hall'B Catarrh Cure. FRANK J. CHENEY. Sworn to before mo and subscrib ed in my presence, this Gth day of December, A. D. 1886. (Seal) a. W. GLEASON. Notary Public. Hall's Catarrh Cure ia taken In. ternally, and acta directly on the Diooa ana mucous surfaces of the system. Send for testimonials free F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, O. Sold by ail Druggists, 76c. Take Hall's Family Pills for con Btlpatlon. ,srtaiyrXlA et rtJatfcdfcCorfSSJtHTMr tutor ( ereMtUfToaiAMIonjrrjttl it n M xroctii tot MtuttiBf futjut viiui.iy rr-uW SHERIFF'S SALE OF VALUABLE REAL ESTATE. By vlrtuo of process Issued out of tho Court ot Common Pleas of Wayne county, and Stato of Pennsylvania, and to me di rected and delivered, I havo levied on and will expose to -public sale, at the Court House in Honesdale on FRIDAY, JUNE 0, 2 P. M. All tho defendant's right, title and interest in tho following described property viz: All that certain piece, parcel or tract of land, situate in tho Town ship of Manchester, county of Wayne, and Stato of Pennsylvania, bounded and described as follows: BEGINNING for a corner at tho northeasterly corner of land belong ing to E. K. Barnes, and commonly called the Cole Flat, on the bank of tho Delaware River; thence in a southwesterly direction along tho easterly side of tho Cole Flat lot and tho H. Lerons lot, let the distance be moro or less, to a corner in the line of land formerly belonging to Robert Halsey, and now belonging to Eras tus Lord estate; thence in a some what southeasterly direction along the said Erastus Lord estate to a corner of the C. G. Armstrong lot, let the dlstanco bo moro or less; thence In a somewhat northeasterly direction along the line of lands be longing to C. G. Armstrong and Ken-' ney Brothers to tho Delawaro River, let tho distance be more or less; thence up the Delaware River to tho place of beginning. CONTAINING ono hundred forty (one hundred forty) acres, more or less, and commonly called the Gore lot. Being the same property con voyed by William M. Kellam et ux. and Coo F. Young et ux. to George Gould, by deed dated the 9 th day of February, 1904, and recorded In the office for the recording of deeds in and for Wayne county in deed book No. 92, page 128, and being the same land that George Gould and wife by their deed dated tho 18th day of July, 1910, recorded in Wayne coun ty deed book No. 101, page 191. granted and conveyed to Gould Lum ber Company. Seized and taken In execution as the property of The Gould Lumber Company at the suit of First Nation al Bank of Hancock, N. Y. Judg ment, '$3,000. No. 23 Jan. Term, 1912. Attorney McCarty. TAKE NOTICE-All bids and costs must be paid on day of sale or deeds will not be acknowledged. FRANK C. KIMBLE, Sheriff. SHERIFF'S SALE OF VALUABLE REAL ESTATE. -By virtue of process Issued out of the Court of Common Pleas of Wayne county, and State of Pennsylvania, and to me directed and delivered, I have levied on asd will expose to public sale, at the Court House in Honesdale, on FRIDAY, JUNE 13, 1013, 2 P. M. All the defendant's right, title, and interest in the following de scribed property viz: All that certain lot or parcel of land situated in the Township of South Canaan, county of Wayne and State of Pennsylvania, bounded and described as follows, to wit: Beginning at the south-west corn er of tho lot or tract of land herein described; thence north forty-four degrees and two minutes west eight hundred and twenty feet to a beech tree corner; thence south forty-five degrees and fifty-one minutes west five hundred and seventy-three feet to a corner; thence north forty-three degrees and forty-three minutes west sixteen hundred and seventy-four feet to a corner In the center of the public road leading to South Canaan Corners; thence along said road north sixty-five degrees twenty-eight minutes east nine hundred and nine ty-one feet; thence north sixty-one degrees east eight hundred and one feet to a corner in tho center of the road; thence north sixty-nine de grees thirty-nine minutes east four hundred and thirty-seven feet to a corner in the center of the road; thence north sixty-seven degrees forty-eight minutes east seven hun dred and nine feet to a corner in the center of the road; thence north sixty-throe degrees thirty-one mln utes east six hundred and three feet to the center of the road: thence south forty-three degrees fifty-six minutes east thirteen hundred and THE DELAWARE AND Saratoga Springs Lake Ten Days9 Saturday, August 2, 1913 Arrange Your Vacation Accordingly. fifty-six feet to a stones corner; thence south forty-seven degrees and thirteen minutes west nineteen hun dred and twenty-five feet to a corn er; thence south forty-four degrees forty-three minutes west eight hun dred and flfty-fivo feet to the placo of beginning. Containing ono hun dred and thirty-six and 85-100 acres, be the same moro or less. Being tho samo land which Lesllo M. Cease ot al. by deed dated July 21, 1911, re corded In Wayne county D. B., No. 102, page 403, granted and convey ed to S. M. Hawke. Upon said premises is a two-story frame dwelling house, barn and oth er out buildings, and a considerable portion of tho land Is Improved. Seized and taken In execution as tho property of S. M. Hawke at the suit of Lesllo Cease and Russell Cease, assignees. No. 89, Juno Term, 1911. Judgment, $1200. At torney, Simons. ALSO FRIDAY, JUNE 13, 2:30 P. M. All that certain piece or parcel of land sltllfltn In tlio tnwnatiln nt Tot- OS, county of Wayne and State of r-emisyivania, uounaea ana aescrioea as follows: Beginning at tho western side of tho Cherry Rldgo Turnplko twenty-five feet from the centre tuereoi ai a staite ana on tno south side of alley No. 2, being a front eastward of fivn rnrla nn enM turn pike, and northward of eight rods on said alley and enclosed by lines at right angles with said turrplko and alley and containing one-fourth acre of land. Included with this lanu is the right and privilege of getting water from the spring on tho lot north Of tho nfnrnn-llrt nrnnoriir and west of tho turnpiko In quantity aumuieiii, ior one ianiny s use. He ine: the samo nnrpnl nf lnnrl wlitali A. Doney et al. by deed dated Feb ruary Gth, 18G9, and recorded in Wayne County In Deed Book No. 3G, pugu o, graniea anu conveyea to TRflfLfi T?.. Sphprinlj- TllO Cnfl Tenon T Schenck having died Intestate Janu ary asm, isst, leaving to survive him a widow Rebecca B. Schenck and two children, W. P. Schenck and Giles G. Schenck. And the said Re becca B. Schenck having since died, tllfi ROlfi tltlR il tllO ronl OCtnfn nlinirn described became thereupon vested iu uie saia w. if. scnenck ana Giles G. Schenck. On the above described land, all of which is cleared, are ono dwelling house, barn and out-buildings. Reserving, nevertheless, from tho above described property, a lot on the southerly side thereof convey ed by tho heirs of Isaac R. Schenck to John F. Seellg. Seized and taken In execution as the property of W. P. Schenck and Giles G. Schenck at the suit of Hom er Greene. No. 73, January Term, 1913. Debt, $8,000. Attorney, Greene. TAKE NOTICE All bids and costs must be paid on day of sale or deeds will not be acknowledged. FRANK C. KIMBLE, Sheriff. riOLRT PROCLAMATION. Whereas, J the Judge of the several Courts of the County of Wnyno has Issued his precept for holding a Court of Quarter Sessions, Oyer and Terminer, and General Jail Delivery In and for said County, at the Court House, to beein on MONDAY, JUNE 10. 1913. to continue one week: And directing that a Orand Jury for the Courts of Quarter Sessions and Oyer and Terminer be summoned to meet on Monday. June 0, 1913, at 2 p. m. Notlco la therefore hereby given to the Coroner and Justices of the Peace, and Con stables ot the County of Wayne, that they be then and there In their proper persons, et said Court House, nt 2 o'clock In the after noonof said 9th day of June. 1913. with their records, lnaulsltlons.examinations andotber remembrances, to do those things which to their olBces appertain to be done, and those who are bound by recognizance or otherwise to prosecute the prisoners who are or bhall be In the Jail of Wayne County, be then and there to prosecute against them as shall be ust. Given under my hand, at Honesdale, this 21st day ot May 191a; and In the lagth ypar ot the Independence of the United States , PRANK C. KIMBLE. Sheriff. Sheriff's Office f Honesdale. May 21. 1913. J 42wl Tho Larcost Magazine In tho World. To-day's Magazine is the largest and best edited magazine published at 50c per year. Five cents per copy at all newsdealers. Every lady who appreciates a grod magazine should send for a free sample copy and premium catalog. Address, Today's Magazine, Canton, Ohio. 14tf. HUDSON COMPANY and Georse Excursion